LAC Events Schedule

WINTER 2009 LAC SCHEDULE

Week 1

Saturday, January 10 ~ "Women's Basketball Game vs. Adrian"
3:00 Anderson

Week 2

Monday, January 12 ~ “Report From Guantanamo” – Lowell Sachnoff from Reed Smith LLC in Chicago will talk about the Civil Liberties, or lack thereof, of Guantanamo prisoners and how it relates to our nation as a whole.
6:30 Olmsted Room

Tuesday, January 13 ~ “Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth” – Showing of the film “Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and in Wealth” which talks about the health disparities of the nation.  There will be a discussion with Jacque Eatmon from the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service after the movie.
7:00 Connable

Wednesday, January 14 ~ “The Never Ending Story: The United States and The War on Drugs in Latin America” – Lecture by Professor John Dugas addressing the reasons why the current drug policy has been ineffective and the oversight the US presents in handling drug trafficking and plantations.
8:00 Olmsted Room

Thursday, January 15 ~ “Invisible Children” – A showing of the documentary “Invisible Children” followed by a discussion led by Dr. Thomas Kostrzewa from WMU about the human rights violations depicted in the film.
8:00 Dewing 103

Saturday, January 17 ~ "Men's Basketball Game vs. Olivet"
3:00 Anderson

Week 3

Monday, January 19 ~ “Reclaiming our Voice: Connecting With Community” – Dr. Alton Pollard from Harvard Divinity School will speak about the quote, “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.  I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.  This is the interrelated structure of reality.”
10:50 Stetson Chapel

Tuesday, January 20 ~ “Dynamic Dialogue: An exploration of Energy through the Stage” – Kevin Dodd will lead students in engaging and creative theatre activities that will facilitate a discussion and understanding of energy related topics.
8:00 Olmsted Room

Wednesday, January 21 ~ “Kalamazoo Superfund Site Presentation” – Duane Hampton from Western Michigan University will have a presentation about the Allied Paper Inc/Portage Creek/Kalamazoo River Superfund Site.  PCB Contamination will be discussed along with current remediation options.
7:00 Recital Hall

Friday, January 23 ~ “Music for Cello and Harpsichord: London in 1750” – Professor Pablo Mahave-Veglia and Professor Gregory Crowell from Grand Valley State University will bring authentic replicas of musical instruments from 1750 to resurrect music by cello virtuosos whose work has been unjustly neglected.
7:00 Recital Hall

Saturday, January 24 ~ “Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Symposium” – This Symposium will explore Dr. King’s quote “What are you doing for others?”  This symposium has three separate events, each which counts as one LAC credit.

Educate: Showing of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech followed by Dr. James Bosco of WMU speaking on the importance of education and what improvements need to be made to our current system, emphasizing what students can do to implement progress and change.
3:00 Dalton

Enable: Showing of the movie “The Apollos” which details the journey of the students who pushed for MLK Jr. Day to be a national holiday.  There will be a panel of K-Alumni who are currently or have served in Teach for America, Peace Corps, Americorps, and Greencorps highlighting each program.
4:30 Dalton

Empower: Carmen Berkeley, President of the United States Student Association, will give a speech following a spoken word performance by Heartbeat.
7:00 Dalton

Week 4

Wednesday, January 28 ~ "Visions for Kalamazoo" – Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, City Government, ISAAC, People United for Secure Housing, KPS, and Farm Worker Legal Services will present their vision for the K Community in coming years and the impediments to implementation of that vision.
8:00 Dewing 103

Thursday, January 29 ~ "Abstract Painting and the Poetics of Cell Biology"– Mark Pomilio from Arizona State University will present his work as an improvisational geometric abstract painter who looks to recent developments in the life sciences for his art.
4:00 Recital Hall

Friday, January 30 ~ "Points with Purpose: One Drawing. One Hundred Thousand Survivors" – David Ilan will lecture on his current project which is a drawing of powerful, confident, and healed women using only dots.  Each Dot represents a survivor of sexual assault.
7:00 Stetson

Week 5
Tuesday, February 3 ~ “Lecture on Zionism in Interwar Poland” – Professor Antony Polonsky from Brandeis University, who is considered one of the world’s leading authorities on cultural and political history of Polish Jewry, will lecture about Zionism: From Idea to State.
7:30 Olmsted

Wednesday, February 4 ~ “Nigerian Literature” – Jennifer Wenzel from the University of Michigan will lecture on an aspect of Nigerian Literature which will tie in with the visit of Wole Soyinka to campus and also will discuss Nigerian magist relist literature.
4:30 Olmsted

Friday, February 6 ~ “Immigration and Human Rights” – Neil Posner, a member of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, will discuss current immigration issues in the US as they pertain to human rights.  The documentary “El Norte” about Guatemalans immigrating to the United States and the emotional effects will also be shown.
4:00 Dewing 103

Week 6

Monday, February 9 ~ “Poetry Reading by Bob Hicok” – Bob Hicok from Virginia Tech will read selections of his work and answer audience questions about reading and writing poetry. 
7:00 Olmsted

Thursday, February 12 ~ “Year of Darwin Biology: Alumni Symposium” – Three short talks by K Graduates (Jeff Wilson K’91, Rob Dunn K’97, and Lisa Herron-Olson K’00) who have gone on to successful research careers in the fields related to evolutionary biology. 
4:00 Dow

Thursday, February 12 ~ “An Evening with Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox” – Mike Cox will give a lecture addressing Michigan Law and current political events.
7:00 Stetson

Week 7
 
Monday, February 16 ~ “Appraisal Bias and the Housing Market” – Eric Rosenblatt, Vice President of Lending at Fannie Mae, will discuss the bailout and why it was important to save Fannie Mae from going under.
8:00 Dewing 103

Friday, February 20 ~ “The Acabellas and Premium Orange Winter Concert” – These two musical groups will be singing diverse music from different time periods and genres.
8:00 Dalton

Saturday, February 21 ~ “Harvesting Justice” – Shelley Davis from Farmworker Justice will lecture about the farm workers who plant, cultivate, and harvest the food we eat.
1:00 Olmsted

Week 8

Wednesday, February 25 ~ “Janet Kauffman: Trespassing” – Janet Kauffman from EMU will discuss writing as a career followed by a reading of her new book.  Farms 2 K will contrast this with local food movements and discuss opportunities for local action.
4:00 Dewing 103

Wednesday, February 25 ~ “Bent: Human Rights and the LGBT Community” – The President of Kaleidoscope will join Amnesty International to discuss human rights and abuses of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgendered people abroad and how they are tortured or murdered for their sexuality.  Showing of the movie “Bent” will follow.
7:00 Recital Hall

Thursday, February 26 ~ “Academic Freedom in American Higher Education” – Lecture on Academic Freedom followed by Q&A session.
7:00 Stetson

Thursday, February 26 - Sunday March 1 ~ “Student Playwriting Festival” – Plays written, directed, and acted out by K-College students.
TBD Balch

Week 9

Monday, March 2 and Tuesday March 3 ~ “Tunnel of Oppression” – Students will be guided through the tunnel into different rooms created by student organizations.  Each room will depict a different issue of oppression.  At the end of the tunnel, the room of hope will offer a discussion facilitated by members of the staff.
Open from 6-9 (come at any time) Hicks Banquet Room
 
Thursday, March 5 ~ “Inconvenient Stories: Vietnam War Veterans, From all Sides” – Jeffrey Wolin from Indiana University will present his work of photographing and recording oral stories from Vietnam War Veterans.
4:00 Recital Hall

Thursday, March 5 ~ “Choral Concert” – Kalamazoo College Chamber Choir and Kalamazoo College Singers perform a mix of musical selections.
8:00 Stetson

Saturday, March 7 ~ “Symphonic Band Concert” – Quarterly concert of the Kalamazoo College Symphonic Band.
8:00 Dalton

Week 10

Friday, March 13 ~ “Jazz Band Concert” – Quarterly concert of the Kalamazoo College Jazz Band.
8:00 Dalton

Saturday, March 14 ~ “Birth and Death” – Kalamazoo Philharmonia quarterly concert featuring works of Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler, and the world premiere of Steven Holochworst.
8:00 Dalton