Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 3 Bulger Given Go-Ahead Senior Ready to Try to Save Bond Issue to Address

■ MacCombie’s orchestral work to be played in Russia, page 5 Inside ■ Racing kinetic sculptures battle for bragging rights, page 7 The Campus Chronicle Vol. XVIII, No. 32 May 9, 2003 for the Amherst campus of the University of Massachusetts

News Briefs Romney aide revokes Open meetings set with dean candidate $371m bond package The search committee for a new dean of the School of Public Health and Health Trustees seek Sciences has scheduled Action called several open meetings next compromise week with one of the candi- a ‘setback’ dates for the post, Steven Sarah R. Buchholz CHRONICLE STAFF John Allegrante. by Lombardi Allegrante, who is profes- Two days after Eric Kriss, sec- sor of health education at retary for Administration and Fi- Daniel J. Fitzgibbons CHRONICLE STAFF Columbia University, will par- nance, canceled a $371 million ticipate in an open meeting bond package proposed by the This week’s cancellation of with faculty and staff on UMass Building Authority, the a $371 million bond issue for Monday, May 12, 2-3 p.m. in Board of Trustees reasserted the the University system, by the 165-169 Lincoln Campus need for the funding package. Romney administration poses Center. A session for stu- After an hour-long delibera- a “setback” for campus efforts dents will follow at 3 p.m. in tion behind closed doors Wed- to address a serious deferred the same room. nesday at UMass Dartmouth, the maintenance problem, accord- On Tuesday, May 13, Al- trustees reaffirmed President Will- ing to Chancellor John V. legrante will make an aca- iam M. Bulger’s authority to pri- Lombardi. demic presentation, “How oritize capital projects in negotiat- Lombardi said a number of Many Behavioral Scientists ing a bond issue with Gov. Mitt projects affected by the can- Does it Take to Change a Romney’s administration. Board cellation of $82.9 million in Light Bulb? Lessons chair Grace Fey said Bulger al- funding for the campus are al- Learned from Two Decades ready had such authority but that ready in progress or sched- of Collaborative Research in Stan Sherer photo the trustees wished to clarify and uled to start by the end of this Chronic Disease Manage- Stress relief reaffirm his position in light of the year or in early 2004. ment,” from 10-11 a.m. in Gordon Pilotte, a subcontractor for Tufts Health Plan, ad- need for the University to re- The biggest project im- 917 Campus Center. ministers an on-site chair massage to senior Arthur Hunt spond to the governor’s “misun- pacted by state Secretary of during the Employee Benefit Fair sponsored April 30 by Administration and Finance Lacrosse and softball derstandings” about financial de- the Group Insurance Commission and the Division of Hu- tails of the bond issue. Eric Kriss’ revocation of the tourney tickets on sale man Resources. GIC’s annual open enrollment period for “We’ve been told, … and we UMass Building Authority health insurance ends May 9. Tickets for this weekend’s believe that we have, great debt bond sale is the planned inte- NCAA lacrosse match coverage,” Fey said. “We would grated science facility, an $80 against Hofstra and the At- like to float a bond.” million building needed to re- lantic 10 softball champion- The bond issue would have fi- place deteriorated student ship tournament are on sale Athletics studies changes nanced a number of projects, in- laboratories, according to the through the Athletic Ticket cluding the integrated science fa- chancellor. The bond package Office (5-0810). in visual image, mascot cility on the Amherst campus and included $26.28 million for the General admission tickets controversial new dormitories at facility, which had a projected Sarah R. Buchholz need some updating and modern- to the lacrosse game on UMass Boston. Some of the start date of November. CHRONICLE STAFF ization in that area.” Sunday at 1 p.m. at Garber buildings were scheduled to be- The bond sale would also Athletics is moving forward in Another goal, McCaw said, is Field are $5 adults and $3 gin construction in the near fu- have provided $13.8 million for considering a new visual identity, to generate more revenue from for students, senior citizens ture, so the cancellation may an art building and $10 million according to its director Ian selling UMass products. and children. force the science center and other to renovate Skinner Hall as the McCaw. A campus steering com- “Our licensing royalties in the Softball fans can buy a projects to stall. new home of the School of single-day ($5 adults, $3 for mittee was scheduled to meet this early ’90s were upwards of about SEE TRUSTEES, PAGE 3 SEE PROJECTS, PAGE 3 others) or a three-day ($10 week with representatives from a $400,000 a year,” he said. “Now adults, $7 others) pass. design firm that has been work- they’re about $100,000 a year. Game times are online ing on the new look for several “Our goal would be to double (http//umassathletics.ocsn. months, he said. our licensing revenues and in- Student Commencement com). Athletics determined it needed crease our merchandise sales, as help because color and font use well.” Library hours among teams is inconsistent, the The department has spent speaker has prior experience extended for finals mascot design is 30 years old, about $10,000 so far, and the firm Barbara Pitoniak NEWS OFFICE STAFF The Du Bois Library will some constituents are unhappy has run some preliminary ideas extend its hours starting with a white male mascot that car- by eight focus groups, covering a Matt Dunphy, of Cambridge, a Sunday, May 11, when the ries a firearm and licensing and number of constituencies, includ- dual-degree candidate majoring in building will be open from merchandising revenue have ing students and alumni, McCaw Theater and English, has been se- 1 p.m.-2 a.m. dropped, McCaw said. said. The groups saw an updated lected the student speaker for the From May 12-22, the Li- The committee, comprised of minuteman, as well as an alterna- 133rd Commencement on May 25. brary will be open 7 a.m.- departmental staff, Licensing di- tive mascot suggestion, the gray “It’s really exciting to be se- 2 a.m. On May 23, the hours rector David Curley and Jay Glad- wolf. The firm said that the min- lected student speaker,” says will be 7 a.m.- 5 p.m., and den, assistant professor of Sport uteman didn’t fully represent stu- Dunphy, who is a veteran at de- on May 24, the building will Management, hired Phoenix De- dent athletes because of its spe- livering Commencement speech- be open 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. with sign Works, a New York firm, to cific gender and ethnicity and es. He spoke at his eighth-grade circulation services only. review the department’s visual that it had illustration limitations. graduation, and was also the The UMass Police De- identity and make recommenda- “And it has a firearm, whether speaker at his graduation from partment’s walking escort tions. you want one or don’t want one,” Cambridge Rindge and Latin High service will coincide with the “We asked them to look at our McCaw said. School in 1999. “My father en- Matt Dunphy extended hours. Call 5-2123 current logos and identifiers and The Collegian reported stu- couraged me to apply to be this nalist, and I’m thrilled to be se- (Escort Service) or 5-2121 update them,” McCaw said. “We dent response to the gray wolf in- year’s student speaker. I thought lected.” (Police Dispatch) to request wanted them to take a look at our cluded a concern that it looked my chances were pretty slim, with Dunphy has been a clarinetist a walking escort. whole identity system: colors, too much like the UConn Husky. so many students in the class. So with the Minuteman Marching For hours at other librar- fonts, script, mascot. We have The committee was scheduled to it was a real surprise when they Band for four years. He was also consistency issues, and we just ies, call 5-0414. SEE EMBLEM, PAGE 3 called to let me know I was a fi- SEE VETERAN, PAGE 3 2 May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Summer session registration open Registration has begun for Continuing Education’s Summer Session. Students who stay in Amherst this summer will be able to complete up to 14 credits during the two sessions. Credit courses are being offered through more than 50 departments. Many students may want to fulfill a general education requirement over the summer, and there will be more than 70 General Education courses offered covering every category. Many introductory-level courses are offered, but students who wish to work on their upper-level courses will find more than 80 courses at the 300-level and above. Academic departments and the Division of Continuing Education are working to make Summer Session a valuable and viable avenue for students who want to get ahead in their studies as well as those who need to catch up. For students who are unable to remain in Amherst for the summer, the division is expanding their online offerings. There will be more than 30 online undergraduate course offerings this summer including six courses with General Education designa- tions. Stan Sherer photo In remembrance Summer Session also offers graduate- Graduate student Heather Vinskey contemplates a display placed on the Campus Pond lawn last week as part of level courses, many of which are designed Holocaust Memorial Week. Each of the small flags represents 5,000 people who were killed by the Nazis. for practitioners. Most online graduate degree and certificate programs also are offering courses this summer. Call 5-2414 for a Summer Session cata- log, or visit the Continuing Education Benefit dinner raised more than $4,000 for Library website (www.umass.edu/contined). Sarah R. Buchholz about what a lovely evening it was and A number of club suppliers donated CHRONICLE STAFF how much fun they were having.” food for the event, including VisStar and The Friends of the UMass Amherst Li- Chancellor John V. Lombardi and direc- Thurston Foods, both of Connecticut, Phi Beta Kappa brary raised 105 percent of their $4,000 tor of Libraries Margo Crist gave welcom- Burke Distributors and Arnold Meats, goal at their debut fund-raising dinner ing remarks. both of Chicopee, Commercial Distributors chapter elects 197 April 5 at the University Club. The event, Manager Dennis Scott, and head chef of Westfield, and Coastal Seafoods of Ver- The campus chapter of Phi Beta Kappa dubbed Dinner with Friends, brought to- Jane Leary of the University Club served mont. has elected 39 juniors and 158 seniors from gether faculty, staff, administrators and the meal in a series of oversized martini In addition to Jones, the planning com- the arts and sciences to membership in the community members for a “three martini” glasses, starting with smoked salmon mittee included Friends trustees Elaine honor society. meal, a book swap, remarks and readings mousse tartlets with capers and dill, pro- Barker, ’63 ’69G, Geosciences professor Entry into the Phi Beta Kappa chapter by local authors, and a silent book auction. ceeding to rum-glazed shrimp and scallop Julie Brigham-Grette, and Dodie Gaudet, was more selective this year, according to “We enjoyed the company of 75 ‘li- skewers with mesclun greens, and finally ’73, along with the evening’s honorary president David Grose, as the minimum brary-loving folks,’ ate a delicious meal, to filet mignon wrapped in puff pastry with chair, Cathryn Lombardi. grade point averages were raised to 3.9 for and got to listen to four wonderful local a mushroom filling. Even dessert came in a The Friends of the UMass Amherst Li- juniors and 3.85 for seniors. authors, all in support of the Library and martini glass, Scott said. brary is dedicated to ensuring the strength Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most the Library’s collections,” said Ruth Owen Mystery writer Jane Isenberg, journalist and vitality of the Library, its collections prestigious honor society in the liberal Jones, ’64 ’86G, vice-president of the Bruce Watson, poet Dara Wier and chil- and its facilities. More than 7,500 staff, arts. Only 257 colleges and universities na- organization’s board of trustees and a dren’s novelist Nancy Hope Wilson spoke students, alumni, faculty and retirees com- tionwide have accredited chapters. member of the event planning committee, between each course of the dinner. The prise the Friends, and membership is ex- This year’s induction ceremony will be who served as emcee at the dinner. Jeffery Amherst Bookshop sold copies of tended to each donor to the Library. held May 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Lincoln “Everyone was smiling all evening,” the authors’ books during the evening, “We’re continuing to accept dona- Campus Center Auditorium. Computer Sci- said Emily Silverman, reference librarian passing on some of the profits to the Li- tions,” Silverman said. “Some have come ence professor James Kurose will give the and communications specialist. “Guest af- brary. Additions funds were raised by raf- in from folks who liked the idea but could keynote address and English professor ter guest came up and exclaimed to me fling autographed books by the authors. not attend. Ron Welburn will serve as the occasional “We’ve been urged to make it an annual poet. All members of the campus commu- Tuthill receives Feller Award event, and we have already booked the nity are invited to attend the ceremony University Club for April 3, 2004, for the and reception. Friends of the UMass Amherst Library The group also recognized graduating next Dinner with Friends.” presented Robert W. Tuthill, ’56, retired student Library assistants and the retired professor of Epidemiology, with the 2003 Library staff members. The annual celebra- Siegfried Feller Award at its fifth annual tion honors those who “work to make the Telephone Fax Recognition Awards Lunch held April 26 Library great.” (413) 545-4818 The Campus Chronicle (413) 577-0044 on the garden level of the Du Bois Library. Tuthill received the award for his contributions to the Library as department liai- Editor: Daniel J. Fitzgibbons Deadline for all submissions is Friday Letters policy son and to the Friends as a member of the Associate Editor: Sarah R. Buchholz of the week preceding publication. board for 15 years. He served as president Office Manager: Christine A. Davies The Campus Chronicle welcomes during an important foundation-building Photographer: Stan Sherer (ISSN 0888-0093) Published weekly during letters from readers and may publish time for the organization. As a faculty the academic year and biweekly during Janu- those which have a direct bearing on Reporter: Sam Seaver member and researcher in Public Health, he ary, June, July and August by Communica- University of Massachusetts issues, ex- tions and Marketing. Second class postage used the Library resources extensively, es- cept issues related to collective bar- 205 Munson Hall paid at Amherst MA 01002. POSTMAS- gaining. Letters longer than 30 lines pecially government documents, and en- University of Massachusetts TER: Send address changes to The Campus may be condensed or excerpted. To let- couraged his students to follow his ex- 101 Hicks Way Chronicle, 205 Munson Hall, University of ters which raise questions of University ample. Amherst MA 01003-9268 Massachusetts, 101 Hicks Way, Amherst policy, or which criticize individuals, the The Siegfried Feller Award, established MA 01003-9268. Mailed to off-campus sub- Chronicle will invite the appropriate in 1998, is presented annually to an indi- E-mail address: scribers for $25 per year. party to respond in the issue scheduled vidual who has made outstanding contri- [email protected] to publish such letters. Letters must be No permission is required to reprint articles butions as a Friend of the Library. Consid- Online edition: signed and include a daytime tele- eration is given to the long-lasting and from the The Campus Chronicle if appropriate www.umass.edu/chronicle credit is given. phone number. Open letters will not be significant impact of the individual’s con- published. tributions. 2 May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Summer session registration open Registration has begun for Continuing Education’s Summer Session. Students who stay in Amherst this summer will be able to complete up to 14 credits during the two sessions. Credit courses are being offered through more than 50 departments. Many students may want to fulfill a general education requirement over the summer, and there will be more than 70 General Education courses offered covering every category. Many introductory-level courses are offered, but students who wish to work on their upper-level courses will find more than 80 courses at the 300-level and above. Academic departments and the Division of Continuing Education are working to make Summer Session a valuable and viable avenue for students who want to get ahead in their studies as well as those who need to catch up. For students who are unable to remain in Amherst for the summer, the division is expanding their online offerings. There will be more than 30 online undergraduate course offerings this summer including six courses with General Education designa- tions. Stan Sherer photo In remembrance Summer Session also offers graduate- Graduate student Heather Vinskey contemplates a display placed on the Campus Pond lawn last week as part of level courses, many of which are designed Holocaust Memorial Week. Each of the small flags represents 5,000 people who were killed by the Nazis. for practitioners. Most online graduate degree and certificate programs also are offering courses this summer. Call 5-2414 for a Summer Session cata- log, or visit the Continuing Education Benefit dinner raised more than $4,000 for Library website (www.umass.edu/contined). Sarah R. Buchholz about what a lovely evening it was and A number of club suppliers donated CHRONICLE STAFF how much fun they were having.” food for the event, including VisStar and The Friends of the UMass Amherst Li- Chancellor John V. Lombardi and direc- Thurston Foods, both of Connecticut, Phi Beta Kappa brary raised 105 percent of their $4,000 tor of Libraries Margo Crist gave welcom- Burke Distributors and Arnold Meats, goal at their debut fund-raising dinner ing remarks. both of Chicopee, Commercial Distributors chapter elects 197 April 5 at the University Club. The event, Manager Dennis Scott, and head chef of Westfield, and Coastal Seafoods of Ver- The campus chapter of Phi Beta Kappa dubbed Dinner with Friends, brought to- Jane Leary of the University Club served mont. has elected 39 juniors and 158 seniors from gether faculty, staff, administrators and the meal in a series of oversized martini In addition to Jones, the planning com- the arts and sciences to membership in the community members for a “three martini” glasses, starting with smoked salmon mittee included Friends trustees Elaine honor society. meal, a book swap, remarks and readings mousse tartlets with capers and dill, pro- Barker, ’63 ’69G, Geosciences professor Entry into the Phi Beta Kappa chapter by local authors, and a silent book auction. ceeding to rum-glazed shrimp and scallop Julie Brigham-Grette, and Dodie Gaudet, was more selective this year, according to “We enjoyed the company of 75 ‘li- skewers with mesclun greens, and finally ’73, along with the evening’s honorary president David Grose, as the minimum brary-loving folks,’ ate a delicious meal, to filet mignon wrapped in puff pastry with chair, Cathryn Lombardi. grade point averages were raised to 3.9 for and got to listen to four wonderful local a mushroom filling. Even dessert came in a The Friends of the UMass Amherst Li- juniors and 3.85 for seniors. authors, all in support of the Library and martini glass, Scott said. brary is dedicated to ensuring the strength Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most the Library’s collections,” said Ruth Owen Mystery writer Jane Isenberg, journalist and vitality of the Library, its collections prestigious honor society in the liberal Jones, ’64 ’86G, vice-president of the Bruce Watson, poet Dara Wier and chil- and its facilities. More than 7,500 staff, arts. Only 257 colleges and universities na- organization’s board of trustees and a dren’s novelist Nancy Hope Wilson spoke students, alumni, faculty and retirees com- tionwide have accredited chapters. member of the event planning committee, between each course of the dinner. The prise the Friends, and membership is ex- This year’s induction ceremony will be who served as emcee at the dinner. Jeffery Amherst Bookshop sold copies of tended to each donor to the Library. held May 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Lincoln “Everyone was smiling all evening,” the authors’ books during the evening, “We’re continuing to accept dona- Campus Center Auditorium. Computer Sci- said Emily Silverman, reference librarian passing on some of the profits to the Li- tions,” Silverman said. “Some have come ence professor James Kurose will give the and communications specialist. “Guest af- brary. Additions funds were raised by raf- in from folks who liked the idea but could keynote address and English professor ter guest came up and exclaimed to me fling autographed books by the authors. not attend. Ron Welburn will serve as the occasional “We’ve been urged to make it an annual poet. All members of the campus commu- Tuthill receives Feller Award event, and we have already booked the nity are invited to attend the ceremony University Club for April 3, 2004, for the and reception. Friends of the UMass Amherst Library The group also recognized graduating next Dinner with Friends.” presented Robert W. Tuthill, ’56, retired student Library assistants and the retired professor of Epidemiology, with the 2003 Library staff members. The annual celebra- Siegfried Feller Award at its fifth annual tion honors those who “work to make the Telephone Fax Recognition Awards Lunch held April 26 Library great.” (413) 545-4818 The Campus Chronicle (413) 577-0044 on the garden level of the Du Bois Library. Tuthill received the award for his contributions to the Library as department liai- Editor: Daniel J. Fitzgibbons Deadline for all submissions is Friday Letters policy son and to the Friends as a member of the Associate Editor: Sarah R. Buchholz of the week preceding publication. board for 15 years. He served as president Office Manager: Christine A. Davies The Campus Chronicle welcomes during an important foundation-building Photographer: Stan Sherer (ISSN 0888-0093) Published weekly during letters from readers and may publish time for the organization. As a faculty the academic year and biweekly during Janu- those which have a direct bearing on Reporter: Sam Seaver member and researcher in Public Health, he ary, June, July and August by Communica- University of Massachusetts issues, ex- tions and Marketing. Second class postage used the Library resources extensively, es- cept issues related to collective bar- 205 Munson Hall paid at Amherst MA 01002. POSTMAS- gaining. Letters longer than 30 lines pecially government documents, and en- University of Massachusetts TER: Send address changes to The Campus may be condensed or excerpted. To let- couraged his students to follow his ex- 101 Hicks Way Chronicle, 205 Munson Hall, University of ters which raise questions of University ample. Amherst MA 01003-9268 Massachusetts, 101 Hicks Way, Amherst policy, or which criticize individuals, the The Siegfried Feller Award, established MA 01003-9268. Mailed to off-campus sub- Chronicle will invite the appropriate in 1998, is presented annually to an indi- E-mail address: scribers for $25 per year. party to respond in the issue scheduled vidual who has made outstanding contri- [email protected] to publish such letters. Letters must be No permission is required to reprint articles butions as a Friend of the Library. Consid- Online edition: signed and include a daytime tele- eration is given to the long-lasting and from the The Campus Chronicle if appropriate www.umass.edu/chronicle credit is given. phone number. Open letters will not be significant impact of the individual’s con- published. tributions. The Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 3 Bulger given go-ahead Senior ready to try to save bond issue to address

TRUSTEES ing vote. Romney said portions fellow grads FROM PAGE 1 of the plan, including an overhaul VETERAN State Sen. Stan Rosenberg (D- of higher education, will be put CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 forth one at a time. Amherst) met with state officials manager for the band for one year, after the bond’s demise to facili- Fey said Tuesday that elimi- nating Bulger’s office would not and personnel manager for two years. tate moving the noncontroversial In addition, he served as manager of projects forward without delay. save the $14 million the Romney administration has claimed and the Hoop Band for one year. In 2002, Fey said Bulger will be free to ne- he was a member of the Chancellor’s gotiate for the entire package or would cripple the entire Univer- sity system. Task Force on the Marching Band. for parts of it, as he sees fit. A dean’s list student, Dunphy The University has been issu- In addition to the canceled bond and the attempted ouster of is a recipient of a Chancellor’s ing bonds through its own au- Distorted view Stan Sherer photo Talent Award for the Arts in The- thority for several years and has Bulger, the University is dealing A student passes by the “lighthouse” in the Fine Arts ater and serves the theater de- a credit rating separate from the with a dismal funding package from the state that in fiscal year Center lobby. partment as a peer advisor. He state’s. But state law requires ap- has appeared in several produc- proval by the governor’s office. ’04 would put the system nearly 30 percent behind its state dollars tions on the Theater Department Two months ago, Kriss ordered a mainstage, including as Costard 30-day review of the proposed from fiscal ’01, according to trus- tee Edward Dubilo, who chairs 45 arrested, scores hurt in “Love’s Labor’s Lost”; as The bond sale, which had been ap- Player in “Rosencrantz and proved in the final days of the the Administration, Finance and Audit committee. at off-campus disturbance Guildenstern Are Dead,” and Har- Swift administration. This week, lequin in “Love in Disguise.” He Kriss said the bond offering “Such a cut is not sustainable without a major impact,” he said. Sarah R. Buchholz the group dismantled a brick wall was also Richard Greatham in the would trigger a “near meltdown CHRONICLE STAFF Bulger renewed his call for to provide further projectiles, Mount Holyoke College produc- of fiscal affairs” for the entire tion of “Hay Fever.” Dunphy has public higher education system. Romney to consider raising taxes. A nearly annual off-campus torched a bus shelter, smashed a “The Commonwealth of Massa- party evolved into a riot late Sat- sign, burned furniture and trees, also been a member of the pro- The cancellation may have duction staff for other Theater been another salvo in the ongo- chusetts needs more money if it’s urday and early Sunday when be- and knocked over light poles to going to fulfill its obligations [in- tween 1,500 and 3,000 revelers, provide fuel for a bonfire they Department productions, and was ing struggle between Bulger and a character performer at Walt the Romney administration, cluding] investment in public mainly students, started fires, built in the middle of the street. higher education,” he said. tore down light poles, vandalized Ambulance crews and fire- Disney World in Florida. which has targeted the Presi- Dunphy says the theme for his dent’s Office for months and has “Cuts in real services are in- apartments, and attacked police fighters were attacked as they re- evitable if the proposed budget and fire fighters with bottles, sponded to 17 calls in the area, remarks will be that life progresses engineered a (pending at press in stages, and “we’re all players in time) House vote on whether to reductions go into effect. We rocks, bricks and full beer cans. according to Amherst fire chief don’t embrace this budget.” The disturbance resulted in 45 ar- Keith Hoyle. the world, beginning or ending the retain Bulger’s job or eliminate it. stages of our lives.” That amendment was offered af- Dubilo also reported that, al- rests. By the end of the disturbance, though the University is still in Four UMass Police officers 28 people had been arrested for He adds, “I’m really just inter- ter Romney, in the face of strong ested in getting up and represent- legislative opposition, withdrew a relatively good fiscal shape, it is and 15 Amherst police officers disorderly conduct, 11 for inciting “losing ground to peer institu- were injured in the fracas, accord- a riot, one for drunken driving, ing my class –– saying some- state government reorganization thing that’s not boring. My plan that required an all-or-noth- tions.” ing to Amherst Police chief four for carrying open containers Charles Scherpa, and there were of alcohol, and one for assaulting speech will be about how we’re reports that some students sus- a police officer. Between two- all peers, moving on as a group.” tained injuries, as well. thirds and three-quarters of those Next fall, Dunphy will enroll The riot also left widespread arrested were University stu- at The Catholic University of Lombardi: Killed bonds property damage in its wake. Four dents. America, in the master of fine arts Amherst Police Department cruis- Scherpa praised the help he re- in drama program, with a concen- affect imminent projects ers were vandalized, two exten- ceived from UMass officers and tration in acting. sively, and a $45,000 UMass Po- state troopers. Dunphy was chosen student PROJECTS lice vehicle was “destroyed,” ac- “Without them we would have speaker by a committee of faculty FROM PAGE 1 cording to chief of police and had a major, major uprising,” he and students. Nursing. The art building is in- Public Safety director Barbara said. tended to provide needed stu- O’Connor. “I’m really proud of the men Mascot shift dio space for students after Light poles were knocked and women who showed restraint safety concerns prompted the down, a bus shelter and trees in the face of bricks and beer may lie ahead closure of some areas in Clark were burned, passing cars were cans,” O’Connor said. “It’s a deli- EMBLEM Hall and loss of the Foundry to attacked with bricks and rocks, cate situation; we’re dealing with CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 an accidental fire last month. and thousands of dollars of dam- students, not hardened crimi- The art building project was age was done when dozens of nals.” see an updated version of a wolf also slated for a November windows in greenhouses at Mor- Last year the Hobart Hoedown and a minuteman at its meeting John V. Lombardi start and work in Skinner has rill Science Center, French Hall resulted in 55 arrests but had this week. McCaw said Athletics already begun, according to the main access roads to cam- and Clark Hall were smashed. fewer injuries and less property might consider a different animal Lombardi. pus. The elevator repairs were Morrill’s greenhouses also were damage. mascot but is currently focusing Other priority projects in- slated for November, with the sprayed with graffiti. “I understand that this behav- on the minuteman and a wolf, clude renovations of Morrill fire alarm program to start a After an afternoon of monitor- ior that produces significant inju- though not necessarily a gray Science Center ($3.6 million), month later along with $3.8 mil- ing and sometimes breaking up ries is not new to this part of the wolf, he said. scheduled to begin in October, lion in general deferred mainte- parties in the Hobart Lane area of off-campus community,” said McCaw said that the group is replacement of the roof and nance projects. Both the South- Amherst, known as the “Hobart Chancellor John V. Lombardi in a considering adding a tertiary windows in the Lincoln Cam- west and University Drive pro- Hoedown,” Amherst police had prepared statement, “and it color to the maroon and white, pus Center ($8 million), repairs jects were slated for January. arrested 20 people for disorderly clearly requires a combined effort possibly black, silver or gold. to the facade on Bartlett Hall Lombardi also noted that conduct and by 9 p.m. had dis- by the University, its colleagues “Hopefully we can have this ($2 million) and the replace- three other projects to be persed the crowd of roughly in the community, and the private wrapped up by the end of May,” ment of a defective roof on funded through general obliga- 1,500 that had gathered in the vi- owners of these apartment com- he said. Goodell ($1 million). Another tion bonds issued by the state cinity in the preceding hours. But plexes to ensure that we do not $500,000 was to be used to re- have been postponed by the when the crowd reformed, larger continue to experience this be- CBR researchers pair deteriorated parts of Romney administration. Those than before, around 11 p.m., it havior with its damaging conse- McGuirk Alumni Stadium. projects include replacement of spread across the street to Puff- quences to individuals and prop- to present work Other safety related items the leaking Du Bois Library ton Village and began lighting erty and its high risks for every- The Baystate/UMass Collabo- also were included in the bond deck ($4.7 million), upgrades of fires and throwing heavy objects one involved.” rative Biomedical Research Pro- package, including campus- fire alarms in Morrill and Goess- at police and fire fighters. Am- Lombardi’s statement also gram presents its annual confer- wide fire alarm improvements mann Laboratory ($2.1 million) herst police called for back-up said, “For the University’s part, ence May 15, 1-5 p.m., in 1634 ($2 million) and elevator repairs and the installation of handi- from state troopers and Univer- we will take prompt and appropri- Lederle Graduate Research Center. ($4 million), the replacement of capped accessible elevators in sity police and donned riot gear ate action regarding any members The conference will feature up- hazardous walkways in the Totman gym and the Student to disperse the group. of our community found to have dates on research being done by Southwest Residence Area ($4 Union ($1.38 million). All three Using pepper spray and rub- engaged in behavior contrary to principal investigators of the CBR. million) and repairs to Univer- projects were ready to bid this ber bullets, officials worked for the University’s code of student The event is organized in 20- sity Drive ($3.4 million), one of month, according to Lombardi. three hours to get the area under conduct.” minute segments. It is free and control again. At Puffton Village, open to the public. 4 May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Grain& Chaff Extra, extra One of the Journalism Department’s most successful alumni, Boston Globe reporter Kevin Cullen, ’81, gave the inaugural Howard Ziff Lecture on April 29. In his address to about 40 students and faculty, Cullen recounted his career covering the police beat in Holyoke and Boston, serving as the Globe’s bureau chief in Dublin and London and reporting from Belgrade during the war in the Bal- kans. Cullen, who is currently a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, was a member of the Globe team that recently won a Pulitzer Prize for public service for its coverage of the priest abuse scandal in the Catholic Church. Teaching aid Mary Deane Sorcinelli, associate provost and director of the Center For Teaching, and Jane Buck, president of the American Association of University Professors, discussed “The University Future: The Changing Role of Faculty,” at the Committee on Institutional Cooperation Academic Leadership Program hosted by the University of Wisconsin, Madison on April 11. Sorcinelli also co-led a review team visit of faculty development programs at Michigan State University on April 16-17. Academic pursuits Stan Sherer photos Brian W. Breed, assistant professor of Classics, deliv- Thomas Boyle displays one of his hybrid Christmas cactuses in the French Hall greenhouse. The hybrid has ered a paper entitled “Dialogues Literal and Metaphorical not been named yet. in Pastoral Poetics and Criticism” at a conference on “Uses and Abuses of Pastoral: Re-Visiting Arcadia” held April 24-26 in the Norwegian Academy of Arts and Sci- Boyle’s hybrid cactuses headed to market ences in Oslo. ... Márgara Russotto, assistant professor in Spanish and Portuguese, gave a paper on “Propuestas Sam Seaver setting and germination, which he does for seed compa- de cultura: visiones de Costa Rica en las escritoras de la CHRONICLE STAFF nies and commercial growers. modernidad centroamericana” at the Ninth International After more than 15 years of research, Plant and Soil His initial research of the cactuses was done in hopes Conference on Central American Literature, held March 5- Sciences professor Thomas Boyle, has developed and of improving commercial growing procedures in order to 7 in San José, Costa Rica. From March 11-21, she served patented several hybrid cactuses to be grown commer- enhance the flowering process of the plants, which nor- as poet-in-residence at the Fondazione il Fiore in Flo- cially for sale to home owners all over North America. mally takes two years to complete. rence, Italy, a center for world poetry, which was hosting One of the largest commercial growers in the U.S., Bay While doing the original research, Boyle said “I saw an international conference, “Encounter and Dialogue City Flower Company of Half Moon Bay, Calif. has been some flaws in the flowering process such as flower size, among Cultures.” Russotto gave a poetry reading and ran selected to have the exclusive license to propagate the flower longevity and abundance which could be improved a seminar on poetry translation. She then traveled to cacti for distribution. The company chose from several genetically and would be of value to commercial growers Salerno’s Casa della Poesia to give another poetry read- hybrid cactuses developed by Boyle for propagation. and home owners.” He built on the basic research he was ing, which was recorded for its video-archives of world Boyle’s main research at the University includes the re- doing for commercial growers and developed the hybrids poets. On the occasion of her visit the Casa published a productive biology of plants, pollen tube growth, seed through a process he calls “applied research.” bilingual (Spanish-Italian) selection of her poetry. Rus- The Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property sotto also was invited to visit the Instituto de Estudios (CVIP) Office has worked with Boyle and the Bay City Latinoamericanos near Naples to meet with a team of re- Flower Company for five years to establish the legal searchers. From March 27-29, she attended the 24th inter- agreement between the firm, Boyle and the University. national conference of the Latin American Studies Asso- “It’s been a fantastic process to watch Tom take his re- ciation in Dallas, where she was a discussant in the ses- search and turn it into something commercially viable. sion on “La respuesta latinoamericana a los paradigmas This is certainly in the tradition of a land grant institution teóricos: crítica, adaptación e invención.” to produce plants for the general public and it’s really been a pleasure working with Tom,” said assistant vice Good planning chancellor and director of CVIP Brad Moynahan. The Uni- Regional Planning graduate student Margaret versity will reap thousands of dollars over time as a result Ounsworth received the 2003 Distinguished Leadership of the marketing of the cactuses to the general public, Award for a Student Planner from the American Planning Moynahan added. Association on March 31. The prize was presented at All strains of the cactuses originated in the tropical APA’s annual meeting and awards ceremony held in con- rainforests of eastern Brazil. In addition to Christmas and junction with the National Planning Conference in Den- Easter cactuses, Boyle named one of the hybrids Rio in ver. Ounsworth’s “incomparable service as a student observance of its origin. Another of the plants is called leader affirms her distinction as a student and her poten- Amherst. tial for continued leadership as a planner,” said Bruce The Amherst Easter cactus, developed by Thomas “Amherst was one of the best of the early seedlings Boyle, has bright magenta pink flowers. This speci- Knight, chair of APA’s awards jury. “Margaret brings ex- and I thought it would be appropriate to name it after the men is on display at the Commercial Ventures and traordinary dedication and energy to the planning field.” Intellectual Property office in Goodell. town it originated in,” said Boyle. Ounsworth is president of the Planning Students Orga- nization, organizing lecture series and brown bag lunches with practicing planners. “Meg has risen to the challenge Scholarship targets top high school seniors and, importantly, has motivated others to step up and help,” said Jack Ahern, professor and head of the De- Barbara Pitoniak lege, but do not have to enroll there to receive the partment of Landscape Architecture and Regional Plan- NEWS OFFICE STAFF awards. Students considering entering the University ning. “In large part to Meg’s leadership, I believe I am The Chancellors’ Merit Scholarship Fund, a new pro- next fall are the first to be offered the new scholarships. seeing a change in the culture of the [Master’s in Re- gram targeted to outstanding high school seniors, was re- “Like all of America’s premier public research universi- gional Planning] Program towards more professional cently announced by Chancellor John V. Lombardi. ties, we compete for the best students in our state, and awareness and participation.” The Chancellors’ Merit Scholarship Fund, established the generosity of UMass Amherst alumni and friends in honor of all past and present chancellors and presi- makes possible this scholarship program, another en- News pile? dents at UMass Amherst, was created with the support hanced opportunity for the Commonwealth’s exceptional Like most other e-mail users, the Chronicle gets its share of alumni and friends of the campus. The fund is being college students,” said Lombardi. of junk messages, but we’re still scratching our heads launched with $100,000 donated in recognition of Admission to Commonwealth College is highly com- over this one: “I think the content of our website is similar Lombardi’s inauguration in February. petitive: the most recent entering freshman class averaged enough to yours that our visitors would benefit from us The four-year scholarships of $2,000 to $5,000 per year weighted high school grade point averages of 4.0, SATs sharing links. Therefore, I would like to make the proposal will be offered to incoming freshmen who have earned 3.8 of 1315, and a high school class rank in the top 5 percent. that we each put a link on our website to the other’s site. weighted grade point averages and who have scored 1450 Commonwealth College students integrate honors Hopefully, this will increase the traffic of both sites and or higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). These coursework into their curriculum and complete a senior provide interest to our readers.” The message was from a students are routinely accepted at Commonwealth Col- project. rug company... The Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 5 MacCombie orchestral composition to be performed at concert in Russia Barbara Pitoniak sary. I’m very excited to have a MacCombie, who received his NEWS OFFICE STAFF work included.” bachelor’s and master’s degrees “Into the Light,” a symphonic MacCombie will attend re- from UMass Amherst, was ap- overture for large orchestra, com- hearsals as well as the perfor- pointed associate dean in 2002. posed by Bruce MacCombie, as- mance on May 23. He describes Prior to joining the CHFA, he was sociate dean of the College of the work as a “festive overture executive director of Jazz at Lin- Humanities and Fine Arts, will be for large orchestra” of approxi- coln Center from 2001-02, and performed May 23 in St. Peters- mately 12 minutes duration. The dean of the Boston University burg, Russia. The overture’s per- piece was commissioned in 2000 School for the Arts from 1992- formance, to be presented by the by the St. Petersburg Conserva- 2001. St. Petersburg Philharmonic in the tory for the opening concert of He was also dean of The Great Philharmonic Hall, will be the newly renovated Glazunov Juilliard School from 1986-92, and part of a series of festivals and Hall. vice president and director of events celebrating the founding publications for G. Schirmer and of the city in 1703. Associated Music Publishers The concert is also being from 1980-86. MacCombie taught called “Into the Light.” In addi- at Yale University after earning a tion to MacCombie’s overture, Ph.D. at the University of Iowa. the program will feature Previous works by MacCom- Prokoviev’s First Piano Concerto bie have been commissioned by and a work for chorus and or- various organizations, including chestra by St. Petersburg com- the Seattle Symphony, for which poser Vadim Salmanov. he wrote Chelsea Tango; the “St. Petersburg is such a cul- Jerome Foundation, for which he Sarah Buchholz photo turally rich city, and home to so composed Nightshade Rounds Once upon a time in Germany many wonderful artists such as for guitarist Sharon Isbin; and the Professor Susan Cocalis (left) and Ph.D. student Maria Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevski, Bridgehampton Chamber Music Stehle, both of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Shostakovich, and others,” says Festival, for which he wrote An- dressed as a witch and a princess as part of a Märchen- MacCombie. “It’s an honor to ecdotes for woodwind quintet. bash (fairy tale bash) held April 23 in the basement of participate in this special festival His music is published by Euro- Thatcher House. The celebration of the enchanted world marking the city’s 300th anniver- pean American Music Publishers. included poetry, readings, parodies, skits and other Bruce MacCombie presentations regarding fairy tales and spring by German students and faculty. English faculty edit ‘Mysteries of Elizabeth I’ “The Mysteries of Elizabeth I: ous treatments of her in mass me- Selections from English Literary Publication marks dia, even as he calls into question ROTC cadet selected for Renaissance,” a new anthology 400th anniversary some conventional assumptions edited by professor Kirby Farrell of historians and feminist critics. George C. Marshall Award and professor emeritus Kathleen of monarch’s death The anthology closes with Swaim of the English Department, fore burial, as recounted in a text Steven W. May’s updated bibli- Sam Seaver ally learned a lot.” was recently published by the probed by Catherine Loomis — ography of studies of the queen, CHRONICLE STAFF Mackenzie serves as cadet University of Massachusetts literally exploded, as if her body opening the way to further in- Joseph Mackenzie, a senior in battalion commander, has been Press. could no longer contain all the quiry. Sociology and Natural Resource on the dean’s list and is a member Publication of the book coin- lives, deaths, and volatile mean- Farrell’s books include “Post- Studies, was selected to partici- of Alpha Kappa Delta, a national cides with the 400th anniversary ings stored up over its 70 years. Traumatic Culture: Injury and In- pate in the National Security honor society for sociology. of the death of the legendary En- To a core of nine essays first terpretation in the 90s” and Seminar held April 15-18 in Lex- glish queen. published in the journal English “Play-Death and Heroism in ington, Va., as the top cadet in The essays in the volume Literary Renaissance, the editors Shakespeare.” He is also one of the campus’s Army Reserve Of- shed new light on Elizabeth I, ex- have added four new pieces. the editors of “Women in the Re- ficer Training Corps (ROTC) pro- posing many of the public and Frank W. Brownlow investi- naissance: Selections from En- gram. private fantasies that she and her gates the brutally scripted intimi- glish Literary Renaissance,” also Mackenzie was presented with subjects used to manage their re- dation by which Elizabeth and her published by the University of the George C. Marshall Award in lations. In his introduction, Farrell inner circle ruled a sprawling and Massachusetts Press. recognition of his status as top points out that especially now, often brawling kingdom, exposing A resident of Wendell, Swaim cadet at an April 30 ceremony at when Elizabeth has become an a predatory side to the regime is the author of “Before and After the Minuteman Battalion spring icon as familiar as Einstein, the that has been too often glossed the Fall: Contrasting Modes in awards ceremony in the Mullins tangle of interpretive strategies over in other histories. Barbara ‘Paradise Lost,’” published by Center. Approximately 65 other that shaped the queen’s identity Freedman reads the “Documents the University of Massachusetts cadets received awards at the cer- and behavior are underestimated of Control” to illuminate the Press, and “Pilgrim’s Progress, emony, which was attended by and often euphemized. The child- monarch’s authoritarian disposi- Puritan Progress: Discourses and more than 140 people. less “mother of her countrey” tion and her paradoxically abso- Contexts.” The theme at this year’s semi- was revered for her wisdom and lute yet ephemeral control over Stan Sherer photo nar, which took place at the Vir- reviled for her homicidal tan- disorder. English professor Rich- “The Mysteries of Elizabeth I: As a George C. Marshall Award ginia Military Institute and Wash- trums, suffered clinical symptoms ard Burt provides an account of Selections from English Literary recipient, senior Joseph Mac- ington and Lee University, was of traumatic stress, put to death the further adventures of Eliza- Renaissance” is available from “Transformation of the Interna- kenzie attended the four-day the UMass Press in a paperback National Security Seminar in her cousin Mary and her last beth’s image in our own day. Burt tional Security Environment and edition for $19.95. Virginia. lover, and in her coffin — just be- brings a curious eye to incongru- the Role of the U.S. Military.” At the seminar, participants attended in roundtable discussions with senior military and government Coughlin given NSF grant to present workshop in India officials about the implications of Sam Seaver for Dec. 10-12 at the Indian Insti- an agreement letter to foster a shops in which relationships be- recent world events in the Middle CHRONICLE STAFF tute of Technology at Madras. U.S.-Indian relationship in the ar- tween U.S. and Indian academics East, Far East, Africa and Israel. E. Bryan Coughlin, assistant Organometallic polymerization eas of sci- can improve, according to In addition, countering global ter- professor of Polymer Science and is an area of chemistry that is the ence and Coughlin. rorism and the new Homeland Se- Engineering, has been awarded a interface between organic and in- technology, “This is a great opportunity curity Act were discussed. $29,000 research grant from the organic chemistry. The molecules Coughlin and a wonderful way for us to “It was a real honor to receive National Science Foundation to produced are used as catalysts said. Na- promote research that we’re this award,” said Mackenzie. enable him to host a three-day for polymers and for doing phar- tional Sci- working on that is at the forefront “The seminar in Virginia was a workshop in Pondicherry, India, maceutical synthesis. ence Foun- of scientific discovery and also a great experience and I really en- in December. The workshop is part of a pro- dation great way to foster the relation- joyed meeting all the other recipi- The workshop, “U.S.-India gram started in the last six grants are a ships between U.S. and Indian ents. The discussions I attended Workshop: Recent Advances in months of the Clinton administra- way of fund- academics in the scientific fields,” dealt with security in South East Organometallic Catalysis and Ole- tion in which then Secretary of ing work- said Coughlin. Asia and military ethics, and I re- fin Polymerization,” is scheduled State Madeleine Albright signed Bryan Coughlin 6 May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Grant supports instruction in rarely taught languages

Five Colleges, Inc. has re- program will include not only a ceived a grant of $535,000 from detailed syllabus but also a web The Andrew W. Mellon Founda- environment that includes a tion to support an initiative of the video introduction to the lan- Five College Center for the Study guage and culture, and digitized of World Languages. Over the audio and video to enrich lan- next three years, the grant will en- guage and cultural study. “Learn- able the center to develop web ing the word for ‘hello’ in Farsi,” environments to support courses Mazzocco said, “is only a tiny in five less-commonly taught lan- part of what needs to be internal- guages (LCTLs) — Arabic (levels ized in order to properly use the one and two), Farsi, Georgian, greeting or understand its use in Hindi, and Turkish — and to add Middle Eastern societies.” a supervised written component While the current self instruc- to specified languages within that tional model of SILP is primarily grouping. oral, the new curricular model will According to Elizabeth Maz- expand the written component for zocco, director of the center, in an selected languages by including increasingly global environment, a series of web-based self-as- many colleges and universities sessment exercises to allow the are grappling with the question of student to do self-evaluation dur- how to prepare their students to ing the course, and by introduc- study, travel, and work in coun- ing the use of master teacher Stan Sherer photos tries whose languages are not “mentors” for the independent The former Campus Center Print Shop now houses a Federal Express office. currently taught, particularly at learners. the undergraduate level. “No “In learning a new language, single institution or consortium students also learn rudimentary Federal Express opens campus branch has the financial resources to hire reading skills,” Mazzocco said, Sarah R. Buchholz a professor for every language “but in the traditionally config- CHRONICLE STAFF that students want to study,” she ured, orally-based SILP program, In an effort to expand services said. For these less-commonly they have no opportunity to write available to students and staff, taught languages, supervised in- essays or ask grammatically the Lincoln Campus Center/Stu- dependent study, she said, offers based questions of a linguistic dent Union complex added a Fed- a pedagogically sound and cost- expert.” eral Express branch in the former effective alternative for students Mentors, who will be drawn location of the Print Shop early in with a solid background in sec- largely from the graduate student April. ond language acquisition. community of local universities “This is going to be a major Mazzocco, who is an associate with established graduate pro- pick-up point for students receiv- professor of Italian at UMass, be- grams in the target languages ing packages,” said Meredith lieves that “the key to offering a (such as Harvard and Yale), will Schmidt, director of the complex. wide variety of LCTL languages be furnished with a stipend in ex- “Within 15 minutes of the open- on demand is having curricular change for coming to campus ing, we had people down here to plans for the study of each one.” once a week to meet with stu- get deliveries.” Under Mazzocco’s direction, dents in a classroom situation Because the University had to the center has been using a meth- and holding office hours for indi- close the post office, Schmidt and odology of LCTL study to sup- vidual consultation. Mentors also her colleagues had been looking Claire White staffs the counter at the new FedEx branch. port the student as an indepen- will read, critique and grade stu- for a way for students to be able dent learner for 12 years. The ba- dents’ written work. The use of sic components of its Supervised mentors, Mazzocco believes, is to send and receive packages. it will no longer deliver to the dor- so we stopped delivering to the Independent Language Program more realistic than hiring a full- “We wanted to provide some mitories, Schmidt said. dormitories,” he said. “With a (SILP) are: a good program of ma- time faculty member. sort of shipping service for the Federal Express is notifying permanent facility, a fully staffed terials, many of which have been “In the current political cli- community,” she said. “We put a students by e-mail or telephone location, it can be designated as a developed by the center and its mate,” she said, “the very few in- [call for a ] bid out to all the major when packages arrive for them delivery spot.” staff; a conversation partner who dividuals who hold a Ph.D. in shipping companies.” and then holding the packages at The office is open 8:30 a.m. to is a native speaker of the target these target languages are being Even with a stationary pres- its campus office, according to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday language (usually an interna- recruited by the best graduate in- ence on campus, Federal Express Jim Langone, manager of the but will be closed on any Univer- tional student living locally); and stitutions in the country. Finan- will still continue to make direct Hatfield facility for the company. sity holiday, Langone said. a professorial examiner to evalu- cially, the liberal arts colleges sim- deliveries to faculty and staff, but “It was operationally difficult, ate the student’s progress and ply cannot compete for these pro- carry out testing. Students en- fessors. It is much easier,” she MISER recognized for promoting global trade rolled in the traditional SILP pro- adds, “to locate graduate stu- gram currently receive an “as- dents to serve as our mentors.” The Massachusetts Institute was selected to receive the award activities, and helps companies signment” sheet outlining the ba- In thinking ahead to how this for Social and Economic Research for its leadership in developing identify and assess new global sic weekly text assignments, sup- new model might be adapted by (MISER) received the Global and providing international data markets. With virtually every plemented by audio and video colleges and universities without Leadership Award from the Alli- and analysis to government state in the nation relying on MI- materials for the target language. access to such a pool of people, ance for the Commonwealth dur- agencies and private companies. SER for its export data, MISER is “Our experience is that the ex- Mazzocco believes the solution ing its annual Export Achieve- Founded in 1981, MISER is an the unchallenged leader for inter- ceptional student will excel with a lies in some of the new technolo- ments Awards ceremony on May interdisciplinary research insti- national trade data in the United basic text and an assignment,” gies. With a student enrollment of 2 in Needham. tute that provides a variety of States, according to Alliance for said Amy Wordelman, the cen- four to seven students (typical The Alliance for the Common- services nationally and interna- the Commonwealth officials. ter’s associate director, “but most for a LCTL course), a weekly wealth, an affiliate of Associated tionally. The analysis of trade Directed by Stephen Coelen, students, even very serious, de- video-conference and a web envi- Industries of Massachusetts data by MISER helps states MISER has offices in Amherst dicated students, need more ex- ronment, she suggests, could (AIM), is a nonpartisan research evaluate their international trade and Boston. plicit guidance and more exer- substitute for the classroom and and educational foundation that cises to succeed in the challeng- individual meetings on campus. focuses its efforts on strengthen- Students receive Furcolo Awards ing task of self-instructional lan- Students with mentors-at-a dis- ing the Massachusetts economy guage acquisition.” tance might rely on an on-line by promoting the benefits of in- Three seniors were recognized jor who interned at Cooley Dick- The six new programs the cen- chat established for purposes of creased international trade. for public service May 5 when inson Hospital; Legal Studies ma- ter plans to develop with support consultation. The Global Leadership Award they received the Kathryn F. Fur- jor Nathan Jones, who interned at from the Mellon Foundation will More information about the is presented annually to a Massa- colo Award. the Massachusetts Commission provide a new level of guidance Center for Study of World Lan- chusetts company, organization, The award is given annually to Against Discrimination; and Po- and an expanded range of exer- guages and its Supervised Inde- government agency or individual students who have completed litical Science major Miriam Par- cises for the independent learner. pendent Language Program is that has demonstrated significant outstanding community service rish, who interned at EarthAction. Built upon the assumption that available online (www.umass.edu/ leadership in making Massachu- or governmental internships. The awards were established “linguistic and cultural compe- fclang). setts a global competitor. MISER Receiving the award were by former Gov. Foster Furcolo in Cindy Hollister, a Psychology ma- memory of his wife. tency go hand in hand,” each The Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 7 Everything’s going do wn Scenes from the 2nd annual Kinetic Sculpture Race hi About 30 students raced a wild assortment of whirligigs ll and humdingers in the 2nd Annual Kinetic Sculpture Race held May 1 on the Marshall Annex hill. Sponsored by the Sculpture programs in the Department of Art, the race drew about 30-40 spectators, according to graduate student Shane Sellers, who helped organize the event. “The race is not all about speed,” said a flyer for the competition, “we will judge for beauty of movement, con- cept, use of speed (or lack thereof), and of course wackiness.” Sellers said each sculpture was timed on the 80-foot downhill route. Those that failed to complete the course had their distance measured. The Log Award, given to the entry that travels the shortest distance, went to freshman Nicole Steiner for her sculpture made of record albums, which moved a scant five feet before stopping. Professor Frank Ozereko, teaching assistant David Rozzi and studio technicians Dan Wessman and Robert Woo assisted with the race and the Henion Bakery donated prizes and Big Y contributed food.

Photos by Stan Sherer

Entries in the Kinetic Sculpture Race included (top right) senior Sarah Waggener’s “Circus Tent on Wheels,” which proved a crowd favorite, winning best of race on a spectator vote. It was also the slowest entry.

Above, studio technician Dan Wessman prepares to launch his whirligig, dubbed “Budget Cuts.”

Left, freshman Hortensia Mitura readies “The Pinwheel,” judged the best whirligig.

Top left, junior Josiah Cuneo checks his entry before starting the race. 8 PEOPLE May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Theroux wins Excellence in Distance Teaching Award James Theroux, the Flavin Pro- venture capital, managing fessor of Entrepreneurship at the growth, and competitive analysis Isenberg School of Management within the context of actual is- and a UMassOnline faculty mem- sues facing the high-tech startup ber, is this year’s United States case company. Thanks to an em- Distance Learning Association bedded, full-time case writer in- (USDLA) Excellence in Distance side the case company who Teaching Award winner in Higher posted new installments weekly, Education. students followed the case “The USDLA awards recog- company’s activities in real-time. nize the best of the best in the Using Web documents, email, distance learning industry,” said video conferences, phone confer- John G. Flores, executive director ences, online chat and threaded of the Boston-based USDLA. discussions, students communi- The Excellence in Distance cated with the case company and Teaching Award is presented to each other. Theroux plans to offer “outstanding individuals who another online course using the creatively use distance education RTC in 2004. technology to inspire learning.” Building on the traditional Theroux received the award for case method, the RTC increased his Real-Time Case (RTC) study, “student engagement and stu- an innovative approach to the dent motivation to study, made case method of business educa- the material more memorable and Stan Sherer photo tion that he developed and used gave students a greater apprecia- Post man in an online entrepreneurship tion of the complexity and inter- Mike Adamski, technical specialist in Athletics, stacks old fence posts for removal at course in the fall of 2001. disciplinary nature of business Garber Field, where a new fence was installed along the Tobin Hall side. “The Real-Time Case lever- decisions,” said Theroux. ages Internet technologies to “super-charge” the case method, transforming the student-professor relationship into a problem- Wiarda named Fulbright Senior Specialist solving partnership,” said Jack Professor Howard J. Wiarda of gram assistance from overseas Next month, Wiarda will travel Wilson, CEO of UMassOnline. the Political Science Department academic institutions. The senior to the Netherlands and Germany “The RTC allowed for unprec- has been named a Fulbright Se- specialists will fill short-term ap- for a lecture tour on the topic edented interactivity between nior Specialist by the Council for pointments of two to six weeks. “Old Europe and New America? students and the case company,” International Exchange of Schol- Under the program, Wiarda American Foreign Policy Under said Theroux. “Prior to the Inter- ars (CIES). has been invited to offer a two- President Bush.” net there would have been no The program is a new CIES ini- week course on “Globalization Two years ago, Wiarda re- practical way to do such a tiative that matches scholars with and U.S. Foreign Policy” this ceived a Senior Scholar Fulbright project.” knowledge in specialized fields month at Miriam College in Research Grant to Vienna and Theroux’s award-winning with requests for teaching or pro- Quezon City in the Philippines. Budapest. Real-Time Case method focused on classic entrepreneurship top- Osterweil honored with SIGSOFT award ics such as the business plan, James Theroux Leon Osterweil, Computer Sci- field of software engineering. dress at the Joint 9th European 5 join Development Office staff ence professor and interim dean Osterweil was presented the Software Engineering Conference of Natural Sciences and Math- award for research on May 7 at and 11th ACM SIGSOFT Interna- The Development Office has ([email protected]). ematics, has received the 2003 the International Conference on tional Symposium on the Founda- hired five new staff members, in- Alisha Clarke is serving as da- Association for Computing Ma- Software Engineering in Oregon. tions of Software Engineering to cluding fund-raisers for two col- tabase administrator for Informa- chinery (ACM) Special Interest He also has been invited to be held Sept. 3-5 in Helsinki, Fin- leges. tion Systems. She previously Group on Software Engineering present a plenary keynote ad- land. Douglas Reid is the new direc- managed information technology (SIGSOFT) Outstanding Research tor of Development for the Col- operations at Verite Inc., an Award. lege of Natural Resources and the Amherst-based non-profit organi- The award recognizes Oster- Environment (NRE). Reid previ- zation. She also worked as a data- weil’s seminal contributions to ously worked at Northfield base administrator and the direc- the development of the subfield Mount Hermon School, where he tor of annual fund/information of software process within the was assistant director of develop- systems at Weber State Univer- ment and a member of the cam- sity in Ogden, Utah. She is lo- Denny presents paign leadership committee. cated in Memorial Hall and can Reid’s office is located at 110 reached at 7-0477 or by e-mail at Oriental Stockbridge Hall and can be ([email protected]). reached at 7-4295 or by e-mail The College of Engineering’s carpet meeting ([email protected]). new leadership gifts officer is Lori Also at NRE, Michele Moore Richards. She recently worked as Professor Walter B. Denny of has been appointed leadership a marketing communications co- Art History attended the Tenth gift officer. She was the director ordinator for Warren Pumps, Inc. International Conference on Ori- of development for Crested Butte She also was employed in market- ental Carpets held April 18-21 in Academy in Colorado, where she ing communications and as a re- Washington, D.C., where he pre- was responsible for its major gifts search intern for Phoenix Invest- sented a paper on his recent re- campaign, grants, and special ment Partners, Ltd. in Hartford search dealing with 15th-century events. She also is based in 110 and MassMutual in Springfield. carpets from Azerbaijan and Stockbridge Hall and can be Richards’ office is in 142 Marston Egypt. reached at 5-5021 or by e-mail Hall. She can be contacted at A member of the conference ([email protected]). 5-6397 or by e-mail (richards@ international governing commit- Peter West has been hired as ecs.umass.edu). tee for more than 20 years, Denny senior applications designer for was elected to chair the commit- information systems operation. Share your news tee for the next four years, lead- Prior to his appointment, he ing up to the 11th conference in The Chronicle encourages fac- worked for MMI in Brewster as Istanbul in 2007. Stan Sherer photo ulty, staff and retirees to share Back to the earth database web programmer/admin- At the conclusion of the con- news of their professional activi- Suzanne Lyon, research assistant in Entomology, depos- istrator and database coordina- ference, Denny received the ties and achievements. its impatiens into compost containers as one phase of a tor/systems administrator for Joseph V. McMullan Medal for Items can be sent to 205 project concludes. She is working with Roy Van Driesche Convention Data Services in carpet scholarship from the Near Munson Hall or e-mailed using predatory mites as alternative pest management. Bourne. West can be reached in Eastern Art Research Center. ([email protected]. Memorial Hall at 7-0128, edu). The Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 9

Obituaries Wendell E. Dodge history project for the American Council on Consumer Interests Wendell E. Dodge, ’58G, ’67G, for 30 years, and served as presi- 74, of Pittsfield, N.H., a former ad- dent of the organization in 1976. junct associate professor in For- In the 1960s, she helped to orga- estry and Wildlife, died April 8 nize the Massachusetts Con- following an extended bout with sumer Council and was on the cancer. consumer panel at the first White He served the University in House conference on food and 1970 and 1981 as an adjunct and nutrition, at which she was named had previously served between to a task force to fight hunger and 1955 and 1969 as a department fel- malnutrition. low in Forestry and Zoology. She held a master’s degree in A veteran of the U.S. Army Air food and nutrition from Pennsyl- Force, he worked as a supervisory vania State University, where she research biologist for the U.S. also studied biochemistry. She Fish and Wildlife Service for 30 spent several additional years do- years. ing graduate work in economic He wrote or co-wrote many sci- theory at Boston College. entific papers and manuals con- cerning wildlife and conservation, and he worked with a number of Ida Blanche DePuy graduate students in Wildlife Ida Blanche DePuy, 81, of Management. Monterey County, Calif., a retired He leaves his wife, Polly professor of Spanish and Portu- Stan Sherer photo Dodge; three children; and other guese, died April 24. Breaking up is hard to do family. She served the University for From left: Seniors Dan Cadorette, Eric Lowrey, Peter Stephens, and Jesse Harris, split a Memorial contributions may be 20 and a half years before retiring large stone May 2 as part of a student project to build a patio and install stone benches in made to the University of Massa- in 1985. She coordinated Lan- front of the Cance area office. Michael Davidsohn, lecturer in Landscape Architecture, is chusetts Wendell E. Dodge Schol- guage and Area Studies, and de- supervising the effort. The residential area is providing the materials, Grounds Services arship Fund, c/o Lori Miner, De- veloped and directed the removed a tree and Construction Services removed a stump, according to Herm Eichstaedt, special projects manager in Housing Services. Eichstaedt praised the collabo- partment of Natural Resources University’s Summer Graduate rative effort and the students involved, noting they are leaving behind a contribution to the Conservation, Holdsworth Natu- Seminar in Madrid, Spain. She campus community as they prepare to graduate. ral Resources Center. previously taught at Wellesley College, from where she had Marjorie Merchant graduated in 1942. After college she was commis- Marjorie Merchant, 76, of sioned by the Naval Reserve, Hadley, a retired professor of USFWS, campus renew partnership where she served in communica- Home Economics, died May 4. tions intelligence for four years, Campus officials and represen- for USFWS professionals and a personnel, research collaboration She served the University for reaching the rank of lieutenant. tatives of the Northeast Region popular weekly seminar series for throughout the Northeast Re- 30 years before retiring in 1988. Office of the U.S. Fish and Wild- UMass students covering a vari- gion, and access by agency per- She created the consumer eco- She joined the International life Service reaffirmed a 13-year ety of topics led by experts from sonnel to a number of privileges nomics curriculum in her depart- Telecommunications Union, a partnership by signing a new the federal agency. USFWS pro- as members of the larger “campus ment and taught personal finan- subsidiary of the United Nations, 10-year cooperative agreement vides internship opportunities for community.” cial planning, as well as the legal as a conference specialist — the during an April 18 ceremony at students in many areas of study, The USFWS Northeast Region rights of American consumers. only female executive in the union the agency’s headquarters in and recruits UMass graduates for Office oversees activities in 13 She also was a Cooperative Exten- at that time. Hadley. professional positions. Other ar- states from Maine to Virginia, an sion consultant. After helping to establish a si- The partnership emphasizes eas of cooperation include con- area that includes 70 national In 1988, the Home Economics multaneous interpretation system the University’s academic impera- tinuing education and advanced wildlife refuges. More than 200 division established a scholarship in the Maison des Congres in tive of teaching and research as degree opportunities for USFWS full-time staff work at the facility. in her name. Geneva, she returned to school, well as the USFWS office’s theme She authored “The Price of receiving a master’s degree from of “Partners, People, and Promot- Poverty in the Marketplace,” the University of Pittsburgh and a ing Successes.” Core areas of em- “Consumer Education in the Eco- doctorate from Stanford Univer- phasis in the renewed partnership nomically Integrated Housing sity. agreement include teaching and Community,” and “A Computer- An authority on Spanish phi- learning, research, recruitment Assisted Instructional Program to losopher José Ortega y Gasset, and career development, resource Help Families Compare the Cost she specialized in teaching 19th- and knowledge sharing, and of Alternate Housing Purchase century novels and the history of thought leadership in natural re- Decisions, Comprehensive Analy- ideas. sources conservation. sis” and many extension publica- After retiring, she served in the Mamie Parker, outgoing tions. American Association of Univer- USFWS regional director, praised As director of a model con- sity Women and was a represen- the long-term collaboration be- sumer education program, she tative for the association’s Coali- tween UMass and the agency, helped low-income housing resi- tion for Reproductive Rights. She challenging both parties to “kick dents of Holyoke, Chicopee and also served on the Monterey it up a notch” in the future to Springfield acquire home manage- County Commission on the Status create even more value from the ment techniques and consumer of Women, and the Sylvia Panetta unique relationship. On behalf of knowledge. Scholarship Board at Monterey the University, Fred Byron, in- She edited and directed an oral Peninsula College. terim vice chancellor for Re- search, urged the two institutions to deepen the ties and set a national example for partnerships WMUA-FM wins 4 AP awards between a research university WMUA-FM, the student-run report on Nobel Prize winner John and a government agency. radio station, has been awarded Nash’s visit to campus last Octo- Through the partnership, both four Associated Press awards for ber. The other award recognized institutions gain through adjunct its news and sports coverage the station’s Sept. 11 anniversary teaching opportunities at UMass during 2002. special. The station received the award The station’s sports depart- For more news... Stan Sherer photo for Best Collegiate Continuing ment earned a first place award The News Office website Herbal preparation Coverage for its reporting on the for Best Collegiate Play-by-Play search for a new chancellor. for its coverage of UMass men’s (www. umass.edu/newsoffice) First-year student Caitlin Nesbit readies pots of basil, features press releases and daily chamomile, lavender, parsley and rosemary for this WMUA also earned honor- basketball. summaries of national and local week’s HerbFest, organized by students in professor able mention awards for Colle- WMUA is marking its 55th an- news coverage about the Univer- Lyle Craker’s “Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants” giate Feature Reporting and Col- niversary this year. The 1,000- sity and related higher education class. The event was held May 6. legiate Enterprise Reporting. The watt station broadcasts at 91.1 issues. feature reporting prize was for a FM. 10 ATHLETICS May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Holtz is portrait of perfection Pitcher bats 4-4 en route to perfect game

Fifteen up, 15 down. aged to win three games all season, fared Sports wrap-up That was the line last Saturday as se- little better against freshman pitcher Jenna nior pitcher Kaila Holtz hurled a perfect Busa, who held GW to just one hit, a game against the George Washington Uni- pinch-hit single in the fourth inning. Busa Baseball (20-16; 12-6 A-10) versity Colonials. finished the game with three strikeouts Along the way to her first career perfect and a walk as her record improved to 3-0. W. vs. St. Bonaventure 1-0 W. vs. St. Bonaventure 4-3 game, Holtz threw just 38 pitches and The two wins gave the Minutewomen W. vs. St. Bonaventure 9-4 struck out three to bring her season record their 13th straight Atlantic 10 regular sea- L vs. Boston College 7-6 to 18-7 with a conference-leading 0.93 son title with an 11-1 record, 33-13 overall. W vs. Boston College 6-2 earned run average. GW finished the season at 3-36, 0-16 in W vs. Vermont 12-7 Holtz was also perfect at the plate, go- conference play. ing 4-4 with five runs batted in, with four For the afternoon, the Minutewomen Men’s lacrosse (12-2; 3-2 ECAC) of those coming on a first-inning, line batted .516 (26-51) and scored 31 runs. L vs. Rutgers 12-9 drive grand slam over the left field fence. UMass hosts the Atlantic 10 tourna- In the second game of the double- ment May 8-10, facing Fordham (37-17, 10- Women’s lacrosse (11--7; 6-1 A-10) header, Holtz had an RBI double and 6 A-10) in the first round. Temple (20-18, Courtesy of Media Relations Senior Kaila Holtz threw just 38 pitches scored a run in one at bat. 10-4 A-10) and St. Joseph’s (24-13, 8-4 A- in her perfect game against George W vs. Richmond 12-11 (OT) In that contest, the Colonials, who man- 10) are the other teams in the tourney. Washington on May 4. L vs. Temple 15-9 Softball (33-13; 11-1 A-10) Men’s lacrosse earns NCAA bid W vs. George Washington 13-0 The men’s lacrosse team (12-2) earned Women’s lax vying W vs. George Washington 18-0 an at-large berth in the NCAA Div. I la- W vs. Central Connecticut 7-2 for ECAC title W vs. Central Connecticut 4-3 crosse championships this week and will W vs. Boston University 3-2 face Hofstra on Sunday at Garber Field at The women’s lacrosse team will face L vs. Boston College 2-0 1 p.m. No. 13 Cornell in the ECAC champion- The bid is UMass’ second in a row and ship on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Schoell- fourth under coach Greg Cannella, who kopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y. took over the reins in 1995. Overall, it is The Minutewomen (11-7, 6-1 Atlan- Upcoming schedule UMass’15th NCAA tournament bid, the tic10) have participated in three ECAC eighth most in NCAA history. championships (1987, 1988 and 1998), Home games in bold The Minutemen are coming off a 12-9 finishing as the runner-up in 1987 and loss to No. 8-ranked Rutgers last weekend. 1988. This is the first time UMass has Friday, May 9 The Hofstra Pride went 11-5 overall and been selected for the tournament since M. track New Englands 10 a.m. were defeated by Towson, 16-11, in the 1998, when the squad finished the sea- Durham, N.H. Softball Atlantic 10 TBA Colonial Athletic Association title game. son in the ECAC semifinals. W. track New Englands 10 a.m. Hofstra is making its fourth appearance in Cornell is entering its fourth ECAC Durham, N.H. the last five years, and its 12th appearance championship, posting a 4-2 record in overall. The two teams met on March 23 at the postseason tournament. The Big Saturday, May 10 Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y., with Red have won the championship twice Softball Atlantic 10 TBA UMass coming out on top, 14-7. The Pride in 1992 and 2000. Coming into this M. track New Englands 9 a.m. Durham, N.H. have won eight of 10 since the contest, weekend’s match-up Cornell holds a 10- W. track New Englands 9 a.m. with their only two losses coming versus 5 overall record and a 4-3 mark in Ivy Durham, N.H. Towson University. League play. Baseball St. Joseph’s noon Sunday’s winner will battle the winner The Minutewomen finished second W. lacrosse Cornell 1 p.m. of the Maryland/Ohio State contest on in the A-10 tournament, losing 15-9 to Ithaca, N.Y. Baseball St. Joseph’s 2:30 p.m. Courtesy of Media Relations May 17 in the Carrier Dome in Syracuse. Temple last Saturday in Philadelphia. W. crew ECACs 3 p.m. Sophomore goalie Bill Schell is a key Tickets to the Hofstra game can be pur- Temple won its third straight A-10 title Camden, N.J. member of the UMass defense. chased by calling 5-0810. and earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. UMass advanced to Sunday, May 11 the finals after defeating Richmond 12- W. crew ECACs 7:30 a.m. 11 in overtime in the semifinals. Camden, N.J. Men’s track places 3rd at A-10 meet Baseball St. Joseph’s noon Seniors Jada Emery and Cyndi Doyle, M. lacrosse Hofstra 1 p.m. Senior sprinter Kwesi Frimpong- Frimpong-Boateng won the 100-meter junior Hope Zelinger and sophomore Boateng swept the 100- and 200-meter dash in an A-10 championship and UMass Maura McGarrity were named to the all- Thursday, May 15 dashes at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Champi- school record time of 10.30. Frimpong- tournament team. Baseball Atlantic 10 TBA onships held May 4 at Richmond, Va., to Boateng then came back to win the 200- Norwich, Conn. earn the meet’s Outstanding Track Per- meter dash in another A-10 meet and W. track ECACs 1 p.m. 4 named to conference Princeton, N.J. former honor and lead the Minutemen to a UMass school record time of 20.90. M. track IC4As 1 p.m. third-place finish in the team standings. Junior John O’Neil, the defending A-10 women’s lacrosse team Princeton, N.J. Rhode Island scored 222 points to claim decathlon champion, tallied 6,065 points in the team title for the third consecutive this year’s competition to finish second. Four Minutewomen were selected to Friday, May 16 year, with La Salle finishing second (148) His mark was a personal-best and ranked the Atlantic 10 women’s lacrosse all- Baseball Atlantic 10 TBA and UMass third with its 120 points. as the fourth-best decathlon score in conference team last week. Norwich, Conn. Under the direction of 36-year mentor UMass history. O’Neil also finished fourth Senior Kelli Kurtz was named the A- W. track ECACs 11 a.m. 10 Defensive Player of the Year, while Princeton, N.J. Ken O’Brien, the Minutemen have finished in the 400-meter hurdles. M. track IC4As 11 a.m. among the top three at the outdoor confer- All Atlantic 10 individual champions seniors Cyndi Doyle and Jada Emery Princeton, N.J. ence meet in 20 of the last 21 seasons, in- automatically qualify for NCAA Regional and sophomore Kristin St. Hilaire cluding each of the last 14 years. competition, scheduled for May 30-31. earned spots on the 16-player all-conference team. Kurtz received the Defensive Player Women’s track places fifth at A-10s of the Year honors after anchoring the The women’s outdoor track and field corded solid finishes for UMass, placing UMass defense, which ranks 10th na- team placed fifth at the Atlantic 10 Out- third in the 100-meter dash in 12.02 and tionally in scoring defense after allow- door Track and Field Championship on fifth in the 200-meter dash. Huff’s time in ing just 7.63 goals per game. Kurtz has May 4. Rhode Island won the conference the 100-meter dash ranks second in the recorded 24 ground balls, 19 caused meet, earning the A-10 title for the second UMass record books, trailing only Keri turnovers and 23 draw controls so far straight year. Fleischmann’s 12.00 finish in 1988. this season. UMass was led by senior Jen Freemas’ The Minutewomen recorded a solid “Kelli has been our mark-up player gold medal performance in the 400-meter showing in the heptathlon, claiming three on defense,” coach Carrie Bolduc said. intermediate hurdles. Freemas, who also top five finishes. Senior Crystal Therrien “She has helped lead the defensive unit won the event at the 2001 A-10 champion- finished third while junior Nastaran Shams to a No. 10 national ranking in scoring ship, automatically qualified for the NCAA placed fourth and freshman Ashley Creel defense.” Chris Morgan connects against UVM. Regional meet with the first-place victory. recorded a fifth place finish. Sophomore Christina Huff also re- The Campus Chronicle May 9, 2003 WEEKLY BULLETIN 11

TIAA-CREF offers Blood drive financial counseling The Hampshire County Chapter of the TIAA-CREF is offering individual coun- American Red Cross will conduct a blood Academic Computing offering seling sessions on May 14-15 and June drive on Wednesday, May 14 from 10:30 11-12 from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. in the a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in 174 Lincoln Campus workshops for faculty in June Treasurer’s Office, 100 Venture Way, 2nd Center. Academic Computing is offering a videos digitally. Floor. number of workshops for faculty during Capturing Short Video Clips (offered Reserve an appointment through the Memorial service for June. The primary topics are: creating three times), Tuesday, June 10; Wednes- TIAA-CREF Web Center by typing in Helen R. Vaznaian quick course sites in WebCT, building day, June 11; & Friday, June 12, 9 a.m.- www.tiaa-cref.org/moc or call Kathleen A memorial service for the late Helen course sites from scratch in Dream- noon Maida at (800) 842-2004. Space is limited. Rose Vaznaian, a retired professor of Home weaver, and an introduction to digital Video Editing Work Sessions, June 10- Economics and former head of the depart- video editing. All workshops include 12, 1:30-4 p.m. Kaffeepause and undergraduate ment, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, May ample time for hands-on work with indi- awards presentation 18, in Memorial Hall. vidual course materials. Faculty also are Hands-on course The Department of Germanic Lan- welcome to make an individual appoint- website workshops guages and Literatures is hosting a Classes end, finals begin ment to discuss these or other techno- Academic Computing supports two Kaffeepause on Wednesday, May 14 from The last day of classes is Wednesday, logical topics related to their teaching or tools for faculty to post course informa- 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. in the fifth floor lobby of May 14, with the reading period scheduled research. tion on the Web: WebCT and Dream- Herter Hall. Undergraduate awards will be for May 15-16. Final examinations begin on For more information or to register weaver. WebCT provides the quickest presented at 12:05. Saturday, May 17 and end on Friday, May for workshops and consulting, contact method, with a Web-based interface that All are welcome to join in German con- 23. Academic Computing at 7-0072. Registra- provides a customizable site structure. versation and enjoy coffee and snacks. tion begins May 12. Faculty also can reg- WebCT sites are limited to the students Turf Research Field Day ister for WebCT workshops online in the course and offer a robust set of Researcher to speak on The UMass Extension Turf Program will (www. umass.edu/webct/instructor/ tools that can be used to manage student current cancer studies host its annual Turf Research Field Day on training_help/workshops.html). For the information, facilitate online communica- Dr. Janet Rowley of the University of Wednesday, June 18 at the Turf Research WebCT and Dreamweaver workshops, tion, manage online surveys or quizzes, Chicago Medical Center will speak on Facility on River Road in South Deerfield. provide the number of the course (e.g. and provide file sharing or student Web “Cancer Research in the 21st Century” on Industry professionals can meet with ANTHRO 103h) for which you will be posting. Dreamweaver is best if you pre- Wednesday, May 14 at 4 p.m. in the Arthur the UMass turf team, learn about current creating a site. fer to build a site yourself from scratch & Martha Pappas Amphitheatre at the research and network with colleagues. For more details, including course de- and post it on an server where the course Medical School in Worcester. There also will be a trade show and equip- scriptions, refer to the Academic Com- information will be publicly available. A ment demonstrations. At the close of the puting website (www.umass.edu/acco/ single course can use both a WebCT site Top student-athletes morning’s program, a cookout lunch (in- workshops/) and a public Dreamweaver-built site. to be honored at luncheon cluded in the price of registration) will be Sites from Scratch in Dreamweaver, Six student-athletes, representing the provided. Preview workshops June 17-19, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. spring season teams, will be honored for Presentations by faculty and graduate These presentations give an overview Dreamweaver Work Sessions, From their athletic and scholastic accomplish- students about the latest turf research will of the software and services available June 24 throughout the summer by ap- ments at the final Weekly Sports Luncheon include turf pesticide residues and golfer through Academic Computing in a spe- pointment. of the semester on Wednesday, May 14 at exposure, 2002-03 snow mold trials, NTEP cific area — giving faculty a chance to Quick Site in WebCT (offered three noon in 1009 Lincoln Campus Center. tall fescue variety trial results, hyperodes see what is available or possible before times), Tuesday, June 24; Wednesday, The buffet lunch is $6.50. Call 5-4289 for weevils, refining white grub management, committing significant time to the tech- June 25; & Thursday, June 26, 9-10:30 reservations. tracking issues with glyphosate: potential nology. a.m. for contamination to off-target areas. Course Web Sites Preview – Why and Homebuying Fair Pesticide re-certification contact hours How, Tuesday, June 3, 9-10:30 a.m. Faculty who have completed the Commuter Services and the AFL-CIO have been requested for all six New En- WebCT Preview – from the Student’s Quick Site workshop or who have experi- are sponsoring a Homebuying Fair on gland states. Perspective, Tuesday, June 3, 11 a.m.- ence with WebCT also can register for Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Pre-register by June 13 or at the event. noon the following special topics workshops: Cape Cod Lounge, Student Union. Information is available online (www. Universal Design – Making Sites Ac- Student Management in WebCT, Union members, including Massachu- umassturf.org) or by contacting Mary cessible, Wednesday, June 4, 9:30-11:30 Tuesday, June 24, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. setts Teachers Association, are eligible to Owen at (508) 892-0382 or by e-mail a.m. Posting Content in WebCT, Wednes- participate. Real estate agents and counse- ([email protected]). Digital Video Preview – What’s Pos- day, June 25, 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. lors will explain home buying programs sible, Thursday, June 5, 9-10:30 a.m. Using Links and Library Resources in available to union members through the Subjects needed for WebCT, Thursday, June 26, 10:45 a.m.- AFL-CIO’s “HitHome” program, advise Psychology study Hands-on digital video workshops 12:15 p.m. members on their individual situations, Earn $15 by participating in a simple For faculty who have videos that they Online Quizzes and Surveys in and even run credit checks at the event. project on people’s beliefs about social is- want their students to access, it is now WebCT, Tuesday, June 24, 1:30-4 p.m. Refreshments will be served. sues. The time commitment is one hour. possible to deliver this content to stu- Building Content Modules in WebCT, For information, call Commuter Services Individuals interested in taking part dents on the Web or on CDs. These Wednesday, June 25, 1:30-4 p.m. at 5-0865 or go to the HitHome website should call 7-6508 and leave a message workshops will give a basic introduction Communication and Collaboration (www.hithome.org). with a contact phone number. on how to convert, edit and deliver in WebCT, Thursday, June 26, 1:30-4 p.m.

ship Benefits,” Michael Ash; Monday, Satisfaction, Sexual Satisfaction and 2000.” Catherine Portuges, chr. Seminars May 12, 4 p.m., 9th floor conference room, Sexual Frequency in Female Couples.” Thompson Hall. Janine Roberts, chr. Maria Gabriele Menges, Ph.D., Polymer & Science and Engineering. Friday, May 16, Colloquia Chemical Engineering seminar, “Ther- Lana Wylie, Ph.D., Political Science. 10 a.m., A110-A111 Conte. Dissertation: mal and Intertial Effects on the Dynamics Tuesday, May 13, 3:30 p.m., 314 “Synthesis and Solid-State NMR Charac- of Complex Fluids,” Radhakrishna Thompson. Dissertation: “Comparing Ca- terization of Long-Chain Aliphatic Polyes- Resource Economics seminar, “The Im- Sureshkumar, Washington University; nadian and American Policies to Cuba.” ters with Regularly Spaced ‘Defects’.” pact of Environmental Product Standards Thursday, May 15, 11:15 a.m., 51 Howard J. Wiarda, chr. Klaus Schmidt-Rohr and Jacques on Trade: Evidence from the German Goessmann. Refreshments at 11 a.m. Penelle, co-chrs. Packaging Ordinance,” Bruce A. Larson, Caroline Jones, Ph.D., Linguistics. UConn; Friday, May 9, 3:30 p.m., 217 Astronomy colloquium, “The Complete Wednesday, May 14, 11:30 a.m., 212 Dickinson. Dissertation: “The Develop- New course proposal Stockbridge Hall. Survey of Star Forming Regions,” Alyssa ment of Phonological Categories in The following new course proposal Goodman, Harvard University; Thursday, Linguistics seminar, “Prosodic Disam- Children’s Perception of Final Voicing in has been submitted to the Faculty Senate May 15, 4:15 p.m., 1033 Lederle Gradu- office for review and approval, and is biguation in Silent Reading,” Janet Fodor, Dialects of English.” Elisabeth Selkirk and ate Research Tower. listed here for faculty review and com- CUNY; Friday, May 9, 3:30 p.m., W-24 John Kingston, co-chrs. ment. Machmer. Renaissance Center MFA Fest, Friday, Antonio J. Bustillo, Ph.D., Education. May 16, 6 p.m., Reading Room. Thursday, May 15, 9 a.m., 373 Hills South. POLSCI 333, “Nationalism, Ethnicity and Polymer Science and Engineering semi- Dissertation: “Parental Expectancy and Identity in Politics” nar, “Current Research Trends in Poly- Correlates of Hypnotic and Nonhypnotic A comparative exploration of national- mers for Total Joint Replacements,” Lisa Doctoral exams Suggestibility in a Sample of Puerto ism, ethnic conflict, and identity-based Pruitt, department of mechanical engi- Graduate faculty are invited to attend Rican Children.” William J. Matthews, chr. politics in various parts of the world. Stu- neering and bioengineering, UCal, Berke- the final oral examination for the doctoral dents learn about different theoretical ap- ley; Friday, May 9, 3:35 p.m., A110-111 candidates scheduled as follows. Corinne Oster, Ph.D., Comparative Lit- proaches through historical and contem- Conte. erature. Thursday, May 15, 11 a.m., 301 porary case-studies of the relationship Kathryn M. Salisbury, Ph.D., Education. South College. Dissertation: “The Quiet between identity and politics. A discus- Economic Theory workshop, “Health In- Monday, May 12, 10 a.m., 151 Hills South. Revolution: Integration, Difference, and sion of relevant films and literary texts surance Coverage via Domestic Partner- Dissertation: “Predictors of Relationship the New French Women Directors: 1990- supplements the course readings. 12 ARTS & EVENTS May 9, 2003 The Campus Chronicle Play-in-a-Day festival planned to benefit renovation of Rand The Theater Department is staging a “As exciting as it may be to take such Play-in-a-Day festival May 17 to raise an artistic risk, the participants…aren’t money for the renovation of the Rand The- just doing it for the adrenaline rush,” said ater. The project brings together some of Anna-Maria Goossens, publicity director the region’s leading theater artists to write, for the department. Goossens notes that direct and put on five plays in 24 hours. the orange shag carpeting isn’t the only The performances, billed as “fun, fresh element of the Rand Theater that needs theater,” are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. overhauling. in the Rand Theater. “[It] is equally hopelessly outdated in The action behind the scenes begins terms of backstage technology,” she said. the night before, when five playwrights, “The theater badly needs renovation so including Kate Nugent, ’89, and Joe Salva- that audience members can enjoy more ac- tore, both of “fag/hag” fame, and Tanyss cessible, comfortable and pleasant sur- Martula, who led a recent 24-hour theater roundings. Even more importantly, our stu- project in Northampton, are given a com- dents need the state-of-the-art equipment mon topic and asked to write a 10-minute they’ll be expected to know when they play overnight. leave UMass for jobs in the field.” Eduardo Leandro leads the Percussion Ensemble in concert on May 12. Five teams of actors and directors, in- Tickets start at $25 and go up as benefit cluding professor emeritus Richard participants are able and willing to pay. Trousdell and associate professor Gilbert They are available at the door or by calling Percussionists plan varied program McCauley, will be given the scripts at 5-6808. Included in admission is a post- Eduardo Leandro, of the Department of voice; and agogo bells. 8 a.m., 12 hours before the performances. show reception with the artists. Music and Dance, will direct the UMass Also being performed will be Iannis Percussion Ensemble in a concert show- Xenakis’ “Pleiades,” which is described by Play adapts ‘Macbeth’ for puppetry casing three diverse works on Monday, Leandro as a “Tour de force, virtuosic, me- May 12 at 8 p.m. in Bowker Auditorium. lodic piece that uses only drums. Each of As a tale of intrigue, betrayals and semester-long class led by Miguel Featured will be John Cage’s “Third the six performers plays a set of seven cloak-and-dagger moments, “Macbeth” Romero, associate professor of Theater, Construction,” which uses a number of drums including the bass, timpani, tom- would seem to lend itself well to shadow who has a long-standing interest in pup- found objects –– large and small tin cans, tom, conga and bongo. Complex rhythms puppetry with its shadow and light play petry. To help tell the story and heighten a conch shell, pieces of metal and wood, are performed with the aid of a computer. and sometimes sinister-looking effects. the mood, pre-recorded passages read and pod rattles –– as part of the score. This piece is an exercise in going in and In two performances this weekend, stu- from the text have been processed through “The use of these instruments and intri- out of synchronicity. Careful tuning of the dents and faculty from the Theater Depart- a computer by Eduardo Leandro of Music cate counterpoint creates excitement and drums to specific pitches focuses the ment, in collaboration with the Department faculty. high energy,” says Leandro. sound of the drums.” of Music and Dance, will present “Drums “Drums and Shadows” will be per- Faculty member and pianist Nikki Stoia Tickets are $10 general public, $5 for and Shadows,” a shadow puppet version formed on Friday, May 9 and Saturday, will join seven percussionists from the en- students, senior citizens and children un- of Shakespeare’s play. “Macbeth” served May 10 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rand Theater. semble in Marlos Nobre’s avant garde der 18, $3 for UMass students. Tickets can as the point of departure for a one-hour The performances are free and no reserva- “Variacoes Ritmicas,” which translates as be purchased at the Fine Arts Center Box performance piece that creates visual im- tions are required. “Rhythmic Variations.” The Brazilian in- Office (5-2511). ages using large-scale shadow puppets Audience members are invited to stay struments used in this piece include the and employs pre-recorded text and a after the shows for talk-backs with the pro- pandeiro, a thin tambourine; the cuica, a soundscape composed for unconventional duction staff. drum whose sound imitates the human Graduate students percussion instruments. to conduct concert The performance is the culmination a Graduate students Martin Kluh and Five College Music & Stan Renard of the Department of Music and Dance will conduct a performance on Dance Extravaganza Sunday, May 11 at 1 p.m. in Bezanson Re- to benefit famine relief cital Hall showcasing two world premieres. “We are very excited about working Student groups will perform at the Five with some of the finest musicians from the College Music & Dance Extravaganza on Pioneer Valley and beyond. The program is Saturday, May 10 at 8 p.m. in Buckley Re- one of extraordinary stylistic contrast, and cital Hall, Amherst College. includes masterpieces from the Renais- The show will feature Hampshire Belly sance to the present,” says Kluh. Dance, Amherst Dance, DASAC, UMass The first half of the program, in which Stage Crew Dance Team and Smith College Renard will be on the podium, will feature Noteables. the world premieres, both of which were Proceeds will benefit the Famine Relief written by composer Paul Doroschevich. Fund and will aid humanitarian relief assis- The first work, as yet untitled, will be per- tance to some of the 11 million East Afri- formed by the Trumpet Ensemble, for cans currently facing famine. which it was written. The second premiere, Tickets are $4 orchestra and $3 balcony “Mahagony Eyelid,” was written for and and can also be reserved online (www. will be played by the string orchestra, peaceforkids.org/dance.html) or phone at The Women’s Choir, directed by Danica Buckley. Opus One. Also in the first half will be 253-0732. Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Preludio” from The event is sponsored by Youth Ac- “Bachianas Brasileiras, No. 4” for strings. tion International. Chorale and Women’s Choir to sing at church Kluh will take to the podium for the sec- The University Chorale and Women’s A Seal”; Charles Wood’s “Full Fathom ond half of the program. Works will include Students stage operetta Choir will present an afternoon of music, Five”; Emma Lou Diemer’s “Three Madri- Stravinsky’s “Monumentum Pro Gesualdo “On the Lighter Side…,” on Sunday, May gals’; Elizabeth Alexander’s “If You Can di Venosa ad CD Annum” and “Ebony As a culmination of a semester of inten- Concerto,” featuring clarinetist and faculty sive work, students and graduate students 11 at 4 p.m. at the First Congregational Walk, You Can Dance;” “Twilight Shad- Church, 165 Main St. in Amherst. ows” and “Pala pulpero”; and Gweneth member Adam Kolker. “Ebony Concerto” from the Department of Music and Dance was written for Woody Herman and pre- will present the lighthearted operetta “Die The ensembles will sing under the di- Walker’s arrangement of “Sweet Molly and rection of E. Wayne Abercrombie, Danica Friends,” a fanciful and humorous arrange- miered by his band at Carnegie Hall in Fledermaus,” by Richard Strauss, on Sun- 1946. “Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune” day, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Bezanson Re- Buckley, Sheila Heffernon and Irina Yakub ment of two familiar songs for choir and and will be accompanied by Stephanie A. tuba. Tubist John Manning will perform also will be performed. cital Hall. Both Kluh and Renard study conduct- “This is one of the most beloved works Parker and Justyna Chesy-Parda. with the Chorale. Featured in the Chorale program will be The Women’s Choir will perform Marga- ing with Lanfranco Marcelletti, Jr., who di- in the whole repertoire of staged musicals. rects the University Orchestra. Renard It is simply delightful, full of melodies and the world premiere of award-winning Rus- ret Dryburgh’s “Captive’s Hymn” and her sian composer Roman Yakub’s “Winken, arrangement of Antonin Dvorak’s “Largo.” also studies violin with Marylou Speaker infectious waltzes,” says professor Paulina Churchill. Paul N. Doroshevich, a first-year Stark, artistic coordinator for the production. Blinken and Nod.” Yakub, who studied at Dryburgh, a missionary imprisoned by the the Department of Music and Dance, now Japanese in Sumatra during World War II, graduate student, studies composition Tickets are $3 for UMass students, $5 with professor Salvatore Macchia. for other students, senior citizens and chil- lives in Amherst. Other works will include arranged well-known orchestral and piano Dumisani Maraire’s arrangement of repertoire for “vocal orchestra” during her The event is free and open to the pub- dren under 18, and $10 general public. Call lic. 5-2511 to order. “Vamudara”; Rene Clausen’s “Set Me As captivity.