[InFocus] In Focus 10/13

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 IN FOCUS: October 13, 2006
 
* EVENTS *
	  	

*October*

*13* Volleyball vs. Lakeland College, 2 p.m.

*13* Volleyball vs. Hardin-Simmons University, 7 p.m.

*13* Chart Your Course: Pizza & Open House, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., McCook-Crain 
Building

*14* Volleyball vs. Ohio Northern University, noon

*14* Volleyball vs. Washington & Lee University, 5 p.m.


*18* Guest artist recital, Latiff Bolat, Turkish Mystic Music, 7 p.m., 
McCombs Ballroom

*20-29* "The House of Bernarda Alba," Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., 
Sundays 3 p.m., Jesse and Mary Gibbs Jones Theater

*20* Women's soccer vs. DePauw University, 1 p.m.

*20* Men's soccer vs. DePauw University, 3 p.m.

*22* Men's soccer vs. Centre College, noon

*22* Women's soccer vs. Centre College, 2 p.m.

*29* Guest artist recital, Bruce Rameker, baritone, 7 p.m., First United 
Methodist Church

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Music Department, presents Latif Bolat, 
Wednesday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. in the McCombs Center Ballroom.

The concert will feature Turkish mystic music. Bolat sings and plays the 
traditional Turkish stringed instrument baglama. As an important part of 
the presentation, Turkish devotional poetry from the 13th-century 
mystics Rumi and Yunus Emre, as well as later Turkish mystic poets, will 
be sprinkled throughout the program. In addition to spoken elaboration, 
slides will be used to create a complete experience by providing scenes 
of the Turkish countryside, cities, artwork, architecture and people. 
This will provide a deeper understanding of the culture by combining the 
musical presentation with images of its origin.

The performance is free and open to the public. For more information, 
call Lacy Vain at 512-863-1379.

The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Theatre Department, presents "The House 
of Bernarda Alba" by Federico Garcia Lorca, directed by Lucien Douglas, 
Oct. 20-29.

"The House of Bernarda Alba" centers on the emotional struggle among the 
women of a Spanish family as they mourn the death of their 
husband/father. Considered one of the theatre's great classics, the play 
chronicles the passions unleashed among the women trapped in a life that 
suddenly has few chances for happiness. Political yet private, "The 
House of Bernarda Alba" tests the constraints of social customs, the 
family and love. The play is a passionate struggle of emotions between 
the oppressed and the oppressor.

Tickets are available at the Jones Theater Box Office; hours are 
Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. and one hour prior to curtain. For more 
information, call 512-863-1378.



 

 

*FACULTY FORUM*

There is no Faculty Forum scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16.

MEDIA COVERAGE

The /Williamson County Sun/ ran a front-page feature story on 
Southwestern student Amy Litzinger and her work as an advocate for the 
disabled. The /Sun/ also ran a story announcing the 29th Brown Symposium 
titled "Who Do We Think We Are?!" and a story on a grant to encourage 
minority and low-income students at community colleges to transfer to 
Southwestern.

KXAN-TV ran a story on Arun Gandhi's lecture at Southwestern as part of 
the Peace 2006 conference. Read the story at 
http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=5528880.

The /Chronicle of Philanthropy/ had a two-page feature on Southwestern's 
Hardware for Honduras program.



 

NOTABLES

*Edward L. Kain*, professor of sociology and University Scholar, is 
presenting a paper at the annual meeting of the Society for the 
Scientific Study of Religion in Portland, Ore., Oct. 18-22. The paper is 
titled "The Interconnections Between Measures of Religiosity and 
Attitudes About Homosexuality." The research examines 30 years of change 
in national survey data on attitudes about the morality of homosexuality 
as well as support for basic civil liberties of homosexuals. It also 
explores how these attitudes vary by religious affiliation and religiosity.

*Aaron Prevots*, assistant professor of French, completed work on his 
ACS-Mellon Fellowship "Teaching French through Songs and Singing." The 
resulting Web site features new recordings of traditional and original 
songs on topics ranging from basic vocabulary to issues of gender and 
identity. The site was designed with technology support specialist *Pat 
Ramsey*. Music, lyrics and chords to 50 pieces are at 
http://www.southwestern.edu/~prevots/songs/.

*Ron Swain*, senior advisor to the president for strategic planning and 
assessment, delivered the platform address for the Ethical Society of 
Austin. His topic was "Reflections on Martin Luther King Jr.'s Concept 
of the World House." In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. authored Where Do 
We Go From Here: Chaos or Community. In the midst of the civil rights 
movement of the 1960s, Dr. King described the conditions of American 
society in terms of economic, educational, housing and psycho-social 
differences. He concluded that the peoples of the American society and 
beyond are in a "world house" in which they will either live together in 
community or perish in chaos. The address was a reflection of 
contemporary American society in the context of the "world house."

 


 


 

 

 

 
 
 
 
  	  	 

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