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linda wertheimer will be 2003 commencement
speaker
Veteran
broadcast journalist Linda Wertheimer will address the
Class of 2003 at Wellesley College's 125th Commencement
Exercises on Friday, May 30, beginning at 10:30 am. In
keeping with tradition, Kathryn Harvey, vice president of
the senior class, announced the selection of the speaker
to her classmates at a reception on March 3.
Wertheimer, a Wellesley alumna from the class of 1965, is
a familiar voice to listeners of National Public Radio
(NPR) where she has worked for more than 30 years,
currently as senior national correspondent.
Before assuming this post in 2002, she spent 13 years as
a host of NPR's daily news program, "All Things
Considered." In this position, she helped build the
afternoon news program's audience to record levels.
Having joined NPR in 1971, she has been with the
organization almost since its inception. She served as
NPR's congressional correspondent and, in 1976, was named
political correspondent- a position she held until 1989
when she became an "All Things Considered" host.
In 1976, she became the first woman to anchor network
coverage of a presidential nomination convention and of
election night. She also is the first person to broadcast
live from inside the U.S. Senate chamber.
The recipient of numerous industry and professional
awards, she is the author of Listening to America:
Twenty-five Years in the Life of a Nation as Heard on
National Public Radio (Houghton Mifflin, 1995).
Wertheimer was a featured panelist at Wellesley's 125th
Anniversary conference on alumnae achievement and women's
leadership in April 2001. She was honored with
Wellesley's Alumnae Achievement Award in 1985.
russian
liberal leader will talk about putin
Boris
Nemtsov, member of Russia's State Duma and leader of its
liberal party, will speak on "Putin: Is He Good for
Democracy?" Thursday, March 13, at 8 pm in Pendleton
Atrium.
"Boris Nemtsov is the chairman of the Party of the Right
Forces, one of the two main democratic parties in Russia,
and a member of the Duma, the parliament," said Marshall
Goldman, economics. "Prior to that he was the governor of
the Nizhni Novgorod region. He became a critic of the
Yelstin government and the fighting in Chechnia. In order
to co-opt him, Yeltsin invited him to become first deputy
prime minister in charge of the economy, and he served in
that capacity until August 1998.
"He is one the country's most outspoken supporters of the
market and democracy and has openly challenged President
Putin's policies in Chechnia and his attempts to restrict
the freedom of the press and other democratic
institutions."
On his web site (www.nemtsov.ru/boris/?en), Nemtsov
writes of hopes for a better future for his country: "I
would like to believe that Russia will some day have good
roads. And by 'roads' one can imply everything: means of
travel, opportunities for communication and so on up the
'roads of thought.' This idea could become very close and
comprehensible to Russia as a national idea. And I
believe this will eventually happen. Whether we encourage
it or not."
His lecture is sponsored by the Davis Fund for Russian
Area Studies and the Goldman Lecture Fund of the
Economics Department. For more information, call
x2154.
appetizing
art classes
Art
and cooking are creatively combined at the Davis Museum's
Collins Cafe as its Cordon Bleu-trained chef Odette Bery
demonstrates flavorful and easy-to-prepare meals related
to works in the museum collection. The next opportunity
to enjoy the combination is Wednesday, March 12, from
5:45-7:45 pm with "West African Cuisine and the Asante
Gold Weights."
Participants will savor a West African meal and learn
about the Asante gold weights (circa 19th century or
earlier). They can also browse in the museum's collection
of African art. The cost is $30 per person ($25 for
Friends of Art members) and preregistration is required.
For more information, call x3379.
martin
klein will discuss slavery in world
history
"The
Problem of Slavery in World History: An African
Perspective" will be presented by Martin Klein, the Mary
L. Cornille distinguished visiting professor in the
Humanities, Tuesday, March 11, from 4:30-6 pm in Collins
Cinema.
"The lecture will deal with the role of slavery in world
history, why it becomes the basis of economic life in
relatively few societies, and how slave society in the
Americas differed from previous slave systems," he said.
"It will then examine the role of slavery in American and
African slave systems."
theologian
to talk about prophecy and passion
Mark
Goodacre, senior lecturer in the Department of Theology
at the University of Birmingham, England, and a
commentator on BBC TV and radio, will deliver the 2003
Elisabeth Luce Moore Lecture in Christian Studies, "When
Prophecy Became Passion: Jesus' Death and the Birth of
the Gospels" Tuesday, March 11, at 7:30 pm in the Library
Lecture Room.
"The lecture offers a journey to the origins of
Christianity, and especially the Gospels," Goodacre
explained. "From the beginning, from the 30s of the first
century, Jesus' followers were all trying to make sense
of this extraordinary death...what was happening here was
the first attempt to construct narratives of the end of
Jesus' life; it was, in other words, the moment at which
the Christian Gospels were being born."
mit
science photographer sees beauty in
research
Poet
John Keats wrote "Beauty is truth, truth beauty," an idea
scientists can take to heart. On Thursday, March 13, at
6:30 pm in Science Center 277, science photographer
Felice Frankel, a research scientist at MIT's School of
Science, will address the Northeastern Section of the
American Chemical Society on "Envisioning Science- Making
Good Science Look Good."
"With only the occasional exception, science forgets that
the phenomena whose characteristics it seeks to
understand may be stunningly beautiful when skillfully
visualized," she says. "Unfortunately, however,
generating images in the laboratory is usually carried
out with only minimal expertise with virtually no
consideration for their aesthetic or communicative
qualities."
Attention to the beauty of science may have a bonus, she
adds: "Compelling and accessible pictures and data
representations will draw the public's interest to the
world of research."
phoebe
eng is keynoter for asian awareness
Activist
and attorney Phoebe Eng will present the keynote address
for Wellesley's Asian Awareness Month Wednesday, March
12, from 7-8:30 pm in Pendleton Atrium. "Eng is author of
Warrior Lessons, a memoir-based account of race,
leadership and empowerment in a rapidly changing world,"
said Karen Shih, advisor to students of Asian descent.
"She has worked with a broad range of institutions,
helping them understand the complexities and challenges
of providing access and opportunity in a multicultural
society." Former publisher of A Magazine, the national
magazine for Asian-Americans, Eng attended the recent
U.N. World Conference Against Racism in South Africa. Her
views have been heard on NPR, PBS and in The New York
Times and other national news forums. For more
information, call x2959.
colleagues
in the news
Sociology's
thomas
cushman's
work on genocide prevention was the basis for a debate
and discussion at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in
Washington. His presentation, "Is Genocide Preventable?,"
was sponsored by the Museum's Committee on Conscience and
featured responses by three leading scholars in genocide
studies: Joyce Aspel, president, Association for Genocide
Scholars; Erik Markusen, research director, Danish Center
for Human Rights; and Anita Sharma, director, Conflict
Prevention Program at the Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars. His work also was presented by
invitation of the International Peace Research Institute
in Oslo, Norway, the University of Oslo and the Center
for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in Copenhagen.
"The Water Mill and Northern Song Imperial Patronage of
Art, Commerce and Science," an article by
heping
liu,
art, on a famous yet little studied 10th-century Chinese
painting, was published in the December issue of The Art
Bulletin, a quarterly of the College Art Association and
the foremost journal for art historians. The article has
received praise and
is considered groundbreaking.
johnny
webster,
Spanish, has had an essay, "Cruzando Frontera: Gasper
Octavio Hernandez y el Modernismo Hispanoameriecano,"
accepted for publication in the prestigious journal
Explicacion de Textos Literarios while his article "La
Historia de un Negro no Le Interesa a Nadie" will be
published by Afro Hispanic Review. Both explore "forms of
resistance to violence employed by subaltern people with
the objective of demonstrating how the human body has
been used as a form of resistance to the colonization of
one group of people by another," he said.
calendar
monday
march 10
cws
workshop.
"Interview Skills." 12:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm, Conference Room, Tower Court Dining Hall.
Info: x3226.
lecture.
"Paintings and Words: Sister Artists in 19th-Century
Russia." Speaker: Jehanne Gheith, Slavic, Duke
University. 4:15 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Davis
Fund for Russian Area Studies. Info: x2418.
lecture.
"HIV and China." Speaker: Joane Kaufman. 4:30 pm, PNE
349. Sponsor: Chinese. Info: x2188.
english
tutoring.
5-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
apt
workshop.
"Speaking Up in Class," 6:30 pm, Pomeroy. "Planning a
Major," 9 pm, Stone-Davis. Info: x2641.
lecture.
"Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Probing
Deep Space and Guarding the Earth from Interplanetary
Peril." Speaker: Science journalist Timothy Ferris. 6:30
pm, Whitin Observatory. Info: x2726.
tuesday
march 11
russian
table.
12:30 pm, FND 417. Info: x3549.
lecture.
Speaker: Raul Rubio. 12:30 pm, location TBA. Sponsor:
Spanish. Info: x2402.
french
table.
12:30-1:15 pm, Bates Seminar Room. Info: x2403.
apt
workshop.
"Sharpening Those Skills." 12:30 pm, Billings 200A.
Sponsors: PLTC and the Advisor to Latina Students. Info:
x2958.
cws
workshop.
"Resumes." 4:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister. Info: x
2352.
lecture.
"Problem of Slavery in World History: An Africanist's
Perspective." Speaker: Martin Klein, history. 4:30-6 pm,
Collins Cinema. Sponsor: History. (See story, page 2.)
Info: x2605.
unitarian
universalist worship gathering.
6 pm, Little Chapel. Refreshments. Info: x3484.
german
table.
7-8 pm, Beebe Dining Hall. Info: x7256.
lecture.
"When Prophecy Became Passion: Jesus' Death and the Birth
of the Gospels," 2003 Luce Moore Lecture in Christian
Studies. Speaker: Mark Goodacre, theology, University of
Birmingham, England. 7:30 pm, Library Lecture Room.
Sponsor: Religion. (See story, page 2.) Info: x2609.
meeting.
"Asian Straight Talks." 7:30 pm, POM. Sponsor: Asian
Awareness Month Committee. Info: x2959.
wednesday
march 12
academic
council meeting.
12:30-2 pm, Academic Council Room.
spanish
table.
12:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info:
randujar@wellesley.edu.
vietnamese
classes.
12:30-1:30 pm, Billings 100. Sponsor: VSA. Info:
x1723.
cws
workshop.
"Second Interview." 12:30 pm, GRH. Preregister. Info:
x2352.
cooking
class.
"Appetizing Art: West African Cuisine." Learn about
African art and enjoy a West African meal. Cost: $30 per
person. Preregister. 5:45-7:45 pm, Collins Cafe. (See
story, page 1.) Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x3379.
chinese
table.
6 pm, Stone Davis Dining Hall. Info: x2188.
apt
workshop.
"Test Preparation and Taking." 6 pm, McAfee. Info:
x2641.
protestant
christian gathering.
Sustaining prayer, 5:30-6 pm, Billings 202; Bible study,
6:30-7:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
apt
workshop.
"Notetaking Organization." 7 pm, TCE. Info: x2641.
lecture.
"Asian Women and Power." Speaker: Phoebe Eng, author,
Warrior Lessons. 7 PM, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsor: Asian
Awareness Month Committee. (See story, page 2.) Info:
x2959.
concert.
Chamber Music Society. 7:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Sponsor: Music. Info: x2176.
thursday
march 13
concert.
Composing Women with pianist Virginia Eskin and violinist
Nancy Cirillo, music. (See story, page 4.) 12:30 pm,
Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
lecture.
"Women's Lives and Women's Voices: Violence and Recovery
in a Longitudinal Study of Female Survivors of Child
Sexual Abuse." Speakers: Vicki Banyard, Ph.D., and Linda
Williams, Ph.D. Coffee provided. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever
House Library. Sponsor: WCW. Info: x2500.
cws
workshop.
"Job Search Strategies." 12:30 pm, GRH 130. Preregister.
Info: x2352.
open-class
session.
"The Sociology of International Justice." Speaker: Thomas
Cushman, sociology. In conjunction with Fazal Sheikh
photo exhibit. 1:30- 2:40, Contemporary Gallery, DMCC.
Info: x2353.
lecture.
"Envisioning Science & Making Good Science Look
Good." Speaker: Felice Frankel, science photographer,
MIT. 6:30 pm, SCI 277. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor:
Chemistry. Info:
x3149.
film.
Kurosawa Akira's Throne of Blood (Kumo no Sujo). 7:30 and
9:30 pm, SCI 377. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226.
lecture.
"Putin: Is He Good for Democracy?" Speaker: Boris
Nemtsov, Russian deputy prime minister under President
Boris Yeltsin. 8 pm, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsor: Russian
Area Studies; Goldman Lecture. (See story, page 1.) Info:
x2154.
friday
march 14
spring
vacation begins after classes.
saturday
march 15
sunday
march 16
protestant
christian worship.
11:15 am, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Companionship time,
12:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
catholic
mass.
4 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Info: x2688.
monday
march 17
purim.
Jewish tradition; begins at sunset.
st.
patrick's day.
take
note
WellesleyWeek
will be on hiatus during Spring Break, the week of March
17-24. The next issue will cover the week of March
24-31.
save
the date!
3/25/03:
"Living with HIV." Speaker: Scott Fried,
HIV/AIDS educator. 7:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Sponsor: Health Services. Info:
x2821.
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don't
miss...enjoy a noontime concert featuring composing
women
Guest
pianist Virginia Eskin and violinist Nancy Cirillo,
music, will present Composing Women Thursday, March 13,
at 12:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium. The concert will
feature Sofia Gubaidulina's "Dancer on a Tight-rope,"
Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's "Sonata in Three Movements for
Violin and Piano" and Arlene Zallman's "Night Songs." The
Zwilich sonata is a soaring melancholy work written 1973
-74 for the composer's late husband, who premiered the
work on a European tour. Zallman's "Night Songs," in
contrast, are miniature, intimate studies of night sounds
such as crickets and lullabies. Gubaidulina's bold
"Dancer on a Tight-rope" is a tour de force for the
violinist, while the pianist creates special effects
using thimbles and glass tumblers on the keys and
strings.
Eskin has performed as a soloist throughout the United
States and Europe. Her concerto appearances include the
Annapolis, Buffalo, Louisville, New Hampshire, Rochester,
San Francisco, Santa Barbara and Utah symphony orchestras
and the Boston Classical, the Israel Sinfonietta and the
Boston Pops. She has nearly 20 recordings to her credit
and frequently appears with chamber music groups
throughout New England and performs each summer at
Monadnock Music in New Hampshire. She's also served as a
guest on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered"
and hosts an Internet classical music program, "Music
Matters," under the auspices of Northeastern University,
where she is a member of the faculty.
A recipient of the prestigious Naumburg Award while still
in her teens, Cirillo's professional life has embraced
solo and ensemble playing and teaching. An acclaimed
recitalist in major cities in the United States, she has
appeared as a soloist with such orchestras as the
National Orchestra Association, the Little Orchestra
Society and the Boston Pops. She has toured the United
States, Europe and the Caribbean with Music from
Marlboro, the Manhattan Trio and Boston Musica Viva. A
devoted and energetic teacher, she is currently on the
faculties of the New England Conservatory and Wellesley
College. Most recently she has coached and toured with
the Asian Youth Orchestra throughout southeast Asia and
Europe. For more information, call x2028.
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