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taking care of our world: human rights expert to speak John Shattuck, current CEO of the JFK Library Foundation and formerly the top human rights official under the Clinton administration and ambassador to the Czech Republic, will speak on issues related to his new book Freedom on Fire: Human Rights Wars and America’s Response Thursday, March 4, at 7 pm in Pendleton Atrium Lounge. Sponsored by Amnesty International, International Relations and other campus organizations and departments, the lecture is followed by a discussion. As President Clinton’s assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor, Shattuck was essential to the resolution of war in Bosnia as well as the establishment of tribunals for Rwandan and Yugoslavian war crimes. He has also worked for the ACLU as executive director and for Amnesty International USA as vice chair. “John Shattuck is the first of a series of speakers Amnesty International is inviting this semester to educate the college about mass human rights violations, genocides and human rights wars,” said Dante Costa ’06. “He will speak not only about his new book on this subject, but also about his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo and his perspectives on the human rights situation there including the use of child soldiers and violence against women in the midst of the ongoing civil conflict between militia and government groups. The lecture will be of interest to anyone concerned with international relations, U.S. foreign policy, the everchanging contemporary definitions of war, new ideas for peaceful resolutions and the stark reality of human rights violations occurring on mass scales in countless countries.” For more information, e-mail dcosta@wellesley.edu. shakespeare success garners international news They had the stamina – the passion – and the “Will” to succeed. Wellesley College will go down in history as having read the entire works of William Shakespeare – unabridged – in less than a day. “We read all 39 plays and all 154 sonnets and all five narrative poems, and we did so in 22 hours and 5 minutes, finishing at 3:21 pm, having started at sundown the day before, which was 5:16,” said organizer Maggie O’Grady ’04. At the conclusion of the marathon, O’Grady, who had not slept since the contest began, proclaimed, “I am thus quite delirious.” But for the Bard-loving Shakespeare Society, it was all worth it. The event ended with the reading of Hamlet, an intense conclusion to the 24 hours of non-stop Shakespeare. “It was really magnificent and very, very dramatic,” O’Grady said. More than 150 people from the college and community helped to read each play, poem and sonnet aloud from Feb. 15-16. The event captured the attention of people all over the world. A Google news search on “Wellesley Shakespeare” on Feb. 18 showed more than 140 media outlets ran stories about the event, many both before and after the successful conclusion. Newspapers and radio and TV stations from Cleveland to Calcutta picked up Associated Press articles; others, including The Boston Globe, produced stories on their own. Shakespeare Society member Emily Henderson was amazed when an Australian radio station called to ask her to walk around the house to record the various readings, and O’Grady was interviewed by the British Broadcasting Co. among other media. Learn all about waterfalls and water gardens at a lecture, “Beyond Koi: The Ecosystem Created in a Water Garden,” by Paul Trudeau, owner of Hardwicke Gardens. Following a reception Wednesday, March 24, from 9:45-10:30 am in the Botanic Gardens’ Visitors Center, Trudeau will offer advice on the creation and maintenance of waterfalls and water gardens . Trudeau, a frequent New England Spring Flower Show exhibitor, creates as natural an ecosystem as possible. Whether you have or desire a water garden in a small tub set on a terrace or a pond as the focal point for the larger landscape, the talk will inspire you. Sponsored by Friends of Horticulture and Garden Club of the Back Bay, the lecture is $15 for members and $18 for non-members. For more information, call x3094. new director for environmental health and safety Suzanne Howard has been appointed as the new director of environmental health and safety, assuming her new job on March 8. She is a graduate of Oneonta State College with a B.S. in biology/minor in chemistry and of Boston University’s School of Public Health with a concentration in environmental health. Most recently a consultant with Nexus Environmental Partners, she has extensive experience identifying and resolving environmental health and safety compliance issues and a thorough knowledge of EPA, OSHA, DEP and public health laws and regulations. She served as Boston College’s director of environmental health and safety for nine years. “Among environmental health and safety professionals, Suzanne is recognized as a leader in campus-based EH&S programs,” said Barry Monahan, assistant vice president, administration and community affairs. “She had been a leader in the Campus Consortium on Environmental Excellence, an EPA sponsored initiative that recognizes the uniqueness of campus-based environmental health and safety issues and compliance.” lecture looks at parrots and language Everyone knows parrots can talk. But are they simply mimicking sound or do they understand human language? On Thursday, March 4, at 5 pm in Science Center 277, a lecture by Irene Pepperberg, “In Search of King Solomon’s Ring: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots,” will help to answer that question. Pepperberg, a research scientist at MIT and an associate professor at Brandeis, studies Grey parrots. The main focus of her work is to determine the cognitive and communicative abilities of these birds and to compare their abilities with those of great apes, marine mammals and young children. She is studying the mechanisms of their learning as well as the outcomes. An award-winning teacher and scholar, her research has been published extensively in psychology journals. The Department of Biological Sciences sponsors the talk, the 2004 Mayer Lecture in the Life Sciences. For more information, call x3153. enjoy a chinese cultural festival this week The sixth annual Chinese Students Association Culture Show, “Window on China,” will be held Saturday, March 6, from 7-9 pm in Jewett Auditorium. Admission is $5 or free with a Wellesley College I.D. “The show itself has evolved quite a bit in the past few years,” said Emily Wong ’04. “This year we’ll be taking a ‘ride’ starting from Boston through different provinces of China such as Xin Jiang and Yunnan, as well as a stop in Taiwan, as we showcase different types of dancing, singing, fashions and martial arts. We finish up back in Boston with a dance set to a modern Chinese song.” The show involves more than 70 participants from the Wellesley College community as well as the Brandeis Lion Troupe. The festivities also offer a benefit beyond the entertainment. “For the first time this year, all the proceeds from the show will go toward the newly established CSA Wellesley China Summer Program Scholarship,” Wong said. For more information, contact yshu@wellesley.edu. christopher candland, political science, presented a paper on the role of Muslim women’s associations in advancing reproductive rights at a workshop in New Delhi, India. The workshop was organized by the World Faith Development Dialogue. World Bank President James Wolfensohn and former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey established WFDD to help broaden definitions and measures of poverty and development. duncan himmelman, director, botanic gardens, was profiled by The Wellesley Townsman in a story titled, “Under His (Green) Thumb: First Director of Wellesley College’s Botanic Gardens Brings Systematic Change to a Living Museum.” The story chronicled his enthusiasm for and expertise in horticulture and his work to bring order to the plant collection. Plant locations have been placed on a map and entered into a database. “Now, when faculty want to know what we have down there, we can pull up the information,” he said. sarah takagi, music, presented a free piano concert at the Newton Free Library . The concert included works by Haydn, Schumann, Prokofiev and Bach/Busoni. The winner of many competitions, Takagi teaches at Wellesley and the New England Conservatory. eve zimmerman, Japanese, was interviewed by Time magazine on the explosion of Japanese comics for girls. Zimmerman, who teaches a course on “Gender and Popular Culture in Japan,” says such comics, known as shojo manga, are popular “because they tap into the social obstacles and challenges that girls face” while portraying a “different kind of existence where everyone dresses up fashionably and looks cute.” registration. Summer School open enrollment begins. Info: www.wellesley.edu/SummerSchool. cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 12:30 pm, Green Hall 428. Info: x2352. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x2616. meditation. 7-8 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. 19-day fast begins. Baha’i tradition. cws info session. “Columbia University Publishing.” 12:30 pm, Green Hall 428. Info: x2352. apt meeting. “Lunch with a Librarian” 12:30 pm, Bates Dining Hall. Info: x2641. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x3571. apt workshop. “Read 300 Pages in Three Hours.” 5:30 pm, Munger Living Room. Info: x2641. lecture. “Working for America: A Noble Calling.” Speaker: Kay Coles James, director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Sponsor: Wellesley Republicans. Info: republicansmail@wellesley.edu. unitarian universalist meeting. 6:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484. apt discussion. “Majors Panel: Major Decision” with Class Dean and students. 7 pm, Claflin Rec Room. Info: x2641. cws deadline. Applications for stipends and select internships due at noon. Info: x2352. lecture. “Sameness, Difference and the Boston Row House.” Speaker: Kevin Murphy, City University of New York. 12:30 pm, Jewett 372. Sponsor: Art. Info: x2042. panel discussion. “Asian American Bi-Racial Experience.” Part of Asian Awareness Month. 12:30-1:30 pm, PNW 212. Info: x2959. russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Russian Dept. Lounge, FND, 4th Floor. Info: x3549. sustaining prayer. 1-2 pm. Billings 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. film. Beautiful Dreamer. 4:50 and 7:30 pm, FND 120. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226. lecture. “The Feminist Case Against Abortion.” Speaker: Serrin Foster, Feminists For Life. 6 pm, SCI 377. Reception, 7. Sponsors: WAFL, WC Republicans. Info: x7842. lecture. “Predatory and Recreational Drugs.” Speaker: John Mendelsohn, M.D. 7-8:30 pm, SCI 277. Sponsors: Mass. Dept. of Public Health, Student Activities. Info: x3715. apt panel discussion. “Majors Panel: Major Decision” with Class Dean and students. 7 pm, Bates Living Room. Info: x2641. apt workshop. “Public Speaking: Using PowerPoint to Enhance Your Presentations.” 7 pm, Pomeroy Living Room. Info: x2641. seminar. “Girlfighting and Gender Violence: Searching for a Context.” 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Sponsor: WCW. Info: x2500. meeting. “Pizza Party for Prospective History Majors.” 12:30-1:20 pm, Founders 202. Sponsor: History. Info: x2605. workshop. “Résumé Writing.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352. japanese table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Severance Conference Room. Info: x4442. french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Seminar room. Info: x2497 film. "Ali Zaoua: The Prince of the Streets." Part of the Arabic Film Series. 4:45 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Middle Eastern Studies. Info: raadnani@wellesley.edu or x2916. lecture. “In Search of King Solomon’s Ring: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots.” 5 pm, SCI 277. Reception, 4:30, Sage Lounge. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Biological Sciences. Info: x3154. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. bible study. 7-8 pm; worship services, 8-9 pm, Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. performance. Karyshma. 7-9 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Part of Asian Awareness Month. Info: x2959. apt workshop. “Student/Faculty Interaction: Building Strong Relationships.” 8-9 pm, Billings 200. Info: x2641. muslim prayer. 12:45-2 pm. Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. film. Intolerable Cruelty. 7 pm, SCI 377. Info: x7946. theatre. The Three Birds. 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theater, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $10, general admission; $7, students & seniors; free, MIT & Wellesley students. Info: x2220. saturday march
6 purim. (Begins at sundown). Jewish tradition. theatre. The Three Birds. 2 and 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theater, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $10, general admission; $7, students & seniors; free, MIT & Wellesley students. Info: x2220. film. Intolerable Cruelty. 7 pm, SCI 377. Info: x7946. cultural show. “Window on China.” 7-9 pm, Jewett Auditorium. $5 general admission; free with Wellesley ID. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor: CSA. Info: yshu@wellesley.edu. purim. Jewish tradition. worship services. 11:15-12:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Religious Life. Info: x2688. theatre. The Three Birds. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theater, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $10, general admission; $7, students & seniors; free, MIT & Wellesley students. Info: x2220. apt workshop. “Student/Faculty Interaction: Building Strong Relationships.” 7 pm, Freeman Living Room. Info: x2641. meeting. Darshana prayer and discussion. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsors: Darshana, Hindu Community. Info: x2794. apt workshop. “Combat Academic Stress: Tips from the APTs and Health Reps.” 8 pm, Harambee House. Info: x2641. monday march 8 apt meeting. “Lunch with a Librarian” 12:30 pm, Stone-Davis Dining Hall. Info: x2641. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. italian table. 6 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x2616. cws workshop. “Self Assessment.” 6-8 pm, GRH 428. Preregister. Info: x2352. apt discussion. “Majors Panel: Major Decision” with Class Dean and students. 7 pm, Stone-Davis Living Room. Info: x2641. meditation. 7-8 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. exhibit. Wellesley in the 1950s. Through March 26. Reference Room, Clapp Library. Sponsor: Archives. Info: x2128. exhibit. One Thing Leads To Another: A Vignette of Black History. 4th Floor, Clapp Library. Through April. Sponsor: Archives. Info: x2127. exhibit. Floral Watercolors by Nancy Howell. Botanic Gardens Visitors’ Center. Sponsor: Friends of Horticulture. Info: x3094. book sale. Clapp Library. Donations: 50 cents-$2. Info: x2894.
don't miss... upstage theatre to offer critically acclaimed ‘three birds’ Wellesley Upstage will present The Three Birds, by Joanna Laurens, from Thursday, March 4 through Sunday, March 7 in the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre in Alumnae Hall. The Three Birds revamps the ancient Greek myth of Philomela and Tereus and puts it in a modern setting. The critically acclaimed play earned Laurens the 2001 Susan Smith Blackburn Award and received outstanding reviews for its U.S. premiere. The story revolves around Tereus, the ruler of Thrace, who marries one woman (Procne) while desiring her sister (Philomela). The events that follow entangle these characters in a plot of love, violence and revenge. The Three Birds is based upon the tale alluded to in Sophocles’ lost play Tereus and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Laurens combines the conventions of ancient Greek theatre and storytelling with an innovative and contemporary poetry of her own. Directed by Ailin Conant ’04, The Three Birds will feature Susan Dobridge (Philomela), Hartley Miller (Procne), Bob Mussett (Pandion), Robert Haig (Tereus) and Jake Wilder-Smith (Itys), as well as chorus members Ray Anderson, Nandita Dinesh, Christiana Molldrem, Jessica Ozar and Rebecca Kayes. The play will be on stage Friday, March 5, at 8 pm; Saturday, March 6, at 2 and 8 pm; and Sunday, March 7, at 7 pm. Tickets are $10, general admission; $7, students and seniors; and free for MIT and Wellesley students. For reservations, call x2220.
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