Thursday, November 11, 2004

International Week: November 15 - 19, 2004

Sponsored by the Office of International Programs

Sunday, Nov. 14

International students chalk the Martha Washington Square with the flag of their country

Monday, Nov. 15

11 a.m. - 3 p.m., CAC Gallery. Face painting, international music. Enjoy posters made by the East Hall students about their home countries. Meet international and exchange students and learn about the different countries and cultures around the world.

7:30 p.m., Norman James Theatre. The Washington College Film Series presents “Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself.” From the director of ‘Italian for Beginners' this bittersweet, marvelously macabre and darkly witty romantic comedy set in Glasgow, is a story of family, love and redemption. A preschool teacher, intent upon doing away with himself, finds a reason to live in his new sister-in-law and her young daughter. In English, 109 minutes.

8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Hynson Study Lounge. Cleopatra's Daughters and International Relations Club in a panel discussion on “Cultural Diversity in America.” Refreshments will be provided.

Tuesday, Nov. 16

7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Hynson Lounge. The Department of Anthropology presents a talk held by Bruno Frohlich, physical anthropologist and statistician: “Mummies, Mass Graves, Burial Mounds, digging Mongolia's Secret History.” A reception will follow the talk.

Wednesday, Nov. 17

5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Sophie Kerr room, Miller Library. Dr. Pamela Pears, Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, will present a talk entitled “Women in Algeria.”

8 p.m. - 10 p.m., Goldstein 100 Korean movie shown by Je Suk Lee, exchange student from Korea. Discussion to follow.

Thursday, Nov. 18

7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Hynson Lounge. The Department of Anthropology presents a talk held by archaeologist Bill Fitzhugh, chairman of the Department of Anthropology at the Smithsonian: “Mongolia and the Arctic, Exploring an Old Frontier Anew.” A reception will follow the talk.

9 p.m. - 10 p.m., International House Basement. The Spanish club will present a Spanish Dance session for experienced and beginning dancers.

Friday, Nov. 19

4 p.m. - 6 p.m., the CAC Commons Room. Traditional tea ceremony sponsored by the Japanese Club.

7:30 p.m., Norman James Theatre. The Washington College Film Series presents “The Door in the Floor,” adapted from John Irving's novel ‘A Widow for One Year,' this is an alternately tragic and comic film. Famous children's book author Ted Cole (Jeff Bridges) and his beautiful wife Marion (Kim Basinger), live in the idyllic East Hampton area but their lives are plagued by the death of their two sons and Ted's inexplicable infidelity. Love in all its forms is explored in this intense drama. In English, 111 minutes.

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