This week's Scholars' Convocation, The Iliad, July 1996, will be delivered at 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, in Herrick Chapel by Arthur C. Danto. Danto is art critic for The Nation and Johnsonian Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Columbia University. Prof. Danto will speak about the relevance of Homer's Iliad to recent events, including the crash of TWA Flight 800.
Danto has received the George Polk Award for his work at The Nation, and is the author of Transfiguration of the Com mon Place: A Philosophy of Art, among many other books and articles. In his book, Transfiguration of the Common Place, Danto cites Andy Warhol's "Brillo Boxes" to illustrate the idea that the difference between art and non-art is often not apparent to the eye. Danto received a bachelor's degree from Wayne State University and his Ph.D. from Columbia Univer sity.
An informal discussion as a follow-up to the convocation talk will be held at 4:15 p.m. in the South Lounge of the Forum.
Robert Richardson, Marilynne Robinson and Robert Pinsky will visit Grinnell today (Tuesday, October 29) as participants in the Sesquicentennial Writers Series, hosted by Edward Hirsch '72. Richardson is winner of the Francis Parkman Prize in 1996. Robinson won the Earnest Hemingway Foundation Award in 1982. Pinsky won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in 1994.
·Richardson will lead a question and answer session at 12:00 Noon in South Lounge.
·Robinson and Pinsky will lead a question and answer session at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge.
·All three writers will read from their works at 7:30 p.m. in South Lounge. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
The Russian and East European Studies Program and the Sesquicen tennial Committee will host a four-day symposium on Odessa, November 6-9. The Vanished World Revisited: The Myth and Reality of Odessa will explore the many facets of the Ukrainian city's rich and diverse history and culture. Highlights of the symposium include an exhibit in the Burling Print Study Room, a convocation lecture, several panel discussions, two concerts, a violin master class, a screening of an Odessa Studio silent film, and the mainstage production of Isaac Babel's Sundown, directed by Veniamin Smekhov in conjunction with the Department of Theatre. More information about the symposium, together with a detailed schedule of events, will appear in next week's Campus Memo.
On Tuesday November 5, Paul Marker '91 will present a seminar entitled, Using Genetics to Understand Patterning of the Vertebrate Skeleton and the Vertebrate Limb, in Sciences
Room 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Mr. Marker graduated from Grinnell with majors in Biology and Philosophy. He is currently studying mammalian developmental genetics in the graduate program in developmental biology at Stanford University, School of Medicine. This lecture is a Sesquicen tennial event.
On Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m. in ARH 302, Russian theater and film critic Galina Aksenova will present a lecture on contemporary Russian cinema. Following the lecture will be a screening of the recent Russian film Limits [Limita]. In Russian with English subtitles, the film deals with the problem of the Russian "mafia" and the emerging class of rich "new Russians." The event is sponsored by the Russian and East European Studies Program.
Melonie Hall, a doctoral candidate in chemistry at the University of Berke ley, will speak on Research From a Graduate Student's Perspective: Ketene Dissociation and the Dynamics of Chemical Bond-Breaking at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, October 30 in the chemistry classroom (Science
2022). She will also be available for informal discussion at 4:30 p.m. in the chemistry seminar room (Science 2024). Refreshments will be served.
Each year Grinnell College appoints two new graduates to teach English for one academic year at Number 11 High School, affiliated with Nanjing University in the People's Republic of China. This week, Saraliene Smith and Elizabeth Rice, 1995-96 Grinnell-Nanjing Fellows, will be on campus to share their experiences. On Thursday, October 31 at 7:00 p.m. in ARH 102, Saraliene and Elizabeth will give a presentation about their year in China. They will also be available to talk to students and answer questions on Friday, November 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse.
As the 1996 election approaches, the Department of History welcomes everyone to hear Prof. Alan Jones describe the politics of previous generations of Grinnellians. Jones will present An Anecdotal History of Grinnell's Political Behavior Since the Civil War tomorrow, Wed., Oct. 30, 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge. Questions and discussion are welcome and refreshments will be served.
On Saturday, November 2, the Iowa Philosophical Society will hold its annual meeting on the third floor of ARH beginning at 10:15 a.m. Arthur Danto, Johnsonian Professor Emeritus at Columbia University, and the art critic for The Nation magazine, will give the Fifth Annual Jack Worley Memorial Lecture, Ethics and Aesthetic Appearances , at 4:30 p.m. in ARH 102. A complete schedule of the presentations with time, location, and presenters is an addendum to the Campus Memo . Please contact Michael Rosenthal (x3164; rosentha@ac.grin.edu) if you have any questions.
The first Pathfinders Lecture Series of the year will be held on Tuesday, October 29, 1996 at 7:30 p.m. at the Black Cultural Center. The lecture, From Gary to Grinnell and Back Again, will be given by Grinnell alum and visiting professor, Kimberly King. Refreshments will be served.
Sheldon Zitner, a former Grinnell professor, will read from his poetry at 4:15 p.m., Friday, November 1, in the South Lounge. Zitner taught courses in Shakespearean, Renaissance Literature, and Poetry Writing at Grinnell from 1957 to 1969 before moving to the University of Toronto where he has recently retired. He was a visiting professor at Grinnell in 1989. His visit is sponsored by the English Department and the Sesqui centennial Committee.
Faith and Sexuality: Affirming Sexual Identities , an informal panel discussion will be held on Monday, November 4, at 4:30 p.m. in South Lounge with the following partici pants: Rev. Mitzi Eilts, Rabbi Jennifer Flatté, Prof. Sylvia Thorson-Smith, and Prof. Dennis Haas. Rev. Eilts is Coordinator of Church-College Relations with United Church Board for Homeland Ministries in Cleveland, Ohio. She has spent seventeen years in ministry with the United Church of Christ and is committed to its mission and ministry in higher education. She is the current Chairperson of the Council for CLOUT (Christian Lesbians Out) and is active with the UCC Coalition for Lesbian/Gay/ Bisexual Concerns. She is the leader of workshops on sexuality and spirituality, Christianity and violence against women, feminism and spirituality in higher education, for church or other community settings. Rev. Eilts is one of the authors of the book, Saving the Family: When is Covenant Broken?.
The Minnesota Chinese Music Ensemble will perform in concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, in Herrick Chapel. Members of the ensemble will hold a workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday in Fine Arts 106.
The ensemble was established in July, 1987 and is unique in Minnesota. The goal of the ensemble is to share Chinese music with others and to increase interest in non-Western music.
Musical pieces performed range from classical selections to contemporary folk songs. The ensemble also has collaborated with Western music groups to premiere and to perform compositions specifically written for Chinese musical instruments accompanied by Western musical instru ments.
The concert is a Sesquicentennial event and also is sponsored by the Chinese Studies Concentration and the Cowles-Kruidenier Program in Chinese Studies. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Cultural Film, Brothers Karamazov, Nov. 1-3
The Brothers Karamazov, 1968, 155 minutes, U.S.S.R., Dir. Ivan Pyriev, Prod. Mosfilm Studio. Presented in ARH 302, Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
This visually striking adaptation of one of Dostoevski's most profound and disturbing commentaries is masterfully directed by the great Ivan Pyriev. Through the dramatic use of color, visual symbolism, and camera movement, Pyriev tells the classic story of the brothers Dmitri and Ivan Karamatsov (Mikhail Ulyanov and Kirill Lavrov).
Dmitri, recently engaged, finds that he loves another: the sensuous Grushenka (Lionella Pyrieva). His father Fyodor (Mark Prudkin) also loves Grushenka, and the ensuing conflicts between father and son are virile and fierce.
Ivan begins to love his brother's fiancee, Katerina Ivanovna (Svetlana Koroshenko), who harbors a deep jealousy of Grushenka. Pyriev, shifting the focus of the story from ideology to romance, creates a passionate film, ripe with jealousy, madness, and murder.
Though significantly abridged, this release preserves much of Pyriev's original thoughts, and through them, Dostoevski's timeless ideals. The atmosphere created by Pyriev's pioneering camera work is evocative and powerful - both appropriate traits for a Dostoevski masterpiece.
Secrets, works by Matt Saiia '97, opened this Monday, October 28 in the Terrace Art Gallery. A reception for this show will be held next week on Wednesday, November 6, at 4:15 p.m. in the Gallery. The public is invited. This show will run through Friday, November 8. The gallery is open during regular Forum hours.
The Percussion Ensemble, directed by assistant in music Mark Dorr, will present a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in Herrick Chapel. They will perform arrangements, original contemporary works and transcrip tions of classical works from Europe, Russia, the Caribbean and the United States. The highlight of the concert is the first percussion ensemble piece ever written, composed in 1918 by Cuban composer Amadeo Roldan.
The ensemble also will present Cross Currents by Lynn Glassock, an arrangement of Russian composer Dimitry Kabalevskys piece for mallet ensemble and Voices, by Robert Patterson. Instruments used during the performance include drums from the equatorial rain forests in Africa and New Zealand, log drums, bull roarers, rain sticks and conga drums.
The Drum Circle will host a World Drumming Open Session, facilitated by Mark Dorr, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in Fine Arts 106. The circle session is open to all students, faculty,
staff and any Grinnell community members who would like to partici pate. All participants will play world music rhythms. Instruments will be provided, but participants should feel free to bring their own.
Since October 31 falls on Performing Arts film night, the series will depart from its usual nature to bring you Director George Romero's, Night of The Living Dead, in which flesh-eating zombies rise from the dead to roam the countryside and create panic.
Made in 1968, the film was judged by many to be of inexcusable taste and was censored. In the years following it has come to be viewed as a "spoof" and in this sense has become a classic appreciated for its horrifying theme and its special effects, and recognized for having been ahead of its time. Critics agree that the career of George Romero, who became well known for his direction of horror films, was enhanced considerably by Night of the Living Dead's transformation from serious film to cult-classic status. Thursday October 31 - Harris Center - 9:15 p.m.
Inspired by last year's Womyn's Voices, Screaming is a collection of feminist expressions including music, poetry, storytelling, and monologue. Performances are this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. in Bob's Underground Coffeehouse.
The Department of Music will present a Student Recital on Friday, Novem ber 1, at 4:15 p.m. in Fine Arts 104. Currently scheduled to perform are Jeffrey Tyner, classical guitar, and Sarah Wilcox, soprano. Instructors of these students are Robert Dunn and Kristie Tigges. For more details, contact Berneil Mueller in the Fine Arts Office.
Theatre Department Mainstage Production Isaak Babel's ironic comedy, Sundown, will be presented November 8-10 at 8 p.m. in Roberts. Produced by the Moscow Art Theatre's Second Stage in 1929, Sundown is one of the few plays by the celebrated Russian short story writer, who wrote for an international Yiddish-speaking Jewish audience.
Set in Odessa, 1913, Sundown dramatizes a crucial rite of passage for Benia Krik, the Robin Hood of the Odessa ghetto popularized in Babel's important collection of Odessa Stories. Son overthrows father, in a tale focused on an aging hero's lust for life and his reluctance to "go quietly into that good night" of old age and death. Noisy, flamboyant, violent, lyrical, the play depicts the waning of an older age, alive with great chaotic passions, and the waxing of a new world, orderly, efficient, but strangely diminished.
Sundown is being produced by the Grinnell College Theatre Department in conjunction with SQC and the REES program, host of an interna tional symposium entitled The Vanished World Revisited: The Myth and Reality of Odessa running from November 6-9 on campus. The play will be performed as part of conference proceedings honoring Odessa's rich multicultural traditions. The play is being directed by Veniamin Smekhov, from Moscow's Taganka Theatre; he is an internationally recognized theatre artist, with numerous stage and film acting credits, currently directing opera and theatre in U.S. and European venues. He is joined during his residency by his partner Galya Aksyonova, a theatre critic and dramaturg for Sundown, who will speak to the opening night audience at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the Grinnell College theatre box office in the Fine Arts building from 1-5:00 p.m., Monday, November 4 through Friday, November 8. Tickets may be reserved by e-mail beginning Monday, October 28 through noon on Friday, November 1. The box office account name is THEATRE and is located on the academic VAX. Off-campus
persons may contact Conni Gause at 515-269-3085 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. November 4-8.
In recognition of Halloween, this week Doggtown Productions is proud to bring you Dead-Alive, director Peter Jackson's horror masterpiece. Jackson directed the acclaimed Heavenly Creatures , and this, his third "splatstick" film, is the last word in zombie films. The movie will be shown in Gardner at 11 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, with discussion to follow. E-mail [HUANG] for further informa tion.
·Saturday, November 9, 8 p.m., Herrick Chapel: Senior Recital by Sarah Moore, flute; and Barbara Lien, piano.
ANNOUNCEMENTS- ALL CAMPUS
Grinnell Productions presents Fiddler on the Roof . Rod Caspers, Director and Becky Berkhart, Musical Director. Diverse 25-30 cast of all ages. Actors/Singers/Musicians. Auditions: Saturday, November 16 from 9 a.m.-12 noon at the First Presbyterian Church (corner of State and 5th Streets). Rehearsal Period: January 3 -23, 1997. Performance Dates: January 23-26, 1997.
We have had some inquiries about the whereabouts of the boulder given by the Class of 1880 and the boulder given in commemoration of the 100 yr. anniversary of the 1880 boulder given by the Class of 1980. These large rocks had to be relocated because of the Fine arts construction project. The boulder dated 1880 is located northeast of Roberts theatre and west of the Peace Grove area. The boulder dated 1980 is located directly south of Burling Library.
·Herrick Chapel Worship Service
Please join us this coming Sunday, November 3, for All Saints Worship Service with Holy Communion in Herrick Chapel at 11 a.m. Chaplain Deanna Shorb will give the sermon. The worship service will include a Prayer of Remembrance to honor loved ones who have died since October 1995, and to celebrate their lives. If you have family members or friends you wish to have remembered, please let the Chaplains Office know by Thursday, October 31. Call x4981 or x3157 or e-mail: STEINER@ac.grin.edu
·Christian Worship
Christian Worship will be held each Sunday at 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact Chaplain Deanna Shorb, ext. 4981.
·Prayer and Meditation
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays Herrick Chapel will be open from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. for prayer and meditation for students, faculty and staff.
·Food for Stamps Program
We continue our program collecting used postage stamps which are then sold and the money received provides food, clothing and medicine for the needy. Please place your stamps in the FOOD FOR STAMPS box in the Post Office (south counter) or send to Chaplain Shorb, P.O. Box I-5. You are reminded not to pull stamps off envelopes, but cut or tear around stamps without damaging perforations. Thanks for your support.
·Chaplain's Walk-In Hours
Deanna Shorb welcomes faculty, staff and students to drop by her office at 1233 Park (1st floor) on Mondays from 3-4 p.m. and Thursdays from 2-3 p.m. If these hours are not suitable for you, please feel free to contact her to set up an appointment, ext. 4981 or ext. 3157 or e-mail [SHORB@ac.grin.edu]. These hours and any information about the Chaplains Office, is available through the vax on BOARDS. To access, type BOARDS at the dollar prompt and select Chapel News.
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Interested in composting, solid waste, recycling, pesticides, and other environmental issues on Campus?? Find out what is being done, and speak out for the future. The newly formed Eco-Campus Committee is charged with providing a voice for environmental concerns, researching problems, and considering campus practices and policy.
Wednesday, October 30, 7:00-9:00 p.m. in South Lounge the Committee will host an Open Forum. Mark Godar (Facilities Management), Dave McConnell (Dining Services), and others will be there to explain what is being done, and what we hope to do, and answer questions. The Committee needs you to speak up and tell us what you worry about, give us ideas, suggest directions, propose solutions. Prizes: Bagels and Books from Dave McConnell and Tom McBee.
The Grinnell Community Art Gallery presents, Freedom Forest Botanicals, an exhibit of surreal watercolors, drawings, and oil paintings by Rebecca Sexauer-Sindt, through Nov. 15, 1996 in the Community Center, 927 4th Avenue. Gallery hours are 3 -5:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and 3-8 p.m., Thursday. The Gallery is also open by special appointment, 236-2600.
Figure models are needed for drawing classes. Classes meet L1/2, L3/4, and L5/6. Wage: $5.30 per hour. Punctuality and dependability a must. Contact Professor Crowley, [CROWLEYT], x4263, or x3085 with your name, phone number, and hours available to work. Previous experience helpful, but not required.
Every Wednesday evening, 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the Conference Room, 1127 Park St. (first floor). Students, staff, and faculty are invited. This informal
study will be co-led by Chaplain Deanna Shorb and Associate Chap lain, Rabbi Jennifer Flatté. Bring a Bible (we will have extras). Snacks will be provided.
Latin Reading Group will not meet this week; the next meeting will be Thursday, Nov. 7.
·Found pouch of money found Sat. 10/26 in parking lot adjacent to Harris Center/Norris Hall. Call x3820 or e-mail [wood] to describe pouch and its contents.
·Lost: I lost a purple Jansport back pack a few weeks ago at the house on 1020 5th st. It has a rainbow patch sewn on the front, and charms on the zipper pulls. It has a set of keys and an I.D. in one of the leather Grinnell key/id holders. I can be reached at x3833, or e-mail [ORANTES]
A list of updated information for the Faculty/Staff phone directory is an addendum to the Campus Memo.
The central campus recycling collection bins have been relocated from near the Bookstore entrance to a garage behind 1217 Park. Please do not deposit recyclable paper in the area where the bins used to be! Please utilize the stackable paper sorting bins in your office buildings. The paid student recyclers will pick the paper up from there and transport it to the new location for the central collection bins. Thank you for your assistance.
I hope everyone had a good Fall Break. We will meet this Thursday, Oct. 31, at 7:00 p.m. in the Stonewall Resource Center. The official theme will be "Self Reflection." However, as it is Halloween time feel free to also bring in thoughts or readings etc. about the holiday. E-mail [Waxman] with questions.
The Grinnell College-sponsored city league women's volleyball team, the Wapentakes, is looking for a few more players for this season's roster. We play on Monday nights, either at 6:45, 7:35, or 8:45 p.m. at the Community Center or Middle School. Any female faculty, staff, students, or friends interested in joining our team should contact Janet Gibson, [gibsonj].
SST Communications first performed on campus in January and is returning to give two presentations on Friday, November 8. The performances, sponsored by the Office of Human Resources and Facilities Management, will be held in the Harris Center Cinema. The Wolf at the Door deals with safety issues in the workplace and will be presented at 9:00 a.m. Synergy from Others, which deals with issues of cultural diversity, will begin at 10:00 a.m. All Faculty and Staff are encouraged to attend the session(s) of their choice.
The Open Support Staff meeting will be held Thursday, November 7, at 8:30 a.m. in ARH 302. Jim Mulholland will be the featured speaker and will talk about benefits.
·McKinsey's Business Analyst Program
McKinsey & Company seeks Grinnell students of all majors for their Business Analyst Program.
McKinsey & Company is the world's leading international management consulting firm with 69 offices in 35 countries. For consideration, please
submit your resume (indicate your SAT/ACT test scores) and college transcript by Wednesday, October 30 to Becky Wallace in the Career Development Office.
·On-Campus Recruiters
The College of Osteopathic Medicine will host an information table in the campus Post Office on Wednesday, October 30, from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
A representative from the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) program will present an information session at 12:00 noon on Thursday, October 31, in the Forum Coffeehouse.
Alaron Trading Corporation will have a representative on campus Tuesday, November 5, 1996. They will have an information table set up in the campus post office from 9:00-11:30 a.m. and at 12:00 noon there will be an information session held in the Forum Coffeehouse (bring a sack lunch, if you wish).
Recruiters coming next week will include: Corporation for National Service on November 6; Fund for Public Interest Research on November 7; and McKinsey & Company on November 8, 1996.
·Upcoming Workshops
There will be a Winter Career Preview Information Meeting on Thursday, October 31, at 4:15 p.m. in the CDO. If you would like to learn more about applying for this program, which will allow you to explore a career area, plan to attend this meeting.
·Mock Interviews Available
The Career Development Office will be hosting a Mock Interview Day on Saturday, November 16, 1996. Professionals will be on campus to conduct "mock" interviews with Grinnell College students. Interviews will be 30 minutes in length and will run from 9:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. Mock job descriptions are available in the CDO, in the areas of Advertising, Management Consulting, International Business, and Marketing. If you wish to participate, please stop by the CDO to sign up for an interview time and submit your resume. Participation is limited to 5 students per interviewer. Sign up deadline is Friday, November 8, 1996.
ed. Women should wear a slipper or ballet-like shoe. Men should wear trim shoes, no sneakers or Docs. If you have any questions, please e -mail [heiland].
Entries are now being take for men's and women's doubles teams interested in participating in intramural racquetball. Play will begin on November 11 (not on the 4th as previously printed in the Campus Memo). Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate. Entries must be received by November 8. Please e-mail [BENNING] Heather if you are interested in taking part.
The Freehand Press is accepting submissions for the Winter Issue. Please send poetry, prose, art, and photography to Box 09-80 by Friday, November 1. If you have a delicate submission, a question about the submissions review process, or a question about your submission, please call Jessica at 236-0459.
*Ski Steamboat: Gorp will sponsor a trip to Steamboat the last week of winter break. The cost is $370. Informational meeting on November 11 in South Lounge at 9:00 p.m.
·Learn to kayak: Wednesday November 6 at 8:15 p.m. $2. Sign up at the Forum desk.
·Learn to Climb: Monday and Tuesday November 4&5. $5. Sign up at the Forum desk.
·Open Kayak Sessions: For those with previous experience. Every Sunday in November at 4:00 p.m.
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The Housing Committee will meet on Wednesday, October 30, at 6:30 p.m. in PDR E of the Forum. The agenda will be another smoke-free dorm, the housing questionnaire, and the housing form.
The Housing Committee meeting is open to all members of the campus community. The members of the Housing Committee are Oda Callison, Steve Larson, Garry Williams, Amanda Tessar, Brandi Petersen, Brett Broge, Leticia Sainz, Alison Novak, Christina Spyreas, and Elise Pfannenstiel.
The city ordinance for parking and snow removal on city streets is an addendum to the Student Edition of The Campus Memo . Students with cars parked on city streets should keep the ordinance for reference following snow storms.
CSL will meet on Monday, November 4, at Noon in Windsor House. The agenda is as follows: 35mm films, a crosswalk, and all campus parties in residence hall lounges.
·Volunteers Still Needed! Remember: Volunteering is not a spectator sport!!!! It is not too late to begin volunteering. Many agencies are still in need of your help on a regular or one time basis. Here are some of the opportunities.
·Grinnell Day Care Center - is brimming over with energetic kids and they could use extra hands with the little ones. Contact Jane Lohman at the Ahrens Family Center 236- 7214.
·Julie Eberback from the Alzheimer's Association is looking for help with respite care and office-type, organiza tional programming. If you have interest in helping with the elderly and those suffering from Alzheimer's, please give her a call at 236- 8933.
·Iowa Peace Institute is looking for volunteers to help with a variety of tasks. From research to recycling to web-page work. The Peace Institute is on the edge of campus and welcomes volunteers of all sorts. Give Sherry Killion a call at 236-4880.
·I am looking for a student who would be interested in helping put together a newsletter for Poweshiek County Habitat for Humantiy. Before we can get started with work on our current project, we need to inform the community about where we are in the process and what we need to begin. If you would like to help, contact Amy at the CSC X4247.
·An elderly woman from the community is looking for help mastering e -mail on her PC. She is using Windows '95 and is hooked up with Compuserve. Can you
help? Contact Amy at the CSC X4247.
·The CSC van, donated for the use of Grinnell College Volunteers by Wes Finch, is available for your use when volunteering. College driver status required. Please contact Amy at the CSC if you need transportation to volunteer.
·Child care help is needed for parent meetings at Head Start and the Attention Deficit Disorder support group. If you have an hour or so to hang out with some kids whose parents are trying to learn how to best help them, please let the CSC know.
·Domestic Violence Alternatives/Sexual Assault Center continues to need donated items to help the women who come to shelter without any provisions at all. They always need: Paper products, diapers, envelopes; personal items such as combs, brushes, deodorant, tampons, Tylenol, hairspray, make-up etc.; non-perishable food, frozen meats; sheets, pillow cases blankets, towels; cleaning supplies, nonviolent games and videos for children, art supplies etc. Your help is so much appreciated. Contact Amy at the CSC or DVA/SAC @ 1-800-753-3512.
·The mentoring program is in the process of making matches for this year. There are kids who could benefit from your friendship, guidance, tutoring and time. If you have some space for a relationship with a child, it might just change both of your lives. Contact Lindsay McBride [MENTOR] for detailed information.
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A Renaissance-Baroque dance and music workshop will be held in the dance studio (basement of Fine Arts) on Friday November 1 from 7:15-9:15 p.m. Rachelle Tsachor will be teaching dance and talking about dance and music of the time. Corsets and petticoats and costumes will be provid
Come Thursday evening, November 7, at 7:30 p.m. to the Physics Lecture Room (Science 1023) for a short presentation and questions/answers on the 3-2, Dual Degree Program. If you can't make this meeting and have questions, see W. Case in Science 1039.
Rollerblading is prohibited in all campus buildings.
·Academic Programs Abroad: Paris
Madame Suraqui of the Academic Programs Abroad (APA) in Paris will hold an information session on this program over lunch in Cowles PDR #4 on Monday, November 4th, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Students not on a meal plan may obtain a meal ticket from Professor Ireland in the French Department. Brochures are available by request from the Director of Off -Campus Study: (e-mail: bright)
·Sarah Lawrence College-in-Paris Program
Monique Middleton of the Sarah Lawrence College-in-Paris program will hold an information session in the Off-Campus Study Resource Room in Nollen House on Tuesday, November 5th, from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. Brochures will be available at the meeting.
·GLCA Japan Study Program
Peggy Kraft and Michiyo Nagayama of the Great Lakes College Associa tion Japan Study Program at Waseda University will present an information session on Wednesday, November 6th, from 4:15 to 5:00 p.m. in the Off -Campus Study Resource Room in Nollen House. Brochures are available in the Resource Room.
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Take a few hours this year to be a phonathon caller and help us set a new record for Grinnell. A list with sessions and awards information is an addendum to the Student Edition of The Campus Memo.
A mailing will be sent in early November to your parents concerning Commencement. If there are any address changes please call Carol Ahrens at x3702.
This Friday, Nov. 1, at noon in the South Lounge there will be a rally for groups on campus who have been petitioning for space. Representatives from Chalutzim, SOL, ASIA, CBS, Stonewall, and ISO will discuss the issue. Wear a rainbow ribbon to show your support! Fill out a colored sack lunch form in your dining hall this week so that you can bring your lunch. Please see the Campus Memo addendum for more information.
Come to the Stonewall Resource Center this Friday, November 1, at 4:15 p.m. to celebrate the SRC's tenth anniversary. Learn about the history of the Stonewall Resource Center and its significance to the Gay/Lesbian /Bisexual/ Transgender/Ally community in Grinnell. There will be a short reception followed by two speakers. If you have not yet visited the SRC, this event offers a great opportunity to peruse our library and meeting rooms. Hope to see you there!!
Is it taboo to be a person of faith at Grinnell? Come to a multi-faith study break sponsored by the Religious Studies SEPC and the Chaplain's Interfaith Association and voice your opinion. The study breaks will provide an opportunity to ask questions about various religions and faith in general, as well as to discuss how religion does (or doesn't) effect your life on the Grinnell campus. Most of the campus religious groups will be providing members to answer questions about their religious traditions, but the breaks will be based around discussion and audience participation. Feel free to come to any or all of the following breaks.
·Tue., 10/29: Norris/Cowles, 9 p.m. Clark/Dibble, 9 p.m.
·Wed., 10/30: Haines/James, 8 p.m Langan/Rawson/Gates, 9pm. Younker/Smith, 9 p.m.
Students are to declare a major before preregistering for their fifth semester so that their third and senior years may be planned with an adviser from the major field. If you are a second-semester, second-year student and have not yet declared your major by filing a Declaration of Major form with the Registrar, please do so immediately. If you do not declare a major by the November 8 deadline, the Registrar will not have time to process it before preregistration begins and your registration will be held.
The following vehicles are not registered with the college, have received 3 or more parking violations and subject to immediate towing /immobilization.
CA Lic #3HIW894, Mazda Protege IA Lic #OOR972, Buick LeSabre IA Lic #VZH927, Ford Tempo FL Lic #TVJ52H, Jeep Cherokee
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 1997, the Foundation will award scholarships to students who will be college juniors or seniors during the 1997-98 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 $7,000 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 equiva lent, 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 13. Interested students should contact Angie Story-Johnson, Associate Deans Office, Nollen 1st, ext. 3460.
The Frederick Baumann Prize recognizes excellence in education by encouraging Grinnell college students to explore ideas and society in an interdisciplinary and historical context. Established in 1993 and funded by David '51 and Audrey Lowe '52 Hammer, the prize distin guishes the dynamic classroom contributions of Frederick Baumann, professor of history at Grinnell from 1927 to 1954.
Students from any department and any class interested in applying for the Frederick Baumann Prize must submit their scholarly work to the Associate Dean's Office by Monday, March 31, 1997. The $2,500 prize is awarded to the student who writes the best essay on the general topic of "Ideas and Society," taking an interdisciplinary and historical approach. The prize is awarded each spring if, in the opinion of the judges, there is an entry of prize-winning caliber. For more information, contact Angie Story -Johnson in the Associate Dean's
Office, Nollen 1st, ext. 3460.
It is a duty of the Honorary Degree Subcommittee of the Executive Council and the Faculty to recommend candidates for honorary degrees. Historian David McCullough will be delivering the 1997 commencement address, and the faculty will be asked to recommend that he receive an honorary degree at that time. Members of the campus community are invited to nominate candidates for three other honorary degrees to be awarded at the 1997 Commencement. If you know of a worthy candidate, please send your nomination with a written rationale and any other useful documentation by e-mail or campus mail to a member of the Honorary Degree Subcommittee: Jo Calhoun (ex officio), Jack Mutti, Don Smith, Paula Smith. Before submitting your nomination, please consider the following guidelines which are excerpted from the Faculty Handbook:
Honorary degrees should recognize a standard of excellence which is exemplary to the students and promote the College as an institution which recognizes such excellence.
"Timeliness" should be a factor. The degree should not be granted years after the reasons for recognition have passed.
At any occasion for the granting of honorary degrees, care should be given to include at least one person of distinction in scholarship or teaching.
An effort should be made to grant degrees to some individuals on their way to fame, rather than those past their prime, or to persons who may never be famous but who perform outstanding service quietly or ob scurely. Preference should be given to candidates who have received no other honorary degrees.
At least half of Grinnell's honorary degrees should be granted to alumni, unless special circumstances dictate otherwise.
Glamour Magazine is again sponsoring the "Top Ten College Women Competition." The competition is open to any woman who is a full-time junior at an accredited college or university for the 1996-97 academic year. A panel of judges will evaluate candidates based on leadership experience, personal involvement in community and campus affairs, and academic excellence. Ten $1000 scholarships will be awarded. Applica tions are available in the Student Affairs Office. Deadline for entry is January 31, 1997.