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Byron York Takes a Look at the Lewis Libby Trial in the February 23 Convocation
As the White House correspondent for National Review, Byron York has written on topics including the presidential campaign, the battle over the president’s judicial nominations, the war on terrorism, the anti-war movement, and the business histories of the president, vice president, and their Democratic critics. His presentation titled “Scenes from a Political Trial: Lewis Libby, the Special Prosecutor, and the War over the War” will take place at 10:50 a.m. in Skinner Memorial Chapel.
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In addition to being the White House correspondent for National Review, Byron York is a weekly columnist for The Hill, a newspaper about Congress, and he has also written for the Atlantic Monthly, the Wall Street Journal, The Weekly Standard, and The American Spectator. A frequent guest on television and radio, he has appeared on Meet the Press, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, Special Report with Brit Hume, Hardball, The O'Reilly Factor, and other television programs, and has contributed occasional commentaries to National Public Radio. He lives in Washington, DC.
Prior to working for National Review, York was an investigative journalist for The American Spectator. In 2001 he explored the misfortunes of his former employer in an essay written for The Atlantic Monthly, “The Life and Death of The American Spectator.” Since May 2005 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.
York’s book, The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy, examines the role that the newly-energized left—exemplified by MoveOn.org, the 527s, Fahrenheit 9/11, the Center for American Progress, Air America, and others—played in the 2004 presidential campaign.
York holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Alabama and a Master’s from the University of Chicago.
Chaplain's Office Services and Events for the Week
Chaplain's Office services and events for the week:
- Ash Wednesday Service—Wednesday, February 21, 7 p.m., Chapel.
Imposition of ashes. Led by Chaplain Carolyn Fure-Slocum. - Centering Prayer—Thursday, February 22, Noon, Chapel Lounge.
Led by Reverend Jill Tollefson. - Torah Study—Thursday, February 22, 5 p.m., Reynolds House.
Led by Rabbi Shosh Dworsky. - Shabbat Service—Friday, February 23, 5 p.m., Reynolds House. Led by students. Dinner after service.
- African American History Month Chapel Service—Sunday, February 25, 10:30 a.m., Chapel.
Guest Speaker: Reverend Denise Dunbar-Perkins. Brunch after the service.
- Ash Wednesday Service—Wednesday, February 21, 7 p.m., Chapel.
Planning on Retiring?
If you are planning to retire between January and December 31 of calendar year 2007, please contact Human Resources at hr@acs.carleton.edu, or x7471. For planning purposes, such as the spring Employee Recognition Celebration, which will be held on March 27, it would be appreciated if you could let us know no later than February 28. We have a deadline with College Relations and Publications. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Bookstore Corner
Several new books are generating a great deal of attention. We read about them in all sorts of magazines and hear about them on the radio. The interest in, and enthusiasm for, these books seem to be universal. We would like to suggest a few of these and recommend that you stop in and check them out.
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Books with “Buzz”
Several new books are generating a great deal of attention. We read about them in all sorts of magazines and hear about them on the radio. The interest in, and enthusiasm for, these books seem to be universal. We would like to suggest a few of these and recommend that you stop in and check them out.One of the most wrenching, heartbreaking, and inspiring of these titles is A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah. At age twelve, the author fled attacking rebels in his native Sierra Leone and wandered around a land made unrecognizable by violence. By thirteen he had been picked up by the government army and was forced to discover that he was capable of truly terrible acts. Removed from the fighting at age sixteen by UNICEF, Beah struggled to forgive himself and to regain his humanity. This is a truly important and powerful story.
In her second novel written in English, one of Turkey's most acclaimed and outspoken writers confronts her country's violent past in a vivid and colorful tale about the tangled histories of two families. The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak is about memory and forgetting, about the tension between the need to examine the past, and the desire to erase it. This title is one of our February Browser’s Dozen selection and receives a 25% discount.
Ten Days in the Hills by Jane Smiley, a glorious new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winner, is a big, smart, bawdy tale of love and war, sex and politics, friendship and betrayal—and the allure of the movies.
New in paperback
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
A Man Without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut
The Ice Museum by Joanna KavennaPerlman Center for Learning and Teaching Events
Perlman LTC events this week:
- "Beyond the Portfolio: Writing in the Disciplines and Interdisciplines," Thursday at noon
- Curriculum discussions continue Thursday and Monday
- Final meeting of the Winter 2007 Reading and Discussion Group
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Thursday, February 22
“Beyond the Portfolio: Writing in the Disciplines and Interdisciplines”
Nathan Grawe, Assistant Professor of Economics
Rich Keiser, Professor of Political Science
Melinda Russell, Associate Professor of Music
Kim Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science
Noon to 1:30 p.m., Alumni Guest House Meeting Room
Lunch provided for 50
Curriculum discussions continue: This winter term the Dean of the College Office, ECC, and Perlman Center for Learning and Teaching are co-hosting a series of discussions linked to the curricular review (and hence to our reaccreditation report). All meetings are from 4 to 5:30 p.m.Final curriculum discussions for faculty
Thursday, February 22, Alumni Guest House Meeting Room, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Monday, February 26, Headley House, 4 to 5:30 p.m.
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Final meeting of the Winter 2007 Reading and Discussion Group
Tuesday, February 27
4:40 to 6 p.m., Headley House
"Liberal Education in Its Historical Context"
Chico Zimmerman, facilitator
Click on the link to see all LTC events.Tenure Awarded to the Following Individuals
As Dean of the College, I am pleased to announce that the Board of Trustees voted at its recent meeting to award tenure to our following colleagues:
- Joseph Walter Chihade, Department of Chemistry
- Carol Donelan, Department of Cinema and Media Studies
- Adrianna Estill, Departments of English and American Studies
- Nathan D. Grawe, Department of Economics
- Stephen Mohring, Department of Art and Art History
- Annette Nierobisz, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Arjendu K. Pattanayak, Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Linda Rossi, Department of Art and Art History
Rotary Foundation and Peace Scholarships Program
The Rotary Foundation Scholarship program is the world's largest privately sponsored international scholarship program. It provides the opportunity for students to study outside the United States for one year and up to $26,000 for round-trip transportation, tuition and fees, room, board, necessary educational supplies, and additional language training (if necessary). Please let qualified students know about this very competitive, but wonderful opportunity, by directing them to me or e-mailing me the student's name. For detailed program information click on the link. Application deadline is March 23.
2007 Forkosh Lecture in Judaic Studies
This year's Forkosh Lecture will be presented in two separate lectures by Ian Lustick, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. The first, "Are We Trapped in the War on Terror?" will be on Monday, February 26, in Severance Great Hall at 8 p.m. The second, "Yerushalayim, al-Quds, Jerusalem: What's in a Name?" will be on Tuesday, February 27, in Leighton 305 at 8 p.m. Receptions will follow each lecture. Please see complete article for more details.
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This year's Forkosh Lecture will be presented in two separate lectures by Ian Lustick, Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. The first, "Are We Trapped in the War on Terror?" will be on Monday, February 26, in Severance Great Hall at 8 p.m. The second, "Yerushalayim, al-Quds, Jerusalem: What's in a Name?" will be on Tuesday, February 27, in Leighton 305 at 8 p.m. Receptions will follow each lecture.
Ian S. Lustick has taught in the University of Pennsylvania Political Science Department since 1991. He is the author of Unsettled States, Disputed Lands: Britain and Ireland, France and Algeria, Israel and the West Bank-Gaza; For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel; Arabs in the Jewish State: Israel's Control of a National Minority; and, most recently, Trapped in the War on Terror? Professor Lustick also edited Exile and Return: Predicaments of Palestinians and Jews; Critical Essays in Israeli Politics, Society, and Culture; and a series of volumes on Arab-Israeli relations. Professor Lustick is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, and has served as a consultant to the U.S. State Department, CIA, and National Security Agency.
Joshua Mostow Lectures on Chikanobu and the Feminization of the Past
Joshua Mostow, Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, will speak in conjunction with the current Art Gallery exhibition. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Art Gallery and the departments of Asian Studies and Art and Art History and is an Edwin L. Weisl Jr. Lecturer in Art. It will take place on Friday, February 23, at 4:45 p.m. in Boliou 104. Boliou is handicapped accessible.
Cuts for Cancer
Join us for Cuts for Cancer, an annual event organized by the ACT Center and Cancer Connection. The event will be held on February 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Great Hall. The event is designed to raise awareness about cancer and cancer treatments, raise financial donations to give to organizations devoted to cancer research, and provide hair for those suffering from long-term or permanent hair loss. Please read complete article for further details.
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Join us for Cuts for Cancer, an annual event organized by the ACT Center and Cancer Connection. The event will be held on February 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Great Hall. The event is designed to raise awareness about cancer and cancer treatments, raise financial donations to give to organizations devoted to cancer research, and provide hair for those suffering from long-term or permanent hair loss.
This year, the proceeds from the event will go towards the Ted Mullins Cancer Research Fund to advance cancer research at the University of Chicago. (Mullins was a member of the class of 2006 who died of cancer last year.)
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in the event through the following ways:
1) Donate ten inches to Locks of Love
2) Shave your head in support
3) Get a haircut and give money to cancer research
Hairstylists from local salons have generously agreed to donate their time for this event. The participating salons are Buzz Salon, Ultimate Hair Care, Great Clips for Hair, Bella Mia Salon, and Luis Enrique Salon.
To encourage donations, we are asking nominees to shave their head in support of cancer research. You will get to set a price at which you'll shave your head. Last year, for example, Charlie Cogan offered to shave his head if we raised $500. We encourage you to set your own donation level!
Alternatively, you may donate ten inches to Locks of Love, get a stylized haircut, or simply participate in the activities during the event—there will be a slideshow with information on cancer and research, and a tribute display for you to honor your loved ones. You may also write cards to children in cancer wards, make buttons, and try a trivia quiz to win a prize at the raffle. There will be live music throughout the day. We encourage you to drop by!
Please e-mail Amber Swiggum (aswiggum@acs.carleton.edu) for more information on this event. To sign up, please visit this Web site.Support Our Troops Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Saturday, February 24, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the VFW Post 4303 in Northfield. See the attached flyer for more details.
First Annual Global Issues Forum—February 24
The Carleton College International Relations Council invites you to attend an exciting and unprecedented event, our First Annual Global Issues Forum entitled "Eyes on Africa: Voices of Today, Visions of Tomorrow." With this forum, we want to address a region, issue, and topic that is of great concern to the global community in a way that is accessible to Carleton students and the entire community. We have selected this year's focus to be the region of Africa.
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The Carleton College International Relations Council invites you to attend an exciting and unprecedented event, our First Annual Global Issues Forum entitled "Eyes on Africa: Voices of Today, Visions of Tomorrow." With this forum, we want to address a region, issue, and topic that is of great concern to the global community in a way that is accessible to Carleton students and the entire community. We have selected this year's focus to be the region of Africa.
The forum will take place on Saturday, February 24, in many locations across campus. To begin, the day will be focused with three panels, each moderated by a faculty member. Students with some kind of expertise (nationality, academic interest, experience studying abroad, etc.) will make up the entirety of the panels. Panel topics are a discussion about the ethics of aid and development, a dialogue about environmental exploitation, and a panel about the causes and mitigations of inter-ethnic conflict.
In addition, we are excited to host Dr. Ahmed Samatar from Macalester College, Dr. Hugh Parmer from the American Refugee Committee, and Robert Telchin '98 from the U.S. Government's Department of Commerce. We will culminate our evening with a dinner in Great Hall catered by Dashen Ethiopian Restaurant.
All events are free and open to the public. The day's events (11 a.m. to 5 p.m.) will take place in Skinner Memorial Chapel, and the dinner will take place in Severance Great Hall from 5 to 6:30 p.m. We request an RSVP for the dinner to landera@carleton.edu.
We hope you can join us.