The Harbinger
October 3, 2005
Hiram Enjoys a Historic Day on Homecoming
On
a day in which the college dedicated its newest building, the Les and
Kathy Coleman Center, the Terriers completed an unprecedented sweep on
the playing fields. The day opened with the women’s soccer team winning
its first NCAC game since 2001. While the players rushed up the hill to
ring Old Main Bell in the new tradition of ringing it after a victory,
the Hiram Football team was in the middle of ending its own losing
streak. The Terriers won their first football game since the 2003
season and marked the first win for head coach Mike Lazusky. The
winning continued as word of the volleyball team’s two victories
off-campus spread. It was then time to finish the day, and the men’s
soccer team did it with style. When all was said and done the Terriers
posted a perfect 5-0 on Homecoming.The men’s soccer team, now 4-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play, played three games last week. They opened the week with back to back loses, falling to Baldwin-Wallace 1-0 and Ohio Wesleyan 2-1. They bounced back to end the week with a victory over Taylor- Ft. Wayne on Homecoming 8-0. This week the Terriers play two very important conference games as they play host to the College of Wooster on October 4th and travel to Denison on October 8th.
The women’s soccer team, now 2-7-1 and 1-0 in conference play overall, split the week. The Terriers opened the week losing to Baldwin-Wallace 4-0 before closing the week on Homecoming with a 1-0 victory over Oberlin. The Terriers also play two crucial conference games this week as they host Kenyon on October 5th and travel to Denison on October 8th.
The volleyball team, now 18-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference, went undefeated last week at they beat Lake Erie, Ohio Wesleyan, and Transylvania all by the score of 3-0. The Terriers will play four times this week as they open at Case Western Reserve on October 4th before they play two extremely important NCAC matches. They play host to conference rival Wittenberg on October 7th and then host a tri-match the following day on October 8th as they take on Earlham and Manchester.
The football team, now 1-3 overall and 1-0 in the conference, beat Earlham on Homecoming 7-2. They look to continue their strong play as they travel to Denison on October 8th.
The cross country teams both took part in the Denison Invitational over the weekend. Both teams finished in fourth place. The men’s team was led by sophomore Alan Lottinville, who finished 40th, while the women’s team was paced by senior Sarah Heiss, who finished 24th. Both teams travel to the All-Ohio Championships, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan, on October 7th.
REMINDER
Chris Drury, world-renowned nature artist, visiting Hiram
During the week of October 3rd through the 7th,
Chris Drury, British nature artist,
will
engage interested members of the community in creating installations at
the Hiram College Field Station. His work headquarters will be at the
Field Station's Studio Barn.
Born in Colombo Sri Lanka, Chris Drury uses natural materials in a distinctively artistic way to create pieces that comment on local environmental and social issues. Each work is a narrative seeking resolution forcing the viewer to consider elements not clearly defined in the piece. His works have been defined as “a story of rhythms, tensions and conflicts, labour, ritual and human intelligence. Each piece of work is a complete narrative, opening out gradually and reaching (temporary) resolution. Every decision about which material to use, which shape to create, where to place a work, whether or how to photograph or record it, and how to think about the contradictions between the work and its reproduction (whether in the gallery or in this book) is a dramatic act that defines, dissolves and renews perception about the relationship between nature and culture.”
Drury
has had solo exhibitions in London, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Los Angeles,
and participated in group exhibitions and symposia in France, Italy,
Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Japan, and the United States. His web site contains beautiful images as well as more information about the artist. For directions, further information, or to express an interest in participating, please call (330) 569-5264.
Nikky Finney to speak at Hiram
Poet Nikky Finney will speak at Hiram College on Tuesday, October 4th at 12:30 in the Kennedy Center Ballroom.Finney is an associate professor of creative writing at the University of Kentucky. Finney’s books of poems celebrate and affirm African American tradition, culture and womanhood. She was born in Conway, along South Carolina’s rice growing coast, in 1957 to parents who were deeply involved in the ’60s movement for equality and justice for African Americans. Finney says that her daily acquaintances with her parents’ battles for dignity are the soul of her writings. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English from Talladega College in Alabama and a master’s degree in African American Studies from Atlanta University. Finney has published three collections of poetry –On Wings of Gauze (1985), Rice (1995, awarded the PEN American Open Book Award), and The World is Round (2003), plus a short story collection for literacy students, Heartwood (1998). Finney is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, a collective of Appalachian writers of African American descent.
Latin Fiesta Ensemble at Hiram College
The Philadelphia-based ensemble LATIN FIESTA will appear in Hayden Auditorium at Hiram College on Friday, October 7, at 8 p.m. This exciting and colorful group builds cultural bridges through music. They perform nationwide in venues ranging from school assemblies to concert halls, festivals, and appearances with symphony orchestras. Their repertoire ranges from Spanish classical music to the scintillating popular rhythms of
meringue,
samba, tango, cumbia, rumba, salsa, and flamenco. Each performer is a
soloist performing equally brilliantly in folk and classical traditions.The ensemble is led by Cuban-born pianist Maria del Pico Taylor and her English husband, violinist Raymond Taylor. The group also includes two vocalists, guitar, flute, Latin percussion, bass, and a Latin/flamenco dancer. "Latin Fiesta bursts with infectious energy"…The News Journal, Wilmington, Delaware. "A refreshingly multi-textured evening-highly enjoyable-extraordinarily beautiful"…The New York Times.
The concert is free and open to the public. Latin Fiesta is sponsored by Hiram Community Trust and Hiram College Music Department, Special Events, International Studies, Spanish Club, Intercultural Forum, and Music Society. For further information call 330-569-5294 or see www.latinfiestainc.com.
Friends of the Library Program
What is it that we crave, sometimes hate, but can't survive without it?
F O O D
The Friends of the Hiram College Library cordially invite you and your guests to join us on Sunday, October 9 at 2 p.m. in the Pritchard Room (2nd floor) of the library to enjoy a talk on "The History of Food" by Dr. Alan Rocke, Henry Eldridge Bourne Professor of History at Case Western Reserve University.
Dr. Rocke, who joined CWRU in 1978, will entertain the audience with some surprising facts about food. He counts food science and technology among his interests. Dr. Rocke became more curious about food study while working as a chemist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the 1960s. Dr. Rocke also teaches the "History of Food" course at CWRU, which explores the history of food from the agricultural revolution of the Neolithic era to the consumer revolution of the last generation.
Please mark your calendars for Sunday, October 9. The program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Last week for Voter Registration
Hiram students are reminded that this is the last week to register to vote before the November election. To register to vote, fill out a registration form at Miller Dining Hall during lunch Wednesday, or stop by the office of Residential Education in Bates Hall.