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August 31, 2001Volume 30, Number 1Two-Week Issue



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Figure Skating club

The Yale Figure Skating Club will begin its 2001-2002 season on Saturday, Sept. 22.

The club offers programs for skaters of all ages, levels and interests. Weekend sessions at Ingalls Rink include basic skills classes, beginner hockey classes, dance, moves-in-the-field, practice ice and freestyle. For more information and to obtain a copy of a brochure and schedule, call (203) 432-1233.


Student health clinics

University Health Services will be conducting special measles, mumps and rubella clinics for incoming students in September.

All clinics will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Rm. 405, 17 Hillhouse Ave., on Sept. 4, 5, 6 and 7. For more information, call (203) 432-0093.


YUWO event

The Yale University Women's Organization (YUWO) will host a wine- and cheese-tasting reception on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 5-7 p.m., at the President's House, 43 Hillhouse Ave.

New and prospective members of the organization are welcome to attend and sign up for activities. Membership is open to any woman who is associated with the Yale community through her own or her family's current or previous affiliation. Dues are $20 per year.

YUWO offers programs and activities such as study groups, book circles and discussion groups, "lunch & learn" lectures, social events and special interest groups. The organization also sponsors a scholarship program for members whose formal education has been interrupted or delayed.

For more information, call Alice Loomis at (203) 453-0036.


Arts Library tours

The Art & Architecture Library will host tours and software instruction sessions this fall.

Tours will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 3 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 14 at noon and Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 5 p.m. Individuals should meet at the circulation desk. No advance registration is required

The library will offer the following instruction sessions: Searching Orbis on Tuesday, Sept. 11; Arts Resources Online on Thursday, Sept. 13; Architecture Resources Online on Tuesday, Sept. 18; Searching Orbis on Thursday, Sept. 20; Scanning and Using Photoshop on Tuesday, Oct. 2; Dreamweaver and HTML Editors on Tuesday, Oct. 9; Using Secure Shell FTP and the University Server on Tuesday, Oct. 16; and Endnote on Tuesday, Oct. 23. All sessions will begin at 5 p.m.

Advance registration is appreciated by calling (203) 432-7074 or sending e-mail to barbara.rockenbach@yale.edu.


Dialogues on early childhood

Lola Nash, a lecturer at the Child Study Center, will conduct a series of dialogues titled "Talking with Parents of Young Children (Ages Birth-5 Years)" this fall in the Beaumont Room at 333 Cedar St.

Each informal session will provide an opportunity to think about and discuss issues related to developmental growth, age appropriate expectations, day care, skills, play, social and cognitive development and emotional support.

Sessions will take place noon-1 p.m. on Wednesdays, Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. Dates and times for spring 2002 sessions, to be held on Central Campus, will be announced at a later date. The series is sponsored by the Office of the Provost, Yale Child Study Center, Office of Women in Medicine, McDougal Graduate Center and the Yale Early Childhood Education Program.

Attendance is limited and separate registration is required for each session. To register or for more information, call (203) 785-2512 or send e-mail to susan.abramson@yale.edu.


Yale Camerata announces two U.S. premieres

The Yale Camerata and Yale Pro Musica have announced two American premieres and a weeklong stay in London for the 2001-2002 season.

The Camerata will offer U.S. premieres of a Te Deum and a Gloria by Johann Gottlieb Naumann in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the composer's death. The chorus will also commemorate the 100th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi's death with a performance of his "Laudi alla Vergine." Other composers featured in the new season will include Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Gorecki.

The Yale Pro Musica, a 16-member chamber choir comprised of members of the Camerata, will travel to England for a week in April to sing Evensong sevices at St. Paul's Cathedral.

Auditions for both choruses will be held Sept. 4-10 at times and locations to be announced. Experienced singers interested in membership should call (203) 432-5180 to schedule an audition.


Glee Club & Freshman Chorus auditions

Auditions for Yale Glee Club and Yale Freshman Chorus will be held daily from Wednesday, September 5 through Tuesday, September 11. Sign up for individual audition times on the bulletin board outside the Glee Club Office, Hendrie Hall 201. For additional information call 432-4136 or email ygc@yale.edu, and check our information on the YGC web pages, www.yale.edu/ygc.


T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S

Yale to greet new crop of students

Over half of new foreign students got financial aid

Programs pay tribute to Yale abolitionist

Stern, González Echevarría named DeVane Professors

Discovery may yield insights into treating high blood pressure

Hockfield is appointed Gilbert Professor

Brewer returns to Yale as Weyerhaeuser Professor

African American studies celebrates 30th year

Symposium will explore 'Challenges to Internationalizing Yale'


IN FOCUS: Yale Architecture

While You Were Away: The Summer's Top Stories Revisited

Art Gallery exhibit combines the visual and literary

Ethnic cleansing in Europe and America is focus of Lamar Center's weekend symposium

'Symmetry and Asymmetry' is topic of Tetelman Lecture

Fair to highlight resources for those with disabilities

School of Music celebrates new year with concert, convocation

New Yale Library website unveiled

C. Norman Gillis, noted vascular disease specialist, dies

The Great Outdoors

Pictures and poems sought for contests at Morse College



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