The Bowdoin Orient
Volume CXXXIX, Number 8
November 6, 2009
Events on Campus This Week
Friday
November 6, 2009
Eighth Annual Trash Audit
As part of Maine Recycles Week, Sustainable Bowdoin will sort garbage to encourage better recycling on campus.
Polar Bear, Smith Union. 1 – 4 p.m.
40th Anniversary Celebration of the African-American Society and Africana Studies: Welcoming Reception
Sponsored by Alumni Relations, the 40th anniversary celebration will include several lectures, discussions and gatherings throughout the weekend.
Russworm African-American Center. 7 p.m.
“Speak About It”
Students will present a performance about sex, hook-ups, consent and relationships in the Bowdoin community.
Kresge Auditorium, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
November 7, 2009
“Black Thunder Sings”
The Black Thunder Singers, a group of Native American musicians, will present a public drum performance in honor of American Indian Heritage Month.
Morrell Lounge, Smith Union. 1:30 – 3:30 p.m.
“Blackness Beyond Borders: Refl ections of the Shared History of Race in Mexico and the U.S.”
Professor of Latin American History at Johns Hopkins University Ben Vinson III will speak.
Room 315, Searles Science Building. 1:30 p.m.
48 Hour Film Festival Screenings
The Bowdoin Film Society will screen the finished student movies made during the weekend of October 23.
Smith Auditorium, Sills Hall. 7 p.m.
DaPonte String Quartet
The quartet will perform the works of German composer Felix Mendelssohn, including several newly discovered fugues.
Kanbar Auditorium, Studzinski Recital Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Sunday
November 8, 2009
Masque & Gown Clowning Workshop
Masque & Gown will present a mime and improvisation workshop with renowned performer Michael Lane Trautman.
Kresge Dance Studio, Memorial Hall. 1 – 7 p.m.
“Being and Becoming a Conservative”
Professors Richard Morgan and Jean Yarbrough will speak about conservatism at Bowdoin as part of Conservative America Week.
Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 5 p.m.
Sunday Night Church Service
Bowdoin Chapel. 7 p.m.
Monday
November 9, 2009
“The Other Peace Process: Christians, Jews and Muslims Living Together in Jerusalem”
Professor of Jewish and Israeli Studies at Brigham Young University’s Jerusalem Center Ophir Yarden will speak.
Conference Room West, Hubbard Hall. 7:30 p.m.
“Stories and the Meaning of Life”
Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Riverside John Martin Fischer, Ph.D. will speak.
Room 107, Kanbar Hall. 4 p.m.
Tuesday
November 10, 2009
A Conversation with Gonzalo Justiniano
Sponsored by the Department of Latin American Studies, Chilean film director, producer and screenplay writer Gonzalo Justiniano will screen his film “B-Happy” before leading an open discussion.
Room 004, Druckenmiller Hall. 6:30 – 9 p.m.
FROM AWAY International Playwrights
The Theater and Dance Department will present readings by internationally acclaimed playwrights Salomat Vafo of Uzbekistan and Vincente Groyon of the Philippines.
Kresge Dance Studio, Memorial Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
November 11, 2009
“Going for Gold: Patents or Prizes for Innovation?”
The Faculty Seminar Series will continue with a lecture by Associate Professor of Economics Zorina Kahn.
Main Lounge, Moulton Union. Noon.
A Visit from Peter Mills
As part of Conservative America Week, Republican Peter Mills will visit Bowdoin to discuss and take questions about his candidacy for governor of Maine.
Shannon Room, Hubbard Hall. 5:30 – 8 p.m.
“Tapped: The Politics of Bottled Water”
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will screen a documentary on the bottled water industry, followed by a talk with the Coordinator for Defending Water for Life in Maine Emily Posner.
Frontier Café, Fort Andross, Brunswick. 7 p.m.
“Native Americans in the Armed Forces”
The Native American Students Association will host a Veteran’s Day discussion on Native Americans and their military service.
Meeting Room, Multicultural House. 8 p.m.
Thursday
November 12, 2009
Dean Foster’s Student Office Hours
Students are encouraged to stop by with questions.
Information Desk, Smith Union. 4 – 5 p.m.
“Und deine Liebe auch (And Your Love Too)”
The German Film Series will continue with a screening of Frank Vogel’s 1962 film and a presentation by Professor Jenn Hosek of Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada.
Beam Classroom, Visual Arts Center. 7 p.m.
“Sunlight, Sea Ice and Water: Climate Change and the Arctic Sea Ice Cover”
The Kebbe Lecture Fund will sponsor a talk by Dr. Laura Perovich ’05, a geophysicist and research assistant at the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Massachusetts.
Cleaveland 151, Druckenmiller Hall. 7:30 p.m.