{"id":621,"date":"2017-09-12T18:32:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T18:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/creative-research-center\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2020-04-01T14:52:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T18:52:59","slug":"virtual-student-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/creative-research-center\/virtual-student-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Student Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Virtual Student Center<\/strong>\u00a0is a place to gather, discover and spotlight the tremendous and varied creative imaginations of Montclair State University undergraduate and graduate students.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><a name=\"current\"><\/a>Current Project<\/h2>\n<h3>Spring 2020<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><u>April is National Poetry Month!<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CRC is thrilled to feature the <a 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She plays the roles of three characters &#8212; and a cat.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway.com\/BeforeTalkies\">Watch Lauren&#8217;s brilliant film now.<\/a><\/span>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>A New Manifesto for Theatre<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-photo-gallery\"><p class=\"a11y-label\">Click on an image below to enlarge photo.<\/p><div class=\"previous-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Previous<\/a><\/div><div class=\"next-button\"><a href=\"javascript: ;\">Next<\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><div class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"photo-holder\" style=\"background-image: url(data:image\/jpeg;base64,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);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/12\/manifesto-developing-the-work.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/jpeg;base64,\/9j\/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD\/\/gA7Q1JFQVRPUjogZ2QtanBlZyB2MS4wICh1c2luZyBJSkcgSlBFRyB2NjIpLCBxdWFsaXR5ID0gODIK\/9sAQwAGBAQFBAQGBQUFBgYGBwkOCQkICAkSDQ0KDhUSFhYVEhQUFxohHBcYHxkUFB0nHR8iIyUlJRYcKSwoJCshJCUk\/9sAQwEGBgYJCAkRCQkRJBgUGCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQkJCQk\/8AAEQgAIAAaAwEiAAIRAQMRAf\/EAB8AAAEFAQEBAQEBAAAAAAAAAAABAgMEBQYHCAkKC\/\/EALUQAAIBAwMCBAMFBQQEAAABfQECAwAEEQUSITFBBhNRYQcicRQygZGhCCNCscEVUtHwJDNicoIJChYXGBkaJSYnKCkqNDU2Nzg5OkNERUZHSElKU1RVVldYWVpjZGVmZ2hpanN0dXZ3eHl6g4SFhoeIiYqSk5SVlpeYmZqio6Slpqeoqaqys7S1tre4ubrCw8TFxsfIycrS09TV1tfY2drh4uPk5ebn6Onq8fLz9PX29\/j5+v\/EAB8BAAMBAQEBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAABAgMEBQYHCAkKC\/\/EALURAAIBAgQEAwQHBQQEAAECdwABAgMRBAUhMQYSQVEHYXETIjKBCBRCkaGxwQkjM1LwFWJy0QoWJDThJfEXGBkaJicoKSo1Njc4OTpDREVGR0hJSlNUVVZXWFlaY2RlZmdoaWpzdHV2d3h5eoKDhIWGh4iJipKTlJWWl5iZmqKjpKWmp6ipqrKztLW2t7i5usLDxMXGx8jJytLT1NXW19jZ2uLj5OXm5+jp6vLz9PX29\/j5+v\/aAAwDAQACEQMRAD8Ag8LfFjRNOuwdQkkt7admjLzNuZCp4bCgkg5\/DrXqOr\/FbTNFfRtNSSK8fUvnh8uZR8hGFYE8EEkAcjv9D8g6XFpsumyz6i021nHlmNxwR1BBHHHOa6mwtda8YRQT6YzyrBPFAkKkKsKqdygFuOc9M88k81zRgoKy7nU7zlquh2PxV+x614gu5LnU7p7pLePdaGZgHcBVJKDheQ3HB+bNecXHgXxHDcSxDw\/qhCOVyLR2BwfUDB+or0bxhp97YzyeJNWs0M0EcryQxyFGI3fLuU9SCASeRj2rnl+Od5tH+jnp\/fataS3uyKrVloUPh98I9X8WW9vdhWt7dy6IXHDSdfmHZQB368cEGvovw58ObTw34aWzlmhe72hpbiSIOu7jIVTjjsPrXUWtvZ6cJPsttDC7sWcogG5jySff\/wCtT7qS0lsJXviscCsMuz7RkEYIPUHP61isQm3TuXJt2sjyj45a3Np3g2fT7K0khOpYtm8yIKMfePz564GMc9a+bU0O\/wBi\/wCjnp\/fWvTvj14y0zV5E03S576aO0lD+ZPMWUsAwyueccnknmvJBrOoYGJnrWF2iJ8tz\/\/Z\" alt=\"Developing the work...\"\/><\/div><div class='caption'>Developing the work&#8230; 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the Fall 2018 Montclair State University Graduate MA Theatre Studies Seminar,\u00a0<em>THTR 504-01, The Poetics of Theatre<\/em>, wrote a new manifesto for the 21st century.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/12\/A-New-Manifesto-for-Theatre.pdf\">Download their collective declaration of principles.<\/a><\/span>\n<hr \/>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/07\/nationalpoetrymonthgraphic500.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/07\/nationalpoetrymonthgraphic500.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Logo for National Poetry Month\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In celebration of National Poetry Month 2018, the CRC is proud to present\u00a0<em>Uncertainty<\/em>, by the greatest of Poland&#8217;s Romantic poets, Adam Mickiewicz (1798-1855). The poem was translated for the Honors Program Great Books and Ideas seminar by Karolina Minkiewicz, a freshman Family &amp; Child Studies major. The original poem, Karolina&#8217;s essay on the process of creating her first-ever translation, and the work itself, are viewable here: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/07\/Uncertainty.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Uncertainty<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/07\/Xanadu-500.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2018\/07\/Xanadu-500.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior photo of the Xanadu complex\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3>XANADU<\/h3>\n<p>Nick Hernandez, Zach Stephens, and Allison Gormley &#8212; all recent graduates from Montclair State &#8212; felt that their political lives could not be justifiably ignored, and that by attending to and celebrating the often-ignored arts, culture, and lives of their neighbors, they might naturally develop a sense of community. They decided to create this magazine,\u00a0<strong>XANADU<\/strong>, and online forums in order to create a space where they could share these ideas with others.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button\"><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.xanadunj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Learn more at Xanadunj.org<\/a><\/span>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Semiotics in William Shakespeare&#8217;s The Winter&#8217;s Tale<\/h3>\n<p>The CRC is very proud to publish an essay by Allison Gormley, a senior BA Theatre Studies and English Major here at Montclair State University.<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/CRC-essay-5-10-16.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/CRC-essay-5-10-16.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Image of The Winter&apos;s Tale\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p><em>The Making &#8211; and Unmaking &#8211; of The Winter&#8217;s Tale: A Semiology of Costumes<\/em>\u00a0was conceptualized in the Fall of 2015 when Allison was a student in THTR 411 &#8211; Drama Criticism.<\/p>\n<p>It was expanded and perfected by Allison as an independent study project during the Spring of 2016.<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>The essay won two scholarship-awards in the English Department: The Frank G. McGuire Scholarship and The Anthony Lovasco Shakespeare Award.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of three essays nominated as a finalist for the Undergraduate Award in the Spring 2016 Montclair State University-wide Student Research Symposium.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/media\/montclairedu\/collegeofthearts\/cartpages\/creativeresearchcenter\/CRC-allison_gormley_essay.pdf\">Read Allison Gormley&#8217;s essay<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n\u200c<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-10.24.15-AM-700x390.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-21-at-10.24.15-AM-700x390.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Dance for Film Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>In 2014-15, through generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/147876609?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&amp;utm_campaign=28749\">Heidi Latsky Company<\/a> was in residence as part of Dance for Film on Location at Montclair State University.<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div><br \/>\nIn the spring of 2015, the HLC presented the premiere of the dance for film,\u00a0<em>Soliloquy<\/em>, choreographed by Ms. Latsky.\u00a0<em>Into the<\/em>\u00a0<em>Eye of Soliloquy<\/em>, a documentary of the &#8220;making of&#8221;<em>\u00a0Soliloquy,<\/em>\u00a0was created by a cadre of Montclair State students under the mentorship of Omonike Akinyemi.<\/p>\n<p>A documentary &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; of\u00a0<em>Soliloquy: \u00a0<\/em><br \/>\nA three-part conversation with Dr. Neil Baldwin and Heidi Latsky in Kasser Theatre:\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/125169899\" target=\"_blank\">Part 1<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/126297774\" target=\"_blank\">Part 2<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/129003507\" target=\"_blank\">Part 3<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/elements-of-oz-CRC.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/elements-of-oz-CRC.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Elements of Oz image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p><strong><em>Elements of Oz<\/em>\u00a0Through the Eyes of Two Montclair State Theatre Studies Students<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From September 26-October 4, 2015, The Builders Association returned to Montclair State&#8217;s Alexander Kasser Theater with a new and extraordinary show,<em>\u00a0Elements of Oz.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/em><\/p><\/div><\/em><br \/>\nKelsey Mulholland and April Sigler, BA Theatre Studies Seniors, were thrilled to serve as Production Assistants during the run and wrote <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/media\/montclairedu\/collegeofthearts\/cartpages\/creativeresearchcenter\/Elements-of-Oz_student-essays.pdf\">essays about their &#8220;behind the scenes&#8221; journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/Walt-Dinsey-World-Image.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/Walt-Dinsey-World-Image.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Disney World Pamphlet\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The CRC Virtual Student Center proudly presents a guest essay\/journal and <a href=\"http:\/\/faithtrustlotsofpixiedust.tumblr.com\/\">richly-illustrated tumblr blog by Andrea Claudio<\/a>, a senior BA Theatre Arts major, who has returned from seven months in the\u00a0<strong>Disney College Program at Walt Disney World.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/wired-jersey-250x99.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/wired-jersey-250x99.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Wired Jersey Logo\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The Virtual Student Center is thrilled to feature\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/wiredjersey.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>WiredJersey<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>the new, lively, always-changing student-produced Web site in\u00a0Montclair State&#8217;s School of\u00a0Communication and Media. <\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/aohl3text-250x175.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/aohl3text-250x175.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Attempts on Hr Life Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>Students in the Montclair State University Department of Theatre &amp; Dance recently presented Martin Crimp\u2019s play,\u00a0<strong><em>Attempts on Her Life<\/em><\/strong>, directed by Prof. Debbie Saivetz in the Fox \u201cblack box\u201d space. BA Theatre Studies Major Ally Voris served as Production Dramaturg for the show,\u00a0 creating a tumblr page to help the cast, director and crew navigate the complex highways and byways of the piece. <\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aohl.tumblr.com\/\">Ally\u2019s tumblr and her narrative journal\/metablog<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Imagistation is much more than just the &#8216;final project&#8217; of the spring 2012 Montclair State University (NJ) Honors Seminar in Great Books and Ideas. During the semester, these sixteen students read deeply in, wrote about, and had endless conversations about the works of Shakespeare, Goethe, Mary Shelley, Whitman, and Freud. The overarching theme of the course was the nature of the imagination: what is it? where is it? what does it do? how does it grow and evolve? At the conclusion of the term, each student was asked to take some pure, introspective time, and come up with a manifestation of their own imagination, in any medium that could be posted to a collectively-designed tumblr site.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/nationalpoetrymonth.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/nationalpoetrymonth.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"April National Poetry Month Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The CRC celebrates National Poetry Month with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.montclair.edu\/crdirector\/\">a selection of extraordinary work by Montclair State University students<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.montclair.edu\/creativeresearch\/\">Introductory guest-essay by Prof. Susan B.A. Somers-Willett.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/vday_2012_logo_high.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/vday_2012_logo_high.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"VDay 2012 Logo\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The students of Montclair State University are getting ready for another year participating in the\u00a0<strong>V-Day Campaign<\/strong>\u00a0to raise funds and awareness to end violence against women and girls. On March 5th and 6th, 2012, at 7:30 p.m., V-Day Montclair will present a two-night benefit reading of Eve Ensler\u2019s award-winning play\u00a0<strong><em>The Vagina Monologues<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0at Memorial Auditorium. <\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div> The cast will feature a variety of Montclair State students and faculty, and boasts members of the cast reaching as far as the lights of Broadway and beyond, including\u00a0<strong>Briella Calafiore<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Jessica Romano\u00a0<\/strong>of Style Network\u2019s Jerseylicious and Glam Fairy,\u00a0<strong>Elaine Bromka<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>Uncle Buck, In the Family<\/em>),\u00a0<strong>Amy Warren<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>August: Osage County, Adding Machine<\/em>),\u00a0<strong>Kristine Zbornik<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>A Catered Affair, 9 to 5 National Tour<\/em>), and returning Vagina Warrior\u00a0<strong>Suzzanne Douglas<\/strong>\u00a0(<em>How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Parent \u2018Hood<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>The Vagina Monologues<\/em>\u00a0will be directed by University alumni Brandon Monokian and Allison Andresini. Tickets can be purchased by the general public for $15 and for $10 by Montclair State University students at\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vdaymontclair2012.eventbrite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.vdaymontclair2012.eventbrite.com<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Memorial Auditorium<\/strong>\u00a0is located in the College of the Arts on the Montclair State University campus: 1 Normal Avenue, Montclair, NJ.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>A Student Dramaturg Writes About Stage Door.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/stage_door_image.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/stage_door_image.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Stage Door Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>In the months leading up to and through the spectacular production of Stage Door at Montclair State, Jen Wilson kept a tumblr blog going full force, telling <a href=\"http:\/\/msustagedoor.tumblr.com\/\">the behind-the-scenes saga of Stage Door<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"d.en.5308\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/student_pics.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/student_pics.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"The Facebook Symposium Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The Facebook Symposium. Entrepreneurial students in the spring 2011 Montclair State University\u00a0<em>Honors Seminar in the Creative Process<\/em>\u00a0decided to establish a collective Facebook page as a unique platform to present their views on the American educational system.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/bird-in-space.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/bird-in-space.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Bird in Space Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p><strong>The Montclair State University Fifth Annual Student Research Symposium<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; with the defining theme\u00a0<strong>Promoting Collaboration Across Disciplines<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; was convened on Saturday, April 16, 2011 in University Hall. <\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p>For the first time in the five-year history of the Symposium, the\u00a0<strong>College of the Arts<\/strong>\u00a0(CART) participated in the exhibition, panels and oral presentations competition alongside Montclair State&#8217;s College of Human and Social Sciences (CHSS), College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM), School of Business (SBUS), and College of Education Human Services (CEHS).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The CART students in the Symposium and their projects were:<\/strong>Angeliki Sergonis (MA, Museum Management) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Brancusi&#8217;s Bird in Space and Defining &#8220;Art&#8221;<\/em>; Ashli Sisk, Samanta Fricano, Michelle Orsi, Anthony Randen, Ahmed Haris, Brandoff Kristen, Oquendo David, Jauleska Klimentina (MFA, Studio Art) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Student Mural Project<\/em>; Stephen Kaplan (MA, Theatre Studies) &#8211;<em>That&#8217;s Why the Lady is a Tramp<\/em>; Marie Katelynn Altgilbers (MFA Studio Art) &#8211;<em>Today&#8217;s Social and Political Perspective of the Lesbian Artist<\/em>; Laura Cirigliano (MA, Arts Management) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Play By Play: Theatrical Darwinism<\/em>; Chelsea Perino (MA, Public and Organizational Relations) \u2013\u00a0<em>Social Media and Participation: Impactful or Ineffective?<\/em>; Kristen Hariton (BA, Theatre Studies) &#8211;\u00a0<em>The Evolution of Dramaturgy Through Technology: The Grapes of Wrath<\/em>; Sara Isola (BFA, Industrial Design) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Children and Design<\/em>; August Paule (BA, Broadcasting) &#8211;\u00a0<em>A Light in the Dark<\/em>; Ivanna Samylenko (BFA, Industrial Design) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Glow-Stop Sign Design<\/em>; Joseph Lombardo (BFA, Industrial Design) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Human Factors, Design for Safety<\/em>; Anthony Fragola (BFA, Industrial Design) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Emergency Beacon System<\/em>; and Gary Anzelmo (BFA, Industrial Design) &#8211;\u00a0<em>Safety Rim<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Of the more than 250 students represented,\u00a0<strong>the two University-wide winners<\/strong>\u00a0for \u201cBest Interdisciplinary Projects\u201d were CART students\u00a0<strong>Kristen Hariton<\/strong>\u00a0(undergraduate) and\u00a0<strong>Angeliki Sergonis<\/strong>\u00a0(graduate).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kristen Hariton<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong><em>The evolution of dramaturgy through technology: The Grapes of Wrath<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAs Dramaturg for\u00a0<em>The Grapes of Wrath<\/em>, the Spring 2011 main-stage Theater and Dance production, I constructed a diverse online catalog of information compiled throughout the rehearsal process. My \u201cBlog\u201d consisted of contextual research from both the novel and the playscript, historical connections of the play to present society, and an observation of the theatrical process itself. I uploaded videos, photos, and interactive links among other textual sources for reference in the Blog. It became a resource for the company to utilize in their performances and renderings of the Dust Bowl period. As a dramaturg, I was an \u201cinsider with an outsider\u2019s perspective.\u201d I was able to witness and reflect on significant moments in the planning of this massive production, including crucial moments in current society that mirror themes throughout The Grapes of Wrath.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Angeliki Sergonis<\/strong>. [Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Valdez del Alamo]<br \/>\n<strong>Brancusi\u2019s\u00a0<em>Bird in Space<\/em>\u00a0and defining \u201cArt\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 1928, Constantin Brancusi\u2019s sculpture,\u00a0<em>Bird in Space<\/em>, was the subject of a landmark lawsuit, which had a monumental impact on the art world, legal system, and culture of the 1920s and beyond. In deciding if the object was \u201cart\u201d or a taxable \u201cmetal utensil,\u201d the case was responsible for expanding the legal definition of art, which affected society\u2019s perspective on the meaning and significance of art. This was of particular importance in the 1920s, only a few years after truly abstract art first appeared in Europe. This paper explores the intersection of the legal and social definitions of \u201cart,\u201d using Brancusi\u2019s\u00a0<em>Bird in Space<\/em>. It does not attempt to define or redefine \u201cart,\u201d but explores how the term can be construed, why perceptions differ, and how professionals in the field may be affected by these definitions. Using sources and methods from art history as well as legal studies, the central focus of this research is to help historians, critics, and students have a better understanding of how the legal system can affect \u201cart.\u201d If we understand how \u201cart\u201d is defined within a variety of social institutions, we can then work to prevent that view from becoming too narrow or restrained.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Grapes of Wrath at Montclair State University \u2013 The Story of the Show from Start to Finish &#8212; A Tumblr Blog<\/h2>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/tumblr_lcandnQypD1qf3jsoo1_250.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/tumblr_lcandnQypD1qf3jsoo1_250.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Grapes of Wrath poster\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>You are on the verge of reading about an epic narrative.<\/p>\n<p>Not only in the theatrical sense, but in the genuine retelling of one of America\u2019s treasured literary classics. After the novel by John Steinbeck was published in 1939, proponents of unionized labor, including Eleanor Roosevelt, took notice and subsequently took action.<\/p>\n<p>The novel also caught the attention of anti-Communist groups, believing Steinbeck to have sympathies towards the Socialist movement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>He was spared the political witch hunt, however, and was able to see the fruits of his labor blossom into regulated labor laws and widespread unionization.<\/p>\n<p>Steinbeck\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning saga was transformed for the stage by Frank Galati for the Steppenwolf Theater in 1988, bringing the novel to three-dimensional life. Indeed, this play reaches far beyond the proscenium, recreating the journey of a family struggling to maintain its dignity in the face of extreme adversity, a theme that has become all too familiar in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>You need only read the newspapers to see the Joads\u2019 story jumping off the page and into the current headlines. The core issues in\u00a0<em>The Grapes of Wrath<\/em>\u00a0that Steinbeck so eloquently argued for are now being contested. He likened his novel to putting a \u201ctag of shame\u201d on those responsible for the Great Depression, and\u00a0<em>Grapes<\/em>\u00a0continues today to identify the injustices in society, especially in light of our country\u2019s current economic and social predicaments. Recent union protests in Wisconsin are mirror images of the play\u2019s penultimate scenes. Citizens and immigrants alike are traveling across the country in search of jobs that are few and far between. Hardly anyone has escaped the tumultuous economic downfall of the past few years unscathed, and the number of Americans who have lost their homes is tantamount to tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Grapes of Wrath<\/em>, the story of a family during the Dust Bowl era, is also a reflection of the American people in 2011, another crucial moment in the complex narrative of history. The production you are about to read about served its purpose of entertainment while delivering a message of perseverance and strength that America desperately needs now.\u00a0<strong>Kristen Hariton. BA Theatre Studies, Production Dramaturg. November 22, 2010 -March 15, 2011.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"d.en.5313\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/reyna.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/reyna.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Reyna Grande Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The Latino\/a Caucus&#8217; Second Annual Lecture Series<\/p>\n<h2>Reyna Grande<\/h2>\n<p>Winner of the American Book Award, El Premio Aztlan Literary Award, and International Latino Book Award<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crossing Borders: An Author&#8217;s Journey Across a Hundred Mountains<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Thursday, March 3, 2011<br \/>\n1:00 p.m.<br \/>\nStudent Center Ballroom A<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Born in Mexico in 1975,\u00a0<strong>Reyna Grande<\/strong>\u00a0was raised by her grandparents after her parents left her behind while they worked in the U.S. She came to America at the age of nine as an undocumented immigrant and went on to become the first person in her family to obtain a higher education.<\/p>\n<p>She is the critically-acclaimed author of the novel\u00a0<em>Across A Hundred Mountains<\/em>\u00a0(Atria 2006), for which she received an American Book Award (2007) and El Premio Aztlan Literary Award (2006). Her latest novel,\u00a0<strong>Dancing with Butterflies<\/strong>, was published in October 2009 to rave reviews. It received a 2010 International Latino Book Award in the Best Women&#8217;s Issues category.<\/p>\n<h4>Words in advance from Reyna Grande! Gina Giardinieri, Montclair State Junior Year Family &amp; Child Studies Major and Latin American Student Organization [LASO] President, interviews the renowned author for The Virtual Student Center of The Creative Research Center:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Gina Giardinieri &#8211; Can you share with me and with our many readers on the Creative Research Center Web site what it felt like for you to immigrate here as such a little girl? We know you will be discussing this in your lecture, but wanted to know a bit more about the story in advance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reyna Grande &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0I hadn&#8217;t seen my father for eight years. He left Mexico when I was two. I was going on ten when he returned for me. I really didn&#8217;t know what to expect when we began our journey north. I didn&#8217;t understand why we had to run across the border, hiding in the bushes from the border patrol. I also didn&#8217;t know we were breaking the law, but even if I had known I would have still done it. I wanted to be with my father so badly. Once in the U.S., life was different &#8212; in a good way, and a bad way. My siblings and I finally had enough food to eat. We didn&#8217;t have to dress in rags anymore, and best of all, we didn&#8217;t have to go barefoot. I was so happy when I got my first pair of tennis shoes! The downside to being in a new country was not knowing the language and feeling like an outcast in school.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; When did you start writing \u2013 as a child? What inspired you to write your first book?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0I started writing when I was thirteen. Since I wanted to learn English faster I started to read books and look up words in the dictionary. Then, I would sit down and write poems using the words I was learning. Little by little, I became a better reader, and I fell in love with books. I wrote my first short-story when I was in eighth grade to practice my English. It didn&#8217;t take long for me to fall in love with writing. When I spoke in English my accent was so thick, kids at school would make fun of me. So I spoke less and wrote more. Writing became my favorite way of expressing myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; When did you first begin to think of yourself as a \u201c<em>professional writer<\/em>\u201d?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0When I got paid for my first novel. But even now, I sometimes don&#8217;t feel very &#8220;professional&#8221; because I don&#8217;t write as much as I should. I procrastinate too much. I have too many hobbies&#8211;such as gardening&#8211;that distract me!<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; Do you have a specific routine or method for doing your writing? A favorite place you need to be, time of day, and so on\u2026? Do you write for many hours at a time or do you give yourself a limit?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0I love writing at night, but unfortunately I can&#8217;t do that because I have to be up at 6:30 a.m. during the week to take my kids to school, and then teach a morning class. So, I have to write during the day. I don&#8217;t think I write as well during the day! I write in my office. My desk faces the back yard. I&#8217;ve been thinking about moving my desk so that it faces the wall instead. I keep looking out the window at the hummingbirds and birds that come to feed from the feeders I have all over the yard. Then I look at my plants; and well, I just want to go outside and garden! But, if I want to finish my novel, I know I have to I stay at my desk and write for a couple of hours at least. There are times, however, when I get so deep into what I&#8217;m writing nothing distracts me. I write all day long and when I&#8217;m not writing I think about my characters and my scenes. I love it when this happens to me. These periods of intense writing are when I do my best work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; Many artists talk about their work as helping them to get through hard times emotionally. Would you say that writing is your \u201cescape?\u201d If so, please explain.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0Writing is my therapy. When I was writing\u00a0<em>Across a Hundred Mountains<\/em>\u00a0I unloaded all the emotions I had carried with me since I was a child. Anger, sadness, frustration, fear, etc. When I finished the novel I felt as if I had taken a great weight off my shoulders. Writing relaxes me. It lets me use my imagination, read lots of interesting books (for research), and it helps me to see the world in a better way. Writers are great observers and listeners. When I go out I notice things other people don&#8217;t, I hear things (I eavesdrop a lot), smell things, and I have to store all of those details away and use them when I write.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; Who is your favorite writer &#8212; and why? Is there a special style or a special way of looking at the world that writer has that inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0I don&#8217;t have a favorite writer. I have favorite books. I love books that are written in beautiful language. People have said my writing is &#8220;lyrical&#8221; and I think it is because I love to read novels that are poetic in tone. Some examples are:\u00a0<em>The Prophet<\/em>\u00a0by Kahlil Gibran,\u00a0<em>The House On Mango Street<\/em>\u00a0by Sandra Cisneros,\u00a0<em>Caspian Rain<\/em>\u00a0by Gina B. Nahai,\u00a0<em>Train to Trieste by Domnica Radulescu.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; What is the most important life-lesson that you hope readers will learn from reading your works?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0That&#8217;s a hard question. I would have to say that the lesson is that determination goes a long way. My characters are fighters. They want something and they go and get it &#8212; no matter how difficult the journey might be.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; How do your family and friends feel about your success?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0They are very proud of me. They buy my books, go to my readings, and tell their friends about my books so they can buy them, too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GG &#8211; As a successful Latina, what advice would you give to college students of color about the process of striving for their own success in life &#8212; whether they want to be writers, doctors, teachers, or other professions \u2013 what should we keep in mind as we struggle?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>RG &#8211;<\/strong>\u00a0I think the most important thing is to believe in yourself and not let anyone deter you from pursuing your goals. Take pride in your heritage and try to be a good role model for the younger generations. Remember that it only takes ONE person in your family to turn things around. That person could be YOU. My grandparents didn&#8217;t go to school. My mother only went to the sixth grade. My father has a third grade education. Me&#8211;I have an M.F.A! What&#8217;s to stop my children, nieces and nephews from getting PhDs? Nothing. Remember that everything that you do will affect the people around you. I have set my family on a different path now by simply reaching my own goals. You can do that, too.<\/p>\n<h3>Reyna Grande.\u00a0<em>Across a Hundred Mountains<\/em>. Thursday, March 3, at 1:00 p.m., Student Center Ballroom A. This special event is\u00a0<em>free and open to the entire Montclair State University community<\/em>. For further information, contact Esmilda Abreu &#8211; 973-655-7130<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The third major project featured by the\u00a0CRC Virtual Student Center\u00a0had its origins last spring when we entered into a spirited collaboration with\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.peakperfs.org\/insite\/\" target=\"_blank\">INSITE at Peak Performances<\/a>\u00a0featuring\u00a0exemplary student reviews\u00a0of dramatic presentations on campus.<\/p>\n<p>This year, with heightened enthusiasm for\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.montclair.edu\/crdirector\/2010\/10\/01\/where-is-interdisciplinarity\/\" target=\"_blank\">interdisciplinarity<\/a>\u00a0(and very open minds!) Montclair State University undergraduates in two courses &#8212;<em>Introduction to the Theatrical Medium; and Introduction to Dramaturgy: The Inquiring Spirit<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 applied their formidable energies to two cutting-edge\u00a0ACP\u00a0offerings in mixed-media performance and dance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">The students witnessed the high-tech, reflexive tightrope-act of\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thebuildersassociation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jet Lag by The Builders Association<\/a>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/buildersassocation1.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/buildersassocation1.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Jet Lag Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">and the\u00a0<strong>Bunraku<\/strong>\u00a0inspired, evanescent, mystical choreography of Crystal Pite in\u00a0Dark Matters by Kidd Pivot Frankfurt RM;<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/buildersassociation2.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/buildersassociation2.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Matters Image\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>and then wrote their inspiring critiques for the\u00a0<strong>INSITE Student Forum.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In future iterations, central to its stated mission, the CRC will continue to display imaginative, unvarnished, revealing writing by the students of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/\">Montclair State University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Creative Research Center would like to thank Jed Wheeler,\u00a0ACP\u00a0Executive Director; and Carrie Urbanic, Director of Outreach for Peak Performances\/ACP, for their commitment to featuring student writings about the performing arts.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-third\">\n<figure class=\"responsive-image-holder wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/crc_revolt.jpeg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/creative-research-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/147\/2017\/09\/crc_revolt.jpeg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Banned and Filtered poster\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"prpl-column two-thirds\">\n<p>The second major project spotlighted by the CRC Virtual Student Center is a bold literacy initiative headed by Montclair State graduate Brandon Monokian &#8212;\u00a0Revolutionary Readings.<\/p>\n<p>This new social issue piece is a theatrical reading of\u00a0<em><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revolutionary_Voices\" target=\"_blank\">Revolutionary Voices<\/a><\/em>, a classic literary anthology of works by LGBTQ youth from\u00a0Alyson Books\u00a0edited by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bannedlibrarian.wordpress.com\/\">Amy Sonnie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monokian and his Montclair State colleagues came up with the idea for the public readings in response to a decision made this past spring by the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Board of Education and the Burlington County Library System to ban the book from their libraries.<\/p>\n<p>Montclair State University graduates involved in this production are Victoria Fear, Alexandra Giorgio, Sarah Grodsky, Emily Tully, Katie McGhee, Simone Serra, and Whitney Shields.<\/p><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Montclair State University undergraduate participants are Dana Balsamo, Ashley Biel, Kelsey Burke, Daria Feneis, Katie Frazer, Gillian Holmes, Phil Corso, Kaitlin Overton, Jose Paz, Alissa Razzano, Kelly Rice, and Melanie Yan.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0Revolutionary Readings\u00a0to learn more about the group\u2019s mission, history and outreach; and forthcoming performances heading into\u00a0Banned Books Week, October 25-November 2, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The inaugural project of the Virtual Student Center is the\u00a0<strong>First Annual Physics and Art Student Photo Exhibition<\/strong>, an interdisciplinary collaboration launched by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/~vaidyaa\">Dr. Ashwin Vaidya<\/a>, assistant professor of Mathematics in the Montclair State\u2019s College of Science and Mathematics (CSAM).<\/p>\n<p>Professor Vaidya&#8217;s field of interest includes the theoretical and experimental investigation of problems in fluid mechanics, concerning fluid structure interactions and non-Newtonian fluid flow and their implications in fields as diverse as geophysics, environmental fluid mechanics and biofluid mechanics. He is\u00a0<em>also<\/em>\u00a0very interested in photography.<\/p>\n<p>Any physics-related topic &#8212; including mechanics, waves, electricity and magnetism, fluids, optics, and\/or astronomy &#8212; was eligible for entry by CSAM students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Professor Vaidya sent this illuminating introductory for the Photo Exhibition:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;In his famous and controversial lecture in 1959 titled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/technology\/5273453\/Fifty-years-on-CP-Snows-Two-Cultures-are-united-in-desperation.html\">The Two Cultures<\/a>, the British mathematician, writer and philosopher, C.P. Snow pointed to a rift between the sciences and arts. He saw this lack of communication between the two intellectual traditions of our society as having serious consequences in our education system and our ultimate development as human beings. This discussion is as relevant today as it was then.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As scientists, I am sure most of us are conscious and appreciative of the creative elements inherent in the scientific process. We can easily recognize beauty and artistic features to varying degrees in our own work.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I am sure there is much to be said for what the arts share in common with sciences in terms of rigor, a sense of enthrallment with the task at hand, and the scientific temper in general. 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