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central
park jogger tells a story of survival and hope
After
14 years, Wellesley alumna Trisha Meili '82, the Central
Park Jogger, is sharing her journey of survival and
recovery. On Monday, May 5, at 7 pm in Collins Cinema,
she will tell her incredible story to the Wellesley
College community while presenting her recently published
book, I Am The Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and
Possibility.
In addition to an appearance on NBC News with Katie
Couric, Meili last month was featured in a Boston Globe
story that recounted the infamous case that "came to
symbolize everything that was wrong with New York in the
1980s: a city awash in wanton, random attacks and beset
by racial polarization," as journalist Bella English
said.
The victim long known only as the Central Park Jogger,
Meili was raped, brutally attacked and left for dead at
the age of 28. At the time, she was a single, young
investment banker living in Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Today, she is a middle-aged, married woman living in
Connecticut. Her journey from comatose victim to
determined survivor, as chronicled her in new book and
discussed in this and other public lectures, is guided by
the need to make a difference in the world, a goal well
recognized by today's Wellesley College
students.
"I realized I could make a difference in the lives of
others, just as others had made a difference in my
recovery," she writes. Meili today wants to focus on
being a survivor, not a victim, telling NBC's Couric, "I
hope that I will be a symbol of hope and possibility, an
example of what with tremendous medical care, with
tremendous love and support, what a person is able to do
and become. That's what I hope." The lecture is sponsored
by Peer Advocates. For more information, contact
sfields@wellesley.edu.
tracy
bassett chosen for leaderhip conference
Wellesley
first-year student Tracy Bassett has been selected to
participate in the 2003 NCAA Leadership Conference, May
25-29, at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex and
Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Bassett
is one of 273 student-athletes selected to participate in
the sixth annual leadership conference and was selected
from among 1,172 nominations from 302 institutions.
A cross-country standout and Academic All-America from
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., she was a driving force
behind Wellesley's 2003 New England Women's and Men's
Athletic Conference women's cross-country championship
season.
In her first season of competition, she earned first-team
All-New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
honors as well as New England All-Regional Honors. In the
2003 NEWMAC Championship race, Bassett placed fourth out
of 126 runners with a time of 18:45.40.
The NCAA Leadership Conference is designed to aid in the
development of student-athlete leadership. Workshops and
lectures will be held during the event focusing on the
development of each student-athlete as a leader.
Throughout the conference's events, student-athletes will
have the opportunity to enhance their communication,
decision-making, problem-solving and critical-thinking
skills as well as gain an understanding and appreciation
for group dynamics and diversity.
finding
one's identity
The
last in a series of films exploring multiracial
identities will be shown Wednesday, May 7, at 7 pm in
Collins Cinema. Mixing Nia tells the story of the
daughter of a divorced interracial couple. Nia grew up in
Westchester County, N.Y. An upwardly mobile advertising
copywriter, she is irritated by an ad campaign to spur
lower-income blacks to consume alcohol and quits her job
with plans to write a book. Stirring the racial mix, she
sets out to find her own identity.
The film is shown in conjunction with the Davis Museum
exhibition, The Space Between, which explores the ways in
which artists across the African Diaspora have negotiated
and reconciled cultural and racial identities. For more
information, call x2175.
wrestling
and violence: a troubling relationship?
The
Wellesley Centers for Women plans a free luncheon seminar
on the popularity of professional wrestling.
The program will include the film, Wrestling with
Manhood, and a presentation by Sut Jhally and Jean
Kilbourne on Thursday, May 8, from 12:30-1:30 pm in
Collins Cinema. Bring your lunch. Coffee will be
provided.
The film Wrestling with Manhood is the first educational
program to pay attention to the enormous popularity of
professional wrestling among male youth, addressing its
relationship to real-life violence and probing the social
values that sustain it as a powerful cultural force.
Jhally is a professor of communication at the University
of Massachusetts Amherst. He is the author of four books
as well as numerous scholarly and popular articles on
media, advertising and popular culture. In addition to
his research and teaching, he is the founder and
executive director of the Media Education Foundation.
Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her
pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and
the image of women in advertising. She is a visiting
scholar at Wellesley College.
For more information, call x2500.
adele
wolfson is named new pltc faculty director
Adele
Wolfson, chemistry, will become the new faculty director
of the Pforzheimer Learning and Teaching Center,
beginning in July.
"As faculty director of the Science Center from
1999-2002, Adele was an outstanding leader and advocate
for the sciences, sustaining programs of long-standing
success while, at the same time, implementing creative
new initiatives to strengthen science education at the
college," said Lee Cuba, dean of the college, making the
announcement. "She has worked creatively and effectively
with faculty and staff throughout the college to improve
learning and teaching in the sciences. Adele's new role
as faculty director of the PLTC will provide an even
greater opportunity for faculty and students to benefit
from her broad commitment to excellence in liberal
education."
Wolfson earned an A.B. degree at Brandeis University,
studied at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has M.A.,
M.Phil. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. She
completed post-doctoral work at the University of Paris.
observatory
night looks at newest planets
"Planets,
Planets Everywhere!" is the title of the Whitin
Observatory Public Night to be held Saturday, May 10, at
7:30 pm. Kim McLeod, astronomy, will discuss planets that
have been discovered around other stars over the past
decade. "Not to spoil the punchline, but there have been
more than 100 discovered so far, and all since 1995," she
said. "I'll talk about different search techniques, and I
will spend a little bit of time explaining a project of
my own."
The lecture is open only to those who register for it
beforehand. At 8:30, if skies are clear, there will be a
telescope observation session open to everyone. For more
information or to register, contact Jeffrey Regester,
astronomy, at jregester@wellesley.edu.
colleagues
in the news
karl
case,
economics, has been featured in The Boston Globe story,
"When Renting's Savvy," on the current real estate
market, as well as on CNNfn and in Builder magazine.
eleanor
deLorme,
art history, presented a lecture in the Newport Symposium
titled, "The Lure of Collecting: From the Medieval House
of Valois to Napoleon's Empire." The subject of the
seminar was "The Grand Acquisitors: Acquiring Art through
the Ages."
Food enthusiasts were quoted in a New York Times story,
"Dude, Where's My Spice Grinder?" han
su kim,
computer support, talked about Wellesley's online
"Foodie" forum, which drew 668 contributions in its first
month. "Out of this was this thread talking about food in
general, and it kept growing and growing," he said.
heather elliott '03 also contributed to the piece.
wilbur
rich,
political science, commented on the Rev. Jesse Jackson in
a Newhouse News Service article, "His Era Drawing to a
Close, the Rev. Jesse Jackson Stays in Motion." For many,
Jackson remains an inspirational leader with
extraordinary personal gifts. "History will treat him
very kindly," noted Rich. "I don't think we can produce
anyone better."
lakshmi
srinivas,
sociology, was an invited panelist at Brown University's
Political Action Weekend organized by the South Asian
Students Association. The panel discussed Bollywood,
global media and representations of the "other." She also
presented her work on globalization and Bombay cinema
titled "Bollyworld: Communicating Globalization Through
Popular Narrative," at the 2003 Annual Meetings of the
Association for Asian Studies held in New
York.
calendar
monday
may 5
cinco
de mayo.
reading.
Speaker: Holly Uyemoto '01. The author reads from her
book, Year of the Dogs. 12:30-1:30 pm, PNE Atrium.
Sponsor: Writing, English, Women's Studies. Info:
x2538.
english
tutoring.
Last day of English tutoring for the semester. 5-8 pm,
PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480.
lecture.
"I Am The Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and
Possibility." Speaker: Trisha Meili '82. (See story, page
1.) 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Peer Advocates. Info:
sfields@wellesley.edu.
bedtime
stories.
9 pm, Stone-Davis. Readers: Andre Isaak, Lori Johnson,
Leslie Lapham. Milk and cookies. Info:
neusuf@wellesley.edu.
tuesday
may 6
french
table.
12:30-1:15 pm, Bates Seminar Room. Info: x2403.
president's
open office hour.
12:30-1:30 pm, GRH 350.
study-abroad
meeting.
Pre-departure meeting for students going to non-European
countries.
5-8 pm, Slater. Attendance mandatory. Info: x2320.
exhibit.
"The Art and Science of Multimedia Student Projects."
6:30-7:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsors: Computer Science;
Art. Refreshments. Info: x3054.
german
table.
7-8 pm, Beebe Dining Hall. Info: x7256.
performance.
attempts
to communicate with a silent god. Soprano Brooke Bryant
'03, Jenny Tang, piano, Cathy Liddel, theorbo and lute,
and Laura Jeppesen, viol. 8 pm, Jewett Auditorium.
Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.
wednesday
may 7
study-away
proposals due.
Hand proposals in to Study Abroad Office (for abroad and
12cx) and in Class Deans' Office (for U.S. visiting
student programs). Info: x2320.
russian
table.
12:30, FND 417. Info: x3549.
spanish
table.
12:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info:
randujar@wellesley.edu.
disability discussion. 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 305. Sponsor:
Disability Services. Info: x2434.
mother's
day tea.
Final tea of the season. $15 per person. 3:30 pm, College
Club. (See story, page 4.) Reservations: x2700.
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.
film.
Mixing Nia. Part of the Multiracial Identities Film
Series. (See story, page 1.) 7 pm, Collins Cinema.
Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2175.
bedtime
stories.
9 pm, Freeman. Readers: Ann Huss, Dennis Smith, Tracy
Gleason. Milk and cookies. Info:
neusuf@wellesley.edu.
thursday may 8
brown-bag
seminar.
Film/presentation, "Wrestling with Manhood." Speakers:
Sut Jhally, communications, UMass Amherst; Jean
Kilbourne, visiting scholar. (See story, page 2.) 12:30-
1:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Wellesley Centers for
Women. Info: x2500.
friday
may 9
japan
table.
12:30-1:30 pm. Tower Court Conference Room. Info:
x4442.
wine
dinner.
Six-course gourmet dinner with fine wines selected by
Club Wine Consultant Edward Hobbs. 6:30 pm, College Club.
(See story, page 4.) Reservations, cost: x2700.
saturday
may 10
lecture/observation.
"Planets, Planets, Everywhere!" Speaker: Kim McLeod,
astronomy. Lecture, 7:30 pm, by reservation only;
observation, 8:30-10 pm, open to all. Whitin Observatory.
(See story, page 2.) Sponsor: Astronomy. Info: x2708.
sunday
may 11
mother's
day.
protestant christian worship.
11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Companionship time, 12:30 pm,
Little Chapel. Info: x2655.
mother's
day buffet.
11:30 am-4 pm, College Club. (See story, page 4.)
Reservations, cost: x2700.
monday
may 12
bedtime
stories.
9 pm, Severance. Readers: James Noggle, Flick Coleman,
Bernice Speiser. Milk and cookies. Info:
neusuf@wellesley.edu.
ongoing
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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5/14/03:
"Women's Wellness: Taking Charge, An Interactive
Workshop." 12:30-1:30 pm, Library Lecture Room.
Sponsor: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Info:
x3202.
5/28/03:
Senior Class Day.
Commencement rehearsal and awards presentation
in tent, 10:30 am, senior attendance
required.
5/29/03:
Baccalaureate Celebration, 2 pm, Houghton
Chapel. (One guest ticket per senior).
Baccalaureate Concert, 8 pm, Houghton
Chapel.
Senior and community bonfire, 10 pm, shores of
Lake Waban, near College Club.
5/30/03:
Senior Class photograph, 9:15 am, Severance
Hill.
Procession formation, 9:45 am. Seniors -
Academic Quad; Faculty - Outside Founders on
Jewett Road.
Commencement Exercises, 10:30 am, Severance
Green Tent.
Reception following Commencement, 12:30-2:30 pm,
for seniors and guests, Chapel Lawn
Tent.
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don't
miss...wellesley college club offers a very merry month
of may
The
Wellesley College Club offers culinary delights all year,
and May is no exception. If you are looking for a special
way to celebrate Mother's Day, the Club offers two
options. In addition, a wine dinner and a family night
make this month a memorable one.
Wednesday, May 7, 3:30-5 pm: Mother's Day Afternoon Tea.
The final tea of the season features pastries, fresh
fruit, cheeses, tea sandwiches and more to accompany tea
or your favorite beverage. Every woman will receive
something special to take home. There will be terrace
seating if weather permits, and the cost $15 per
person.
Friday, May 9, 6:30 pm: Wine Dinner. Club Wine Consultant
Edward Hobbs collaborates with Chef Rich Kunsch and his
staff to present an outstanding six-course gourmet dinner
with fine wines especially selected to complement each
course. One seating, beginning promptly at 6:30 p.m. Call
early to reserve. Cost, info: x2700.
Sunday, May 11, 11:30 am - 4 pm: Mother's Day Buffet.
Buffet choices include soup, salads, Angus sirloin and
roasted turkey breast carving stations, eggs benedict,
fruit, fresh salmon, pasta, fresh seasonal vegetables and
more. Choose from a dozen desserts freshly made by club
chefs especially for Mother's Day. Call early to reserve.
Cost, info: x2700.
Friday, May 23, 6 pm: Family Night. While grown-ups enjoy
their choices from the chef's a la carte menu, children
help themselves to a special buffet served at 6 pm,
followed at 6:30 by a 45-minute live entertainment show.
After the show, children make their own ice cream sundaes
and get a treat to take home. The ice cream buffet also
is available for adults. Cost, Info: x2700.
Friday, May 23, 7-9 pm: Ice Cream Sundae Night. Even if
you don't come for dinner, you are welcome to enjoy ice
cream sundaes. Eat in or take out, and the terrace will
be open, weather permitting. Reservations are not
necessary. Cost, info: x2700.
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