November, 2008

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Before You Leave…

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Thanksgiving break is almost here, and some of you are copping out early. But before you leave in a frenzy, don’t forget that staff members will be giving all your rooms a look-see for any suspicious “water” bottles and oddly shaped “vases.” So, in preparing to leave remember to:

  • Hide all things you’re not supposed to have in your room.
  • Turn in your homework.
  • Open your fridge and shut it off — don’t waste power. I forget what they threaten to do if you don’t leave your fridge open, but I think it’s pretty bad.
  • Shut and lock your windows. This isn’t because they’re afraid of the Clinton St. prowler, it’s also because of that environment.
  • Take out the trash. Not just what’s in the garbage can, but all empties too.
  • Unplug everything. At least turn off your power strips if you have them.
  • Bring home everything you could possibly fit into your car. Just kidding.

Unless you live in Jonsson Tower, McClellan, or Wiecking (vacation dorms), they’re kicking all of you high-paying undergrads out of your dorms at 10am Wednesday (11/26) morning.

Weekend Distraction X

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

THURSDAY
12pm- China Culture and Study Abroad Table @ Case
6pm- Skidmore in Paris Fall Semester Info Session @ Bolton 103
6pm- Project for Peace Presentations @ Ladd 307
6:30pm- New Canons and Protocols of Art and Art History @ Payne Room Tang
7pm- Stompin’ Soles’ Presents: TAP-OLOGY @ Dance Theater (fbook)
7:30pm- Diane Nilan’s “My Own Four Walls” @ Gannett
7:30pm- Workshop by pianist Frederic Chiu @ Filene

FRIDAY
All day- Saratoga Apple Farmers Market @ Case
12pm- Transgender Day of Remembrance @ Case (fbook)
2pm- The Sonneteers for Transgender Day of Remembrance @ Case
4pm- Pulse for Transgender Day of Remembrance @ Case
6pm- Honors Forum Ping Pong Tournament @ Wiecking basement (Video)
6:30pm- The Future of Art History Lecture @ Payne Room Tang
7pm- Stompin’ Soles’ Presents: TAP-OLOGY @ Dance Theater (fbook)
8pm – Skidmore Theater Presents: Shakespeare’s King Richard II @ JKB (fbook)
10:30pm- Accents Fall Jam @ Filene (fbook)
11pm- Raices Bloq Party @ Falstaff’

SATURDAY
1pm- The Beatles 40 Years Ago Today @ Filene
8pm – Skidmore Theater Presents: Shakespeare’s King Richard II @ JKB (fbook)
9:30pm- SkiDaiko Premiers @ Filene (fbook)

SUNDAY
3pm- Beatlemore Skidmania Concert @ Filene (fbook)
2pm – Skidmore Theater Presents: Shakespeare’s King Richard II @ JKB (fbook)

Missing something? Let us know in the comments.

Transgender Day of Remembrance

Thursday, November 20th, 2008

A little email tiped us off to The Transgender Day of Remembrance being held this Friday from 12-5pm at Case Center. Officially beginning at noon, the all day fundraiser “extravaganza” will feature the Sonneteers at 2pm and Pulse at 4pm: plus performances by Mallisa Capri. T-shirts and reportedly-penis-shaped candy will be on sale with all proceeds going to the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy.

(fbook)

Project For Peace Presentations

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

This past summer three Skidmore students were given the opportunity to make their projects for peace a reality thanks to the Davis Project For Peace grant program. Peter Brock ’09, Meghan Morris ’09 and Spencer Xiangjiandangzhi ’11 were able to spend their summers overseeing the implementation of the proposals they wrote and submitted to the Skidmore affiliated Projects for Peace.  Brock and Morris traveled, as a group, to Nepal where the 10,000 dollar grant was used to build a two-story community meeting house, in the village of Taklung, for women of the Dalit caste—the most marginalized members of Nepalese society. Xiangjiandangzhi used his money to travel back Tibet where he oversaw the rebuilding, expansion and furnishing of a primary school in a impoverished village in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau.

Tomorrow Brock and Morris will present “Building Peace Through Empowering Women” based on their research and time in Nepal followed by  Xiangjiandangzhi presenting “Education for Peace: Expansion and Repair of a Tibetan School” based on his research.  The event begins at 6pm in Ladd 307.

Art History Welcomed To Adult Table By Other Depts.

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The Alfred Z. Solomon Residency brings two eminent art historians to campus this week not only to address students and faculty, but also to celebrate the separation of the Art History Department into an independent academic department. Formerly of the Art Department, Art History makes this leap of maturity just in time to sit at the adult table during the annual “Departmental Thanksgiving Dinner.”

“Although future Solomon Residency events will likely feature artists and critics as well as art historians, the first will spotlight scholars Robert S. Nelson of Yale, speaking Thursday, Nov. 20, on “New Canons and Protocols of Art and Art History,” and James Elkins of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, who will address “The Future of Art History” on Friday, Nov. 21. Both lectures will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Payne Room at the Tang Museum; a reception will follow the Friday lecture.” <via Scope>

Where the Homeless Are

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

You’ve probably noticed on one of your college-inspired shopping sprees at Urban Outfitters that convertible gloves really are the best buy for cold weather. Their practicality, style, and homeless subtlety is simply unmatched by any other hand accessory on the market. After all, other than a total lack of hygiene those homeless people totally know how to dress fly. So if any of you fashion-starved students have been longing for a style that is somewhat open ended and up-to-interpretation, perhaps you may choose to endure an exclusive bags & rags wardrobe.

All jokes aside, this week, Benef-Action, a student community service program, has brought philanthrope extraordinaire Diane Nilan to campus. Nilan has experienced homelessness first hand (maybe even without those stylish gloves), and will be speaking about her documentary, My Own Four Walls, which is a video memoir of her life as she interacted with the homeless. She has participated in massive efforts to help the homeless across the country, especially in Illinois where she worked with homeless children to guarantee their educational rights. The Skidmore website provided a detailed description of what is included in her documentary after the jump.

The open-to-public discussion is in Gannett @ 7:30pm

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CSGR Sex Panel

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008

The Center for Sex and Gender Relations gathered together a group of brave volunteers who will be sitting on a “Sex Panel” today (11/19). Hailing from all different types of backgrounds, sexes, orientations, genders, experiences and stuff like that the volunteers will be courageously offering up their expertise in an open forum where students are invited to come and ask questions and talk about the “skidmore scene. ” We’ve noticed in out administrative duties over on the ACB that a lot of you (or maybe just one of you with a lot of time) seem to have tons of questions about dating, sex and hook-up culture on campus. This looks like a great panel for you folks.

Sex Panel
7:30pm
da Spa
(fbook)

Frames We Can Believe In

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Remember how happy everyone got when they voted a couple of weeks ago: all that champagne and happiness? Hopefully you’ll be able to pick up right where you left off by voting for the “people’s choice” winner of the CTM photo contest. There are tons of submissions and the winner of the contest gets 200 bones so head over to the website and cast your ballot. No word yet as to the availability of the obviously well deserved “I Voted” stickers, but we’ll keep our eyes peeled.

Vote Or Die

Fair Trade Sale

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

The hardest part about being a college student during the holiday season is buying gifts. Not only do you have to get something for your parents and little sister—and probably some uncle because of that family gift swapping game your mother loves so much—you also have to get something “totes cute” for your Bros and Bffs. But you also cant just go buying gifts all willy-nilly from “the man”, what about social responsibility?  All of this gift giving really cuts into your operating budget and can put a damper on your weekend benders. Luckily something like half the clubs on campus* are sponsoring a Fair Trade Sale in Case Center today (11/18) from 10-2pm. Take this opportunity to stock up on guilt free giftables for the upcoming consumer season.

*Offices of Catholic Student Life, Jewish Student Life and Interfaith Programming, Community Service Programs BeneFaction, the Newman Club, Skidmore Hillel and International Education Week

Shuttle On Home

Monday, November 17th, 2008

Thanks to those wonderful people over in the Office for Leadership Activities, it looks like you won’t be having to hitchhike or bum a ride home from someone you found on Craigslist this Thanksgiving break. If you want to save a hot seat on one of these shuttles, all you need to do is stop by the OLA in Case 309 (3rd floor) between the hours of 8:30 and 4:30.

To Albany
11/25 leaving Case at 4:00 pm
11/26 leaving Case at 7:00 am

Returning from Albany
11/30 leaving bus shelter at 3:00 pm
11/30 leaving bus shelter at 9:00 pm