CAS Week
The College of Arts and Sciences is set the celebrate CAS Week from February 9-12, 2010. Bannering the theme “Excellence Beyond Classroom Experience”, the four-day celebration will highlight the following activities:
Feb. 9 (Tuesday)
8:00 am – Eucharistic Celebration (St. Ezekiel Moreno Chapel)
9:00 am – Opening of the Exhibit (Seminar Room)
Feb. 10 (Wednesday)
1:30 pm – Forum with the Presidentiables (College Auditorium)
Feb. 11 (Thursday)
10:00 am – Speech Fest (Little Theater)
Feb. 12 (Friday)
10:30 am – Natural Science Quiz Bee and Trivia (Little Theater)
1:30 pm – Media Literacy with Ms. Chichi Robles (Little Theater)
For further inquiries, call 7348931 loc. 213 or 222.
Go to see CAS has its own website
This is so great!!! You are truly an inspiration your dveotion to science and science education is desperately needed in today’s world. I love the way that EarthSky connects ordinary people to important discoveries, as well to the events that are taking place in our environment. (And makes it fun and interesting!)Thank you for all that you do!
Liz is not just ANY page turner. Liz is the Heifetz, the Pavarotti, the veritable Yo-Yo Ma of page turners. She is the kind of page turned who, if I was completely fumbling a difficult passage, would suddenly have an uncontrollable puking fit so as to draw attention away from my screwup. She also knows exactly how many pieces of sushi you might need at intermission. At least that’s my experience; your mileage may vary One last bit of clothing advice for page turners: No dangly loose jackets. I once played a whole violin recital with silk caressing my left cheek at every turn. I’m not saying I didn’t enjoy it, but it was kind of distracting.
1.What types of things did the first website ask you to do?The website tells us to read a reversed paragraph in 60 seconds.2.On a scale of 1- 10 how successful were you in completing the tasks? 73.What made completing the task difficult?The letters were reversed, but I made out the words little by little.4.What could the web designer have done to make the site more accessible to you?They made it helpful by informing me of the reversed speech.1.What types of things did the first website ask you to do?It asked me to multi-task.2.On a scale of 1- 10 how successful were you in completing the tasks? 73.What made completing the task difficult?Doing two things at the same time.4.What could the web designer have done to make the site more accessible to you?They could have made it less difficult.
Hazel thanks for your note. (LOVE The Sartorialist!!). All black is often the default colour because it’s the easier to unify (imagine an ensemble full of slightly different shades of red), it’s easy on the eyes, and the audience tends to focus more on the music than if the ensemble were wearing different colours. The problem with saying go for it, wear any colour is what one person considers stylish another will consider completely inappropriate. There there’s the issue of colour clashing. And in classical music, there are known stereotypes about what kind of dress is associated with certain types of music. Opera performers (and audiences) tend to go all out with style and flamboyance; Baroque performers (and audiences) tend not to consider fashion a big deal and are very low-key with their apparel. Ultimately, no, I don’t think ensembles should be able to wear any colour; then it looks like a rehearsal.
Once I received a call offering me a decent sum to turn for a pianist for a chamber music concert. I was pleased to finally get paid for something I’d been doing pro bono for years. I got there early and met with the pianist. He seemed high-strung but some people are before a concert. I clarified repeat issues with him and he assured me he was a clear nodder.The concert began and I soon saw why he was so high-strung; his mediocre technique and limited musicality made him a bad choice to play the well-known Beethoven and Brahms trios he was tackling (almost literally, football player style). We got towards the end of the first page and he did not nod. I figured, Maybe he likes memorize the beginning of the next page and have late turns. Nope as we reached the last two beats he abruptly turned his heard toward me and, in a low, gruff voice barked, Turn! This disagreeable ritual was repeated for most of the performance. I thought it might have been less disruptive for him and the audience to nod as he said. No such luck. I made it through and didn’t mess it up, but he really unnerved me and I dare say I was very deserving of my pay that evening.
Frankly, I’d say it’s a tossup. However, I’d disagree with the previous poster…as far as ‘follow the money’ is concerned, Cobol is a very valid choice. It’s still used in most state and Federal government systems as well as most corporations for Entreprise-level applications. Furthermore, as seniors retire out of the workforce in ever-growing numbers, replacements to maintain the systems will be in ever higher demand than today (and currently, I see LOTS of jobs posted for Cobol consultants with hourly billable rates in the $50-70 range.)