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Vol. 3, No. 4 - November 13, 2003
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“Bay Area Revisited”
Opens Nov. 7 at Schick Art Gallery Drawings, paintings, and sculpture by such major San Francisco artists as Elmer Bischoff, Robert De Niro Sr., Stephen De Staebler, Richard Diebenkorn, Nathan Oliveira, and David Park are featured in the show. Thriving in the Bay Area of San Francisco since the mid-1950s, this group of artists grew in reaction to both West Coast and East Coast abstract expressionism, infusing the movement with meaning through the introduction of figurative imagery. What began as a local phenomenon came to have an important impact on the history of American art. The exhibition was organized in cooperation with the Franklin Parrasch Gallery in New York City, and Salander-O, Reilly Galleries, also in New York City. Loaned works include those from the art gallery at the University at Albany, State University of New York; Nathan Oliveira; and Barbara Salander. The Schick Art Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week and from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the weekends. The gallery will close for Thanksgiving break from Nov. 26 to 30. Admission is free and open to the public. Middle East Peace to Be
Topic Hussein, an Israeli Arab, was the recipient of one of the two Brandeis University Slifka Scholarships, which are awarded to one Palestinian Israeli and to one Jewish Israeli committed to the goals of peaceful coexistence. At Brandeis, he worked on many projects to promote understanding between Arabs and Jews and created his own independent study concentration: Peace Building. He now works for the Abraham Fund, which is dedicated to promoting coexistence between the Jewish and Arab citizens of Israel. In his talk he will focus on "the perception of the other" in relation to the Arab-Israeli conflict. His message promotes the power of people to overcome their biases to confront stereotypes and bigotry in their own communities and move forward to promote peace. Sponsored by the Skidmore chapter of the Jewish Student Union, the Jewish Student Life and Interfaith Program Committee, this program is funded by the William and Mary Barnet Foundation. Aronson to Discuss West
African Body Art According to Aronson, the Vodun (Voodoo) religion of southeast Ghana and Togo calls for prescribed attire that includes glass beads, natural pigments painted on the body, scarification, and of particular interest, a range of imported cloths. Drawing on models that she used in her previous study of the impact of the cloth trade among the Eastern Ijo of Southeastern Nigeria, Aronson will explore the meaning and symbolism of Vodun body adornment as it reflects on the nature of this religion and the history of the Ewe people who practice it. In the News Sandy Baum, professor of economics, was a source for the following stories: the Sept. 29 Salem (Ore.) Statesman Journal online ("Private colleges try prepaid tuition plans"); the Sept. 30 Buffalo News online ("On borrowed time"); the Oct. 11 Philadelphia Inquirer online ("Financial pressures cause scramble for college cash"); Oct. 21 Wall Street Journal online ("More Aid Helps Offset Increases in College Tuition"); and the Oct. 22 editions of the Dallas Morning News ("Soaring tuition hits a political nerve; Colleges fault economy for big spike, but GOP sees extravagance"), the Boston Globe ("Survey finds jump in public college tuition and fees"), and the Wall Street Journal ("State Schools Raise Tuition Additional 14%"). Yacub Addy, lecturer in music, is featured in a two programs in the Journey with Jazz at Lincoln Center series to be broadcast on BET. Addy provides an engaging tutorial in African drumming interspersed with live footage from his performance last May in New York with his group Odadaa! and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (LCJO) with Wynton Marsalis. In "African Jazz" Parts I and 2, the sacred connection of drums to music is explored. Addy and Odadaa! joined the LCJO under Marsalis for interviews, musical performance, and demonstration. Part I will be shown on BET at 1 p.m. Dec. 21 and Part 2 will air on BET at 1 p.m. Jan. 18, 2004. Michael Casey, vice president for advancement, was quoted in the Business Review Oct. 24-30 ("Schools continue doing fund raising the usual way - only better now"). Fred DiMauro, assistant director of facilities services, and Karen Kellogg, associate director of environmental studies, were quoted in the Saratogian Oct. 28 ("Skidmore College eyes greener pastures"). Kellogg also was a source for an Oct. 26 Saratogian story ("City energy panel part of national initiative"). Gerald Erchak, professor of anthropology, was featured in two segments of the National Geographic TV (NGTV) series titled Taboo recently: Oct. 20, in a segment titled "Creature Cures;" and Nov. 10, in a segment tilted "Body Perfect." Taboo is a multi-part series on cultural anthropology produced by (NGTV). David Karp, assistant professor of sociology, was a source for several newspaper stories on the lasting effects of victim impact panels. Karp was quoted in the Saratogian Oct. 7 ("Do impact panels thwart drunken drivers?") and the Times Union Oct. 9 ("DWI impact panels work, drivers say"). His one-year analysis of victim impact panels in Saratoga County was praised in an Oct. 13 Saratogian editorial ("Listening to DWI's victims should hit home"). Bret Ingerman, director of the Center for Information Technology Services, was quoted in the Post-Star Sept. 29 ("Colleges take hard line on file sharing"). Bob Turner, assistant professor of government, was a source of a Nov. 2 Sunday Gazette story ("Tight competition could lure voters").
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