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former
iraq weapons inspector to speak on social
change
Scott
Ritter, the controversial former chief weapons inspector
for the United Nation's Special Commission on Iraq, will
present a lecture, "Light My Fire: Sparking Social
Change," Tuesday, March 4, at 7 pm in Alumnae Hall.
Ritter has been labeled a hero by some, a maverick by
others, and a spy by the Iraqi government. In charge of
searching out weapons of mass destruction within Iraq,
Ritter was on the front lines of the ongoing battle
against arms proliferation. His experience in enemy
territory served as the basis for his book Endgame, which
explored the shortcomings of American foreign policy in
the Persian Gulf region and alternative approaches to
handling the Iraqi crisis.
More recently Ritter has returned to Iraq for a different
cause. Filming a documentary, Endgame: Closing the File
on Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction, he is bringing to
light the death of more than 1.2 million Iraqis due to
United Nations economic sanctions. This documentary shows
the effects that sanctions are having on the Iraqi people
while presenting a hard line on issues of international
justice and global security.
Ritter's powerful interviews with world leaders such as
Kofi Annan, secretary general of the United Nations,
Tariq Aziz, vice-prime minister of Iraq and Vladamir
Putin, acting president and minister of Russia, give an
eye-opening view of America and the ramifications of the
U.S. foreign policy from the international community's
perspective.
The lecture is sponsored by the Committee for Political
and Legislative Action. For more information, call
x4231.
ambassador
avis bohlen to discuss arms control
A
lecture by Ambassador Avis T. Bohlen, recently retired
from the U.S. Foreign Service as assistant secretary of
state for arms control, will be presented Thursday, March
6, at 4:45 pm in Pendleton Atrium.
Bohlen was U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria from 1996-99. The
event is one of a series of "Global Conversations" hosted
by Ambassador Thomas Simons, visiting diplomat-scholar at
Wellesley.
Daughter of the legendary Charles Bohlen, who was U.S.
ambassador to the Soviet Union and France, Avis Bohlen
lived in Moscow as a child. A long-time arms control
specialist, she has been head of the NATO desk, deputy
assistant secretary in charge of security issues and
deputy chief of mission to Ambassador Pamela Harriman in
Paris (1991-95), before her tenure as ambassador to
Bulgaria. She is now a public policy scholar at the
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, writing
on "The Rise and Fall of Arms Control: What Did It All
Mean?"
The lecture is sponsored by Russian Area Studies and
International Relations. For more information, call
x2602.
on
asian awareness
March
is Asian Awareness Month at Wellesley, which will be
celebrated with nine events, including lectures,
entertainment and panel discussions. See WellesleyWeek
calendar for details.
"Asian Awareness Month is intended to raise awareness of
Asian American issues and to educate the campus community
about the diversity of Asian and Asian-American
cultures," said Karen Shih, advisor to students of Asian
descent. "This year's activities signal the first time
that all the Asian/Asian-American organizations have
joined together and coordinated the events as one group.
We believe that our efforts will have a greater impact on
the campus community." For more information, call
x2959.
wcw
lecture focuses on chinese women's
movement
The
Wellesley Centers for Women will present a free luncheon
seminar, "From Cairo to Beijing: The Globalization of the
Chinese Women's Movement," by Joan Kaufman, Sc.D., at the
Cheever House Library, 828 Washington St., Thursday,
March 6, from 12:30-1:30 pm. Bring your lunch, and coffee
will be provided.
Two UN-sponsored conferences have had a major influence
in China, a country with the most stringent birth
limitation policy and program in the world.
Kaufman will discuss the recent history of China's
emerging women's movement, the influence of the two major
international conferences and agreements on the long
overdue rethinking and reform of China's population and
family planning policy.
Kaufman is currently a special advisor to the director at
the Wellesley Center for Research on Women, visiting
scholar in the East Asia Legal Studies Program at Harvard
Law School and a fellow at the Kennedy School of
Government.
The Wellesley Centers for Women, a non-profit
organization, unites the Wellesley Center for Research on
Women and the Stone Center for Developmental Services and
Studies in a joint mission to educate, inform, and expand
our knowledge of women's lives. It is home to an
interdisciplinary community of scholars and theorists
engaged in action, research, theory building, publication
and training. For more information, visit the WCW web
site at www.wcwonline.org.
have
mug, will travel; will save paper, too
Reusable
Wellesley College travel mugs have been distributed to
students to allow most dining halls on campus to go
disposable-free. The project was part of Beth De-Sombre's
Environmental Policy course, in which students were
required to find a way to change campus environmental
policy. Suzanne Moellendorf '03, Becky Owens '03, Jessica
Bernfeld '04 and Jen Pollakusky '04 tackled the issue of
dining-hall waste.
"'Double-cupping' and using disposable products while
eating in are common practices and contribute to large
amounts of waste," Bernfeld said. "In working with Dining
Services and (food service manager) Linda Davey in
particular, we decided that the removal of all
disposables, including paper cups, styrofoam bowls and
plastic spoons, was the approach we wanted to take. All
dining halls will be participating with the exception of
Schneider, since it is in a unique convenience-based
situation, and Pomeroy, because reusable containers
cannot be brought into the kosher kitchen."
colleagues
in the news
adrienne
asch,
reproductive issues, has been interviewed by Fox News on
prenatal testing and selective abortion, in regard to a
recent speech by Dan Brock of the National Institutes of
Health on the same topic. Asch provided a counterpoint to
the contention that fetuses with genetic abnormalities
known to result in disabilities should be aborted. Asch
also appeared on a PBS series, "Our Genes/Our Choices,"
which looked at the legal, ethical and social issues of
genetics. In this part of the series, "Making Better
Babies: Genetics and Reproduction," she served on a panel
that sparred over prenatal genetic testing issues.
Three faculty have been awarded fellowships from the
National Endowment for the Humanities:
c.
pat giersch,
history, "Social and Political Change on Southwest
China's Yunnan Frontier, 1723-1855"; frances
malino,
Jewish studies/history, "Teaching Freedom: Jewish Sisters
in Muslim Lands"; and james
oles,
art, "The Role of U.S. Artists in Mexico's Mural
Movement, 1933-1945."
raymond
starr,
classical studies, has been named president of the
Classical Association of New England. The association is
a group of more than 700 faculty members from
universities, colleges, secondary school and middle
schools that "promotes the study of classical studies in
New England with a journal, a newsletter, an annual
meeting, and programs ranging from a teaching prize to a
list of teaching openings to a grant that helps secondary
schools introduce ancient Greek into their programs and a
grant for study abroad," Starr said.
calendar
monday
march 3
lecture.
"Imaginary Friends in Early Childhood." Speaker: Tracy
Gleason, psychology. 12:30-1:30 pm, SCI 468. Sponsor:
Psychology Club. Info: x1469.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Conference Room, Tower Court Dining Hall.
Info: x3226.
open
meeting.
Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense. 12:30-1:30
pm, FND 102. Info: x2168.
cws
workshop.
"Job Search Correspondence." 12:30 pm, GRH 330.
Preregister. Info: x2352.
english tutoring. 5-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room.
Info: x2480.
panel
discussion.
"We Won't Go Back? Reflections on Roe v. Wade, 30 Years
Later." 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Speakers: Leonard Glantz,
BU School of Law; Marlene Fried, Hampshire; Adrienne
Asch, Wellesley. Sponsors: Wellesley Women for Choice.
Info: x4329.
apt
workshop.
"Time and Task Management." 7 pm, Shafer. Info:
x2641.
tuesday
march 4
russian
table.
12:30 pm, FND 417. Info: x3549.
french
table.
12:30-1:15 pm, Bates Seminar Room. Info: x2403.
meeting.
Butler University's Institute for Study Abroad. 12:30 pm,
GRH 338. Info: x2320.
lecture.
"Before Mona Lisa Smile: Asian Women at Wellesley,
1920-1930." Speaker: Noriko Makino. 4-5:30pm, Slater.
Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
reading.
Speaker: Audrey Schulman, novelist. 4:15 pm, PNE 239.
Sponsor: English. Info: x2591.
cws
meeting.
"Current Research in Molecular and Cellular Biology at
Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences."
Speakers: Florian Engert, Rachelle Gaudet and David
Jeruzalmi of Harvard. 4:30 pm, SCI 277. Info: x2352.
lecture.
"The Houses Mies Didn't Build: Exhibition Design in
America." Speaker: Wallis Miller, architectural
historian. 4:30 pm, Jewett 450. Sponsor: Art. Info:
x2042.
lecture.
"Eating Rats and Standing in Lines: Art and the Food
Crisis in Paris in Despair, 1871." Speaker: Susan Hollis
Clayson. 5 pm, French House. Info: x2403.
unitarian
universalist worship gathering.
6 pm, Little Chapel. Refreshments. Info: x3484.
lecture.
"The Iraqi Crisis: A Case Study in the Failure of
American Foreign Policy." Speaker: Scott Ritter, former
chief UN weapons inspector. 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. (See
story, page 1.) Sponsor: CPLA. Info: x4231.
german
table.
7-8 pm, Beebe Dining Hall. Info: x7256.
apt
workshop.
"Professor/Student Relationships." 7 pm, Pomeroy. Info:
x2641.
baha'i
devotions.
"In the Role of Peace."; 7 pm, Meditation Room, Houghton
Chapel. Info: x1216.
lecture.
"The Somali Civil War and the Responsibilities of
Witnessing." Speaker: Lidwien Kapteijn, history. (See
story, page 4.) 7:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: DMCC.
Info: x2353.
discussion.
"Common Prayers: A Conversation with Professor Harvey
Cox." 8 pm, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsor: Hillel. Info:
x4088.
wednesday
march 5
ash
wednesday.
Start of Lent. Christian tradition.
islamic
new year.
concert.
"The World According to Marais: Musical Vignettes from a
17th-Century Life." Featuring trio, Charivary. 12:30 pm,
Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
lecture.
"The Ex-Stress Way Program." Speaker: Mark Hall, Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care. 12:30-1:30 pm, Library Lecture Room.
Info: x2212.
open
house.
Computer Science Majors. 12:30-1:30 pm, SCI Penthouse.
Sponsor: CS. Info: x3147.
cws
workshop.
"Self-Assessment." 4-6 pm, FND 120. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
cooking
class.
"Appetizing Art: Mexican Cuisine and the Aztec Maize
Goddess." Reservation and $30 required. 5:45-7:45 pm,
Collins Cafe. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x3379.
vietnamese
classes.
12:30-1:30 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: VSA. Info:
x1723.
chinese
table.
6 pm, Stone Davis Dining Hall. Info: x2188.
protestant
christian gathering.
Sustaining prayer, 5:30-6 pm, Billings 202; Bible study,
6:30-7:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
apt
workshops.
"Test Preparation and Taking." 7 pm, Beebe.
"Memorization." 7 pm, Munger. "Library Skills/Research
Strategies." 7 pm, Bates. "Reading in the Sciences." 7
pm, TCW. Info: x2641.
lecture.
"Forces Shaping the Asian-American Identity." Derald Sue,
Columbia. 7 pm, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsor: Asian
Awareness Month Committee. Info: x2959.
thursday
march 6
lecture.
"From Cairo to Beijing: The Globalization of the Chinese
Women's Movement." Speaker: Joan Kaufman. 12:30-1:30 pm,
Cheever House. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor: WCW. Info:
x2483.
lecture.
"Random Behavior: An Essential Tool in the Statistician's
Toolbox." Speaker: Robin Lock, St. Lawrence. 4:15 pm, SCI
396. Refreshments at 3:45, SCI 362. Sponsor: Mathematics.
Info: x3148.
lecture.
"Global Conversations." Ambassador Avis T. Bohlen. 4:45-6
pm, PNE Atrium. Sponsor: International Relations. (See
story, page 1.) Info: x2201.
cws
meeting.
"Investment Banking." Speaker: Faheen Alibhoy '97,
Harvard Business School. 4:45 pm, Library Lecture Room.
Info: x2352.
english
tutoring.
5-7 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
workshop.
For Student-Athlete Leadership Group. "Effective
Communication Within Sports Teams During Difficult
Times." Speaker: Carol Orme-Johnson '70. 6:30 pm, KSC
Classroom. Sponsor: Athletics. Info: x2001.
apt
workshops.
"Reading Effectively." 7 pm, Beebe. "Planning a Major." 7
pm, Slater. Info: x2641.Slater. Info: x2641.
film.
Kurosawa Akira's Drunken Angel. 7:30 and 9:30 pm, SCI
377. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
friday
march 7
lecture.
"The Uncommon Pursuit: The Place of Judgment in
Contemporary Criticism." Speaker: Tim Peltason, English.
4:15 pm, FND 106. Sponsor: English. Info: x2591.
cws
meeting.
"Investment Banking Sales and Trading." Speaker: Caroline
Wright '98, VP, Credit Suisse First Boston. 4:45 pm,
Library Lecture Room. Info: x2352.
concert.
"Collegium Musicum Viol Consort." 7 pm, Pendleton Music
Salon. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
spoken
word.
"point_blank." Speakers: Bao Phi, D'Lo, Project 101. 7
pm, Schneider. Sponsor: Asian Awareness Month Committee.
Info: x2959.
theatre.
Marisol. 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. Tickets: Free, Wellesley/MIT
students, $10 general, $5 students/seniors. Info:
x2220.
saturday
march 8
theatre.
Marisol. 2 and 8 pm, Alumnae Hall. Tickets: Free,
Wellesley/MIT students, $10 general, $5 students/seniors.
Info: x2220.
sunday
march 9
protestant
christian worship.
11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Companionship time,
12:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
theatre.
Marisol. 2 and 7 pm, Alumnae Hall. Tickets: Free for
Wellesley/MIT students, $10 general, $5 students/seniors.
Info: x2220.
catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
german
tutoring.
7-9 pm, PLTC, Clapp. Info: x7256.
monday
march 10
cws
workshop.
"Interview Skills." 12:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
japan
table.
(See 3/3 listing.)
english
tutoring.
(See 3/3 listing.)
lecture.
"HIV and China." Speaker: Joane Kaufman. 4:30 pm, PNE
349. Sponsor: Chinese. Info: x2188.
apt
workshops.
"Speaking Up in Class." 6:30 pm, Pomeroy. "Planning a
Major." 9 pm, Stone-Davis. Info: x2641.
ongoing
exhibit.
Fazal Sheikh: A Camel for the Son - Ramadan Moon - The
Victor Weeps. DMCC. Through June 8. Info:
3379.
save
the date!
3/11/03:
"The Problem of Slavery in World History: An
African Perspective." Speaker: Martin Klein,
distinguished visiting professor, Humanities.
4:30-6 pm, Collins Cinema. Info:
x2605.
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don't
miss...professor to discuss suffering and
responsibility
As
part of the Davis Museum Fazal Sheikh photo exhibit,
which depicts refugee communities from Somalia and
Afghanistan, Lidwien Kapteijns, history, will present a
lecture, "The Somali Civil War and the Responsibilities
of Witnessing," Tuesday, March 4, at 7:30 pm in Collins
Cinema, in which she will look at the causes of civil
war. "Looking at portraits of Somali refugee women and
children makes me realize: 'This is my world. How can we
live our lives, how should we live our lives, knowing
about this suffering?'" she asks. "And how should we, as
an educational community, respond to the horrors of the
world we live in? How do we bear witness?" Kapteijns will
discuss what caused the civil war that drove these women
and children away from their homes. But that is not all.
"Sheikh's images show the fortitude and dignity of these
refugees in circumstances of great violence and sorrow,"
she said. "Where does that dignity and fortitude come
from?" Part of that answer lies in the photographs
themselves, she believes. "I think that you will find
yourself trying to articulate an answer to that question
when you look at these photographs. Drawing on our common
humanity, I believe that each of us can find some answers
in the images Sheikh has created."
Kapteijns will also talk about cultural resources Somali
men and women can draw on in times of hardship and
sorrow: "For many Somalis this exhibit is extremely
painful. Somalis are the perpetrators and the victims of
the violence to which these photographs bear witness. But
Somalis are also the heroes and heroines. For every act
of violence, there was an act of sanity and kindness."
Kapteijns will discuss how educational institutions such
as Wellesley can live up to the responsibilities that
knowing about the disasters and injustices of our times
brings with it. "Here I do not have special expertise,"
she said. "I hope that the poets and philosophers on
campus, the artists and activists, economists and
scientists- all those in our community who can free up an
hour for this in their schedules- will come and share
their thoughts."
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