Features
23 March 2007
Volume 119, Issue 15
Well-known
philosophers coming to MC
At 7 p.m. on Monday, March 26, Monmouth College will host Mary Catherine Bateson as the speaker for the annual Samuel M. Thompson Memorial lecture in the Dahl Chapel and Auditorium.
Bateson’s lecture, which is titled, “Composing Community,” will answer this question: “[A]s our society becomes more diverse and subject to more and more rapid change, what kinds of communication can hold us together, and what are the available patterns for dealing with difference, building on curiosity?”
Bateson received her Ph.D from Harvard University in 1963, and since has had an accomplished career in teaching and writing. Read More...
Activities
encourage awareness of other cultures
Every year, Monmouth College plays host to a week of cultural observance and understanding. Spearheaded by the director of intercultural life, Ruby Pentsil-Bukari, the week of discussion and festivities, known as Cultural Awareness Week, is meant to increase campus awareness of minorities as well as foreign cultures. Read More...
Singing group spends spring break in Miami
Whoever said music will get you nowhere was definitely wrong. The Sound of Five, Monmouth College’s a capella group, went all the way to Florida for part of spring break. The group flew to the “Sunshine State” on March 6 and returned March 14.
The Sound of Five is under the direction of Sarah Graham, the director of choral studies and vocal activities, and includes... Read More...
Calendar of Events
Friday, March 23
- 3 p.m. - Music Dept. Recital - Dahl Chapel
- 5 p.m. - Cultural Awareness Week Panel Speakers Dinner - Stockdale Center Private Dining Room
- 7:30 p.m. - Cultural Awareness Week Dance - Stockdale Center Highlander Room
‘300’ a wild, gory ride through battle
“300” is a testosterone-driven, cliché-riddled, action drama which blends the ancient Greek battles reminiscent of the movie “Troy” with the stylistic cinematography of Frank Miller’s last adapted novel, “Sin City.” The result is a film that you won’t find on many critics’ hot lists, but in the collection of every male’s movie shelf in the United States once it’s released on DVD. Read More...
The tunes review of what’s new
The MC Music Man takes on: Akon
Although Aliaune Thiam, better known as Akon, is now associated with all other mainstream hip-hop artists, he had a unique upbringing compared to most artists. Akon spent the first seven years of his life in Senegal, a country with a very different culture from the United States. Read More...
Scots
Senior Spotlight Reality Check: R.I.P. Rob and Amber
Alright, I’d hate to start my weekly reality television column off on a sour note, but fans of the competition drama “The Amazing Race: All-Stars” faced perhaps one of the greatest tragedies over spring break the show has ever encountered: the elimination of Rob and Amber Moriano. Read More...