EPHNOTES, A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR WILLIAMS ALUMNI, PARENTS, AND FRIENDS

Volume 12, Number 10, November 2006


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REMEMBERING PROF. S. LANE FAISON '29
"Williams has lost one of its most favorite sons with the passing this afternoon of S. Lane Faison '29. To merely call him Amos Lawrence Professor of Art, Emeritus, would be to greatly understate his significance..."  So begins President Morty Schapiro's November 11 letter to the Williams campus community. A memorial service will be held Saturday, December 16, at 2:00 pm in Thompson Memorial Chapel, with a reception to follow at the Williams College Museum of Art.
For the President's complete letter, news stories, photos, and video of Lane go to... http://www.williams.edu/home/focus/faison/

NEW PLAN FOR ATHLETICS/FITNESS FACILITIES
As part of their larger assessment of the College's facilities for recreational, intramural, club, and varsity athletics, members of the Athletics/Fitness Facilities Master Planning Group chaired by Provost Bill Lenhart and Vice President Steve Klass have announced near-term plans for Weston Field and fitness facilities.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/alumni/ofnotes/ofnote.php?id=72

ALUMNI FUND/PARENTS FUND GIFTS ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31
EARN 2006 TAX DEDUCTIONS...AND THE IRS HAS GOOD NEWS ABOUT YOUR IRA!
Many thanks to the thousands of EphNotes readers who support the Alumni Fund and Parents Fund each year. Follow the link below for tax-wise ways to do so.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/alumni/ofnotes/ofnote.php?id=73

'62 CENTER'S LATEST ARCHITECTURAL AWARD
The '62 Center for Theatre and Dance, which received a 2006 Architecture Merit Award by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, is one of two projects chosen for a full exhibition at the Prague Quadrennial exhibition.
*SEE http://www.usitt.org/sightlines/v46/n11/stories/ArchitecturePQ.html

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FACULTY NEWS

PROF. FRED GREENE'S 20TH CENTURY MEMOIR
In his new book "In the Shadows of War: A 20th Century Memoir," A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Government Emeritus Fred Greene traces the 20th century rise of the U.S. to its current role as the leading world power through the lens of his own life.
http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1336

PROF. MARC LYNCH ASSESSES ARAB MEDIA COVERAGE OF U.S. ELECTIONS...
In ABC News online, Associate Professor of Political Science Marc Lynch says, "some significant part of the Arab mainstream believes that [American] elections can make a difference. And that means that almost by definition they're not buying into the al Qaeda point of view."
*SEE, http://abcnews.go.com/International/Vote2006/story?id=2646843&page=1

...WHILE HIS CLASS IS FEATURED IN "FOREIGN AFFAIRS"
*SEE http://www.foreignaffairs.org/arp/syllabus_lynch

LISTEN TO PROF. CHARLES DEW '58 ON THE CONSTITUTION AND SLAVERY
Ephraim Williams Professor of American History Charles Dew '58 addressed the tangled issue of the Constitution and slavery in a Sept. 17 Constitution Day talk in Chapin Library. Download an audio version of his speech from Chapin's Web site.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/resources/chapin/audio/Dew_091706.mp3
To download QuickTime (which you'll need to listen to this recording), go to http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html
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STUDENT NEWS

ETHICS BOWL COMES TO WILLIAMS
The Northeast Regional Ethics Bowl--an intercollegiate competition in which student teams analyze morally complex cases in a debate-like format--was held at Williams Nov. 10-11.
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/admin/news/releases.php?id=1329

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ALUMNI NEWS

OREN POLLOCK '49 LEADS CHICAGO EPHS IN OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS
The Chicago Sun Times offers the following story of efforts by Oren Pollock '49, fellow Chicago-area Williams alumni, and alumni of other colleges and universities to forge long-term relationships to improve education for city students. "My larger hope," says Oren, "is that if enough alumni groups start doing this, we can make a difference for Chicago public schools."
http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/121112,CST-NWS-prin02.article

EPHCARDS 2.0!
Why waste time and money on cardboard and stamps? Check out the newest version of EphCards, Williams' free e-cards service -- fun and eph-ficient!
*SEE http://www.ephcards.com/

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COOL WEB SITES

BASEBALL MEMORABILIA COMES TO CHAPIN LIBRARY
http://www.williams.edu/home/focus/baseball/

EPH SPORTS

NEW YORK TIMES WEIGHS IN ON FOOTBALL COACH MIKE WHELAN
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/11/sports/ncaafootball/11williams.html?ex=1163998800&en=eb02c2af94dd515f&ei=5070&emc=eta1

NASHVILLE'S #1 SONGWRITER SCORED TOUCHDOWN TO BEAT WESLEYAN...IN 1982
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/athletics/news.php?id=10021

CHECK OUT MORE WILLIAMS SPORTS
*SEE http://www.williams.edu/athletics/news.php

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