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October 7, 2013
Newcomb College Institute-affiliated events:
Take Back the Night Planning Meetings
Wednesday, October 9, 5:15pm
Loyola Marquette Hall Room 315
Come be a part of the planning team for Take Back the Night! Being a
part of the planning team is a good opportunity for honing your
leadership skills (publicity, planning, communication/outreach,
fundraising, etc.) and participating in a good cause. Here are the
remainder of the meeting dates and places. All meetings start at 5:15pm.
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Thursday, Oct. 17 - Newcomb College Institute House
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Wednesday Oct. 23 - Take Back the Night Event
Newcomb Film Series: Girl from Birch Creek
Wednesday, October 9, 4pm
Freeman Auditorium, Woldenberg Art Center
Girl from Birch Creek, narrated by Nina Totenberg, tells the story
of Rosalie Wahl, first woman appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court;
and the story of the women’s movement which made Rosalie’s appointment
possible.She faces tragedy and hardship as a young girl in
Depression-era Kansas, but grows up to fight the battle for equal
justice and for women’s equality during the 1970’s, opening the doors of
opportunity for generations of women who will come after her.
Click here to find the event on Facebook.
Newcomb Film Series: The Invisible War
Thursday, October 10, 7:30pm
Prytania Theatre. 5339 Prytania St.
From Oscar®-and Emmy®-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick (This Film Is
Not Yet Rated; Twist of Faith) comes The Invisible War, a groundbreaking
investigative documentary about one of America’s most shameful and best
kept secrets: the epidemic of rape within the U.S. military. The film
paints a startling picture of the extent of the problem—today, a female
soldier in combat zones is more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier
th an killed by
enemy fire. Focusing on the powerfully emotional stories of rape
victims, The Invisible War is a moving indictment of the systemic
cover-up of military sex crimes, chronicling the women’s struggles to
rebuild their lives and fight for justice. This event is free and
features remarks from the film's producer, Amy Ziering. The screening is
co-sponsored by The Ridenhour Prizes for Courageous Truth Telling and
the Fertel Foundation. Click here to find the event on Facebook.
Deconstructing Sexual Difference: Hélène Cixcous's Mole - A talk by Marta Segarra
Tuesday, October 15, 6pm
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Marta Segarra is a Professor of French literature and feminist
theory at the University of Barcelona, Director of the UB Center for
Women and Literature, and the coordinator for the UNESCO chair of Women,
Development, and Culture at the same university. She is currently a
Visiting Professor at Cornell. In this talk, Professor Segarra will
discuss the work of Hélène Cixous. Hélène Cixous is widely known as the
author of texts that oppose the most widespread assumptions on sexual
difference. However, Cixous also deconstructs the boundaries between
species, giving a very special place to animals in her oeuvre. Te point
which will be elaborated in this presentation is that a particular
animal, the mole - which Cixous reads through Shakespeare, Kafka, and
Derrida - embodies the spectral presence of sexual difference.
There will be a reception to follow. This event is sponsored by
the Newcomb College Institute, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese,
the Department of French and Italian, and Gender and Sexuality Studies.
For more information, contact Professor Edwige Tamalet ( etamalet@tulane.edu).
Fridays at Newcomb: "Money and Cultural Production: Middle
Eastern Sacred Songs (Piyutim) Hit the Israeli Pop Scene" with Galeet
Dardashti
Anna Many Lounge, Caroline Richardson Building
Over the past few years, some of Israel's most noted secular rock
singers have begun performing their own renditions of traditional Middle
Eastern religious songs for large crowds of adoring fans, and few of
their recordings of these songs have soared to the top of Israeli pop
charts. This lecture examines the causes for some of these recent
Israeli musical trends, specifically, the decision of a single American
private foundation to heavily fund an extensive program to teach
Israelis to learn and appreciate these religious songs initially
launched the public's "craze" for these songs.
Wednesday, October 23, 6pm
Begins at the Loyola Horseshoe on St. Charles Ave.
The 22nd annual New Orleans Take Back the Night ceremony and
march to end gender-based and sexual violence will be held Wednesday,
October 23rd, 2013 at 6 pm. Join with Tulane, Loyola, Dillard, and
other community members as we come together to “shatter the silence and
stop the violence.” Take Back the Night begins with opening
remarks and testimonies from survivors at the Loyola horseshoe, in front
of Marquette Hall on St. Charles Avenue. Candles will be
distributed, and the march will begin on St. Charles, turning onto
Broadway, and entering Tulane’s campus near Newcomb Hall.
Participants will proceed to the Qatar Ballroom in the Lavin-Bernick
Center for an open mic event, where survivors and others are invited to
speak out, and conclude after a performance by the Dillard Elites dance
team.
Be on the lookout throughout October for raffle tickets to
benefit local charities including Crescent House, Metropolitan Center
for Women and Children and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE)
program. Items being raffled include Voodoo Arena Football season
tickets, Zephyrs tickets, and various other items and
baskets. Additionally, faculty and staff are encouraged to help
raise awareness by participating in Denim and Teal Day. Just give
your $5 donation to your office’s Take Back the Night liaison to wear a
teal shirt and ribbon with jeans on Wednesday, Oct. 23. For more
information, please contact Haley Ade at hade@tulane.edu.
Newcomb Grants
Fall Deadline: November 1, 2013
Newcomb grants are available to support your academic research,
conference attendance, and community engagement projects. You can learn
more about applying on our website:
http://tulane.edu/newcomb/grants.cfm.
Other student-interest events:
Want to be on TV? Here's your chance!
Tuesday, October 8, 2:30-4pm
in front of Gibson Hall
Sigma Delta Tau would like to invite you to participate in an
exciting opportunity. A nationally televised show wants to
surprise a group of women and Habitat for Humanity with a video message
from as many Tulane students as possible willing to volunteer with
Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. If you are willing to commit
to 4 hours of community service during the week of December 3 and want
to be part of this special Tulane moment, we want you. Please join
us on October 8th at 2:30 pm in front of Gibson Hall for the filming of
the surprise video message to be aired on national television! Come show
your support! If you have any questions please contact Rebecca
Lipschutz at rlipschu@tulane.edu.
Newcomb-Tulane College Grants
Deadline: October 15, 2013
All full-time undergraduates are invited to take advantage of the
wide range of funding available for your academic pursuits, summer
internships, and much more. Newcomb-Tulane College grants are reviewed
on a monthly cycle, and the deadline to turn in applications for the
October cycle is October 15 at 5:00 p.m., via donuts@tulane.edu or
in person at Cudd Hall, room 204. Please note that some grant programs
only review applications at certain times, and applications for summer
grant programs will be reviewed in February, March, and April. See each
grant description for details. For more information, call 504-314-2801,
email donuts@tulane.edu, or visit tulane.edu/college/programs/grants.cfm.
Film: The House I Live In
Friday, October 25, 1-2:45pm
Cudd Hall, Room 203
The House I Live In is a 2012 documentary about America’s War on
Drugs, featuring Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow,
among many others. While recognizing the seriousness of drug abuse as a
matter of public health, the film examines how the war has accounted for
more than 45 million arrests, made America the world’s largest jailer,
and damaged poor communities at home and abroad for over forty years.
Despite these facts, drugs are cheaper, purer, and more available today
than ever before. To learn more about the film, visit
www.thehouseilivein.org.
Lunch will be served, and space is limited to 30 seats. To attend, please RSVP to donuts@tulane.edu by
5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 21. Free and open to the Tulane community.
Sponsored by the Tulane Reading Project and the Newcomb-Tulane College
Office of Cocurricular Programs.
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