Yale Bulletin and Calendar

November 2-9, 1998Volume 27, Number 11





















Campus Notes

Three Yale affiliates will sign copies of their recent books at Book Haven, 290 York St. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, alumnus Donald Harman Akenson '63 will sign copies of "Surpassing Wonder," a historical survey of the origins of the Bible, the Talmuds and other ancient Hebrew texts. Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities and English, will sign copies of "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human" on Thursday, Nov. 5. His book considers how Shakespeare has altered the presentation and characterization of humanity in Western literature. On Thursday, Nov. 12, Bettina Drew, an essayist and doctoral candidate in American studies, will sign copies of "Crossing the Expendable Landscape," which deals with the concept of urban planning and, in Drew's view, its traditional failure to reflect the aesthetic, regional, historic and social values of inhabitants. All of the book signings will be held 4-5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

William R. Bennett Jr., the C. Baldwin Sawyer Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences and professor of physics, will talk about James A. MacKay's biography "Alexander Graham Bell: A Life" at the next "Books Sandwiched In," a series of noon-hour book discussions sponsored by the Friends of the New Haven Free Public Library. Bennett's discussion will take place on Thursday, Nov. 5, 12:10-12:50 p.m. at the United Church on the Green, corner of Temple and Elm streets. Attendees are invited to bring their own lunch; coffee, tea and cookies will be available for purchase in the basement of the church 11:20 a.m.-12:10 p.m. The discussion is free and open to the public.

Gaddis Smith, the DeVane Professor of History, will be among the participants in the annual conference of the Association for the Study of Connecticut History on Saturday, Nov. 7. This year, the conference will explore the process of writing Connecticut biographies. Following presentations by authors of biographies on people who had a significant impact on Connecticut history, Smith will respond to a talk given by Howard B. Schaffer of Georgetown University on writing the biography of Chester Bowles. The conference will be held 9 a.m.-1:45 p.m. at the New Haven Colony Historical Society, 114 Whitney Ave. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Fees, which include coffee and pastry, are $15; $7 for students. For more information, call (203) 392-5606.

Brian Skinner, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Geology, will discuss the "Pre-History of the Environs of the Lawn Club" on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave. His free talk will focus on the early history of the property on which the Lawn Club is now located. Complimentary coffee and tea will be available. For further information, call 777-3494.

SOM soccer tournament draws players from the top schools

Hundreds of soccer players from the nation's top business schools converged on campus on Oct. 31 for the two-day Yale Cup MBA Soccer Tournament. The School of Management's (SOM) United Soccer Club sponsored the ninth annual event, which featured 24 teams. Schools represented included Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, New York and Georgetown universities, as well as Dartmouth and Boston colleges, the universities of Virginia, North Carolina and California (Los Angeles), and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, among others. This year's tournament was part of a the SOM-wide "Halloween at the Yale Bowl," coordinated by the SOM United Soccer Club, the SOM Internship Fund, Food for Thought and the Social Committee. In addition to soccer games, the Halloween event included a run, and food and refreshments.