Student News

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 English Dept. creative writing contests

The English Department is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Creative Writing Contest. Prentiss Cheney Hoyt Poetry Contest 1st Place: Sarah Wells ’17, “Dissipate” 2nd Place: Jessica Hoops ’18, “Depression” 3rd Place: Mal Sklar ’18, “Sandmen” Betty ’79 & Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest 1st Place: Thomas Rhalter ’18, “The Monarch” 2nd Place:…

March 20: Music program & Music Worcester present pianist David Kaplan in performance with violinist Caroline Shaw

Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. Razzo Hall, Traina Center for the Arts David Kaplan, a regular guest at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, joins forces with violinist Caroline Shaw, a recent winner of the music Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award. This concert will include Schumann’s classic “Davidsbündlertanze” for piano, as well as “New…

March 21: Strassler Center presents lecture on ‘privileged’ victims – intermarried Jews

“Privileged” Victims: Intermarried Families in Nazi Central Europe March 21 at 4:15 p.m. Rose Library, Cohen-Lasry House Benjamin Frommer, Northwestern University, Holocaust Education Foundation In the Nazi hierarchy of persecution, intermarried Jews and their children formed a separate category of victims. Jews who had married Gentiles or converted to Christianity were subject to antisemitic persecution, expropriation, and the threat of…

March 16: ClarkArts presents closing reception for JUMP-DEVOLVE-WHISPER

March 16 at 9:30 p.m. Schiltkamp Gallery, Traina Center for the Arts “Jump–Devolve–Whisper” is a collaborative exhibition featuring large- and small-scale new films by Professor Stephen DiRado and new sound compositions by Dean of the College Matt Malsky. A closing reception in the Schiltkamp Gallery will feature a participatory concert with laptop computers. Join us on March…