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Veterans Day, 2009

joan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:14:04 +0000

I was a greeter for the U’s Veterans Day celebration last week. My charge was to welcome honorees at a luncheon after the ceremony, but I went a little early to get oriented and had time to watch…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD): Elimination round #3 (14 left) – The audience finally votes

Stephen Koester — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:36:26 +0000

Audience voting now means that some of the better dancers can be put
into jeopardy. As Nigel clearly stated, it’s not about being the best
dancer but the most popular, which can be two very different things;
case in point, Nathan and Molly…

Istanbul pictures

audemutah — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:16:43 +0000

We arrived in Istanbul safely and embarked on a walking and photo tour immediately. You now can see the photos too:

Getting Ready for Turkey, Bursa, Turkey, That Is.

audemutah — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:48:27 +0000

Six of us social work faculty are preparing departure to Bursa, Turkey, via Istanbul for the Alliance of UniversRuthiRuth ties for Democracy (AUDEM) conference. AUDEM is a collaboration of American and Eastern European counties that are interested in promoting the…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) –Los Angles. We have the final twenty. Finally.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:19:07 +0000

There’s not much to say about a SYTYCD show in which there was no actually dancing. At least we now have the top twenty, making my job a lot easier with complete dance numbers and the same dancers seen weekly.

Though…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Las Vegas. Athletes, Doctors and Lion Tamers.

Stephen Koester — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:25:30 +0000

The dancers were again in Las Vegas where the pool was cut to 37. We actually didn’t see much dancing; the show was more about the audition process, part of which had the dancers choreographing a routine. I wondered why,…

Slow Coffee

happygolucky — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:47:21 +0000

In a world of instant gratification and multi-tasking, take a moment to do one thing slowly and well.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Boston. Egos on Parade.

Stephen Koester — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:04:56 +0000

In dance, I want personality and stage presence in a performer. For me, presence is when someone is so fully and honesty involved and invested that he or she heightens my experiencing of the movement, the person dancing, and…

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (SYTYCD) – Phoenix. Has the show gotten even more representative/democratic?

Stephen Koester — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:22:36 +0000

One thing I like really like about SYTYCD is the range of styles presented. The judges genuinely seem to be enthused and equally appreciative of all forms of dance, without any sense of hierarchy. There’s a democratization of dance. I’m…

A campus without old buildings…

floor — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 22:34:12 +0000

Razing the Mines Building

Earlier this year, the Mines Building, constructed in 1928 and located on First South just east of the traffic light at Wolcott Ave., came down to make way for a parking lot for the new Frederick Albert…