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The Public Events Committee will present the Core Ensemble in Herrick Chapel, Friday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m. The Ensemble will perform a new musical theater piece, Of Ebony Embers, subtitled Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance. This work celebrates the music and poetry of African-Americans in New York City during the twenties.
Members of the Core Ensemble are Andrew Mark, cello; Hugh Hinton, Piano; and Michael Parola, percussion, with actor Akin Babatunde. The Ensemble performs music by African-American composers ranging from jazz greats Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and Charles Mingus to concert composers Jeffrey Mumford and George Walker.
The Core Ensemble has garnered national recognition for its efforts to commission new chamber and multi-genre works. The Boston Globe hailed Core as "often formidable, always intelligent, and ultimately compelling".
On Thursday, Nov. 19 at 11 a.m. in Herrick Chapel, Michael Puett, the author of several important publications in the field of early Chinese intellectual history, will deliver the scholars' convocation. The title of his presentation is Ordering the World: The Rise of Naturalistic Philosophy in Early China. In his talk, Mr. Puett will discuss why naturalistic philosophy emerges in early China, and will argue that what is seen in early China should make us rethink our view of comparable development in early Greece and the enlightenment.
Puett is the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University. He has taught at Harvard since 1994. He earned his master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and bachelor's degree in history and philosophy from Northwestern University. His dissertation earned him the Marc Galler Prize for Best Dissertation. He also has earned a 1993-94 National Fellowship for Advanced Study and Research in China from the Committee on Scholarly Communication in China, and a 1996 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies to organize a workshop on Sima Qian's Shiji, early China's most important work of historiography.
His most recent book, The Ambivalence of Creation: Debates Concerning Innovation and Artifice in Early China, is forthcoming from Stanford University Press. His articles, "Nature and Artifice," and "Sages, Ministers and Rebels", were published in the Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies. The lecture is sponsored by the Chinese Studies Concentration and the Humanities Division.
Pizza Lunch Today with NCA Team
Today, Tues. Nov. 17, at Noon in South Lounge, students will have the chance to share a pizza with members of the North Central Association team of consultant-evaluators who are visiting the campus. The NCA team, selected from top universities and colleges around the country, is preparing to write a report on the quality of education and student life at Grinnell, and what the College can do to improve its programs. All students are welcome to attend the discussion. Pizza with assorted toppings and soft drinks including Snapples, Twisters, bottled water, and soda pop will be served.
On Wed., Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Noyce Science Center 2021, the Biology and Chemistry departments will cosponsor this
week's
seminar speaker, Karin Musier-Forsyth of the University of Minnesota. Dr. Musier-Forsyth will present
Understanding Coadaptations of RNA-Protein Interactions Through
Evolution. Refreshments will be served in Room 1021 at 4:15 p.m. Later that evening
near the Atrium (1st floor), Dr. Musier-Foryth will lead an information session about Biochemistry graduate opportunities at the
University of Minnesota. All interested are welcome to attend these events. Please contact Prof. Jonathan Brown (brownj@ac.grin.edu) with
any questions.
On Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. in Steiner 106, Professor Jenny Anger will present a slide lecture on the work of Paul Klee entitled Der dekorative Klee. The talk will be in German; all German speakers are encouraged to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Today, Tuesday, November 17, at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102, Professor Bill Davies will give a Linguistics talk on the syntax of the Madurese language. The talk, entitled, Free Word Order Without the Freedom, will address some theoretical issues concerning the nature and strictness of the rules governing word-order. Madurese has often been cited as an example of a language that allows words to occur in almost any order. Some linguists, in fact, have concluded that the "free word order" in Madurese undermines traditional (transformational) theories of grammar. As against such a conclusion, Davies will be suggesting that transformational theories can be used to capture the grammar of Madurese, and he will suggest how to get "free word order without the freedom." Professor Davies is Chair of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Iowa. As always, refreshments will be served.
On Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. in Noyce Science Center 1023, Grinnell alumna Catherine Faye Clewett, now a graduate student at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri will be talking about her research work in a presentation entitled, Optically Polarized, Supercritical Xe-129. Her research ties into varied subjects such as magnetic resonance imaging, physical chemistry, atomic physics, optics, and solid state physics, and even anesthetics (Xenon actually is an anesthetic!). Refreshments served from 10:45 a.m. - Everyone is welcome!
Students in Biology 135, Structure and Function of Organisms, will be hosting a series of poster sessions for the purpose of sharing the animal physiology research they have conducted during the latter part of this semester. The sessions will be held in the Ahrens Foyer of the Noyce Science Center on December 8, 9 and 10 from 1:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and on December 9 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Students will be available during the sessions to explain their research and answer questions. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. For those unable to make the poster session times, posters may be viewed anytime from December 8 through December 11 in the Ahrens Foyer.
Doug Cutchins '93 and Anne Geissinger '93, winners of Grinnell's Joseph F. Wall Sesquicentennial Service award will return to campus this coming Friday, November 20, to give a talk about their project, at 4:15 p.m., in South Lounge, entitled, The Library in the Jungle. Doug and Anne served in the Peace Corps in Suriname, South America and used their $17,150. award to work with the Saramaccan residents of the village of Ligolio to improve the school building, making it a better place to learn. The Saramaccans replaced the wire sidewalls of the school, repaired the roof, built new chairs and desks and replaced the cracked chalk boards. They added solar panels to the roof and built a library. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this talk.
Four Days in September (Brazil, 1997), directed by Bruno Barreto, in Portuguese with Subtitles, Color: 106 minutes. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. in ARH 302
Four Days in September is a semi-fictionalized political thriller from Brazilian director Bruno Barreto. The film recounts the
kidnapping in September 1969 of the U.S. ambassador to Brazil, Charles Burke Elbrick (played by Alan Arkin) by a small guerrilla group calling
itself
the `October 8th Revolutionary Movement.' The group used Elbrick as a hostage to deliver a Marxist Manifesto and denounce
the brutality of Brazil's right-wing military regime. Alan Arkin plays the dignified and sympathetic U.S. ambassador. Pedro Cardosa
plays the revolutionary Fernando Babeira, whose memoir inspired the film. He is a compelling, if unconventional hero, a nerdy and
eloquent intellectual burning with radical zeal - but who can't shoot a gun.
Barreto takes a humane and realistic perspective on the episode, offering a compelling meditation on the psychology and consequences of terrorism. The film admires the bravery and idealism of the revolutionaries, though at the same time shows the naivete of some, the cynicism of others, and raises the question of whether their short-lived victory was ultimately counterproductive.
Dance Troupe presents its Fall Informal Concert at the Forum North Lounge on Wednesday November 18. The same show will be presented twice, first at 4:30 p.m. and then again at 7:00 p.m. Come along and bring a friend. For more information contact [Heiland].
On Fri. Nov. 20 at 7:00 p.m. 1130 East Street, French House, Devenez un Telespectateur Francais Pendant une Soiree—(Almost) live French TV. French must see TV: Game shows, News, a TV movie ... and plenty of commercials!!! There will be refreshments.
On Wed., Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, the Department of Music will present a concert by Fresh Flutes from Grinnell. Kimberly Helton is the director. Works to be performed are by Josef Alexander, Jacques Casterede, Arcangelo Corelli, Gabriel Faure, Robert De Persall, Peter Schickele, Vistein Sommerfeldt, and Alexander Tcherepnin. Members of the Fresh Flutes are: Gabriel Alexander, Jenny Baum, Rachel Chacko, April Ciao, Jennifer Collins, Miriam Dean, Emily Mayer, Hope McCaslin, Esther Rosenow, and Sunil Sitaula.
The Grinnell Singers will be presenting their fall concert on Sunday, November 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. The Singer' repertoire spans five centuries and four continents: from intricate counterpoint by the sixteenth-century English composer, John Taverner, to highly expressive works by the Russian composer, Gyorgii Sviridov, who died earlier this year. Two rhythmical, tuneful works from Brazil and Kenya will be included, as well as several of this century's most highly regarded choral masterpieces: a selection from Frank Martin's Mass for Double Chorus, Debussy's Trois Chansons, and Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia (text by W. H. Auden). The Singers are preparing this repertoire for their spring tour which will take them to Chicago, Louisville, Jackson TN, Atlanta, Charlotte, Lexington VA, and Washington DC.
Student harpists will be presenting a program of classical and traditional music at 7 p.m. this Saturday, November 21, in South Lounge of the Forum. Hear Bach, Rameau, Datshkovsky, and O'Carolan on one concert! Classical solos, celtic trios, flute and harp duos—there is something to delight the ear at every turn. Please join us for music and refreshments.
Musica Femina will be presenting their concert together with the Grinnell Singers on Sunday, November 22, at 1:00 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Their repertoire includes an interesting and effective work by the Minneapolis-based composer, Janika Vandervelde. Vandervelde's work, titled Positive Women: Susan, is dedicated to the memory of Susan Gladstone, an AIDS victim. An excerpt from Gladstone's diary appears as a narration to the piece. Musica Femina will also perform the duet from J.S. Bach's Cantata 78, Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten, a Lithuanian folksong, Tota pulchra es, by Maurice Duruflé, and an arrangement of Go Where I Send Thee.
A two-bit hoodlum arrives in Hollywood to collect a gambling debt, but ends up as a major player in the lucrative movie business. Definitely a comedy, he film stars John Travolta, Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito and Rene Russo. The running time is 105 minutes. Thursday, November 19th—Harris 9:15 p.m.
The next Performing Arts event will be on Thursday, December 3rd when Performing Arts and the SGA Concert Committee will
present
Chucho Valdes in an Afro-Cuban jazz concert.
For all those who made it to the the Swing Dance Demonstration/Instruction last Friday, here is your opportunity to put your skills to the test. This Saturday, Nov. 21, The Uptown Rhythm Club will be playing at the Harris Center starting at 9:00 p.m. This nine-piece swing band plays at some of Chicago's premier clubs performing everything from Duke Ellington to Count Bassie and from Frank Sinatra to Louis Prima. Even if you don't feel like dancing, don't miss this opportunity to see live, swinging jazz!
The Live Lunch series presents Tom Nothnagle this Friday in the Forum South Lounge from 12 to 1 p.m. Come see Tom play Flamenco and classical acoustic guitar in the finger style. Tom plays often with the Iowa Arts Council and will also present some of his own original material. Bring your friends, bring you lunch, and check it out! Questions? E-mail [HOERSCHE] or [CONCERTS]
This week's selection is Jesus of Montreal. This 1989 film by Denys Arcand frames our perceptions of Jesus in a modern light. When an actor takes the part of Jesus in a play, he finds himself in conflict both on and off the stage. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film. Playing in Gardner at 10 p.m. on Tuesday night!
The Grinnell College World Hand Drumming Groups will be holding an open jam session tonight (Tuesday, November 17), at 9 p.m. in room 103 of the Bucksbaum Center. Interested students, faculty, staff, and members of the greater Grinnell community are invited to attend. Participants will have the choice of watching the performers or directly participating in the jam session by learning the basics on an instrument and then performing with the group.
•Tuesday, December 1, South Lounge, 8 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell College Jazz Ensemble; Ralph Russell, director.
•Wednesday, December 2, Harris Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell College Symphonic Band; Mark Dorr, director.
•Friday, December 4, Herrick Chapel, 4:15 p.m.: Student Recital.
•Friday, December 4, Herrick Chapel, 8 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell Community Chorus; John Christian Rommereim, director.
•Saturday, December 5, Main Lounge, 2 p.m.: Concert of Chopin Waltzes by Piano Students of Eugene Gaub.
•Saturday, December 5, South Lounge, 3:30 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell College Percussion Ensemble, Mark Dorr, director.
•Sunday, December 6, Herrick Chapel, 7 p.m.: Concert by the Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir, Samuel Williams, director.
The Affirmative Action Annual Report, featuring the composition of the Grinnell College faculty and staff for the academic years 1995-96 through 1998-99, was distributed during the week of November 9. Copies were sent to all faculty members and to Administrative Department heads to be posted in each department. In addition, copies are posted on the Human Resources bulletin boards around campus. Students may pick up copies at the Forum Desk. Additional copies of the report will be available upon request from the Human Resources Office. Questions regarding the report may be directed to Roberta Atwell, Affirmative Action Officer.
This Tuesday and every Tuesday at 10 p.m. on Central Campus Field (or in the Forum Grill if the weather is unbearable). E-mail [zan] or [porterth] for information or just grab a friend and show up.
Celebrate hate speech at Grinnell?!! Well, maybe not—but then should we forbid it instead? Perhaps exposure to hate speech is a legitimate part of a Liberal Arts education. Is it the price we should pay to be able to honestly claim that we exercise academic freedom and freedom of speech on campus? Or does hate speech erode these things and, thus, must not be tolerated in any form. What do you think? The Debating Union will take up this thorny issue and wants to know your opinion. Come and take your place as a Member of the House (audience). Interrogate the debaters during Members' Question Time. Or if you'd like, give a speech of your own at the conclusion of the debate. Then cast your ballot. Tuesday November 17, 7:30 p.m., South Lounge. Refreshments!
•Wed. Nov. 25—8 a.m.-5 p.m.
•Thanksgiving—closed
•Fri. Nov 27——8 a.m.-10 p.m.
•Sat. Nov 28——10 a.m.-10 p.m.
•Sun. Nov 29——10 a.m.-1 a.m.
Beginning Sunday, November 22, Burling Library will open at 10:00 a.m. and will continue to open at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays, November 29, December 6 and December 13. Following fall break, the library has been remaining open until 10:00 p.m. on Friday evening and will continue to do so through Friday, December 4.
•Christian Worship
- Sunday, November 22, 10:30 a.m. Black Church at Grinnell Worship Service; Guest preacher will be Paul Ford '02; Guest music will be performed by the Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir, Samuel Williams, Director.
- Sunday, December 6, 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy Communion in Herrick Chapel; Sermon by Rev. Deanna Shorb, Chaplain.
•Jewish Programs
All of the following events are on Friday, Nov. 20th:
- Chalutzim will meet at 12 Noon in the conference room at 1127 Park Street, don't forget to bring your lunch.
- Kabbalat Shabbat Service at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305
- Shabbat table at 6:30 p.m. in the Chalutzim Lounge, Cowles 1st floor, south side. Reservations are very helpful, please e-mail [CHALUTZ@ac.grin.edu].
•Chaplains' Interfaith Assoc.
Wednesday, Nov. 18th at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305, join us at any time. We meet each week to discuss multi-religious topics and to plan activities, dialogues, study breaks and festivals.
•Study with the Chaplains
Join us as we study sacred texts of the Bible. Today, Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 4:15 p.m. in the Conference Room on the 1st floor of 1127 Park Street with Rev. Deanna Shorb and Rabbi Deborah Brin. We meet bimonthly on the first and third Tuesday, here is the remaining schedule for this semester: Dec. 1st and 15th.
A farewell reception will be held on Tuesday, November 24, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Harris Center Concert Hall. Please join us in wishing Dave well as he leaves Grinnell College after over 22 years as Director of Dining Services.
We would like to encourage everyone to take this inoculation. Cost for the student is already covered by their health fee. Cost to faculty and staff members remain at $5.00.
Join landscape architects this Saturday in designing improvements for the entrances to Grinnell. The design charette is being held in the Memorial Building at Broad Street and 4th Avenue. A public input session is scheduled for 1 p.m. and a presentation is set for 7 p.m., but you are welcome to drop in anytime during the day to see what's happening and share your ideas on how to improve Grinnell's roadways. Please direct questions or comments to martzahn@ac.grin.edu.
This Thursday, November 19 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. the Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an Old-Fashioned Hometown Christmas. Downtown will be alive with strolling carolers, wagon and carriage rides, Santa & Mrs. Santa, and fun. The Chamber extends an invitation to the Grinnell College campus to participate in this extravaganza. Instrumentalists and singers alike are invited to man the stores downtown. This Wednesday evening the former Ben Franklin store front window will be decorated for the season and students are invited to come help with design and painting. Bring friends! If you are interested in participating, please contact Gina Miller at 236-6555 or e-mail [service] for more details.
This week Latin Sight-Reading Group continues with a reading of Einhard's Life of Charlemagne. This Thursday, 8:00 p.m., at the McKibbens', 916 Seventh Avenue. Refreshments.
•Found: wristwatch found outside Carnegie Building. Please identify and claim at the Carnegie Secretaries' office, C115.
•Found: a watch was turned in to the Steiner Secretaries. To claim this watch, please come to Steiner 209 and describe it.
The campus community is invited to attend an open forum with theCampus Master Plan consultants on Monday, November 30, 1998 from 4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in South Lounge.
Please note: There will not be a guard on duty from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Mondays throughout the first semester.
SGA Joint Board will be held in South Lounge Wednesday, November 18 at 7:30 p.m. Students, faculty, and staff are all welcome to attend. If you have any questions, e-mail [SGA].
If you are interested in working swim meets this year, please contact [Ostling]. No experience necessary. Our first home meet is Friday, Nov. 20 and Sat. Nov. 21.
The Office of Human Resources is advertising the following positions:
1. Director of Public Relations
2. Director of Dining Services
3. Program Assistant I - Noun Program in Women's Study
4. Men's and Women's Diving Coach
Paper copies of the job announcements may be obtained from the Human Resources bulletin boards located at: Darby, Forum, Macy, 1st Floor, PEC, Facilities Management, Burling, Mailroom, Dining Services, and 1127 Park Street.
They are also available for viewing on the Human Resources web page. The address is: http://www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/. If you have a terminal you may access the web page by typing www www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/ at the $ prompt.
The Office of Human Resources now has a web page! Employment opportunities, benefit summaries, HR staff, and employment updates are currently listed. The address is: http://www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/. If you have a terminal, you can access the web page by typing www www.grinnell.edu/humanresources/ at the $ prompt.
The Office of Human Resources will no longer maintain the HUMANR board after 12/31/98.
To faculty and staff: Many international students will be spending the Thanksgiving weekend in Grinnell. If you would enjoy having one (or several) students join your family for Thanksgiving Dinner, please contact the International Student Services office at 3703 or e-mail Janet Alexander at [alexandj@admin].
Fred Mann, '97, who is teaching high school students and attending the University of Mississippi, will discuss, Careers in Teaching: The Mississippi Teacher Corps, on Wednesday, November 25, at 4:15 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse. Fred will also speak on, Service after Graduation, on Friday, November 27, at 4:15 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center.
This three-week short course, AMS 295.01: SpTp: Marginal Landscapes: Filming Race, Class and Gender in America, will be taught by visiting scholar, André Alexis Robinson doctoral candidate in political science from Duke University. It will be taught in ARH 102 (Tuesday, Thursday 2:15-4:05 p.m.), beginning Tuesday, February 2 and ending Thursday, February 18. Students will receive one or two credits for this short course.
Focusing on themes of marginality and isolation, this short course explores the impact of diversity on a central theme in American Studies. The course takes the novel approach of interrogating the myth of American Exceptionalism through the works of three contemporary German film makers, Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas and The End of Violence), Percy Adlon (Bagdad Cafe and Salmonberries), and Ulrich Edel (Last Exit to Brooklyn). By analyzing the imagined America of these German directors, students will be challenged to discern what is truly unique about the American identity. Prerequisite: None. Students are required to complete a paper for the 2-credit section of this course. The S/D/F and audit options can be chosen. Short courses must be added by the end of the first class day and dropped by the end of the second class day. S/D/F and audit options must be declared by the end of the second class day. Please contact Professor George Barlow if you have questions about this course (x4867, Carnegie 104).
StoneCo's weekly brown bag discussion topic will be the issues of butch and femme in the queer community. Forum Coffeehouse, Wednesday, Nov. 18, Noon.
•Pre-law Workshop for First Year Students
Are you a first year student considering law school? Don't miss this workshop for an introduction to pre-law advising and decision-making. Meet in the Career Development Office on Tuesday, November 24 at 4:15 p.m.
•Reminder
Just a reminder that the Career Development Office will be closed Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Tonight, Tues. Nov. 17 at 8:00 p.m. in the Science Elbow, second floor of Noyce Science Center, there will be a Chemistry Study Break. Everyone enrolled in chemistry classes or interested in hanging out with a bunch of chemists is invited. Pizza and ice cream will be served.
The deadline for The Violet Isis is this Wednesday, the 18th. Hurry and submit your creative stuff (art, drawings, comics, poems, prose, academic stuff, essays, polemics, demagoguery, etc.) to [dawkins] or box 04-67. Send any questions and comments to [dawkins] as well. Get published.
Students are needed to participate in a study on personal goals. This is a two session experiment. The first session lasts an hour and the second session (scheduled 24 hours later) lasts 30 minutes. Both sessions are required. The total payment is $13 ($5 for session one and $8 for session two). Students may sign up on sheets that are posted outside Noyce Science Center 1436, in the Psychology area. These sheets contain a variety of times and provide more details about the experiment. Students who have participated in a previous study about personal goals may not also participate in this study. Names of past volunteers are listed with the sign-up sheets. Call Ms. Sinnett (3167) or e-mail her (SINNETT) if you have questions about the procedures.
The proceeds from this year's FogFast were divided in the following way: one half to the food pantry of Mid-Iowan Community Action Family Development Center, one quarter to Hurricane Mitch Relief via Habitat for Humanity International, and one quarter to the Poweshiek County branch of Habitat. Thanks to all who donated their meals! Look for FogFast again spring semester.
Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Holiday Carnival the first two weekends of December and would love college student support in the endeavor. A variety of activities are available for student those weekends, most notably circulating throughout the event in costume. Realizing that this is a busy time academically, a LARGE number of other possibilities are also available ahead of time: stage construction and set design, calling businesses for support, an general publicity. It promises to be a fun and worthwhile event for all! If you are interested, contact Gina Miller at 236-6555 or e-mail [service].
Next week Poverty Action Now and Habitat for Humanity will be sponsoring Hunger and Homelessness Week activities. On Monday there will be a Hunger Banquet to raise awareness about hunger issues and to raise relief money for Hurricane Mitch. (Location and time TBA) Tuesday and Wednesday look for a shack city to come to central campus. E-mail [homelessness] or [habitat] for more info.
The anthropology department will host a discussion about job opportunities in anthropology that graduating students would be eligible for. Faculty will present various options to students and will answer questions about jobs in the field of applied anthropology. Come discuss your future! Wednesday November 19 noon in Goodnow 105. Bring your own lunch.
While Republican tears fall into unsympathetic ears and "Arab demons" patrol the streets of the Middle East incessantly drooling all over Christianity and Judaisms worst nightmares, a monumental tragedy is occurring right here in Grinnell. The No Call in Show on 88.5 KDIC-FM needs listeners. So forget about your CNN, C-SPAN unenriched, pathetic television lives, and tune in. Tuesdays. Midnight - 2 a.m. For, it is the one good thing left in this god-forsaken world.
The last moment to submit an application for the December 4 Student Recital is: Wednesday, November 25, 4:59 p.m. Students should note that, because of the Thanksgiving holiday, this submission date has been set earlier than usual. Application forms are available in the Fine Arts Office and when completed should be returned to that office.
Last chance—are you interested in leading an alternative break trip for this spring? The proposal and application deadline is December 5. If you are interested, e-mail [altbreak] ASAP.
•Lifeguards Needed
If you have current Red Cross lifeguard certification, or the equivalent, we need you! Pick up a couple of hours each week working at the PEC pool. Contact Susan Rogen at 236-0257 or e-mail [guard] for more information.
•Student WEBMaster Position
See: http://www.grinnell.edu/ComputerServices/student_webmaster.txt for details. Send letters of interest to William Francis (FRANCISB@admin.grin.edu).
•Do You Like Orange?
The Grinnell User Consultant (UC) corps is now accepting applications for new UCs! We are looking for outgoing and helpful people with some basic computer knowledge to join our ranks. Your problem solving skills are more important than your computer skills, so don't be shy if you are not a computer wiz. Talk to any on-duty UC to get an application form. If you have any questions, tell [UCLIB].
The Giving Tree Project is a holiday gift-sharing program which matches members of the college community with low-income families in the Poweshiek County area who would not otherwise receive presents. Sponsors provide an article of clothing and/or toy for individuals in need. This is an excellent project for residence halls, houses, organizations, sports teams, departments, and offices alike! The Giving Tree Project is coordinated by the Grinnell College Mortar Board and Second Mile. For more information on becoming a sponsor, please e-mail [MORTAR].
There will be a meeting for those interested in joining the men's and women's varsity track teams on Friday, November 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the North Classroom of the PEC. Off season training programs will be distributed and discussed. Formal team practices will commence immediately upon the start of the winter semester. Questions? Call Will Freeman @ x3812 or Evelyn Freeman @ x3810.
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more tickets and are subject to immediate tow/immobilization.
Lic#: CA 4BYF124 Ford Lic#: IA 416BLR Toyota Lic#: IL KD7359 Dodge Lic#: IL OJ8462 Chevy Blazer Lic#: NE 2P4927 BMW Lic#: FL FCN322 Pontiac Sunfire
Application information is an addendum to the Campus Memo. Direct any inquiries to Saadi Simawe, Box E-5 or [simawe@ac.grin.edu].
Second and third-year students who are U.S. citizens planning to study abroad during 1999-2000 may be eligible to apply for an NSEP scholarship for study abroad. This government-funded program focuses on geographical areas, languages and fields of study deemed critical to U.S. national security. NSEP scholarships can be applied to study abroad in all countries except Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the nations of Western Europe. The study-abroad program must incorporate the study of a foreign language. After graduation, recipients of the scholarship incur a requirement to work for an agency of the federal government with national security responsibilities or, in the case of unsuccessful placement, to work in a field of higher education in the area of study for which the scholarship was awarded. NSEP scholarship funds may have the effect of reducing need-based aid received from Grinnell but may also reduce the need for loans or work study. To discuss your eligibility and obtain application forms, contact the Director of Off-Campus Study [BRIGHT], X4850 as soon as possible but no later than November 24th.
Grinnell College students interested in a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering are invited to apply to the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program. Established by Congress in 1986, the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation operates an educational scholarship program designed to provide opportunities for outstanding U.S. students with excellent academic records and demonstrated interest in, and potential for, careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
In April 1999, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who will be college juniors or seniors during the 1999-2000 academic year. In order to be considered for an award, students must be nominated by their institution. The scholarship covers eligible expenses up to a maximum of $7,500 per year. Junior scholarship recipients can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Senior scholarship recipients are eligible for a maximum of one year of support.
To be eligible, a student must be a current full-time sophomore or junior and must be pursuing a baccalaureate degree, have a B average or equivalent, stand in the upper fourth of the class, and be a U.S. citizen, resident alien, or U.S. national who will pursue a career in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering.
The on-campus deadline is Wednesday, November 11, 1998. Interested students should contact Angie Story-Johnson, Associate Deans Office, Nollen 3rd, ext. 3460.
This fellowship will provide a stipend to a promising young woman to help her attend graduate school. The woman should be unmarried at the time of the award. The award may be given to a young woman who does not attend graduate school immediately after graduation from Grinnell. The young woman should have a goal of diplomatic service in Latin America and should be proficient in Spanish or French. She should be a native of the United States.
Applications are due in the Career Development Office by Friday, February 5, 1999. Please contact Steve Langerud (langerud@admin.grin.edu) for more information.
The Joseph F. Wall Sesquicentennial Service awards, named in honor of the late distinguished Grinnell professor of history, are awarded each year to provide financial support of up to $25,000 for selected graduates to engage in a period of service in projects, programs and organizations that are dedicated to improving the lives of others. Any graduate of the College may apply. Members of the class of 1999 may apply for the award this year. Applications are available in the Rosenfield Program office in Harry Hopkins House. The deadline for submission is Ferbruary 15, 1999.
| Date | Report | Incident | Location | Brief Summary |
| 11/8/98 | 98-161 | Property Damage | Cowles Hall | display case damaged |
| 11/8/98 | 98-162 | Fire Alarm | Cowles Hall | equipment trouble |
| 11/8/98 | 98-163 | Fire Alarm | Norris Hall | burnt oil |
| 11/9/98 | 98-164 | Office Info | 1008 Park | checked the welfare |
| 11/10/98 | 98-165 | Viol of Regs | Cowles Hall | sofa taken from lounge |
| 11/10/98 | 98-166 | Suspicious Activity | Younkers Hall | basement window screen cut and window opened |
| 11/10/98 | 98-167 | Viol of Regs | Younkers Hall | chair taken from lounge |
| 11/10/98 | 98-168 | Office Info | Darby Gym Lot | vehicle cover missing |
| 11/10/98 | 98-169 | Fire Alarm | Loose Hall | faulty panel card |
| 11/10/98 | 98-170 | Fire Alarm | 1116 6th Ave | set off by burnt food |
| 11/10/98 | 98-171 | Office Info | Forum Building | juveniles being disruptive |
| 11/10/98 | 98-172 | Office Info | Noyce Hall | person missing but found |
| 11/10/98 | 98-173 | Office Info | Hy-Vee | student arrest for stealing & disorderly conduct |
| 11/11/98 | 98-174 | Larceny | Langan Hall | theft of a bicycle |
| 11/11/98 | 98-175 | Larceny | PEC/10th | theft of vehicle key |
| 11/12/98 | 98-176 | Burglary | Haines Hall | theft of money |
| 11/11/98 | 98-177 | Office Info | Haines Hall | money missing |
| 11/11/98 | 98-178 | Office Info | Campus | missing wallet |
| 11/12/98 | 98-179 | Larceny | Dibble Annex | theft of a bicycle |
| 11/12/98 | 98-180 | Viol of Regs | Gates Hall | fireworks complaint |
| 11/10/98 | 98-181 | Office Info | 920 High St | disturbing messages left on answering machine |
| 11/13/98 | 98-182 | Fire Alarm | Langan Hall | fire detector struck |
| 11/13/98 | 98-183 | Fire Alarm | James Hall | set off by cigarettes |
| 11/13/98 | 98-184 | Fire Alarm | Cleveland Hall | equipment trouble |
| 11/13/98 | 98-185 | Office Info | James Hall | fire equipment case found on the floor with glass broken |
| 11/14/98 | 98-186 | Office Info | Haines Hall | flooded basement area |
| Update: 10/3/98 | 98-68 | Hate Crime | Haines Hall | two juveniles are being questioned by the Grinnell Police in an ongoing investigation of this incident |
Larcenies-Theft reports.
Office Information-General information reports.
Violation of College Rules & Regulations- Rules & Regulation violations.
Sick Call, Accidental Injury-reports concerning illness or accidents.
Miscellaneous Services-General services & duties performed by the Dept.
Suspicious Activity- Activity of a suspicious nature.
Filing A false Report- When a person falsely reports a fire or something of an emergency nature.
Criminal Mischief-Property Damage-When someone purposely or knowingly damages the property of another or recklessly tampers with the property of another.
Hate Crime-Violations of individual rights. See the Grinnell College student handbook for further information.
Arson- Knowingly damaging a building or inhabitable structure by starting a fire or causing an explosion.