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The Knoxletter is published by the Public Relations Office and the Office of Student Activities. The deadline for the Knoxletter is 4:30 p.m., Friday. Submissions may be made by e-mailto:knoxletter@knox.edu Past issues: http://www.knox.edu/knoxweb/knoxletter/ 09/05/01 KNOXLETTER SUMMARY: Campus Events 1. Gregory Craig To Deliver Convocation Address, Sept. 6 2. Invitation To Human Rights Center BBQ, Sept. 7 3. Invitation To ABLE Cookout, Sept. 8 4. Time Change For Football Game Knox News 5. Hoffman Articles Published 6. Allison Lectured/Attended Annual Meeting 7. Fitzgerald Book Published Students 8. Mandatory Baseball Meeting Is Sept. 6 9. Writers Wanted For The Knox Student 10. Sass First Meeting Is Sept. 11 11. Human Rights Center Task Force Meeting Is Sept. 11 12. Women's Chorale Rehearsal Is Sept. 12 13. 3-2 Engineering Informational Meeting Is Sept. 13 14. LSAT Prep Sessions To Be Offered 15. Fulbright Grant Workshop Is Sept. 13 16. Hablas Espanol? Interested in Kids? Faculty/Staff 17. IM Volleyball Team Members Wanted 18. Calendar of Events 19. Off-Campus Events -------------- --CAMPUS EVENTS-- 1. GREGORY CRAIG TO DELIVER CONVOCATION ADDRESS Gregory B. Craig, one of the nation's best-known lawyers, will deliver the Convocation Address at 11 a.m., Thursday, September 6, in Harbach Theatre, Ford Center for the Fine Arts. A partner in the Washington law firm of Williams and Connolly, Craig has been involved in some of the highest-profile court cases in recent U.S. history. He was Special White House Counsel during President Bill Clinton's impeachment hearings in 1998-99. He represented Juan Miguel Gonzales, the father of seven-year-old Elian Gonzales, in the court battle for custody of the young Cuban refugee. Craig also helped defend John Hinckley, Jr., the man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. For further information: http://www.knox.edu/knox/knoxweb/news_events/2001/Craig_Convocation_2001.html 2. INVITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER BBQ, SEPT. 7 The Human Rights Center is holding a BBQ Friday Sept. 7 from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. The whole campus is welcome and encouraged to attend. Come eat free food and find out about Latin American Concerns Committee, Students Against Sexism in Society, Women's Health Advocacy Group, Amnesty International and Common Ground. See you there! 3. INVITATION TO ABLE COOKOUT, SEPT. 8 The campus community is invited to a Welcome Back Cookout on Saturday, September 8, beginning at Noon at the ABLE Center for Black Culture, 168 W. Tompkins. The cookout is sponsored by ABLE, The Office of Intercultural Life and the ABLE Center for Black Culture. 4. TIME CHANGE FOR FOOTBALL GAME This Saturday's (Sept. 8) football game with Millikin, (in Decatur) will begin at 1 p.m., not 1:30 p.m. as indicated on the schedule. --KNOX NEWS÷ 5. HOFFMAN ARTICLES PUBLISHED Heather Hoffmann, department of psychology, presented work entitled "Classical conditioning of sexual arousal in women and men: Effects of varying conscious awareness and biological relevance of the CS" at the International Academy of Sex Research (IASR) meeting in Montreal Canada on July 12. She also wrote an article on postpartum sexuality entitled "Is there sex after childbirth?" for the magazine The Female Patient that was published in August and another article entitled "Better sex from a bottle?" for the same magazine that will be published in October. 6. ALLISON LECTURED/ATTENDED ANNUAL MEETING Stuart Allison, biology, gave a talk about his research into prairie restoration at Green Oaks to biology faculty and students at Bradley University on July 18. He also attended the 86th annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The meeting was held at the University of Wisconsin in Madison from August 5-10. 7. FITZGERALD BOOK PUBLISHED The third edition of "Research Methods And Statistics In Criminal Justice: An Introduction," co-authored by Jack Fitzgerald (professor emeritus, anthropology and sociology) and Steve Cox (Western Illinois University) has been published by Wadsworth Publishing Company. --STUDENTS-- 8. MANDATORY BASEBALL MEETING IS SEPT. 6 There will be a mandatory meeting for all men playing baseball this spring on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the upstairs classroom at the gym. This meeting must not be missed. 9. WRITERS WANTED FOR THE KNOX STUDENT Anyone interested in writing for the The Knox Student, Knox's award-winning newspaper, contact Geoff Ziegler e-mailto:gziegler@knox.edu or extension 8754. 10. SASS FIRST MEETING IS SEPT. 11 Students Against Sexism in Society will hold its first meeting Tuesday the 11 at 8 p.m. in the Human Rights Center. Everyone is welcome! 11. HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER TASK FORCE MEETING IS SEPT. 11 The Human Rights Center task force will hold its first meeting Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 9 p.m. in the HRC. If you are interested in improving this cultural center and valuable campus resource, you are encouraged to attend. 12. WOMEN'S CHORALE REHEARSAL IS SEPT. 12 The first rehearsal of the Knox College Women's Chorale will be Wednesday, September 12 from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. in CFA Room 209. All Knox women are welcome! Contact Tim Pahel at 341-5317 for more information. 13. 3-2 ENGINEERING INFORMATIONAL MEETING IS SEPT. 13 There will be an informational meeting for all students interested in the 3-2 engineering program in the Umbeck Science and Math Center, Room D108 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 13. Available degree programs and the means to qualify for them will be discussed. For more information, contact Professor Moses, Ext. 7341, e-mailto:tmoses@knox.edu. 14. LSAT PREP SESSIONS TO BE OFFERED --from Lane Sunderland,Pre-Law Adviser Students who wish to participate in the preparation sessions for the LSAT should enroll in Law 030 Fall Term. If you are going to take the LSAT this academic year or in June, I recommend you participate in these sessions. We will meet daily until the administration of the October LSAT at 12:10 in GDH 103. 15. FULBRIGHT GRANT WORKSHOP IS SEPT. 13 Seniors who will graduate in June 2001 and who wish to apply for a Fulbright grant (for a year of study and research abroad) are invited to a workshop to be presented by Dean Breitborde on Thursday, September 13, at 7 p.m. in the Common Room. Any student intending to apply this fall should attend this meeting. 16. Hablas Espanol? Interested in Kids? If you answered, "YES!," then Language for Kids is for you!! Here's some information you need: Language for Kids is a joint project sponsored by the City of Galesburg and Knox College. It's a program designed to teach foreign language to area children ages 4-10. Language for Kids needs Knox students to serve as instructors. If you'd like some experience teaching kids, and you've taken Spanish, you qualify! You don't need to be a Spanish or Educational Studies major. You'll get unbeatable experience and $$, too. Classes meet Mondays, from October 15-November 19 from 4 p.m.-5 p.m. in GDH. Applications may be obtained from the Office of the Dean of Students. Fill it out and return it to Margot Kinberg, 211F GDH (Campus Box 118) by September 25. For further information, call (341-7241), e-mailto:mkinberg@knox.edu or stop by (211F GDH) and visit Margot Kinberg. --FACULTY/STAFF÷ 18. IM VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS WANTED --from Sue Hulett Anyone interested in playing volleyball in the FALL IM Volleyball League for the faculty/staff team, please contact me before September 18. The team will play no more than twice per week for about a 4-6 week season, starting usually in early October. Games are on any night except Fridays and Saturdays, sometime between 7 p.m.-9 p.m. Come when and as often as you can. Our team usually plays in the "B" League (the lowest)-- just for fun. Team consists of men and women of ALL AGES, sizes and shapes! We have fun, and sometimes we win. (And, if we win enough games, we get T-shirts!) Spouses and significant others are encouraged to play as well. 19. --CALENDAR OF EVENTS÷ Wednesday, September 5 10:00 a.m. - Campus Job Fair, CFA Lobby 12 noon 5:00 p.m. Pumphandle and All-Campus Picnic OM South Lawn 7:00 p.m. Women's Volleyball vs Mt. St. Clare JV Game Following 8:00 p.m. RA Talent Show, Harbach Thursday, September 6 CLASSES BEGIN 11 a.m. - Trent Graphics Poster Sales, Gallery 7 p.m. 11:00 a.m. Opening Convocation, Harbach 7:00 p.m. Mandatory Baseball Meeting, Classroom over Gym Friday, September 7 11 a.m. - Trent Graphics Post Sales, Gallery 7 p.m. 3-5 p.m. Carnival of Clubs, Seymour Lawn, North 6:30 p.m. IVCF Group Meetings, Ferris Lounge followed by Ice Cream Social, Gizmo Patio Saturday, September 8 9:00 a.m. Women's Tennis Triangular, Knox vs Ripon Knox vs Rose-Hulman, 2:00 p.m. 12-4 p.m. ABLE Welcome BBQ, ABLE Center Lawn 6:30 p.m. Gaming Information Network's Minds Eye Theatre Game, Common Room Sunday, September 9 3:00 p.m. Newman Club Mass, Common Room 4:00 p.m. Christian Organization Picnic, Lawn by Tennis Courts Monday, September 10 7:00 p.m. French Film, GDH 303 20. --OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS-- COMMUNITY CHORUS REHEARSALS BEGIN SEPT. 10 The Galesburg Community Chorus will begin rehearsals Monday, September 10. Rehearsals are every Monday night from 7-9 p.m. in Jay Rehearsal Hall in CFA. The group's first concert will be December 8, and the program will consist of works by J.S. Bach. No audition is required, and all are welcome to come and sing! Contact Tim Pahel at 341-5317 for more information.