Honors-CLA
List-Serv, 14 March 2008 (happy pi day!)
in Just-
spring when the world is mud-
luscious the little lame balloonman
whistles far
and wee
and eddyandbill come
running from marbles and
piracies and it's
spring
when the world is puddle-wonderful
the queer
old balloonman
whistles
far
and wee
and bettyandisbel
come dancing
from hop-scotch and jump-rope and
it's
spring
and
the
goat-footed
balloonMan whistles
far
and
wee
--e e cummings
Have a
wonderful break! If you're not headed out of town, the Honors office will be
open Monday-Thursday, 8 am-4:30 pm. Friday is an
official University holiday.
Special
note: The next "weekly" email will be sent on Monday, March 24, and
will cover that week and the next (through Thursday, April 3); if you have any
announcements that fall within that time frame, please email them to Kit (cgordon@class.cla.umn.edu)
by noon next Thursday, March 20. Thanks.
In this edition:
College news
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Monday is last day to drop without a petition
Jobs/internships
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Teach for Kaplan
Special opportunities
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Free self-defense sessions for women
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Sit down and chat with Suzan-Lori Parks
Student organizations
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Mindfulness for students
Lively links
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The end of cosmology?
Events
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Small world coffee hour today: parlez vous francais?
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International Women's Day celebration on campus tomorrow
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In town during break? How about a play or movie?
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Tuesday: Cafe Scientifique--global warming and
environmental equality
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Wednesday: Science trivia at Nomad World Pub
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Monday, March 24: free performance by
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Save the date: World Water Day, March 25
College news
LAST DAY
TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT PETITION IS MONDAY, MARCH 17
The last
day to withdraw from a spring semester class without completing a petition, is Monday, March 17, the first day of break week.
If you are considering this option, we urge you to discuss it with your instructor
and with your advisor. You will have a "W" on your record. After
Monday, you may use your one-time-only late drop by completing a petition to do
so in the Honors office or, if you have documented extenuating
circumstances, you can petition based on those circumstances with the
appropriate supporting materials. If you have questions about this, please
contact us.
Jobs/internships
TEACH FOR
KAPLAN
Teach for Kaplan! We are currently hiring part-time ACT and SAT instructors. Kaplan is a great place to work if you’re seeking teaching experience or if you want a challenging and fulfilling part-time job. Teachers receive paid training and ongoing support to build their teaching, presenting, and mentoring skills. To learn more about teaching rates, benefits packages including health insurance and course discounts, or to apply today to teach at one of our 170 centers nationwide, please call 1.800.KAP.TEST (1.800.527.8378) or visit www.kaptest.com/teach. Qualified candidates will be invited to audition and interview!
Special opportunities
FREE
SELF-DEFENSE SESSIONS FOR WOMEN
The
Women’s Student Activist Collective (WSAC) will provide 5 free self-defense
sessions with the only Feminist Self Defense provider in the Twin Cities,
Feminist Eclectic Martial Arts (FEMA). This opportunity is provided for 25
female U of M students, who need to be committed to go every session. Many
slots are already taken, so make sure to sign up now if you want to attend. The
workshops are going to be held on Wednesdays at 6:30-8.00 pm. WSAC will provide
a FREE shuttle bus service from Coffman these Wednesdays. FFI and to RSVP: wsac@umn.edu.
SIT DOWN
& CHAT WITH SUZAN-LORI PARKS!
Calling all undergraduate students interested in meeting a Pulitzer Prize- and Obie-winning playwright: Topdog/Underdog and Venus author Suzan-Lori Parks will join
undergraduates at 9 am on March 27 for an informal question and answer session
in Studio A at the
Student organizations
MINDFULNESS
FOR STUDENTS
Feeling
stressed? Check out this student group: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~mindful/index.htm
Lively links
THE END OF COSMOLOGY?
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-end-of-cosmology&print=true
Events
SMALL
WORLD COFFEE HOUR TODAY: PARLEZ VOUS FRANÇAIS?
Today,
4-6 pm, 110 Heller Hall. Free; everyone welcome. Have you always wondered why
French is the language of love? Join us for a fun evening with delicious
French pastries, chocolate fondue, music, and exciting activities. Learn
those "sweet" French words that bring your "game" to
another level!
INTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S DAY CELEBRATION ON CAMPUS TOMORROW
"Women
Leading for Gender Justice," Coffman Union, Saturday, 8 am-4 pm. Keynote
speaker: Robin Morgan; plenary panel on women and indigenous rights; workshop
on women's human rights issues;
performance by Maria Isa; film screenings and visual arts; information tables
from more than 65 co-sponsoring organizations. Free! For a complete schedule
and more information, visit www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/International_Women_s_Day.html.
IN TOWN DURING BREAK? HOW ABOUT A PLAY OR MOVIE?
Theatre
(most theatres have student prices or rush options):
What's Done in the Dark: A Graphic Novel on Stage.
No Refunds Theatre Company, tonight through Sunday. (With
Honors alum Billie Jo Konze.) See www.norefundstheatre.com.
The Piano Lesson. Penumbra Theatre, now through
March 30. See http://www.penumbratheatre.org/.
King Lear.
Fishtank. Theatre de la Jeune
Lune, now through March 30. See www.jeunelune.org.
At the
Guthrie (http://www.guthrietheater.org/): Jane
Eyre, Third, and Nine
Parts of Desire.
Movies (inexpensive)
at
the Riverview (
Enchanted PG Sat-Sun at 11:00 am
Alvin & the Chipmunks Daily at 5:10 pm; also Fri-Sun at 1 pm
National Treasure PG Fri-Sun at 2:45 pm
Atonement
R Daily at 7 pm
The Kite Runner PG13 Daily at 9:20 pm
Rocky Horror Picture Show Sat at midnight
CAFE
SCIENTIFIQUE: TUESDAY AT THE BRYANT-LAKE BOWL
Tuesday,
7 pm, Bryant-Lake Bowl, Uptown, $5-10 (pay what you can). Global
Warming and Environmental Equality. The environmental impacts of global
warming are felt by communities
worldwide—from droughts and floods that disrupt food systems to the rising sea
levels that can displace entire populations. But will global warming
disproportionately affect poorer, less developed nations and
communities? How might discussions about global warming and political or
economic development take this imbalance into account? Join local environmental
justice advocates Cecilia Martinez and Shalini
Gupta for a discussion about global warming and environmental
equality. Cosponsored by the Headwaters Foundation for
Justice. To purchase tickets online visit the Bryant-
http://blb.ciceron.com/calendar.asp?date=3/18/2008.
WEDNESDAY:
SCIENCE TRIVIA AT NOMAD WORLD PUB
Science
Trivia, Wednesday, 8 pm, Nomad World Pub,
Do you love science news? Can you name the first person to eat in outer space?
Do you own copies of Blade Runner or watch Star Trek reruns? Then join the Nomad World
Pub and the Bell Museum of Natural
History for Science Trivia, hosted by Doomtree MC and
self-professed science geek, Dessa. Test your
knowledge of science and nature with questions ranging from current events to
biology 101 to science
fiction. Gather a group of up to 5 friends and compete for gift
certificates and other prizes.
MONDAY, MARCH 24: FREE PERFORMANCE BY ST. PAUL CENTRAL TOURING COMPANY
You are
invited to attend We Are Called to Speak performed by The St. Paul
Central High School Touring Theatre Monday, March 24, 2:00-3:15 pm in the Rarig Thrust Theater. Come meet this extraordinary
ensemble of students! Admission is free. About the play: It is easy to remain
disengaged amidst the chaotic world we live in. Students need to know that they
have the power to change the world if only they would use it. St. Paul Central
High School Touring Theater's Play We Are Called to Speak is a
student-created performance about young people responding to their world. CTT
develops work using song, dance, poetry and monologue. In We Are Called to
Speak students share their experience, express compassion and inspire
action around the following issues: racial stereotypes, education and the
achievement gap, perspectives on the
SAVE THE DATE: WORLD WATER DAY, MARCH 25
On
Tuesday March 25 from 6-8 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) in the President's Room in
Coffman (third floor), Sierra Club's Global Population and Environment Program
will be hosting a World Water Day event, in partnership with the Millennium
Campaign, International Health Programs, Think Outside the Bottle, MPIRG, and Ecowatch. This public forum will address issues of water
scarcity and global resource inequities in the context of the broader
Millennium Development Goals. Join us as we explore obstacles towards the
achievement of these goals by 2015, and focus specifically on