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<div class="style3" align="left"> IN FOCUS: November 16, 2007</div>
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<div align="left">KINESIOLOGY STUDENTS CONDUCT RESEARCH FOR NASA</div>
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To view upcoming events at Southwestern by day, week or month, click <a
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<td class="style6" scope="row" valign="top">Southwestern seniors
Lauren Arrowood, Ben Hoffman and Eric Sterner are getting a unique
opportunity this year – the chance to conduct a real study for NASA.
<p>The three kinesiology students are completing a senior
capstone project that evolved from a field trip in their tissue
biomechanics class to the Exercise Physiology Laboratory at NASA’s
Johnson Space Center in the spring of 2007. A highlight of the trip
came with a visit to the laboratory where Hoffman’s stepfather trains
astronauts on the exercise equipment currently in use onboard the
International Space Station (ISS). The students were able to get
hands-on experience with this equipment, providing a better
understanding of the unique challenges faced by exercising astronauts.</p>
<p>Conversations with scientists in NASA’s Exercise Physiology
Laboratory about the limitations of exercise on the ISS led to the
development of a project to investigate the consequences of running on
a treadmill that is dramatically smaller than traditional treadmills.
When the students returned this fall, they immediately began planning
and implementing the study under the guidance of Scott McLean, an
associate professor of kinesiology at Southwestern.</p>
<p>Read the rest of the story <a
href="http://www.southwestern.edu/cgi-bin/newsroom/article.cgi?id=50">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Southwestern head men’s and women’s soccer coaches Don Gregory
and Jack Flatau were both selected as Southern Collegiate Athletic
Conference (SCAC) Coaches of the Year on Nov. 14.</p>
<p>Gregory led the Southwestern men’s team to its second
consecutive second-place finish in the SCAC this year. The men’s team
has also finished in the top three in the conference for four of the
last five seasons. Flatau has built the Southwestern women’s soccer
program into a consistent winner over the last decade, culminating this
season with a second-place finish in the SCAC – the highest-ever finish
for the SU women since joining the conference in 1994.</p>
<p>This is the first time for both coaches to earn Coach of the
Year honors.</p>
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<th scope="row" align="left" valign="top">MERRY TUBACHRISTMAS
PRESENTED BY THE SAROFIM SCHOOL </th>
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<p>The Sarofim School of Fine Arts, Department of Music, will
present MERRY <br>
TUBACHRISTMAS on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. on the Academic Mall in
front of the Lois Perkins Chapel. In case of rain, the event will be
held inside the chapel. </p>
<p>This will be the first annual TUBACHRISTMAS in Georgetown. The
guest <br>
conductor is Charles Aguillon of the Georgetown Independent School
District. Every TUBACHRISTMAS performance features traditional
Christmas carols especially arranged for the first TUBACHRISTMAS in
1974 in New York City. </p>
<p>For more information, contact Eileen Meyer Russel, at
512-863-1732 or <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:russelle@southwestern.edu">russelle@southwestern.edu</a>. </p>
<p>This event is free and open to the public. </p>
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<div class="style8" align="left">MEDIA COVERAGE </div>
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<p align="left">• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a story
about the Best Buddies program, in which Southwestern students work
with local youths who have disabilities. </p>
<p>• <em>Community Impact News </em>ran a story about the
changing face of Southwestern’s campus. Read the story at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.impactnewspaper.com/www/docs/443.2104">http://www.impactnewspaper.com/www/docs/443.2104</a></p>
<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a story about the
death of former Dean of Students William Swift.</p>
<p>• The <em>Williamson County Sun</em> ran a story about the
re-opening of the Alma Thomas Theatre.</p>
<p>• The John Tower archives at Southwestern are mentioned in a
Nov. 14 <em>New York Times </em>story about the recent discovery of a
letter written by Lee Harvey Oswald to John Tower. Read the story at <a
href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/washington/14letters.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/washington/14letters.html?_r=1&oref=slogin</a>
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<p align="left">Southwestern voice students and music faculty
participated in the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing,
Texoma Region, convention and vocal competition, held this year at
Southern Methodist University Nov. 8-10. Five student singers received
"excellent" ratings and were thus advanced to the semifinal round of
competition in their respective age categories. These singers were
first year women <strong>Brooke Lyssy</strong> and <strong>Morgan
Mingle</strong>, junior <strong>Erin McHugh</strong> and senior women <strong>Emily
Price</strong> and <strong>Dolores Noel</strong>. Lyssy is a student
of <strong>Oliver Worthington</strong>, assistant professor of music,
while Mingle, McHugh, Price and Noel are students of <strong>Carol
Kreuscher</strong>, assistant professor of music. All singers were
accompanied by <strong>Kiyoshi Tamagawa</strong>, professor of music.</p>
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Professor of Art <strong>Mary Visser</strong> delivered the opening
remarks for the SCULPTURE NUMÉRIQUE ET BIOMORPHISME conference held in
Nancy, France, where she also presented her research in sculpture for
the SCULPTURE NUMÉRIQUE ET BIOMORPHISME and SCULPTURE ET MATHEMATIQUES
held in Paris and Nancy, France, for the "Scientifique Artistes du
Symposium 2007 et de la 5ème DSC.” Professor Visser also had four
sculptures in the exhibition SCULPTURE NUMÉRIQUE ET BIOMORPHISME held
at the Département de Meurthe-et-Moselle 48, rue du Sergent Blandan,
54000 Nancy, Lorraine, France. The artwork in this exhibition can be
viewed at <a
href="http://www.pimkey.com/%7Einterscu/sculptbio/sculptbio2007.html">http://www.pimkey.com/%7Einterscu/sculptbio/sculptbio2007.html</a>
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