Calendar of Events
February 2000
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February 1 (4-5pm - Newcomb Faculty Lounge
(114), Newcomb Hall) Barbette Spaeth (Director), and
members of the Academic Center for Learning, Research, and
Technology, "ACLRT Support for Teaching," part of
the Teaching Enrichment Program's Spring 2000 Teaching Workshop Series. Sponsored by the Teaching Enrichment Program. For more information, please send mail to the director of TEP at
lowenth@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 2 (8pm - University Center, Second
Floor, Stibbs Room A) "Should Moral Values be
Legislated?" a round table discussion sponsored by the
Tulane University Philosophy Society. Information on the
Philosophy Society's upcoming semester events can be obtained
during this discussion. For more information, send mail to joxley@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 4 (4:30pm - Newcomb Hall, Room
115) Dr. Francois Weil (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales, Paris), "Urban Comparisons: French Migrants in
Buenos Aires, New Orleans, New York and San Francisco."
Sponsored by the Department of French and Italian and the Stone
Center for Latin American Studies. A reception will follow in the Department of French and Italian.
For more information, send mail to mldobie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 6 (7pm - University Center,
Mezzanine B) Open Literary Society Editorial Board Meeting.
Come see the inner workings of the Tulane Review as part of Media
Week 2000: Out of the Basement. All events are free and
open to the public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 7-February 11 (10am-3pm -
University Center, Media Information Booth). Come by for
freebies, schedules, information and sign up as part of Media
Week 2000: Out of the Basement. All events are free and
open to the public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 7 (12pm - Woldenberg Art Center,
Room 209) David Rubin (Curator of Visual Arts, New
Orleans Contemporary Arts Center) "My Life as a
Curator," part of the Spring 2000 Newcomb Colloquium in
the Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Newcomb Department of
Art. Drinks will be provided; bring lunch. For
more information, please call William Tronzo at 862-8000,
x2208.
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February 7 (5pm - Freeman Auditorium,
Woldenberg Art Center) Dr. Martin Jay (History Department,
University of California at Berkeley), "Diving into
the Wreck: Aesthetic Spectatorship at the
Turn-of-the-Millennium." Presented by the English
Graduate Organization and sponsored by GSSA and the
Center for Scholars. The lecture is free and
open to the public. A reception will follow in Woodward
Way. For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~english/JayLecture.htm
or send mail to ssmajic@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 7 (8pm - University Center,
Presidents Room B) Open Hullabaloo Editorial Board Meeting.
You are invited to come tell the Hullabaloo what you think and
what issues you are thinking about as part of Media Week 2000:
Out of the Basement. All events are free and open to the
public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 7 (9pm - University Center,
Mezzanine B) Open Media Board Meeting. Come talk to
Media Board and voice your opinion as part of Media Week 2000:
Out of the Basement. All events are free and open to the
public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 8 (5-7pm - University Center
Basement) Open Basement. Tours of media offices in Media
Alley. Come see what media organizations do and how they do
it as part of Media Week 2000: Out of the Basement.
All events are free and open to the public. For more
information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 8 (7pm - University Center,
Chastant Room) Tennessee Williams Literary Festival Information
Session. Find out what happens when authors from around
the world converge on New Orleans for an entire week. Learn
how to volunteer and go to the festival for free as part of Media
Week 2000: Out of the Basement. All events are free and
open to the public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 9 (Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg
Art Center) The Coming Media Convergence: What's Next? Media
panel discussion featuring Mark Schlefstein (Pulitzer-prize
winning reporter of the Times-Picayune), Tim Williamson
(General Manager of Inside New Orleans.com), Kathy Finn
(Editor of City Business) and Dr. Sherry Alexander (Loyola
University) as panel moderator. Come listen and ask
questions as local media professionals talk about the merging of
technology, business and entertainment as well as what it means
for the future as part of Media Week 2000: Out of the Basement.
All events are free and open to the public. For more
information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 10 (4-5pm - Newcomb Faculty Lounge
(114), Newcomb Hall) Peter Leviness (Director of the
Educational Resources Center) "The Myers-Briggs Type
Indicator (MBTI) and Learning Styles," part of the Teaching Enrichment Program's Spring 2000 Teaching Workshop Series.
You will have the opportunity to to take your own Myers-Briggs
Type Indicator before the workshop; your individual results, and
explanations of their meanings, will be available for you at the
workshop (details will follow). Sponsored by the Teaching Enrichment Program. For more information, please send mail to the director of TEP at
lowenth@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 10 (5pm - University Center,
Kendall Cram Room) Getting the Word Out: A Guide for Student
Organizations on How to Publicize Events. Hosted by
members of Tulane media organizations as part of Media
Week 2000: Out of the Basement. All events are free and
open to the public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 11 (12pm - University Center,
Pocket Park) Love's Labors Lost: Valentine's Wishes from Famous
Failed Loves. Literary Society Student Readings.
Volunteer readers welcome. Part of Media Week 2000:
Out of the Basement. All events are free and open to the
public. For more information, send mail to tel@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 11 (4:30pm - 201 Hebert) Helen
A. Regis (Geography/Anthropology Department, LSU-Baton Rouge),
"Second Lines, Minstrelsy, and the Contested Landscapes of
New Orleans Afro-Creole Festivals." Part of the
African and African Diaspora Studies' Spring 2000 Lecture
Series. Light refreshments will be served at the conclusion
of the lecture. For more information, send mail to adst@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
or call 862-3550.
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February 11 (7:30pm - University Center,
Kendall Cram Room) Cultural Performance Night, part of Asian
American Awareness Week. This event features student
performers from Tulane and other local universities who celebrate
an entire spectrum of Asian cultures through song and dance.
The event is free and open to the public. For more
information, contact lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 14 (12pm - Woldenberg Art Center,
Room 209) Allison Levy (Bryn Mawr College) "Widow's
Peek: Another Look at Italian Renaissance Portraiture,"
part of the Spring 2000 Newcomb Colloquium in the Visual
Arts. Sponsored by the Newcomb Department of Art. Drinks
will be provided; bring lunch. For more information,
please call William Tronzo at 862-8000, x2208.
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February 16 (12-2pm - Newcomb Faculty
Lounge, Room 114, Newcomb Hall) "If I Knew Then What I Know Now...!"
General Discussion
and Workshop for Graduate Students. Sponsored by the
Department of French and Italian and GSSA. A light lunch
will be served. Panelists include Andy Corrigan (Head
of Information Services, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library), Terry
Hoyt (Philosophy), Michele Heintz (French and Italian),
Katherine Gracki (French and Italian), Laurel Porcari
(Architecture), Blake Simmons (Engineering), Suzanne del
Gizzo (English) and Joseph McRae (French and
Italian). Karen Reichard (French and Italian) will
moderate the discussion. For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~isn/Spring2000.htm
or contact kreicha_worden@yahoo.com.
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February 16 (7pm - University Center,
Kendall Cram Room) "I'm not a Racist, but...," Racism
Forum, part of the Black Arts Festival of 2000,
"One More River to Cross: Determining Our
Destination." Sponsored by the African-American
Congress of Tulane and by SOAR. For more information, send
mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 16 (7pm - McAlister Auditorium) Ralph
Nader, "Public Interest Law: Democracy, Big Business
and the American Duopoly." Ralph Nader's recent
book, "No Contest: Corporate Lawyers and the Perversion of
Justice in America" will be on sale in the lobby.
Co-sponsored by Tulane University Campus Programming (TUCP), the
Environmental Law Society, and the Law and Philosophy
Society. The event is free and open to the entire University
community and the public. For more information, send mail to
nadler@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 16 (9-10:30pm - University Center,
Chastant Room) Terry Hoyt (Philosophy), "Becoming
Morally Better in Kant's Ethics." Discussion will
follow the paper presentation. Sponsored by the Tulane
University Philosophy Society. For more information, send mail to joxley@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 17 (4-5pm - Newcomb Faculty Lounge
(114), Newcomb Hall) Rebecca Mark (English Department) "Teaching
and Performance," part of the Teaching Enrichment Program's Spring 2000 Teaching Workshop Series. Sponsored by the Teaching Enrichment Program. For more information, please s
end mail to the director of TEP at
lowenth@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 17 (5:30pm - University Center,
President's Room B) Dr. Gaurav Desai (Department of
English, Tulane University), "Reading Literature After
Colonialism." Sponsored by the Tulane Literary
Society. For more information, visit http://www.tulane.edu/~litsoc.
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February 17 (7pm - University Center,
Kendall Cram Room) Minister Rasul Muhammed, "Empowerment
for the Black Man/Woman in the New Millennium," part of
the Black Arts Festival of 2000, "One More River to
Cross: Determining Our Destination." Sponsored by the
African-American Congress of Tulane and by SOAR. For more
information, send mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 21 (12pm - Woldenberg Art Center,
Room 209) Victoria Cooke (University of Delaware) "'The
Most Desirable State in the World': Delacroix's Image of Arab
Masculinity" part of the Spring 2000 Newcomb Colloquium
in the Visual Arts. Sponsored by the Newcomb Department of
Art. Drinks will be provided; bring lunch. For
more information, please call William Tronzo at 862-8000,
x2208.
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February 21 (7pm - University Center,
Stibbs Rooms A&B) "Taking Affirmative Action"
Forum, part of the Black Arts Festival of 2000,
"One More River to Cross: Determining Our
Destination." Sponsored by the African-American
Congress of Tulane. For more information, send mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 22 (7pm - University Center, Hunt
Anderson Room) Dr. Calvin Mackie (Mechanical Engineering), "Free
Willy: Unleashing Your Dreams," part of the Black Arts
Festival of 2000, "One More River to Cross: Determining
Our Destination." Sponsored by the National Society
of Black Engineers. For more information, send mail to
lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 24 (4-5pm - Newcomb Faculty Lounge
(114), Newcomb Hall) Cynthia Lowenthal (Associate Dean), "The
Teaching Portfolio," part of the Teaching Enrichment Program's Spring 2000 Teaching Workshop Series. Sponsored by the Teaching Enrichment Program. For more information, pleas
e send mail to the director of TEP at
lowenth@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 24 (4pm - Anna Many Lounge
(Women's Center), Caroline Richardson Hall) Arthe Anthony
(Professor of American Studies at Occidental College in Los
Angeles), "Viewing Black Life During the Great Depression:
The Photography of Florestine Perrault Collins in 1930's New
Orleans." Dr.Anthony is the 1999-2000 Rockefeller
Humanities Fellow at the Center for Research on Women at the
University of Memphis and the first recipient of the Center's
recently instituted Emily Schoenbaum Research Grant.
Sponsored by the Women's Center. For more information, send
mail to ckile@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 24 (7:30pm - Freeman Auditorium,
Woldenberg Art Center) A Reading by Poets David Baker and Ann
Townsend, both of Denison University. A reception will
follow in Woodward Way. Sponsored by the English
Department. Call 865-5160 or visit http://www.tulane.edu/~english
for more information.
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February 24 (7:30pm - University Center,
Kendall Cram Room) Bebe Moore Campbell, author and
speaker. Part of the Black Arts Festival of 2000,
"One More River to Cross: Determining Our
Destination." Sponsored by the African-American
Congress of Tulane. For more information, send mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 25 (4pm - MARI, 4th Floor
Dinwiddie Hall) Kate Hudepohl will lecture on a topic to be
announced as part of the Tulane Anthropology Student Association's
1999-2000 Colloquia Series, "From Neandertals to Nahuas:
Anthropology the World Over." Refreshments will be
served at 3:30pm before the event. Sponsored by the Tulane
Anthropology Student Association. For more
information, send mail to srennar@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 25 (4:30pm - 201 Hebert Hall) Dr.
Felipe Smith (African and African Diaspora Studies), "King
Zulu's Two Bodies: Racial Masquerade in the Black New Orleans
Carnival Performance," a lecture. Part of the Black
Arts Festival of 2000, "One More River to Cross:
Determining Our Destination." Sponsored by the African
and African Diaspora Studies Department. For more
information, send mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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February 28 (7:30pm - Nunemaker Auditorium,
Monroe Hall, Loyola University) Dr. James T. Richardson,
Professor of Sociology and Judicial Studies (University of Nevada,
Reno), "Waco, the Media, the Government, and Religious
Freedom." With the participation of respondent Dr.
Alfred Lawrence Lorenz (Professor of Communications).
The lecture is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the
Biever Guest Lecture Series and the Religious Studies
Department. For more information, call 865-3182.
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February 29 (6:30pm - Jones Hall, Room 204)
Professor Rafael Hernandez (Editor of the Cuban journal of
culture and ideas, TEMAS and the former director of the North
American section of the Centro de Estudios Sobre America in
Havana, Cuba), "Intimate Enemies: Cuba and the United
States." The lecture is open to the public and a
reception will follow. Co-sponsored by the Cuban Studies
Institute and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies at
Tulane University.
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February 29 (7:30pm - Freeman Auditorium,
Woldenberg Art Center) "For Colored Girls Who Considered
Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf," a dramatic performance
by the African-American Women's Forum. Part of the Black
Arts Festival of 2000, "One More River to Cross:
Determining Our Destination." Sponsored by the
African-American Congress of Tulane. For more information,
send mail to lbuie@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu.
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