NEWS

PA NOW president to address plight of young activists
"Young Activists: Up Against It All the Time" is the topic of a talk by the president of Pennsylvania's National Organization for Women (NOW) Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m. in MU's Women's Center, Pinecrest 102.

Barbara DiTullio, a single mother of two adult children, has been an activist in the women's movement since joining NOW in 1983. She ascended to the presidency of Pennsylvania NOW in 1994. She's been named one of Philadelphia's 50 most influential women by Philadelphia Magazine and recognized by "U.S. News and World Report" as "instrumental in organizing Philadelphia's first Leadership Summit on Affirmative Action in decades."

In addition to her organizational skills as an activist, DiTullio is a diversity trainer and mediator. She has conducted workshops on multicultural awareness for non-profit organizations and served as a consultant/facilitator for groups of teachers, parents and students.

Prior to becoming NOW president, she owned and operated a small computer services business for 14 years, specializing in database development and customizing applications for clients. In 1992, she closed the business to devote her full energies to diversity awareness education. Since 1989 she has been a counseling teacher and support group leader for a worldwide peer counseling network.

Since 1996 she has served on the Mid-Atlantic Region on the board of the National Organization for Women.

DiTullio's talk is the last of several Women's Arts and Culture Events recognizing Women's History Month at MU. The talk is cosponsored by the Tioga County chapter of NOW, coordinated by the MU Women's Studies Program at MU and sponsored by the President's Women's Commission and the Office of the Associate Provost.

"Celtic Roots" concert features fiddle champion
The ensemble Hesperus and three-time United States Scottish fiddle champion Bonnie Rideout will collaborate to present "Celtic Roots" Monday, March 29 at 8 p.m. in Steadman Theatre.

With fiddles, harps, hammered dulcimer, lute, recorders, and viola da gamba, Hesperus and Rideout will uncover the roots of the jigs, reels, hornpipes and airs that are popular in the current Celtic revival. Many works feature instrumental settings from the earliest sources of Scots-Irish traditional music and will receive their first 20th century performance in this concert.

Founded in 1979, Hesperus comprises several ensembles which perform Baroque and American Colonial music, Spanish and Native American works from New Spain and a crossover style that combines European medieval and renaissance music with traditional American folk styles. Recently, the group performed for President and Mrs. Clinton at the State Department dinner honoring the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth.

Rideout has won many prizes in fiddle competitions in North America and Europe. She was invited to present 18th century and Highland fiddle styles at the Edinburgh International Festival '96, the first American to receive the honor. She is a sanctioned F.I.R.E. teacher and adjudicator for Scottish festivals throughout the United States.

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MUSIC NOTES

Friday, March 26, 8 p.m., Steadman. The Department of Music's Annual Choral Festival will offer a Latin American program of music by the MU Chamber Singers, under the direction of Peggy Dettwiler, music, with Pablo Cohen, music, on guitar, and vocalist Douglas Crowder, music. The program will feature both classical and folkloric styles from Argentina, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Bolivia. The Chamber Singers are a highly select ensemble of 12 voices chosen from the Concert Choir.

Saturday, March 27, 7:30 p.m., Steadman Theatre. The annual MU Jazz Festival will include a performance featuring modern trumpet legend Randy Brecker. Brecker was a founding member of Blood, Sweat & Tears and, with his brother Michael, is the co-founder of the critically acclaimed Brecker Brothers Band. The pair won two Grammy Awards for their song "Out of the Loop" in 1994. The concert will also feature the university's award-winning Jazz Ensemble under the direction the Michael Galloway, as well as the best high school jazz ensemble from among 10 attending the all-day festival. Tickets are $5 general admission and $2 for MU students with current ID. Tickets will be available at the door.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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The Spring Lecture Series continues Wednesday, March 31, at 4 p.m. in North Dining Room when Mark Polonia, multimedia support, speaks on "Off Hollywood: A Diary of Low-Budget Film making." Polonia has directed 11 low-budget films, including the sci-fi film "Feeders," which sold 4500 copies and was Blockbuster Video's #1 independent film rental of 1996. Polonia will give a personal account of low-budget film making, with attention to the horror film genre in particular, and the independent film making scene in general. His talk will include a special rough-cut preview of his latest 16mm low-budget horror film, The House That Screamed.
The Native American Student Association will present a lecture by Ellen-Rose Savulis, an anthropology professor at the University of Massachusetts/Amherst, Wednesday, March 31, at 8 p.m. in Allen Lecture Hall. The lecture is titled "Archaeological Repatriation in Paradise: Understanding and Respecting Native Cultural Identity in Hawaii." Prior to the talk, the Thunder Lizards Drums Native Singers will present an honor song. The evening is sponsored by the President's Committee on Diversity and the Native American Institute.
The Tioga County Women's Coalition is soliciting donations for a yard sale at Smythe Park, Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Family and Friends, along with several other campus organizations, will help organize and run the sale. All proceeds will benefit the Tioga County Women's Coalition. Those wishing to donate small items may drop them off at South Hall 213 or with Lou Labuski-Brown in South Hall 212. Those with large items or a large number of items to donate, should contact Labuski-Brown via E-mail (llabuski@mnsfld.edu) or Jen Colson (ferret@penn.com). The yard sale will also offer baked goods for sale and those donations are also welcome. All donations are tax deductible and receipts will be given for the value of items donated.
It's library "freebie" time again! During the week beginning April 5, faculty may take their pick of the most recent discards from the North Hall Library journal and periodical collections. Just ask for assistance at the information desk on 2 South.
The Inauguration Celebration calendar of events is available by clicking on "MU News" from the MU home page (http://www.mansfield.edu).
The MU Film Series continues Thursday, April 1, at 7 p.m. in Allen Lecture Hall with the 1998 film "Men With Guns." Independent film maker John Sayles's most recent film tells the story of Dr. Fuentes, a physician who journeys into the Latin American countryside in search of his former medical students. What he finds is a reality completely alien to his comfortable, urban life -- a world of exploitation and violence ruled by soldiers and guerrillas (the "men with guns" of the title), but also a world of hope and endurance. In Spanish, English, Nahautl, Tzotzil, Maya, and Kuna with English subtitles.

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SCHOLAR'S SPOTLIGHT

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STAFF SCENE

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SPORTS UPDATE

Kelly Morris picked up her fifth victory of the season in a 8-2 win over West Virginia Wesleyan while Angie Crater improved to 3-1 with a 11-3 win over Davis & Elkins in the nightcap at the West Virginia Softball Classic at Charleston, WV, Sunday. The Mountaineers 6-2 record at the tournament earned them a place in the championship round, but that round was canceled due to teams leaving because of threatened poor travel conditions. Morris, who went the distance in the win over West Virginia Weslyan to improve to 5-2 overall, got all the help she needed in the first inning when Kim Swarts set a new school record with her second grand slam in two days as MU erupted for five runs in the first inning. Swarts was 6-6 for the day, including a double, triple and home run and 6 RBI. The softball team hosts Kutztown Saturday, March 27, at 1 p.m.

The baseball team used a seven-game winning streak to power its way back into the NCAA Division II Baseball Poll, ranking 24th in the latest poll. The Mountaineers had been absent from the poll for four weeks after being ranked 30th in a preseason poll in February. The team posted a 5-0 record to win the Virginia Tournament at Hampton Roads, VA, defeating Concord (WV) College twice, Davis & Elkins (WV) College twice and Bloomsburg University in the final The Mounties' Shaute Field debut is Sunday, Mar. 28, at 1 p.m. against St. John Fisher.

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THE BOTTOM LINE

"People can't even allow themselves to think about it because they have no way to make sense of it historically."

Orville Schell, dean of the University of California at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism, on how the Communist revolution has destroyed the sense of history for China.

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