A representative from Balfour will be on campus in the north atrium, February 26-28, if you are interested in purchasing a Vassar ring.
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Main Building, Jade Parlor
Sign up for a spring semester minicourse!
College Center, North Atrium
*Free Photography Workshop with Dmitri Kasterine. Today: Darkroom Printing. A refresher course in printing and an introduction to more advanced techniques. Enrollment limited to 10 students. *Free and open to Vassar community only.Please register with Ann Lynch, Campus Activities, x5370, or email anlynch@vassar.edu.
College Center, 313
College Center, Faculty Commons
The meeting is for those interested in the general process of deciding if medical school is right for you, preparing to meet the requirements, and making the strongest application possible.This is a great opportunity to hear from the two senior premed interns and get a student perspective on helpful activities, courses and experiences.
Olmsted, 300
Lecture by Professor Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College: U.S. - Iran relations.
Sanders Hall, 212
Registration: getter@vassar.edu.
Ely Hall, 114
Conversations on Writing: "Research Against the Grain."Vassar Professors Colleen Cohen (Anthropology) and Quincy Mills (History) discuss their research as creative, archive-building processes. Wednesday, at 5:30pm in the Library's Class of 1951 Reading Room. Refreshments served at 5pm in the the Learning and Teaching Center (Library 122).Hosted by the Writing Center and Vassar College Libraries.
Library, Reading
Lecture with activist-author Maude Barlow, national chairperson of The Council of Canadians, a nonpartisan public watchdog group working to fight against global trends in privatization and deregulation, and co-founder of the organization's Blue Planet Project. Barlow is also the co-author of "Blue Gold," a 2002 international best-seller about the world's growing water crisis. Event featured as part of the Vassar Greens Take Back the Tap Campaign. Free pizza included!
Taylor Hall, 203
Babson Business Edge. A summer boot camp program for students interested in finance careers. Sponsored by the Career Development Office.
College Center, Faculty Commons
Peniel E. Joseph, "The Black Movement and American History: Rethinking Black Freedom Struggles and Democracy." Although Joseph's formal expertise includes the Black Radical Tradition, Pan-Africanism, Black Social Movements, and African American feminism, he is currently embarking on a re-evaluation of the Black Power Movement. Professor Joseph teaches in the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at Brandeis University.
Taylor Hall, 102
"The Amphibian Man" (1961) 97 min. English subtitles. A coastal town in Latin America is agitated by rumors about a mysterious "Sea Devil." Behind the enigma is a story of scientific breakthroughs, greed, and exploitation, but also of selflessness and love. This beautiful film is based on a 1920s novel by Aleksandr Belyaev. The Amphibian Man was a major blockbuster in the Soviet Union, with an audience of 65.5 million viewers within the first year of its release.Introductory remarks by Dan Ungurianu.
Rockefeller Hall, 200