Archived announcements for February, 2006
Recent Activities of the Committee on Academic Priorities (CAP)
The recent activities of the Committee
on Academic Priorities (CAP) can be
found in their Letter to the Community,
April 28, 2005. To read the letter,
visit
http://www.amherst.edu/~cap/letter.html.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~cap/letter.html
Amherst College Students and Faculty Travel to New Orleans to Clean Up
Seven Amherst College students and two
professors joined a clean-up trip to New
Orleans earlier this month, working with
the United Methodist Committee on Relief
(UMCOR). Pat O’Hara, the Thalheimer
Professor of Chemistry at Amherst, who
was one of the organizers of the trip,
says they worked for five days in the
devastated city. The Amherst College
students were Sara Barmettler ’08,
Chanel Clarke ’09, Cameron Lang ’08,
Aeri Park ’09, Meg Ray ’08, Carolyn Shea
’08 and Lucy Sheehan ’08.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01ohara.html
Amherst College Asian Language Professor Wako Tawa Receives Grant
Wako Tawa, the William R. Kenan
Professor of Asian Languages and
Civilizations at Amherst College, has
received a grant of ¥ 3,384,795
(~$30,000) from the Shoyu Club in Tokyo
to disseminate to high school teachers
her “meta-linguistic approach” for
teaching Japanese and “step method” for
learning the language. The Shoyu Club,
founded in 1928 to promote Japanese
culture through the use of the language
overseas, considers Tawa’s unique
approach, which she originated at
Amherst College, a significant
improvement in the task—often considered
impossibly difficult for Americans—of
acquiring the Japanese language.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01tawa.html
Fall 2005 Faculty Research Award Program Awards
Thirteen faculty members received
funding awards in December 2005
through the college’s Faculty Research
Award Program (FRAP), which supports
the research activities of regular
full- and part-time, tenured and
tenure-track Amherst College faculty
members. Since 2000, FRAP has been
endowed by the H. Axel Schupf ’57 Fund
for Intellectual Life. Visit
http://www.amherst.edu/~deanfac/funding
/frapawardfall05.html to read about
these FRAP-supported projects.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~deanfac/funding/frapawardfall05.html
Theologian Michael J. Buckley, S.J. To Speak on Atheism on Feb. 2
Michael J. Buckley, S.J., University
Professor of Theology at Boston College,
will speak on “The Dialectical Progress
of Modern Atheism” at 4 p.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 2, in the Cole Assembly
Room (Red Room) in Converse Hall at
Amherst College. Sponsored by the Newman
Club at Amherst College and the Willis
D. Wood Fund, Buckley’s talk is free and
open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01buckley.html
Amherst College Professor Ilan Stavans, Editor of New Edition of Writings of Rubén Darío, Receives Nicaraguan Award
Ilan Stavans, the Lewis-Sebring
Professor of Latin American and Latino
Culture at Amherst College, recently
received the prestigious Rubén Darío
Medal in Nicaragua and was named
Distinguished Guest of Managua. Stavans
was in Managua for the release of a new
anthology, Rubén Darío: Selected
Writings (Penguin, New York, 2005,
paper, 496 pp.), a bilingual edition
which he edited and introduced, with
translations by Andrew Hurley, Greg
Simon and Steven F. White.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01stavans.html
Grants Available from the Alpha Delta Phi and David P. Patchel Memorial Funds; Deadline Feb. 1
Support for senior projects is
available in the form of grants from
the Alpha Delta Phi Fund and the David
P. Patchel Memorial Fund. The Alpha
Delta Phi Fund is designed to support
senior essay writing, special topics
and other comparable independent
projects. Monies from the David P.
Patchel Memorial Fund can be used for
senior projects having to do with the
moving image specifically, whether
essays, theses or production
projects. Additional information and
application procedures for these funds
may be found on the Dean of the
Faculty's Website at
www.amherst.edu/~deanfac/funding/studen
tresearch.html. The deadline for
submitting applications this semester
is February 1, 2006.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~deanfac/funding/studentresearch/html
Admission Office Fellowship -- Deadline Feb. 1
The Admission Office Fellowship
provides a recent graduate the
opportunity to be an integral part of
the Admission Office professional
staff. The fellow serves as one of 10
members of the Admission Committee,
makes public presentations on campus,
travels to high schools and college
fairs across the country, evaluates
applications and contributes to
admission decisions. Applications for
the position will be available in mid-
January, and we encourage all
interested seniors to apply. Interviews
will be conducted in February, and
final decisions are expected to be made
prior to Spring Break. If you would
like to hear more about the fellowship,
please call the current fellows, Julian
Michael '04 and John Quigley '04, at
ext. 2328.
Feb. 21 -- Effectively Engaging In Your Community
A Five College Workshop on community
involvement will be held in the
Friedmann Room of the Keefe Campus Center on Tuesday, Feb. 21,
from 6 to 8:45 p.m. Dinner will be
provided. Please register with Karen
Lee-Roberts, X5140.
Feb. 8 -- World Culture and the Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology
Daniel Kleinman will give a talk
titled "On the Path to
Standardization? World Culture and the
Regulation of Agricultural
Biotechnology" on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 4:30
p.m. in the Babbott Room. Professor of
Sociology at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, Kleinman
is author of "Politics on the Endless
Frontier: Postwar Research Policy in
the United States" (Duke,
1995), "Impure Cultures: University
Biology and the World of Commerce"
(Wisconsin, 2003), and "From
Biotechnology to the Internet: Science
and Technology in Society:
Contemporary Controversies"
(Blackwell, forthcoming). This lecture sponsored by the Office
of the President.
Bernstein and Wilbur’s Candide at Amherst College Feb. 2, 3 and 4
The Amherst College Department of Music
will present a fully staged 50th
anniversary production of the 1956
Broadway hit Candide, with songs by
Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Amherst
College alumnus and former U.S. Poet
Laureate Richard Wilbur ’42 at 8 p.m. on
Thursday, Feb. 2, and Friday, Feb. 3,
and at 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on
Saturday, Feb. 4, in Buckley Recital
Hall in the Arms Music Center at Amherst
College. General admission is $5, but
the show is free to Amherst College
students. Reservations are recommended;
e-mail candide@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01candide.html
Dance Auditions for Awakening February 3 and 4
Choreographed by Taela Brooks ’06,
"Awakening" is a series of dance pieces of
different styles from hip-hop to contemporary
techniques. The overarching theme of the
performance will revolve around
interpersonal relationships and the
complexities of love. Auditions will be held February 3 and 4
on the Amherst College campus. Hip-hop
auditions will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in the
Fitness Center Aerobics Room; contemporary dance auditions will be held
from 7 to 8 p.m. in Studio 1, Webster Hall.
Performance dates are April 13-15.
Dance Auditions for Soul Restriction Feb. 3 and 4
Nick Brentley '06 will be
choreographing
and performing original works in a dual
thesis concert with fellow
Theater/Dance
major Taela Brooks '06. Such works
will
range from athletic hip-hop to
contemporary
floorwork to explosive Afro-fusion.
Included
will be a duet between the two dancers
choreographed by Smith College artist-
in-residence
Mark Allan Davis. Led by an intense,
dynamic drive, this will truly be an
energetic
concert with a heavy emphasis on the
juxtaposition of music and movement.
Dancers should be ready to move. Pop-n-
lock experience is a plus but not
necessary. Auditions will be held on February 3
and 4
on the Amherst College campus. Hip-hop
auditions will be from 5 to 6 p.m. in
the
Fitness Center Aerobics Room, and the
contemporary dance auditions will be
held
from 7 to 8 p.m. in Studio 1, Webster
Hall.
Performance dates are April 13-15.
Lori Pompa, Founder of Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, To Speak Feb. 6
On Feb. 6, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the
Octagon, Lori Pompa will speak
on "Exploring Issues of Crime and
Justice from Inside the Walls." Pompa
will talk about her ten year
experience at Temple University of
bringing college students together
with incarcerated men and women to
study as peers in seminars behind
prison walls. Pompa's courses have allowed
students to rethink what they have
learned in the classroom and gain
insights that will help them to better
pursue the work of creating a more
effective and humane criminal justice
system. This lecture is the first in a
series, "Regulating Citizens: Prisons
and the Future of Democratic
Societies," in conjunction with
Political Science 56 and funded by the
Corliss Lamont Lectureship for a Peaceful World.
For more information: For more information about the lectureship series and the course please see the PS56 Blackboard site at blackboard.amhers
Feb. 6 -- Political Science and European Studies Lecture
Nicolas de Boisgrollier, of the
Brookings Institution, Center on the
U.S. and Europe, will give a lecture
titled "Does Europe Have Anything To
Offer The World" on Monday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in the Cole Assembly
Room, Converse Hall.
Writer Alexander Chee To Read on Feb. 6
Novelist Alexander Chee will read from
his work at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6,
in Fayerweather 113 at Amherst College.
This event, sponsored by the Creative
Writing Center, is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02Chee.html
Brookings Fellow Nicolas de Boisgrollier To Speak on Europe Feb. 6
Nicolas de Boisgrollier, a visiting
fellow at the Brookings Institution
Center on the U.S. and Europe, will give
a lecture titled “Does Europe Have
Anything To Offer The World?” at 7:30
p.m. on Monday, Feb. 6, in the Cole
Assembly Room (Red Room) in Converse
Hall at Amherst College. Sponsored by
the Department of Political Science at
Amherst College, de Boisgrollier’s talk
is free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02boisgrollier.html
An Invitation To Dinner Before This Friday's Multifaith Service
Members of the Amherst College
community are invited to a dinner
before the Martin Luther King
Multifaith Service this Friday, Feb.
10. The dinner will take place at 5:30
p.m. in the Octagon, and the service
(featuring The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts
III, pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist
Church in the City of New York and
president of the State University of
New York College at Old Westbury) will
be held in Johnson Chapel beginning at
7 p.m. No RSVP is necessary for the
dinner. All are encouraged to attend!
Prison Activist Lori Pompa To Speak Feb. 6
Temple University criminal justice
instructor Lori Pompa will speak on
“Exploring Issues of Crime and Justice
from Inside the Walls” at 4:30 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 6, in the Babbott Room in
the Octagon. The
first in a series of lectures on
“Regulating Citizens: Prisons and the
Future of Democratic Societies”
sponsored by the Corliss Lamont
Lectureship for a Peaceful World,
Pompa’s talk is free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02pompa.html
Russian Table Begins Feb. 3
The Russian Table (Valentine Terrace, Room
B) begins Friday, February 3, from
noon to 1:30 p.m. and will continue
throughout the semester.
SHAC Members Needed for Room Draw
The Student Housing Advisory Committee
(SHAC) is accepting applications for
two new members to assist with Room
Draw coordination for this and next year's housing selection
process. These paid, two-year positions
are open only to members of the Classes
of ’07 and ’08. Please note that you
must have directly participated in at
least one Room Draw in order to be
eligible. If you are interested in
applying to become a SHAC member,
please pick up an application in the
Residential Life Office (Converse
106). The deadline for applications is
Wednesday, February 8.
2006-07 Resident Counselor Positions Available
Applications for the 2006-07
Resident Counselor positions are now
available in the Residential Life
Office, Converse 106, and online at
http://www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/.
Current first-years, sophomores and
juniors are eligible to apply. The
deadline for applications is February
8, 2006, with interviews on February
10, 11 and 12.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/
Summer Fellowships to Study Chinese in China: Applications Due Feb. 15
The Chinese Language Program of the
Department of Asian Languages and
Civilizations invites applications for
summer fellowships to study Chinese in
China beginning this year, thanks to the
generous support of Paul and Debbie
Ouyang '78. Grants will be applied to
language study at one of an approved
list of programs in the PRC or Taiwan
and are intended to cover tuition,
travel and room/board. Interested
students should send a cover letter, a
short essay explaining why he/she wishes
to study Chinese in the summer and a
current transcript to the department by
Feb. 15. Upon review of the material
and interviews with the candidates, the
faculty of the program will award the
grant to two qualified students. Call
413/542-5841 for further info.
Professor Guttmann Interviewed
Lengthy interviews with Professor Allen
Guttmann (English and American Studies),
on a wide range of sports-historical
topics, have been published in current
issues of HET SPORTA (Brussels) and DIE
TIJD (Leuven). In none of the four
photographs that accompany the
interviews can Professor Guttmann's
expression be fairly described as affable.
Breakthrough Collaborative Information Session on Feb. 8: Teach This Summer!
Interested in inspiring students in
your own classroom this summer? Come
learn about one of Princeton Review's
Top 10 Internships in the United States on
Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. in
Chapin 101. Grasp the chance to teach
and inspire low-income students at one
of 25 sites around the country and in
Hong Kong. For more information,
please visit
www.breakthroughcollaborative.org
or contact Julie Kim at
jhkim08@amherst.edu
For more information: www.breakthroughcollaborative.org
Finding a Not-for-Profit Internship Feb. 17
"Finding a Not-for-Profit
Internship" will be discussed on
Friday, Feb.17, from 4 to 5 p.m.
in the Career Center, College Hall.
Co-sponsored by the Career Center and
the Community Outreach Office.
Feb. 7 -- Community Outreach Program Spring Community Involvement Fair
The Community Outreach Office invites
you to attend the Fall Community
Involvement Fair on Tuesday, Feb. 7,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Keefe Campus Center
Friedmann Room. Come learn how YOU can
get involved! Organizations need
volunteers, interns and activists to
work on issues such as
tutoring/teaching, law, environment,
health, anti-racism,
hunger/homelessness, economic
development and much more. Make a
difference! All students, faculty and
staff are welcome! Light refreshments
will be served.
Bluestockings Auditions on Feb. 7
Auditions for the Bluestockings, one of the college's all-female a capella groups, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 7, starting at 7 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center. Sign up on the bulletin board in the lobby. Questions? Contact Rachael at
rgross08@amherst.edu or Deborah at
daraji@amherst.edu.
Sorry guys, ladies only!
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~bluesox
Rural Sociologist Daniel Kleinman To Speak Feb. 8
Daniel Kleinman, associate professor of
sociology at the University of
Wisconsin, Madison, will deliver a
lecture titled “On the Path to
Standardization? World Culture and the
Regulation of Agricultural
Biotechnology” at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Feb. 8, in the Babbott Room of the
Octagon at Amherst College. Sponsored by
the Office of the President, Kleinman’s
lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01kleinman.html
Teach For America Panel on Feb. 8
By the time they are nine years old,
children in low-income schools are
already three grade levels behind their
high-income peers. Come enjoy free Antonio's Pizza and
learn how Natalie Young '05 and Julian
Gibson '05 are changing that statistic
as Teach For America corps members, and
how you can join the movement to end
educational inequity. Also on the
panel, Sara Bass '06 will discuss what
led her to join Teach For America's 2007
corps. The panel will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Friedmann Room, Keefe Campus Center.
For more information: www.teachforamerica.org
German Film Series Presents Annaluise & Anton on Feb. 9
On Feb. 9 at 4 and 7:30 p.m. in Stirn Auditorium, the German Film Series presents the movie Annaluise & Anton
(Caroline Link, 1999, 105 mins.)
In contemporary Munich, two kids prove
that their friendship can overcome
societal prejudice and economic
hardship in this charming comedy based
an Erich Kästner’s famous children’s
novel, Pünktchen und Anton.
From the Academy Award-winning
director of Nowhere in Africa (2001).
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~german/_events.html
Neuroscience Seminar Feb. 9
Dr. Michael Rosenbaum '78, of General
Clinical Research Center and Columbia
Presbyterian Medical Center, will present
"Body Weight Regulation - Why Is it so
Hard To Keep Weight Off?" on Thursday,
Feb. 9, in Merrill 4, at 4:30
p.m. There will be refreshments served at 4:15 p.m.
Grace and Culture Discussion on Feb. 9
On Thursdays this semester, the Amherst Christian Fellowship will hold discussions on the interaction of grace and culture. On February 9, we will meet in Chapin Lounge.
Raise Money for Hungry Children--Particpate in the 30-Hour Famine. Info Session Feb. 9
The 30-Hour Famine is a yearly
fundraising event for World Vision, a
humanitarian organization dedicated to
feeding hungry children in the Third
World. In previous years, Amherst has
raised more than $1,000 through this
event. There will be a information
session Thursday, Feb. 9,
in Chapin 101 at 6 p.m. Contact: Aeri Park
(apark09@amherst.edu) or Joseph
Nwadiuko (jnwadiuko08@amherst.edu)for more information.
Sponsored by the Amherst Christian
Fellowship.
Amherst College Board Votes Against Investments in Sudan
The Amherst College Board of Trustees
voted unanimously in January to divest
any direct investments, and refrain from
future direct investment, in nearly two
dozen multinational companies whose
business activities have been identified
as supporting the Sudanese government.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02AmherstTrusteesSudan.html
Amherst College Fellowships -- Deadline Feb. 10
Seniors and recent graduates who wish to
apply for an Amherst College Fellowship
for graduate study in 2006-07 may pick up an application in
the Office of Fellowships (213 Converse
Hall). The fellowship opportunities
are described in the Catalog starting on
page 355. The deadline for application is
February 10. Prior acceptance to
graduate school is not necessary for
application. Fellows are selected on
the basis of merit and financial need,
except in the case of the Kellogg
Fellowship, which is based solely on
merit. One application is used for all of the
different Amherst College Fellowships. For further information, please contact
Denise Gagnon in the Office of
Fellowships,dmgagnon@amherst.edu, 413-542-2536.
Calvin O. Butts To Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King on Feb. 10
The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, pastor
of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in the
City of New York and president of the
State University of New York College at
Old Westbury, will lead the annual
interfaith service in celebration of the
life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., at 7 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 10, in Johnson Chapel. The service will include music
performed by Amherst College students,
readings from King’s writings and an
address by Butts, known as a stirring
speaker. The Amherst College community
is invited to a dinner before the
service at 5:30 p.m. in the Octagon, and
the public is invited to arrive early to
listen to recorded speeches of King at
6:30 p.m. in Johnson Chapel.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01mlk%20internal.html
Ambassadors of Light Jazz Trio to Perform Feb. 10
Join the Ambassadors of Light Jazz Trio for an evening
of jazz! The trio will perform a free concert in Buckley
Recital Hall on Friday, Feb. 10, at 8 p.m. The
Ambassadors of Light features pianist Eugene Uman,
bassist Jamie MacDonald, and drummer Claire Arenius.
Saxophonist Bruce Diehl, jazz director at Amherst
College, will be featured as a special guest musician.
For information, contact Bruce Diehl at 413/542-8308.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~jazz
The Lightning Before The Rain (adapted by Tim Hahn '06) Performed Feb. 9-11
The Lightning Before The Rain, an adaptation of Anna Deavere Smith’s "Twilight: Los Angeles 1992," directed by
Timothy Hahn '05, will be performed February 9-11 at 8 p.m. in Holden Theater. Twilight is a play about the Los Angeles
Riots of 1992. Similar to "The Laramie Project," it is a mosaic of people, stories and
images created from the interviews of real-
life people—blacks, whites, Asians,
Latinos—following the tragically violent
aftermath of the 1992 Rodney King trial and
verdict. Performed by a small ensemble of
talented and diverse actors, this adaptation
of the critically acclaimed one-woman show
by Anna Deavere Smith seeks to expose
viewpoints rarely heard and to highlight the
shortcomings of understanding race as a
solely black and white issue. Powerful
words and characters tell the provocative
story of a city in limbo, struggling to emerge
from the darkness. Tickets are free, but reservations are
recommended. For tickets, call the box office at 413/542-2277
Junko Watanabe and Chonghyo Shin to Perform Feb. 11
Soprano Junko Watanabe and pianist Chonghyo Shin,
faculty members in the Amherst College Department
of Music, will perform a free recital in Buckley Recital
Hall on Saturday, February 11. Guest musicians Alex
Ogle (flute) and Judith Serkin (cello) will join them for
an evening of music by Handel, Mozart, Debussy and
others. This free recital begins at 8 p.m.
Novelist David Anthony Durham To Read Feb. 13
Novelist David Anthony Durham will read
from his work at 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
Feb. 13, in the Pruyne Lecture Hall
(Fayerweather 115) at Amherst College.
This event, sponsored by the Creative
Writing Center, is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02Durham.html
CIGNA Actuarial Executive Development Info Session Feb. 13
Join representatives from CIGNA as
they discuss job and internship
opportunities with the company on
Monday, Feb. 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the Career
Center.
Discussion of The Book of Tea Feb. 13
A round table discussion of “Okakura
Kakuzō, The Book of Tea, and the
Creation of a Japanese Art History,”
will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Monday,
Feb. 13, in Fayerweather 113. The discussants will be
Christopher Benfey, Mellon Professor of
English at Mt. Holyoke College; Peter
Grilli, the director of the Japan
Society in Boston; and Anne Nishimura
Morse, the curator of Japanese art at
the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. Free
and open to the public, this event is
sponsored by the Eastman Fund and the
John Whitney Hall Fund.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02tea.html
The Art of Interviewing - Monday, Feb. 13
Join Dean Rosalind Hoffa for this
workshop on successful interviewing
techniques on Monday, Feb. 13, at
5 p.m. in the Career Center.
School Reform int he U.S.: A Conversation on Feb. 16
On Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in the
Babbott Room of the Octagon, Professors
William Howell (political science,
Harvard University), Barry O’Connell
(English, Amherst College) and Steven
Rivkin (economics, Amherst College) will
present “School Reform in the U.S.: A
Conversation.” This is a public event to
kick off a four-part, non-credit seminar
on school reform held on Friday
afternoons (March 10, March 31, April 14
and April 28). Though this event is open
to the public, space in the four
seminars is limited to 20 students and
is open to all Five College students. To
reserve a space, please e-mail
English@amherst.edu
Amherst Geology Professor Hagadorn Receives Petroleum Research Fund Grant
Whitey Hagadorn, assistant professor of
geology at Amherst College, has received
a grant of $35,000 to support a pilot
study of how microbial biofilms and
burrowing organisms affect the fabric of
sands. This research, which will focus
on sands deposited in 500-million-year-old tidal flats of Ontario,
Missouri and Wisconsin, has the
potential to impact our understanding of
how organisms control the architecture
of prevegetated shoreline environments,
and if/how they affect the ability of
sandstones to house or transport fluids.
Get Excited for Recycle Mania!
We need your help! Beginning on January 29, Amherst
College will compete with colleges
around the nation to see who can
recycle the most material per person
(including paper, cardboard, bottles and cans). The contest will last for ten weeks, after which time the
figures will be posted online.
In 2005, Amherst College recycled more
than 196 tons of paper, cardboard, bottles and cans. Recycling those
materials saved the college almost
$20,000 compared to the cost we would
have paid to landfill those items.
Last year, our paper recycling efforts
saved the equivalent of almost 1,850
trees. This year we want to do even more--help Amherst College recycle!
For more information: www.recyclemaniacs.org
Renovation to Charles Pratt (Formerly Pratt Museum & Geology Building)
The renovation and conversion of the
former Pratt Museum and Geology
Building to a dormitory will begin on
February 13, 2006. The project will
take approximately 18 months to
complete. For details about this
project and how it will affect campus
pedestrian and vehicular traffic,
please see the link below.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~phyplant/photos/charles%20pratt%20construction%20information.pdf
Enjoy an Evening of South Indian Karnatic Music with Kirtana on Feb. 18
The trio Kirtana will present an evening of Karnatic
music (classical music of South India) on Saturday,
Feb. 18, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall.
Featuring Gordon Korstange on the bamboo flute,
David Reck on the seven-stringed veena and David
Nelson on the mrdangam drum, Kirtana formed in
1986. They have played at colleges and universities
in New England as well as at concerts and festivals
in India. This concert is free and open to the
public.
2005-06 Croxton Lecture/Culture and Politics Series on Feb. 20
On February 20 at 4:30 p.m. in
Pruyne Lecture Hall (Fayerweather 115,)
Despina Kakoudaki will present the
second of this year's Croxton
Lectures, "Becoming Human: Robots,
Identitiy and Civil Rights."
Despina Kakoudaki teaches
interdisciplinary courses in
literature and film, visual culture
and the history of technology and new
media. Her forthcoming book, “The
Human Machine: A Cultural History of
Artificial People,” traces the history
and cultural function of constructed
people and animated objects (from
painting or statues that come to life
to automata, robots, androids and
cyborgs) from the 1800s to the present.
This lecture is sponsored by the
President’s Office and the working
group on Culture and Politics.
19th-Century English Novel Prize Submissions Due Feb. 15
The English Department reminds students
that submissions for the annual prize
competition for the best student essay
on the 19th-century English novel
are due February 15. The competition is
open to all students.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~english/prizes/prizes.htm
Green Corps Environmental Leadership Training Program Info Session Wed. Feb. 15
Find out about Green Corps’ one-year,
full-time, paid Environmental
Leadership Training Program at an informational
session on Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.
in the Career Center.
For more information: www.greencorps.org/training.asp?id2=19458
Patricia Williams Will Deliver McCloy Lecture at Amherst College Feb. 16
Patricia Williams, the John J. McCloy
’16 Professor of American Institutions
and International Relations at Amherst
College and a professor of law at
Columbia University School of Law, will
give a talk titled “Gender, Genes and
Genesis” on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:30
p.m. in the Cole Assembly Room (Red
Room) in Converse Hall at Amherst
College. The talk will be free and open
to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01williams.html
Physics Seminar on Thursday, Feb. 16
On Thursday, Feb. 16, Carleton College Professor Melissa Eblen-Zayasl will deliver a physics seminar titled "Electrical Modulation of Colossal
Magnetoresistance Materials." Eblen-Zayasl will discuss her exploration of the transport and magnetization responses of ultrathin La0.8Ca0.2MnO3 films to applied electric and magnetic fields, and present an interpretation of gate effect, magnetoresistance and magnetization measurements in the context of phase boundary motion in a mixed phase scenario. The seminar will take place in Merrill 3 at 4:30 p.m., with tea beforehand at 4:15 in Merrill 204.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~physics/pages/colschedule.html
Writer Thomas O’Malley To Read on Feb. 16
Memoirist and fiction writer Thomas
O’Malley will read from his work at 4:30
p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, in
Fayerweather 117 at Amherst College.
This event, sponsored by the Creative
Writing Center, is free and open to the
public. Refreshments will be served.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02omalley.html
Relay for Life Kickoff Bash on Feb. 16
Relay for Life is a fun-filled, 18-hour community gathering and
fundraising event that celebrates
cancer survivorship and honors cancer
victims. If you're interested in the
cause in any way, shape or form, make
sure to join us for our Relay for
Life kickoff bash on Feb. 16 at
9 p.m. in the Friedmann Room. For more
information, contact Amy Miller at
relayforlife@amherst.edu.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~relayforlife
Women's Healthcare Here & Abroad: Int'l Women's Health Panel Feb. 16
A panel discussion on "Women's Healthcare: Here and Abroad" will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4 p.m. in Porter Lounge. Hear from midwives and public health
professionals who have worked in
Guatemala, the Dominican Republic and
Puerto Rico. Bring your questions
about clinical training and other
opportunities to serve in women's
health. Refreshments will be served.
Steps to Study Abroad for Sophomores Feb. 16
Come to this meeting to find out
everything you need to know about the
study abroad process. Thursday, Feb.
16, at 7 p.m. in the Career Center.
French and Spanish Open House at Newport Feb. 16
On Thursday, February 16, from 9 to 11 p.m.,
join us for a joint open house to
learn more about what living at
Newport is like! Speak French and
Spanish with our live-in TAs, eat, drink and listen to a fabulous mix of
European pop music. For anyone
interested in the theme house
experience (underclassmen
especially!), this is a great chance
to see what we're all about.
To apply online to the Spanish House,
go to:
http://www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/the
mehouses/spanish.html . To apply to
the French House, visit:
http://www.amherst.edu/~dos/reslife/the
mehouses/french.html .
Applications for both houses are due
at midnight on Monday, February 20.
What's So Amazing? A Discussion of Faith on Feb. 16
On Thursday, Feb. 16, at 9 p.m. in the McCaffrey Room, join students as we discuss grace and
its place in our world. We're reading
Phillip Yancey's "What's So Amazing
about Grace?" This week, we'll be discussing the problem of pain meeting the scandal of grace--why would God
reward an undeserving brat? There will be free food, and not just the usual candy.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~acf
School Reform in the U.S.: A Conversation on Feb. 16
On Thursday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. in the Babbott Room of the Octagon, Professors William Howell (political science, Harvard University), Barry O’Connell (English, Amherst College) and Steven Rivkin (economics, Amherst College) will present “School Reform in the U.S.: A Conversation.” This is a public event to kick off a four-part, non-credit seminar on school reform held on Friday afternoons (March 10, March 31, April 14 and April 28). Though this event is open to the public, space in the four seminars is limited to 20 students and is open to all Five College students. To reserve a space, please e-mail english@amherst.edu.
30-Hour Famine Informational Meeting Feb. 16
The 30-Hour Famine is a yearly
fundraising event for World Vision, a
humanitarian organization dedicated to
feeding hungry children in the Third
World. In previous years, Amherst has
raised more than $1,000 through this
event. There will be a information
session Thursday, Feb. 16,
at 6 p.m. in Chapin 101.
For more information: www.30hourfamine.org
Faculty Discussions of the CAP Report
The Committee on Academic Priorities
has submitted its report to the
Committee of Six, which is considering
how to shape the report in Faculty
Meetings. The two committees would like
to hear faculty observations and
suggestions in open meetings small
enough to allow wide-ranging
discussion. Faculty members are invited
to participate in one of the two
remaining discussions, to be held
Monday, Feb. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m.
in the Alumni House (lunch will be
served) and Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 4:30
to 6 p.m. in the Cole Assembly Room.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~cap/index.html
Award-Winning Flutist Alison Hale To Perform February 17
Award-winning flutist and Amherst College flute
instructor Alison Hale will be joined by pianist
Christopher Lewis for a delightful evening of exciting
French repertoire and sonatas by Bach and Brahms.
Please join them on Friday, Feb. 17, at 8 p.m. for a free
performance in Buckley Recital Hall, Arms Music Center.
Not-for-Profit Internship Workshop Feb. 17
Join Assistant Director of Community
Outreach Karen Lee Roberts and
Internships Coordinator Debra Krumholz
to get tips and advice on finding an
internship in the public service/not-
for-profit arena on Friday, Feb. 17, from
4 to 5 p.m. in the Career Center.
Not Until You Know My Story by Carrie Gibson '80 on Feb. 14 and 17
A one-woman show based on actual
interviews with 14 different
characters, this performance invites
people to explore and consider
differences of race, ethnicity,
religion, sexual orientation,
disability, gender, size and
privilege. Both performances are open
to all Amherst faculty and staff.
Carrie’s presentation is followed by
an interactive discussion.
Refreshments will be served. The performances are on Tuesday, February 14, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, Feb. 17, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Both performances will be held in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall. Please contact Stephen Butler at ext. 2521 to attend.
Sponsored by The Office of Diveristy
and Inclusion, The Office of Human
Resources and The Five College
Training and Development Collaborative.
Vagina Monologues To Be Performed Feb. 17 and 18
This year, more than 50 Amherst College
women will star in the college's 9th annual
rendition of Eve Ensler’s "The Vagina
Monologues." Shows will be Friday, Feb.
17, at 8 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 18, at 4 and
8 p.m. in the Cole Assembly Room (Red
Room) in Converse Hall. Tickets are
$10 ($5 w/ student ID). All proceeds
benefit the New England Learning
Center for Women in Transition
(NELCWIT), a non-profit organization
in Greenfield, Mass. that provides
services for survivors of rape and
domestic abuse. Raffle prizes include
massages, sex toys, gift certificates
and CDs. Raffle tickets are $2 and
will be sold while tabling and at all
shows. To reserve tickets (recommended), e-
mail ACVaginaMonologues@gmail.com
before Feb. 17. For more info,
call 413/542-8106.
For more information: note.amherst.edu/planworld/?id=vagina@planworld.net
Festival of Indian Music To Open With Kirtana Feb. 18
The musical group Kirtana will perform
in a concert of South Indian bamboo
flute music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.
18, in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms
Music Building at Amherst College,
kicking off the college’s semester-long
Festival of India’s Music. All of the
festival’s concerts will take place in
Buckley Recital Hall unless otherwise
noted and are free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02indiamusic.html
Student Employees - Time To Renew Your W-4 if Claiming Exemption
Attention all student employees: it’s
time to complete a new 2006 W-4 form
(Employee’s Withholding Allowance
Certificate) if you are eligible to
claim exemption from federal
withholding for the current tax year.
If you claimed exempt status in 2005,
that W-4 form will expire on February
16, 2006. Please stop by the
Financial Aid Office, 2nd floor of
Converse Hall, from 8:30 to 12:30 or
1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday to complete
a new 2006 W-4.
Flu Vaccine Available
The Health Center has received an extra
supply of flu vaccine for this flu
season. Flu outbreaks are still being
reported across the country. To get your vaccine,
please call for an appointment at 413/542-2267. It's not too late!
Public Affairs Office Seeking Student Designers
The Office of Public Affairs is seeking
students with a background and
interest in graphic design to work as
student designers. The student designers
will work with the Public Affairs staff
to design and print publicity materials
for on-campus events. Students
interested in the position should
contact Samuel Masinter at
samasinter@amherst.edu as soon as
possible with any questions or to set up
a meeting.
“Mega-Ditties,” Music by Retiring Professor Lewis Spratlan, on Feb. 19
“Mega-Ditties,” a selection of pieces by
the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer
Lewis Spratlan, who is retiring as the
Peter R. Pouncey Professor of Music at
Amherst College after 36 years, will be
performed at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb.19,
in Buckley Recital Hall in the Arms
Music Center. The concert,
and a reception following in the
Lewis-Sebring Dining Commons, are free
and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_01spratlan.html
Writer Julie Orringer To Read at Amherst College Feb. 20
Short story writer Julie Orringer will
read from her work at 4:30 p.m. on
Monday, Feb. 20, in Fayerweather 113 at
Amherst College. This event, sponsored
by the Creative Writing Center, is free
and open to the public. Refreshments
will be served.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02orringer.html
Public School Activist Jonathan Kozol To Speak Feb. 20
Jonathan Kozol, public school teacher,
award-winning writer and educational
activist, will speak about “The Shame of
the Nation: Schools Still Separate and
Unequal in America” on Monday, Feb. 20,
at 8 p.m. in Johnson Chapel at Amherst
College. Sponsored by the Office of the
President and the Victor S. Johnson
Lectureship Fund, Kozol’s talk is free
and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02kozol.html
Resume Workshop Feb. 20
Come to the Career Center on Monday,
Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. for this
workshop on writing a resume.
Biology Department Lecture Feb. 20
Postdoctoral
Associate in the Department of Plant
Pathology at the Pennsylvania State
University Jaime E. Blair is a candidate for
the Howard Hughes Medical Institution
genomics position as postdoctoral
fellow. Dr. Blair will present
"Evolutionary genomics in eukaryote
systems: Methods and applications" on
Monday, Feb. 20, at 3:30 p.m. in
Merrill 4.
Despina Kakoudaki To Speak on Robots and Humans Feb. 20
Despina Kakoudaki, assistant professor
of visual and environmental studies and
of comparative literature at Harvard
University, will speak on “Becoming
Human: Robots, Identity and Civil
Rights,” at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb.
20, in Pruyne Lecture Hall (Fayerweather
115) at Amherst College. Sponsored by
the Croxton Lectureship, the President’s
Office and the Working Group on Culture
and Politics, this lecture is free and
open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02kakoudaki.html
State Public Interest Research Groups (PIRGs) Info Session Monday, Feb. 20
The state Public Interest Research
Groups (the state PIRGs) are a nation-
wide network of state-based public
interest advocacy groups. This year
they are hiring 150 graduating college
students to determine where this
country is going; to solve our energy
problems; to protect our national
forests; to reform the campaign
finance system; to clean up our air;
to safeguard individuals from identity
theft; and make an impact on many
other public interest issues.
State PIRGs will be on campus holding
an information session on Monday,
Feb. 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Career
Center followed by interviews on Feb. 21. You can sign up for an
interview through the Career Center
and Experience network.
Effectively Engaging in Your Community on Feb. 21
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, from 6 to 8:45 p.m. in the Keefe
Campus Center's Friedmann Room,
come meet and make connections with
other Five College students who are
involved in Community-Based Learning
(CBL), service-learning and community
service. This workshop, designed for
students of all class years who have a
range of experience in community
involvement, will promote the
continued development of cultural
competence, intellectual curiosity and
strong communicative and listening
skills. Antonio’s pizza will be included. Please contact Ashley
Brown at abrown@comcol.umass.edu or
413/577-2611 to register for the
workshop by February 15.
Registration forms are available in
the Community Outreach Office.
Working Abroad Workshop Feb. 21
Join Dr. Bill Hoffa for this
informational meeting about working
abroad. Get tips, advice and learn
about options and opportunities for
overseas work. The meeting is on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at
noon in the Career Center.
Study Abroad in Africa Workshop Feb. 21
Sophomores: Are you considering
studying abroad next year? Not sure
where to go? Come to this meeting with
Dr. Hoffa and find out about
opportunities to study in Africa on
Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. in the
Career Center.
Professor Karen Sánchez-Eppler is Author of Book on 19th-Century Childhood
Karen Sánchez-Eppler, professor of
American studies and English at Amherst
College, is the author of Dependent
States: the Child’s Part in 19th-Century
American Culture (University of Chicago
Press, Chicago), a recent book that
explores what happens to our
understanding of U.S. culture once we
include children as historical actors,
recognizing them as participants in the
making of cultural meaning.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02childspart.html
Amherst TEACH General Meeting Feb. 21
On Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 8 p.m. in Fayerweather 115, Amherst TEACH will discuss: Jonathan Kozol's lecture, networking possibilities with the Career Center, letter exchange with New York City elementary school students and future panel topics (a conversation with local high school students,
discussion with area education experts, raising awareness about President Marx's plans for Amherst's future, etc.)
Launching the Medical School Application Feb. 22
Juniors and seniors: join Health
Professions Advisor Dean Carolyn
Bassett on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7
p.m. in Fayerweather 115 for this
workshop on getting your medical
school application process rolling.
Green Dean Open House Feb. 22
Do you want to be a Green Dean next
year? There will be positions open in
Alumni and Parent Programs, Athletics,
Information Technology, Public Affairs
and the Quantitative Skills Center.
Come to an open house to learn from
current Green Deans about their jobs
and hear what it’s like to stay on
campus after graduation. The open house will be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m. in Porter
Lounge, Converse Hall.
How to Get a Job Teaching in the NYC Public Schools, with Kevin Jacobs '91 on Feb. 22
Join Kevin Jacobs '91, a 14-year
veteran of the NYC public schools.
Jacobs, who will discuss how to get a job in the
NYC schools, has worked in the
Bronx, Manhattan and Brooklyn in both high
school and middle school classrooms as a
history and math teacher. Jacobs has also
worked as a professional developer,
teaching teachers how to apply
literacy techniques to social studies
classes. Jacobs will speak on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Career Center.
German Film Series Presents Die Scheinheiligen on Feb. 23
On Thursday, Feb. 23, the film Die
Scheinheiligen (The Hypocrites,
directed by Thomas Kronthaler, 2002,
79 min.) will be shown at 4 and 7:30
p.m. in Stirn Auditorium. The movie is an odd-ball
satire, full of understated black
humor, about the trouble that ensues
in a small Bavarian village over
plans to build a fast food restaurant
on land owned by gnarly old Magdalena,
who teams up with some very weird
friends to fight the project. In
German, with English subtitles.
Admission is free.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~german/_events.html
Classicist Donald J. Mastronarde ’69 To Speak Feb. 23
Donald J. Mastronarde ’69, the Melpomene
Distinguished Professor of Classical
Studies at the University of California,
Berkeley, will speak on “Some Aspects of
Rhetoric and Character in Euripides” at
4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, in the
Pruyne Lecture Hall (Fayerweather 115)
at Amherst College. His talk and the
reception to follow are sponsored by the
Classics Department at Amherst College,
and are free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02mastronarde.html
Francis Bok To Speak on 21st Century Slavery and His Escape from Sudan on Feb. 23
On Thursday, Feb. 23, at 8 p.m. in Johnson Chapel, Re-Think presents Francis Bok, an escaped slave from the Sudan, who will speak on "21st Century: Living Proof," a lecture detailing his personal story of being enslaved, escaping from slavery and creating a new life. At the age of seven, Bok was captured and enslaved during an Arab militia raid on the village of Nymlal. For 10 years, he lived as the family slave to Giema Abdullah, forced to sleep with cattle, endure daily beatings and eat rotten food. In 1999, the United Nations resettled him in North Dakota. He since has spoken at a Capitol Hill ceremony and in hearings of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. In 2002, he was invited to the White House for the Sudan Peace Act signing ceremony. Widely recognized for his community service, he is a frequent speaker in the media and at colleges and other venues across the U.S.
Summer Opportunities in Law on Feb. 23
Join pre-law advisor Dean Bekki Lee on
Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m. for a
workshop on finding a summer
opportunity in the field of law.
Study Abroad in Latin America Feb. 23
Sophomores: Are you considering
studying abroad next year? Not sure
where to go? Come to this meeting with
Dr. Hoffa and find out about
opportunities to study in Latin
America on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7
p.m. in the Career Center.
A Musical Homage to Heinrich Heine March 1
Celebrating Heine’s 150th anniversary
year, the Amherst College German
Department presents a concert of works
set to Heine’s poetry by various
composers. Tenor Peter Shea, together
with pianists Gregory Hayes and Monika
Jakuc, will perform works by Amherst’s
own Willis Bridegam, local composers
Zeke Hecker and David Kidwell, as well
as Schumann’s renowned song cycle,
Dichterliebe. Admission is free and
all are welcome. The performance is Wednesday, March 1,
at 4 p.m. in Porter House.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~german/_events.html
Wilt Idema To Speak on Chinese Vernacular Literature on Feb. 24
Wilt Idema, the director of the Fairbank
Center for East Asian Research of
Harvard University, will speak on “The
Accidental Observation of Naked Women in
Chinese Literature” at 4 p.m. on Friday,
Feb. 24, in Porter Lounge, Converse Hall
at Amherst College. Sponsored by the
Department of Asian Languages and
Civilizations at Amherst College and the
John Whitney Hall Fund, this event is
free and open to the public.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02idema.html
Brentano Quartet and Hsin-Yun Huang To Present Music at Amherst Feb. 24
In the fourth installment of the 2005-06
Music at Amherst Series, the Brentano
String Quartet will return to Amherst
College to perform a program of Mozart
viola quintets, in the 250th anniversary
year of the composer’s birth, with
Hsin-Yun Huang, viola, on Friday, Feb.
24, at 8 p.m. in Buckley Recital Hall.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~pubaff/news/news_releases/05/2006_02brentano.html
Hugh Price '63 to Speak on Public Service Feb. 24
Hugh B. Price '63 will discuss his career
in nonprofit and public service, including
the influential forces that propelled
him along this path. These include the
pivotal roles of family, mentors, good
fortune, Amherst, from where he
graduated in 1963 and Yale Law, from where he graduated in
1966. Price will speak on Friday, Feb. 24, at 3 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room.
In Memoriam: Sally Keyes
The Johnson Chapel flag has been lowered
to half-staff in memory of Sally Keyes,
a retired member of the college staff,
who passed away on Saturday, Feb. 18,
2006. Ms. Keyes came to the college on a
part-time basis in 1959 and became a
full-time telephone operator in 1967.
She retired in 1981.
For more information: www.dailyhampshiregazette.com
The Penny War Has Begun!
Bring all your copper pieces to
Valentine during lunch this week (Feb.
20-24) to participate in the Penny
War. All classes are pitted against
each other to see who will give the
most pennies. Bring your silver coins
and dollar bills too, as every non-
copper coin placed in another class'
jar will coint against them.
All funds will go to World Vision, a
Christian emergency relief agency
working in nearly 100 countries
worldwide. This event is brought to you by the 30-Hour Famine at Amherst College.
Amherst College Purchases Renewable Energy
Jim Brassord, director of facilities
planning and management, recently
announced that personal computers at
Amherst College are now powered by
clean, wind-generated energy. The
green power is being purchased to
celebrate and reward participation in
the Million Monitor Drive (MMD) which
resulted in more than 1,700 students,
faculty and staff pledging to let
their computers “sleep” when idle.
For the full article, please click on
the link below.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~phyplant/photos/million%20monitor.pdf
Classics Lecture March 1
Professor of Classics from Trinity
College Yelena Baraz will give a
talk entitled "From the Academy to the
Forum: Cicero's Philosophical
Politics" in the Babbott Room of the
Octagon on March 1 at 4:30 p.m. The talk and
following reception are free and open
to the public. Baraz has also worked
on the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. The
event is sponsored by the Department
of Classics.
For more information: www.amherst.edu/~classics/
Mouth on the Microphone: Sink the Screen by Zeina Nasr '06 Feb. 23-25
Zeina Nasr will present "Mouth on the
Microphone: Sink the Screen,"
a performance piece with video projection.
As an experiment in the dynamics of public intimacy, two people face a screen. There is sound, image and light
and it pushes them to seek what they have
lost. The performance runs Feb. 23-25 at 8 p.m. Tickets are free, and reservations recommended. To reserve tickets, call the box office at 413/542-2277
A String Quartet by David Wolff '06 Feb. 25
David Wolff ’06 will present his senior thesis in music
composition, a modern string quartet, at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, in Buckley Recital Hall. Admission is free.
The Oscars: A Night on the Red Carpet: a Semiformal Event Feb. 25
Pull out your dancing shoes; the big
substance-free event of the year will soon
be here! On Saturday, Feb. 25, from
9:30 p.m. to midnight in the Octagon, Health
and Wellness will host its annual semi-
formal. This year, the theme is “The
Oscars: A Night on the Red Carpet.”
There will be food and entertainment in abundance--catered
desserts, sushi,other delectable
treats, a New York-based DJ, great
company and our very own red carpet
for you to strut your stuff on. So,
gentlemen, find your ties; ladies, air
out your dresses, and we'll see you
all on Saturday! For more information,contact
astbrice08@amherst.edu.
Feb. 27 Open Meeting on College Priorities: What Should Amherst Be in 10 Years?
On Monday, Feb. 27, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Cole Assembly Room, Converse Hall, all students are invited to a conversation with President Marx and the Committee of Six about how the college should direct its energy and resources in the next years. The Committee on Academic Priorities (CAP) has issued its final report, “Toward Amherst’s Third Century” (http://www.amherst.edu/~cap/), whose recommendations include: broader socio-economic diversity in admission, a small increase in the student body, more opportunities for student internships and research, an 11 percent increase in the faculty, more foundational courses in writing and quantitative skills, a writing requirement for all students and student evaluation of all faculty. Please come and add your voice to these important deliberations.
Biology Department Lecture Feb. 27
Sean Thomas, Molecular Biology
Interdepartmental Program, University of
California Los Angeles, will present
"Why be normal?: Molecular and
computational techniques to understand
the strange biology of kinetoplastid
parasites" on Monday, Feb. 27. at 3:30
p.m. in Merrill 4.
Fellowships in France for 2006-07 ; Deadline Feb. 27
The Department of French announces two
fellowships in France reserved for
graduating seniors for the scholastic
year 2006-07. The first fellowship,
without stipend, offers an affiliation
with the most prestigious of French
graduate schools, the École Normale
Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, and
includes a free room, ENS library
privileges and a card of admission to
any university course in Paris,
including those at the ENS. The second
fellowship is a teaching assistantship
in English language and American
civilization at the Université de
Dijon. The Dijon assistantship pays a
monthly stipend of approximately 1150
euros after taxes, for 12 months
(October-September) for nine months of
teaching (mid-September through mid-
June), and assures free admission to
courses at the university. Fluency in
French and a formal written statement
in French are prerequisites to
candidacy for either fellowship. For
the ENS fellowship, applicants should
prepare a two-page proposal in which
they describe their study plans for
their stay in France. Applicants for
the Dijon Fellowship should submit a
two-page statement describing the
methods and materials they would use
to teach a course on American culture
and civilization. We invite all
seniors to apply for either or both
positions, but we ask the candidate to
express a clear preference for one of
the two. Statements of study plans
written in French must be left in the
Department Office (Barrett 5) by
Monday, Feb. 27.
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