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The RivalryThe Rivalry is a stunning testament to the willingness of
Lincoln and Douglas to put aside their differences and “reach
across the aisle” for the good of the country. Raising questions
of human values and rights that still polarize our nation, the
play examines the “proper” role of the federal government
in the lives of citizens. Norton Center Event Friday, Feb. 10.
To submit a listing, please email marykay.jones@centre.edu.
Meetings/Gatherings
Sundays (during regular academic term). Get Centred is a contemplative Christian worship service held on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. in the candlelit sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church. This half-hour service of music, prayer, scripture readings, and silence is a great way to start the week. "Get Centred" services will resume Sunday, Feb. 12.
Tuesday, Feb. 7. Faculty Jazz Concert. Join music faculty Vince DiMartino on trumpet, Doug Drewek on saxophone and Raleigh Dailey on piano along with special guests for an evening of jazz. Want to play jazz too? Stay after the concert for an information session for Centre students interested in taking saxophone, piano or percussion lessons. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m.,
Combs Warehouse.
—Amelia Groetsch
CONVO: Tuesday, Feb. 7. Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. Click here for more.
Wednesday, Feb. 8. Deadline for applications and faculty recommendations for study abroad programs in 2012-13. All materials must be turned in to the Center for Global Citizenship (in Old Carnegie) by noon.
—Leigh Cocanougher
Thursday, Feb. 9. MANDATORY MEETING for students planning to apply to Medical School for entering class 2013. Don't miss this meeting to discuss the application process and to fill out some important paperwork. This meeting is extremely important for any junior or senior planning to apply to medical school in the next cycle (entering medical school in fall 2013). If you have any questions contact Dr. Workman at 5415 or email joe.workman@centre.edu. Time/Place: 11:30-12:15, Young 111.
—Joe Workman
CONVO: Thursday, Feb. 9. Centre Student Debate: State vs. Federal Rights. Click here for more.
Thursday, Feb. 9 through Friday, Feb. 10. The Rivalry. Corwin’s riveting depiction of the Abraham Lincoln—Stephen Douglas Illinois Senate debates, incorporates dialogue from the original debate transcripts to bring to life the fierce competition between the future president and the incumbent senator as they tackled the day's most controversial issues and the American concept of freedom. This dramatic radio play eloquently reminds us of a time when political debate engaged Americans in a way that screeching talking heads and the blogosphere cannot, and it underscores the impact of words and their effective communication in shaping public policy. Click here for schedule.
—Dustin Mosko
Saturday, Feb. 11. Chinese Club Celebration. Please come to the Chinese Spring Festival featuring authentic Chinese food and fun traditional activities. For more information email taoran.lu@centre.edu.
Time/Place: 7 p.m., Pearl Hall basement.
—Taoran Lu
CONVO: Thursday, Feb. 16. Strategies for Human Mating. Click here for more.
Feb. 16 and 17. The Vagina Monologues. Proceeds support the Bluegrass Rape and Crisis Center. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m. in Weisiger Theatre. Tickets are $2 at door. Questions? e-mail: lydia.kincaid@centre.edu.
—Lydia Kincaid
CONVO: Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Distillation of Sorrow in Ancient Greek and Modern Culture. Click here for more.
CONVO: Wednesday, Feb. 22. Miss Representation. Click here for more.
Saturday, Feb. 25. Bowl For Kids Sake! Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bluegrass supports children in our area who are in desperate need of a positive adult mentor. Centre students have served in this capacity in the last several years. Bowl For Kids Sake is the biggest fundraiser for this important organization. Centre has played a major supporting role, helping to raise almost $50,000 since 2004. I am hopeful that organizations and individuals on campus will consider forming teams to participate and again make a big difference in the lives of children through your support. Individuals will need to collect at least $100 in pledges prior to the day of the bowl – think of that as asking 10 people for $10, or 20 people for $5, or 4 people for $25! Some organizations in the past have asked each member to raise a certain amount – be that $10, $20, or $25 – and then sent their top fundraisers to represent them as a bowling team. Pledges are acceptable – you do not need to have the money in hand to bowl. If each member of our community contributed just $10, we would be able to make an amazing difference! Teams register to bowl for one hour. Pledge sheets are available from Patrick Noltemeyer in the Student Life Office. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PHILANTHROPY and the HUGE DIFFERENCE your efforts could make for kids in our community. Time/Place: 12-6 p.m. at the Danville Bowl-A-Rama.
—Patrick Noltemeyer
CONVO: Monday, Feb. 27. Flamenco, Art of Emotion. Click here for more.
RecycleMania competition is now through March 31! Click here and enter the RecycleMania Video Contest. RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs nationwide that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita or have the highest recycling rate. This will also require extra help with recycling. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Cheryl Coulter, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at 238-5923 or email cheryl.coulter@centre.edu. Click here for more.
—Cheryl Coulter
Saturday, April 28. Spring Concerto Concert. The Music Program would like to congratulate the students selected as featured soloists in the Centre Orchestra's Spring Concerto Concert: Andrew Boylan '12, Sarah Palmer '14, Erika Voss '12, and Ben Yeiser '13. Eleven students competed in the auditions which were held Dec. 2nd in Weisiger Theatre before a panel of esteemed musicians from across the Bluegrass. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.
—Amelia Groetsch
Meal plan changes can be made now through Feb. 15. Please stop by the Student Life Office to complete the paperwork.
—Anita Bertram
Important Housing Announcements: Students in need of special housing accommodations due to a medical/health-related reason should fill out the Special Housing Consideration Form and return to Parsons Student Health by March 2nd.
Students going abroad for Spring term need to make sure you have turned in your room key and housing plans for next year to the Student Life Office this week. If you are a student who has returned this term, or has changed rooms, please return your room condition sheets to the Student Life Office by Friday.
—Ann Young
Istanbul, Summer 2012. The deadline for applying for this incredible opportunity to study in and explore Istanbul is fast approaching. Click here for the application. If you have questions or need further information email tom.mccollough@centre.edu.
—Tom McCollough
Music Announcements. You do not have to be a music major or minor to enroll in either of these classes. No previous experience in percussion is necessary. Percussion Ensemble (MUS 194) rehearses once a week (Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Grant Hall 113) and culminates in a concert at the end of the semester. Each concert consists of a diverse assortment of styles including contemporary, traditional and world percussion ensemble literature. This semester is sure to be an exciting season for the group as we plan to perform several world premieres. If you would like to see what the percussion ensemble experiences sounds and looks like click here.
Private Percussion Lessons (MUS 150) typically focus on two of the four basic percussion areas of study: drum set, snare drum, mallets, timpani. However, special exceptions can be made for people who wish to study other areas of percussion such as marching percussion (snare, tenors, bass drum, mallets), multi-percussion, ethnic percussion (djembe, mbira, etc.) and 4-mallet marimba. Lessons meet nine times a semester for 45 minutes each. Students will have the option to perform what they have worked on in lessons during the end of semester “Studio Class.” If you would like to see several examples of what people were working on last semester click here.
For more information email amelia.groetsch@centre.edu.
Interested in joining women's voices? Email Barbara Hall at barbara.hall@centre.edu.
Interested in joining men's voices? Email Jeff Jones at jeff.jones@centre.edu.
Girl Scout Cookies! Get your favorite Caramel DeLites or try a Lemonade for the first time. Cookies are $3.50 per box and all cookie proceeds stay local! There are eight kinds of cookies, so if you can’t make up your mind then just try them all! Call or email Hannah Sizemore’s mom, Meredith, at ext. 5466 or meredith.sizemore@centre.edu to place your order today! Click here for more about the cookies.
Click here for last week's edition of Notesworthy.
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Tuesday, Feb. 7. Faculty Jazz Concert. Join music faculty Vince DiMartino on trumpet, Doug Drewek on saxophone and Raleigh Dailey on piano along with special guests for an evening of jazz. Want to play jazz too? Stay after the concert for an information session for Centre students interested in taking saxophone, piano or percussion lessons. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m.,
Combs Warehouse.
—Amelia Groetsch
CONVO: Tuesday, Feb. 7. Fetal Origins of Adult Disease. Click here for more.
Wednesday, Feb. 8. Deadline for applications and faculty recommendations for study abroad programs in 2012-13. All materials must be turned in to the Center for Global Citizenship (in Old Carnegie) by noon.
—Leigh Cocanougher
Thursday, Feb. 9. MANDATORY MEETING for students planning to apply to Medical School for entering class 2013. Don't miss this meeting to discuss the application process and to fill out some important paperwork. This meeting is extremely important for any junior or senior planning to apply to medical school in the next cycle (entering medical school in fall 2013). If you have any questions contact Dr. Workman at 5415 or email joe.workman@centre.edu. Time/Place: 11:30-12:15, Young 111.
—Joe Workman
CONVO: Thursday, Feb. 9. Centre Student Debate: State vs. Federal Rights. Click here for more.
Thursday, Feb. 9 through Friday, Feb. 10. The Rivalry. Corwin’s riveting depiction of the Abraham Lincoln—Stephen Douglas Illinois Senate debates, incorporates dialogue from the original debate transcripts to bring to life the fierce competition between the future president and the incumbent senator as they tackled the day's most controversial issues and the American concept of freedom. This dramatic radio play eloquently reminds us of a time when political debate engaged Americans in a way that screeching talking heads and the blogosphere cannot, and it underscores the impact of words and their effective communication in shaping public policy. Click here for schedule.
—Dustin Mosko
Saturday, Feb. 11. Chinese Club Celebration. Please come to the Chinese Spring Festival featuring authentic Chinese food and fun traditional activities. For more information email taoran.lu@centre.edu.
Time/Place: 7 p.m., Pearl Hall basement.
—Taoran Lu
CONVO: Thursday, Feb. 16. Strategies for Human Mating. Click here for more.
Feb. 16 and 17. The Vagina Monologues. Proceeds support the Bluegrass Rape and Crisis Center. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m. in Weisiger Theatre. Tickets are $2 at door. Questions? e-mail: lydia.kincaid@centre.edu.
—Lydia Kincaid
CONVO: Tuesday, Feb. 21. The Distillation of Sorrow in Ancient Greek and Modern Culture. Click here for more.
CONVO: Wednesday, Feb. 22. Miss Representation. Click here for more.
Saturday, Feb. 25. Bowl For Kids Sake! Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Bluegrass supports children in our area who are in desperate need of a positive adult mentor. Centre students have served in this capacity in the last several years. Bowl For Kids Sake is the biggest fundraiser for this important organization. Centre has played a major supporting role, helping to raise almost $50,000 since 2004. I am hopeful that organizations and individuals on campus will consider forming teams to participate and again make a big difference in the lives of children through your support. Individuals will need to collect at least $100 in pledges prior to the day of the bowl – think of that as asking 10 people for $10, or 20 people for $5, or 4 people for $25! Some organizations in the past have asked each member to raise a certain amount – be that $10, $20, or $25 – and then sent their top fundraisers to represent them as a bowling team. Pledges are acceptable – you do not need to have the money in hand to bowl. If each member of our community contributed just $10, we would be able to make an amazing difference! Teams register to bowl for one hour. Pledge sheets are available from Patrick Noltemeyer in the Student Life Office. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PHILANTHROPY and the HUGE DIFFERENCE your efforts could make for kids in our community. Time/Place: 12-6 p.m. at the Danville Bowl-A-Rama.
—Patrick Noltemeyer
CONVO: Monday, Feb. 27. Flamenco, Art of Emotion. Click here for more.
RecycleMania competition is now through March 31! Click here and enter the RecycleMania Video Contest. RecycleMania is a friendly competition among college and university recycling programs nationwide that provides the campus community with a fun, proactive activity in waste reduction. Over a 10-week period, campuses compete in different contests to see which institution can collect the largest amount of recyclables per capita, the largest amount of total recyclables, the least amount of trash per capita or have the highest recycling rate. This will also require extra help with recycling. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Cheryl Coulter, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m., at 238-5923 or email cheryl.coulter@centre.edu. Click here for more.
—Cheryl Coulter
Saturday, April 28. Spring Concerto Concert. The Music Program would like to congratulate the students selected as featured soloists in the Centre Orchestra's Spring Concerto Concert: Andrew Boylan '12, Sarah Palmer '14, Erika Voss '12, and Ben Yeiser '13. Eleven students competed in the auditions which were held Dec. 2nd in Weisiger Theatre before a panel of esteemed musicians from across the Bluegrass. Time/Place: 7:30 p.m., Newlin Hall.
—Amelia Groetsch
Faculty/Staff News
Beau Weston gave an invited address "Happiness and Faith," at the Christian Life and Witness conference at Georgetown College on January 24. This draws on his sabbatical project, developing a new course on "The Happy Society."Notices/Announcements
Most Notices/Announcements will run for one week only, so please mark your calendar for anything of interest, or visit the archives.Meal plan changes can be made now through Feb. 15. Please stop by the Student Life Office to complete the paperwork.
—Anita Bertram
Important Housing Announcements: Students in need of special housing accommodations due to a medical/health-related reason should fill out the Special Housing Consideration Form and return to Parsons Student Health by March 2nd.
Students going abroad for Spring term need to make sure you have turned in your room key and housing plans for next year to the Student Life Office this week. If you are a student who has returned this term, or has changed rooms, please return your room condition sheets to the Student Life Office by Friday.
—Ann Young
Istanbul, Summer 2012. The deadline for applying for this incredible opportunity to study in and explore Istanbul is fast approaching. Click here for the application. If you have questions or need further information email tom.mccollough@centre.edu.
—Tom McCollough
Music Announcements. You do not have to be a music major or minor to enroll in either of these classes. No previous experience in percussion is necessary. Percussion Ensemble (MUS 194) rehearses once a week (Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. in Grant Hall 113) and culminates in a concert at the end of the semester. Each concert consists of a diverse assortment of styles including contemporary, traditional and world percussion ensemble literature. This semester is sure to be an exciting season for the group as we plan to perform several world premieres. If you would like to see what the percussion ensemble experiences sounds and looks like click here.
Private Percussion Lessons (MUS 150) typically focus on two of the four basic percussion areas of study: drum set, snare drum, mallets, timpani. However, special exceptions can be made for people who wish to study other areas of percussion such as marching percussion (snare, tenors, bass drum, mallets), multi-percussion, ethnic percussion (djembe, mbira, etc.) and 4-mallet marimba. Lessons meet nine times a semester for 45 minutes each. Students will have the option to perform what they have worked on in lessons during the end of semester “Studio Class.” If you would like to see several examples of what people were working on last semester click here.
For more information email amelia.groetsch@centre.edu.
Interested in joining women's voices? Email Barbara Hall at barbara.hall@centre.edu.
Interested in joining men's voices? Email Jeff Jones at jeff.jones@centre.edu.
Miscellaneous
Lost/Found: A necklace was found on the Walnut Street sidewalk. Please stop by the Student Life Office to identify and claim.Girl Scout Cookies! Get your favorite Caramel DeLites or try a Lemonade for the first time. Cookies are $3.50 per box and all cookie proceeds stay local! There are eight kinds of cookies, so if you can’t make up your mind then just try them all! Call or email Hannah Sizemore’s mom, Meredith, at ext. 5466 or meredith.sizemore@centre.edu to place your order today! Click here for more about the cookies.
Click here for last week's edition of Notesworthy.
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