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Volume CXXXII, Number 8
November 8, 2002
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Friday
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COMMON HOUR: Bob Vilas
"Life in the Shadows of Excellence: Doing well versus Well-being
at Bowdoin and Beyond"
Bob Vilas, the director of the Bowdoin College Counseling Service,
investigates the vital signs of the "culture of success"
at elite academic institutions and wonders if we've sold ourselves
short by adhering to overly restrictive definitions of "excellence."
V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium, 12:30 p.m.
FILM: The Man Who Wasn't There
Bowdoin Film Society
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
DALE K!
Commedian Hypnotist
Dale K is a well-known comedic hypnotist who has performed at
colleges
and universities around the U.S. So, come and laugh at someone
being
hypnotized or go for it yourself
Smith Union, 8:00 p.m.
Gospelfest 2002! An evening of music and food for the soul, featuring
gospel/jazz saxophonist Courtney Fadlin and various student DJ's.
The event will begin immediately after Hypnotist Dale K finishes.
Jack Magee's Pub
The Servant of Two Masters
A classic comedy by Carlo Goldoni, in which the servant Trufaldino's
attempt to serve two masters at the same time results in a riot
of confusion and mistaken identities.
Directed by Bowdoin Professor Davis Robinson.
Pickard Theater, 8:00 p.m.
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Saturday
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FILM: The Hudsucker Proxy
Bowdoin Film Society
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
CONCERT:
Bowdoin Polar Jazz Band
Howell House, 7:30 p.m.
The Servant of Two Masters
by Carlo Goldoni
Directed by Bowdoin Professor Davis Robinson.
Pickard Theater, 8:00 p.m.
Hanguk!
This multiperson troupe has performed around the country. Incorporating
the traditional performing art forms ot Korea, Hanguk (which means
"Korea" in the native language) brings its colorful
dance and spirit to Bowdoin.
Morrell Lounge, 8:00 p.m.
ASA Annual
Karaoke Night
Jack Magee's Pub, 8:30 p.m. - 1a.m.
Latin Dance Party!
Come listen and dance to the hottest live Latin rhythms of Orquesta
Renacer straight from NYC to Brunswick.
Daggett Lounge,
9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
CAMPUS WIDE: Disco Inferno. Helmreich House, 9:30 p.m.
"No I.D., No Entry."
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Sunday
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CATHOLIC MASS:
Bowdoin Chapel
4:30 p.m.
Writing Project Workshops:
Sundays: Russwurm Library,
6:00-11:00 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday: H&L Library,
3rd Floor,
8:30-11:00 p.m.
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Monday
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Lecture: As an African American woman, Lynette Clemetson was
in the Hong Kong bureau of Newsweek for three years-her tenure
included the Hong Kong Handover, one of the biggest China stories
of the decade. She is currently working on a series for the Times
on the impact of American popular culture overseas.
Russwurm Afro-Am Center, 4:00 p.m.
Author Talk and Booksigning: Dana Sawyer discusses her new biography
on Aldous Huxley. Aldous Huxley: A Biography is a Crossroad Publication.
Massachusetts Hall, Faculty Room, 7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday
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President Mills' Office Hours with Students:
Smith Union, Morrell Lounge,
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Gallery Talk: Ann L. Kibbie, Bowdoin Professor of English, speaks
on "The Cutting Edge of the Sublime: Violence and Realism."
Walker Art Building, 4:00 p.m.
JUNG SEMINAR: Floyd D. Goffin, M.D., F.A.S.C., presents "Vital
Force in Health and Disease: A Cloud of Possibility."
V.A.C., Beam Classroom, 4:00 p.m.
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Wednesday
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Dr. Kathleen Snook, director of the United States Military Academy's
(USMA) discrete dynamical systems and calculus program, will deliver
two lectures at Bowdoin:
"The Karate Kid on Teaching and Learning" will be an
interactive presentation that will ask participants to review
scenes from "The Karate Kid" (1984) and discuss how
the film addresses issues of teaching and learning. Searles Science
Building, Room 217, 4:00 p.m.
Bowdoin's Dan E. Christie Lecture: "A Continuum of Choice"
will present methods that lie along a continuum from teacher-centered
strategy to student-centered strategy. Searles Science Building,
Room 315, 8:00 p.m.
Discussion Series: Karen Gordon Mills will be speaking on "Venture
Capital: What is it like to grow companies?" Mills is the
owner of two successful companies Latina Magazine and Annie's
Macaroni and Cheese (free samples!?).
Quinby House, First Floor, 7:30 p.m.
OXFAM HUNGER BANQUET
Transfer your board and purchase raffles tickets to help fight
world hunger.
Daggett Lounge, 6:00 p.m.
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Thursday
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Symposium:
Dr. Kathy Hudson, director of the Genetics and Public Policy Center
in Baltimore, will lead a discussion on "Human Genome Discoveries:
Genetics and Reproduction." V.A.C., Kresge Auditorium, 7:00
p.m.
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| Karsten Moran, Bowdoin Orient |

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