January 29th, 2009

From Stuart Kaufman, Sports Information: Last Saturday was alumni day for several former Keene State athletes who took part in a special recognition ceremony at halftime during the Owl men’s basketball game against Southern Maine. It was a day for recognition and reminiscing. “I love coming back to the college,” said Mary Lou Moscaritolo ’75, a former Owl gymnast, who is now a nationally rated judge. “It’s a great day to talk to people that you knew through sports.”

The athletes span the many decades of Keene State athletics, including an era at Keene Teacher’s College when intramural Red & White games preceded intercollegiate competition. Norma Walker ’51, a four-sport athlete, said upon admission students were assigned to either the red or white team and participated in highly competitive contests. Walker, an all-star player who served as head of basketball, is still involved with the KSC alumni office and coordinates the Golden Circle luncheons.

Many of the athletes stay involved in their sport. Sarah Testo ‘00 is in her seventh season as assistant soccer and strength and conditioning coach at Keene State, and teammate Katelyn Haggerty ’99 reports that she just completed her first season as women’s soccer coach at Emerson College.

Several former men’s basketball players from the 50s were also in attendance, including Jesse Evangelou ’54, Paul Bushey ’56, Rollie Hadwick ’57, Bob Hall ’57, and Bill DiGiulio ’59. Bushey recalled playing in the old band-box Spaulding Gym, while Hall remembers enthusiastic fans lining up outside the gym to attend the games. Asked why the team members have stayed in touch over the years, team manager Harold Hapgood ’54 cited “a common interest as educators and in sports.”

There was also a large contingent of former soccer players on hand. Getting set to celebrate his 30th reunion later this summer, Vic St. Pierre ’79 said he still uses many of the life skills learned in college. Dick Bush ’73 says he gets a chance to travel to Keene and likes to stop in to see Coach Ron Butcher. In the “How things never change department,” Hal Shortsleeve ’73 said he’s amazed that his college soccer coach is still here. In the “How things have changed department,” baseball player Sal Grasso ’54 remembers when meal money was a dollar.

There was plenty of talk about championships past. Shortsleeve was a member of a pair of KSC soccer teams that advanced to the NAIA national tournament; Hall spoke about the 1954–55 basketball team that won the New England Teacher’s Conference championship. Jim Baker ’71 readily recalls pitching for the Owl baseball team that claimed the 1970 NESCAC title, and Chad Bamford ’93 talked about the Owls legacy as a national cross country juggernaut.

But on this day, all the former Keene State athletes were champions. Their contribution helped pave the way for the College’s continued success today. “It’s very enlightening to come back to the campus and see how well the program is doing,” said Bushey. “As an alum, you take a lot of pride in their success.”

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Former Owl player and current women’s assistant soccer coach Sarah Testo, carrying daughter Madison, leads the athletic alums into Spaulding Gym.

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From Jackie Hooper, Redfern: Eight artists from New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts received jurors’ awards at a Friday, January 23, reception opening the 2009 Biennial Regional Jurors’ Choice Exhibition at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery. Jurors Gail E. Sauter from Kittery, Maine, a master pastelist and a Copley artist, and contemporary artist Bert Yarborough from Hartford, Vt., an associate professor of art at Colby-Sawyer College, chose three top awards and five honorable mentions. Visitors to the regional jurors’ exhibit are invited to vote for a People’s Choice Commendation. The artist winning this $100 prize will be announced February 12.

• Nicole Caulfield of Keene won the Jurors’ Best of Show Award for Zen, a colored pencil work. The $500 prize for this award is sponsored by the Friends of the Thorne.
• Patricia Schappler of Bedford, N.H., was awarded second place of $300 for Heading Downtown, an acrylic painting.
• Ronnie McClure of Canterbury, N.H., received third place of $200 for Crossing, an ink and colored pencil work on rag paper.

The exhibit also features Selections from the Hubbard Collection, which showcases a sample of the 56 works recently donated to Keene State by Robert P. Hubbard of Walpole, N.H. The Collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by a variety of artists such as Elaine de Kooning, Albert Hirschfeld, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, N. C. Wyeth, and others. The Singer, a sculpture by David Aronson, has been installed in front of the Redfern Art Center where it greets all passersby.

The Biennial Regional Jurors’ Choice Exhibition and Selections from the Hubbard Collection are free and open to the public. For more information, call 8-2720 or visit the website.

Zen, by Nicole Caulfield

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From Mark Reynolds, College and Media Relations: The College is saddened to announce that Cornelius Railey (Bud) Lyle II M’61 died on January 25. Dr. Lyle, who worked for several newspapers around the country after his discharge from the U.S. Army in 1946, taught English and journalism at the College from 1961–1986.

He was awarded the KSC Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teacher Award in 1978, and served as the advisor to the KSC college newspaper (originally the Monadnock and later the Equinox). He took great pride in the achievements of his student “advisees” as they went on to follow careers in journalism. One of those “advisees,” Michael Nadeau, now Vice President of Publications at Wellesley Information Services, offered the following memory of his early training under Dr. Lyle:

“I graduated from KSC in 1979 with a BA in public affairs/journalism. At the time, the program was run by Dr. Cornelius R. ‘Bud’ Lyle, but those of us who worked on the Equinox called him ‘Coach.’ A former long-time newspaperman, Dr. Lyle tried to simulate what we might experience in a real newsroom, right down to the often not-so-kind ‘editor’s comments’ on our graded papers. Between his classroom teachings and daily advice I received while editor of the Equinox, I learned a great deal about all aspects of publishing. This became much clearer as I started my career, first in newspapers and then on magazines.”

Dr. Lyle’s family has asked that, in lieu of flowers, gifts be made in memory of Bud Lyle to the Department of Journalism at Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, N.H. 03435-2701. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, January 31, at 11 a.m. at the First Church in Jaffrey, UCC, 14 Laban Ainsworth Way, Jaffrey Center (on the common).

Cornelius Railey (Bud) Lyle II M’61

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From Connie Lester, Redfern: The Keene State College Music Department welcomes guest artist Astrid Schween (cello), who will join KSC faculty member Maura Glennon (piano) for an evening of music by twentieth century composers on Friday, January 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alumni Recital Hall of the Redfern Arts Center.

The recital will include two sonatas for cello and piano by Dmitri Shostakovich and Elliott Carter, Four Pieces for Cello and Piano by Amy Beach, and Le Grand Tango for Cello and Piano by Astor Piazzolla. Schween and Glennon have previously performed together in venues across New England and at Carnegie Hall in New York. Faculty and staff will receive one free ticket. For tickets, call the box office at 8-2168.

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From Bill Menezes, Redfern: Sol y Canto (sun and song), New England’s foremost Latin American roots band, will celebrate the rich musical heritage of Latin America and the Caribbean with a concert at the Redfern Arts Center on Wednesday, February 4, 2009, at 7:30 p.m.

The group will also conduct a performance/workshop, which is free and open to the public, at the Redfern Arts Center on February 4 at 2 p.m. The workshop will focus on the three main influences in Latin American music and culture: the European, the African, and the indigenous roots. Read more about Sol y Canto and hear songs from their albums here. Tickets are available through the Redfern box office, 8-2168, or online.

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From the KSC Sustainability Council: Ice-Ban, a byproduct of the domestic brewing industry, is helping the grounds crew to keep our sidewalks and roadways clear of ice.

If you are out walking before an impending storm, you might notice Ice-Ban on sidewalks and roadways — a thin brown syrup reminiscent of molasses. It is applied prior to a storm to prevent snow and ice from freezing to the road surface. It is more sustainable than salt or sand for a number of reasons: The main ingredient is a manufacturing byproduct and not a virgin resource; it is less toxic to local plants, animals, and water sources; and it increases the life of snow removal equipment by reducing wear and corrosion.

The KSC Grounds Crew has built a snow melter to lower snow trucking costs to off-campus locations. Snow piles reduce parking spaces and visibility at vehicle and pedestrian intersections. Leasing a snow melter similar to those used at airports and in large cities would cost more than $18,000 per month, but the innovative staff in the Physical Plant drew up plans and fabricated a melter from scratch. The melted snow will be filtered before it enters storm drains, and discharge water temperatures in the KSC storm drains will be monitored for DES compliance. The snow melter should allow the College to rely less on outside trucking firms, have fewer vehicles idling, and reduce truck traffic on campus.

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From Mary Pleasanton, ACA: Please encourage your students to sign up for the bus to the NHCUC Job Fair. Seats are limited and filling fast! There’s a signup sheet at the reception desk in the Academic & Career Advising Department. Transportation funded by C&S Wholesale Grocers. Job Fair Date: Wednesday, February 18. Bus to leave at 1 p.m. and return by 7 p.m. Thanks for your support!

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From the IT Group: Do you use PowerPoint frequently and find it frustrating to have to change your font style or other formatting preferences every time you create a make a new slide? If you use Office 2007, you can create a template exactly the way you like and reuse it for all future presentations. Once you have opened PowerPoint:

• Click on the View Tab -> Slide Master.
• In the Edit Theme section, change your font to the desired style and size.
• Close Master View (far right side).
• Under the Office Button -> Save As -> change the TYPE to PowerPoint 97–2003 template and change the name to Blank Presentation.
• To retrieve your Blank Presentation template, click on the Office Button -> New -> My Templates -> and select Blank Presentation.

If you apply more than one slide design in your presentation, you will need to make the same formatting changes in each of those master slides.
Give it a try! If you have any questions regarding this or any other technology issue, please feel free to contact the HelpDesk at 8-2532, email us, or stop by our office on the second floor of Elliot Hall.

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From Kaitlyn Taft, Recycling: The national, 10-week RecycleMania competition started January 18 and continues until March 28. Keene State has entered the Waste Minimization category, which means we are trying to create the least amount of waste per person on campus. We ask that in the next 10 weeks you:
• Do not print agendas for meetings
• Reuse all one-sided paper
•Do not provide disposable cups at meetings
With these three simple acts, we can significantly decrease the amount of waste created on campus, and this will lead to less garbage entering landfills and a happier planet.
Check out www.recyclemaniacs.org for more information and to keep up on how we’re doing.

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From Skye Stephenson, NIEC: The Study Away Fair will be held Wednesday, February 4, from 11–2 in the student center atrium. Come and learn more about the many opportunities for study away for academic credit during the semester or summer. Find out about the world of possibilities that expand your horizons and enhance your career options. A raffle will be held, with the winner receiving a $500 study away fee-waiver award!

A study away information session will be held on Thursday, February 5, from 4:30–5:30 p.m. and on Friday, February 6, from 11 a.m.–noon in the Madison Café. These sessions will provide detailed information about study away possibilities and choices for summer and fall ’09 semesters, ways to make study away affordable, outline study away options that have the same cost as a semester at KSC, and provide information about how study away can increase job possibilities in these challenging economic times. For more information, visit the NIEC website.

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From Antje Hornbeck, College and Media Relations: The employee directory for the spring semester 2009 is available for print-on-demand. To request your copies printed double-sided by the mailroom, please use the online order form. You can also directly print the three parts of the directory here. As always, please e-mail me if you spot items to be corrected for the next edition. The online directory will be updated within the next week.

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From Antje Hornbeck, College and Media Relations: To order business cards or nametags, please see the administrative assistant in your department (they can order these items online). Call Antje Hornbeck at 8-2102 for more information.

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Diane Malachowski (OSHA Training Institute) was selected by the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Directorate of Training and Education and national peer OSHA Training administrators as editor of the OSHA Training Institute Education Center website. The site, hosted by Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, serves as an educational and training resource for the 26 OTIECs located around the country. Ms. Malachowski will serve as editor and reviewer for materials posted to the website and will send out a monthly newsletter about the site.

Mark C. Long (English and American Studies) attended the Modern Language Association convention in San Francisco where he chaired a special session he organized sponsored by the Association of the Departments of English, “Teaching in the Small College Department.” He was a speaker on a special session arranged by the MLA Publications Committee, “The Profession and the Liberal Arts: A Discussion of the MLA’s Academic Cultures: Professional Preparation and the Teaching Life.” During the convention, Mark also attended a workshop for department chairs and served as a job counselor.

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From Karyn Kaminsky, Human Resources: Please welcome the following newly hired staff members to KSC:
Mark Kezar, information technologist, Development Office; Kristen Rup, financial aid officer, Student Financial Services; Michael Thomas, residence director, Office of Residential Life and Housing; Kate McGrath (formerly with Student Financial Services), senior business services assistant, Business Office.

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We are rebuilding our Faculty Experts section on the web and need your help. Our information will be listed on our website and in a database for journalists working on local and national stories. Please take a minute to update your information or add to your list of publications and accomplishments, and send it to rdutcher@keene.edu.

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Photo: Robin Dutcher

Children from the Child Development Center and KSC students, faculty, and staff gathered on January 20 to hear Barack Obama’s inauguration speech, which was broadcast on several large screens in the Student Center.

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Tuesday, January 27:
The KSC Campus Commission for Diversity and Multiculturalism, the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, and Common Ground will sponsor “The ‘Dream’: The Relevance of Martin Luther King Today,” on Tuesday, January 27, at 7:30 p.m., in the Student Center. Steve Chase, founding director of Antioch University New England’s Environmental Advocacy and Organizing Program, will give the keynote speech; Evelyn Harris, formally of Sweet Honey in the Rock, will discuss the significance of music in the Civil Rights movement and offer a musical interlude; and Jay Cook and Steve Leicach will provide celebratory drumming. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, January 29:
The KSC Campus Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism is sponsoring a trip for faculty, staff, and students to UNH’s 19th Annual MLK Commemorative Address, “Education or Incarceration: The Future of Democracy,” by Angela Davis. Free transportation from Keene to UNH will be provided (depart from Keene at 4 p.m.). To sign up, please contact Kim Schmidl-Gagne at 8-2768 or kgagne@keene.edu before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 26.

Saturday, February 7:
The KSC Student Center, the Campus Commission on Diversity and Multiculturalism, the Office of Diversity and Multiculturalism, and Common Ground will sponsor a performance for Black History Month, The Meeting, on Saturday, February 7.

This drama by Jeff Stetson takes place in a secluded room in the Hotel Theresa in Harlem, where Malcolm X is headquartered before his fateful appearance at the Audubon Ballroom. He has requested a secret meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who is also in New York.

The show will start at 2 p.m. in the Mabel Brown Room, Student Center, and will be followed by a discussion. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information about these events, please contact Kim Schmidl-Gagne at 8-2768 or kgagne@keene.edu.

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On Friday, January 30, President Giles-Gee will host an all-campus discussion on the budget at 3 p.m. in the Redfern Alumni Recital Hall. At this meeting, she will share the thoughts of Cabinet members and ask for comments from the campus community. Read more here.

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From Paul Striffolino, Student Center: The Keene State College Budget and Resource Council is working to develop and recommend various methods of cost containment and revenue enhancement, and we need your help. We’re calling on your creativity to help us find innovative ways to deal with the current economic conditions.

Each of us deals with a unique web of connections on campus and has insight into areas where we can operate more efficiently. What can you suggest for increasing revenue or cutting costs? Please share your ideas with the Council by submitting directly to this link. This will be an ongoing process; however, the sooner you can send your idea, the sooner we can consider, discuss, and possibly recommend action on it. Thanks for your participation!

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Maryann LaCroix Lindberg, vice president for Advancement at Keene State College, has announced two appointments in the College and Media Relations office. Robin Dutcher, who continues as media relations coordinator, has also been appointed campus spokesperson. Susan Peery has been named director of College and Media Relations.

As campus spokesperson, Robin advances the institution’s strategic goals with the media, offers public relations and media counsel to the President and cabinet, and helps to develop a proactive communication strategy for the campus in times of crisis. She also edits Campus News and writes press releases and feature material as needed for Keene State Today and other College and Media Relations publications.

Robin came to the College Relations department in 2005 from the Vermont Law School, where she was assistant director of Media Relations. Before moving into media relations, she worked in book publishing for 15 years as an editorial director and editor, and was a reporter for several newspapers in northern New England.

Susan Peery came to Keene State in 2004 and was named interim director of the College and Media Relations office in 2006. As director, she supervises a staff of writers, graphic designers, sports reporters, and the media relations office, and is responsible for telling the story of Keene State College to prospective students, alumni, campus and community members, and other audiences. College and Media Relations works closely with Online Communications and with other offices within the Advancement division to express and further the institution’s goals.

Susan came to Keene State in 2004 after many years in magazine and book publishing. At Yankee Publishing, Inc., in Dublin, N.H., she was the managing editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac and senior editor of Yankee (1977–2000). She is the author of several books, including short histories of the Keene Public Library and the Ladies Charitable Society of Keene.

“Both Susan and Robin bring a tremendous amount of experience and perspective to their new roles here at Keene State College,” Maryann Lindberg stated. “As we seek to engage more of the community, our alumni, and other friends of the College in our next 100 years of educating great students, excellent communications will be absolutely essential. Susan and Robin are a wonderful resource for us, and I’m very pleased that they have agreed to take on these new positions.”

Photos by Mark Corliss; Susan Peery, Robin Dutcher

Susan Peery and Robin Dutcher received appointments in the College and Media Relations office.

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From Eric Anderson, a journalism senior at KSC and member of the Sustainability Council: With falling gas prices, the number of miles Americans are driving has also dropped, and the most likely culprit is the sagging economy. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Americans traveled 11 billion fewer miles in 2008 than in 2007. One plan that can help keep money in drivers’ pockets is the Keene State College ride-share program.

The college has teamed up with erideshare.com to bring together faculty and staff to share the commute to campus. Mary Jensen, coordinator of Sustainability Programs and Recycling, joined in a car pool with professor Renate Gebauer of the college’s science department. Jensen and Gebauer try to carpool at least once a week. Jensen believes she drives at least 60 miles a month less and that it saves on gas and the car’s wear and tear. Also, she says carpooling offers “an enjoyable conversation on the way to and from work, and an opportunity to get to know someone better.”

The American Automobile Association estimates that it costs approximately 54 cents a mile to drive your car (figure includes gas, oil, maintenance, tires, and depreciation). For a 40-mile round-trip commute, this comes to $21.64 per day, $454 monthly, and $5,453 annually. KSC’s Sustainability Council hopes these figures will motivate college employee’s to share rides, but Jensen says the Human Resources department is also offering prize incentives to spur potential car poolers. Both Gebauer and Jensen have the environment on their minds when they ride to work — erideshare.com says that approximately 18 pounds of carbon monoxide are created for every gallon of gasoline that is burned. But Jensen also considers government taxes: in theory, fewer vehicles on the road will decrease the amount of tax money spent on highway maintenance.

If you are looking for someone to carpool with, visit this link. You’ll find answers to any questions you may have about logistics and tips for a smooth running ride share. For Jensen and Gebauer, the chance to make a difference, even a small one, is well worth any scheduling conflicts: They are saving money and polluting less, and they’ve made a lasting friendship.

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Renate Gebauer (left) and Mary Jensen try to carpool at least once a week.

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From Connie Lester, Redfern: KSC students, staff, and community members from the fall production of Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker have been invited to participate in the Region I Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival at Fitchburg State College January 27–February 1. The festival brings students and faculty together to see some of the area’s strongest productions, participate in workshops, and compete in a variety of areas in theatrical performance, design, and production.

Keene State is one of five New England colleges selected from the 116 adjudicated for inclusion in the festival. Regional productions are adjudicated by a national committee and may be selected to participate in the national festival in Washington, D.C., in April 2009. During the festival, The Matchmaker will be staged at the Dukakis Center in Fitchburg, Mass., on Friday, January 30, at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 and is open to the public.

To help raise funds, The Matchmaker will be staged at Keene State’s Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond on January 24, at 7:30 p.m. Admission will be by donation at the door. If you cannot attend the performance and would like to help, donations can be mailed to the KSC Theatre and Dance Department with a memo noting “The Matchmaker fund,” Keene State College, 229 Main St., Keene, 03435-2407. For more information, call the Theatre and Dance Department at 8-2162.

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Cast members of The Matchmaker — (from left) Jaime Pearsons as Mrs. Molloy, Ethan Selby as Barnaby Tucker (under the table), and Kade Hill as Cornelius Hackl — will perform on Saturday, January 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the Redfern Arts Center on Brickyard Pond at Keene State College to raise funds to attend the Region I Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

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From Jeanne Hearn, Office of the President: As part of the campus celebration of Women’s History Month, Keene State recognizes women who have made outstanding contributions to the campus, the community, and the State of New Hampshire. This year’s Outstanding Women of New Hampshire Awards will be presented on Monday, March 30.

The national theme for the 2009 National Women’s History Month is Women Taking the Lead to Save our Planet. We are looking to honor women who contribute to the support and advancement of women, including women who have made significant contributions to the Keene State College community during its first 100 years in this, our centennial year. Their contributions might include, but are not limited to:
• Volunteer/community work
• Leadership position
• Support for the goals and interests of women in the community
• Role model/mentor for others
• Organizer of campus or community events
• Voicing women’s concerns on campus or in the community
• Working to expand the vision of equality for women

Awards are given to women in four categories: an outstanding KSC student, a member of the KSC faculty or staff (excluding current commission members), a woman from the Monadnock region, and an individual whose contributions have made a difference at the state level. Please submit nominations of individuals for any or all of the four categories listed above in a letter of no more than two pages and address the criteria listed above. Tell us how you know the individual, describe why you feel this individual is deserving of this recognition, note the ways this person has contributed to the support and advancement of women, and provide contact information for both the nominator and the nominee. Send nominations by e-mail to jhearn@keene.edu or through US or campus mail to Jeanne Hearn, President’s Office, Keene State College, 229 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431-1504. All nominations must be received by 4:30 p.m. on February 6, 2009.

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From William Stroup, English: Join us for a panel presentation and discussion on the use of animal flesh as food, one of the topics raised in Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma. This book is the 2008–09 “Keene Is Reading” program selection, read by first-year students and other members of the campus community. The panel discussion will be in the Mountain View Room, Student Center, at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, and is free and open to the public — refreshments, too. For more information, call William Stroup at 8-2692.

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