The Harbinger
April 2, 2007
Convocation to explore insanity plea as legal defense
At a time when the word “insane” is no longer used in the
psychiatric field, Dr. Phillip Resnick has evaluated the sanity of dozens of
criminals. He has testified as an expert witness regarding the mental state of
defendants for a number of high-profile jury trials, including the trials of
Jeffrey Dahlmer, the Unabomber, Andrea Yates, and Susan Smith.
On Tuesday, April 3, Resnick will deliver a convocation at Hiram College.
The topic of his talk is, “The Andrea Yates Case: Insanity on Trial.” The
convocation will begin at noon in the Kennedy Center Ballroom.
Dr. Resnick is a professor of psychiatry, director of the
forensic psychiatry division, and adjunct professor of law at Case Western Reserve
University. His visit to
campus is part of the annual Margaret Clark Convocation at Hiram College.
This convocation is coordinated by the Center for
Literature, Medicine, and the Biomedical Humanities and is funded by a grant
from the Margaret Clark Morgan
Foundation.
Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop to Stage Bernstein
The Opera/Musical Theatre Workshop will perform Bernstein on
Broadway, a musical revue of the life and musicals of Leonard
Bernstein. The show will feature musical highlights from West Side Story, On
the Town, Wonderful
Town, and Candide.
Students participating include Michael Campbell, Rachel Inks,
Brian Klinzing, Daniel Klinzing, Elizabeth Over, Gregory Petersen, Lauren
Sturdivant, and Alyssa Wirkus.
Performances are Wednesday and Thursday, April 4 and 5 at 7:30 p.m., in Frohring Music Recital Hall.
Admission is free, and all are invited.
(The photo is of the Lyceum Theatre, the crown jewel of Broadway.)
Tuesday & Wednesday: Mathematics Senior Seminar Presentations
All are invited to attend the Mathematics Senior Seminar
presentations. Presentations will be held in Gerstacker 123.
Tuesday, April 3
- 6 p.m., Amy Saito: “The Black-Scholes Model: An Alternative Approach”
- 7 p.m., Mihai Cucuringu: “Counting Primitive Words”
Wednesday, April 4
- 6 p.m., Sean Kelley: “The Mathematics of Origami”
- 7 p.m., Heather Hardesty: “Reed-Muller Codes”
Steel Drum Band on Tuesday evening
The University
of Akron Steel Drum Band
will perform in Hayden Auditorium on Tuesday evening at 7:30. The
performance, which is funded by the Hiram Community Trust, is free and open to
the public.
April 6: Concert by United Voices of Hiram College
Hiram’s gospel choir, United Voices of Hiram, invites you to
take a break from preparing for finals and attend a Gospel Celebration. The
concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Kennedy Center Dix Dining Hall. The
concert will include a commendation of senior students, as well as a tribute to
Grace Chamberlain and Andy Hopkins. A reception will follow the concert.
April 14: Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference
On Saturday, April 14, Hiram College
will host the 21st Annual Ohio Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference
(OUPRC). The OUPRC provides an opportunity for undergraduate students to
present their original research to a group of their peers and to faculty
members from other institutions.
The Keynote Speaker at this year’s conference will be Norah Feeny, Ph.D. Dr.
Feeny will speak on “Post-traumatic stress disorder: The role of treatment
choice.” Dr. Feeny is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the
PTSD Treatment and Research Program at Case Western Reserve
University.
The conference will run from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will be
held in Gerstacker Science Hall.
For more information go to: http://psychology.hiram.edu/ouprc.html.
See the Diana exhibit on the cheap at the Western Reserve Historical Society
Every Wednesday is college ID day at the Western Reserve
Historical Society in Cleveland’s
University Circle.
Students can explore the society’s newest exhibit, “Diana, a Celebration,”
focusing on the life and work of Princess Diana. The exhibit features a
collection of over 150 of Diana’s personal objects directly from the Althorp
Estate in England,
her royal wedding gown, 28 designer dresses, family heirlooms, personal
mementos and home movies. The Western Reserve Historical Society serves as the
final location for this exhibit before Diana’s belongings return to England.
All students presenting valid student IDs at the door get
admission into the Princess Diana exhibit for the student price of $10. This is
a special savings of $10, half the price of regular adult admission.
The Western Reserve Historical Society is the largest
privately supported regional historical society in the nation. Founded in 1867,
the society’s mission is to preserve and present the history of all of the
people of Northeast Ohio.
The WRHS is located at 10825 East Boulevard in Cleveland. The Princess Diana exhibit is open Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, call the Western Reserve Historical
Society at 216.721.5722 or log on to www.wrhs.org.
Welcome to Hiram!
Barbara Kundus – Administrative Assistant for Career and
Academic Services
Laura Collins – Animal Care Coordinator, James H. Barrow Field Station
This Week at Hiram
Monday, April 2
- Baseball @ Oberlin
College (doubleheader)
2 p.m., Oberlin, Ohio
- Open Christianity chapel service
5 p.m., Fisher Chapel
Tuesday, April 3
- Convocation: “The Andrea Yates Case: Insanity on Trial”
12 p.m., Kennedy Center Ballroom
- Mathematics Senior Seminar Presentations
6 p.m., Gerstacker 123
- University
of Akron Steel Drum Band
7:30 p.m., Hayden Auditorium
Wednesday, April 4
- Softball @ College
of Wooster (doubleheader)
3:30 p.m., Wooster, Ohio
- Women’s Tennis @ Ursuline College
4:30 p.m., Pepper Pike, Ohio
- Baseball v. Case
Western Reserve University
(doubleheader)
5 p.m., Robert O. Fishel Field
- Mathematics Senior Seminar Presentations
6 p.m., Gerstacker 123
- Opera/Theatre Musical Workshop
7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall
Thursday, April 5
- Softball v. Notre
Dame College
3 p.m., Myrtis E. Herndon Field
- Baseball v. Baldwin-Wallace
College (9 innings)
3:30 p.m., Robert O. Fishel Field
- Bread & Soup (guests: $4.50; students: meal swipe)
5 p.m., Dix Dining Hall
- Opera/Theatre Musical Workshop
7:30 p.m., Frohring Recital Hall
Friday, April 6
- Women’s Tennis v. John Carroll
University
4 p.m., Hiram College Tennis Courts
- Gospel Celebration by United Voices of Hiram College
6:30 p.m., Kennedy Center Dix Dining Hall
Spring 12-week ends
Saturday, April 7
- Track & Field @ Mount Union
Invitational
10 a.m., Alliance, Ohio
- Softball v. Denison
University
1 p.m., Myrtis E. Herndon Field
Terrier Athletics
http://www.hiram.edu/athletics/index.html
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