10-17

october

2005

blowin’ in the wind: prof. ricks finds insights into dylan

Christopher Ricks will talk about the music and poetry of Bob Dylan in a lecture, “Bob Dylan and Misogyny,” on Monday, Oct. 17, in Collins Cinema. A reception will be held at 4:30 pm in Collins Café; the lecture begins at 5:15 pm.

Ricks is the author of the 2004 book, Dylan’s Sins of Vision, which is newly released in paperback. A professor of humanities at Boston University, Ricks “allows his own musings about Bob Dylan to go ‘blowin’ in the wind’ in this love letter to the enigmatic bard,” according to a review in Publishers Weekly. “Focusing on the centrality of the seven deadly sins (pride, anger, lust, envy, sloth, greed, covetousness), the four virtues (justice, temperance, fortitude, prudence) and the three graces (faith, hope, love) in Dylan’s writings, Ricks confirms Dylan’s poetic genius and elevates the poet of the north country to canonical status alongside Tennyson, Shakespeare and Milton.”

In The New Yorker, Alex Ross wrote that “Ricks’s writing on Dylan is the best there is. Unlike most rock critics — ‘40-year-olds talking to 10-year-olds,’ Dylan has called them — he writes for adults.” In the Times of London, Bryan Appleyard maintained that “Ricks, one of the most distinguished literary critics of our time, is almost the only writer to have applied serious literary intelligence to Dylan.”

An online description of the book reads, “Bob Dylan’s ways with words are a wonder, matched as they are with his music and verified by those voices of his. In response to the whole range of Dylan early and late (his songs of social conscience, of earthly love, of divine love and of contemplation), this critical appreciation listens to Dylan’s attentive genius, alive in the very words and their rewards. Dylan’s countless listeners (and even the artist himself, who knows?) may agree with W.H. Auden that Ricks ‘is exactly the kind of critic every poet dreams of finding.’” For more information, call x2591.

wcw researcher to discuss ‘social fathers’

Demographic trends such as growing numbers of nonmarital births, increasing cohabitation, the delay or diminishing incidence of marriage and high rates of divorce have moved fathers and fatherhood front and center politically in the United States. Increasingly, men other than biological fathers play important roles in the daily lives of many children and families. Called “social fathers,” these are men who help parent other than their own children.

On Thursday, Oct. 13, from 12:30-1:30 pm in the Wellesley Centers for Women’s Cheever House, researcher Michelle Bragg will present a free lunchtime seminar, “Beyond Dads: Other Men in Families.” Bragg received her Ph.D. from the School of Public Policy at George Mason University in January 2004. In keeping with her interests in social policy and culture, her dissertation, “Social Fathering Among African American Men and the Impact on Child and Family Outcomes,” focused on the influence of an important subgroup of fathers and the current policy emphasis on “married fatherhood.”

Bragg will discuss how, as the context of American families continues to change, normative definitions of “father” and “family” need to expand. Fatherhood initiatives and family-related policies that define either too narrowly may leave many social father families un-served or under-served, she notes. For more information, go to www.wcwonline.org or call x2500.

helping the forgotten

Refugee rights activist Sasha Chanoff, founder and executive director of Mapendo International, a nongovernmental group working to aid refugees and displaced people of conflict-torn countries, will talk about “The Crisis in Darfur” on Monday, Oct. 17, at 8 pm in Collins Cinema.

Chanoff has traveled frequently to Africa, including the Darfur region in Sudan. He will address the genocide occurring there and suggest ways to help to stop it. His organization, Mapendo International, works to fill the critical and unmet needs of people affected by war and conflict who have fallen through the net of humanitarian assistance. The event is sponsored by Amnesty International. For more information, e-mail kbundy@wellesley.edu.

music performance to benefit hurricane victims

A concert featuring Romanian sacral music will be offered Sunday, Oct. 16, at 7 pm in Houghton Memorial Chapel. It will feature pan-flutist Nicolae Voiculet and organist Giovanni de Cecco. A rising international star, Voiculet performs classical music inspired by Romanian folk and traditional tunes, accompanied by renowned Italian organist de Cecco.

“In a cross-national solidarity gesture, this concert serves as a rememberance of the terrible devastation in Romania during the floods of 2005,” said Bosnia native Dubravka Colic ’06, who is organizing the event. The concert is sponsored by Slater International. For more, e-mail dcolic@wellesley.edu.



horticulturist offers lunchtime botanic garden tour

Botanic Gardens horticulturist Tricia Diggins invites one and all to a lunchtime walk through the Hunnewell Arboretum and Alexandra Botanic Garden Wednesday, Oct. 12, from noon-1 pm. As primary caretaker of the Botanic Gardens’ outdoor plantings, Diggins has a unique perspective on the trees and shrubs that thrive there. Walkers will enjoy fall colors while learning valuable tidbits about the history, growth habits and suitability of woody plants for home gardens.

Among the sites in the Hunnewell Arboretum is an open area presided over by a mighty fir, the traditional site of many Wellesley weddings. The delicate foliage of the specimens in the Japanese maple allee conceal a hidden grotto, one of many water features in the gardens. The arboretum’s woodland pond is shaded by the brilliant scarlet leaves of a tupelo, a tree with particular significance at Wellesley. A waterfall arising from Cedar Knoll marks the beginning of the Silver Thread, the small stream that winds through the garden. And Paramecium Pond reflects striking colors of birches, blueberries and other plantings. For more, call x3504.

humanities center construction begins

In the space vacated by the Admission Office after its move to the newly renovated Weaver House in September, work began last week on the second floor of Green Hall, the future home of the Newhouse Center for the Humanities (NCH). According to Project Manager Mike Dawley, the first phase of the project will consist of demolition, most of which will be scheduled after regular work hours. The second floor hallway will be closed throughout construction, and work spaces will be sealed for safety and to mitigate construction-related dust and sound. Construction is slated to begin in November.

When the renovation is completed early in the spring, the NCH will include seminar and meeting rooms, a faculty lounge, administrative offices and offices for resident fellows. The eight to twelve fellows to be hosted each year will include post-doctoral fellows, Wellesley faculty on sabbatical and visiting scholars from other institutions. The first class of Newhouse Resident Fellows will join the campus community in the fall of 2006. The center’s design will preserve many of the area’s architectural features, including seven stone archways, while introducing more natural light into the space and creating spaces for collaboration and formal and informal gatherings.

More information on the NHC can be found on the Web at www.wellesley.edu/NCH/.

colleagues in the news

courtney coile, economics, has been interviewed on the topic of Social Security reform by the news magazine program “CityLine” on Boston’s WCVB-TV. The interview was conducted by Angie Hu ’05. Earlier she was interviewed for the program “The Graying of America” on PBS’ NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. The program addressed the growing number of senior citizens in the United States and the impact that will have on Social Security. “By the year 2030, the United States is going to be more gray than Florida is now,” she said.

ifeanyi menkiti, philosophy, has read from his new book, Of Altair, the Bright Light, at a number of venues over the past months, including at the Somerville Public Library, which resulted in an extensive article in The Somerville News. He has also spoken at Border’s Books and other bookstores in the Boston area and will offer a reading at the Wellesley Public Library on Oct. 26 at 6:30 pm.

margaret thompson, geosciences, will present research at the 117th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America on Oct. 19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. About 6,200 geoscientists are expected to attend. Her topic is “Neoproterozoic Paleogeography of the Southeastern New England Avalon Zone: Insights from U-PB Geochronology and Paleomagnetism,” which will be presented with A.M. Grunow of the Byrd Polar Research Center at Ohio State University. “Paleomagnetic investigations have long suggested that West Avalonian terranes of Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and southeastern New England originated adjacent to northern Gondwana, but the exact position has never been resolved,” note the researchers. Their work aims to learn the answers by studying paleomagnetic rocks.

calendar

monday october 10

columbus day. Administrative holiday.

fall break. No classes.

fall open campus. 8 am-4:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor: Admission. Info: x2270.

film. Les Demoiselles de Rochefort. 7 pm, FND 120. Info: mdailcro@wellesley.edu.

meditation. 7-8:15 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

tuesday october 11

fall break. No classes.

soccer vs. Babson. 4 pm. Info: x2003.

lecture. “Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.” 6-8:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Preregister. Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.

wednesday october 12

saraswati puja. Hindu tradition.

yom kippur. Jewish tradition. Begins at sundown.

walk. Noon-1 pm, Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Rain date: 10/13. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3094.

cws workshop. “Stanford Graduate School of Business.” 12:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

meditation. 12:30-1 pm. (See 10/10 listing.)

russian table. 12:30-1:30 pm, FND 416. Info: x3549.

spanish table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x3571.

lecture/recital. “Alternate Paths to Musical Coherence in a Time of Ferment.” 12:30-2:15 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, page 4.) Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 4:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

lecture. “Evolutionary Game Theory: Essential for a Computational Approach to Biology.”
Speaker: Martin Nowak, mathematics/biology, Harvard. 5-6:15 pm, PNW 212. Sponsor: Quantitative Reasoning. Info: x2152.

gathering. 6 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian Universalists. Info: x3484.

yom kippur service. 6-10 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2687.

thursday october 13

dussehra. Hindu tradition.

yom kippur service. 10 am-6:30 pm, Library Lecture Room. Info: x2687.

wcw lecture. “Beyond Dads: Other Men in Families.” Speaker: Michelle Bragg,

researcher. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. (See story, page 1.) Info: x2500.

arabic table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2916.

french table. 12:30-1:30 pm, Bates private dining hall. Info: x2403.

cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 4:30 pm, PNE 239. Info: x2352.

italian table. 5:30-6:45 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x2616.

esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room. Info: x2480.

slide show. “Images of Women.” 7 pm, Bates living room. Sponsor: Health Services. Info: x2821.

worship service. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

performance. Latina comedienne Marga Gomez. 7-9 pm, Schneider. Sponsor: Spectrum. Info: Spectrummail@wellesley.edu.

meeting. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. 7-9:30 pm, BIL 100. Info: wivcfmail@wellesley.edu.

friday october 14

volleyball. Wellesley Invitational. Noon. Info: x2003.

cws workshop. “Interview Skills.” 12:30 pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352.

prayer/discussion. Muslim communal (Jummah). 12:30-2:30 pm, lower chapel. Info: x2656.

shabbat service. 5:30-6:30 pm, BIL 300. Info: x2685.

discussion/concert. “The Odyssey of a 1918 Rada Drum Set: From Haiti to Lancaster.”
Speakers: Susan Hurley-Glowa, music, Franklin & Marshall College; Gerdes Fleurant, music professor emeritus. Reception: 6 pm; discussion: 7:15 pm; Yanvalou performance:
8-9:30 pm, Jewett Auditorium. (See story, page 4.) Sponsor: Music. Info: x2028.

bible study. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student Koinonia. Info: x1831.


saturday october 15

volleyball. Wellesley Invitational. 9 am. Info: x2003.

medieval festival. “Falling Leaves.” 10 am-10 pm, Munger Meadow. Info: FeldingMedievalmail@wellesley.edu.

golf. Wellesley Invitational. 10:30 am. Info: x2003.

concert. Yale Russian Chorus. 8-10 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Russian Area Studies. Info: x3563.

sunday october 16

chemistry fun. Activities for children such as slime-making and more. 10 am-4 pm, Science Center. (Lectures closed due to preregistration.) Info: mcash0953@aol.com.

golf. Wellesley Invitational. 10:30 am. Info: x2003.

worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.

catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.

meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, meditation room, lower chapel. Sponsor: Hindu Community. Info: x2794.

concert. “Romanian Sacral Music: Solidarity Concert for Victims of Katrina.” 7 pm, Houghton Chapel. (See story, page 2.) Sponsor: Slater International. Info: x1204.

monday october 17

japanese table. 12:30-1:20 pm, Tower Court private dining hall. Info: x7922.
seminar. “Let’s Talk About Google.” 4:30 pm, SCI 278. Sponsor: Computer Science. Info: x3147.

gold lecture. “Bob Dylan and Misogyny.” Speaker: Christopher Ricks, humanities, BU. Reception: 4:30 pm; lecture: 5:15 pm, Collins Cinema. (See story, page 1.) Sponsor: English. Info: x2591.

meeting. College Government Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room. Info: cgpresident@wellesley.edu.

esl tutoring. (See 10/13 listing.)

cws workshop. “Alumnae/Student Mock Interviews.” 6:30-8:30 pm, GRH 441. RSVP: shuq@wellesley.edu.

meditation. (See 10/10 listing.)

meeting. Wellesley College Democrats. 8-9 pm, PNE 122. Info: Democratsmail@wellesley.edu.

lecture. “Crisis in Dafur.” Speaker: Sasha Chanoff, Mapendo International. 8-9:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Amnesty International. (See story, page 1.) Info: Amnestymail@wellesley.edu.

baha’i gathering. 8:30 pm, Freeman living room. Info: x4188.

concert. “Toons and Tupelos Fall Teaser.” 8:30-10 pm, Tower Court West. Info: Toonsmail@wellesley.edu.

ongoing

exhibit. Coffee & Conversation: Campus Centers at Wellesley College. Through 10/28. Clapp Library first floor reference room. (See story, page 4.) Info: x2128.

exhibit. Underground Studios VII. Through 11/1. Jewett Arts Center student gallery. Info: x2042.

exhibit. Hooked on Lichens: Three Perspectives. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Through 11/10. Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3504.

exhibits. Hold: Vessel 1. Etchings to Rexroth. Mural by Aaron Noble. Through 12/18. DMCC. Info: x2051.

book sale. Clapp Library reading room. Donations: 50 cents to $4. Info: x2894.

don't miss...music department offers outstanding events

Two outstanding musical events will be presented by the Wellesley College Music Department this week. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 12:30 pm in Jewett Auditorium, the artist-in residence group, Triple Helix Piano Trio, will present a lecture-recital, “Music from the Inside Out: Alternate Paths to Musical Coherence in a Time of Ferment (1890-1940).” The trio includes Lois Shapiro, piano, Bayla Keyes, violin, and Rhonda Rider, cello.

On Friday, Oct. 14, come hear the Wellesley/Yanvalou Salute to the Haitian Studies Association. A reception will be held from 6-7:15 pm in the Davis Museum and Cultural Center foyer followed by a panel discussion from 7:15-8 pm in Jewett Auditorium on “The Odyssey of a 1918 Rada Drum Set: From Haiti to Lancaster” with speakers Susan Hurley-Glowa, Ph.D., of the Franklin-Marshall Music Department, and Gerdes Fleurant, professor of music, emeritus.

From 8-9:30 pm, there will be a musical performance by the Wellesley group Yanvalou in Jewett Auditorium. Yanvalou is a drum and dance ensemble that performs traditional music and dance of Africa as it exists today in Haiti and Brazil. Yanvalou’s artisitc director, Kera Washington, will join visiting choreographer Peniel Guerrier in presenting the performance. For more information, call x2028.

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