by KELLI FONTENOT
Published Dec. 3, 2008 by The Current Sauce
English majors at NSU can concentrate in folklife and southern studies, professional writing, literature - and now, film theory.
The Curriculum Review Council just approved the new film theory concentration, which will provide students with the opportunity to study and analyze aspects of classic and contemporary cinematography.
Allen Bauman and Andy Crank, two English professors at NSU, conceived the idea of a concentration, as well as a Classic and Unseen Cinema series that will be open to the public.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
Grat
sby KELLI FONTENOT
Published Nov. 12, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Tipping is subjective, not a science.
The constantly changing U.S. economy has affected the way people spend, splurge and save. Some people have pinched their pennies in areas that they feel will benefit their wallets instead of others' incomes - like tipping their servers at restaurants.
In past years, a widely accepted gratuity standard has been 15 percent of a bill. Some cell phones even include a convenient "tip calculator" that use the 15 percent rule.
Published Nov. 12, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Tipping is subjective, not a science.
The constantly changing U.S. economy has affected the way people spend, splurge and save. Some people have pinched their pennies in areas that they feel will benefit their wallets instead of others' incomes - like tipping their servers at restaurants.
In past years, a widely accepted gratuity standard has been 15 percent of a bill. Some cell phones even include a convenient "tip calculator" that use the 15 percent rule.
YouTube users share unique views
by KELLI FONTENOT
Published Nov. 5, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Some NSU students and on-campus groups are realizing the possibilities provided by technology and YouTube.com.
YouTube is home to millions of videos - from episodes of beloved '90s cartoons to up-to-the-minute election coverage - posted from locations all over the world, including Natchitoches.
While many NSU students use YouTube as a tool for finding music videos and episodes of their favorite TV shows, some students have uploaded their own videos of silly skits to the site.
Published Nov. 5, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Some NSU students and on-campus groups are realizing the possibilities provided by technology and YouTube.com.
YouTube is home to millions of videos - from episodes of beloved '90s cartoons to up-to-the-minute election coverage - posted from locations all over the world, including Natchitoches.
While many NSU students use YouTube as a tool for finding music videos and episodes of their favorite TV shows, some students have uploaded their own videos of silly skits to the site.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Violin professor takes center stage
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Oct. 29, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Light filters in through the windows of Andrej Kurti's studio in the afternoon, splaying across the blue plush lining of his open violin case.
A small icon decorated with an Orthodox Christian image rests against the neck of the exquisitely carved wooden instrument. The low, clear sound of a nearby euphonium rehearsal seeps through the walls.
Kurti leans back in his chair at his computer, catching a breath after his hectic day of back-to-back violin and viola lessons and long rehearsals with the orchestra.
It's 5 p.m. and his day is nowhere near over. Each night, he practices violin for about four hours to keep his bow steady and his fingers in shape, building up strength for his next solo performance.
His concert, scheduled for Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall, will feature music by Bach and composer Eugene Ysaye, on whom Kurti wrote his dissertation for his doctorate. The classical pieces certainly reflect Kurti's skill, but his vast repertoire includes more than just sonatas. Kurti, a professor of violin at NSU, has been featured as a recording artist for more than 45 albums on electric and acoustic violin. Dozens of posters and photographs are taped against a wall in his studio, displaying his past performances and future plans.
Published Oct. 29, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Light filters in through the windows of Andrej Kurti's studio in the afternoon, splaying across the blue plush lining of his open violin case.
A small icon decorated with an Orthodox Christian image rests against the neck of the exquisitely carved wooden instrument. The low, clear sound of a nearby euphonium rehearsal seeps through the walls.
Kurti leans back in his chair at his computer, catching a breath after his hectic day of back-to-back violin and viola lessons and long rehearsals with the orchestra.
His concert, scheduled for Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall, will feature music by Bach and composer Eugene Ysaye, on whom Kurti wrote his dissertation for his doctorate. The classical pieces certainly reflect Kurti's skill, but his vast repertoire includes more than just sonatas. Kurti, a professor of violin at NSU, has been featured as a recording artist for more than 45 albums on electric and acoustic violin. Dozens of posters and photographs are taped against a wall in his studio, displaying his past performances and future plans.
ROTC cadets strive to meet goals
by KELLI FONTENOT
Published Oct. 29, 2008 in The Current Sauce
Leanne Taylor, a sophomore psychology major, stretched her legs one Tuesday morning before a two-mile run test, keeping her muscles active for the brisk jog ahead.
Running won't be a huge part of her work after college - she plans to fly helicopters for active duty in the Army - but she said she appreciates the chance to stay in shape. She takes regular physical fitness tests to maintain her Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship requirements.
The Army ROTC elective curriculum at NSU prepares students to be commissioned as officers in the military once they graduate.
Published Oct. 29, 2008 in The Current Sauce
Leanne Taylor, a sophomore psychology major, stretched her legs one Tuesday morning before a two-mile run test, keeping her muscles active for the brisk jog ahead.
Running won't be a huge part of her work after college - she plans to fly helicopters for active duty in the Army - but she said she appreciates the chance to stay in shape. She takes regular physical fitness tests to maintain her Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship requirements.
The Army ROTC elective curriculum at NSU prepares students to be commissioned as officers in the military once they graduate.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Mystery shoppers stake out Sodexo
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Oct. 1, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Students in Vic's who appear to be casually working on their homework might actually have something more mysterious up their sleeves.
Sodexo general manager Vance Howe teamed up with the Student Government Association this week to collect constructive criticism and comments that may improve students' campus dining experience.
The program will start this week if Howe can find at least two students willing to participate in his new "Mystery Shopper" program.
Published Oct. 1, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Students in Vic's who appear to be casually working on their homework might actually have something more mysterious up their sleeves.
Sodexo general manager Vance Howe teamed up with the Student Government Association this week to collect constructive criticism and comments that may improve students' campus dining experience.
The program will start this week if Howe can find at least two students willing to participate in his new "Mystery Shopper" program.
Orchestra off to dynamic start
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Oct. 1, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Audience members settled into their chairs in Magale Recital Hall Thursday night as Douglas Bakenhus, the Northwestern Symphony Orchestra conductor, prepared backstage for the first concert of the semester.
Onstage, his hands floated over the detailed score on his music stand, keeping time for the students with a precise inner metronome.
Behind the energetic conductor is a man who takes the historic significance of his song selections into consideration, making every movement meaningful.
The concert included several classical pieces, including Gioacchino Rossini's "Overture: The Barber of Seville," Giovanni Bottesini's "Duo Concertant on themes from 'The Puritans,'" and Ludwig van Beethoven's 7th symphony.
Published Oct. 1, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Audience members settled into their chairs in Magale Recital Hall Thursday night as Douglas Bakenhus, the Northwestern Symphony Orchestra conductor, prepared backstage for the first concert of the semester.
Onstage, his hands floated over the detailed score on his music stand, keeping time for the students with a precise inner metronome.
Behind the energetic conductor is a man who takes the historic significance of his song selections into consideration, making every movement meaningful.
The concert included several classical pieces, including Gioacchino Rossini's "Overture: The Barber of Seville," Giovanni Bottesini's "Duo Concertant on themes from 'The Puritans,'" and Ludwig van Beethoven's 7th symphony.
RSO emphasizes equality, discourages discrimination
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Sept. 24, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Lambda, a Gay-Straight Alliance and recognized student organization at NSU, encourages students to seek comradeship and acceptance. Lambda welcomes people of all sexual orientations, and membership in the group is not reserved only for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
Lambda president Larrie King Jr., a graduate student working toward his master's in graphic design, said the group wants to make a statement on campus this semester.
"We're still a new organization and we're trying to figure out how to do the things that we want to do on campus, but basically, we'd like to try and raise awareness and tolerance for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community, as well as other groups of people that receive a lot of negativity in general from other students," King said.
Published Sept. 24, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Lambda, a Gay-Straight Alliance and recognized student organization at NSU, encourages students to seek comradeship and acceptance. Lambda welcomes people of all sexual orientations, and membership in the group is not reserved only for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students.
Lambda president Larrie King Jr., a graduate student working toward his master's in graphic design, said the group wants to make a statement on campus this semester.
"We're still a new organization and we're trying to figure out how to do the things that we want to do on campus, but basically, we'd like to try and raise awareness and tolerance for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender community, as well as other groups of people that receive a lot of negativity in general from other students," King said.
Taking students to the history
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published in the July 2008 issue of Women In Business, a publication of The Dalles Chronicle
Taking students to the history
Paulette Brook, history teacher
Paulette Brook readily admits to her nerdy tendencies. She loves researching archives at the library. She wears thick-framed black glasses. She prides herself on her realistic chicken impersonation. She lacks plumage, but when duty calls, Paulette balances on one leg, flaps her arms, pecks at the air with her chin and makes a clucking noise in the back of her throat.
For a self-proclaimed "boring person," Paulette has seen quite a bit of the world. She lived in Costa Rica as an exchange student for a summer in high school. She has visited every country in Central America. She managed a doll-making company called "Heartwarming Creations" that sold about $250,000 worth of handmade dolls. She worked at a jewelry store, and later at an airport as a ramp agent (the people on the runway who signal directions to the pilot with reflective wands). She went to college as a 40-year-old with two grown kids. And next summer, she plans to take a group of nearly 30 high school students on a trip to Europe to study World War II sites.
Published in the July 2008 issue of Women In Business, a publication of The Dalles Chronicle
Taking students to the history
Paulette Brook, history teacher
Paulette Brook readily admits to her nerdy tendencies. She loves researching archives at the library. She wears thick-framed black glasses. She prides herself on her realistic chicken impersonation. She lacks plumage, but when duty calls, Paulette balances on one leg, flaps her arms, pecks at the air with her chin and makes a clucking noise in the back of her throat.
For a self-proclaimed "boring person," Paulette has seen quite a bit of the world. She lived in Costa Rica as an exchange student for a summer in high school. She has visited every country in Central America. She managed a doll-making company called "Heartwarming Creations" that sold about $250,000 worth of handmade dolls. She worked at a jewelry store, and later at an airport as a ramp agent (the people on the runway who signal directions to the pilot with reflective wands). She went to college as a 40-year-old with two grown kids. And next summer, she plans to take a group of nearly 30 high school students on a trip to Europe to study World War II sites.
Taking Heart
by KELLI FONTENOT
Published in the July 2008 edition of Women In Business, a publication of The Dalles Chronicle
Taking Heart
Nina van Es, Celilo nurse practitioner
On weekends, Nina van Es retires to her house and 40 acres outside Lyle, Wash. A recording of soft Hawaiian guitar fills her living room as she binds a new memory to a page in her journal. She concentrates hard, layering pieces of tissue paper in her notebook, sometimes adding magazine clippings and pressed flowers from her yard. The fragile shapes and vibrant hues in Nina's collages reflect events she can't describe with words.
These tranquil moments help take the focus off the difficult experiences she sometimes deals with as the nurse practitioner of the Celilo Cancer Care Center.
"I do it if I want quiet time," Nina says. "I do it as something to keep my hands busy when I am processing stuff. Sometimes days here are hard."
The path of a cancer patient is a difficult one, but often, so is the path of the caregiver. When a patient has incurable cancer, doctors can only try to manage symptoms and make the patient as comfortable as possible.
"People pass on after you've treated them for years, or you've gone to funerals, and you have to have something that you can do to help yourself through that, because caregivers grieve. If you know somebody close for seven or eight years, you grieve when they're gone."
Still, Nina insists cancer is not a death sentence.
She argues instead that life is a death sentence.
Published in the July 2008 edition of Women In Business, a publication of The Dalles Chronicle
Taking Heart
Nina van Es, Celilo nurse practitioner
On weekends, Nina van Es retires to her house and 40 acres outside Lyle, Wash. A recording of soft Hawaiian guitar fills her living room as she binds a new memory to a page in her journal. She concentrates hard, layering pieces of tissue paper in her notebook, sometimes adding magazine clippings and pressed flowers from her yard. The fragile shapes and vibrant hues in Nina's collages reflect events she can't describe with words.
These tranquil moments help take the focus off the difficult experiences she sometimes deals with as the nurse practitioner of the Celilo Cancer Care Center.
"I do it if I want quiet time," Nina says. "I do it as something to keep my hands busy when I am processing stuff. Sometimes days here are hard."
The path of a cancer patient is a difficult one, but often, so is the path of the caregiver. When a patient has incurable cancer, doctors can only try to manage symptoms and make the patient as comfortable as possible.
"People pass on after you've treated them for years, or you've gone to funerals, and you have to have something that you can do to help yourself through that, because caregivers grieve. If you know somebody close for seven or eight years, you grieve when they're gone."
Still, Nina insists cancer is not a death sentence.
She argues instead that life is a death sentence.
Chaplain's Lake construction captures community focus
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Sept. 17, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Chaplain's Lake, a body of water once admired for its aesthetic appeal, was drained over the summer, and the city has now finalized the rest of the construction plans. The recent activity in the now-empty basin near the north end of the lake has caught the community's attention.
For the past two weeks, a CAT marsh buggy has been treading through the muddy remains of the lake, swirling a 50-foot metal arm around in the slimy material.
The sludge is actually a mixture of lime, alum and silt, according to Regional Construction owner Pat Johnson.
"It's just dirt, mainly," Johnson said.
When water from Sibley Lake goes through the water treatment plant's filtration system, all the sediment from the bottom of the lake enters the system. The water treatment plant backwashes the water, leaving sludge that is carried through a water line and deposited in Chaplain's Lake, which runs alongside Jefferson Drive.
Published Sept. 17, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Chaplain's Lake, a body of water once admired for its aesthetic appeal, was drained over the summer, and the city has now finalized the rest of the construction plans. The recent activity in the now-empty basin near the north end of the lake has caught the community's attention.
For the past two weeks, a CAT marsh buggy has been treading through the muddy remains of the lake, swirling a 50-foot metal arm around in the slimy material.
The sludge is actually a mixture of lime, alum and silt, according to Regional Construction owner Pat Johnson.
"It's just dirt, mainly," Johnson said.
When water from Sibley Lake goes through the water treatment plant's filtration system, all the sediment from the bottom of the lake enters the system. The water treatment plant backwashes the water, leaving sludge that is carried through a water line and deposited in Chaplain's Lake, which runs alongside Jefferson Drive.
Continued construction brings traffic to standstill
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Sept. 10, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Students who live off campus may have noticed an increase in heavy traffic this week. The lag, in part, is due to the blocked intersection of Front Street and Church Street, currently under construction as part of the Front Street brick project. Project manager John Bell plans to have the intersection finished by Friday.
It took five months to complete the first two phases of construction, and with just two months before the first event of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival, Bell and his company, Progressive Construction, are racing against the clock to finish laying down the bricks.
The crew typically works from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days a week. As of Friday, the crew started working in shifts to cover full 24-hour days, which will continue until the bricks can be returned to the Church Street intersection. Bell's goal for the intersection completion is less than a week away - Sept. 12. The anticipated deadline marks the beginning of the annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival.
Published Sept. 10, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Students who live off campus may have noticed an increase in heavy traffic this week. The lag, in part, is due to the blocked intersection of Front Street and Church Street, currently under construction as part of the Front Street brick project. Project manager John Bell plans to have the intersection finished by Friday.It took five months to complete the first two phases of construction, and with just two months before the first event of the Natchitoches Christmas Festival, Bell and his company, Progressive Construction, are racing against the clock to finish laying down the bricks.
The crew typically works from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. five days a week. As of Friday, the crew started working in shifts to cover full 24-hour days, which will continue until the bricks can be returned to the Church Street intersection. Bell's goal for the intersection completion is less than a week away - Sept. 12. The anticipated deadline marks the beginning of the annual Natchitoches Meat Pie Festival.
Guest actor receives standing ovation after 'Miracle Tomato'
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Sept. 10 by The Current Sauce
"Miracle Tomato," an original play by Connecticut native Jessica Cerullo, drew a responsive crowd to the A.A. Fredericks auditorium Saturday night. Her poetic play shed light on the tomato's journey through history, as well as its many connections to everyday life.
The play's main character, Angelina Agnoloti, abandons her family's pizzeria and takes it upon herself to educate the people of America about a very misunderstood subject. For far too long, Angelina explains, people have looked at the tomato as an unassuming vegetable - yes, a vegetable.
Published Sept. 10 by The Current Sauce
"Miracle Tomato," an original play by Connecticut native Jessica Cerullo, drew a responsive crowd to the A.A. Fredericks auditorium Saturday night. Her poetic play shed light on the tomato's journey through history, as well as its many connections to everyday life.
The play's main character, Angelina Agnoloti, abandons her family's pizzeria and takes it upon herself to educate the people of America about a very misunderstood subject. For far too long, Angelina explains, people have looked at the tomato as an unassuming vegetable - yes, a vegetable.
'The River' landlocked
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published Sept. 4, 2008 by The Current Sauce
The River Campus Ministry, a collegiate group associated with The River interdenominational church, scheduled its second annual Riverboat Outreach - a social session for students, complete with free food and riverboat rides - for last Saturday. This year, the event hit an unexpected snag.
Published Sept. 4, 2008 by The Current Sauce
The River Campus Ministry, a collegiate group associated with The River interdenominational church, scheduled its second annual Riverboat Outreach - a social session for students, complete with free food and riverboat rides - for last Saturday. This year, the event hit an unexpected snag.
It's not easy being 'green'
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published February 20, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Despite the amusing commercials, it's obvious that America does not, in fact, run on Dunkin' Donuts.
Last week, President Hugo Chavez said he would cut off oil supplies to the United States after Exxon Mobil Corp decided to freeze billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
Experts predict that Chavez is all talk - and that it wouldn't make a huge difference even if he did follow through. Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy prepares for emergencies by reserving millions of oil barrels and storing them in "underground salt caverns along the Gulf of Mexico coastline," according to the Department's Web site.
Of course, the promise of crude oil hidden in mysterious underground salt caverns is comforting, but Chavez still poses a daunting threat. Venezuela is the nation's fourth largest oil supplier, according to the Associated Press.
Foreign crude oil dependency has been debated in Congress, online forums, and South Park episodes, but so far, it seems like we haven't made a great deal of progress.
The U.S. guzzles millions of barrels of oil each day, which is enough to supply more than 99 percent of the fuel used in our automobiles, according to the Department of Energy's Web site.
Major car companies have encouraged the use of environmentally friendly fuels by introducing hundreds of concept cars and a handful of actual vehicles - like the Toyota Prius, the Honda Accord Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid - to the market.
Published February 20, 2008 by The Current Sauce
Despite the amusing commercials, it's obvious that America does not, in fact, run on Dunkin' Donuts.
Last week, President Hugo Chavez said he would cut off oil supplies to the United States after Exxon Mobil Corp decided to freeze billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.
Experts predict that Chavez is all talk - and that it wouldn't make a huge difference even if he did follow through. Each year, the U.S. Department of Energy prepares for emergencies by reserving millions of oil barrels and storing them in "underground salt caverns along the Gulf of Mexico coastline," according to the Department's Web site.
Of course, the promise of crude oil hidden in mysterious underground salt caverns is comforting, but Chavez still poses a daunting threat. Venezuela is the nation's fourth largest oil supplier, according to the Associated Press.
Foreign crude oil dependency has been debated in Congress, online forums, and South Park episodes, but so far, it seems like we haven't made a great deal of progress.
The U.S. guzzles millions of barrels of oil each day, which is enough to supply more than 99 percent of the fuel used in our automobiles, according to the Department of Energy's Web site.
Major car companies have encouraged the use of environmentally friendly fuels by introducing hundreds of concept cars and a handful of actual vehicles - like the Toyota Prius, the Honda Accord Hybrid and the Ford Escape Hybrid - to the market.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Charter group settles on five
By KELLI FONTENOT and ED COX
Published July 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
MOSIER — The Wasco County Home Rule Charter Committee has decided that five is the magic number — of commissioners, that is.
In finally resolving one of its longstanding questions at the Mosier Grange Thursday night, the committee charged with proposing a reorganization of the county’s government unanimously settled on the idea of electing four commissioners by district and one chair at large. Still unresolved is the issue of whether the charter would call for a hired county administrator.
Published July 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
MOSIER — The Wasco County Home Rule Charter Committee has decided that five is the magic number — of commissioners, that is.
In finally resolving one of its longstanding questions at the Mosier Grange Thursday night, the committee charged with proposing a reorganization of the county’s government unanimously settled on the idea of electing four commissioners by district and one chair at large. Still unresolved is the issue of whether the charter would call for a hired county administrator.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Adrift on the Nansene
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published July 10, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
It’s about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday and I am standing on a bridge in Dufur, aiming a zoom lens at the innertubes in the creek below. I snap a few shots and run back to the truck to get rid of the camera. When I return to the creek entrance, I expect to see someone waiting for me (I’ve got the keys to the truck, after all) but once I reach the water, I am met only with a black rubber tube and a six-foot walking stick to paddle with.
Hesitantly, I wade into the water and peer down the creek. The family has floated out of sight, but voices carry across the wind and I realize if I don’t go now, I may never catch up.
I am about to become a participant in The Great Nansene Creek Flotilla. Every year, Michael Glover, the commodore of the Ft. Dufur Yacht and Tubing Club, leads a group of explorers on an innertube flotilla down the creek. This year’s participants include five members of the Alexander family, originally from California. Michael invited them after meeting them at church.
Published July 10, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
It’s about 11:45 a.m. on Saturday and I am standing on a bridge in Dufur, aiming a zoom lens at the innertubes in the creek below. I snap a few shots and run back to the truck to get rid of the camera. When I return to the creek entrance, I expect to see someone waiting for me (I’ve got the keys to the truck, after all) but once I reach the water, I am met only with a black rubber tube and a six-foot walking stick to paddle with.
Hesitantly, I wade into the water and peer down the creek. The family has floated out of sight, but voices carry across the wind and I realize if I don’t go now, I may never catch up.
I am about to become a participant in The Great Nansene Creek Flotilla. Every year, Michael Glover, the commodore of the Ft. Dufur Yacht and Tubing Club, leads a group of explorers on an innertube flotilla down the creek. This year’s participants include five members of the Alexander family, originally from California. Michael invited them after meeting them at church.
Friday, July 4, 2008
Painting with Dance
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 26, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
The Maryhill Museum of Art celebrated the work of one of its founders Saturday with “Dancing with Loïe,” an all-day event ending with an evening of dance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School.
LoïeFuller’s experimentation with costume and lighting design produced mesmerizing choreography that is still reconstructed by artists today.
The performances included productions of the dances “La Noir” and “Dance of the Elements” by Jody Sperling and her company, Time Lapse Dance.
Sperling, a Fuller interpreter and dance scholar, gave a lecture at Maryhill and showed several slides with images of Fuller — a whirling mass of fabric, a woman’s form concealed by sheer white silk and colored beams of light. Sperling’s presentation showed the evolution of Fuller’s work from frivolous entertainment to captivating spectacle.
Published June 26, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
The Maryhill Museum of Art celebrated the work of one of its founders Saturday with “Dancing with Loïe,” an all-day event ending with an evening of dance at The Dalles Wahtonka High School.
LoïeFuller’s experimentation with costume and lighting design produced mesmerizing choreography that is still reconstructed by artists today.
The performances included productions of the dances “La Noir” and “Dance of the Elements” by Jody Sperling and her company, Time Lapse Dance.
Sperling, a Fuller interpreter and dance scholar, gave a lecture at Maryhill and showed several slides with images of Fuller — a whirling mass of fabric, a woman’s form concealed by sheer white silk and colored beams of light. Sperling’s presentation showed the evolution of Fuller’s work from frivolous entertainment to captivating spectacle.
Cancer survivor makes time for others
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
When Luanna Odom waves at her husband, Dan, the bright smile on her face could convince anyone that she has led a life without suffering. Odom’s strength is evident, and few would guess from her positive attitude that 12 years ago she faced a life-altering diagnosis.
Odom is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer and an 11-year survivor of lung cancer. When she entered the hospital for treatment, Dan was by her side all along.
“My husband was my biggest support. I’d have exercises to do, and he’d come home from work and say, ‘Well, have you done them?’”
Odom is a member of the Cancer Crushers, one of the 22 teams that registered for the eighth annual Relay For Life this year. At Wahtonka High School on Saturday, supporters from the tri-city area walked the track and donated money to cancer treatment organizations in the hopes of coming closer to a cure. Odom stood in the shade of her team’s tent and waved at her husband as he passed by on his motorcycle.
Published June 23, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
When Luanna Odom waves at her husband, Dan, the bright smile on her face could convince anyone that she has led a life without suffering. Odom’s strength is evident, and few would guess from her positive attitude that 12 years ago she faced a life-altering diagnosis.
Odom is a 12-year survivor of breast cancer and an 11-year survivor of lung cancer. When she entered the hospital for treatment, Dan was by her side all along.
“My husband was my biggest support. I’d have exercises to do, and he’d come home from work and say, ‘Well, have you done them?’”
Odom is a member of the Cancer Crushers, one of the 22 teams that registered for the eighth annual Relay For Life this year. At Wahtonka High School on Saturday, supporters from the tri-city area walked the track and donated money to cancer treatment organizations in the hopes of coming closer to a cure. Odom stood in the shade of her team’s tent and waved at her husband as he passed by on his motorcycle.
Universities test competition cars at regional airport strip
By KELLI FONTENOT
Published June 20, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
On your marks, get set, go — to California.
For the first time in 12 years, the Western Washington University automotive engineering team has finished building a formula-style racing vehicle in less than a year, team captain John Furtado said. The team will race its car, the Viking 43, at the Formula SAE West Competition in Fontana, Calif. The Society of Automotive Engineers will host the event at the California Speedway from June 25-28.
With the big competition only a week away, three teams — WWU, Oregon State University and University of Washington — gathered at a decommissioned runway this week at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport to test their cars, select drivers and catch a glimpse of the competition.
Published June 20, 2008 by The Dalles Chronicle
On your marks, get set, go — to California.
For the first time in 12 years, the Western Washington University automotive engineering team has finished building a formula-style racing vehicle in less than a year, team captain John Furtado said. The team will race its car, the Viking 43, at the Formula SAE West Competition in Fontana, Calif. The Society of Automotive Engineers will host the event at the California Speedway from June 25-28.
With the big competition only a week away, three teams — WWU, Oregon State University and University of Washington — gathered at a decommissioned runway this week at the Columbia Gorge Regional Airport in Dallesport to test their cars, select drivers and catch a glimpse of the competition.
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