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famed quiltmaker will speak on quantitative reasoning and art How do you make an American quilt? Just ask expert Jinny Beyer, who will present the final lecture in the “Celebrating QR and Art,” the Ellen Genat Hoffman ’68 and Stephen G. Hoffman Series, Wednesday, April 7, from 12:30-2 pm in Collins Cinema. In a talk celebrating the connections between quantitative reasoning and art, Beyer will discuss symmetries and other patterns in her quilts. She will feature her own quilt designs as well as tessellations (interlocking shapes that repeat to fill a surface without any gaps or overlaps) by mathematical print artist M.C. Escher and others. She will also offer a hands-on design workshop. “Jinny Beyer is not only an amazingly talented quilter with a keen sense of form, design and color, but she also has a gift for explaining various symmetries and other geometric patterns in a way that is fun, understandable, and easy to apply,” said Corrine Taylor, QR program director. “Jinny describes how she almost failed high school geometry — a course that entailed dry memorization of formulas and equations. Only upon discovering the beautiful tessellated arrangements in Oriental rugs, South Asian tiles, American quilts and M.C. Escher’s prints did she become excited about geometric patterns.” Beyer began quilting in 1972 when she and her family lived in India and Nepal. Using her simple drafting system and inspired by the culture of the Far East, she created her “Ray of Light” medallion quilt. In 1978 this creation won the top prize over 10,000 entries in the Great American Quilt Contest sponsored by Good Housekeeping and the U.S. Historical Society. This catapulted her into the quilting spotlight. The author of 10 books and three videos, she designs fabric especially for quilting. For more information, call x2152. corinna treitel book explores germany and the occult Wellesley history professor Corinna Treitel’s first book, A Science for the Soul: Occultism and the Genesis of the German Modern, has just been published. In this book, Treitel explores the appeal of the occult in Germany between the 1870s and the 1940s. She argues that Germans turned to the paranormal as a result of the nation’s struggle with modernization and the public’s dissatisfaction with scientific materialism. Occultism, Treitel notes, served as a bridge between traditional religious beliefs and the values of an increasingly scientific, secular and liberal society. Historian Suzanne Marchand praises A Science for the Soul as “perhaps the most daring and innovative study in modern German cultural history since David Blackbourn’s Marpingen. Challenging entrenched myths about occultism’s embeddedness in völkisch and anti-modern thought, Treitel shows that the occult sciences were, in fact, comfortably at home in the essentially liberal, consumerist Wilhelmine Empire and played an important role in Germans’ adjustment to the modern world. This highly significant insight is supported by research that is both deep and wide-ranging, as the author moves from private séances to university laboratories, from the market for horoscopes to the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.” For more information, visit the Johns Hopkins University Press Web site at www.press.jhu.edu/books/title_pages/3217.html. Latina Month is celebrated in April at Wellesley. On April 7, from 7-9 pm, the student organization Mezcla will offer “La Frontera: Three Students’ Perspectives,” in Pendleton West 212. “It will be a student panel about life on the border between Texas and Mexico, which is one of the main avenues for many immigrants into America and a hub of intercultural exchanges,” said Jennifer Casiano ’04. On Saturday, April 10, the Latina Cultural Show “Nuestra America” will be held from 7-10 pm in Jewett Auditorium featuring music, dance, costume, skits and poetry from Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain. “The show celebrates with the campus community the traditions that are unique to the Latina culture,” said Mared Alicea-Westort, Latina advisor. Other events, lectures and panel discussions will be offered as Latina Month progresses. For information: x2958. louise o’neal receives service award The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has named Louise O’Neal, athletics director, winner of its 2004 Jostens-Berenson Service Award, recognizing O’Neal’s lifelong commitment of service to women’s basketball. “Louise is a great pioneer of the game and we are happy to present her with such a prestigious honor,” said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. O’Neal was formally recognized during the WBCA’s National Convention Sunday, April 4. In 1994, O’Neal was selected as National Administrator of the Year by National Association for Collegiate Athletic Administrators. O’Neal served as chair of the Wade Trophy Committee for three years and on the Jostens Award for the Outstanding Division III Basketball Players. She has served in several NCAA leadership positions. She was elected to the Division III Management Council, Championship Committee and Women’s Basketball Rules Committee, as well as the U.S. Olympic Games Selection Committee and the Sears Cup Selection Committee. For her many years of outstanding coaching achievements and service, she was inducted into the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988. lecture looks at changes caused by trauma and abuse A lunchtime seminar, “The Neurobiology of Traumatic Disconnection,” presented by Amy Brooks, M.D., will be presented Thursday, April 8, from 12:30-1:30 pm in Cheever House, Wellesley Centers for Women. Banks will discuss the long-lasting changes in the bodies and brains of victims of trauma and abuse. Issues of cognitive functioning, spiritual belief, physical health and loss of trust can affect the healing process. Director of the Practitioner Program at the Jean Baker Miller Training Institute, she will review the latest thinking on the neurobiological damage that keeps people paralyzed with fear. For more information, call x2483. walk or run in a boston ‘mini marathon’ The Annual Fun Run/Walk, dubbed the Boston Mini Marathon, will be held Wednesday, April 7, starting and finishing on Severance Green. Walkers should assemble at 4:15 pm and runners at 4:45 pm. Participants can register up to the start of the event or in advance electronically; go to FirstClass, Open Forums, Fun Run/Walk to sign up. The mini marathon is 2.6 miles long (vs. the 26-mile Boston Marathon to be held Monday, April 19). Teams of four or individual participants may take part in the event. “It doesn’t matter how good or bad you are, how young or old, all are welcome to enjoy the achievement and health benefits of completing a short, picturesque course around the campus,” said Shona Kerr, athletics. “The route of the course takes in the beautiful new boardwalks and wetlands around the new athletic fields, a part of the campus some community members may not have discovered yet.” Awards will be given to all who participate and refreshments will be available. “Last year saw a very mixed group of participants including two family teams of four with jog strollers!” Kerr said. The event is sponsored by the Student Recreation Council and the Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics Department. For more information, call x2020. beth hennessey, psychology, made a case for the creative process in a Newhouse News Service article on the use of online templates in producing personal letters, business letters and even love letters. Hennessey, who studies creativity, said templates deny users a valuable experience. “I certainly believe that all of us have the potential to be creative,” she said. “What makes me sad about the templates is, yes, they may be saving themselves the toil and trouble, but they are missing out on the incredible satisfaction and joy of engaging in the creative process.” marion just, political science, served as the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Awards Event for the online Student Essay Contest, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, held April 4 in the Great Hall in Faneuil Hall, Boston. Winning essays were read by the student authors. Research by geoscientists from Wellesley has been presented at a joint meeting of the Northeastern and Southeastern sections of the Geological Society of America in March. margaret thompson, geology, is among the contributing scientists listed on presentations made by alexis ault, a post-baccalaureate student, on “Mafic Mattapan Volcanism at Worlds End, Hingham, Massachusetts: New Dimensions of Arc Activity in the Southeastern New England Avalon Zone”; by jessica doyle ’04 on Syntectonic Granites and Transpressional Deformation at Pemaquid Point, Mid-Coast Maine”; and by kristin morell ’04 on “Structural History of the Cambridge Argillite: Insights from Tunnels Near Deer Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.” About 1,100 geoscientists attended the meeting aimed at presenting significant research that furthers the study of geology.
passover (begins at sundown; through 4/13). Jewish tradition. cws info session. “Internships.” 4:30 pm, PNW 212. Info: x2352. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. lecture. “Buddhism and Feminism.” Speaker: Kate Wheeler, Vipassana teacher. 7 pm, Meditation Room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. meditation. 8:30-9 am, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x3571. cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 4:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352. unitarian universalist meeting. 6:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484. film/discussion. “The Forgotten Americans.” 7 pm, PNW 212. For Latina Month. Info: x2955. meeting. “Disability Discussion.” 12:30-1:30 pm, Founders 305. Info: x2434. film festival. “Sustainable Development.” 12:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: 781-696-4422. mini marathon. “Annual Fun Run/Walk.” 4:15 pm, walkers; 4:45 pm, runners; Severance Green. Sponsors: Student Recreational Council; PERA. (See story, above.) Info: x2020. 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. open class. “Steve McQueen and Installation Art.” 2:15-4:45 pm, Chandler Gallery, DMCC. Speaker: Jessica Irish, art. Info: x2034. cws workshop. “Second Interview Skills.” 4:30 pm, GRH 130. Info: x2352. lecture. "The Ten Laws of Financial Planning For Women." Speaker: Adelaide MacMurray Aitken '67. 5:30, Pendleton Atrium. Sponsors: Economics Student Association, SOFC, Economics, and CWS. Info: kkamm@wellesley.edu. panel discussion. “La Frontera: Three Students’ Perspectives.” 7-9 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: Mezcla. For Latina Month. (See story, above.) Info: jborrero@wellesley.edu. panel. Psych Club's Alums Career Paths. Speakers: Julie Lee '91, Malee Prete '92, and Pam Salo '92. 7 pm, Science Center 396. Refreshments served. Sponsor: Psych Club. Info: jngo@wellesley.edu. holy thursday. Christian/Orthodox Christian tradition. seminar. “The Neurobiology of Traumatic Disconnection.” Speaker: Amy Banks, M.D. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor: WCW. Info: x2483. 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. meditation. 12:30-1 pm, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. foot washing service. Holy Thursday ritual. 1 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. open class. “Images of Women and Blacks in American Cinema: Cultural Identity and the Cinematic Tradition.” 1:30 pm, Chandler Gallery, DMCC. Speaker: Pash Obeng, Africana studies. Info: x2034. religious service. Holy Thursday Mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Community. Info: x2688. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. forum. “An Invisible Crisis: The Effects of War and Forced Migration on Southeast Asian Refugee Youth in America Today.” Speaker: Daniel Koo and Tri Phuong, directors, Tieng-Xanh-Voice. 7 pm, Library Lecture Room. Reception, 6:30. Sponsor: VSA. Info: ddo@wellesley.edu. bible study. 7-8 pm; worship services, 8-9 pm, Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. theatre. Women Who Will...What? 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $12, general admission; $10, seniors; free for Wellesley and MIT students with ID. Info: x2000. good friday. Christian/Orthodox Christian tradition. meditation. 8:30-9 am, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. meeting. “Earth Day, Making Ruhlman Green and More.” 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 102. Sponsor: WEED. Info: x4756. italian table. 12:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Sponsors: Italian Department, Italian Society. Info: x1999. muslim prayer. 12:45-2 pm. Little Chapel. Refreshments. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. religious service. Good Friday Service. 12:30 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsors: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy, Catholic Newman Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. religious service. Good Friday Service. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Community. Info: x2688. religious service. Tenebrae Good Friday. 6:30 pm, Houghton Memorial Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. film. Kill Bill Vol 1. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7046. theatre. Women Who Will...What? 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $12, general admission; $10, seniors; free for Wellesley and MIT students with ID. Info: x2000. tennis invitational. 8 am. Sponsor: Athletics. Info: x2003. theatre. Women Who Will...What? 2 and 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, below.) Cost: $12, general admission; $10, seniors; free for Wellesley and MIT students with ID. Info: x2000. film. Kill Bill Vol 1. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7046. latina cultural show. 7 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, above.) Info: x2955. religious service. Easter Vigil Liturgy. 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Community. Info: x2688. easter. Christian/Orthdox Christian tradition. worship services. "Sunrise Service." 8 am, Green Beach. Light Refreshments to follow. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. 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. meeting. Darshana prayer and discussion. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsors: Darshana, Hindu Community. Info: x2794. monday april 12 concert. “Guaranteed Swahili.” Jason Hunter, Eric Rasmussen, Tim Luntzel, Eric Thompson. 12:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. 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, Buddhist meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793 meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: x1787. video exhibit. Steve McQueen: Prey, Drumroll and Exodus. March 19-June 29, DMCC. Info: x2034. 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... new play offers personal stories of real wellesley women Women Who Will…What? is a new play to be performed this month that has been created and written by its own cast under the direction of Nora Hussey and Lois Roach, theatre studies. The play is a collaborative exploration of the real life at Wellesley College at the beginning of the 21st century. Just as the roles of women in society have changed since the inception of the college, so have the aspirations and lives of Wellesley College students. The play asks searching questions about those changes, such as how a modern woman can find time to discover her real self. After seeing the disconnect between reality and entertainment in the recent movie Mona Lisa Smile, a fictional story set at Wellesley, Hussey determined to find a way to tell the real story of Wellesley today, as written and performed by those currently living it. Women Who Will… What? is a collage of the words, sentiments and experiences of Wellesley undergraduates, gleaned from intensive free writing workshops. Through words and song, the play takes a humorous and touching look at students whose lives are shaped by the experience of living in an all-women college environment. The show, featuring Dahlia Al-Habieli ’07, Carly Fair ’07, Kelly Galvin’07, Amber Gray ’04, Colleen Hibbert ’07, Jessalyn Maguire ’07, Margaret McGovern ’07, Emily Rosenthal ’07 and Anna Trandafir ’06, will be performed Thursday, April 8, at 7 pm; Friday, April 9, at 8 pm; and Saturday, April 10, at 2 and 8 pm in the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre in Alumnae Hall. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $10 for seniors and free for Wellesley and MIT students with ID. For more information and reservations, call x2000.
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