News / Posts from Media Relations http://apps.carleton.edu/news/ Reason Carleton College, 2009 The Carleton College Orchestra will perform their fall concert on Friday, November 13 at 8:00 pm in the Concert Hall.  Professor of Music and S. Eugene Bailey Director of the Carleton Orchestra Hector L. Valdivia will be directing the performance. The program will include Brahms’ “Academic Festival Overture,” Mozart’s “Symphony #40,” and Moussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.”  This event is free and open to the public. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:35:27 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=585256 The Carleton College African Drum Ensemble will perform their annual fall concert on Tuesday, November 17 at 4 p.m. in the Sayles-Hill Great Space.  The concert will feature music of the Ewe people of Ghana, all under the direction of Carleton’s senior lecturer in percussion, Jay Johnson. The event is free and open to the public. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:31:59 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=585254 A group of Carleton College students have joined forces with the non-profit Children’s Culture Connection and the Cannon Falls Public Schools to produce “Dear Friend: U.S./Iraqi Kids Connect,” a new book featuring letters exchanged between U.S. and Iraqi children during the Iraq War. The book will be presented at a special reception on Veteran’s Day, Wednesday, November 11 at 7 p.m. in the Carleton College Gould Library Athenaeum. This event is free and open to the public. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:25:45 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583726 As part of its ongoing lecture series on anthropology and globalization, Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology presents “The Global Health Market in Malaysia” by Tom Williamson of St. Olaf College. The lecture is at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, in Leighton Hall, room 330. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public and offee and bagels will be provided. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:01:13 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583248 Luci Tapahonso, award-winning internationally acclaimed Navajo poet and author, will deliver the Native American History Month convocation on Friday, November 6 at 10:50 a.m. at Carleton College. Tapahonso’s writing is translated from her Navajo tribe’s native tongue, Diné bizaad, and includes original songs and chants designed for performance. This unique construction lends itself to strongly rhythmic and lyrical poetry. Her presentation, titled “A Radiant Curve: Stories and Poems,” will highlight the aspects of her Navajo upbringing and culture that continue to shape her as a woman and poet. This event is free and open to the public. *Note: Due to the roofing repair work taking place on the Skinner Memorial Chapel, Tapahonso's appearance will be held in the Carleton College Concert Hall. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:53:29 -0600 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583224 Author, poet and Carleton professor emeritus Keith Harrison will read from his collection HERE AND NOW: Songs and Poems of the Earth on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. in the College’s Gould Library Athenaeum. Billed as a celebration of rural life and people, both in Minnesota and in the region of southeast Australia where Harrison spends half his year, Harrison will be joined by Jackson Bryce, Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of Classical Languages and the Liberal Arts. This event is free and open to the public. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:05:40 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583013 The Carleton College Jazz Ensembles will perform their fall concert on Sunday, November 1 at 3 p.m. in the Carleton College Concert Hall. The program will feature music ranging from the Big band era to modern compositions. This event is free and open to the public. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:14 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583011 Carleton College will celebrate the traditional Mexican Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. in the Severance Great Hall. This event is free and open to the public. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:59:33 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=583008 On Sunday, October 18, Carleton commemorated the Hindu “festival of lights,” Diwali, with a celebratory event held at the Severance Great Hall. The event featured a keynote address by guest speaker Suhag Shukla, co-founder of the Hindu American Foundation, followed by vocal and dance performances by members of DESI (Dedicated to the Exploration of South-Asian Interests) club and other Carleton students. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:24:57 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/features/?story_id=582988 As part of its ongoing lecture series on anthropology and globalization, Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology presents “From Local Identities to a Global Movement: Indigenous Rights Today” by Jay Levi, department chair. The lecture is at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 30, in Leighton Hall, room 330. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public; coffee and bagels will be provided. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:57:53 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=581765 Adam Karas '10, a senior  majoring in international relations with a concentration in the Middle East and East Asia, has received a 2009 Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation scholarship in recognition of his efforts to promote a more peaceful and just world. Hawkinson Foundation scholarships are aimed at encouraging students who have already demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice to strive for those values in their educational pursuits and in their personal and professional lives. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:06:47 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=581551 The Carleton Players will present their first production of the academic year, Shakespeare’s timeless comedy Measure for Measure, at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, October 30 and 31 and November 6 and 7, in the College’s Arena Theater. This show is free and open to the public; reservations are encouraged. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:12:20 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=580009 On Friday, Oct.30, as part of its weekly convocation series, Carleton College is pleased to present finance and social investment expert Jonathan Morduch. Widely cited on issues of international development, poverty, and financial access, Morduch’s lecture is entitled, “How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day.” This event, which takes place at 10:50 a.m. in the College’s Skinner Memorial Chapel, is free and open to the public. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:00:35 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=580003 Carleton College students will celebrate Halloween with two special events to benefit the Northfield community. On Sunday, Oct. 25 from 3 to 5 p.m., student athletes and their coachs will host their 11th annual Halloween ‘Knight’ Carnival in the West Gym on the Carleton campus. The carnival invites pre-school through elementary-age children in Northfield to participate in numerous games and activities, including face-painting, a football toss, bowling, a relay race, and a “fishing” pond. Varsity athletic teams sponsor the different activities and also distribute candy and prizes. Children are encouraged to dress in costume and bring their parents for a fun, family-friendly Halloween “Knight.”  This event is free and open to the public.   Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:50:36 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=579564 The Carleton College Symphony Band will perform their fall concert on Friday, October 30 at 8 p.m. in the Carleton College Concert Hall. The program will feature a unique theme – the selections will commemorate composers and events whose dates end in the numeral ‘9.’  This event is free and open to the public. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:46:17 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=579562 Arika Okrent, critically acclaimed author and member of the Carleton College Class of 1992, will present “MAN VS. LANGUAGE! LANGUAGE WINS!: How Language Inventors Turned the Enemy Into a Muse” on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the College’s Language and Dining Center, room 104, followed by a reception with refreshments. Okrent’s lecture will cover topics from her recently published book In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto Rock Stars, Klingon Poets, Loglan Lovers and the Mad Dreamers Who Tried to Build a Perfect Language (Spiegel & Grau, 2009). Drawing on invented languages like the Klingon jargon of Star Trek and the international speech of Esperanto, Okrent artfully analyzes the themes and shortcomings of 900 years of man’s quest to design a better language. Okrent’s appearance is free and open to the public. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:35:30 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=579557 Get ready to dance! Everyone is invited to the third annual Northfield Harvest Stomp, a community contra dance, featuring the spirited music of the ever-popular band Contratopia. The dance takes place Friday, Oct. 23, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the Northfield Armory, located at 519 Division Street in downtown Northfield. And thanks to a generous grant from the Carleton CSA, Carleton students can attend this very fun event for free! Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:39:50 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=579547 As part of its ongoing lecture series on anthropology and globalization, Carleton’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology presents “Adventures Apakabar on the Internet: Transnational Communication in Late New Order Indonesia” by Liz Coville, a visiting professor at Carleton College. The lecture is at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, October 23, in Leighton Hall, room 330. All lectures in the series are free and open to the public; coffee and bagels will be provided. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:48:33 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=578440 Journalist John Harris, Carleton Class of 1985, will deliver Carleton College’s weekly convocation address on Friday, October 23, 2009, at 10:50 a.m. in the Skinner Memorial Chapel. Harris is a 21-year veteran of the Washington Post, and author of two political books. In 2006, he co-founded a newspaper, The Politico, with Post co-worker Jim VandeHei and entrepreneur Robert Allbritton. The title of his presentation is "Barack Obama v. the Freak Show: Politics and Media on the Wild Frontier." This event is free and open to the public. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:44:35 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=577556 T.J. Stiles '86 is a finalist for the National Book Award, as reported in the Oct. 15 edition of the Star Tribune. Stiles is a finalist in nonfiction for "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt," published by Alfred A. Knopf. Stiles told the newspaper that he was notified Tuesday, and that it was very hard to keep the news under his hat for 24 hours. He currently resides in San Francisco. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:09:18 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/carleton_in_the_media/?story_id=576709 The Lens Magazine is proud to announce it has received the Gold Medalist ranking from Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), garnering 995/1000 points in the evaluation. The CSPA, one of the most prestigious press associations in the country, serves student journalists by conducting yearly contests in order to encourage improvements in undergraduate literary publications. Besides obtaining the 2009 Gold Medalist ranking, the Lens has received a number of other accolades: First Class from the Associated Collegiate Press, Silver Crown Award from the CSPA, and Second Place Newspaper of the Year Award presented by the National College Newspaper Convention. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:35:55 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=576405 As the war in Iraq comes to a close, six artists respond to its global affects through the artistic creation of drawings, printmaking, hand-made paper productions, and ceramics, to challenge viewers to engage and reflect on the brutal and lingering consequences of this Middle Eastern conflict. War Work: Artists Engage Iraq and Other Wars showcases the work of artists Sandow Birk, the Combat Paper Project, Daniel Heyman, John Risseeuw, Ehren Tool, and Megan Vossler. The exhibit will be displayed from October 22 through November 18, 2009, in the Carleton College Art Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition, Megan Vossler and John Risseeuw will deliver an opening lecture on October 22, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the College’s Boliou Hall Auditorium; an opening reception follows the lecture at 8:30 p.m. in the Art Gallery. The talk, titled “Two Artists Engage in War,” addresses the use of art to counteract the complacency caused by the vast distance between most Americans and their soldiers on the warfront. The lecture, opening reception, and gallery exhibit are all free and open to the public.    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:15:10 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=576387 Pierre Hecker of the Carleton College Department of English will discuss William Shakespeare’s famous play, “Measure for Measure” in the Gould Library Athenaeum at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21. Hecker’s presentation coincides with the Carleton Player’s production of “Measure for Measure,” which will be performed Friday and Saturday, October 30-31 and November 6-7, at 8 pm in the College’s Arena Theater. Both the lecture and the performances are free and open to the public. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:39:18 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=576368 "Monster," a short story by Rebekah Frumkin '12 (Libertyville, Ill.), is featured in the 2009 edition of Best American Nonrequired Reading (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), edited by award-winning author Dave Eggers. Described by its editors as an "offbeat but vital anthology," Best American Nonrequired Reading is renowned for bringing together the country's best fiction, journalism, humor, essays and comics while simultaneously introducing a vast readership to dozens of new writers and publications each year. The Carleton Bookstore carries the just-released edition and will host a booksigning event for Frumkin on Tuesday, November 3, from 12-1 p.m. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:31:17 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=576303 "Monster," a short story by Rebekah Frumkin '12 (Libertyville, Ill.), is featured in the 2009 edition of Best American Nonrequired Reading (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), edited by award-winning author Dave Eggers. Described by its editors as an "offbeat but vital anthology," Best American Nonrequired Reading is renowned for bringing together the country's best fiction, journalism, humor, essays and comics while simultaneously introducing a vast readership to dozens of new writers and publications each year. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:14:07 -0500 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/kudos/?story_id=576289