The Harbinger
October 29, 2007
W;T comes to Hiram
Hiram alumna Heather Anderson-Boll ’93 will star in the College’s fall theater production of W;t, the 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Margaret Edson about a tough-minded literature scholar dying of ovarian cancer. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 1 through Saturday, November 3, in Hayden Auditorium.
Though free and open to the public, there will be an opportunity to make donations to further cancer research.
In the play, Anderson-Boll’s character encounters clinical trial researchers who treat her much the same way she treated her students. She learns that intelligence and discipline are not sufficient for a meaningful life, and that, like everyone, she needs caring, human relationships. The play was also made into an award-winning movie starring Emma Thompson.
W;t is presented by the Hiram College Department of Theatre Arts and the Center for Literature, Medicine, and Biomedical Humanities. It is part of the Center’s fall series titled Stages: Cancer and the Arts. The series concludes on November 29 when Tom Batiuk, creator of the unflinching comic strip, Funky Winkerbean, speaks at a 7:30 p.m. convocation concerning his book “Lisa’s Story: The Other Shoe,” the story of character Lisa Moore’s death as a result of cancer.
Batiuk’s book is the 12th in the Kent State University Press “Literature and Medicine,” series, which is edited by Carol Donley and Marty Kohn, who co-founded the Center for Literature, Medicine, and Biomedical Humanities.
Magician Matt the Knife to perform in KC ballroom
Matt The Knife (Matthew J. Cassiere) is a professional magician, si
deshow performer, lecturer, writer, as well as consultant. He will perform on Tuesday, October 30, at 8 p.m. in the KC ballroom. Knife, in addition to being a self-made magician, holds eleven Guinness World Records. Knife has been featured in the New York Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, as well as being seen on the Discovery Channel, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, CNN, The History Channel, Adult Swim, Guinness World Records, and the BBC (United Kingdom). Knife has performed on the streets of New York and in the theaters of Paris and London. See why MTK is the self-proclaimed "purveyor of artful dodges, practiced deceptions, and masterful conjurations," and why he's The "Cutting Edge" of Entertainment!
Enjoy Hiram's fall colors
This week Hiram's fall colors are at their peak. The above photograph was taken Monday, October 29, at 10:30 a.m.
Concert Band presents its fall concert
The Hiram College Concert Band will present its Fall Concert Wednesday, November 7 in Hayden Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.
The program will include: Morning, Noon and Night In Vienna Overture (Franz von
Suppé/Henry Fillmore), Concertino For Clarinet And Band, Op.26 featuring clarinetist Camille Campanaro (Carl Maria von Weber/M.L. Lake), To This Heartbeat There Is No End (Richard L. Saucedo) and Elsa’s Procession To The Cathedral (Richard Wagner/Lucien Cailliet). The concert will conclude with the combined Men’s and Women’s Chorus and Concert Band performing Oliver Selections (Lionel Bart/Norman Leyden) and This Is My Country (Don Raye and Al Jacobs/Roy Ringwald and Hawley Ades).
Conductors will be James Bane, Damaris Peters-Pike and José Gotera. This event is open to the public and admission is free.
The Ralph and Marion G. Kroehle Foundation Award in Creative Nonfiction, 2007
First Place $300
Second Place $200
Third Place $100
Through funding from the Ralph and Marion G. Kroehle Foundation, Hiram College is
able to announce its eighth fall competition in the genre of creative nonfiction. Criticism, reviews, and scholarly work do not qualify as creative nonfiction. Submissions must fall within the guidelines for the genre developed by the Associated Writing Programs (AWP): “Factual and literary writing that has the narrative, dramatic, meditative, and lyrical elements of novels, plays, poetry, and memoirs.” In addition to meeting these guidelines, work must be original and unpublished (work that has appeared in a school publication, however, may be submitted to this contest).
The contest is open to all Hiram College undergraduates currently enrolled. Only one entry per person will be accepted. All prizes will be awarded, and honorable mention status will be given to any additional manuscripts of distinction. Manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced on 8.5 by 11 paper. No manuscripts over 3,000 words will be accepted.
Two copies of the manuscript must be submitted. Each manuscript should include 1) a cover page with the author’s name, e-mail address, phone number, word count, and essay title; 2) a title page with the manuscript title only. The cover page will be removed before manuscripts are sent to the judge so that complete anonymity is insured. Page numbers should appear in the right-hand corner of every page, along with a header that consists of some word (or words) in the title. If the author’s name appears anywhere other than on the cover page, the manuscript will be disqualified.
Manuscripts should be delivered to Joyce Dyer’s office (109 Hinsdale) no later than
3 p.m. on Friday, November 2. Winners will be announced no later than Friday, January 11, 2008.
Thanksgiving meal plan can be purchased
Gery Henke
ls reports that meals over the Thanksgiving break are not provided by the traditional meal board plan. The last meal on the board plan will be dinner Tuesday, November 20, 2007. The dining hall will reopen for dinner on Tuesday November 27, 2007. Students can purchase a special Thanksgiving board plan for $ 43 which will provide meals over the holiday in the Food Court.
Students can sign up for this meal plan by going to the Student Financial Services office and pay the $43 by check, cash or credit card before 5 p.m. on Monday, November 19. Departments that want to pick up the cost for student workers should provide the Dining Service office the names of the students and the account number to be charged.
Serving times in the Food Court will be published later.
College offers a number of ways to learn of winter-weather closing
Notice the leaves turning orange, red, yellow, and brown? Notice them falling on the campus grounds? Guess what will be falling next.
Hiram College offers students, faculty, staff, and friends the means to stay abreast wintry weather that may affect College operations. As early as possible on snowy days, the campus community will be notified by the following means if the College is closed or its opening is delayed:
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Campus call-in closing line (330.569.5959)
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Campus voice mailboxes
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Campus e-mail
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Under latest news at hiram.edu
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Via television stations 3, 5, 8, 19, 25, and 43 in Cleveland, and stations 21, 27 and 43 in Youngstown, and radio stations, including WTAM 1100 AM, WMJI 105.7 FM, WMVX 106.5 FM, WGAR 99.5, WAKS KISS 96.5 FM, WMMS 100.7 FM, WHLO 640 AM, WKDD 98.1 FM, WCPN 90.3, WNIR 100.1 FM, WCRF 103 FM, WCLV 104.9, and WAKR 1590AM
Because Hiram is a residential college, instances when the College will close due to bad weather will be rare. All members of the campus community are reminded to use their discretion in providing for their safety en route to campus when the college is open but the weather is bad.
The decision to close the College or delay the start of classes will be made by the President in consultation with the director of the physical plant.
Welcome to Hiram!
Valerie Gilbert – Laboratory Teaching Assistant for Psychology and Biology
This week at a glance
Monday, October 29
Trick-or-treat night in Hiram - 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, October 30
Interworkshop - 7 p.m.
Matt the Knife - Magician - Hayden - 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Friday, November 2
Volleyball at Wittenberg - NCAC Tournament - 8 p.m.
Saturday, November 3
Football - Ohio Wesleyan University - 1 p.m.
Volleyball at Wittenberg - NCAC Tournament - 2 p.m.
Terrier Athletics
http://home.hiram.edu/athletics/index.html
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