Chronicle Online 3/29/99: The Cheat Sheet

The Cheat Sheet
Issues and events you should know about

On Campus
The Black Student Union at Columbia (BSUC) is sponsoring a Networking Social on Tues., March 30, at 4 p.m. at the Hokin Annex. The mission and functions of the club will be discussed, and refreshments will be served.

The Columbia College English Department is hosting two “Student Speakers’ Forums” to provide speech and oral communications students a forum to showcase their communications skills. All students are invited to propose speeches, debates, or panel discussions.

The goal is to establish an ongoing, student-run committee that will present a full range of speech-related events each semester.

Interested students should present a written proposal detailing their presentations to the English Dept. Email proposals to George Bailey at gbailey@popmail.colum.edu, or fax them to (312) 344-8001. The deadline is April 12, 1999. Any questions can be directed to English Dept. faculty member George Bailey, ext. 8114.

Around town
The YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago’s second annual conference on sexual assault will be held Friday, April 9, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the YWCA Harris Center, 6200 S. Drexel, Chicago. The conference will highlight the effects of sexual abuse on both children and adults.

Presenters will discuss, among other issues, eating disorders, date rape drugs, and child sexual abuse education. The cost for students to attend the conference, sadly, is $35. For more information, call the YWCA’s Loop Center at (312) 372-6600.

Bummed out that the Museum of Contemporary Photography is closed? Check out the Carol Ehlers Gallery, 750 N. Orleans, for “Archaeology: Chicago Alley Pictures.” The photography exhibit presents the work of Columbia photography instructor Bob Thall.

Thall, who has taught at Columbia for 22 years, won a Guggenheim Fellowship for his work; he was featured in the March 24 Chicago Tribune.

While we’re on the subject of photography, don’t forget to head over to the Harold Washington Library Center’s Main Exhibit Hall, 400 S. State, after April 24. The Chicago Public Library is presenting “Un Paese: Portrait of an Italian Village,” a series of photographs by famed photographer Paul Strand.

Strand’s photographs depict daily life in the Italian town of Luzzara between 1953 and 1954. For more information on this exhibit, call (312) 747-4050.

Poetry, music and eurythmy will combine for a collaborative recitation of the works of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver. “What Did She Say? An Evening of Poetry With Mary Oliver” will be performed at the Rogers Park Theatre, 1300 W. Loyola, Chicago, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. and April 11 at 3:30 p.m.

The performance will feature a synthesis of actress Judith Pownall, pianist Susan Buffington, guest musician Gregor Simon-MacDonald, and eurythmist Jeanne Simon-MacDonald. Eurthymy is a unique art of movement that combines gestures, colors, and light to make spech and music visible. Tickets for students are $10; children under 14 not admitted. For information/reservations, call (773) 463-3286.

The Neo-Futurists are performing David Kodeski’s “Another Lousy Day” Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m. through April 24 at the Neo-Futurarium, 5153 N. Ashland. Tickets are $10, $8 for students. For reservations, call (773) 275-5255.