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Volume CXXXIII, Number 16
February 27, 2004


Friday

Common Hour
Patricia Williams is the author of The Alchemy of Race and Rights and Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race. Williams, professor of law at Columbia University, will give a talk titled “The Eradication of Prejudice.”
Memorial Hall, Pickard Theater, 12:30 p.m.

Computer Science Lecture
“Geometry Theorem on Protein Folding” by computer scientist Joseph O’Rourke, Smith College.
Searles Building, Room 315, 1:30 p.m.

Lost In Translation
Smith Auditorium, 7 p.m.

Ten Little Indians
Pickard Theater, 8 p.m.

Lecture
Sabina Dugan of the Smithsonian Institution will give a talk entitled, “Adolf Cluss: The German Revolutionary Who Built a Cosmopolitan Capital In Washington, D.C.”
Searles Building, Room 315, 7 p.m.

Concert
The Steve Grover Trio will perform traditional and original jazz.
Gibson Hall, Room 101,7:30 p.m.

The Vagina Monologues
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 8 p.m.

Environmental Studies Lecture
Professor Emeritus Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft, of the Colorado School of Mines, will speak about “Architecture and Politics in Berlin: Preservation and Transformation of a Capital’s Unique Image”
Searles Science Building, Room 315, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday

Broomball Tournament
Get ready to play the sport that fuses brooms, soccer balls, and charity. All proceeds benefit the Independence Society in Brunswick, a charity dedicated to helping adults with disabilities lead independent lives
7 Boody St., 12 p.m.

Concert
Pianist Fernando Paredes ’06 will play a selection of music.
Gibson Hall, Room 101, 7:30 p.m.

Lost In Translation
Watch this award-winning comedy about Bill Murray’s culture clash in Japan.
Smith Auditorium, 7 p.m.

The Vagina Monologues
Come bring your vaginas to the last show, but don’t worry if you don’t have one-all are welcome.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 8 p.m.

Ten Little Indians
Last chance to find out who the killer is.
Pickard Theater, 8 p.m.

Sunday

Oscar Party
Bowdoin Film Society brings you the Oscars on a big screen.
Kresge Auditorium, 8 p.m.

Monday

Chakra Meditation Class
Get relaxed after a hard Monday of midterms.
Sills Hall, Peucinian Room, 5:45 p.m.

Tuesday

Jung Seminar
Dean F. Davies, M.D., Ph.D will speak about “Beliefs and the Fabric of Reason.”
VAC, Beam Classroom, 4:15 p.m.

Beyond Killing Us Softly: The Strength to Resist
Beyond Killing Us Softly is a documentary that examines the fight against the toxic and degrading messages to girls and women that dominate the media.
Searles, Room 315, 7 p.m.

Architecture Lecture
Professor of Architecture at Northeastern University Mardges Bacon will give a talk about “Le Corbusier at Bowdoin.” Arguably the most important modern architect in the twentieth century, Le Corbusier spoke to advance the cause of European modernism in America.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Faculty Seminar
Sociology and Anthropology Professor Pam Ballinger will give a talk about “Remaking Italians: Citizenship and Belonging After Fascism.”
Moulton Union, Main Lounge, 12 p.m.

Poetry Lecture
Poet Tino Villanueva will give a reading of his work and add his commentary.
VAC, Kresge Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.

Living and Eating in College: Analyzing the Nature of Self Destructive Behavior at Bowdoin
This campus-wide forum seeks to answer questions about, examine the reasons for, and formulate possible solutions to eating disorders, a silent epidemic increasingly affecting students on the Bowdoin campus. Guest speakers include President Barry Mills, Professor Jen Scanlon of Women’s Studies, Bob Vilas of Counseling, and Melissa Walters as the moderator.
Thorne Hall, Daggett Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday

Candlelight Vigil
Each year, the number of people who suffer from an eating disorder increases. This vigil is to give hope that society will change and the pressures that cause eating disorders will dissipate.
Polar Bear outside of Smith Union, 4 p.m.

Berlin to Broadway: A Kurt Weill Revue
A revue, directed by Davis Robinson, of the music of Kurt Weill, one of the most prolific and talented theatrical composers of the twentieth Century.
Memorial Hall, Wish Theater, 7 p.m.

Blue Vinyl
Judith Helfand, one of film’s directors, will present the movie.
Sills Hall, Smith Auditorium, 7 p.m.

(Jennifer Lee, Bowdoin Orient)

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