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Vol. 14 No. 11 November 10, 2009 Regina Spektor Headlines SAB Fall Concert egina Spektor With the strength of her frequent Tickets are $5 with a Truman student Rwill perform performances and another self-released ID and $15 for general admission and are at 8 p.m. Nov. 14 album, 2002’s “Songs,” Spektor developed available in the SAB Office in the lower level in Pershing Arena a following that included Alan Bezozi, the of the Student Union Building or online at for the Student drummer for They Might Be Giants. He http://sab.truman.edu/store. Activities Board introduced Spektor to the Strokes’ producer, (SAB) fall concert. Gordon Raphael, and both worked with A veteran of Spektor on her third album, “Soviet Kitsch.” Regina Spektor New York’s anti-folk Initially self-released like her other work, scene, songwriter “Soviet Kitsch” eventually found a wider Fall Speaker Spektor creates quirky, highly eclectic and release with Sire Records. always personal music. Tours with the Strokes, Kings of Leon, Christian Lander Born and raised in Moscow until age Mates of State and the Moldy Peaches’ 7 p.m. • Nov. 18 • Baldwin Hall Auditorium nine, she listened to her father’s bootleg Kimya Dawson further raised Spektor’s Lander is a blogger and best-selling-author tapes of Western pop and rock and also profile. most known for his book, “Stuff White learned to play piano. In 2006 Spektor released her first album People Like.” The book is a humorous She and her family moved from Russia to of original material for Sire, “Begin to anthropological study of upper-middle-class white culture and a handbook to succeeding the Bronx, N.Y., where she was immersed in Hope,” which went gold in the U.S. in modern, urban, white society. American culture. After taking several years to tour and An advanced ticket can be picked up in the Spektor further developed her classical compose new material, she returned in 2009 SAB Office on the first floor of the Student piano training by attending the SUNY with the album “Far.” Union Building. Tickets are free with a student Purchase Music Conservatory. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for the Nov. ID or $2 for general admission. Tickets will be She self-released her debut album 14 performance. Jupiter One will be the sold at the door if the event is not sold out. “11:11” in 2001. opening act. Staff Council Concludes Clothing Drive, More Events Planned he University and Community Church School. place from 12-4 p.m. Dec. 2 when the TRelations Committee of Truman’s Staff The council would like to say a big thank University and Community Relations Council hosted its annual “Head to Toe” you to the “I Think I Can Foundation” for Committee sponsors a blood drive in the clothing drive at the end of October to working with key contacts in the schools Student Union Georgian Room. Go to collect warm outerwear for local children. to make sure the clothing is properly http://www.givelife.org to sign up for an The Truman community filled decorated distributed. appointment. boxes around campus with 16 coats, 69 Also, the committee would like to In anticipation of the holidays, the hats, seven sweaters/sweatshirts, 71 pairs of recognize Connie Jacobs (Pickler Memorial University and Community Relations mittens/gloves, 27 scarves and three pairs Library) and her husband; Dee Dee Moore committee of Staff Council will also bring of boots in sizes ranging from infant to (Provost’s office); and Brennen Bushnell back the well-received Holiday Door teenager. (Pickler Memorial Library); as well as Decorating Contest. Items will be donated to the neighboring Howard Worcester (Truman Recycling) for Contact Linda Davenport, lindadav@ schools and to the Kirksville Day Care locating and transporting the large boxes. truman.edu, by Nov. 20 to enter your Center to be distributed to children in need. As always, the biggest thanks goes to the office or department door in the contest. The colorful boxes were decorated using Truman community for having the true The doors must be completed and ready artwork done by local school children from spirit of compassion. to be judged by Dec. 4. Winners will be Countryside Christian Church and Life Another opportunity to give will take announced Dec. 11. EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS Proceeds from Roktoberfest Benefit GLOB E ME D PROJ E CTS AROUND TH E WORLD Investing In Students Fund he Investing in Students fund lobeMed is working in Students and the National with Pickler Memorial T G fund at Truman Fibromyalgia Library throughout the month has received a Association. of November to educate the $3,500 donation The University Truman community on what courtesy of created the the organization does abroad. Roktoberfest, Investing in A photo exhibit featuring a fundraising Students fund GlobeMed projects is currently event organized earlier this year on display in the Library Gallery by Sigma Tau in response to the Room. “Through My Eyes: Gamma fraternity, growing financial Global Health Oppression in association burden placed on in the Hispaniola Island,” with Blue Key, students and their features powerful and beautiful Members of Sigma Tau Gamma present President Darrell W. Krueger with Cardinal Key families. photos blown up to poster size, a check for $3,500 for the Investing in Students fund. Pictured, from left: and Tau Lambda The fund was along with cases containing Ryan Cochran, Sigma Tau Gamma president; Kyle Betts; Andrew Bedwell; Sigma. established with a information about the areas in and University President Darrell W. Krueger. Approximately $30,000 gift from which GlobeMed works. 350 people President Darrell Materials illustrate the attended the second annual event, which took W. Krueger and his wife Nancy. mothers in Haiti directly place Oct. 23 at the Journal Printing Building in University constituents, including faculty, affected by the Truman downtown Kirksville, courtesy of the Wooden staff, alumni, friends and corporations, have GlobeMed chapter’s partnership Nickel. Event organizers announced the also provided support for the initiative. Gift with Maison de Naissance, philanthropic effort raised $7,000, and proceeds commitments to the fund now total more than as well as the sugarcane were divided equally between Truman’s Investing $200,000. communities affected by the group’s health education projects in the Dominican Republic. Truman Represented at American Chemical In 2008, Truman GlobeMed students traveled to the Dominican Republic on two Society Midwest Regional Meeting separate occasions to teach AE and chemistry graduate student, Jessica “Crystal and 3-Dimensional Molecular Structures maternal health education MMichael, senior chemistry majors Rick of Creatinine-Based Ureas for Use as Potential among sugarcane field workers. Knopick and Minh Ho, junior chemistry major Pharmaceuticals.” Laura Tvedte and sophomore chemistry major They were mentored, respectively, by professors “From Hometown to Haiti: A Emery Brown presented results of their research David Wohlers, David McCurdy/Brian Lamp, Step Towards Sustainability” at the recent Midwest Regional Meeting of the and Russell Baughman/Kenneth Smith. Faculty in Sponsored by GlobeMed American Chemical Society in Iowa City, Iowa. attendance included Dana Delaware, Baughman, Featuring: Evan Lyon, graduate of Michael’s oral presentation was entitled Smith, McCurdy and Wohlers. Harvard Medical School and clinician “Teaching Chemistry to a Blind Student at Michael was supported by an NSF-RDE at Partners in Health Truman State University in a Liberal Arts grant. Brown, Ho and Knopick were sponsored 6 p.m. • Nov. 14 Chemistry Laboratory Course Using Vernier by Merck Pharmaceuticals and The American Student Union Building 3200 Software and Probes.” Association for the Advancement of Science. Ho’s oral presentation, with co-authors Tvedte was sponsored by the NSF-STEP All proceeds go to Maison de Brown and Knopick, was entitled “Atomic program. Naissance, a birthing home in Haiti. Absorption Determination of Mercury in Local Truman Chemistry alumni presenters or co- Tickets are $20 per person. Contact [email protected] if you would Freshwater Fish Using a Home-Built Cold Vapor authors were Ted Bryan (1990), Kurt Hoeman like to attend. Generator.” Tvedte’s poster, co-authored with (2003), Scott Klasner (2004), Jeff Lange (2004), alumna ThoaiPhuong Nguyen, was entitled Andy Maerz (2007) and Jena Whetstine (2004). American Race Public Relations Internship Opportunity Artwork reflecting upon race in the year of Lincoln’s bicentennial The Truman Public Relations Office is now accepting résumés for the full-time spring 2010 On display: Now-Nov. 20 internship position. To apply, send a résumé, two writing samples and contact information for two Truman Art Gallery on-campus references to the Public Relations Office, McClain Hall 101, by 4 p.m. Nov. 17. For specific questions about the internship, contact Heidi Templeton at [email protected]. Ophelia Parrish NOTABLES Communication Students Taner Edis, associate professor of physics, had a chapter, “An Ambivalent Nonbelief,” published in R. Blackford & U. Schüklenk, eds., 50 Voices of Disbelief (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009). Bring Great Speeches to Life eminiscent of the popular Students will share brief Rmovie “Night at the insights about the speakers/ Students Place Sixth in Museum,” great speeches from characters and the rhetorical history and the movies will situation, in addition to Fishing Competition come to life at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 performing excerpts from the at the Ruth W. Towne Museum speeches. ne pound was the only After two days of and Visitors Center. Students from COMM 270 Othing standing between competition the duo’s combined Approximately 35 will portray speakers from the two Truman students and the total of six fish came up one communication students Top 100 Great Speeches of the chance to compete for $50,000 pound short of fifth place, from COMM 270 and 170 20th Century, such as Franklin worth of prizes.