October 9- October 16, 2000

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Tug-of-Love

 

Photo by Neil Brake

Part of the Greek Week celebration, the Community Service Carnival on Alumni Lawn brought underprivileged children to campus Oct. 5, for music, games and food. Left to right are Sebascian Daughtdrill, Laron Williams, Eric Mauri with the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, and Michael Wee

 

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9

  • Yom Kippur. Jewish holiday.  
  • Columbus Day. Prospective students Columbus Day Program. Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
  • Pediatrics Conference series. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Torsional Malalignment/Angular Malalignment." Dr. Gregory Mencio. 7 a.m. S-3407 MCN.
  • Intramural registration. Student Recreation Center. Flag Football. Oct. 9-13.
  • Class. Human Resource Services. "Medical Terminology." Oct. 9 and 16. 9-11 a.m. Registration required. $75. Additional information: call 322-8320.
  • Special event. The Vanderbilt Breast Center. Breast Cancer Awareness Stamp available for purchase. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Courtyard Café.
  • Student Alcohol Awareness event. Oct. 9-13. Wall of Reality. 1 p.m. Rand Wall.  
  • Friends and Family Focus program. HEALTH Plus. "Piles Into Files -- Control the Clutter." Page McClain. Noon-12:45 p.m. 413 Light Hall.
  • Seminar. Division of Biomedical Informatics. Noon-1 p.m. 4109-A MCE.
  • Dissertation. "New Bimetallic Catalysts for Direct Methanol (DMFC) and Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells." Krzysztof Czeslaw Kwiatkowski, Department of Chemistry (Charles M. Lukehart, major adviser). 1 p.m. 5502 Stevenson Center.  
  • Economics seminar. "Knowledge of Individual Histories and Optimal Payment Arrangements." Neil Wallace. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun Hall.
  • Chemistry colloquia. "Beta-lactum Antibiotics: The Twentieth-Century Silver Bullets and How They Are Being Tarnished." Shahriar Mobashery. 4:15 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center.  
  • Book group. Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center. Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel. Nancy Ransom, facilitator. 5:15 p.m.  
  • Reception. Center for U.S.-Japan Studies and Cooperation, VIPPS. Welcoming the Hiroshima Boys' Choir. 6-7:30 p.m. Warner/Reprise Records (20 Music Square East). Additional information: call 343-6980.  
  • Event. Vanderbilt Hillel. Break-Fast following Yom Kippur. 7-8:15 p.m. 208 Towers East. Reservations required. Additional information: call 343-1953.
  • General meeting. Black Student Alliance (BSA). 7 p.m. 189 Sarratt
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10

  • Basic Science conference. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Meniscus in Soft Tissue Physiology and Repair." Dr. Kurt Spindler. 7 a.m. C-2209 MCN.
  • Meeting. University Staff Advisory Council. "Parking." Jim Kramka, presenter. 8:30 a.m. Rand Function Room.  
  • Grand Rounds. Pediatrics. "Vulvovaginitis in the Prepubertal Child." Dr. Matt Cox. 8 a.m. 208 Light Hall.
  • Grand Rounds. Clinical Pharmacology. "QT-interal, heart rates and blood pressure variability during ganglionic blockade in humans." Dr. Andre Diedrich. 8:30 a.m. 512 Light Hall.
  • Grand Rounds. Psychiatry. "Unified Psychodynamic Theory." Dr. Rod Kingston. 11 a.m.-noon. 206 MRBII.  
  • Lamb Center seminar. Microbiology and Immunology. "Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation: Microbes, Mice, and People." Dr. Arnold Strauss. 3 p.m. A5305 MCN.  
  • Economics seminar. Efe Ok. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun Hall.  
  • HEALTH Plus program. "Infant Massage." Patricia Steinman. 3:30-4:30 p.m. Yoga Room. Registration required. Additional information: call 343-8943.
  • Division of Biomedical Informatics seminar. "Predicting Dire Outcomes of Patients with Community Acquired Pneumonia Using Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques." Dr. Constantin Aliferis. 4-5 p.m. 518 Light Hall.
  • Vision Sciences seminar. "Role of the basal ganglia in the reward-directed saccadic eye movement." Dr. Okihide Hikosaka. 4:10 p.m. 126 Wilson Hall.  
  • Hematology and Oncology seminar. Fellow presentation. Dr. David Schumaker, presenter. 5-6 p.m. 1951 TVC.  
  • Advanced Networking Certificate Program. MCSE. 6:30-8:30 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center. Registration required, call 1-888-433-8832 or 322-1025.  
  • Symposium 2000 concert. "In Search of Johann Sebastian Bach's Human Face ­ The Everyday Life of the Leipzig Thomascantor." Christoph Wolff. 7 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall.  
  • Movie. Sarratt Cinema. Lovers on the Bridge. Oct. 10-11. 7 and 9:20 p.m. Discussion to follow 7 p.m. screening, Oct. 10.
  • Student Alcohol Awareness event. "Sex and Alcohol." Joel Goldman. 7:30 p.m. Stadium Club.  
  • Student event. Carmichael Towers RA staff. Cathleen Donnelly, presenter. 8 p.m. Towers West Formal Lounge.  
  • Survivor series. VAC. "Finding a Job." 8-9 p.m. 363 Sarratt.  
  • Open house. Campus Observatory. Weather permitting. Stevenson Center. 8-9 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11  

  • Trauma conference. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Fracture." Dr. Ken Johnson. 7 a.m. C-2209 MCN.
  • Weekly worship service. Worship committee, Divinity School. 10:10 a.m. All Faiths Chapel.
  • HEALTH Plus program. "Menu Planning Made Simple." Vicki Kennerly. Noon-12:45 p.m. 413 Light Hall.
  • Biochemistry seminar. "CYP1A and CYP3A in Fish: Sensitivity to Drugs and Pollutants." Malin Celander. Noon. 409 Light Hall.
  • Dissertation. "The Cortisol Response to Psychosocial Stress in Women at Risk for Depression." Laurel Leslie Brown, Department of Psychology (Andrew J. Tomarken, major adviser). 1 p.m. 216 Wilson Hall.
  • Special event. University Central. Service Awards ceremony. 3-5 p.m. Stadium Club.  
  • Lecture. "Science Writing and the Coming Literary Gold Rush." Jon Franklin. 3:10 p.m. 200 Benson Hall.
  • Center for Molecular Neuroscience seminar. Dr. Steven M. Paul. 4 p.m. 206 Preston Research building.  
  • Class. Human Resource Services. "Career Development." 4-6:30 p.m. Registration required. $75. Additional information: call 322-8320.  
  • Eucharist meeting. 5:30 p.m. Dinner to follow. St. Augustine's Chapel.  
  • Blair concert. Vanderbilt Orchestra. Robin Fountain, conductor. 8 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall. Free and open to the public.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12  

  • Module I classes end in management.  
  • Brown bag breakfast. The Vanderbilt Breast Center. "Living with Lymphadema." Sheryl Rowe and Caryen Lebo, speakers. 7:30-8:30 a.m. 2002 Village at Vanderbilt.  
  • HEALTH Plus program. "Ways to Live Healthier, Longer." Lisa Ivy. Noon-12:45 p.m. 415 Light Hall. Additional information: call 343-8943.  
  • Class. Human Resource Services. "Store and Retrieve Records Efficiently." Noon-1 p.m. Registration required. No fee. Additional information: call 322-8320.  
  • Panel discussion. Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center. "Racial Profiling: Personal Costs and Societal Consequences." Dr. Brain Williams. 12:20 p.m.  
  • Vision Sciences seminar. "Making decisions: The brain's link between perception and action." William T. Newsome. 3:30 p.m. 103 Wilson Hall.  
  • Reception. Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center. Meet and welcome Professor Constance Gee. 4-6 p.m. Reservations required.
  • John F. Kennedy Center event. "Genetics and Intelligence." Robert Plomin. 4 p.m. 241 MRL building. VUSE Faculty meeting. 4-5:30 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center.
  • Lecture. "Why a Good Man is Hard to Find in Victorian Fiction." Nancy Armstrong. 4:10 p.m. 113 Wilson Hall.
  • Campus Conversations C2 meeting. Dean of Students. "Diversity." Open to campus. 4:30-6:30 p.m. 363 Sarratt.
  • HEALTH Plus program. "How to Give a Massage." Patricia Steinman. 5-6 p.m. Yoga room. Reservations required.
  • Wesley Foundation (Methodist) mid-week program. 5:30 p.m. St. Augustine's Chapel.
  • Cole Lectures and Symposium 2000. "Jesus Today: The Legacy of Albert Schweitzer." Marcus J. Borg. 7 p.m. Benton Chapel.
  • Movie. Sarratt Cinema. Hamlet. Oct. 12-15. Oct. 12, 13, 14. 7 and 9:15 p.m. Oct. 15. Matinee, 3 p.m.
  • Public night. Dyer Observatory. Weather permitting. 1000 Oman Drive, Brentwood, Tenn. 7:30 p.m.  
  • Blair concert. Duets with Friends. 8 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13

  • Campus Leaders Retreat. Office of Student Activities. Oct. 13-14. Camp Easter Seals.  
  • Clinical Case Conference series. Anesthesiology. "Orthopedic Anesthesia." Dr. Smithson. 6:30-7:30 a.m. 518 Light Hall.  
  • Grand Rounds. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid in Osteoarthritis." Dr. Ed Miller. 6:45 a.m. 206 MRBII.
  • Cole Lectures and Symposium 2000. "The Battle Over Jesus Today." Marcus J. Borg. 10 a.m. Benton Chapel.  
  • HEALTH Plus program. "Breaking Unhealthy Family Patterns." Ellen Trice. Noon-12:45 p.m. 415 Light Hall.
  • Economics brown bag workshop. James Foster. 12:10-1 p.m. 337 Calhoun Hall.
  • Symposium 2000 art reception. Drawings of Lambaréné. Frederick Franck, artist. 1-3 p.m. Fine Arts Gallery.  
  • Philosophy colloquium. "The Nihilism Problematic in Kristeva's Thought." Sara Beardsworth. 3:15 p.m. 109 Furman Hall.  
  • Center for Molecular Neuroscience seminar. Dr. Malcolm J. Low. 3:45 p.m. 206 MRBII.  
  • Symposium 2000 event. "My Joy of Having Been a Midwife in Lambaréné." Jo Adrianna Munz-Boddingius. 4 p.m. Light Hall.  
  • Symposium 2000 event. "The Message of Lambaréné in the Past, Present and Future." Dr. Walter Munz. 7 p.m. Light Hall.  
  • Annual Drag Show. Vanderbilt Lambda Association. 7-9:30 p.m. Wilson Lawn. Free.  
  • Men's soccer. Vanderbilt vs. Creighton. 7 p.m. Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Field.
  • Movie. Sarratt Cinema. Reservoir Dogs. Oct. 13-14. Midnight.
  • "Sarratt Live" event. Beth Wood, performing. 10-11:15 p.m. Minus One, performing. 11:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Overcup Oak, Sarratt Center.
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14  

  • Sukkot. Jewish holiday. Oct. 14-15.  
  • Corporate Challenge. HEALTH Plus. Metro Center.
  • InterVU radio program. Division of Public Affairs. Ann Marie Deer Owens, host. "Globalizing Customer Solutions," Edmund Fitzgerald; and "Telling the Story of Science," Jon Franklin. 10-11 a.m. 91.1 WRVU.  
  • "Sarratt Live" event. Sarratt Student Center. Open mic night. 11 p.m.-1 a.m. Free food. 10 p.m-2 a.m. Overcup Oak, Sarratt Center.

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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15  

  • Eucharist early service. 9 a.m. St. Augustine's Chapel. Episcopal and Methodist cooperative services. Sunday school. 10 a.m. Cooperative worship and Holy Communion for Episcopal and Methodist communities. 11 a.m. Bible Study. 5 p.m. St. Augustine's Chapel.  
  • Chapel service. Vanderbilt University Hospital. 10-10:30 a.m. The Rhea Chapel. Patients, families and hospital staff are invited to attend.  
  • Catholic mass. 11 a.m., 8 and 10 p.m. Benton Chapel.
  • Men's soccer. Vanderbilt vs. Drake. 1 p.m. Vanderbilt Soccer/Lacrosse Field.  
  • Symposium 2000 and Holocaust Lecture Series. "Paths of Peace" symphony by Michael Alec Rose. 7 p.m. James K. Polk Theater, Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Ticket information: call 252-4600.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 16

  • Mid-term examinations for second-year medical students. Oct. 16-19.
  • Model I examinations in management. Oct. 16-20.
  • Reading week in nursing. Oct. 16-20.
  • Pediatrics conference. Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation. "Limb Length Inequality." Dr. Gregory Mencio. 7 a.m. S-3407 MCN.
  • Intramural registration. Student Recreation Center. 3 on 3 Basketball. Oct. 16-20. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Dissertation. "John Dewey's Science of Ethics." Phillip Andrew McReynolds, Department of Philosophy (John Lachs, major adviser). 8 a.m. 111A Furman Hall.
  • Owen Graduate School of Management seminar. Oct. 16-18. "Executive Leadership." Richard L. Daft, presenter. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $1,950.  
  • Dissertation. "Virtual Shifts in Disabling Realities: Disability, Computer Mediated Environments, and Selves." Paul Jason Ford, Department of Philosophy (John Lachs, major adviser). 10 a.m. 111A Furman Hall.  
  • Student Homecoming entertainment events. Oct. 16-20. Noon.
  • Center for Molecular Toxicology seminar. "New Analytical Methods for Peroxidation Products." Ned A. Porter. Noon-1 p.m. 520 Light Hall.
  • Hematology and Blood Cell Transplantation seminar. "New Developments in the Diagnosis and Management of ITP." Dr. James. B. Bussel. Noon-1 p.m. 417 Light Hall.
  • Dissertation. "Skepticism and Human Values." Brian Clark Ribeiro, Department of Philosophy (Jeffrey S. Tlumak, major adviser). 2:30 p.m. 105 Furman Hall.  
  • Economics seminar. "Can Nonparametic Estimators Lead to Better Out-of-sample Predictions Than Parametric Estimators in Applications with High-Dimensional Data?" Qi Li. 3:10 p.m. 218 Calhoun Hall. Wine and cheese reception following seminar. 415A Calhoun Hall.  
  • Geology seminar. "Volcanism and extensional tectonism, Black Mountains, northwestern Arizona." Lori Bettison-Varga. Refreshments. 3:30 p.m. 5717 Stevenson Center. Talk. 4:10 p.m. 5306 Stevenson Center.  
  • Chemistry colloquia. "Synethesis of Proton Exchange Membranes via Direct Step or Polycondensation." James McGrath. 4:15 p.m. 5326 Stevenson Center.  
  • March and rally. Margaret Cuninggim Women's Center. "Take Back the Night." 7 p.m. Bell Tower, Belmont College to Magnolia Circle, Peabody Campus.  
  • Holocaust Lecture Series. "Exploring the Holocaust through the visual arts." Stephen Feinstein. 8 p.m. 103 Wilson. Additional information: visit www.vanderbilt.edu/holocaust.  
  • Blair concert. Vanderbilt Percussion Ensemble.William G. Wiggins, director. 8 p.m. Steve and Judy Turner Recital Hall. Free and open to the public
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