Distinguished Faculty, Goldstein awards given
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Book by WUSTL English professor examines themes of medieval love poetry
This Valentine’s Day, flip through cable TV listings, and you’ll see a bevy of romances whose common themes and conflicts can be traced back to medieval times. What is considered “romantic” in contemporary Western society — love from afar, willingness to suffer, idealization of the love object — is partly a legacy of themes in medieval romantic poetry, says Jessica Rosenfeld, PhD, assistant professor of English in Arts & Sciences and author of the book Ethics and Enjoyment in Late Medieval Poetry: Love After Aristotle.
Hall of Fame weekend
Chris Alexander, former basketball player and a member of Washington University’s newest Hall of Fame class, shows his son his plaque at the Feb. 10 breakfast honoring the induction Class of 2011. Joining Alexander were seven other former student-athletes; two head coaches, Mark Edwards and Nancy Fahey; and distinguished service honoree Jim Burmeister.
Holobaugh recipients honored for service, advocacy
Recipients of the annual James M. Holobaugh Honor were recognized in a reception Feb. 10. The award honors individuals and organizations that promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality, perform direct advocacy and service to the St. Louis metro community and incorporate education and dialogue as part of their practice.
Sports update Feb. 13: Men’s tennis shocks Drury
The No. 3 men’s tennis team defeated NCAA
Division II No. 19 Drury University 5-4 Feb. 12 at the Creve Coeur
Racquet Club in Creve Coeur, Mo. The victory over Drury was the Bears
first in four tries under head coach Roger Follmer. Updates also included on men’s and women’s basketball and track & field.
Wrighton comments on Obama’s 2013 budget proposal
Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton issued a statement Feb. 13 following
the release of President Barack Obama’s budget proposal for 2013 in which Wrighton noted the importance of our nation’s continued investment in scientific research.
Day of reflection; evening of song
Hundreds braved an arctic chill the evening of Feb. 10 to experience the warmth generated by Parker Palmer, best-selling author and educator, who teamed up with singer/songwriter Carrie Newcomer inside Graham Chapel to deliver a unique message of delivering democracy with an open heart. The event was the opening of the spring 2011 Assembly Series.
Music of Schubert, Schumann and Liszt Feb. 21
Three musicians from the St. Louis Symphony will join baritone Keith Boyer, a master’s candidate in vocal performance, and pianist Amanda Kirkpatrick, teacher of applied music in Arts & Sciences, for a free performance Feb. 21. Sponsored by the Department of Music and the symphony’s Community Partnership Program, the concert will feature music of Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt.
The Water Coolers at Edison Feb. 25
Do you understand what the IT guy is talking about? Really? Neither do The Water Coolers. Like a Seinfeld episode set to music, or a Dilbert cartoon sprung to life, this New York-based sketch comedy troupe both celebrates and eviscerates modern corporate culture in all its fast-talking, slow-moving absurdity.
Washington People: Patricia Olynyk
Scaphocephalus. The word refers to a condition in which the shape of the skull is markedly long and narrow. At the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia, the word is tattooed onto a 19th-century exemplar, neat cursive script fading into aged bone. Over the past several years, Patricia Olynyk, director of the Graduate School of Art, has both detailed and interrogated the Mutter exhibits through a series of large lightbox photographs.