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ruhlman conference showcases outstanding student work The 2004 Ruhlman Conference, representing the work of nearly 300 Wellesley
College students, will be held all day Wednesday, April 28. The conference
helps to foster collaboration among students and faculty across academic
disciplines while enhancing the intellectual life of the College. The
outstanding quality of work and the wide-ranging variety of topics
make the Ruhlman Conference a truly exceptional event. Under the
theme of Social Analysis, for example, 18 presentations are planned
on topics
ranging from “Free Trade Goes to Broadway” to “The
Marriage Debates.” The conference is made possible by the Barbara Peterson Ruhlman Fund for Interdisciplinary Study. From 9:30 am-6 pm, presentations will take place in Collins Cinema, Davis Museum, Jewett, Library Book Arts Room, Pendleton and the Science Center. The conference includes a community lunch on the Academic Quad and refreshments before and after sessions. For more information, go to www.wellesley.edu/DeanCollege/Ruhlman/home.html. placing the focus on global social responsibility A social science conference, “Global Social Responsibility?,” will be held Friday, April 30, and Saturday, May 1. On April 30 at 7:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium, a panel discussion will examine the topic “Responsibility to Protect” with leading figures working with and within the United Nations. “We expect a very lively discussion that will take us from historical cases (Rwanda, the Holocaust, Kosovo) to the debates about the current intervention in Iraq,” said organizer Craig Murphy, political science. The May 1 events, all in Pendleton East, will feature panels composed of experts from Wellesley and other colleges and organizations such as UNICEF, Save the Children and the American NGO, Coalition on International Criminal Court. Topics include “Children, Genocide and War, “Labor Tragedies and Corporate Responsibilities,” “Health, Education and Nutrition,” “Humanity, Global Governance, and the Environment” and more. From 3:15-5 pm, information on careers and volunteer opportunities in global social responsibility will be offered in Pendleton Atrium. For more information or to reserve a free lunch, go to www.wellesley.edu/Peace/GSR/agenda.html. On May 2, Wellesley College student groups and Wide Horizons for Children Inc. will host a children’s carnival, “A Day of Sunshine,” on Munger Meadows from 1-4 pm. The fund-raising event will support orphanage programs in India, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala and the Ukraine. Enjoy games, arts-and-crafts projects, rides, a silent auction, a babysitting sign-up, an art sale and more. Money raised will go toward building and repairing orphanages as well as a special needs orphanage; it will help secure AIDS medicine and other medical care. It is directed through Wide Horizons for Children Inc., a local nonprofit agency; 100 percent of the proceeds will go to these programs. The event is co-sponsored by Wellesley’s Katherine Timberman Wright Award, Wide Horizons for Children and local businesses. Info: adayofsunshine2004@yahoo.com. From April 27-29, Volvo will bring “Your Concept Car” to the Davis Museum Plaza. The first car in more than 100 years of auto manufacturing to be designed and developed almost exclusively by women, the car is on a four-city tour of North America, including its stop at Wellesley. Designers will present the car to the campus informally and conclude with a lecture Thursday, April 29, at 7 pm in Collins Cinema. Among the car’s features: easy-clean paint and computerized seat adjustments. Info: x3795. human rights culture to be examined april 30 “Human Rights Culture,” a conference and workshop, will be held Friday, April 30, from 9 am-5 pm in the Library Lecture Room. Organized by Thomas Cushman, sociology, the conference will consider the emergence of human rights culture. Rather than focusing on the problems and prospects of promoting rights, the conference goal is an examination of human rights as a cultural system of practices, ideologies, interests, values and forms of power. “What are the political practices used within the human rights culture and how do these intersect, compliment and conflict with other national and international practices?” he asks. “What is the effect of bureaucracy, money, power and the media on humanitarianism? How has the human rights community confronted Bosnia, Kosovo, the war in Afghanistan, 9/11, and the war in Iraq?” A group of distinguished scholars will make presentations at the conference including Cushman and other experts from colleges and human-rights organizations. For more information, call x2142. addressing religious pluralism in secular societies “France and the Hijab: Religious Pluralism in Secular Societies,” a panel discussion, will be presented Monday, April 26, at 4:30 pm in Pendleton East 239. Sponsored by Al-Muslimat student group, the event features Scott Gunther, French; Victor Kazanjian, peace and justice; and Jocelyne Cesari, Harvard visiting professor of anthropology, who will discuss France’s recent ban on donning religious symbols in public places. For more information, e-mail fhussain@wellesley.edu. upstage theatre presents oscar wilde classic The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde’s classic play of romance and mistaken identities, opens April 29 in Alumnae Hall’s Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre. It’s directed by Janice Yang ’04. Born in Dublin in 1854, Wilde is an essayist, poet and playwright whose other works for the stage include An Ideal Husband, Lady Windermere’s Fan and A Woman of No Importance. Subtitled “A Trivial Comedy for Serious People,” Earnest is the story of two men who would do and say anything for the sake of love. Performances are April 29 at 7 pm, April 30 at 8 pm, May 1 at 2 and 8 pm, and May 2 at 7 pm. Tickets are free for Wellesley/MIT students with ID, $10 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens, Wellesley faculty/staff and other students. For reservations, call x2220. wellesley celebrates all things filipino A Filipino-American cultural exhibit is on display in Schneider Center to promote awareness of the Philippines and Filipino-Americans among the college community. Photographs, art, costumes, ethnic clothing and other information depict the history and culture of Filipinos in the U.S. On Thursday, April 29, at 4:30 pm in Founders 120, Mia Ong, a sociologist with the Harvard Graduate School of Education, will talk about “Second Generation Filipino Americans.” Ong pursues research that examines the bases of academic achievement and employment among young women and ethnic minorities in the physical sciences. She is working on a book on how women of color negotiate the social climate of a physics department at an elite research university. For more information, e-mail ccachero@wellesley.edu. marjorie agosín, Spanish, has been profiled in a new book, Contemporary American Ethnic Poets: Lives, Works, Sources (Greenwood Press, 2004), edited by Linda Cullum. The volume celebrates the lives and works of 75 significant poets whose works display a range of human experience and expression, with the added element of being both American and ethnic. Agosín leads off the book, which includes a biography, themes and concerns, lists of works and collections, and selected resources for further reference for each poet. Agosín joins fellow poets Maya Angelou, N. Scott Momaday, Derek Walcott and many others included in the anthology. peter fergusson, art, co-authored a book with Stuart Harrison, Rievaulx Abbey: Community, Architecture, Memory (Yale University Press, 1999), which has been awarded the Haskins Medal by the Medieval Academy of America. The award is made annually for a distinguished book in the field of medieval studies published within a five-year period. Fergusson was presented with the medal in a ceremony April 2 at the Academy’s annual meeting, held this year in Seattle. This is the book’s second award; in 2002 it received the Alice Hitchcock prize from the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. mary lefkowitz, classical studies, will receive one of two medals given this year by the Radcliffe College Graduate Society during Radcliffe Day, part of alumnae reunion events in June. Nominees for the award must be women who have earned a Radcliffe or Harvard graduate degree and have made an outstanding contribution to their field. For more information, go to www.radcliffe.edu/alumnae/reunions/4and9/radday.php
concert. La Donna Musicale: “Women Composers in 17th-Century Venice.” 12:30 pm, Jewett Aud. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. lecture. “Music and Meaning in the Underground Japanese Hardcore Scene.” Speaker: Jennifer Milioto Matsue. 1:30 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: Japanese. Info: x3226. cws workshop. “Alumnae Career Advisory Network.” 4:30 pm, GRH 130. Info: x2352. panel discussion. “France & the Hijab: Religious Pluralism in Secular Societies.” 4:30 pm, PNE 239. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: fhussain@wellesley.edu. discussion. “Latina Alumnae Career Panel.” 6 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2958. meditation. 7-8 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. goldman lecture. “Is the Government’s Budget Deficit a Serious Problem?” Speaker: Benjamin M. Friedman, Harvard. 8 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor: Economics. Info: x2154. concert. “Canticum Canticorum: 600 Years of ‘Song of Songs’ Settings.” Collegium Musicum. 8 pm, Tower Court. Sponsor: Music. wesak. Buddhist tradition. meditation. 8:30-9 am, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. administrative council meeting. 11am-noon, Academic Council Room. spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court Private Dining Room. Info: x3571. mellon lecture. “Life Not on the Screen: Internet Spectatorship, Net Art and Photography.” Speaker: Dr. Michele White. 5 pm, Jewett 450. Sponsors: Art, Dean’s Office. Info: x2042. unitarian universalist meeting. 6:15 pm, Little Chapel. Info: x3484. lecture. Latina Month. Speaker: Magdalena Gomez, playwright. 6:30 pm, Harambee House. Info: x2958. lecture. “Modern American Women and Islamic Law.” Speaker: Dr. Ingrid Mattson. 7 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: azilanaw@wellesley.edu. ruhlman conference. 9:30 am-6 pm, various locations. Sponsor: Barbara Peterson Ruhlman Fund for Interdisciplinary Study. (See story, above.) Info: ruhlman@wellesley.edu. 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. meeting. Amnesty International. 8 pm, Café Hoop. Info: amnestymail@wellesley.edu. seminar. TIAA-CREF Financial Education. 12:30-2 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Human Resources. Info: x2215. wcw seminar. “Race, Sexuality and the Policing of Gender.” Speaker: Toni Lester, J.D. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Info: x2483. cws meeting. “Stipend Orientation.” 12:30-2 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2352. meditation. 12:30-1 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. 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. open class. “Imag[in]ing Chicago.” Speaker: Neil Hertz, English. 2:50 pm, Towne/Wolfe Galleries. Sponsor: DMCC. Info: x2553. lecture. “Belonging, Citizenship and Ethnic Mixedness among Filipino/a Undergraduates.” Mia Ong, Harvard. (See story, above.) 4:30-5:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Sponsor: Club Filipina. Info: x1459. corneille lecture. “Rock-Bottom Rhetoric.” Speaker: Neil Hertz, English. 5-6:30 pm, SCI 277. Sponsor: English. Info: x2591. english tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. poetry reading. “Favorite Poems.” 6:30-7:30 pm, Brackett Reading Room, Clapp Library. Sponsor: Spring 2004 Mellon Library Interns. Info: cpoon@wellesley.edu. theatre. “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Director: Janice Yang ’04. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, above. ) Sponsor: Upstage. Info: x2220. lecture. “Your Concept Car.” Speakers: Women engineers and designers from Volvo. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. (See story, above.) Info: x3795. concert. Prism Jazz Ensemble. 7 pm, Tower Court. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. bible study and worship services. 7:30 pm, Billings 202. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655. meditation. 8:30-9 am, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. conference. “Human Rights Culture.” (See story, above.) 9-5 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2142. conference. “Global Social Responsibility.” (See story, above.) Pendleton East. Info: lmandevi@wellesley.edu. italian table. 12:30 pm, Tower Court Dining Hall Conference Room. Info: x1999. muslim prayer. 12:45-2 pm. Little Chapel. Sponsor: Al-Muslimat. Info: x2656. film. TBA. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7946. theatre. “The Importance of Being Earnest.” 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, above. ) Sponsor: Upstage. Info: x2220. concert. “Beethoven and His Vibrant Legacy: Concert IV.” Triple Helix Piano Trio with Kim Kashkashian. (See story, below.) 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. beltane. Pagan tradition. conference. “Global Social Responsibility.” (See story, above.) Pendleton East. Info: lmandevi@wellesley.edu. theatre. “The Importance of Being Earnest.” 2 and 8 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Upstage. Info: x2220. concert. Awaken the Dawn. 3 pm, Collins Cinema. Info: awakenmail@wellesley.edu. film. TBA. 7 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7946. concert. Tupelos Spring Show. 8 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info: tupelosmail@wellesley.edu. concert. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, “Choral.” Wellesley-Brandeis Orchestra, Wellesley, Brandeis and other choirs. (See story, below.) 8 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028. celebration. “La Mega Mezcla.” Latina Month. 10:30 pm, Schneider. Info: x2958. twelfth day of rivdan. Baha’i 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. meeting. Darshana prayer and discussion. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsors: Darshana, Hindu Community. Info: x2794. theatre. “The Importance of Being Earnest.” 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. (See story, above.) Sponsor: Upstage. Info: x2220. concert. MIT-Wellesley Toons. 7:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Info: cgross@wellesley.edu. interfaith lecture. “The American Ways of Death: The Ethics of Denial at Home and Acceptance Abroad.” Speaker: George Annas, BU School of Public Health; cofounder, Global Lawyers and Physicians for Human Rights. 7:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsors: Sociology, Babson College. Info: 617-759-4876. monday may 3 meeting. “Disability Discussion.” 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 305. Sponsor: Disability Services. Info: x2434. english tutoring. 6-9 pm, PLTC Small Conference Room. Info: x2480. apt discussion. “Combat Academic Stress: Tips from the APTs and Health Reps.” 7 pm, Stone-Davis Living Room. Sponsor: PLTC. Info: x2641. meditation. 7-8 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793. exhibit. Volvo’s “Your Concept Car.” Davis Museum Plaza, April 27-29. Sponsors: Volvo, Student Activities. (See story, above.) Info: x3795. exhibit. One Thing Leads To Another: A Vignette of Black History. 4th Floor, Clapp Library. Through April. Sponsor: Archives. Info: x2127. exhibit. Steve McQueen, video installation artist, Drumroll, Exodus and Prey. Through June 29, Davis Museum. Info: x2051. exhibit. Floral Watercolors by Nancy Howell. Greenhouse Visitors’ Center. Through April. Sponsor: Friends of Horticulture. Info: x3094. book sale. Clapp Library. Donations: 50 cents-$2. Info: x2894.
don't miss... enjoy back-to-back beethoven concerts friday and saturday Beethoven was one of the most powerful and influential figures in the musical world. This coming weekend, the Music Department will feature his music in two contrasting programs. The first, on Friday, April 30, at 8 pm, is set on an intimate scale; the acclaimed Triple Helix Piano Trio, Wellesley’s ensemble-in-residence, concludes its three-year festival, “Beethoven and His Vibrant Legacy,” with a concert of his chamber works. The concert will also feature the music of Shostakovich, Mahler and Brahms, who were greatly influenced by him. At 8 pm on Saturday, May 1, Neal Hampton directs the Wellesley-Brandeis Orchestra in the composer’s monumental Symphony No. 9, “Choral,” featuring a 160-voice choir consisting of the Wellesley Choir and the Brandeis, University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth and MIT Chamber choruses. Joining the orchestra and chorus will be a stellar cast of soloists, headed by faculty members Andrea Matthews, soprano, and Marion Dry, alto, along with guests Ray Bauens, tenor, and David Kravitz, baritone. Both events will be held in Houghton Memorial Chapel. For more information, call x2028.
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