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ruhlman
conference showcases student work
april
30
Representing
the work of nearly 300 Wellesley College students the
2003 Ruhlman Conference will be held all day Wednesday,
April 30.
The conference helps to foster collaboration among
students and faculty across academic disciplines while
enhancing the intellectual life of the College.
Reflecting the diversity of student interest and
accomplishment, the Ruhlman Conference presents student
work in a variety of formats: papers, panels, posters,
exhibitions, musical and theatrical performances, and
readings of original work. The day is organized around 11
major themes: the Arts; About Wellesley; Economic Issues;
Gender and Sexuality; Multicultural Research; Political
Development and Conflict; Analysis of Literature and the
Arts; Science and Technology; Social Institutions and
Processes; Self and Identity; and Change.
In addition to the outstanding quality of work, a
wide-ranging variety of topics makes the Ruhlman
Conference a truly exceptional event. Under the theme of
Science and Technology, for example, 16 presentations are
planned on topics ranging from "Proteomics: A New
Approach to Systems Biology and Disease Treatment" to "A
Digital Gallery of the Stars."
Under the Arts, students will present 13 topics including
a performance of "Two Twentieth-Century Masterpieces" and
an exhibition, "Multiplicity in Mixed Media."
The conference is made possible by the Barbara Peterson
Ruhlman Fund for Interdisciplinary Study.
dana
weekes is student commencement speaker
College
Government President Dana Weekes has been chosen as the
2003 Student Commencement Speaker. "We solicited speech
submissions to our whole class after winter break, and by
the deadline after Spring Break we had received 28
submissions, a record number," said Beverly Luther, class
president. An ombudsperson then made sure submissions
were rendered anonymous and assigned each one a
number.
"In the first round of speech selection, we chose a
handful of finalists from the anonymous speeches we were
given, and in the second round we had those finalists
deliver their addresses before the committee," Luther
explained. "From those, we made our final decision."
The
speaker committee comprised the four Class Council
Executive Board members, 2003 Class Dean Joy Playter and
two professors, Yu Jin Ko, English, and Nora Hussey,
theatre.
"Dana Weekes was a standout because she is such an
engaging speaker," Luther said. "Her speech delivery was
phenomenal, and the speech content even better. But
everyone will have to wait and see what I'm talking about
until Commencement."
hoop
rolling fun
Due
to several important scheduling conflicts the morning of
April 26, the Senior Class has moved the Hoop Rolling
Contest to the morning of May 3. The event begins at 8:30
am sharp in front of the CE House on Tupelo Lane.
This is the 108th Hoop Rolling Contest in Wellesley
history. Traditionally, the winner of the contest was
said to be the first in her class to marry. These days,
victory is seen as a sign that the winner will be the
first to achieve success, however she defines it.
The winning senior is presented with a bouquet of flowers
by President Walsh, then promptly tossed into Lake Waban
by her celebrating classmates, all part of the tradition
and the fun.
violence
against women: reviewing the
decade
The
Human Rights and the International Movement Against
Violence Against Women lecture series concludes with
Radhika Coomaraswamy on "Violence Against Women: A Review
of the Decade" Thursday, May 1, at 5 pm in Pendleton East
239.
Coomaraswamy is the director of the International Center
for Ethnic Studies in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and the United
Nations' Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
(1994-2003).
'During the last 10 years, she has had an enormous impact
on the global human rights movement against violence
against women," said lecture series organizer, Sally
Merry, anthropology. "As the representative of the U.N.'s
Human Rights Commission on violence against women, she
has traveled to many countries to expose practices of
domestic violence, trafficking in women for sex work,
honor killings, abuse of women in prison and many other
forms of violence women experience around the world. Her
reports to the U.N. defined violence against women as a
human rights violation and helped to galvanize
international attention to this problem. In her talk, she
will review her decade of activism and the current state
of violence against women."
Coomaraswamy has also worked on problems of ethnic
violence in Sri Lanka. She is currently teaching at New
York University School of Law.
For more information, call x2147.
for
george orwell, on his 100th
birthday
About
200 participants have signed on to study one of the most
influential thinkers of the 20th century. The George
Orwell Centenary Conference: An Exploration of His Work
and Legacy, to be held May 1-3 at Wellesley College, is
the largest single event on Orwell in the world on the
100th anniversary of his birth. The more than 30 speakers
include Wellesley's Tom Cushman, Bill Cain, Larry
Rosenwald, Margery Sabin and Jonathan Imber as well as
Susan Sontag, writer and human-rights activist; Robert
Conquest, Stanford University Russian scholar; Todd
Gitlin, Columbia University authority on the media and
society; and Daniel Bell, Harvard expert on human rights
and East Asia.
Free to the Wellesley College community, the registration
fee is $150 for the general public and $50 for
non-Wellesley students with a valid I.D. Participants now
can register up to the day of the event by sending their
name and address to JHR@wellesley.edu. For more
information, go to www.orwell2003.com.
seqs
available online april 30-may 12
The
Office of the Dean of the College would like to remind
students that the online SEQ system will be available
from April 30-May 12. The SEQ conference on students'
FirstClass desktops will be used to communicate SEQ
information throughout this period.
Each student is required to complete an evaluation for
each instructor in every course in which she is enrolled.
Members of the faculty and the administration take SEQs
very seriously, and student compliance with this
requirement is very important. For more information, call
x3583.The Office of the Dean of the College would like to
remind students that the online SEQ system will be
available from April 30-May 12. The SEQ conference on
students' FirstClass desktops will be used to communicate
SEQ information throughout this period.
Each student is required to complete an evaluation for
each instructor in every course in which she is enrolled.
Members of the faculty and the administration take SEQs
very seriously, and student compliance with this
requirement is very important. For more information, call
x3583.
colleagues
in the news
The
focus was on peggy
levitt,
sociology, for a MetroWest Daily News story, "Lens on
Immigrant Experience," on the immigrant population of
Framingham. Levitt requires students in her course on
immigration to visit Framingham to learn firsthand.
"Framingham... offers a wonderful opportunity for a
hands-on exploration of the social and political
challenges that arise when newcomers come to town," she
said. Immigrants from Brazil, Central and South America,
Russia, India, China, Southeast Asia and Africa all call
Framingham home.
nancy
mullin-rindler,
Wellesley Centers for Women, has been interviewed by The
Christian Science Monitor for a story on how to convert
bullies with books. "Books provide perspective and build
empathy," she said, recommending books such as Dr.
Seuss's The Sneetches and Other Stories, which provides
an opportunity to discuss issues such as peer pressure
and group manipulation, at home and at schools. The Seuss
book is routinely read to children at the end of their
visit to the Los Angeles Museum of Tolerance, where many
learn for the first time about the atrocities of the
Holocaust, the article noted. Such books provide adults
with the opportunity to talk to children about
bullying.
johnny
webster,
Spanish, has a new book, En Un Golpe De Tos Sintio Volar
La Vida, just published by the University Press of
America. The book offers an in-depth discussion of
Panamanian poet Gaspar Octavio Hernandez. From early in
his career, Hernandez received accolades for his poetry
and subsequently gained nationwide recognition. The
author places Hernandez's poetry in a cultural framework.
Issues of class and race are discussed in the context of
his work.
calendar
monday
april 28
administrative
council meeting.
11 am-noon. Academic Council Room.
cws
workshop.
"Job Search Strategies." 12:30 pm, GRH 330. Preregister.
Info: x2352.
english
tutoring.
5-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
study-abroad
meeting.
Pre-departure for Europe. 5-8 pm, Slater. Mandatory.
Info: x2320.
screening.
Bill Moyers PBS special, "Becoming American: The Chinese
Experience." Part 1, "Gold Mountain Dreams." 7-9 pm, SCI
277. Sponsor: CSA. Info: dchau@wellesley.edu.
tuesday
april 29
yom
ha shoah.
(Holocaust Remembrance Day.)
french
table.
12:30-1:15 pm, Bates Seminar Room. Info: x2403.
lecture.
"In Defence of Difference: Equality, Political, not
Metaphysical." Veronique Munoz-Darde, philosophy,
University College London. 4:15-6:15 pm, Library Lecture
Room. Sponsor: Philosophy. Info: x2620.
lecture.
"Early Education For All: Lessons Learned (So Far!)."
Margaret Blood, founder, Strategies for Children.
4:30-5:30pm, PNE 239. Sponsors: Education; Psychology.
Info: x3232.
poetry
reading.
Ana Merino, poet; professor, Appalachian State
University. In Spanish. 6:30 pm, PNE 239. Sponsors:
Spanish. Info: x2402.
german
table.
7-8 pm, Beebe Dining Hall. Info: x7256.
wednesday
april 30
ruhlman
conference.
Daylong student presentations begin at 9:30 am. Info:
x3228 or
www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Ruhlman/home.html.
note
card sale.
9-3 pm, Clapp Library Lobby. 50 % off all but floral.
Sponsor: Friends of the Library. Info: 781-237-3283.
russian
table.
12:30, FND 417. Info: x3549.
spanish
table.
12:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info:
randujar@wellesley.edu.
closing
reception.
Latina Month 2003. 5 pm, Billings 200. Sponsor: Mezcla.
Info: jvides@wellesley.edu.
protestant
christian gathering.
Sustaining prayer, 5:30-6 pm, Billings 202; Bible study,
6:30-7:30 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
chinese
table.
6 pm, Stone Davis Dining Hall. Info: x2188.
films.
Raya; Riches. Mama Africa series. 7 pm, Collins Cinema.
Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2051.
screening.
Bill Moyers PBS special, "Becoming American: The Chinese
Experience." Part 2, "Between Two Worlds." 7-9 pm, SCI
277. Sponsor: CSA. Info: dchau@wellesley.edu.
thursday may 1
cws
lecture.
"Peace Corps Opportunities." Speaker: Pavla Zakova-Laney,
DS '95. 12:30 pm, Billings 100. Bring lunch. Info:
x2352.
luncheon
seminar.
"Does Physical Activity Protect Girls from Risky Sexual
Behavior?" Speaker: Sumru Erkut, Ph.D; Allison Tracy,
Ph.D. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Sponsor: WCW. Info:
x2500.
lecture.
"Violence Against Women: A Review of the Decade." Radhika
Coomaraswamy, director, International Center for Ethnic
Studies. (See story, page 2.) 5 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor:
Anthropology. Info: x2147.
concert.
Prism Jazz. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music.
Info: x2176.
theatre.
The Fantasticks. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
Wellesley/MIT students free; faculty/staff/seniors, $6;
others, $10. (See story, page 4.) Sponsors: Upstage.
Info: x2220.
screening.
Bill Moyers PBS special, "Becoming American: The Chinese
Experience." Part 3, "No Turning Back." 7-9 pm, SCI 277.
Sponsor: CSA. Info: dchau@wellesley.edu.
film.
Maboroshi. 7:30 and 9:30, SCI 377. Sponsor: Japanese.
Info: x3226.
friday
may 2
twelfth
day of ridvan.
Baha'i tradition.
training
institute.
"Putting Relational Practice To Work." 9 am-4:30 pm,
Library Lecture Room. Cost: $175. Sponsor: JBMTI. Info:
x3800.
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm. Tower Court Conference Room. Info:
x4442.
lecture.
Speaker: Arturo Arias, Guatemalan indigenous rights
activist; director, Latin American Studies, Redlands
University. 12:30 pm, Billings 200. Sponsor: Mezcla.
Info: jvides@wellesley.edu.
concert.
Chamber Music Society. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor:
Music. Info: x2176.
theatre.
The Fantasticks. 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
Wellesley/MIT students free; faculty/staff/seniors, $6;
others, $10. (See story, page 4.) Sponsors: Upstage.
Info: x2220.
saturday
may 3
hoop
rolling contest.
8:30 am. CE House.
theatre.
The Fantasticks. 2 and 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
Wellesley/MIT students free; faculty/staff/seniors, $6;
others, $10. (See story, page 4.) Sponsors: Upstage.
Info: x2220.
pre-theatre
dinner.
6 pm, College Club. Cost, reservations: x2700.
performance.
Yanvalou Drumming and Dance Ensemble. 8 pm, Jewett
Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2176.
sunday
may 4
program.
"Employee Wellness Spring Into Shape." May 4-15. Info:
www.wellesley.edu/Wellness.
protestant christian worship.
11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Companionship time, 12:30 pm,
Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
theatre.
The Fantasticks. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre.
Wellesley/MIT students free; faculty/staff/seniors, $6;
others, $10. (See story, page 4.) Sponsors: Upstage.
Info: x2220.
concert.
MIT/Wellelsey Toons. The Northeastern Accidentals. 7 pm,
Jewett Auditorium. Info: x1265.
monday
may 5
cinco
de mayo.
english
tutoring.
5-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
ongoing
conference.
George Orwell Centenary Conference: An Exploration of His
Work and Legacy. May 1-3. Free for Wellesley
faculty/staff/students; $50, other students with valid
I.D.; $150, all others. (See story, page 2.) Info:
www.orwell2003.com.
exhibits.
The Space Between: Artists Engaging Race and Syncretism.
Bridging the Border: Shared Themes in Mexican and U.S.
Art 1900-1950. A Camel for the Son - Ramadan Moon - The
Victor Weeps. DMCC, through June 8. Info: x2051.
discussion.
"Holding a Space for Hope in the Face of Fear and
Uncertainty." Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30-1 pm, Lower
Chapel. Sponsor: Religious and Spiritual Life. Info:
x2685.
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5/7/03:
Deadline for proposals to study away, Spring
2004, due in Study Abroad Office (for abroad and
12cx) and in the Class Deans' Office (for U.S.
visiting student programs). Info:
x2320.
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don't
miss...wellesley students' upstage theatre presents the
fantasticks
The
Fantasticks opens at Wellesley College Thursday, May 1,
at 7 pm in the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. It
is the world's longest running musical having a record
17,162 performances since it first opened on May 3, 1960,
at the Sullivan Street Playhouse in Greenwich Village. It
is a musical created by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt
based on an Edmund Rostand play, Les Romanesques, that
spoofs Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
The musical is a story of two young lovers, Luisa
(Allison Linker '05) and Matt (Laura Harcourt '06), who
fall in love despite their fathers' seeming dislike for
each other. Soon, it is revealed that the fathers,
Hucklebee (Christiana Molldrem '06) and Bellomy (Caitlin
Graham '05), are only pretending to feud in the hopes
that their children will disobey them and wed. As they so
aptly explain in one of their numbers, "Children, I
guess, must get their own way the minute that you say
no."
Wellesley College Upstage Production's performance of
this musical is directed by Cat Larrison '04, a junior
theatre major. She has worked on countless other theatre
productions at Wellesley and spent last semester at the
National Theater Institute immersing herself in the
theatre arts. This is her first experience with
theatrical direction.
Joining her in this production is a wonderful cast of
eight. Additional performances are on Friday, May 2, at 8
pm, Saturday, May 3, at 2 and 8 pm, and Sunday, May 4, at
7 pm. Tickets are free for Wellesley and MIT students
with I.D.; $6 for other students, Wellesley faculty/staff
and seniors; and $10 for all others. For information and
reservations, call x2220.
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