A student production of Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day directed by Alison Schultz ‘09 begins its 7 day run tonight in the black box theater. The play, perfectly set for the blackbox, is set in Germany in 1932 and 1933, and concerns a group of friends caught up in the events of the fall of the Weimar Republic and the rise to power Nazi party. The plot is centered around a woman named Agnes Eggling, a middle-aged actress, and all of the action takes place in her apartment.

Call the Skidmore Box office for tickets 518 580 5439

Showtimes:
Friday February 27th @ 8 pm
Saturday February 28th @ 8 pm
Sunday March 1 @ 2 pm (Matinee)
Monday March 2 @ 8 pm
Tuesday March 3 @ 8 pm
Wednesday March 4 @ 8 pm
(fbook)

Today as I silently played with my Blackberry on a Palamountain toilet I overheard two staff members talking about this afternoon’s  meeting where faculty will vote on the future of Skidmore’s University Without Walls program. According to these gentlemen the program is doomed, I’ll spare you the transcript but they made is pretty obvious that the faculty has made up their minds.

UWW is Skidmore’s distance learning program including among its graduates Ben Cohen of Ben and Jerry’s fame. It was suggested, in March of last year, that the college terminate the program, which faces six figure financial loss, increased competition and dropping enrollment rates. If my unknowing bathroom informants are correct in predicting the demise of the program the college will allow for a “reasonable period of transition” to let the programs roughly 100 enrolled students finish their degrees.

The termination of the program has brought about some criticism from the students who accuse the college of failing to properly market the program. The college’s decision also ruffles feathers among those looking to abolish the tie between higher education and the luxury of the upper class—a UWW student pays $13,293, compared with $49,266 for traditional students. Today’s meeting does not automatically shutter the program, the Board of Trustees will have final say on the issue in their May meeting.

There are still 15 seats available on the Art Department’s luxurious bus to NYC Saturday, Feb 28.Tthe bus, chartered for a group of art students, is making stops uptown on the Museum Mile and downtown in Chelsea and is a great way to get out of the Skidmore bubble for the day. Cost: $25.00/seat. Sign up in Art Office, Rm. 200, Saisselin Art Building or call (518) 580-5030.

Bus leaves Case Lot 6:45 AM
Arrives Metropolitan Museum of Art 10:30 AM
Arrives Chelsea Galleries 11:00 AM (24th St & 11th Ave)
Bus leaves Met Museum at 6:45 PM back to campus at 10:30 – 11 PM

THURSDAY
11:00am- Clothing Swap @ Case Center (fbook)
2:00pm- Skidshop opens late for Art Supply Sale
7:00pm- Ujima Keynote “What if George Bush Were a Black Man” @ Gannett
8:00pm- SkidShop Fashion Show and DJ party @ Spa
8:00pm- Skidmore Dems Present: Thank You For Smoking @ Emerson (fbook)
9:00pm- The Skidmore Disney All Stars and DJ sets @ Falstaff’s (fbook)

FRIDAY
3:30pm- Ad Libs Auditions @ JKB (fbook)
7:00pm- Art/Music/Food/Fun/Fest @ Falstaff’s (fbook)
8:00pm- A Bright Room Called Day (fbook)

SATURDAY
2:00pm- Men’s Lacrosse vs. Babson @ Wachenheim Field
5:00pm- Hayat Presents: Planet India @ Small Gym (fbook)
8:00pm- Uncivil Wars: Moving With Brecht & Eisler @ Dance Studio
8:00pm- String Festival Concert featuring Hawthorne String Quartet @ Filene
8:00pm- A Bright Room Called Day @ Blackbox (fbook)
10:00pm- Pistol Shrimp with Dunny & The Bros @ Falstaff’s (fbook)
11:00pm- Ad Libs Show @ Weicking Basement (fbook)
10:00pm- Indulgence Night @ The Spa (fbook)

SUNDAY
All Day- Fun Day Poster Submissions Due
7:00pm- SkidTV presents: Sexiled @ Davis (fbook)
2:00pm- A Bright Room Called Day (fbook)

something missing? let us know in the comments.

SkidShop revealed its big plans for tonight (2/26) on their blog this past week. Today, the shop will open at 2pm and close at 10pm. The odd hours are to accommodate the shop’s huge ART SUPPLY SALE and FASHION SHOW. All art supplies are 25% and 50% off all Grumbacher art brushes and oil paints. YAY saving money and stuff.

Beginning at 8pm students and staff members will be modeling Skidmore apparel as a DJ plays in the Spa, which will remain open until 11pm for the event. The blog post hints at prizes—as is the SkidShop’s M.O. Also Barack Obama will be there.

Black History Month keynote speaker Dr. Boyce Watkins will be in Gannett Auditorium tomorrow at 7pm thanks to Ujima, SGA Speaker’s Bureau and OSDP. Watkins, will speak about his controversial book, “What if George Bush Were a Black Man” and the double standards of race in America today.

Specializing in financial psychology, educational motivation, and black social commentary, Dr. Watkins, known as “the people’s scholar” for his colloquial and forward style, is considered one of the most sought after Black public scholars in the world and has had his work featured across a slew of media outlets.  Some more information about Dr. Watkins is available on the Skidmore homepage.

Disneylicious
Falstaff’s @ 9
(fbook)

somewhere in the lovely northwoods

The Eco-Reps and Sustainable Skidmore have put together a survey in a move to quantify the campus’ greenhouse gas emissions. The survey is broken down into two parts, takes only a few minutes and helps the college to establish a baseline emissions number.

After you have finished the survey a link pops up allowing you to enter a raffle for a $10 gift card to Putnam Market, a $10 gift card to Uncommon Grounds and a $5 gift card to Saratoga Coffee Traders. Clicky click here.

A little birdie just told me that as part of Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Week downtown crepe place Ravenous is offering all Skidmore students a 10% discount on the check. Ravenous, along with Beverley’s, are our favorite places to nurse hangovers and we stand by the cure-all properties of their food.

If you visit Ravenous anytime between today and Saturday show your skidID for 10% off.

Rob Hill ‘09 writes in with an announcement from Inter-Hall Board:

We’re accepting submissions for the Fun Day poster, which should include the name of the event (you know, Fun Day), the date (Saturday, April 25, 2009), and the location (South Park Green). The winning poster designer, as decided by Inter-Hall Board, will receive $100 for their efforts!

Entrants should send their posters to fundayposter@gmail.com no later than Sunday, March 1st. Winner will be announced after spring break.

I’m glad to see Fun Day’s annual debauchery is already on the horizon, I’m also glad to see the opportunity to win 100 dollars. Graphic designers take notice.