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This week's Scholars' Convocation, Hero or Villain? Whittaker Chambers and `Counter-History,' will be presented at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 20, in Herrick Chapel by Sam Tanenhaus '77. Tanenhaus is a 1997 National Book Award finalist for his biography Whittaker Chambers, and a 1977 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Grinnell.
In 1948, Whittaker Chambers accused Alger Hiss, formerly a senior official in the U.S. State Department, of being a Soviet spy. Hiss was convicted of perjury in 1950 and served almost four years in prison. He spent the rest of his life trying to clear his name.
Chambers, too, was a member of the Communist party for 13 years during the 1920s and 1930s, and an active espionage agent for the Soviet Union. In the late 1930s, he broke from the party and became a writer and editor at Time Magazine. In the late 1940s, as reports of Soviet agents in American government were being made, Chambers fingered Alger Hiss as a Soviet spy. Hiss denied allegations, setting in motion the greatest political trial in American history, Tanenhaus says.
According to the New York Times, Whittaker Chambers is "the kind of writing that can keep you propped up against your pillow...This remarkable sortie is told clearly, authoritatively and with wonderful richness of detail by Tanenhaus, who never loses sight of the complexity of his subject." Tanenhaus spent seven years researching the book, combing still-classified KGB dossiers, conducting interviews and correspondence with scores of persons, including Richard M. Nixon.
He is working on The Last Chance Season, a social and narrative history of the 1965-66 college basketball season. His writings have appeared in the New York Times, Commentary, The American Scholar and other publications. He is also an editor at the New York Times. He has served as senior editor for Chelsea House Publications and associate editor for Oxford University Press. In addition to his bachelor's degree in English from Grinnell College, Tanenhaus has earned a master's degree in English from Yale University.
The Grinnell College Theatre Department will present on Nov. 20-23 at 8 p.m. in Arena Theatre Tom Stoppard's 1993 romantic comedy Arcadia, directed by Ellen Mease. Seating is limited; please see below for ticket information. (An open final dress rehearsal will occur Wednesday Nov. 19, if you cannot secure a ticket for regular performances.) For further information, see Cultural Events.
On Saturday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. in ARH 102, Ellen Mease and Arcadia company members will present a public colloquium on the play's allusions to the pastoral landscape tradition in European painting and English landscape design, 1760 to 1816. Set in an English great house similar to Castle Howard or Croome Hall, Stoppard's play uses changing fashions in landscape design—from classical geometries of French formal gardening practices through Capability's Brown natural pastoralism to Gothic picturesque—to illustrate his principle idea of order moving towards disorder. Please join us to explore one of the most delightful contexts of Arcadia.
On Wednesday November 19, at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, Dr. Peter Jacobson will present a seminar entitled Flood Pulses Control Ecosystem Dynamics within Ephemeral Rivers of the Namib Desert. Dr. Jacobson is currently a Postdoctoral Research Associate of the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia. He will be teaching an environmental studies course "Water, Development, and the Environment" next semester. Refreshments will be served at 4:05 p.m. in Science 1021.
On Wednesday, November 19, 4:30 p.m. in Science 2022, Michael Gross from Washington University in St. Louis will speak about Mass Spectrometry in Peptide and Protein Chemistry and Analysis. Students interested in biological chemistry are especially encouraged toattend his talk. Refreshments will be served. Gross'
Donald Gubser of the Naval Research Laboratory will speak about superconductivity at 11 a.m., Tues. Nov. 23 in Science 1023. He also will also give a general interest lecture at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22 in Science 2022.
During the summer of 1997, seven Grinnell students spent two months in Lesotho, Southern Africa as interns. Six of the seven Grinnellians taught in a Catholic mission high school while the seventh worked in the mission's maternity clinic.
•On Wednesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. in South Lounge, Darryl Roberts, Louise Schoggen and Hannah Lobel will speak.
•On Thursday, November 20, at 7:00 p.m. in South Lounge, Sue Curry, Jessica Kimelman and Rachel Taylor.
The teaching experiences were made possible through Grinnell's Overseas Community Involvement Program grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Refreshments will be served.
Our next meeting is Thursday, November 20 at 4:30 p.m. in Science 2413. Amanda Walker '98 will speak on Difference Sets. This talk will present results obtained in a research project this summer under the direction of Prof. Emily Moore. As is the custom, chips, salsa, fignewtons, etc. will be served in the Math/CS Lounge (2400) at 4:15 p.m.
On Monday, November 24 at 7:00 p.m. in ARH 224, Omar Ghaffar '99 and Ben Stallings '98, recipients of the 1997 Noyce/Intel Summer Internship grants, will present a colloquium.
Omar will present Engineering Applets in Java: A Summer Research Report, talking about applets for an undergraduate civil engineering course using Java for the World Wide Web. Omar's internship was completed at the Department of Civil Engineering Learning Resource Center at the University of Texas-Austin.
Ben will present Institutionalizing Idealism: A Free-Net Comes of Age. A Free-Net is a sort of electronic community center. It provides electronic mail, advertising, and a forum for group discussion...free of charge to all the people who live in an area. Ben served as Great Lakes Free-Net's community outreach intern last summer. For ten weeks he immersed himself in the Free-Net and the community that has embraced it. GLFN is located in Battle Creek, MI.
On Tuesday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. in Science 1023, Roger J. Hanson, professor of physics at the University of Northern Iowa, will present How Low Can the Violin Go?
"A violin is capable of producing tones from a musical third to as much as two octaves lower than normal, when a higher bow force is used in a carefully controlled manner. This technique is used extensively by some violinists. I will give a physics explanation for normal bowing, as well as an explanation for the anomalous low tones, in terms of measured waveforms at the bridge, bow and nut," Hanson says.
Nancy McFarland Gaub, lecturer in music and assistant in music, viola, will present demonstrations of the bowing techniques. Hanson taught at Grinnell in the late 1960s. The lecture is sponsored by the physics department.
On Wednesday, November 19 at 4:15 p.m. in Main Lounge, the Spanish Department will host Aura Maria Vidales Ibarra de Guerrero, a poet from Mexico. Refreshments will be served. The title of the talk is TBA.
On Monday, November 24, at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge, Lynette Englehardt will speak on welfare reform. Ms. Engelhardt is a policy analyst with Bread for the World in Washington D.C. and is very involved with this issue. Please come and hear some important information about poverty in the U.S. Her talk is sponsored by Poverty Action Now!
The Grinnell College Theatre Department will present on Nov. 20-23 at 8 p.m. in Arena Theatre Tom Stoppard's 1993 romantic comedy Arcadia, directed by Ellen Mease. Seating is limited; please see below for ticket information. (An open final dress rehearsal will occur Wednesday Nov. 19, if you cannot secure a ticket for regular performances.) For further information, see Cultural Events.
Set in one room but in two time periods, the early 19th century and the present day, Arcadia is a dialogue between past and present, a love story wrapped in a mystery drama. It is also a dance of ideas, about stasis and change, order tending to disorder, idealized past and chaotic present. Acclaimed as Stoppard's best play to date, Arcadia is high comedy drawing on the history of philosophy, physics and math (including Fermat's last theorem, entropy, fractals and chaos theory); English Arcadian landscape gardening; and "the decline from thinking to feeling" as the European Enlightenment gives way to the cult of wild Romantic genius. Arcadia's heroines are a modern-day writer researching Gothic picturesque "garden hermits" and a early 19th c. thirteen-year-old math prodigy who lays the foundations for modern chaos theory, while puzzling on the mysteries of love and life displayed in the romantic farces performed by her elders.
As part of performance festivities, there will be a public lecture on ideas
of Arcadia (expressed in the history of 18th-
*Tickets: The Theatre Department Box office will be open through Friday, Nov. 21 from 1-5 p.m. Performance dates are November 20-23, 8 p.m.
Jonas Tauber, assistant in music at Grinnell College and principal cello with the Cedar Rapids Symphony, will perform as a Masterworks Series soloist with the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra on November 22 and 24, 8 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, at the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids. Ticket information is available by calling 319-366-8203 during "regular" office hours. Tauber also teaches the martial art "aikido" at Grinnell College.
El Norte, Mexico, 1983. In Spanish with English subtitles. Color/141 min. Directed by Gregory Nava. ARH 302, 8 p.m., Friday/Saturday, 2 p.m., Sunday. Internet Movie Database
Beginning in the remote mountain jungles of Guatemala, this extraordinary odyssey focuses on two young people seeking a better life as their world begins to crumble. When their mother is abducted by soldiers and their father killed, Enrique and Rosa are forced to set out for the "promised land" of the north- "El Norte." Their dream is the American dream...but it is a difficult one to attain. They must first travel dangerous roads and cross heavily patrolled borders. Once in America, their troubles are not over- they are "illegals" and must live in constant fear of discovery. But they have each other, and the faith and fortitude of their native land.
"A remarkable accomplishment...with solid, sympathetic performances...a visual style of astonishing vibrancy... so brilliantly colored and so filled with startling imagery...." Janet Maslin, NY Times.
On Saturday, November 22 at 3 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, the Department of Music will present a Faculty Recital by Aaron Ichiro Hilbun, oboe; Douglas Morgan Huff, bassoon; and John Kramer, piano. Works to be performed are by Benjamin Britten, Gustav Schreck, John Steinmetz, Grigorias Dinicu, and Francis Poulenc. Both Hilbun and Huff are assistants in music at Grinnell College. John Kramer is a graduate student at the University of Iowa.
Diva by J.J. Beinex (Betty Blue), 1981 (Internet Movie Database), Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10:00 p.m., French house (1130 East St.). French New Wave director (and keen pop-culture observer) Jean-Jacques Beineix displays a masterly and highly entertaining command of visual imagery in this thriller, in which almost every character is a thief of one sort of another. Motor-scooter courier Jules (Frederic Andrei) secretly tapes a performance by his idol, an American diva, but his cassette is switched with another one implicating a police inspector in trafficking. Particularly unforgettable here is an imaginatively shot chase through the Paris subway system (Mr. Showbiz on-line).
On Monday, November 24 at 4:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, the Department of Music will present a concert by Fresh Flutes from Grinnell. Anticipate an innovative performance and compositions by Boyce, Schickele, and Verdi; arrangements of Greensleeves and Amazing Grace; and South American and Native American pieces. Claudia Anderson is the director.
A collection of photos of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Toward A Peaceful World Free of Nuclear Weapons, will be exhibited from Nov. 18 through Dec. 10 in the Burling Gallery. The exhibit includes panels of photos and maps, videos and a message of hope for the future. The public is invited to view the exhibit during regular Burling Library hours. A reception will be held on Thursday, Nov. 20 from 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. in the Burling Gallery.
On Monday, November 24 at 7 p.m. in ARH 302, Sholay, the classic Indian film made in "Bollywood," will be shown (Internet Movie Database). English subtitles. All welcome. For more info contact Gautam [Ghosh] x3137.
On Thursday, November 20 at 9:15 p.m. in Harris Cinema, Performing Arts presents Harvey (Internet Movie Database). Jimmy Stewart's role in the comedy Harvey allows him to project all the affable traits that have endeared him to his fans over the years. Stewart plays an intelligent, but easy-going fellow with one strange quirk; his closest friend is a six-foot-tall rabbit that only he can see. This fact, of course, troubles his family, but when his sister attempts to have him committed, the results are not what might be expected. Re-released in 1996, the film gives impetus to consideration of who the truly kind, tolerant, and sane actually are. The Chicago Sun Times said, "Harvey is a vintage Stewart film in that its leading character comes as close to the real Jimmy Stewart as any character he played."
Next Film- Dec. 6: Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in The Electric Horseman.
Plucky Players have guts—gut strings that is. Join the harp students and musical friends for a concert in South Lounge, Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. We will present a variety of musical styles from ancient to modern at this informal concert. Good music and good food make will greet you. Don't miss it.
There will be a student reading tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 18) at Bob's Underground at 10 p.m. sponsored by The Freehand Press. Get away from your work for a little while and have someone else do the reading! Hope to see you there!
On Sunday, November 23 at 8 p.m. in Herrick Chapel, a faculty recital featuring prairie songs and poetry, performed by soprano Melanie Ohm and pianist Jonathan Chenette, will be presented. The centerpiece of the concert is Chenette's light-hearted song cycle, Oh Millersville!, written to poems by Grinnell alum James Norman Hall. Adopting the persona of a 12-year-old Iowa schoolgirl named Fern Gravel, Hall paints a whimsical picture of small-town life at the dawn of this century, derived from his recollections of his Colfax, Iowa, childhood. Other works included in the concert are Prairie Autumn and Posthumous Orpheus. The first is based on a poem by Nebraska writer Willa Cather and the second on a poem by Grinnell College alumnus Edward Hirsch.
Soprano Melanie Ohm is a Doctoral candidate in vocal performance at Arizona State University. Composer Jonathan Chenette is a professor in the Department of Music. The concert is free, brief (less than an hour), and open to all.
•Sunday, November 30, Carman Center Auditorium, Mayflower Home, 2 p.m.. Faculty Recital by Royce Wolf, piano.
•Tuesday, December 2, South Lounge, 8 p.m.: Concert by the Grinnell College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo, Donn Schaefer, director.
•Friday, December 5, Herrick Chapel, 4:15 p.m.: Student Recital.
*Friday, December 5, Herrick Chapel, 8 p.m.: Concert by the Chicago String Quartet.
•Saturday, December 6, Herrick Chapel, 10 a.m.: Artist Class conducted by the Chicago String Quartet.
•Saturday, December 6, Herrick Chapel, 3:30 p.m.: Senior Recital by Elizabeth Venne, soprano; and Barbara Lien, piano.
•Sunday, December 7, Darby Gymnasium, 3 p.m.: Performance of Messiah by the Grinnell Community Chorus and the Grinnell Singers, John Christian Rommereim, director, Barbara Lien, rehearsal pianist; and the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Diamond, director. John Christian Rommereim will conduct.
•Sunday, December 7, Herrick Chapel, 7 p.m.: Concert by the Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir; Julie Bell, director; Siclinda Canty-Elliott, adviser.
•E-Mailing Library On-Line Catalog (INNOPAC) Citations
You can send copies of records from INNOPAC, the libraries online catalog, to your e-mail address. Once you have a citation on the screen, type E to create an export list, or to add the record to the list. After you have marked as many records as you need, go back to the main INNOPAC search screen and select option E>EXPORT marked records. Choose FULL or BRIEF format, then select E>E-MAIL. Use your full e-mail address (USERNAME@AC.GRIN.EDU). Your list will be delivered to you via e-mail. Please empty the export file on INNOPAC once you have sent your message. If you have questions, please see a reference librarian for help.
•In-Process Books
Books which have been purchased by the Libraries but have not yet been cataloged, show a status of "In Process" (in the books bibliographic record in the on-line catalog). These books may be requested at the circulation or reference desks. With a few exceptions, an "in process" book will be ready within 24 hours.
•Wed. Nov. 26th — 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
•Thanksgiving — closed
*Fri. Nov. 28th — 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
•Sat. Nov. 29th — 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
•Sun. Nov. 30th — 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m.
Due to Thanksgiving break, the hard-copy deadline for information to be included in the December 2 Campus Memo will be 3 p.m. Wednesday, November 26. E-mail remains Monday, Dec. 1 at 9 a.m.
•Christian Worship
-Sunday, November 23: Black Church at Grinnell Worship Service, Jacqueline Chandler, Associate Minister at Victory Temple in Iowa City, preaching; 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome!
•Jewish Worship
Please join us this Friday, November 21 at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 for Kabbalat Shabbat service. This service is liberal/egalitarian in Hebrew and English, with music and song. All are welcome!
•Weekly Events
-Faculty/Staff Bible Study
Brown bagging it with the Christian Scriptures....a weekly Bible study for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch and join us this Thursday from 12 Noon - 1:00 p.m. in Steiner 305 (Religious Activities Room).
-Spirituality Gathering
Let's talk about spirituality, what guides us in our spiritual growth, Wednesday, November 19 at 9:00 p.m. in Steiner 305. Coordinated by C.I.A. All are welcome!
-Chaplains' Interfaith Association
Please join us each week in planning interfaith functions and for discussions and other festivities. Mark your calendar for Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 (the Religious Activities Room).
Today please join Bill Selby of Iliff School of Theology in Steiner 305 from 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. to discuss graduate studies at Iliff. For more information or if you would like to join Mr. Selby for dinner, please call x4981.
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Dining Services Committee will meet in Forum PDR B at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday November 19th. Interested students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.
On Tuesday, November 25 at 4:15 p.m. in Forum PDR F there will be an open meeting of the Eco-Campus Committee. Since its formation over a year ago, the Committee has met as a small group of students, faculty, and staff, but we want more and continued input from interested persons. This meeting will be the first to welcome all members of the campus community and we hope you'll attend. The agenda will be a general discussion of environmental issues on campus, so come with your ideas.
The concept of the "Eco-Campus" considers the college as an institution (1) that is aware of and considerate of the natural environment and is sensitive to environmental problems, (2) that has an ethos of environmental protection and enhancement, and (3) that has a commitment to policies and procedures which maximize the efficiency of resource use and the recycling of resources.
Beginning Sunday, November 23, Burling Library will open at 10 a.m. and will continue to open at 10 a.m. on Sundays November 30th, December 7th, and December 14th.
This week there will be two sessions for all interested in drawing from the nude figure. The sessions will take place on Thursday from 7-10 p.m. and on Friday from 1-4 p.m. in Fine Arts 217. Bring your own drawing materials. All are welcome. Any questions... e-mail Bobbie at MCKIBBIN or Jeremy at LUNDQUIS.
The Housing Committee will meet Wednesday, November 19, at 5:00 p.m. in PDR E of the Forum. The discussion will center on the housing questionnaire.
The Housing Committee meeting is open to all members of the campus community. The members of the Housing Committee are Steve Larson, Staci Peterson, Howe Siegel, Amanda Tessar, Brandi Petersen, Ilana Golin, Emily Mize, Anthony Westbrooks, Andrew Derksen and Chris Ribe. If you are interested in becoming a housing committee member for spring semester, call x3700 and leave your name with the housing secretary.
If you are the tenor sax player who absconded with a folder full of music — bring it back! Leave it in the Fine Arts Office (no questions asked). Better yet, we could still use your tenor playing abilities (last the Jazz Ensemble director heard, Trane was still dead, and Mintzer is too expensive). Anybody reading this who might know the identity of the Mystery Saxman, please do not attempt to apprehend him yourself. Notify the proper authorities; then subdue this miscreant with recordings of Kenny G, ABBA, or Yanni. To all other music lovers: The Grinnell Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Tuesday, December 2, beginning at 8 p.m. in South Lounge. The Grinnell Jazz Combo will also perform. Come out and hear some amazing talent!
Do you know knit from pearl? Will you be here the Friday after Thanksgiving? The campus Quaker meeting is sponsoring a knitting party to knit mittens for the children on a farming cooperative in North Korea in conjunction with a large project of the American Friends Service Committee. We will gather at the McClellands, 1521 7th Avenue, at 5 p.m. on November 28th to begin the knitting project, break for a simple soup supper and then resume our work. Knitting consultants and patterns will be available so all you need to know is the basics. Needles and yarn will also be available. Extra size five needles would be helpful. Call Katherine McClelland at 236-7002 or 3060 if you are interested in helping.
It was reported on November 14 that during the evening of November 13, two cars were reported vandalized on the corner of 10th Avenue and Park Street.
Questions/Concerns/Comments please e-mail (Safety) or call Student Affairs at X3700.
Technology Studies Concentration invites faculty applications for Curricular Development Awards. Complete information on the application process is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
The position of Assistant in the Writing Lab is being advertised. Complete information on the position and application procedure is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
A faculty teaching mini-workshop, sponsored by Faculty Development, will be held on Tuesday, November 18, at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 224. The topic of this workshop is "Teaching Writing Through Syn
•Workshop for Management Consulting
Get a jump on your interviewing by practicing the way the consultants interview. You will utilize actual case interviews to prepare for your upcoming interviews. This workshop is not to be missed if you are considering work in management consulting following graduation. Plan to attend on Wednesday, November 19 at Noon in the Career Development Office.
•Upcoming Career Hour
Sam Tanenhaus '77, will discuss Surviving and Thriving as a Freelance Writer, at a career hour being held in the Career Development Office on Thursday, November 20. Plan to stop by at 4:15 p.m. for this valuable career discussion.
•Pre-Law Workshop for First-Year Students
On Tuesday, November 25 at 4:15 p.m. in the Career Development Office, Steve Langerud, Pre-Law Advisor, will introduce first year students to pre-law advising at Grinnell and will cover information about the LSAT and graduate school program selection.
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Over the next three semesters the Noun Program in Women's Studies launches a new series, "Dialogues in World Feminisms." Our goal is to explore the debates between Western theory and Third World practices, focusing on the diversity of feminist work across cultural divides.
Please see the addendum to Campus Memo, October 28 for details, or pick up the Call for Speakers at the Noun Program Office, Harry Hopkins House, Room 201.
Each year the French Department selects a graduating senior to serve as an English language assistant in a French lycée. This position, like that of the French Assistant at Grinnell, is part of an exchange program administered by the French Government. Seniors interested in being considered for the position should submit a resumé and a letter of application to Susan Ireland (Box J-3) no later than Friday, November 21, 1997. Interviews will be held the week after Thanksgiving. Applicants must be American citizens and French majors, with an interest in becoming language teachers. Please contact Susan Ireland if you have any questions about the position.
The Mixed Heritage/Culture Support Group provides a safe environment for sharing experiences, giving support and fostering understanding of the mixed heritage/culture experience. The next meeting will be tonight, Tuesday, Nov. 18, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse. Meetings will be held approximately every two weeks. If you are interested in attending any of these meetings, please contact Melissa Scheid, Multicultural and Academic Advising Counselor.[scheid@admin.grin.edu]
•ARC Adult CPR: Tuesday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. Sign up at the Forum Desk. $10 due at sign up.
•ARC Standard First Aid: Thursday, December 4 at 6:30 p.m. Sign up at the Forum desk - $10.
•Climb 4 - Rapelling: Wednesday, November 19 at 4:30 p.m. Meet at the PEC climbing wall. Must have climb 1&2. Free.
•Skis Base Waxed: Free. Call the Gorp room between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. for an appointment.
•Open Climbs: Every Monday at 6:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. Just show up. Must have climb 1&2.
Students interested in taking private percussion lessons or participating in the World Hand Drumming Groups (group lessons) Spring semester should pre-register for these if at all possible. For more information and details contact Dorr@ac.grin.edu before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening (tonight), Nov. 18.
The Registrar's Office is now accepting Trial Schedule-of-Courses cards for the Spring 1997-98 semester. The last day to turn in your card is Thursday, November 20, (no later than 5 p.m.). Remember, your adviser has your blank Trial Schedule-of-Courses Card, not the Registrar. If you are not able to preregister by the Nov. 20 deadline, you will have to wait until after course closures have been processed, and then have your card signed and dated by the appropriate instructors before submitting it to the registrar. Preregistration drop/add dates will be announced at a later date.
To check any course changes or additions to the Spring 1997-98 Schedule of Courses, type BOARDS at the $ prompt and then REGISTRAR or check out the registrar's home page at www.grin.edu/~acadreg/.
Application forms for the last three Music Department Student Recitals for the semester (December 5 and 12) are now available in the Fine Arts Office. The applications for the recital on Friday, December 5, are due by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26. Those interested in performing should note the change in deadline, due to the Thanksgiving holiday, from the customary deadline which is Friday preceding the recital.
Please come tonight at 9 or 9:30 p.m. to room 1405 in the Science building to help us out with a social psych experiment. The simple recall task will only take 15 minutes of your time and there will be food!!! E-mail [heckerg] if you have any questions.
•Computer Services Help Desk Hiring New Staff
The position will start next semester. Starting pay is $5.65 for a minimum of 8 hours per week scheduled during business hours. Necessary skills include computer technical skills, an ability to learn quickly, phone skills, interpersonal skills, confidentiality and patience. Please submit letters of application including reason for applying, computer skills background, applicable skills and experience and the number of hours you are willing to work to Nathaniel Hopkins Box 6-75. A cover letter and resume is also acceptable. Questions? e-mail [HDSKMGR].
•Stonewall Resource Center Accepting Applications for Assistant
The Stonewall Resource Center Advisory Board will be accepting applications for the position of Assistant to the Director of the SRC. There is an opening for one student position which will begin January 1998. Preference may be given to students who will be available for 2 semesters. Applicants should be of at least sophomore status. Position descriptions and applications may be picked up in the SRC. Applications are due to P.O. Box B-1 by 5:00 p.m. on Monday, November 24th. Candidates will be notified by Wednesday, November 26th if they have been selected for an interview. Interviews will take place at the SRC Ad Board meeting on Wednesday, December 3rd between 4:30 p.m.-??:00 p.m. Any questions may be directed to Stephanie Preston (SRC Director) at x4200 or [PRESTONS@ADMIN].
•Swim Meet Workers Needed
Are you interested in making some money by working Grinnell College Swimming and Diving meets? Our first work date is Sat., 11/22. Please e-mail Brooks Locke at [LOCKE] or call 4848 for more information.
Have you ever thought about composting your vegetable scraps but then rejected the idea since an outdoor heap would freeze in the wintertime? The Environmental Action Group (EAG) set out to investigate this dilemma a year ago and hit upon the solution: vermicomposting. We produced two plastic bins which, when stocked with Florida redworms, can convert most vegetable scraps into useful compost — indoors — in a matter of days. Both bins have been in continuous operation since early September.
One of these bins is now looking for a home. If you frequently cook for yourself and one or two other people, this bin could handle all your composting needs. It requires only a few minutes' maintenance per week, can easily survive weeks of neglect while you go on vacation, and produces almost no odor.
If you are interested in providing a home for this useful miniature ecosystem, please contact Ben Stallings at 269-3650, or write to STALLING.
The following vehicles have received 3 or more tickets and will be subject to immediate towing or immobilization if parked on campus.
IA Lic# 295CMH, GMC Sonoma IA Lic# 907CGB, Chevy Corsica IA Lic# 922CML, Toyota Truck IA Lic# 935CMM, Pontiac Grand Am IA Lic# 986EKN, White Toyota Camry IA Lic# 935CMM, Pontiac Grand Am MN Lic# 466PUS, Ford Escort MN Lic# 847GIV, Honda Prelude MO Lic# 296AFA, Mercury Sable NJ Lic# LG579E, Honda Civic OK Lic# XZI724, Mercury Cougar
The Academy of American Poets announces the 1998 University and College Poetry prize: $100 prize for the best poem or group of poems submitted to the English Department. Please submit entries to Patty Dale, Carnegie 115, Box V-6, by 4:00 p.m., April 13, 1998. No late entries will be accepted. Entries will be judged by Pulitzer prize poet Yusef Komunyakaa, University of Iowa's Writers' Workshop. For further information, contact Saadi Simawe, English Department, ext. 4804, [SIMAWE].
Each year Grinnell College appoints two of its graduates as teaching fellows to assist for an academic year teaching English at Number 11 High School, affiliated with Nanjing University in Nanjing, People's Republic of China. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellowship allows these graduates to work closely with Chinese high school teachers and students while living with foreign students in the Foreign Student Dormitory at Nanjing University.
In selecting the Teaching Fellows, Grinnell College seeks native speakers of English who have an excellent command of oral and written English and who have experience in the study of another language. The candidates should have a sound knowledge of American culture and should demonstrate an interest in Chinese culture and history. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellowship provides travel expenses, living expenses, and housing at the Foreign Student Dormitory. The Grinnell-Nanjing Teaching Fellows for 1997-98 are Rebecca Harms and Laura Wooley.
Deadline for application is February 27, 1998. Fellowship applications are available in the Office of the Associate Dean of the College, Nollen 1st. Students applying for the Fellowship need to read the reports from former Nanjing Fellows. These are available in the Associate Dean's Office or from Andrew Hsieh.