In the
Art Galleries
Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
For more information, call 973-655-5113.
University Gallery:
Through Feb. 25: MSU/Korean faculty exchange.
March-April: "Stuff I Like," a sculpture show curated
by Walter Swales of Art and Design.
May: B.F.A. Exhibit.
Gallery One:
Through Feb. 14: Diverse Expressions: Three Sculptors from the City.
Featuring works by Paula Lalala, Matt Freedman and Paul Shore.
April
3-May 2: Global Images: International Travel Photography by MSU faculty
and staff.
Theater
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For more information about the following performances, call the Box Office
at 973-655-5112.
Feb. 20-23, 27-March 1: "The Laramie Project" by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. 8 p.m. Feb. 20-22, 27-March 1; 2 p.m. Feb. 23; 1 p.m. Feb. 28. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students.
March 5-6: B.F.A. Workshop. 7 p.m., L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Free admission.
March 16: Greg Popovich's Comedy Pet Theatre. Be amazed as cats and dogs perform circus tricks in this Vegas-style indoor circus featuring 16 trained housecats and eight dogs (all rescued from animal shelters). For all ages. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15.
April 3-6, 10-12: William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." 8 p.m. April 3-5, 10-12; 2 p.m. April 6; 1 p.m. April 11. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students.
May 3: Yass Hakoshima Movement Theatre. Premieres Yoakemai's "Before Dawn." A stimulating program blending physical expression, sculpture and music. Tickets: $25 and $20. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
Music
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For more information about the following events, call the Music Department
at 973-655-4296 or browse the department's Web site at www.montclair.edu/pages/music/music.html.
Lunchtime Recitals. 1 p.m. (unless noted otherwise), McEachern
Recital Hall.
Feb. 10: Russian pianist Irina Koulikova in a recital of Rachmaninoff
piano music. She will be joined by David Witten and Mark Pakman for performances
of Rachmaninoff's music for four hands and the rarely heard piano pieces
for six hands.
Feb. 12: Harry Partch Ensemble
Feb. 16: Junior Recital: Jennifer Weiss, flute. 3 p.m.
Feb. 19: Student Recital: Strings
Feb. 23: Senior Recital: Jason Whitaker, tuba. 3 p.m.
Feb. 26: Student Recital: Composers
March 5: Prokofiev Semicentennial Concert
March 26: Student Recital: Percussion
April 2: Student Recital: Voice
April 9: Student Recital: Piano
April 16: Student Recital: Woodwinds
April 23: Student Recital: Brass.
April 27: Opera Workshop. 3 p.m.
Evening Recitals. 8 p.m., McEachern Recital Hall, unless otherwise
noted.
Feb. 15: Graduate Composition Recital: Elizabeth Walsh
Feb. 16: Senior Recital: Brianne Hanlon, trumpet
Feb. 22: Senior Recital: Joa Goncalves, saxophone
Feb. 26: Graduate Recital: Suzette Jacobs, oboe
March 6: Shanghai String Quartet. A fund-raiser for string scholarships.
April 2: MSU Choir and MSU Symphony Orchestra. Memorial Auditorium
April 9: MSU Symphonic Band and Wind Symphony. Memorial Auditorium
April 11: MSU Jazz Band and Vocal Ensemble. Memorial Auditorium
Dance [back
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For information about dance events, call the Box Office at 973-655-5112
unless noted otherwise.
March 7: Spirit of Ireland. Champion dancers and world-class musicians playing traditional Celtic instruments. 7:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $25 and $20.
March 9: Night in Ukraine. More than 40 Ukrainian and Slavonic performers featuring the Szykryli Dance Ensemble and gypsy violinists, pianists, opera singers, folk singers, balailaikas and bayans. 3:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $25 and $20.
March 20-23: Dance Collage. 8 p.m. March 20-22; 2 p.m. March 23. Life Hall Dance Studio. Tickets: $8 faculty and staff; $5 students and senior citizens.
March 30: The American Repertory Ballet's "Dancing Through the Ceiling." New commissioned ballets by women choreographers including Amy Seiwert's "Monopoly," a brash look at the changing dynamics of traditional male/female relationships in dance and society as a whole. 3:30 p.m., Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $30, $25 and $20.
April 25-27: DanceWorks 2003. 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. April 25-26; 2 p.m. April 27. Memorial Auditorium. Tickets: $15 standard; $12 faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens; $8 students.
Lectures/Workshops [back
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Science and Mathematics Seminar Series. 4 p.m., Science Hall, Sokol
Seminar Room.
Feb. 13: Seminar in Chemistry and Biochemistry: "VLA-4 Antagonists:
Potential Inhibitators of Inflammatory Diseases" by William Hagmann,
distinguished senior investigator, Merck Research Laboratories, Rahway.
Feb. 27: Seminar in Earth and Environmental Studies. "Hot
Springs, Heat Flow and Carbon Fluxes from the Central Himalaya" by
Louis Derry, associate professor, Cornell University.
March 20: Seminar in Interdisciplinary Science. "Energy from
Cold Fusion" by Ludwik Kowalski of Mathematical Sciences.
April 17: Seminar in Biology and Molecular Biology. "The Naked
and the Dead (DNA)" by Rob DeSalle of the American Museum of Natural
History.
April 24: Seminar in Biology and Molecular Biology. "Extragenic
Suppressors of Growth Defects in msbB-Salmonella" by Sean Murray,
Department of Biology, Yale University.
African-American Heritage Month Events. This year's theme is "We
Are Africans Wherever We Are: Global Dimensions of African Culture."
For more information about the following events, Call Sandra Lewis at
973-655-7378.
Feb. 11: "African Influence in the Caribbean" by Lenworth
Gunther. 7:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
Feb. 13, 19 and 27: "African Connections," a lecture
and discussion series. Noon, Sprague Library, Special Collections Room
on Feb. 13 and 19; Dickson Hall, Room 178 on Feb. 27.
Feb. 14: OSAU Love Connection. 7 p.m., Blanton Hall Atrium.
Feb. 18: Lecture by Sen. Nia Gill. 7:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
Feb. 20: OSAU Appreciation Ceremony. 7 p.m., Student Center, Room
417.
Feb. 22: Trip to the Schomberg and lunch at Sylvia's in Harlem.
11 a.m. For more information, call 973-655-4198.
Feb. 25: "Underground Railroad in New Jersey." Noon-2
p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
Feb. 25: Dance Explosion. Jookin: Evolution of Social Dance Forms.
7:30 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
Feb. 26: Kapallo Talent Night. 7 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms.
Feb. 28: Def Jam Poetry on Broadway. 6 p.m. For more information,
call 973-655-4198.
Women's History Month Events. This year's theme is "Outrageous
Women." For more information about the following events, call the
Women's Center at 973-655-5113.
March 3: Flag raising. Noon, Student Center Quad. "Song of
the Simple Truth: El Canto de Julia de Burgos," a performance on
the life and poetry of Julia de Burgos. 2-3 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
"Who's the Next Gloria? Feminist Leadership Today" with Amy
Richards and Jennifer Baumgardner, authors of Manifesta: Young Women
and the Future. 3-5 p.m., Student Center, Rooms 411-412. "The
Challenges of Women in Corporate America," a dinner reception. 6-8
p.m., Student Center, Ballrooms B and C.
March 4: "International Women's Day: Women's Arts Celebration,"
a celebration of women's contributions to the arts through crafts, music,
poetry, comedy and fine arts. 7-10 p.m., Student Center, Ballrooms. B
and C.
March 6: "Outrageous to Acceptable: Sportswomen through the
Ages" by Joan Ficke of Academic Affairs. Noon-1 p.m., Student Center,
Room 419.
March 17: "Selling Feminism" by Kathryn Walsh, owner
of Bluestockings, a feminist bookstore in New York. 2:30-3:45 p.m., Student
Center, Room 419.
March 18: "Outrageous Women in Psychology." Ofelia Rodriguez-Srednicki
of Psychology will speak about the impact of women in the field. Noon-1
p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
March 19: "Mulatto Moments: Chronicles and Conversation"
with Josslyn Luckett, playwright and screenwriter. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Life
Hall, Room 125.
March 20: Latina Day. "Illegally Blond," a talk by Dolores
Prida, one of the most-produced playwrights in the United States. Noon-2
p.m., Student Center, Rooms 411-412.
March 20: "Contesting Women's Bodies: Islamic Fundamentalism,
the Miss World Contest, Terrorism and the State in Nigera" by Anene
Ejikeme, an historian specializing in West African and women's history.
She directs Barnard College's Pan African Studies Program. 2:30-3:45 p.m.,
Student Center, Rooms 411-412.
March 24: "Outrageous Women, Outrageous Acts: Young Feminism"
by Lila Kramer-Brughardt, founder of WAVES (Women Achieving Victory, Equality
and Solidarity) and Tanya Purdy, president of VOX (Voices for Planned
Parenthood). 3-5 p.m., Student Center, Room 417.
March 25: "Women in the Sciences and Technology," a panel
discussion with Susan Nolan and Janine Buckner of Seton Hall University
and Amrit Srinivasan of the Indian Institute of Technology in New Dehli.
5:30-7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
March 27: "Sojourner Truth: Outrageous Woman" by Karin
Abarbanel, a Montclair author who is writing a biography on Truth. 1-2
p.m., Student Center, Room 417.
April 1: "Unveiling the Visible: Lives and Works of Women
Artists of Pakistan" presented by Salima Hashmi, painter and scholar
of Pakistani women painters. 1-2:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178.
Feb. 10: Information Session about teaching opportunities in New York City. 4-6 p.m., Morehead Hall, Room 334. Sponsored by Career Development.
Feb. 11: School of Business Brown Bag Seminar: "Astounding Statistics of Ivy League Schools: A Comparative Study" by Nadeem Firoz of Marketing. Noon, Partridge Hall, Room 322.
Feb. 11: "Social Inequalities and Human Health in Ancient Peru" by Julie Farnun of Anthropology, who will present the findings of a long-term, multi-disciplinary project addressing social stratification, diet and health for the Sican people of the North Coast of Peru. Dickson Hall, Room 177.
Feb. 11: Time Management Workshop for Students. 4-5 p.m., Morehead Hall, Room 100A. Also Feb. 21, 10-11 a.m. Sponsored by Academic Development and Assessment.
Feb. 12: Philosophy and Religion Symposium: "Talking Peace," an informal, open forum. 3-5 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 430.
Feb. 17: "Creating an Environment for Learning" by Diedre Glenn-Paul of Literacy and Educational Media. How to cultivate an environment conducive to learning and growth in the classsroom. 4-5:15 p.m., Freeman Hall Lounge. Sponsored by the Minority Teacher Candidates Organization and Kappa Delta Pi.
Feb. 20: Affirmative Action Day: "What is Affirmative Action...Really?" Join the President's Commission on Affirmative Action (PCAA) for the annual flag raising followed by a light lunch and and roundtable discussion about affirmative action. Noon, starting at the front of the Student Center. At the discussion to help answer questions will be Barbara Milton of Equal Opportuity/Affirmative Action, Norma Connolly of Legal Studies, Michael Brown of the Educational Opportunities Fund Program, Dean of Students Helen Matusow-Ayres, Kim O'Halloran of the Graduate School, and members of the PCAA.
Feb. 20: "Reform in 21st-Century China: Idea and Reality" by Xu Xin, professor at the School of Foreign Studies and director of the Center for Judaic Studies at Nanjing University in China. Xin formerly was a visiting professor at MSU, teaching in the English and History departments. A specialist in Jewish studies, Hewbrew literature and cross-cultural analysis, Xin has been a visiting scholar at Harvard University. He is the author of Antisemitism: How and Why and Legends of the Chinese Jews of Keifeng. 3 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by the Global Education Center.
Feb. 21: Rebel University, an anti-tobacco summit. Registration and breakfast 8:30-9:45 a.m.; conference 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Student Center, Ballrooms A and B. Free to students. To register, call Marie Cascarano at 7397.
Feb. 22: Internationally renowned wildlife artist Carol Decker will offer a workshop on her techniques and strategies. Topics to be covered include supplies, outdoor journaling, sketching, computer technology as a tool, business and marketing strategies, and more. The workshop will be held at the New Jersey School of Conservation in Sussex County. Class size is limited to 25. Cost: $200. To register, call 973-655-7614.
Feb. 25: "Does the Language We Speak Affect the Way We Think?" by Lila Gleitman, professor of psychology, Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, University of Pennsylvania. 2 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by the Cognitive Science Program.
Feb. 25: Father Roy Bourgeois, a Maryknoll priest and founder of SOA Watch, will lead a discussion linking the current crisis in the Middle East with ongoing American foreign policy. 5:30-6:30 p.m., Newman Center.
Feb. 26: French novelist Alain Robbe-Grillet will discuss his latest book, La Reprise. Sponsored by the French, German and Russian Department. 4 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Free.
March 5: Margaret and Herman Sokol Distinguished Scientist Lecture by Brian Greene, physicist, string theorist and author of The Elegant Universe. Greene is a professor of mathematics and physics at Columbia University and co-director of the Institute for Strings, Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. 8 p.m., Memorial Auditorium.
March 8: Playwriting Workshop. Speaker: John Wooten, artistic director of TheatreFest and published playwright. For children ages 11-14. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Free. Sponsored by AT&T as part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Family Week. For more information, call Marie Sparks at 973-655-7070.
March 19: "The Creation of Adam" by art historian Leo Steinberg. 6:30 p.m., Montclair Art Museum Lecture Hall. Sponsored by the M.F.A. Program and the Montclair Art Museum. For more information, call Louise Davies at 4074.
April 11: Latin American and Spanish Conference. Topic: The relationship between literature and the arts. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Registration fee: Free to students; $25 others.
Computer Training
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Register for the following computer training courses online at http://edtech.montclair.edu
or call 973-655-5449. Please arrive five minutes prior to the start of
the session. A valid MSU identification card is required to register.
Feb. 10: Downloading Free Software. 9-10 a.m., Dickson Hall, Room
182.
Feb. 10: Saving Images. 10-11 a.m., Dickson Hall, Room 182.
Feb. 10: Using WinZip.11 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall, Room 182.
Feb. 10: Using PowerPoint Presentations in Blackboard. 2:15-4:15
p.m. Partridge Hall, Room 213.
Feb. 13: Introduction to PowerPoint. 9 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
Feb. 13: Using Word to Annotate Documents. 2-4 p.m., College Hall,
Room 123.
Feb. 21: Capturing Screenshots. 10-11 a.m., Partridge Hall, Room
213.
Feb. 21: Picture Cropping. 11 a.m.-noon, Partridge Hall, Room 213.
Feb. 21: Using PowerPoint Presentations in Blackboard. 2-4 p.m.,
Partridge Hall, Room 213.
Feb. 24: Introduction to MeetingMaker. 9 a.m.-noon, Dickson Hall,
Room 182.
Feb. 24: Introduction to FrontPage. 1-4 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room
182.
Feb. 27: Introduction to Excel. 9 a.m.-noon. Dickson Hall, Room
182.
Feb. 27: Downloading Free Software. 1-2 p.m., College Hall, Room
123.
Feb. 27: Saving Images. 2-3 p.m., College Hall, Room 123.
Feb. 28: Blackboard for Instructors. 1-4 p.m., Partridge Hall,
Room 213.
Feb. 12: Mac OS X (Jaguar) Training Session. Two seats reserved
for each school, college and division. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room
177. For more information, e-mail Susan Graham at grahams@mail.montclair.edu.
Financial Records System Training. College Hall, Room 310. Registration
required. Call Marlene Kolesar at 973-655-7373.
Feb. 18: Online Requisitioning. 1-4 p.m.
Feb. 21: Workshop. 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
On "Carpe
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"Carpe Diem," the television show produced by broadcasting students,
airs on Bergen Cablevision Mondays at 5 p.m.; on Montclair Channel 34
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 11 p.m. and Saturdays, Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Sundays at 1 p.m.; on Morris and Paterson Cablevision Wednesdays at
5:30 p.m.; on Oakland, Clifton and Pompton Cablevision Thursdays at 3
p.m.; and Clifton Cable channel 77 Fridays at 7:30 p.m.
Week of Feb. 10: "Revisiting Title IX: Gender Equity in Sports."
How has the 1972 law helped girls who want to participate in sports? Is
gender equity in sports discriminating against men? Features Joan Ficke
of Academic Affairs. Produced and hosted by Larry Londino; directed by
Greg Smith.
Week of Feb. 17: "Parent Perspectives on Kids' Issues, Part
I: Reading." Focuses on the importance of reading to children and
how to spark a child's interest in books. Features Doug Poswencyk and
Colleen Mehegan of the Watchung Public Library, and first-grade teacher
Alison Korner. Produced by Jessica Wexler, Liz Hughes and Heidi Bateman;
directed by Greg Smith; hosted by Eric Discher.
Week of Feb. 24: "Parent Perspectives on Kids' Issues, Part
II: Cheerleading as a Sport and Same-Sex Parenting." Focuses on how
cheerleading is evolving into a gymnastic sport and how same-sex parents
are breaking old barriers by adopting and raising children. Features cheerleading
coach Jeanine Summers and adoptive parent Dan Pyle. Produced by Jessica
Wexler, Liz Hughes and Heidi Bateman; directed by Greg Smith; hosted by
Eric Discher.
Week of March 3: "Education or Entertainment." Jeff Friedman
of Broadcasting and a producer for New Jersey Network discusses trends
in public broadcasting, and Susan Walters describes how she uses television
to educate and entertain her son. Produced by Tara del Rosso, Brandon
Marucci and Tim Roetman; directed by Marucci and hosted by Rosso.
Week of March 10: "Vanishing Faces." Sgt. Robert Hoever
of the New Jersey State Police and Phil Roberts of the New Jersey Broadcasting
Association are featured in this episode about the thousands of children
who are reported missing each day and how the media covers their disappearance.
Produced by Roseann Puzo, Dana Mannine and Noemi Bagyinszki; directed
by Bagyinszki; hosted by Puzo.
Sports [back to top]
Only home games are listed. For a complete sports schedule, call Athletics
at 973-746-6258.
Men's Basketball. Panzer Gym.
Feb. 12: Rutgers-Camden. 8 p.m.
Feb. 19: William Paterson. 8 p.m.
Women's Basketball. Panzer Gym.
Feb. 12: Rutgers-Camden. 6 p.m.
Feb. 19: William Paterson. 6 p.m.
Wrestling. Panzer Gym.
Feb. 23: Metropolitan Championships. 9 a.m.
Men's Lacrosse. Sprague Field.
March 5: Southhampton. 4:30 p.m.
March 15: Lasell. 1 p.m.
March 19: New York Maritime. 8 p.m.
March. 22: Stockton. 1 p.m.
March 29: Stevens Tech. 1 p.m.
April 2: Manhattanville. 7 p.m.
April 9: Kean. 7 p.m.
April 21: Malloy. 4 p.m.
April 24: Centenary. 7 p.m.
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Board of Trustees meetings.
4:30 p.m. Locations to be announced.
Feb. 13
April 3
June 12
July 17
University Senate meetings.
3-5 p.m. Locations to be announced.
Feb. 19
March 26
April 30
AFT Local 1904 meetings. 3 p.m., Student Center, Room 419.
Feb. 12
March 5
April 9
May 7
Feb. 10: Chinese New Year Celebration. 5:30-7:30 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by the Chinese Club, and the Chinese and Japanese Language Circle of the Linguistics Department. For more information, call Yahui Olenik at 973-655-7910.
Feb. 11: Movie: "What Women Want." Calcia Hall Auditorium. Sponsored by Lambda Sigma Upsilon.
Feb. 12: Poets Against the War, an open mic poetry reading. 6-8 p.m., Dickson Hall, Room 178. Sponsored by Rise Up and Resist, and the English Department.
Feb. 12, March 20: Spring On-Campus Recruitment. Employers will interview graduating students. Pre-registration required. Sponsored by Career Development. For information, call 973-655-7612.
March 5: Jump and Hoops for Heart, an American Heart Association/Panzer Student Association Event. 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Panzer Gym. Free. For more information, call 973-655-5240.
March 8: TheatreFest Family Week. Playwriting Workshop for children ages 11-14. 11 a.m.-1 p.m., L. Howard Fox Theatre. Free. Register by March 1. For more information, call Marie Sparks at 973-655-7070.
March 14-15: TheatreFest Regional Playwriting Contest readings
by the three finalists. The audience is invited to complete an evaluation
sheet and engage in a discussion with each playwright following the reading.
7 p.m. March 14; 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. March 15, L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre.
Free. For more information, call John Wooten at 973-655-7496.
March 17-18: Teacher Education Admissions Day. Interviews for students applying to the Teacher Education Program. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Student Center. Sponsored by the Center of Pedagogy. For more information, call Cheryl Hopper at 973-655-7802.
March 28: New Jersey High School Orchestra Festival. Recruitment event for prospective music students. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Life Hall, Student Center and McEachern Hall. For more information, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
March 31: MSU Annual Dinner honoring Jonathan Spicehandler, chair, Schering-Plough Research Institute and a member of MSU's Board of Trustees. 6-9 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Dinner to benefit the sciences. For more information, call 973-655-7492.
April 3: Career Fair 2003. Students are invited to meet with employers to learn about career opportunities. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by Career Development.
April 10: Educators Exchange. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Sponsored by the Center of Pedagogy. For more information, call Cheryl Hopper at 973-655-7802.
April 11: Theatre Day. Recruitment event for prospective theater students. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Life Hall. To register, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
April 22: Panzer Honors Convocation. 6-8 p.m., Student Center Ballrooms. Guest speaker: Stephen Cone, Department of Health and Exercise Science, Rowan University.
April 25: Dance Day. Recruitment event for prospective dance students. 8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Life Hall. To register, call Kathleen Reddington at 973-655-7346.
Ongoing
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Yoga. 1-2 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 417. Instructor:
Heather Oakes. Bring a towel and wear loose-fitting clothing. Registration
not required. Sponsored by the Women's Center.
WAVES, a new women's student organization. 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Student Center, Room 420. New members welcome. For more information, call Lila Kramer-Burghardt at 973-509-9657.
VOX: Voices for Planned Parenthood. Meets the first and third Monday of every month. Student Center, Room 420. Sponsored by the Women's Center. For more information, call Tanya Purdy at 201-933-4789.
Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Newman Catholic Center. Sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center.
Cookies and Culture. A casual discussion group for international and American students to learn about each other's cultures. 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Russ Hall, Kops Lounge.
Narrative Expressions: Women Writing Themselves. An eight-week
weekly writing workshop, Wednesdays through March 19, exploring
non-traditional narrative forms as a vehicle for finding one's voice.
Facilitated by Stacey Balkan, Women's Center graduate assistant. Noon-1
p.m., Student Center, Room 420. Registration is appreciated, but not required.
Call 973-655-5114.
Relaxation Workshop. Noon-1 p.m. Thursdays. Gilbreth House.
Weekly topics include cultivating positive emotions, mind-body integration,
breathing, progressive relaxation, meditation, visualization, autogenics,
refuting irrational ideas and more. Each session will start with brief
Hatha yoga stretches and end with deep progressive relaxation. Space is
limited. To register, call 5211.
Public Telescope Nights. 8-9 p.m. Clear Thursdays in front
of Richardson Hall or on the roof of Science Hall. Telescope Night will
be canceled if the weather is extremely cloudy, windy or cold. For more
information, call Mary Lou West at 973-655-7266.
Theatre-in-the-Raw. Fridays at noon. L. Howard Fox Studio Theatre. Free.
Mass. Sundays, 11 a.m., Russ Hall, Kops Lounge; 6:30 p.m., Newman Center, 894 Valley Road.
Yogi Berra Museum
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Admission to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center is $6 for adults;
$4 for children and students. Programs are free with admission (unless
otherwise noted). Hours are Wednesday-Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. For information,
call 973-655-2378 or visit www.yogiberramuseum.org.
Feb. 10: "The African-American Experience in Sport."
David Cummings of ESPN magazine will explore the significant achievements
by blacks on and off the playing field from the 1960s to today. 10 a.m.-noon.
Feb. 25: "Black Pioneers." Mike Freeman of The New
York Times explores contributions by significant African-Americans
in sports and media. 10 a.m.-noon.
March 3: "Read Across America." In celebration of Dr.
Seuss' birthday, athletes and other sports dignitaries will read stories
to children ages 5-6, followed by a discussion. 9 a.m.-noon.