Inside ■ Black Artists Discuss Political Activism, Page 5 the Campus Chronicle Vol

■ Theroux honored for entrepreneurship education, page 3 Inside ■ Black artists discuss political activism, page 5 The Campus Chronicle Vol. XVIII, No. 21 February 21, 2003 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts

News Briefs Bulger says state leaders Compromise sought on budget gap should consider tax hike Sarah R. Buchholz A House-Senate confer- CHRONICLE STAFF ence committee is expected Calling the current state bud- Trustees pledge to take up competing ver- get woes a “stubborn fiscal cri- sions of legislation aimed at support for sis,” President William M. Bulger closing a state budget short- told faculty last week that he fall ranging between $485 contract funds hopes Gov. Mitt Romney will con- million and $650 million for Sarah R. Buchholz sider raising taxes to make up the current year. CHRONICLE STAFF some of the state’s financial Last week, the Senate ap- shortfall. In a move called a positive proved a $228 million pack- Speaking at the Feb. 13 Fac- step by campus unions, the age to complement the $343 ulty Senate meeting, Bulger said Board of Trustees passed a million in spending cuts an- the Amherst campus is poised to resolution Feb. 12 supporting nounced last month by Gov. be among the finest universities the University’s negotiated Mitt Romney. The Senate in the country if it is sufficiently pay raises with its employee plan calls for tapping various funded. But sufficient funding unions and calling for the reserve funds, closing sev- has been hard to come by with a “maximum level of state fund- eral corporate tax loopholes systemwide cut of $47 million in ing feasible in the current fis- and raising real estate trans- state revenues in the last two cal environment.” action fees. The measure years, he said. Raising taxes, The resolution called the passed 38-0. Bulger said, would allow Romney faculty and staff the Univers- The House earlier ap- and the Legislature to avoid some ity’s “most vital asset” and proved a similar bill that calls of the “more Draconian results” said all people concerned have for using a different mix of of insufficient revenue to run the been disappointed that the ne- reserve and trust funds, but state. gotiated salary increases have does not include the higher “You can’t run a government not been funded. real estate fees. The Senate without taxes,” Bulger said. “The board reiterates its bill would raise about $150 Romney, who took office in Janu- support for the negotiated sal- million more than the House Sarah Buchholz photo Pile it high ary, has declared he will not raise ary increases for University measure. Peter Kingsley, maintainer II in Custodial Services, taxes to make up the common- employees and pledges to Neither bill includes pro- clears a walkway between Herter Hall and Haigis Mall wealth’s budget shortfall. work with President Bulger, the posals by Romney to tighten during a Presidents’ Day storm that dumped more than Bulger said that keeping the unions and their members in eligibility requirements for 20 inches of snow on campus and forced the cancella- “enormous talent” in faculty and an effort to fund these con- Medicaid and raise the share tion of classes. More photos, page 4. staff on the system’s campuses is tracts,” the resolution said. of health insurance costs paramount to the success of the “We are mindful of the paid by state employees and University. Commonwealth’s significant retirees from 15 percent to “Our No. 1 priority is minimiz- fiscal constraints but also rec- 25 percent. While senators ing layoffs,” he said. ognize that a healthy and well- expressed concerns about Proposal for ‘tobacco-free’ The University is requesting funded University of Massa- the impact of higher rates on $568.7 million from the state in fis- chusetts is critically important retirees, House leaders said campus backed by senate cal year 2004, a $123 million in- to economic recovery and a tiered plan may still be crease over this year’s budget, growth.” considered. Sarah R. Buchholz ing. The policy will go into effect CHRONICLE STAFF which includes $118.5 million for “We do thank you on be- “We couldn’t afford to fund if the administration approves it financing the unfunded employee half of the faculty and staff of these contracts last year and Changes to the campus’s or does not object to it within 20 contracts of the past two years. the system,” Faculty Senate now we face a $3 billion defi- smoking policy may be in the off- days. “We appreciate and are grate- secretary and president of the cit in fiscal year 2004,” said ing, prohibiting the sale or free Currently, only 10 of the 41 ful for the efforts of President Intercampus Faculty Council Rogers. “There is no way we distribution of tobacco products residence halls permit smoking, Bulger to work with the unions … SEE RESOLUTION, PAGE 3 will be able to fund these and any smoking in residence Jo-Anne Vanin, interim vice chan- to meet us halfway,” said Ron contracts.” halls, partially covered areas, cellor for Student Affairs and Story, president of the Massa- A Romney spokeswoman such as porches, walkways and Campus Life, told the senate. Al- March. chusetts Society of Professors. said, “We have no money for bus shelters, breezeways, out- though rules governing smoking Bulger also discussed acquir- “We understand that the big fight these raises.” door staircases and landings, and in those buildings has restricted it ing monies from other sources, is about the budget and we want The governor is expected areas adjacent to building en- to designated lounges, some stu- citing a recent conversation he to do what we can [to help].” to file his Fiscal 2004 budget trances. dents have complained that the had with U.S. Sen. Edward Story said faculty are schedul- on Feb. 26. The Faculty Senate passed a smoke makes its way down the Kennedy about securing federal motion to designate the campus halls to their rooms. ing a teach-in and letter-writing funding to support engineering Hanible named to “tobacco-free” at its Feb. 13 meet- SEE BAN, PAGE 3 campaign for the second week of research. Michigan library post Phelix Hanible, associate director for Research and In- Senior named to USA Today honor roll structional Services at the Li- Patrick J. Callahan day. the summers of 2001 and 2002 at braries, has accepted a post at NEWS OFFICE STAFF Senderovich, 21, of Belmont, is Yale University’s Exploration Se- the University of Michigan li- Senior Aleksandr “Sasha” enrolled in Commonwealth Col- nior Program for high school stu- brary. Senderovich has been named to lege and is pursuing a double ma- dents; was a teaching assistant at Since her arrival at UMass the First Team of the All-USA jor in Comparative Literature and the Brandeis University Summer in January 2000, Hanible has College Academic Team by the Russian and East European Stud- Odyssey; and was the Lipper in- been involved in the reorgani- national daily newspaper USA ies. He spent his junior year at tern, teacher and tour guide at the zation of the Libraries’ Re- Today. Senderovich is one of 20 Oxford University in England as a Museum of Jewish Heritage: A search and Instructional Ser- undergraduate students from visiting scholar in 2001-02 and Living Memorial to the Holocaust vices Division. across the country chosen for the was the first recipient of the in New York City from January- A farewell reception is First Team for outstanding intel- David and Kathleen Scott Schol- July 2001. planned for Friday, Feb. 21, 3-5 lectual achievement and leader- arship for study at Oxford’s Trin- “It is a great privilege to re- p.m. in the All Staff Area on the ship. The First Team was featured ity College. Senderovich de- ceive this award because, in part, Main Floor of the Du Bois Li- in the Feb. 13 edition of USA To- signed and taught courses during SEE AWARD, PAGE 3 brary. Aleksandr “Sasha” Senderovich 2 February 21, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Letters Inaugural organizing efforts applauded Bravo! Hats off to the hundreds of people representing the faculty, students and staff of the University of Massachu- setts Amherst who worked tirelessly for months to create a series of outstanding events surrounding the inauguration of Chancellor John V. Lombardi. We person- ally thank each of you who contributed in so many ways — your energy, your cre- ativity and your dedication demonstrated that this is truly a first-rate university.

CHARLENA SEYMOUR ELIZABETH DALE co-chairs, Inaugural Steering Committee

Speaker discusses relations between Jews and Muslims Malaka Bublil, co-founder of Jews Indig- Stan Sherer photo enous to the Middle East and North Africa Cupid’s messengers (JIMENA), will speak on “Love is Stronger Seniors Danielle Youngblood and Darren Smith wait in line on Valentine’s Day to buy flowers at the Atkins Farms than Hate” on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. flower stand in the Lincoln Campus Center. in 163C Lincoln Campus Center. She will present the rarely heard perspective of Mizrachi Jews who grew up in Arab countries. Bublil was born in Libya in 1948. When the Six Day War Classics scholar to discuss recent finds in Troy broke out between Professor C. Brian Rose, chair of the de- on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. in 137 restarted in the 1930s by Rose’s predeces- Israel and its Arab partment of classics at the University of Isenberg School of Management. sor at the University of Cincinnati, Carl W. neighbors in 1967, Cincinnati and head of post-Bronze Age ex- For the past 15 years, Rose has spent Blegen. Rose resumed the dig where she survived anti- cavations at Troy, Turkey, will give two lec- much of his time excavating the legendary Blegen left off. Jewish riots with the tures during a visit to the Five Colleges on city long ago celebrated by Homer as “the Situated in northwest Turkey a few miles help of her Muslim Tuesday, Feb. 25 strong-walled citadel of Troy.” As co-direc- from the Dardanelles at the intersection of landlord who shel- Rose will speak on “Homer and Troy: tor of the Troy Excavation Project, a col- important ancient trade routes, Troy was tered her. Later her The Results of Fifteen Years of Excava- laboration between the University of Cin- inhabited continuously from about 3500 Christian employer tions” at 9 a.m. in the Neilson Library cinnati and the University of Tuebingen in B.C.E. to 1300 A.D. As a result of the Troy helped her escape Browsing Room. The presentation is an Germany, Rose has been in charge of phase Excavation Project, Rose and his team — Malaka Bublil the country. Like open lecture for the class “Classics 190, three of the world’s most famous contrary to the opinions of some scholars other Libyan Jews who managed to flee The Trojan War.” archaeological dig. Excavations at Troy — posit that Troy, in the late Bronze Age, with little more than their lives, she became At 4 p.m., Rose will discuss “Monumen- were initiated in 1871 by the visionary Ger- consisted of an upper citadel and a densely a refugee. tal Tombs Near Troy: Recent Discoveries” man archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann and populated lower city surrounded by a After settling in California, Bublil de- strong defensive wall. This configuration, voted her life to seeking awareness, healing Alumnus aids German business course characteristic of other Anatolian capital cit- and understanding. She was awarded the ies, suggests that, as a center of ancient Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award With the continued financial support of received a donation from Knower, who con- trade, Troy looked east to Mesopotamia as for her human rights advocacy. For the last Germanic Languages alumnus David tributed about $5,000 last year to help well as west to Greece. six years, she been working with Muslim Knower, ’83, two faculty and 13 first-year launch the class. Some scholars insist, however, that refugees from Bosnia. students traveled to Germany last month to Germany is the third largest export part- Homer’s different descriptions of Troy were Bublil’s appearance is presented by the observe business operations in Berlin, ner of Massachusetts, after Canada and accurate, and others believe Homer’s tales Student Alliance for Israel and the David Munich and Frankfurt. Mexico, he said. Massachusetts is one of were fiction. Project, and co-sponsored by the Judaic The visit was part of a year-long Com- approximately half of the U.S. states that The lectures are sponsored by Five Col- and Near Eastern Studies Department and monwealth College course, “Global Culture have trade offices in Europe, and the leges, Inc. and the classics departments of Sephardim, the Sephardic students associa- and Business: An Introduction to Germany commonwealth’s is in Berlin. Amherst, Mount Holyoke, and Smith col- tion. and Its Role in the World Marketplace,” leges and the University. taught by associate professor Robert G. Sullivan of Germanic Languages and Litera- tures and associate professor Ray Pfeiffer Telephone Fax Letters policy of Accounting and Information Systems. (413) 545-4818 The Campus Chronicle (413) 577-0044 Knower, who is the principal of an inter- The Campus Chronicle welcomes national executive search company in Ger- Editor: Daniel J. 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The Campus Chronicle February 21, 2003 3 Student wins Senate endorses bar on honors from tobacco use on campus USA Today BAN from the hazards of tobacco, to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 the members of the University AWARD “Every year students with community.” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 asthma and allergies have been The resolution requires that smoking be prohibited in resi- I see it as a token of acceptance forced to either move to other ar- dence halls as soon as possible from the country to which my fam- eas of the residence halls or move and no later than the beginning of ily came as Russian-Jewish immi- out of the residence halls entirely the fall 2004 semester. grants five years ago,” Sendero- because of the adverse irritation The measure also prohibits the vich says. “Additionally, I would of secondary smoke,” the special tobacco advertisements in Univer- like to believe that this award is in report of the senate’s Health sity and student-run publications some way shared by many of my Council, presented at the meeting, and will not allow campus organi- teachers who shaped my ideas, as reads. “Students who enter col- zations to accept money or gifts well as my passion for scholarship lege as nonsmokers are 40 percent from tobacco companies if they and teaching over the years.” He less likely to begin smoking if are given for the purpose of ad- says his studies have allowed him they live in smoke-free residence vertisement or the intention of to develop his thinking “between halls than are students who live in generating loyalty to their prod- two languages.” unrestricted housing. ucts. “We are very proud of Sasha,” “Increasingly, UMass employ- It further calls for the Univer- says Psychology professor Susan ees are requesting better enforce- sity to strengthen on-campus to- Krauss Whitbourne, director of ment of existing smoking regula- bacco-treatment programs for stu- the Office of National Scholarship tions. Secondary smoke, which dents, faculty and staff. With Advisement (ONSA). “This is a can be irritating and offensive to smoking banned on campus, the well-deserved recognition of non-smokers, is drifting into win- Stan Sherer photo Health Council will focus on help- Sasha’s many accomplishments.” Wired dows and entranceways of building campus community members Senderovich was a state finalist ings affecting places of work. The Students toil away in the Hotel, Restaurant and Travel who wish to quit smoking to suc- for the Rhodes Scholarship in University has a legal and moral Administration Department’s Computer Center. ceed at it, according to Robert 2002. obligation to provide a safe living Sinclair, chair of the Health Coun- Senderovich’s family came to and working environment, free cil. the United States in 1997 from “There are existing funds, Ufa, Russia, a city 1,000 miles east grants that are available for this,” of Moscow in the Ural Moun- Theroux garners teaching award he said. “That’s where the Health tains. At that time, he was already Lou Wigdor resources, and competitors. Each oping it and raising funds for its Council wants to put its atten- in the U.S. as an exchange student SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Saturday at 6 p.m., the course’s launch. Theroux received financial tion.” living for six months in Canter- Isenberg School professor full-time case writer — on site at support from the Coleman Foun- Sinclair said the same people bury, N.H. Senderovich became a James Theroux has received this the firm — posted new case mate- dation, the Alfred Sloan Founda- who are responsible for enforcing U.S. citizen last October. year’s top honor in Innovative rial and related articles on a dedi- tion, the Harold Grinspoon Chari- existing policies would handle the Whitbourne says ONSA was Pedagogy for Entrepreneurship cated Web site. In response, stu- table Foundation and the Ewing proposed rules. founded in August 1998 as the Education from the United States dents analyzed the material, dis- Marion Kauffman Foundation. He acknowledged that some ar- central coordinating agency on Association for Small Business cussed related issues via e-mail “Early on, everyone loved my eas where smoking already is pro- campus to provide information, and Entrepreneurship. and in class, and forwarded their idea, but nobody thought it could hibited — within 20 feet of any advice, and support for all stu- Theroux, who is the Flavin suggestions to the company. actually be done,” said Theroux. building entrance and on balco- dents who wish to apply for major Family Professor of Entrepreneur- “I’ve never taught more moti- “Being a former entrepreneur, I nies, porches and roofs — have national scholarships such as the ship, won the award in January for vated students,” said Theroux. can be very persistent in follow- continued to be used by smokers. Rhodes, Marshall, Truman, and a course which focused on a “The incentive of not only partici- ing through with the prep work to He later added that enforce- Fulbright. She notes that in 2002 real-time case study of a high- pating in a ‘live’ business study, make something happen, if I be- ment is as much up to individual senior Helena Horak was named technology firm in Worcester. but actually having an influence lieve in it. I believed in this smokers as to an external agency. to the USA Today First Team, and Theroux’s course was also one of on the business itself was ex- course. For me it was analogous “We have reasonable people in 2000 and 1999, UMass students three finalists in the prestigious tremely powerful.” Theroux’s own to a business start-up.” And like here at the University, and the were named to the Third Team and Decision Sciences Institute’s an- motivation to make the course a many successful start-ups, it has new regulations can [prompt] received honorable mention. nual awards for instructional inno- reality was no less compelling. a future: “We’ll be offering the them to reconsider their behavior. Senderovich says some of his vation. The professor spent years devel- course again in the spring of 2004 I hope this is going to help create academic interests include Rus- “As far as I know, the course’s with a new company as its focus,” even more effective learning and sian literature, East and Central “live” case was the first ever of- Theroux said. living conditions on our campus.” European literatures, Jewish stud- fered by a business school — ac- ies, memory and cultural history, tually four business schools — exile, and autobiography. He is classes at the University of New currently applying to graduate Unions applaud stance of Brunswick, Florida Atlantic Uni- programs in Slavic languages and versity and Worcester Polytech- literatures and intends to become trustees on contract funds nic Institute also participated in a professor of literature. Professor the case,” said Theroux. RESOLUTION need our help to block this devas- James E. Young, chairman of the 1 Five years in the making, the CONTINUED FROM PAGE tation. But without a genuine ef- Department of Judaic and Near course, offered during the fall Ernest May told the board. “This fort on your part to resolve this Eastern Studies, and Sendero- 2001 semester, examined the ongo- does show that we’re all in this to- contract funding crisis, no such vich’s honors thesis advisor, ing pursuits of Optasite, Inc., a gether. This is a major step for- alliance will be possible. Any cam- says, “His literary sensibility and start-up firm in the communica- ward in being able to come to a paign to save UMass — and one grasp of the most difficult issues tions industry. Interacting periodi- resolution.” is sorely needed — must be a surrounding the idea of ‘home,’ cally with the company’s presi- Tom Goodkind, president of campaign that also addresses the ‘nostalgia,’ ‘exile,’ and ‘belated dent and other officers, Theroux Service Employees International contract funding crisis as an es- memory,’ are profound and prom- and his students evaluated the Local 509 at UMass Boston, called sential component.” ise to result in some of the most firm’s products, marketing strat- for more cooperation between the Prior to the meeting approxi- original work being published in egy, acquisition of capital, human James Theroux board and employees. mately 100 union members gath- these areas.” “You are a board with enor- ered in the hallways on the way to mous resources and influence. the board room to call for trustee Callahan swells alumni ranks in House Now is the time to use them; now support. The group held signs is the time to put the ‘trust’ back calling for contract funding. A recent report on Amherst Educational Policy, Research and nationally certified health educa- in ‘trustee,’” he said. “Resolving When the resolution passed, a campus alumni serving in the Administration. tion specialist. the infrastructural crisis of our cheer went up. Legislature omitted Rep. Jenni- Callahan is further tied to the Even with the addition of contracts should be the No. 1 bud- “I am heartened by the positive fer M. Callahan, ’91G, ’01G, (D- University in that she is an assis- Callahan, the campus’s alumni getary priority of this board and of tone of the dialogue between my Sutton) a freshman lawmaker tant professor in the Graduate delegation still numbers 21, as each campus administration. office and our staff and our fac- from the new 18th Worcester School of Nursing at UMass Joseph Sullivan of Braintree re- “We have heard that the gover- ulty representatives,” President District. She holds a master’s Worcester and previously worked signed his seat in the House to nor is considering a 20 percent cut William M. Bulger said. “The degree in Public Health, in for UMass Medical Center as a become executive director of the to our funding in next year’s bud- University’s quality depends on which she specialized in health nurse and senior quality coordina- state Lottery. get. If we are to prevent this, we our ability to attract the best staff education, and a doctorate in tor. She is a registered nurse and will have to do it together; you will and faculty.” 4 February 21, 2003 The Campus Chronicle

Holiday on Ice A Presidents’ Day blizzard shuts down campus, but not ‘essential employees’ Monday may have been a holiday and Tuesday a snow day for most campus employees, but intrepid staff in some departments showed up to battle a storm, which dumped more than 20 inches of snow on campus, and to keep students safe and comfortable. Roughly 200 Physical Plant staff, some working as many as 16 hours overnight Monday, nearly 30 Housing Services workers, and close to 400 people in Auxiliary Services, plus Campus Safety and Health Services employees, worked one or both days. Left to right, beginning on top: a snow blower rests outside Arnold House; Donny Sabola, cook III in the Worcester Dining Com- mons, works in an empty dining room Tuesday morning; visitors to campus await a PVTA bus Monday afternoon; Lester Kopinto, maintainer I in Auxiliary Services, runs a snowblower outside the Student Union Tuesday morning, backed by supervisor of jani- tors Owen Graves and maintainer I Shawn Sullivan with shovels; a bike rack and waste bins are nearly buried next to North Pleas- ant Street; Chuong Danh, maintainer I in Custodial Services, cuts a path with a snowblower outside Herter Gallery Monday afternoon while maintainer I Leslie Wozniak shovels; Ganesh Prasad, a senior in Accounting, and Saima Dizdarevic, ’02, work Monday night at the Campus Center Hotel; a truck plows the east walkway by the Du Bois Library after the storm; snow-covered cars in Lot 71 Monday night; Garber Field Tuesday morning; Garber Field Monday night, as a front-end loader and two plows (one plow pictured) scramble to keep snow from freezing onto the artificial surface; Wellesley Marsh, a junior in Legal Studies, and Heekwi Lee, a junior in Nursing, eat breakfast Tuesday in a nearly vacant Worcester Dining Commons. The commons had served 900 din- ners Monday night. Sarah Buchholz photos The Campus Chronicle February 21, 2003 5 Obituaries Dario Politella, ’47, retired professor of Journalism Dario Politella, 81, of Sunder- He held an M.A. and a Ph.D. in land, a retired professor of Jour- journalism from Syracuse Univer- nalism and member of the Class of sity. 1947, died Feb. 12. An avid reader, he followed He served the University for world events and community af- more than a quarter century be- fairs. He also loved art and paint- fore retiring in 1990. He previously ing and supported the Greenfield taught at Kent State University in Area Animal Shelter. Ohio and Ball State University in He was a member of the First Indiana. In the middle of his ca- Congregational Church of reer, he taught summer programs Sunderland, the Veterans of For- at the Chautauqua Institution in eign Wars, and the Deerfield Val- New York for two decades. He ley Art Association, where he was also advised and lectured to many president for 27 years. He also college and high school publica- chaired the Board of Directors of tions. the Sunderland Library Commit- A U.S. Army tee. veteran of He leaves his wife of 60 years, World War II Frances Politella; a son, Dario A. and the Korean of California; two daughters, Art al dente Stan Sherer photo War, he was an Darian S. Robertson, of India- A piece fashioned from pasta is among the three-dimensional art works made from every- aviator for more napolis, Ind., and Sunderland, and day objects on display outside the art studios in the Fine Arts Center. than four years Daria K., clerk IV in the Ombuds in the Rhineland Office, of Easthampton; and three and Central Eu- 1978 photo grandchildren. rope and a first Dario Politella Memorial contributions may be Black artists discuss political activism lieutenant aviator for more than a made to the Greenfield Area Ani- year from 1951-52. He received mal Shelter, P.O. Box 786, Green- Sam Seaver types of films do I want to act encouraged young people to get several Air Medals for his work in field 01301. CHRONICLE STAFF in?,’ ‘How do I impose my values involved in the political system by World War II and a Bronze Star af- The intersection of politics and on my work against limitations?’ contacting their representatives in ter his Korean service. Hazel M. Pratt art was discussed Feb. 10 by ac- ... You understand who people are Congress about key issues as a An unflagging advocate for tor-activist Danny Glover and through their stories,” he added. way to impact the future. freedom of the press, before he Hazel M. Pratt, 79, of Deerfield, poet-writer Sonia Sanchez during Glover cited the films “Beloved” Glover added “We need to taught journalism, he was an a former junior clerk stenographer a panel discussion at the Fine and “Buffalo Soldiers” as his consider the possibility of sus- Army information officer, CBS-TV in several departments, died Feb. Arts Center Concert Hall. proudest works. taining a more just world. ... we are writer and did public relations for 7 in SunBridge Care and Rehabili- Moderated by Afro-American Sanchez responded by quoting seduced by the powerful commer- Flying Magazine, Lockheed Corp. tation for Northampton. Studies professor John Bracey, one her influences, rapper Mos cial and military machine and we and Red Devil Corp. He also wrote She served the University for the panel, “The Responsibility of Def. “‘Speech is my hammer, bang need to subvert it in some way. . . articles for magazines and feature nearly 17 years, working for Exten- the Black Artist in the 21st Cen- my world to shape, let it fall’ ... through our fear is how we gain stories for newspapers and cri- sion Services and Veterinary and tury,” was held in observance of this is a hard world to bang into our courage.” tiqued books for publishers. Animal Sciences between 1946 Black History Month. shape.” In response to an audience He authored 10 books, includ- and 1960 and for other depart- The two artists, who arrived at The artists spoke about their question concerning the responsi- ing one on campus humor and ments between 1963 and 1965. UMass shortly after being denied major influences and traced their bility of mainstream rap artists, “When Hell Froze Over.” A member of the AARP, she a permit to hold an anti-war pro- careers over the past three de- Sanchez responded “You need to He was president of the Na- was active in the Franklin Senior test in New York City, also spoke ask yourself ‘Is this a dance of tional Council of College Publica- Action Council and Educational about their friendship and activ- ‘We need to death or a dance of life?,’ ‘Is this tions Advisers for two years in Enrichment for Elders and volun- ism during the civil rights era. art respectful or disrespectful?’” the late 1960s and the recipient of teered at Franklin Medical Center Glover and Sanchez met while consider the Glover chose a confronting several distinguished service in Greenfield. attending San Francisco State possibility of question concerning a recent awards, including one for service She also was a tap dancer with College in the 1960’s during in- sustaining a more commercial he did for MCI corpo- to the Annual Press Institute of Nan McCarthy’s Golden Dancers tense political struggle. Sanchez, ration, accused by some critics for Savannah State College in Geor- of Greenfield. an influential figure in the African- just world.’ being anti-union. Glover defended gia. As a student, he was editor of She leaves two daughters, Lea American literary movement re- ACTOR DANNY GLOVER his work for the company, saying the Index yearbook, the Collegian, J. Hosley of Cheshire and Carol of called how she was harassed by that he spoke with reliable Spectrum, a general-interest publi- Portland, Ore.; a son, David of the FBI for teaching W.E.B. Du cades. Bracey ended the panel sources who told him MCI had cation, and Yahoo, a humor maga- South Deerfield; a brother, Gilbert Bois and other black authors who discussion by asking what they changed its ways and because he zine. As a faculty member, he ad- R. Bigelow of Keene, N.H., and had been banned from curricu- felt were the most pressing issues hadn’t gotten work in a while, it vised the Index and the Collegian three granddaughters. lums. for this generation. was basically a “pay day.” for many years. At her request, her body has “What we did was we rescued Acknowledging that it’s been After the discussion Sanchez In 1997, he donated $20,000 to been donated to Tufts Medical these men and women from ob- overplayed, Sanchez still identi- held a book signing in the FAC the campus to renovate a room in Center. scurity, from the banning…we fied reparations for slavery in the lobby and Glover announced his Bartlett Hall, where Journalism Memorial gifts may be made to brought them back full circle,” form of free education and no in- upcoming projects concerning the students could read or gather in Deerfield Rescue Vehicle, 84 said Sanchez. “You cannot have a come taxes for blacks for the next Haitian Revolution and the politi- small groups. The Politella Read- Greenfield Road, Box 211, South proper education unless you read 100 years as a major issue today. cal struggle in Rwanda. ing Room received new lighting, a Deerfield 01373 or to Franklin those black folk,” she added. She also urged wealthy blacks to The forum was sponsored by couple of computers, comfortable County Home Care Corp., 330 When asked how he expresses reroute their money into rebuild- the Office of ALANA Affairs, the seating, and a magazine rack, Montague City Road, Turners political values through his art, ing neighborhoods in areas such Department of Afro-American among other things. Falls 01376. Glover responded, “I ask myself as Harlem, the Bronx and South Studies and the Black Student ‘What do I want to say?,’ ‘What Africa as major issues. She also Union.

A senior Communication ma- DEFA videos available to Five College community jor, Sam Seaver this semester is interning with the Chronicle as a More than 400 video titles are as well as documentaries, westerns, Following a successful campus Kingdom and Israel. reporter. available to the Five College com- literary representa- run last semester, the Upcoming DEFA projects in- munity through the DEFA Film Li- tions, children’s mov- “Shadows and So- clude the second East German brary in 504 Herter Hall. ies, icons of Cold War journers” film and lec- Summer Film Institute, to be held For more news... According to associate director pop culture and pro- ture series and a com- in July. The institute will explore The News Office website Sky Arndt-Briggs, the videos are paganda. Faculty, panion photo exhibit the relationships between DEFA (www. umass.edu/newsoffice) free in keeping with international staff and graduate is now on tour in the and Eastern European cinemas. features press releases and daily agreements with Progress Film- students may borrow U.S. and Canada, Planning is also underway for a summaries of national and local Verleih and Icestorm International, videos, while under- noted Arndt-Briggs. retrospective of East German films news coverage about the Univer- Inc. The video collection includes graduates can view them at the film Next year, the series and exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in sity and related higher education a broad spectrum of feature films, library. will stop in Japan, the United New York City next fall, she said. issues. 6 ATHLETICS February 21, 2003 The Campus Chronicle

Sports wrap-up

Men’s basketball (10-14; 4-7 A-10)

W vs. Richmond 54-53 W vs. St. Bonaventure 82-76

Women’s basketball (12-11; 4-8 A-10)

L vs. George Washington 65-59 (OT) L vs. Richmond 69-57

Hockey (15-15-1; 8-13-0 Hockey East)

W vs. UConn 8-6 Upcoming schedule

Home games in bold

Friday, Feb. 21 M. swimming Atlantic 10 all day Championship Buffalo, N.Y. W. swimming Atlantic 10 all day Championship Stan Sherer photo Buffalo, N.Y. Off and running W. skiing NCAA Regional 9 a.m. Freshman Frank Arvelo starts “off the blocks” in the Cage as he works out for the football team. He plays safety Middlebury, Vt. and hopes to become a starting member of the team. The Minutemen are set to begin spring practice on April 12, M. skiing NCAA Regional 9 a.m. Middlebury, Vt. with the annual spring game set for May 10 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Softball Oregon State noon Columbus, Ga. Softball Pacific 2:30 p.m. Columbus, Ga. W. Tennis Army 6 p.m. Women skiers capture ECSC divisional title Hockey Maine 7 p.m. The women’s ski team won the giant sla- posting another top-10 finish. The giant season in third amassing 183 points while Saturday, Feb. 22 lom event and placed third in the slalom at slalom event saw the men struggle slightly, Nikki Smith earned 119 points, to finish M. swimming Atlantic 10 all day the Colby-Sawyer Carnival in Newbury, finishing fourth. An early fall by Gibson left 12th. Both the men’s and women’s squads Championship N.H., Feb. 14 to capture first place in the Pomeroy as the top UMass skier, in 12th. each had six skiers end the season in the Buffalo, N.Y. MacConnell Division of the Eastern Colle- Lacking a top-10 finisher made it difficult top 30. W. swimming Atlantic 10 all day giate Ski Conference. on the squad, but top-25 finishes by four Though the regular season is over, com- Championship Buffalo, N.Y. The men’s team ended the season in other Minutemen left them in a position to petition will continue for both teams, as Softball TBA third-place after a second-place finish in still finish in the top three overall in the each of them qualified for regional competi- Columbus, Ga. the slalom this past weekend. league. tion. The NCAA Regionals will be held W. skiing NCAA Regional 9 a.m. Senior Carolyn Lewenberg won the Gibson finished the season in second- Feb. 21-22 in Middlebury, Vt. The skiers will Middlebury, Vt. women’s slalom to earn her second first- place of the entire league with 171 net then travel directly to the USCSA M. skiing NCAA Regional 9 a.m. place finish of the year. She also skied to a points, while Pomeroy was fifth with 150. Regionals, held Feb. 23-24, in Waterville Middlebury, Vt. fourth-place finish in the giant slalom. Two For the women, Lewenberg wrapped up the Valley, N.H. W. lacrosse Holy Cross noon of Lewenberg’s teammates, freshman Softball Florida State 12:30 p.m. Caitlin Doughty and sophomore Nikki Columbus, Ga. M. lacrosse Sacred Heart 1 p.m. Smith, finished fifth and sixth, respectively, Pöck leads UMass past UConn to give the Minutewomen the overall giant Indoor track Atlantic 10 2:45 p.m. Thomas Pöck scored a school-record Chris Capraro with a length-of-the-ice pass. slalom team victory. Championship five points (2 goals, 3 assists), including Capraro decoyed just inside the blue-line The men’s team finished second in the Kingston, R.I. the game-tying and game-winning goals and rebounded his own shot for a 5-2 cush- W. tennis Brown 5 p.m. slalom event, led by junior captain Beau late in the third period to lead UMass to an ion. The assist was Pöck’s career-high third Hockey Maine 7 p.m. Gibson’s third-place performance. Junior 8-6 victory over Connecticut on Feb. 14. of the game. UConn cut the lead to 5-3 late Dave Pomeroy remained consistent as well, Sunday, Feb. 23 The win evened UMass’ record to 15-15-1 in the second period, then trimmed the mar- Softball TBA overall. gin to 5-4 on a power-play goal early in the Columbus, Ga. Two place 2nd at UMass broke through first when Marvin third stanza. UConn added two goals in a W. skiing USCSA Regional 9 a.m. Degon cycled the puck in the UConn zone one-minute, 9-second span midway Waterville Valley Valentine Invitational and dropped it off to Matt Walsh, who fired through the period to take a 6-5 lead with M. skiing USCSA Regional 9 a.m. The women’s indoor track and field team a low shot from the left slot that deflected just nine minutes to play. Waterville Valley tallied several solid individual perfor- off the UConn goalie’s pads. James Solon But the Minutemen answered led by Softball TBA 1 p.m. mances, including two third-place finishes, also assisted on the goal. After UConn tied Pöck, who netted his first goal of the Columbus, Ga. M. basketball Duquesne 1 p.m. at the Valentine Invitational held Feb. 14-15 the game moments later, UMass’ top line evening after skating the length of the ice W. basketball Temple 2 p.m. in Boston, Mass. gave the Minutemen the lead again. and firing a low shot that trickled into the Sophomore Loren Donohue and junior Stephen Werner dropped the puck to Matt back of the net to tie the game at 6-6. Pöck Monday, Feb. 24 Brandy Green both captured third place in Anderson behind the net. Anderson added the game-winner just two minutes W. skiing USCSA Regional 9 a.m. their respective events, with Donohue plac- brought the puck in front of the net, where later, when he fired a wrist shot through Waterville Valley ing third in the 800-meter run and Green Greg Mauldin picked it up off Anderson’s traffic. Tim Turner added an empty-netter M. skiing USCSA Regional 9 a.m. taking third place in the pole vault. skates and slid a shot off the goalie’s pads with 26 seconds left to wrap up the scoring. Waterville Valley The Minutewomen also received solid from behind the net. The goal was UMass will battle second-ranked Maine performances from senior Katherine Blais, Mauldin’s 17th of the season. UMass this weekend in its final home games of the Wednesday, Feb. 26 freshman Ashley Creel, sophomore Chris- wasn’t done in the first period, as Degon season. Friday’s game will be aired on Fox M. basketball Temple 7 p.m. tina Huff and junior Sara Johnson. Creel tallied a power-play goal with assists by Sports Net as the Hockey East “Game of Thursday, Feb. 27 finished fifth in the high jump and Johnson Pöck and Anderson to take a 3-1 lead into the Week,” in conjunction with “White-Out W. tennis Dartmouth 5 p.m. finished in sixth place in the weight throw, the second. Night.” Face-off is at 7 p.m. for both games. W. basketball Fordham 7 p.m. while Blais and Huff claimed seventh in the The Huskies cut the lead to 3-2 in the 1,000-meter run and 200-meter dash, respec- second period. UMass responded again For more sports... when Craig MacDonald roofed a shot from Friday, Feb. 28 tively. For the latest scores, schedules and W. lacrosse UConn 3 p.m. the left slot off a Stephen Jacobs rebound UMass next competes on Feb. 22 when other infromation about UMass sports Indoor track N.E. Champ. 4 p.m. for a 4-2 advantage. Pöck also assisted on they travel to Rhode Island for the A-10 In- check out the Athletics website (www. Smith College the goal. UMass went up 5-2 when Pöck hit door Championships. umassathletics.com) The Campus Chronicle February 21, 2003 WEEKLY BULLETIN 7

Social Security and Five College Faculty Exercise Science study UMass Arts Council grant Medicare counseling Dance Concert seeking pregnant women applications due Feb. 26 Do you know if you will be eligible for The Five College Dance Department will The Exercise Science department is The next deadline to apply for UMass Social Security income? present its Faculty Dance Concert on seeking pregnant women in all trimesters to Arts Council grants is noon on Wednes- Alexandria Szymt, Social Security repre- Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27-28 and Satur- participate in a research study validating a day, Feb. 26. sentative, will be on campus Tuesday, day, March 1 at 8 p.m. in the Studio The- physical activity questionnaire. Participa- Student groups, academic departments March 18 to provide individual Social Secu- atre, Kendall Hall, Mount Holyoke College. tion involves two meetings lasting approxi- and other campus organizations can apply rity and Medicare counseling. Employees The program consists of the seminal mately 30 minutes. Subjects will be paid $50 for up $750 to support arts events held on of retirement age (62 or older) may schedule modern work “Suspension” by May for their participation. campus after March 3. Individuals may not an appointment by contacting the Human O’Donnell and the choreographic work of For information, contact Dawn or apply. Resources Department at 5-6113 or 5-1478. Jim Coleman and Therese Freedman of Rebecca in the Exercise Physiology Labora- Grant guidelines and applications are Mount Holyoke; associate professor of tory at 5-1583 or by e-mail (droberts@ available at the Campus Activities Office in Isenberg Award Dance Billbob Brown; and guest artists excsci.umass.edu). the Student Union and the Arts Council of- applications due March 3 Mark Davis, Smith College; Annie Dowling fice in 101-103 Hasbrouck Lab. Forms are Applications for the Eugene M. and Julie Lichtenberg, Amherst College; Business workshop looks at also available online (www.umass.edu/fac/ Isenberg Awards are due Monday, March and Fritha Pengelly, Hampshire College. understanding cash flow artscouncil). 3. The awards are made generally in the A reception follows the Friday perfor- The Franklin County Chamber of Com- form of an assistantship in amounts up to mance. merce and the Western Mass. Regional Of- Everywoman’s Center $10,000. Graduate students in the sciences, Tickets are $10 general public and $5 for fice of the Massachusetts Small Business lists spring groups engineering and management are eligible students and senior citizens. Development Center Network (MSBDC) The following weekly groups are being and invited to apply. An open dress rehearsal is scheduled will present “Understanding Your offered by Everywoman’s Center Counsel- Application forms and additional infor- for Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. Admis- Company’s Cash Flow” on Thursday, Feb. ing Services. mation may be found online (http:// sion is $2. 27, 3-5 p.m. at the Franklin County Chamber “Keepin’ It Real With the One You Love: intra.som.umass.edu/awards/). Reserve by e-mail (dance-reservations of Commerce, 395 Main St., Greenfield. Pathways to Successful Relationships.” @mtholyoke.edu) or by calling 538-2848. Presented by Robb D. Morton, manag- Through discussion and activities, the EWC plans heart-making ing partner of Boisselle, Morton & Sansom, group will address various ways to improve workshop for survivor art show Men needed for diabetes study LLP, the workshop will focus on the basics communication, become more self-aware, Everywoman’s Center is sponsoring The Energy Metabolism Laboratory is of cash flow, how to determine a company’s resolve conflict and have more fulfilling “Healing the Wounded Heart: Survivor Art currently studying different methods of cash flow, how cash flow can be improved and successful relationships. Women of all Exhibit” in the Student Union Art Gallery screening and diagnosing people with ei- and how cash flow is different from profit. sexual orientations are welcome. from April 7-11. Hearts are available to be ther pre-diabetes or Type-2 diabetes. The registration fee for this program is “Coming Out: A Group for Lesbian and decorated by survivors of sexual assault Men who have or who are concerned $25 and reservations are required. To regis- Bisexual Women.” A safe space to explore and their partners, friends, and family mem- about Type-2 diabetes are needed to serve ter, call 737-6712. the journey of coming out to yourself, fam- bers. as subjects. ily, friends and others. There will be a heart-making workshop Participants will receive a free diabetes Faculty Senate meeting cancelled Both groups meet weekly for six weeks open to all members of the campus commu- screening with results that may be taken to The Faculty Senate’s meeting scheduled and are free of charge and open to women nity on Friday, March 7 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. a doctor; a bone density scan and body fat for Thursday, Feb. 27, has been cancelled. from the Five College and surrounding in 174-76 Lincoln Campus Center. Ad- analysis. community. Registration is required. For vanced registration is required; contact the For more information, contact Carrie at MSBDC offers workshop more information or to register, call 7-0077. Educator/Advocate Program at 5-2586. 5-0331 or by e-mail (csharoff@excsci. on ‘QuickBooks’ umass.edu). The Western Mass. Regional Office of Phi Beta Kappa Healthy women wanted the Massachusetts Small Business Devel- annual meeting to participate in nutrition study Balloting for State Board opment Center Network (MSBDC) and the The annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa Researchers in the Nutrition Department of Retirement Springfield Enterprise Center will present will take place on Thursday, March 6 at are looking for healthy postmenopausal Mail-in balloting for a seat on the State “Better Understand Your Business With 4 p.m. in 301 Herter lounge. New members women to participate in a study on the ef- Board of Retirement is currently underway. QuickBooks” on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 8:30- from the classes of 2003 and 2004 will be fects of dietary flaxseed consumption on Ballots, voting instructions and biographi- 10:30 a.m. at the Springfield Enterprise Cen- elected. Other items of business include the hormone levels in blood and urine. cal sketches of the 11 candidates were re- ter, Computer Room, 1 Federal St., Spring- election of officers, discussion of the com- Participants must have undergone a cently mailed to the home addresses of field. mencement ceremony, and the approval of natural menopause, and not have taken any state employees eligible to vote in the elec- Audrey Chirgswin of Chirgwin Com- a new constitution and bylaws as required hormones, including estrogen replacement tion. puter & Accounting, a family-owned busi- by the national office. therapy, for the past six months; be non- Ballots must be received by 5 p.m. on ness in Feeding Hills that provides ac- New faculty not yet on the society’s list- smokers and have no prior medical history Tuesday, March 18. counting and software services, will lead serve are invited to contact Joseph the session. Bartolomeo, English Department, Bartlett of cancer, diabetes or bowel disease. Cahoon, Dacko to speak Qualified individuals need to plan on The workshop will help participants to Hall. participating in the study for four months. at Sports Luncheon better understand the overall profitability Financial compensation will be provided. Hockey coach Don Cahoon and wo- of their businesses; determine how well Blood drive men’s basketball coach Marnie Dacko are Anyone interested in being part of the their business is doing compared to the last The Hampshire County Chapter of the scheduled to speak at the Weekly Sports study should contact research manager quarter or last year; and learn how to evalu- American Red Cross will conduct a blood Luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at noon Sara Sabelawski at 7-4298 or by e-mail ate customer open or overdue balances. drive on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m.- in 1009 Lincoln Campus Center ([email protected]). The registration fee for this program is 4:30 p.m. in 174 Lincoln Campus Center. The cost of the buffet lunch is $6.50. $35 and reservations are required. To regis- Call 5-4289 for reservations. ter, call 737-6712.

Harpp, Colgate University; Friday, Feb. Thompson Hall. “Speciation and Species Persistence: A Seminars 21, 3:30 p.m., 136 Morrill. Genetic Approach,” Mohamed Noor, de- Chemistry seminar, “Protein Folding partment of biological sciences, Louisi- & Graduate Program in Organismic and Noncovalent Ligand-Protein Interac- ana State University; Friday, Feb. 28, Colloquia and Evolutionary Biology seminar, tions Studied by Electrospray Mass 4 p.m., 319 Morrill 2. “Travel and Sex on a Tight Budget: Mi- Spectrometry,” Lars Konermann, depart- Exercise Science seminar, “Exercise gration and the Evolution of Reproduc- ment of chemistry, University of West- Doctoral exams Regulation of Skeletal Muscle Glucose tive Allocation and Fitness,” Mike ern Ontario; Thursday, Feb. 27, 11:15 Graduate faculty are invited to attend Transport,” Laurie Goodyear, Harvard Kinnison, department of biology, Univer- a.m., 1634 Lederle Graduate Research the final oral examination for the doc- Medical School and Joslin Diabetes sity of Maine; Friday, Feb. 21, 4 p.m., Tower. toral candidates scheduled as follows. Center; Friday, Feb. 21, 12:20-2:15 p.m., 319 Morrill 2. 162 Lincoln Campus Center. Chemical Engineering seminar, “From Shoshana Madmoni-Gerber, Ph.D., Entomology seminar, “Evolution and Micro to Nano Fluidics,” Yingxi Elaine Communication. Wednesday, Feb. 26, Civil and Environmental Engineering Function of Complex Signaling: Evi- Zhu, General Motors R&D and Univer- 3:30 p.m., 313 Machmer. Dissertation: seminar, “Environmental Emergency dence of Inter-signal Interactions in the sity of Illinois; Thursday, Feb. 27, 11:15 “Media Construction of Public Sphere Response and Counter-Terrorism,” Elise Courtship Display of Spiders,” Eileen a.m., 51 Goessmann. and the Discourse of Conflict: A Case Jakabhazy, EPA; Friday, Feb. 21, 12:20 Hebets, Cornell University; Monday, Study of the Kidnapped Yemenite Ba- p.m., 220 Marston Hall. Feb. 24, 3:30 p.m., Alexander Confer- Civil and Environmental Engineering bies Affair in Israel.” Briankle Chang, ence Room, 2nd floor, Fernald Hall. Re- seminar, “Nutrient (N/P) Removal of Waste- chr. Linguistics talk, “Collecting Butterflies freshments at 3:15 p.m. water with Simultaneous Recovery of N/P and Speech Sounds: The Nature of Fertilizer with a Novel Electro-Gradient Pro- Anne Smith, Ph.D., Psychology. Phonetic Categories,” Peter Ladefoged, Economic Development and Eco- cess,” Sukalyan Sengupta, UMass Thursday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m., 129 Tobin UCLA; Friday, Feb. 21, 3:30 p.m., W-24 nomic History workshop, “Commu- Dartmouth CEE; Friday, Feb. 28, 12:20 Hall. Dissertation: “An Interactional Machmer. nity, Reform, and Ambition: Richard Ely p.m., 220 Marston Hall. Model of Pubertal Timing, Interpersonal and the Making of Modern Economics,” Interaction, and HPA-axis Reactivity.” Geosciences lecture, “A Geochemical Gerald Friedman, UMass; Wednesday, Graduate Program in Organismic Sally Powers, chr. Tour of the Galapagos Islands,” Karen Feb. 26, 4 p.m., 9th floor lounge, and Evolutionary Biology seminar, 8 ARTS & EVENTS February 21, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Haitian culture, politics are focus of weekend student conference Workshops, talks and performances are child slavery on an estimated 300,000 Hai- among the activities to be presented on tian children; the effects of American cul- campus this weekend during the Sixth An- ture on Haitian music and the degree to nual Haitian Student Conference. which pop culture has infiltrated the tradi- Organized by the Haitian American Stu- tional Haitian art form; sexism in Haitian dent Association (HASA), the event, culture and the largely ignored role that scheduled for Feb. 21-23, is a celebration women play; and issues related to the Hai- and exploration of Haitian culture, politics tian diaspora in the U.S. and the meaning of and society. The theme of this year’s meet- the Haitian identity. ing is “Blood, Sweat and Tears: The Spirit Scheduled participants include motiva- of Survival.” tional speaker Rene Godfrey, Dina Paul Conference organizers hope to inspire Parks from the National Coalition of Human participants to take an active role in the Rights in New York, supermodel Tyrone Haitian community through education, so- Edmond, Haitian kompa band Carimi, and cial awareness, volunteerism and activism. hip-hop artist Wyclef Jean. There will be five different workshops For information, call HASA president led by Haitian community members. Topics Frantzlyne Monestime at 5-3405 or (617) include immigration issues that Haitians are 794-7076 or visit the conference website currently facing in the U.S.; the impact of (www.haitianstudentconference.com). Brazilian dance troupe Grupo

The American String Quartet. Corpo to perform at FAC Grupo Corpo, the Brazilian dance com- across the stage, forming and dissolving American String Quartet to play pany, makes its Fine Arts Center debut on skeins of movement. In “Santagustin,” the Saturday, March 1 at 8 p.m. in the Concert second piece of the evening, the main Beethoven works at Bowker Hall. Drawing on the rich mix of cultures theme is love, but not the romantic ideal found in its native country, this company love. What predominates on stage is the The American String Quartet will per- ropean countries and across North of 20 dancers artfully combines jazz, ballet, bittersweet humor, influenced by pop cul- form three works by Beethoven on Thurs- America, the quartet has won critical ac- Latin, and Afro-Brazilian influences to cre- ture, sometimes disparaging, but never day, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Bowker Audito- claim for its presentations of the complete ate a high-energy, innovative, organic per- skeptical or cynical, for love is indeed in rium. The concert is the second of six per- quartets of Beethoven, Schubert, Schoen- formance. evidence. formances of Beethoven’s string quartets berg, Bartok and Mozart, and for collabora- Choreographer Rodrigo Pederneiras When brothers Paulo and Rodrigo being presented by the Fine Arts Center. tions with a host of distinguished artists. In makes the most of the dancer’s talents in Pederneiras founded Grupo Corpo in 1975, The American String Quartet’s program the 1998-1999 season, the American Quar- works that require fluid transformations of Brazil was in the midst of an identity crisis. will include Quartet in A Major, Op. 18, No. tet celebrated its 25th anniversary with a bodies moving in and out of abstract pat- Today, Grupo Corpo is Brazil’s most suc- 5; Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge (“Great tour that included concerts in all 50 states, terns performing steps snugly syncopated cessful dance company, at home and Fugue”) in B-Flat Major, Op. 133; and Quar- a performance at the Kennedy Center in to the musical score. abroad. tet in F Major, Op. 59, No. 1, “Rasumov- Washington, and two European tours. The evening’s opening work, “21,” a ki- Tickets are $35, $25 and $15; 17 and un- sky.” A free pre-concert talk will be presented netic and musical exploration of the number der are $10; Five College students are $15, The quartet members are Peter Wino- at 6:45 p.m. Viennese coffee and desserts and its myriad permutations, cosmic as well $10 and $7. For tickets and information, call grad, violin; Laurie Carney, violin; Daniel will be available for purchase. as fractal, sends the dancers zigzagging the FAC Box Office at 5-2511. Avshalomov, viola; and Margo Tatgen- Tickets are $25 and $15; 17 and under horst, cello. are $10; Five College students are $10 and On annual tours that have included vir- $7. For tickets and information, call the FAC tually every important concert hall in 10 Eu- Box Office at 5-2511. Alan Silva, Celestrial Communication Orchestra open Magic Triangle season The Magic Triangle Jazz Series opens its and Laurence Cook, and other innovative 14th season with a performance by Alan musicians. Silva and the Celestrial Communication Or- Silva’s current project, the “National chestra Thursday, Feb. 27 at 8 p.m. in Helen Treasure” box, is a reference to a 1987 Hills Hills Chapel at Smith College. House of Representatives Concurrent An improvisational bassist, Silva has Resolution (No. 57) that designated jazz a been a high-profile practitioner of avant- “national American treasure.” The orches- garde jazz for nearly four decades, record- tra is scheduled to play “Resolution 57,” ing the well-regarded triple album “Sea- part of the project, at the concert. sons” in 1970 and working extensively with Eremite Records will be recording the Sun Ra’s Arkestra, Cecil Taylor, Bill Dixon, concert. Albert Ayler and the Frank Wright Center Admission is $7 for students and $12 for of the World quartet. the general public. Tickets are available Grupo Corpo The 19-piece orchestra includes Leena through the Fine Arts Center Box Office Conquest, Marshall Allen, Jemeel (5-2511). Moondoc, Joe McPhee, Oki, Jackson Krall Other performances in the Magic Tri- New WORLD Theater announces season angle Series include a March 27 show by The Playback Theater Company of New On April 2-3, Sekou Sundiata will per- Charles Tolliver and Music Inc. and an York will kick off New WORLD Theater’s form his solo work, “blessing the boats,” at Lecturer discusses April 11 concert by David Murray and the spring season with performances on March 8 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium. Developed composer Hugo Wolf Gwo-Ka Masters. For more information, call 11-12 at 8 p.m. at the East Street Studios in last summer at NWT’s New Works for a WMUA (5-2876) or visit the series’ website Hadley. New World Play Laboratory, Sundiata’s To mark the centennial of composer (www.fineartscenter.com/magictriangle). The improvisational troupe combines play examines five tumultuous years in the Hugo Wolf’s death, the Western Massa- The Magic Triangle Jazz Series is pro- music, freestyle, hip-hop and dance to playwright’s life, including his struggle chusetts National Association of Teachers duced by WMUA-FM and Residential transform stories of audience members into with kidney failure and his subsequent of Singing (NATS) will sponsor a lecture Arts. the art of theater. transplant and recovery. and masterclass by Louise McClelland Ur- Full Circle Productions brings its hip- ban on Saturday, March 1, 3-5 p.m. at Annual flower show opens at Mount Holyoke hop celebration, “Soular Power’d,” to Mount Holyoke College. Bowker Auditorium on April 24-25 at 8 p.m. A noted expert on the songs of Wolf, Talcott Greenhouse at Mount Holyoke daffodils, scilla, muscari, primroses and Tickets for each show are $15 general Urban is also the English translator of the College will host its annual flower show other brightly colored plants. public; $8 for senior citizens and low in- composer’s letters to his lover, Melanie from March 1-16. The greenhouse is open daily from 10 come patrons; and $5 for students with ID. Kochert. This year’s show, “Down the Garden a.m.to 4 p.m. To reserve tickets, call the Fine Arts The event is free for NATS members; Path,” will showcase fragrant hyacinths, For information and directions to the Center Box Office (5-2511). tickets for Five College students are $5. narcissus, pansies, anemones, ranunculus, greenhouse, call 538-2116.