Olivia DrakePosted 04/01/06 In an ongoing initiative to increase connections between science and film at Wesleyan, a series of programs will be presented in April. This part of the series, arranged by Film Studies and Natural Sciences and Mathematics, is the last in the "Celebrating the Liberal Arts Tradition Through Film" program in which over 18 departments have participated.This is the fifth semester the Film Studies Department has hosted the series of seminars, lectures, screenings and discussions. Film was born out of science, and now science is being reborn through film, says Jeanine Basinger, the Corwin-Fuller Professor of Film Studies,…
FEMINIST POLITICS: Carolle Charles, associate professor of sociology from Baruch College, City College of New York, presents "From Confrontation to Negotiation: CONAP and a New Form of Doing Feminist Politics in Haiti" in the Center for African American Studies Lounge Feb. 27. Charles is the mother of Jane Charles-Voltaire '07. The well-attended event was sponsored by the the Center for African American Studies. (Photo by Olivia Bartlett)
Pictured at top, Alex Gorelick '09 performs during a WesGuitars meeting March 9. Pictured in back, from left, are Bolivian guitarist, Marcos Puña and Cem Duruoz, private lessons teacher of classical guitar and WesGuitar coordinator. Pictured below is WesGuitars member Sylvia Ryerson 09. (Click the speaker button to hear Gorelick playing Prelude No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos) Posted 03/16/06 Sylvia Ryerson 09 came to Wesleyan with an interest in classic guitar, but no real ability to play the instrument. But after joining a new club called WesGuitars, shes already memorized pieces by Brazillian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos and Cuban conductor Leo…
Passers-by walk across Cross Street at a pedestrian walkway. Brightly-colored signs have been installed in the center of the street in an effort to improve campus safety. Posted 03/15/06 In its on-going efforts to continually improve campus safety, Wesleyan has been taking various measures to upgrade services and capabilities appropriately. These include:Pedestrian SafetyBrightly-colored signs have been installed in the middle of crosswalks on Church Street and Cross Street reminding motorists that they must stop for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Lighting has been improved at several crosswalks and a new crosswalk signal will be installed on Washington Street. Public Safety's on-going…
Drew Black, wrestling coach, stresses intelligence, power, quickness, superb conditioning, flexibility and a high degree of self-confidence with his Wesleyan athletes. Posted 03/15/06 Q: Youve been coaching wrestling at Wesleyan since 1998. What spurred your interest in the sport initially?A: It all started my freshman year of high school in Mahwah, N.J. My brother was a sophomore wrestler on the team. My intention was to go and play basketball at the vertically challenged height of 4-foot-9 and 75 lbs. The wrestling coach spoke to me in the locker room just before the wrestling season was about to begin and…
Posted 03/15/06 Five Wesleyan faculty members received Mellon Career Enhancement Grants for the 2006-07 academic year.Wesleyan, along with Amherst College, Grinnell College, Oberlin College, Pomona College, Reed College, Smith College and Williams College, are in the third year of a major collaborative grant from the Mellon Foundation to enhance faculty career development. Faculty members from each of the institutions compete for semester research leaves, summer stipend grants, and workshop grants designed to encourage and promote increased scholarly activity for the faculty of the eight institutions. Hilary Barth, assistant professor of psychology, and Abigail Hornstein, assistant professor of economics, received Mellon…
Nancy Healy, manager of Broad Street Books, says the shop's new cosmetic changes, like the new bookshelf behind her, are meant to create the ambiance of a small independent bookstore. Posted 03/15/06 Q: When were you hired to manage Broad Street Books and how is it going so far?A: I was brought on board in the last week of January. It has been an interesting and eventful month! I have spent this first month learning about the history of the store and getting to know my staff, as well as getting acquainted with Wesleyan. Things are going very well…
David Phillips, senior class dean, talks to seniors about their personal challenges, academic records, postgraduate options, and academic goals. Posted 03/15/06 Sometimes a students academic problems are caused by something not-so-academic. As a class dean, David Phillips spends much of his time advising students - discussing academic, social, and personal challenges and achieving personal goals. Hell work with individual students, professors and even parents, to support students in their pursuit of a positive learning experience. "What I like about my job is that I get to deal with the whole student rather than just a particular aspect of a…
Ellen Thomas, research professor of earth and environmental sciences, examines the fossils of sea creatures from her office in Exley Science Center. Thomas extracted her samples from the ocean's floor. She says they are more than 65 million years old. Posted 03/01/06 The largest habitat on Earth lies hundreds to thousands of feet beneath sea level, in a dark, near-freezing, high-pressure environment with little food. About 65 million years ago, the life forms living on the ocean-floor in this habitat survived the an asteroid impact, which probably wiped out the dinosaurs and many other forms of life on land and…
Dan deLalla '07, pictured on top, received the New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) Championship title at 157 pounds. Posted 03/01/06 Wrestling team co-captain Dan deLalla '07 received the New England College Conference Wrestling Association (NECCWA) Championship title at 157 pounds during the match, hosted by Wesleyan Feb. 18 and 19. deLalla becomes Wesleyan first NCAA qualifier since Brian Fair '01 captured the 149-pound title in 2001. DeLalla traveled to the College of New Jersey for the NCAA Division III Championships March 3 and 4. deLalla competed in the 157-pount weight class for Wesleyan and lost to third-seeded Robert…
Shona Kerr, head mens and womens squash coach and assistant womens tennis coach, says the opportunity to help the Wesleyan Squash program reach its potential is among her goals as a new coach. Posted 03/01/06 Q: When were you hired as Wesleyans head mens and womens squash coach and assistant womens tennis coach?A: July was when I first set foot on Wesleyans campus as head squash coach and assistant tennis coach. I spent the summer in and out of the office, preparing for the season, moving to Middletown, coaching at some squash camps and starting the recruiting of new…
Yuriy Kordonskiy, assistant professor of theater, will receive an award in April for directing the performance of The Heart of a Dog, performed at the National Theatre of Bucharest, Romania. Below, at left, is a scene from his Wesleyan production, Crime and Punishment, and at right, a scene from Sorry. Posted 03/01/06 Yuriy Kordonskiys stage is not limited to Wesleyan. Kordonskiy is international. Kordonskiy, is an assistant professor of theater, teaches acting and directing courses and has directed student productions such as M. Bulgakovs A Cabal of Hypocrites, Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment and the Thornton Wilders The Long Christmas…