panel
examines world war II and the politics of memory
A
faculty panel discussion, “World War II and
the Politics of Memory,” will be presented
Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 pm in Pendleton Atrium.
Three members of Wellesley’s History Department
will address the politics of war memory, particularly
in East Asia, Western Europe and Russia. Speakers
include Y.
Tak Matsusaka, Nina
Tumarkin and Dean
of the College Andrew
Shennan.
"This year’s 60th anniversary of the
end of World War II raised searing questions about
how the
war should be understood and remembered,” Tumarkin
said. “What, in fact, should be remembered,
and what ought to be forgotten? Victory? Defeat?
Wartime atrocities? Immediate postwar aggression?
Should heavy wartime losses exempt a nation from
taking moral responsibility for its wartime crimes?”
Recently, Tumarkin noted, responses to these and
other questions have erupted into heated debates “and
governments in various countries have exploited the
memory—or idealized memory—of World War
II to serve current political agendas.”
Matsusaka is a specialist in the history of modern
Japan; Tumarkin teaches courses on the entire span
of Russian history and on Europe in the 20th century;
Shennan’s interests focus on modern European
history, with a particular emphasis on the 20th century,
the history of modern France and World War II.
The panel is sponsored by the History Department
and Clio, a new History Department student organization.
For more information, e-mail ntumarkin@wellesley.edu.
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how
information technology powers wall street
Wellesley
seniors Torlisa Jeffrey and Gowun Kim will present
a lecture in the Computer Science Senior Seminar
Series, “Who are the True Leaders on Wall
Street?” on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 12:30 pm
in Science Center E111.
The students note that today’s Wall Street
firms are leaders in cutting edge technology, relying
on technology divisions to support, develop and
maintain vital business systems. They also have
learned that women are increasingly garnering managerial
positions as well as critical jobs ranging from
programmers to network administrators in this field.
"This past summer I interned at Lehman Brothers
as an IT summer analyst, so I wanted to share my
experiences with my fellow students and the CS
faculty,” said Jeffrey. “Apart from
the technical expertise that I gained as an applications
developer, my internship provided insight into
the current role of women, and the need for technology
in a financial services institution. This perspective
is quite contrary to what people may normally surmise
in considering such firms.”
Kim
added, “I interned at Morgan Stanley
for the Summer IT Analyst program. This seminar
will not only be great for CS students, but it
will also be a fun experience for students in various
fields to learn about women’s roles, internship
opportunities and technology in general.”
The students invite attendees to bring questions
about Wall Street, technology and career opportunities
to the seminar. For more information, call x3025.
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bridging
differences  A
lecture, “How to Bridge Cultural Differences
through Social Issues,” by Yavilah McCoy, will
be presented Tuesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 pm in Collins
Cinema.
An African-American
Jewish woman, McCoy will speak on the topic of
cultural differences and her own
personal experiences with biases and feelings of “otherness.” An
educator, activist and publisher, she is founder
of the Ayecha Resource Organization, which provides
education, advocacy and support for Jewish diversity
in the United States.
The lecture is sponsored by Hillel, and a dessert
reception will be held following the lecture. For
more information, e-mail cspiegel@wellesley.edu or call x2687.
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tells how to succeed in global leadership
 Wellesley
alumna Lucy Marcus ’93 will present a talk, “How
To Be a Successful Global Leader,” on Thursday,
Nov. 10, from 4:30-5:30 pm in Pendleton Atrium.
Marcus will discuss:
- the factors that contribute to the development
of women leaders in modern society;
- how to develop into a leader in your field;
- her own experiences living and working abroad;
- private equity careers for political science
and history majors.
Marcus is founder and CEO of Marcus
Venture Consulting,
Ltd., an organization committed to fostering sustainable
success for funding organizations. She is also
chair of The Global Task Force on Building Women
Leaders, which is conducting the first cross-cultural,
worldwide study on discovering the most effective
means of fostering women leaders in the 21st century.
She is also founder and CEO of HighTech Women,
a 6,000-member group for women in technology-related
sectors, and a co-founder of the Madaket Institute,
a think tank that examines the factors shaping
the future of business in the face of uncertainty.
For more information, contact skim1@wellesley.edu.
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come
to a celebration for two outstanding writers
 “August
Wilson, one of the greatest playwrights the United
States has
ever produced, died in Seattle, Wash., on Sunday,
October 2, 2005,” writes
Selwyn Cudjoe, Africana
Studies, on the Web site, http://www.trinicenter.com/. "I
remember August Wilsonwell. Last fall I took my
students to see one of his last plays, Gem
of the
Ocean, at the Huntington Theatre in Boston. I teach
a course on black drama every other year and always
include one of  Wilson’s plays. A student
must know Wilson’s plays if she hopes to
understand African-American drama. Once I heard
Wilson was
ailing, I decided to do something in his memory.”
The
result is a celebration of Wilson and fellow writer
Derek Walcott, Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 4:15-6
pm in the Library Lecture Room. Albert Laveau,
director
of the Trinidad and Tobago Workshop Theatre, will
read from the works of Walcott. Linda Brothers,
director of the Equal Opportunity Office, will
read from Wilson.
“Walcott
(at right) and Wilson (above, left) are two of
best contemporary playwrights in the world,” said
Cudjoe. The event is sponsored by Africana Studies and other departments.
For more, call x2563.
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holds wal-mart film premiere
 The
Wellesley Association of Labor Rights Activits
(WALRA) will hold a premiere
screening of Wal-Mart: The High Cost of
Low Prices, produced by Robert Greenwald,
Sunday, Nov. 13, from 3-6 pm in Collins
Cinema. A discussion follows.
The
95-minute documentary takes the viewer on
a journey into the everyday lives of families. “As
consumers, all we know is that it has great
low prices and we can get everything from groceries
to haircuts under one roof,” said WALRA
President Felice Espiritu ’06. “But
few of us have talked to Wal-Mart employees
about what it’s like to work there and,
as the title suggests, we all pay high prices
for the low costs. Wal-Mart is the world’s
largest retailer and the U.S.’s largest
private employer; it has a huge impact on American
communities and is expanding into other countries.
It also has a huge impact on its suppliers.” For
more information, e-mail fespirit@wellesley.edu.
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don't
miss...zany humor characterizes theatrical
crimes of the heart
 Wellesley College Theatre will present
Crimes of the Heart, directed by Nora Hussey, and
with set and lights designed by resident designer,
Ken Loewit, Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 pm; Friday,
Nov. 11, at 8 pm; Saturday, Nov. 12, at 2 and 8
pm; and Sunday, Nov. 13, at 2 and 7 pm in the Ruth
Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae Hall. The play, which
first put playwright and screenwriter Beth Henley
on the map, took Broadway by storm in 1981 and
went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle
Award for best new American play and the Pulitzer
Prize for drama.
Described as warmhearted, irreverent,
zany and brilliantly imaginative, the play teems
with humanity and humor as it examines the plight
of three young sisters betrayed by their passions.
The scene is Hazlehurst, Miss., where the three
Magrath sisters, Lenny, Meg and Babe, have gathered
to await news of their grandfather, who is living
out his last hours in the local hospital. Hailed
by The New York Times as “the best comedy
in a decade,” this portrait of “goofy,
pained, small town characters” has been entertaining
audiences for 20 years. Tickets are $12 for general
admission, $10 for students, seniors and Wellesley
College personnel, and free for Wellesley and MIT
students with an ID. For more information and reservations,
call x2000.
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colleagues
in the news
barbara
beltz, neuroscience, presented a lecture, “Making
New Neurons in Old Brains—the Difference
between Night and Day,” at Hopedale’s
Bancroft Memorial Library this month. She discussed
the recent discovery that new brain cells (neurons)
are born and are integrated into the adult human
brain and the brains of many other organisms. The
lecture touched on what these new neurons are doing
and how they may be involved in our ability to
learn. Research suggests individuals can influence
the production of neurons in their own brains.
Beltz serves as an editor for Arthropod Structure
and Development, is chairwoman of the Board of
Examiners for the Graduate Record Examination in
Biology and is a member of the Committee on Development
of Women’s Careers in Neuroscience, Society
of Neuroscience.
david
ellerby,
biological sciences, has collaborated on a paper
with colleagues at Northeastern University
that has been awarded a prize by the Journal
of Experimental Biology. The Journal stated that “the
Editors would like to announce the launch of ‘The
Bob Boutilier Memorial Best Paper Prize,’ to
acknowledge annually the most outstanding scientific
contribution to…the field of integrative
biology, published in the Journal of Experimental
Biology.” A summary of the paper can be found
online.
guy
rogers, classical studies, has written an essay
for the Litchfield County Times, “The
Ground Zero Memorials: Remember the Acropolis.” The
piece talked about the debate about what to build
at Ground Zero four years after 9/11 and how it
relates to ancient memorials. “Like our democratic
forbears, we now have an opportunity to make a
statement about America’s ideals and history
at Ground Zero,” he said.
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calendar
monday november 7
japanese table. 12:30-1:20 pm, Tower Court private
dining hall. Info: x7922.
lecture. “Research on French Women Writers:
Anthologies and Beyond.” Speakers: Vicki
Mistacco, French; Matilda Bruckner, Boston College;
Domna Stanton, Graduate Center of CUNY. 5 pm, French
House. Info: x2975.
meeting. CG Senate. 6 pm, Academic Council Room.
Info: cgpresident@wellesley.edu.
esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room.
Info: x2480.
lecture. “The Buddha’s Apprentices.” Speaker:
Sumi Loundon, author. 7 pm, Library Lecture Room.
Sponsor: Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
panel. “World War II and the Politics of
Memory.” Speakers: Andrew Shennan, Dean of
the College; Y. Tak Matsusaka and Nina Tumarkin,
history. 8 pm, PNE 225A. (See story.) Sponsor:
History. Info: x2602.
german table. 8-9 pm, Stone living room. Info:
x1685.
bahá’í gathering. 8:30 pm,
Freeman living room. Info: x4188.
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tuesday
november 8
cws workshop. “Résumé Writing.” 12:30
pm, FND 120. Info: x2352.
lecture. “Celebrating August Wilson and Derek
Walcott.” Speakers: Albert Leaveau, director,
Trinidad and Tobago Workshop Theatre; Linda Brothers,
Equal Opportunity Office. 4:15-6 pm, Library Lecture
Room. (See story.) Sponsor: Africana Studies.
Info: x2563.
lecture. “Iraq, the Left and the Meaning
of Solidarity Today.” Speaker: Gary Kent,
Labour Friends of Iraq. 4:30 pm, PNE 239. Sponsor:
Sociology. Info: x2137.
lecture. “Ending Global Poverty.” Speaker:
Muhammad Yunus, founder, Grameen Bank. 6:30-8 pm,
PNE 225A. Sponsor: Sociology. Info: x2137.
cws workshop. “Self-Assessment.” 7-9
pm, GRH 330. Info: x2352.
lecture. “How to Bridge Cultural Differences
Through Social Issues.” Speaker: Yavilah
McCoy, Ayecha Resource Organization. 7:30 pm, Collins
Cinema. (See story.) Sponsor: Hillel. Info:
x2687.
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wednesday november 9
lecture. “Why Experimental Community Ecology
Matters to Conservation Biology.” Noon-2
pm, SCI 277. Sponsor: Biochemistry, Chemistry and
Biology Club. Info: BCBCmail@wellesley.edu.
chinese table. 12:30-1:20 pm, Bates private dining
hall. Info: CSAmail@wellesley.edu.
seminar. “Who Are the True Leaders on Wall
Street?” Speakers: Torlisa Jeffrey ’06
and Gowun Kim ’06. 12:30 pm, SCI 111. (See
story.) Sponsor: Computer Science. Info:
x3025.
meditation. 12:30-1 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor:
Buddhist Community. Info: x2793.
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. “Ending Tyranny in Iraq.” Speaker:
Fernando Teson, FSU School of Law. 4:30 pm, PNE
225A. Sponsor: Sociology. Info: x2137.
gathering. 6 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Unitarian
Universalists. Info: x3484.
film/lecture. Trembling Before G-d. Speaker: Sandi
Simcha DuBowski, film director. 6-8 pm, Collins
Cinema. Sponsor: Spectrum. Info: Spectrummail@wellesley.edu.
cws workshop. “Medical School & Residency:
What Are They Really Like?” 7 pm, SCI 277.
Info: x2352.
basketball vs. Worcester State. 7 pm. Info: x2003.
concert. “Blue Notes Fall Teaser.” 9
pm, Tower Court Great Hall. Info: BlueNotesmail@wellesley.edu.
film. Basquiat. 9:30 pm, Collins Cinema. Sponsor:
DMCC. Info: x3386.
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thursday
november 10
cws
workshop. “Writing Effective Cover Letters.” 12:30
pm, GRH 428. Info: x2352.
cws info session. Yale Divinity School. 12:30 pm,
PNE 349. Info: x2352.
wcw lecture. “A Dream Deferred: Barriers
to Implementation of Child Support Policy in Post-Apartheid
South Africa.” Speaker: Jasmine Waddell,
researcher. 12:30-1:30 pm, Cheever House. Info:
x2500.
president’s
open office hour. 12:30-1:30
pm, GRH 350. Info: x2243.
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.
admission open house. 3:30-5:30 pm, Weaver House.
Info: x2273.
cws lecture. “How
to Be a Successful Global Leader.” Speaker:
Lucy Marcus ’93,
CEO, Marcus Venture Consulting. 4:30 pm, PNE 225A.
(See story) Info: x2352.
italian table. 5:30-6:45 pm, Tower Court private
dining hall. Info: x2616.
cws panel. “Financial Planning & Debt
Management for Grad School.” 6 pm, SCI 277.
RSVP by 11/7 to mcallery@wellesley.edu.
esl tutoring. 6-8 pm, PLTC small conference room.
Info: x2480.
lecture. “Behind the Swoosh: Sweatshops and
Social Justice.” Speakers: Jim Keady and
Leslie Kretzu, labor rights activists. 6:30 pm,
PNE 239. Info: walramail@wellesley.edu.
cws workshop. “Second Interviews.” 7
pm, FND 120. Info: x2352.
theatre. Crimes
of the Heart. 7 pm, Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre, Alumnae
Hall. Cost: Free to Wellesley/MIT
students with ID; staff/other students/seniors:
$10; others: $12. (See story.) Info: x2000.
worship service. 7 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Protestant
Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
meeting. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. 7-9:30
pm, BIL 100. Info: wivcfmail@wellesley.edu.
panel. “Body Talks.” 8 pm, Stone Center.
Sponsor: OMHA. Info: x1112.
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friday
november 11
veterans day.
birth of bahá’u’lláh. Bahá’í tradition. (Sundown.)
conversation
starter. “The Uses and
Abuses of Measurement.” Speaker: Margaret
Wheatley, Ed.D. 12:30-1:30 pm, Tishman Commons,
Wang Campus Center. This presentation is
designed to be a conversation starter for members
of the
2015 Commission and the community.
Lunch
will be served.
Sponsor: Info: x2239.
cws info session. Duke
University Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth
Sciences. 12:30 pm, PNE 225A. RSVP to mcallery
@wellesley.edu.
prayer/discussion. Muslim
communal (Jummah). 12:30-2:30 pm, lower chapel.
Info: x2656.
lecture. “Genocide in Darfur.” Speaker:
Rebecca Hamilton, Darfur Action Group. 4-5 pm,
PNE 225A. Info: Amnestymail@wellesley.edu.
shabbat service. 5:30-6:30
pm, BIL 300. Info: x2685.
bible study. 7
pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Asian Baptist Student
Koinonia. Info: x1831.
films. Broken
Flowers, 7 pm; Palindromes, 9 pm.
Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info:
x7043.
performance. WASAC
Cultural Show. 7-10 pm, Jewett Auditorium. Sponsor:
WASAC. Info: WASACmail@wellesley.edu
theatre. Crimes
of the Heart. 8 pm. (See 11/10
listing.)
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saturday
november 12
foh workshop. “Computers for Artists.” Speaker:
Wendy Hollender, textile artist. 9:30 am-3:30 pm.
Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Cost: members:
$120; others: $150. Info: x3094.
theatre. Crimes
of the Heart. 2 and 8 pm. (See
11/10 listing.)
jazz night. 6 pm, College Club. Info: x2700.
films. Palindromes. 7 pm; Broken
Flowers, 9 pm.
Collins Cinema. Sponsor: Film Society. Info: x7043.
performance. WASAC Cultural Show. (See 11/11 listing.)
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sunday november 13
foh workshop. “Computers for Artists.” (See
11/12 listing.)
worship service. 11:15 am, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor:
Protestant Christian Chaplaincy. Info: x2655.
concert. Wellesley College Choir and Rutgers University
Glee Club. 1:30 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor: Music.
Info: x2028.
theatre. Crimes
of the Heart. 2 and 7 pm. (See
11/10 listing.)
film/discussion. "Wal-Mart: The
High Cost of Low Prices." 3 pm, Collins
Cinema. (See story, page
2.) Info: walramail@wellesley.edu.
catholic mass. 4 pm, Houghton Chapel. Sponsor:
Newman Catholic Ministry. Info: x2688.
meeting. Darshana. 5 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor:
Hindu Community. Info: x2794.
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monday november 14
japanese table. 12:30-1:20 pm, Tower Court private
dining hall. Info: x7922.
cws workshop. “Effective Networking.” 4:30
pm, FND 120. Info: x2352.
meeting. CG Senate. (See 11/7 listing.)
esl tutoring. (See 11/7 listing.)
meditation. 7-8:15 pm, lower chapel. Sponsor: Buddhist
Community. Info: x2793.
german table. (See 11/7 listing.)
bahá’í gathering. (See 11/7
listing.)
concert. Fall Lip Sync. 9 pm, Schneider. Sponsor:
House Presidents Council. Info: HPCmail@wellesley.edu.
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ongoing
exhibit. Hooked
on Lichens: Three Perspectives. Botanic Gardens Visitor Center. Through 11/10.
Sponsor: FOH. Info: x3504.
exhibit. Student Photography. Through 11/11. Jewett
Sculpture Court. Info: eduryeeb@wellesley.edu.
exhibits. Hold:
Vessel 1. Etchings to Rexroth. Mural by Aaron Noble. Through 12/18. DMCC. Info:
x2051.
exhibit. Extended
Boundaries. Through 12/18. DMCC.
Info: x2051.
book sale. Clapp Library reading room. Donations:
50 cents to $4. Info: x2894.
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save the date!
11/10/05: Online registration for Spring 2006 ends. Info:
x2393.
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