In Brief

Columnist Pollitt to speak

Katha Pollitt, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and a well-known columnist/associate editor at The Nation, will speak at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 28 in Hutchison Hall. Her talk, a discussion of feminism in modern American politics titled "What's Wrong With Family Values," is sponsored by the Graduate Organizing Group, with help from the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies and the anthropology department.

Meet public speaking group

The Daybreakers Club of Toastmasters International will sponsor a Guest Day on Thursday, April 2, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in the Seneca Room, next to the House of Six Nations Cafeteria in the Medical Center. All interested individuals are cordially invited to attend. For further information, call Jim Newell, 784-8321.

Register for spring break daycare

The Family Care Program is sponsoring vacation club for 5- to 12-year-olds April 13-17. Operated by Camp Fire Boys & Girls, the camp is open to the children of University employees and will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the River Campus. Costs include a $100 program fee and a $25 registration fee. Call Family Care at x3-4644 for registration materials or more information.

Milestone service years recognized

Staff members who have worked for the University for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50 years by June 30 have been sent a gift selection card and brochure. Any staff members who think they are eligible for such a gift and have not received a card should contact Doris Robinson in Human Resources at x3-4644 as soon as possible. All cards must be returned by April 3.

Check out new activities

The Medical Center Athletic Club is starting recreational and intermediate 4's volleyball leagues. In addition, another session of yoga will begin soon. For more information, stop by the Athletic Club (G-5654) or call x5-1442.

Cornell prof to address humanities

Biddy Martin, an associate dean and professor at Cornell University, will discuss "Can the Humanities Save University Education? Or, How Culture Matters" at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 25 in the Welles-Brown Room in Rush Rhees Library. Her talk is part of the Dr. Matthew E. and Ruth Harmon Fairbank Alumni Lecture Series. Co-sponsors are the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures, the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies, and the Program in Visual and Cultural Studies. Call x5-4251 for more information.

Study this summer

The 1998 Part-time Studies Summer Bulletin will be available April 1. Anyone interested in taking summer courses in the College, School of Nursing, Warner School, or Simon School may request a bulletin and registration materials by calling x5-2341, e-mailing ospecial@troi.cc.rochester.edu, or stopping by the Office of Special Programs in Room 127, Lattimore Hall.

Actress will portray heroines

On Wednesday, March 25 at 8 p.m., stage and film actress Agapi Stassinopoulos will present "Conversations with the Goddesses" at the Common Ground Cafe in Wilson Commons.

Stassinopoulos has won the Ronson Award for "Best Actress of the Year" at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She will examine the emotions of failure, joy, and accomplishment through her dramatic portrayal of heroines from ancient and modern works of literature.

Her performance is sponsored by the Women's Caucus. Admission is free. For more information, call x5-5911.

20th SIMCON approaches

SIMCON Twenty, a popular games convention featuring role-playing, fantasy, wargaming, board games, and historical miniatures events, will be held March 26-29 in Wilson Commons.

Like its predecessors, SIMCON Twenty will feature special guests, tournaments, anime (Japanese animation) showings, and vendors/dealers displays. Some 500 games enthusiasts are expected to attend.

SIMCON Twenty is hosted by the University's Simulation Gaming Association. For information on admission costs and hours, call x5-6186.

Equal Pay Day set for April 3

A table with information on Equal Pay Day, a national effort that highlights pay inequities between women and men, will be set up in Hirst Lounge in Wilson Commons from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, April 3. A panel discussion on "Why Women Are Paid Less Than Men" will be held at 1 p.m. in the Gowen Room. Call x5-8799 for more information.

Winans to perform here

The Gospel Choir will present Gospel Fest '98, featuring Angie and Debbie Winans, members of the Winans family of gospel singers, at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 28 in Strong Auditorium on the River Campus. They will perform selections from their new CD.

The Winans have written songs for their sibling duo BeBe and CeCe, gospel artist Fred Hammond, and Whitney Houston.

The Gospel Choir is sponsored by the College Music Program and Interfaith Chapel. For ticket information, call x5-2828.

What is moral behavior?

John Martin Fischer, professor of philosophy at the University of California at Riverside, will present a lecture on "Responsibility and Self-Expression" at 4 p.m. Monday, April 6 in Room 115, Harkness Hall, on the River Campus.

Fischer will discuss the differences between behavior for which we are morally responsible and behavior for which we are not. His talk is sponsored by the Department of Philosophy.