No Scholars' Convocation This Week

Academic Announcements

American Studies Fiction Reading

On Wednesday, October 1, 7:00 p.m., in South Lounge, Professor Jane McDonnell from Carleton College will speak on the topic Necessary Fictions of the Self: Reading and Writing the Contemporary Memoir.

Professor McDonnell directed the Women's Studies program at Carleton for many years and she now teaches a writing and reading class called "Witness Narratives: Memoirs of Survival." She is the author of News From the Border, a mother's memoir about her autistic son. The book has been translated into Italian, German and Portuguese and it won the Minnesota Book Award for Nonfiction in 1994. Her book Living to Tell the Tale: A Guide to Writing Memoir will be published next March by Penguin USA, and she is working on a second memoir about the last illness and death of her father.

Biology Department Seminar

On Wednesday, October 1, at 4:15 p.m. in Science 2021, Dr. Timothy Holtsford will present a seminar entitled Synthetic Approaches to the Study of Evolution. Dr. Holtsford is a Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri. In addition to publishing widely in the field of plant evolution and ecology, Dr. Holtsford teaches courses related to Environmental Studies and Ecological Genetics. His research has been funded by multiple sources including the National Science Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Refreshments will be served at 4:05 in Science 1021.

Chemistry Seminar

On Wednesday, October 1, 4:30 p.m., Science 2022, William Marzluff, a bio

chemist in the Medical School at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, will speak on the topic The Regulation of Histone Messenger RNA by a Novel RNA Binding Protein. Refreshments will be served. Students who would like to speak informally with Professor Marzluff should sign up for a dinner following his talk on the sign up sheet posted with the other chemistry seminar notices.

Computer Science Talk

On Wednesday, October 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Science 2413, Professor Johnny Wong, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University, will speak on Recent Research and Development in Intelligent Mobile Agents. The presentation will include both an overview of distributed computing environments, like the World Wide Web, and a description of some specific research at Iowa State. Refreshments will begin at 4:15 p.m. in the Math/CS Lounge.

Department of History Colloquium

On Friday, October 3 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 102, The Department of History Colloquium resumes. Professor William Patch will open the 1997-98 series by addressing the question, Is Economics Fate? The German Government and the Great Depression. William Patch has taught at Grinnell since 1985, and is the author of two books: Christian Trade Unions in The Weimar Republic, 1918-1933: The Failure of Corporate Pluralism (Yale, 1985), and Heinrich Bruening and The Dissolution of The Weimar Republic (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming summer 1998). Everyone is welcome to attend; refreshments will be served!

German Marshall Fund Fellow, Philippe Maniere Speaks Oct. 6 & 7

Philippe Manièr, editor of the French weekly news magazine Le Point, will deliver two lectures, one each on October 6 and 7.

•Monday, October 6 at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge: Why Does France Resist Globalization?

•Tuesday, October 7 at 4:15 p.m. in South Lounge: Private Life vs. Duty to Inform: France vs. the United States.

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Volume XXVII, No. 6

Contents

Scholars Convocation ................... 1

Announcements

Academic ................................. 1

Cultural .................................... 2

All--Campus ............................. 3

Faculty/Staff .............................. 4

Students ..................................... 4

Academic Awards/Scholarships/

Internships/Grants ......................... 6

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Manière is currently editor-in-chief for economic and scientific affairs of Le Point where he also has been the economic columnist since 1992. He started with Le Point as an economic editor, where he covered banking, finance, business and the financial markets. Prior to joining Le Point, Manière was a reporter with Le Nouvel Economiste from 1988 to 1990, where he was assigned to cover the banking industry for its "Money" column. During this time he also covered the Paris Stock Exchange for the news reports of Europe I, a French radio station. From 1984 to 1988, he reported on financial issues for Le Quotidien de Paris.

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Manière began his career as an investigative reporter with Le Bien Public in Dijon. He is the author of De la pression fiscale en général et de norte Porte-monnaie en particulier (1996), a book about the political consequences of France's high tax rates. Manière received his education in business administration, law and economics from the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commericales and the Université de Paris II.

Manière's visit to Grinnell is made possible by a grant from the German Marshall Fund of the United States to the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation as part of a major effort to increase understanding between prominent Europeans and young Americans.

Teaching Colloquium

On Wednesday, October 1 at 4:15 p.m. in ARH 318, the Faculty Development Committee is sponsoring a teaching colloquium. The topic of this colloquium is Most Popular Courses at Grinnell College: Common Learning Experiences Beyond the Tutorial. One of the most important goals of our college is to provide an excellent general education in addition to education in a major. The purpose of this colloquium is to initiate a discussion about teaching non-majors and what our expectations are for our students beyond the requirement of the tutorial and major requirements. Presenters will be Michael Cavanagh, English Department; Eugene Herman, Mathematics and Computer Science Department; and Jack Mutti, Economics Department.

What's Happening in the Labor Movement

Come learn about what is happening now in the labor movement on Thursday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m. in South lounge. Tim Dean, education director of Local 285 SEIU will talk about the new organizing drive going on across the US. All are welcome.

Cultural Announcements

Cultural Film: Carmen, Oct. 3-5

Carmen, Spain, 1983. In Spanish with subtitles in English. Color and BW/90 min. Directed by Carlos Saura, Friday/Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m., ARH 302.

Georges Bizet's operatic translation of Prosper Merimée's novella Carmen is a masterpiece that has provided inspiration for countless adaptations in all of the performing arts. Spain's eminent filmmaker, Carlos Saura, offers a flamenco version with a contemporary parallel storyline. This story of jealousy and passion is set in the spacious rehearsal hall of director-choreographer Antonio (played by Antonio Gades, Spain's foremost flamenco dancer and former director of its National Ballet) where auditions and rehearsals for the dance version of Carmen take place. The tragic story of Carmen develops as the leading dancer, whose name happens also to be Carmen (Laura del Sol), and the choreographer Antonio fall in love...

With superb dance sequences and experimentation with various styles of contemporary music, Carmen is a compelling film and a personal interpretation of a musical classic by a talented director.

Forum Terrace Art Gallery

A Plethora of Predominately Pigment-free Pictures Accompanied by an Astounding Array of Alliteration: Comics and Comic Art by Adam Wirtzfeld, 1998, is currently on display at the Terrace Art Gallery. The show features comic drawings from the Scarlet and Black, the Gum, and elsewhere, as well as a collection of nearly one hundred illustrated envelopes, sketchbooks, and posters. It will run through Friday, October 11. A reception will be held this Tuesday, October 7 at 7:00 p.m., in the gallery. The gallery is open during regular Forum hours.

Performing Arts Film: Secrets and Lies

Winner of five Academy Award nominations and the Best Picture and Best Actress

awards at the Cannes Film Festival, Secrets and Lies tells the story of a young black woman who, after her adoptive parents die, seeks out her birth mother and discovers she is white. The mother, whose life has been destructive, resists acknowledging reality. When she does, the "secrets and lies" which have built up over a generation are finally revealed. A bitter-sweet look at inter-generational problems and perspectives on those problems. The New York Times said: "A film not to be missed... to be seen again and again." Thursday, October 2, 9:15 Harris. Next weeks film: Rosewood.

Theatre Mainstage Production

Sibling Species, the Theatre Department's first Mainstage production of the year, will be presented Oct. 2-5 in Arena Theatre, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with additional performances at 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Directed by Rachel Slavick, '81, guest alumna artist, this experimental theatre piece explores the theme of evolution. Seating is limited; ticket reservation information appears below.

Evolutionary science forces us to shift our perspective away from the search for a meaning that separates humankind from all the rest of nature. If we honestly hope to understand evolution at all, we must, ultimately, lose "an antiquated concept of soul to gain a more humble, even exalting vision of our oneness with nature." While most people would probably admit that evolution does a fair job explaining our existence, few would go so far as to allow that it proves orchids and gall midges as much a miracle as we. In order to study nature we must give up our sense of control over the outcomes and follow where the adaptations lead, a balance must be struck between the "why" and the "because." In that way nature opens her store of knowledge to us, bit by bit. As Stephen Jay Gould puts it in The Panda's Thumb, "The best illustrations of adaptation by evolution are the ones that strike our intuition as peculiar or bizarre. Science is not "organized common sense"; at its most exciting, it reformulates our view of the world by imposing powerful theories against the ancient, anthropocentric prejudices we call intuition."

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Baroque Orchestra of Iowa Concert to be Held in January

The Baroque Orchestra of Iowa will not be playing a concert on Sunday, October 5, in Herrick Chapel. The Orchestras concert on campus has been scheduled for Sunday, January 25.

Music Next Week

•Friday, October 10, 4:15 p.m., Fine Arts 104: Student Recital.

•Sunday, October 12, 2 p.m., Harris Center Concert Hall: Concert by the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra, Douglas Diamond, conductor.

All Campus Announcements

Activities Calendar Deadline

The deadline for submitting information to be included in the next Activities Calendar, Oct. 27-Dec. 19, is Monday, October 6. If you are planning an activity during this time and have not completed a calendar reservation form, please come to the Office of Special Services, Harry Hopkins House, 8 a.m.-noon, 1-5 p.m. to submit your information.

Art Reproduction Sale Held This Week

Judy Beck has returned to Grinnell to hold her annual sale of art reproductions. This year she is holding the sale at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, located at the corner of 6th Avenue and State Street. Times of the sale are: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. Call the Fine Arts Office, Ext. 3064, for more information.

Campus Blood Drive

Help maintain a bountiful blood supply this fall by participating in the upcoming Grinnell College blood drive. Now is the perfect time to give thanks for the abundance and good fortune in your life. Share your good health by giving blood.

The Blood Center of Central Iowa and SGA are sponsoring a blood drive for all eligible donors on Wednesday and Thursday, October 15 and 16, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., both days at the Harris Center. Giving blood is a safe, simple procedure that is relatively painless and requires only a small investment of your time. The entire procedure, from registration to refreshments, takes approximately one hour. The actual drawing of blood last only five to seven minutes. By donating just one pint of blood, you can help save the lives of four sick or injured persons.

Donors should be 17 years of age or older, in good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and have eaten a good meal prior to donating.

Give thanks and share your good health by giving the gift of life. To make an appointment contact Jae Hines by E-mail at [SERVICE].

Chaplain's Office Announcements

•Christian Worship:

Wednesday, October 1: Reflections: An Evening Inter-Denominational Worship Service followed by social time; developed by students; 7:00 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome!

Sunday, October 5: Worship Service with Holy Communion, Inter-Denominational, celebrating Black Awareness Week and Family Weekend; Rev. Darryl Roberts `97, preaching; Dr. Marlys Boote, college organist; 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome!

Sunday, October 12: Worship Service, Inter-Denominational, celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month; 11:00 a.m. in Herrick Chapel. All are welcome!

If you would like to participate as a reader, greeter or worship leader, contact the Chaplains Office, ext. 4981.

•Jewish Worship

Please join us on Fridays at 5:15 p.m. in Steiner 305 for Kabbalat Shabbat service. Services are liberal/egalitarian in Hebrew and English, with music and song. All are welcome!

Through movement, sound and scene improvisations over four weeks of rehearsal, the acting ensemble of Sibling Species has generated from Slavick's research a performance piece that explores the ways in which our journeys to become human are mirrored by the wondrous and bizarre adaptations of many different species.

• Tickets: The Theatre Box Office will be open through Friday, October 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Performance times: Thursday, October 2, 8:00 p.m.; Friday, October 3, 7 & 9:00 p.m.; Saturday October 4, 7 & 9:00 p.m.; Sunday, October 5, 3:00 p.m.

Melissa Roberts to Give Recital on Tuesday and Saturday

The Department of Music will present a Student Recital by Melissa Roberts '99, violin, and Barbara Lien, piano, on Saturday, October 4, at 2 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. To be performed are Adagio cantabile from Romance No. 2 by Ludwig Van Beethoven; Chaconne from Partita No. 2 for unaccompanied violin by Johann Sebastian Bach; Chante de Roxane (from the opera Le Roi Roger) by Karol Szymanowski; Slavonic Dances No. 2 by Antonin Dvorák; and Csardas by V. Monti. Roberts and Lien will play this recital also on Tuesday, September 30, in the Carman Auditorium at the Mayflower Home at 7 p.m. Both performances are open to the public.

Music Department Ensembles to Give Concert on Saturday Evening

The Department of Music will present a Family Weekend Concert on Saturday, October 4, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Herrick Chapel. Presenting the program will be the Grinnell Singers, John Christian Rommereim, director; the Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir, Julie Bell, director, Siclinda Canty-Elliott, adviser; and the Grinnell College Percussion Ensemble, Mark Dorr, director.

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•Spirituality Gathering

Let's talk about spirituality, what guides us in our spiritual growth, Wednesday, October 1 at 9:00 p.m. on the lawn, east side of Steiner Hall (bad weather location is Steiner 305). Coordinated by the Chaplains Interfaith Association. All are welcome!

•Prayer

(What do you feel that it is? . . . your concept?) a discussion, Wednesday, October 1 at 4:15 p.m. in Steiner 305. Sponsored by the C.I.A.

Computer, Telephone and On-call Services Information Outside of Normal Office Hours

Computer Services can be reached outside of normal working hours by calling the watchperson and reporting a problem. The number for the watchperson is 236-6677. During the school year we will respond to problems involving campus-wide outages of service, like the network down in a building, multiple printers out of service, no long-distance service or no local phone service. The on-call number is not intended to answer general computing questions, respond to single printers being out of service or individual workstations not operating.

Library Reserves

Students using reserve materials in Burling or Windsor Science Libraries are reminded that overdue fines accrue quickly when the items are overdue. To ensure that materials you check out are immediately checked in, you should return them to the desk and not put them in the book drop during the hours the libraries are open.

Lost and Found

•Found: Black wire rimmed glasses, outside of 1203/1205 Broad St on Saturday Sept. 20. Please call 236-ONLY or 236-5369 or stop by to reclaim.

Quaker Brunch

We'll gather at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 5, in Steiner 305 for a potluck brunch and fellowship. Meeting for worship will follow, beginning around noon. Everyone is welcome at either or both events—students, please come, whether or not you can bring food.

Phone Directory Changes

A list of phone directory updates is an addendum to the Campus Memo.

Two Dial-up Numbers to the Academic Vax

For the convenience of those who dial into the Academic VAX, there are now two numbers from which you can connect. The old number (515) 269-4970 is still active and a new number (515) 269-4990 will also allow you to connect to EVAX.

Faculty/Staff Announcements

No announcements.

Student Announcements

Career Development Office Announcements

•Drake Career Day

Grinnell students are invited to attend Career Day '97 at Drake University on Wednesday, October 1, 1997 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Representatives from nearly 100 organizations will be there to talk with students about career opportunities, internships and graduate school programs. Seminars offered include "International Business Careers" at 12:00 p.m. and "Choosing & Applying to Graduate School" at 11:00 a.m. All events are held in the Drake University Olmsted Center.

•Development Internship Colloquium

Nike Papadopoulos '98, recipient of a 1997 summer Development Internship Grant, will present a colloquium on Thursday, October 2, 1997 at 7:30 p.m. in the Forum Coffeehouse. The title of Nike's presentation will be Coping with the Effects of Domestic Violence: Lessons from Camp Butterfly. Plan to attend to hear about Nike's experience last summer.

•Women in Law

The University of Iowa College of Law's Organization for Women Law Students and Staff is pleased to announce the 21st annual "Women in Law Recruitment Conference" scheduled to be held on Saturday, October 18, 1997. The conference is aimed at college women interested in the study of law. There are panel discussions by women law students and attorneys, as well as a mock class taught by a University of Iowa law school professor.

More information and registration forms are available at the Career Development Office. If enough interest is shown (including a college certified driver), the Career Development Office will sponsor a car going to Iowa City for this event. Sign up deadline for the car is Friday, October 10, 1997.

•Upcoming Workshop

The CDO will sponsor a "Resume Writing" workshop on Wednesday, October 8, at 4:15 p.m. in the YMCA. A hands-on workshop which addresses resume content, style, and format. You will actually progress from a blank page to a draft of your resume! Bring a computer disk with you.

•Computer Positions

Epic Systems Corporation has positions available in software development, technical support, installation/training, and system configuration/administration. Epic Systems, based in Madison, Wisconsin, develops premium software systems which are used by large health care organizations such as Aetna, CIGNA, Harvard Community Health Plan, and Mayo Clinic. Resumes, cover letters, and an unofficial transcript are due in the

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Career Development Office by October 10, 1997.

•International Studies

Steve Baker, Provost of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, will be available to speak to students about MIIS graduate programs on Monday, October 13, 1997 from 4-5 p.m. in the Career Development Office.

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Changes to the CompUSA "Tech on Campus" Program

The CompUSA tech will be on campus as needed. He will come up on each Wednesday, provided there is work to be performed that day, and be here from 9-11 a.m. or later if he has sufficient work to keep him here longer. If you need any non ESP work done on your computer (such as adding an ethernet card/configuring for ResNet), you must fill out the CompUSA Service Order Request Form (available on the ResNet web page at http://www.grin.edu/~resweb/compufax.html, Computer Services, the YMCA and the Campus Bookstore), and then fax it to the CompUSA Des Moines Store at 515-327-3283 no later than noon on Tuesday of the week you want the work performed. It is very important to fill out and fax in the form if you need work done. If CompUSA has not received any requests for work to be performed by noon on Tuesday, and there are no systems to be delivered and setup, the tech will NOT come that Wednesday, and a notice to that effect will be posted on the ResNet Web Page at http://www.grin.edu/~resweb under the CompUSA link. If you have questions about these changes, contact Mike Pifer in Computer Services, X 4901, or e-mail pifer@ac.grin.edu.

Committee on Student Life

The next meeting of the Committee on Student Life will be in PDR B of the Forum on Wednesday, October 1, at Noon. The agenda will be Lounge Parties, Parking, a Crosswalk at 6th & Park, and having the halls open during Spring break.

formational/organizational meeting in Carnegie 313 on Tuesday, October 7 at 4:15 p.m. Please contact Victoria Brown [BrownV], at 3087, if you have any questions or comments.

Interested in the Dual Degree, 3-2, Engineering Program?

Washington University in St. Louis is one of the institutions with whom we have a regular arrangement for students wishing to earn a degree in engineering as well as the Grinnell degree. Chris Kroeger, Associate Director of Engineering Admissions of Washington University, will be here 8-11:45 a.m. Wednesday, October 1 to meet with students and describe the program. There will be a sign-up sheet on the tack board near room 1039 in the Science Building. If you have any questions, contact W. Case (ext. 3019).

Interested in Self-Defense Strategies?

Sexual Assault Working Group and Women Take Back the Night are sponsoring a workshop on personal safety and simple self-defense techniques. If you are interested, the workshop will be Oct. 5, Sunday night, 7 p.m. in South Lounge of the Forum. A great way to start off Women Take Back the Night Week! See you there!

No Audition Necessary

Musica Femina, Grinnell's new women's choral ensemble, is looking for additional members. If the audition was keeping you away, not to worry: we've done away with it! All you need to do is to come out to Fine Arts room 104, noon on Thursdays to sing. We've started learning Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, one of the most beautiful and enjoyable pieces for treble voices ever written. We still need a few more voices to fill out the ensemble. For more information, contact John Rommereim (236-9033, tell stuhrrom@ac.grin.edu).

Computer Science Graduate School

On Wednesday, October 1 between 3 and 4:15 p.m. in Science 2413, Professor Johnny Wong will meet informally with students and faculty to discuss graduate school opportunities in computer science at Iowa State. Professor Wong is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Iowa State University.

Eating Disorders Group

Are you uncomfortable at study breaks or in the dining hall because of food? Have you noticed your eating habits to be different from others? This group may be for you. An eating disorders group is being established by Holly Krejca, an RLC, and Harriet Dickey-Chasens, a Poweshiek Mental Health Center counselor. Appointments for screening can be made by calling Poweshiek Mental Health Center at 236-6137. Meetings will be held on Wednesdays, 7-8:30 p.m. at a location on campus beginning October 8.

Hard Core Into EXCO?

ExCo seeks a few students to become dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic committee members. The ExCo committee runs ExCo in its entirety, so if you want to be in on ensuring the continued success of this program, please join us! E-mail [EXCO] for more information.

Harris Cinema Big Screen Television

Is there a special show or weekly show you want to see on the big screen in Harris Cinema??? Monday Night Football, X-Files, Ellen? Stop in to ask if you can have the TV turned on, or e-mail [MATYE] if you want to arrange a weekly showing.

Help to Plan for Women's History Month Now

How should Grinnell celebrate Women's History Month this March? If you are interested in helping to plan for speakers, discussions, movies, etc., come to an in

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See the Simpsons Larger Than Life

Come to the Harris Cinema on Sunday nights at 7 p.m. to see the Simpson's on the big screen! Harris is also now showing the Simpson's each week night if there is no conflicting program. Stop by!

Student Recital: Last Moment

The last moment to submit an application for the Department of Music Student Recital scheduled for Friday, October 10, 4:15 p.m in Fine Arts 104 is: Friday, October 3, 4:59 p.m. Applications are available in the Fine Arts Office and should be returned to that office.

Students With Perkins Loans, Grinnell College Loans, Henry Strong Loans, and Harris Loans

All upper-class students with Perkins, Grinnell College, Henry Strong, and Harris Loans are required to sign a promissory note in the Office of Student Financial Aid, Mears Cottage, 3rd Floor. Please use the following schedule:

Last Names A-L - Wed., Oct. 1 Last Names M-Z - Thurs., Oct. 2 Make-up day - Fri., Oct. 3

Our office hours are 8 a.m.-Noon and 1-5 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Student Financial Aid (GCOSFA), X-3250.

Vehicle Warning List

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# 498BGN, Ford Escort IA Lic# 907CGB, Chevy Corsica IA Lic# 922CML, Toyota Truck IA Lic# 986EKN, White Toyota Camry MN Lic# 466PUS, Ford Escort NJ Lic# LG579E, Honda Civic

Academic Awards/Scholarships/Internships/Grants

None listed.