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October 1, 2012
Newcomb News is sent to all undergraduate women at Tulane University.
Read this weekly newsletter to learn more about what Newcomb College
Institute can do for you. From internship opportunities and research
grant funding to student organizations and events, find out what's going
on at NCI here and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ncitulane.
TONIGHT!
2012 Arons Poet: Sharon Olds
Monday, October 1, 8pm
Woldenberg Art Center
, Freeman Auditorium
Our 2012 Arons Poet, Sharon Olds, will give a reading on Monday,
October 1, at 8pm in Freeman Auditorium. Sharon Olds is the author of
nine volumes of poetry. Her numerous honors include a National Endowment
for the Arts grant; a Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship; the San
Francisco Poetry Center Award for her first collection, Satan Says
(1980); and the Lamont Poetry Selection and the National Book Critics
Circle Award for The Dead and the Living (1983). Her poetry has appeared
in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, and
The New York Times. Named New York State Poet Laureate (1998-2000), Olds
teaches graduate poetry workshops at New York University and the
writing workshop she helped found at a 900-bed state hospital for the
severely disabled. She is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets
and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science. She lives in
New York City. For more information please email lwolford@tulane.edu.
Deadline Extended: Newcomb funding now available for the “Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar” in Washington, DC
Application Deadline: Friday, October 5, 5pm
The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) will be holding its
23rd “Women, Law & Public Policy Seminar” November 9-11, 2012 for
women students who are considering law school as a prelude to a career
in public policy or for those interested in seeing how law impacts
public policy and public interest initiatives. This is a one-of-a-kind
opportunity for women students to learn first-hand about the many
different ways an individual can make and influence public policy with
and without a law degree. Students are taught by Supreme Court
Justices or their clerks, Members of Congress and top legislative
staffers, White House officials and federal agency leaders, nonprofit
advocates and corporate lobbyists, and lawyers with public interest law
firms. Funding is available for conference and hotel fees, but students
are responsible for travel and food expenses. Applications will be
available on the NCI website at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm. For more information visit www.plen.org or contact skugler@tulane.edu.
Is Game of Thrones Sexist? A discussion with NSAGA
Tuesday, October 2, 6pm
Caroline Richardson, Anna Many Lounge
Love G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series? Love the HBO
show?Allegations of sexism in the books and show have been all over the
Internet, and so have responses that such roles are appropriate.
Come join the Newcomb Sexuality and Gender Alliance (NSAGA) this
Tuesday night, October 2, upstairs in the Caroline Richardson building,
for a Game of Thrones screening and a discussion of gender treatment in
the series. There will be food! So come watch a great show and eat
with us.
Take Back the Night 2012
Next Planning Committee Meeting:
Thursday, October 4, 5pm
Newcomb College Institute
There are lots of ways to be a part of this year’s Take Back the Night
event, which is a rally, march, and open mic speak out to raise
awareness and help stop gender-based violence:
• Attend the next weekly planning committee meeting
on Thursday,October 47, 5 pm, at Tulane’s Newcomb College Institute
building. Meetings will alternate Wednesday/Thursday every week.
• If you are a survivor of sexual assault and would
like to find out more about being the keynote speaker at this year’s
event, please email smcallis@tulane.edu
• Mark your calendar: this year’s Take Back the
Night is on Tuesday, October 23 starting at 6 pm at the Loyola
“horseshoe” drive on St. Charles Avenue, followed by a march to the
Qatar Ballroom in the Lavin-Bernick Center and an open mic speak out and
final nondenominational spiritual ceremony.
Film "Reflections Unheard: Black Women in Civil Rights"
Monday, October 8, 7-9pm
Richardson Building, Room 117
The Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race & Politics in the
South will be screening the new documentary “Reflections Unheard: Black
Women in Civil Rights.” This documentary focuses on the marginalization
of black women between the intersections of Black Power and Feminist
ideologies from Civil Rights up to present day. The screening will be
followed by a discussion with the film's creator and producer, Nev
Nnaji. For more information on the film, check out the Yellow Kat
Productions website at http://yellokatproductions.com/category/reflections-unheard/ or contact Sarah Kugler at skugler@tulane.edu. Sponsored by The Newcomb College Institute.
Newcomb Grants for Students: Information Sessions
October 8, 4pm-5pm
October 9, 4pm-5pm
October 10, 4pm-5pm
Lavin-Bernick Center, Room 209
Full-time undergraduate women are invited to submit proposals for
funding in support of academic research, conference attendance or
community engagement projects. Learn more at http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm
or attend one of these information sessions. Deadline to submit a
proposal for spring and/or summer 2013 funding is November 1. Can’t
attend a session? Request an appointment or send your questions to jmulvihi@tulane.edu
Looking for Newcomb Jewelry?
New Orleans jewelry designer and Newcomb College alumna Mignon Faget
(NC ’55) created a collection of jewelry in sterling silver and
14K gold exclusively for Newcomb students and alumnae. The
collection includes rings, pins, necklaces and earrings with acorn and
oak tree motifs from the lovely oaks on the Newcomb campus. This
jewelry is available only at the Newcomb College Institute, Newcomb
Alumnae Office, 1326 Audubon Street, Bldg. No. 79 on the Tulane campus
map. Please call or email Graci, 504.865.5565, or grickerf@tulane.edu. For more information, visit http://tulane.edu/newcomb-alumnae/gifts/mignon-faget-collection.cfm . Cash/Check/VISA/MC accepted.
Reading Project Keynote Lecture with Dan Baum, author of Nine Lives
Tuesday, October 2, 6pm
Freeman Auditorium in the Woldenberg Art Center
Free and open to the public.
Don't miss this special talk with Dan Baum, who will discuss how he brought the bestselling Nine Lives, this year's Tulane Reading Project book, to life. Baum has written for The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, and Wired, among others. He is also the author of Citizen Coors: An American Dynasty and Smoke and Mirrors: The War on Drugs and the Politics of Failure.
Sponsored by the Newcomb-Tulane College Office of Cocurricular Programs
and First-Year Programs. For more information, contact
504-865-5728 or donuts@tulane.edu.
Jazz at the Rat featuring the Original Pinettes Brass Band
Thursday, October 4, 7pm-9pm
Der Rathskeller in the LBC
Free and open to the public.
Jazz at the Rat is a series of live concerts featuring jazz legends and
rising stars, accompanied by students from Tulane's Jazz Studies
program. This edition features the world’s first all-female
brass band, founded in New Orleans in 1991. The Original Pinettes
band performs in the “funky, modern style” of New Orleans brass band
music, influenced by R&B and hip hop. Sponsored by the Lagniappe
Series of the Newcomb-Tulane College Office of Cocurricular Programs.
For more information, contact 504-865-5728 or donuts@tulane.edu.
Newcomb-Tulane College Grant Information Luncheon
Friday, October 5, 1pm
Cudd Hall, Room 203
Newcomb-Tulane College undergraduates are invited to enjoy free lunch
and soft drinks, hear from recent grant recipients, and learn how to
apply for over $50,000 in grant money available for student travel,
research, art projects, participation in academic conferences, and
more. To attend, RSVP to donuts@tulane.edu by
October 3 with "Grant RSVP" in the subject line. Visit
tulane.edu/college/programs/grants.cfm for more info about
Newcomb-Tulane College grants.
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