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October 3, 2003|Volume 32, Number 5



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Hunter Radiation Therapy Center

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Laboratory for Medicine
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Friday, Oct. 3

"Hot Coffee, Hot Issues" Discussion Series
8:30 a.m. 3rd floor, Betts House, 397 Prospect St. An informal discussion of an important international issue of the week. Refreshments will be served. Open to members of the Yale community. (Yale Center for International and Area Studies)

"Jeopardy!" Taping
Lanman Center, PWG, 70 Tower Pkwy. Tapings begin at 3 p.m. and run continuously. Ticket holders must arrive one hour prior to the show they are attending.

Readings by Strega Prize Winners
4 p.m. BRBL, 121 Wall St. Strega Prize winners Enzo Siciliano, Domenico Starnone and Melania Mazzucco will read from their works in Italian and English. (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library/Whitney Humanites Center/Graduate Sch. of Arts and Sciences/Italian Dept./Yale Italian Poetry)


Saturday, Oct. 4

"Art Club!"
10:30 a.m.-Noon. YUAG, Chapel at High Street. A hands-on program for children ages 9-12. Presented in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art. Materials fee: $5. Registration: (203) 432-2858. Enrollment is limited.

"Jeopardy!" Taping
Lanman Center, PWG, 70 Tower Pkwy. Tapings begin at 1 p.m. and run continuously. Ticket holders must arrive one hour prior to the show they are attending.

Book Signing
1 p.m. Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway. Erica Simone Turnipseed will read from and sign copies of her book "A Love Noire."

"Curule: Ancient Design in American Federal Furniture"
3 p.m. YUAG, Chapel at High Street. A tour of the exhibit by Ethan Lasser. Info.: (203) 432-0600 or www.yale.edu/artgallery.


Sunday, Oct. 5

Reading of "The Flaming Spider: Jonathan Edwards at Northampton"
2 p.m. Battell Chapel, Elm & College sts. Austin Flint, author, will read from his works. Part of the 300th birthday celebration of Jonathan Edwards. (Jonathan Edwards College/Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library/Yale University Press/Yale Divinity Sch./The Works of Jonathan Edwards)

Catholic Student Athletes' Dinner
6 p.m. Chapel Hall, Saint Thomas More, 268 Park St. Open to Yale students only. Info.: (203) 777-5537 or morehouse@yale.edu.


Tuesday, Oct. 7

Yale Univ. Library Special Collections Fair
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. BRBL, 121 Wall St. Activities will include informal exhibits, demonstrations and the opportunity to speak with special collection librarians and curators. Info.: (203) 432-2964 or www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/blexhib.htm.

Reading by Joan Didion
7 p.m. Rm. 102, LC, 63 High St. (The John-Christophe Schlesinger Visiting Writer Fund)


Wednesday, Oct. 8

2003 Benefit Open Enrollment Information Sessions
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lobby, 155 Whitney Ave. Counselors from the Benefits Office and representatives from the Yale Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Cigna, TIAA-CREF and Vanguard will be available to discuss enrollment options. Open to members of the Yale community only. (Benefits Office)

"We Care for Yale"
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Common Rm., Dwight Hall, 67 High St. Information on health care resources at Yale. Refreshments and free gifts. Open to members of the Yale community only.

Yale Press Book Party
5 p.m. Yale Univ. Press, 302 Temple St. Publication of George Marsden's "Jonathan Edwards: A Life" and recent volumes of "The Works of Jonathan Edwards" will be celebrated.

Book Signing
6 p.m. Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway. Laurance Wieder will read from and sign copies of his book "Words to God's Music: A New Book of Psalms."


Thursday, Oct. 9

2003 Benefit Open Enrollment Information Sessions
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lobby, 155 Whitney Ave. Counselors from the Benefits Office and representatives from the Yale Health Plan, Anthem, Health Net, Cigna, TIAA-CREF and Vanguard will be available to discuss enrollment options. Open to members of the Yale community only. (Benefits Office)


Friday, Oct. 10

"Hot Coffee, Hot Issues" Discussion Series
8:30 a.m. 3rd floor, Betts House, 397 Prospect St. An informal discussion of an important international issue of the week. Refreshments will be served. Open to members of the Yale community only. (Yale Center for International and Area Studies)


Saturday, Oct. 11

Indigenous People's Weekend
10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave. Saturday's events will celebrate native North American cultures. Events will include Mohegan Tribal Dancers and Drummers, basketry demonstrations and Native American games. Free with museum admission: $7; $6 seniors 65+; $5 for children 3-18 and students with I.D., free with valid Yale I.D. Info.: (203) 432-3776 or www.peabody.yale.edu.

Freshman Assembly
10:15 a.m. Woolsey Hall, College & Grove sts. Addresses by President Richard C. Levin and Yale College Dean Richard H. Brodhead. All freshman are expected to attend and be in their seats on the main floor of Woolsey by 10 a.m. Proper attire should be worn. Parents and guests of students are invited to attend and take seats in the balconies. Seating is limited. Additional seating to view a simulcast of this event will be available at Battell Chapel on the corner of College and Elm Streets.

Parents' Weekend: Welcome for Students and Parents
10:30-11 a.m. Lecture hall, BAC, 1080 Chapel St. Amy Meyers, director. Info.: (203) 432-9658 or www.yale.edu/ycba.

"Art Club!"
10:30 a.m.-Noon. YUAG, Chapel at High Street. A hands-on program for children ages 9-12. Presented in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art. Materials fee: $5. Registration: (203) 432-2858. Enrollment is limited.

Architecture Tours
11 a.m. BAC, 1080 Chapel St.

Student-Guided Parents' Weekend Tour
11 a.m. BAC, 1080 Chapel St.

Book Signing
1 p.m. Yale Bookstore, 77 Broadway. John Jagger will read from and sign copies of his book "Cove Days: The Seaside Childhood of a Scientist."

"Artful Tales"
1:30-3 p.m. YUAG, Chapel at High Street. A hands-on program for children ages 5-8. Fee: $5; free for members of the Yale art museums. Registration: (203) 436-1559.


Sunday, Oct. 12

Indigenous People's Weekend
12-4 p.m. Peabody Museum, 170 Whitney Ave. Sunday's events will celebrate Aboriginal Australian cultures. Events will include boomerang and didgeridoo demonstrations and painting activities. Free with museum admission: $7; $6 seniors 65+; $5 for children 3-18 and students with I.D., free with valid Yale I.D. Info.: (203) 432-3776 or www.peabody.yale.edu.

Student-Guided Parents' Weekend Tour
Noon. BAC, 1080 Chapel St.

Graduate and Professional Students Dinner/Discussion
6 p.m. Chapel Hall, Saint Thomas More, 268 Park St. Graduate and professional students onlyInfo.: (203) 777-5537.


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