January 21st, 2008
The Meeting: A Play by Jeff Stetson, 9:35-10:05 AM Memorial Chapel
ON RESERVE at the NMH Library’s circulation desk.
January 22nd, 2008
State of the World Series: Kimmie Weeks ‘01, 6:45 -8 PM Rhodes Room, Beveridge Hall
A graduate of NMH, Kimmie Weeks leads Youth Action International, a nonprofit dedicated to rebuild communities through schools, playgrounds, and business opportunities for women and children in war-torn African countries.
Read about Kimmie’s work: www.kimmieweeks.com
Learn about his work on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoJGeENIdhY
January 23rd, 2008
SLC Speaker: Prof. Sonia Sanchez, 10:50-11:50 AM Memorial Chapel
Listen to Ms. Sanchez read her poetry : "Profile: Poetry reading by Sonia Sanchez." Weekend Edition Saturday (June 16, 2001)
Read! In the NMH Library (Click on titles to check availability)
- Does Your House Have Lions? Beacon Press, 1997
- Homegirls & Handgrenades White Pine Press, 2007
- Like the Singing Coming Off the Drums: Love Poems Beacon Press, 1998
- Sonia Sanchez [video] The Foundation, 1991
- Under a Soprano Sky Africa World Press, 1987
- Wounded in the House of a Friend Beacon Press, 1995
January 24th, 2008
Boondocks Episode: “Return of the King”, 7-8PM Blake Student Center
In this controversial episode of the animated series, The Boondocks, Rev. Martin Luther King awakes from a coma after 32 years and finds post-September 11th America very different from the 1960s.
Read about the controversy: Cartoon Network Defends "Boondocks" (InfoTrac)
Listen to the NMH Jazz Ensemble Combo Performance, 5:30-7PM Alumni Hall
The NMH Jazz Ensemble will perform during Thursday dinner.
