Volume 29, No. 29
April 17, 1998
Scott A. Miller
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NEWS
"Titanic" set to float into Straughn
A young woman is found floating on an iceberg in the middle of the North Atlantic. Authorities launch an initial investigation into the woman s past, and Titanic sets its course in "Scotland Road," April 16-19 on the Straughn Hall stage.
"The woman looks as if she has just stepped off the Titanic, but the play is set in the current day," says Dr. Andrew Longoria, the play s director. "After several days of unsuccessful observation, the observers find the tables turned and they become the focus of a new inquiry."
The play explores historical details of the RMS Titanic and delves into personal obsession, truth and perception. Playwright Hatcher digs his way through layers of facade to find the real truth of the situation.
The cast of "Scotland Road" includes Jonmichael Brennan of Jermyn, Bonnie Remus of Grand Island, NY, Callie Bonner of Dillsburg and Kari Weller of Tunkhannock. Bonner and Weller are joined by Christine Martino of Collegeville as assistant director.
Show times are 8 p.m. April 16-18 and 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 19. Tickets are $5 general, $4 for senior citizens and children under 12, and $2 for MU students.
Richard III brings treachery to Straughn
Ruthless intrigue. Villainy. Ambition. It s not the latest Hollywood movie. It s the National Shakespeare Company s production of "Richard III," coming to Straughn Hall Friday, April 24, at 8 p.m.
One of Shakespeare s most produced works (second only to "Hamlet"), "Richard III" tells the story of one man s all-consuming quest to ascend to the throne through deception, seduction and murder. His treacherous acts mount one on top another, until finally the depraved foundation on which his rule is built crumbles.
"Richard III" is the story of the corruptive effects of power whose cautionary message is timeless and universal.
The National Shakespeare Company is in its 35th year of offering live theatre and workshops to communiies all across the nation. Its eight actors are chosen from a rigorous audition process. The play is directed by Ken Marini, a founding member of the prestigious People s Light and Theatre Company.
Tickets to the play are $5 general, $4 for senior citizens and $2 for MU students. They are available at the door.
Hallelujah! "Messiah" ascends to Steadman stage this weekend
Talk about community! More than 140 voices and five talented MU alumni performers will sing out when MU s music department presents "Messiah" by George Frideric Handel on Saturday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m. in Steadman Theatre.
The huge choir, comprising the university choruses, will join faculty, student, and area instrumentalists under the direction of Peggy Dettwiler, director of choral activities at Mansfield, to perform the well-known oratorio.
Featured soloists will be MU alumni singers Annamaria Myers (formerly Santalucia), Fran Shumway, Steven Shumway, Mark Rehnstrom (formerly Mark Johnson) and Todd Robinson.
Composed in only three weeks, Handel s "Messiah" has become the best-known, most beloved large-scale musical work in the English-speaking world. "Messiah" is divided into three parts: Part I presents the prophecies of the coming of the Messiah and their realization in the birth and life of Jesus. Part II concerns the sacrifice of Jesus and the spreading of the Gospel. Part III speaks of the judgment day and expresses a hymn of thanksgiving for the overthrow of death.
Tickets for the concert will sell for $5 to adults and $2 to MU students and children in the Butler Center music office. For reservations and information, call 4710.
Art Department hosts regional H.S. exhibit
The Art Department will host an exhibit of student artwork from regional high schools through April 24 in Allen Hall.
This is the second year for the exhibit and the second year the department has presented scholarship awards to those whose works were judged at the top of the two-dimensional and three-dimensional categories.
Placewinners in the two-dimensional category, which includes drawing, painting and printmaking were; James Watson, Addison High School, first; Darla Neff, Liberty High School, second; Brett Miller, Troy High School, third.
Placewinners in the three-dimensional category, which includes sculpture, ceramics and jewelry were: Jason Lee Darrow, Troy High School, first; Josh Hillyard, Jersey Shore High School, second; Faith Cowan, Troy High School, third.
In addition, 16 students were given honorable mention awards.
Placewinners who choose to major in art at MU will receive a $100 scholarship. A reception to honor all rtists will be Thursday, April 23, from 1-3:30 p.m. in Allen Hall. The exhibit is organized by Richard Hamwi, art.
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Four anthropology students presented research papers at the SSHE Undergraduate Anthropology Research Conference at Bloomsburg University on Saturday, April 4. Heather Patterson and Lindsay Peters presented their research on The Moyer Site, results of the Mansfield excavation of a 1000-year-old village near Williamsport. Laura Johnson and Judy Burdick presented information from last summer s excavations in Russia, including both the burials excavated and camp life experience. MU s Anthropology Club will host the conference next year.
Congratulations to Thomas Murphy, English, who has been selected the new director of the Center for Effective Teaching for the 1998-99 School year.
Harold R. Carter, art, was one of more than 4,000 educators at the National Art Education Association convention.In addition to various workshops on new technology, social theory, art therapy and art research, the convention included commercial exhibits and general sessions led by speakers like Rachael Hunt, one of the best known and admired of America s contemporary speakers.
An article entitled "Cooperating Teachers Evaluations of Student Teachers: All A s ?" by Barry Brucklacher, education, appears in the March issue of the "Journal of Instructional Psychology." In the article, Brucklacher presents an analysis of student teacher evaluations from 465 cooperating teachers and mentions rater bias, problems with the evaluation instrument, and a progressivist educational paradigm as factors that possibly affected these evaluations.
Helen Biblehimer, health sciences, presented a paper titled "Perceptions of Immortality of the Terminally Ill" at the International Interdisciplinary Qualitative Health Research Conference on Feb. 18 in Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
The baseball team fell to 20th in this week s NCAA Division II Baseball poll after posting a 1-3 mark last week. Mansfield, currently 20-8 on the season, has been a top twenty team every week this season. The Mountaineers lead the PSAC and the nation in team fielding percentage at .977 and are second in the conference in batting at .356 and second in runs per game averaging 8.2. In addition, senior Scot Wilcox leads the PSAC in batting with a .511 average and home runs with 13. Senior Chris Zallie tops the conference in strikeouts per nine innings at 15.1 with senior Tim Watkins ranking second with 12.7. Senior Chris Zallie was selected PSAC Eastern Division Pitcher of the Week for his outstanding performance against Millersville.
The softball team twice came close to pulling off the upset, but dropped both ends of a doubleheader 3-0, 3-1 to PSAC East leader Shippensburg Monday. In the opener, Shippensburg managed to score an unearned run in the third and added two more in the top of the seventh to pull out the win. Mansfield committed four errors in the game. The Mountaineers took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth in the nightcap when Kim Swarts lead off the inning with a single and later scored on a double by Steph Kent. However Shippensburg would score two runs in the sixth and add one more in the seventh for the win. Mansfield falls to 10-15 overall and 3-11 in the PSAC East.
Freshman Lamar Crawford placed in the top six in three different events to lead MU to a 10th place finish at the Shippensburg Invitational Saturday. Crawford was third in the triple jump at 43-4, fifth in the long jump with a leap of 20-10 and sixth in the high jump at 6-4. Dave Coyle took eighth in the 200 meters at 23.19 and Mike Lane was eighth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:59.23. The Mansfield women were 12th in the 16 team field with 12 points. Kristen Clark was fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 20:22.17 and Colleen Ryder eighth in the 1500 meters at 5:09.19.
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