Enlighten, Educate, and Entertain

FALL 2007, Lectures/Films/Discussions

Open to Assumption Community, Consortium Schools, Worcester Community and Their Guests

Wednesday August 29 th @ 7 pm, Hagan Hall
“College Eating 101: Don’t Gain the Freshman 15”
Learn everything you need to know about healthy eating in College. Yes you can do it, even with all those delicious and never ending foods at the dining hall. Registered Dietician, Michelle Champigny along with on-campus administrators will work with students to show them ways to eat healthy and stay healthy while in the college environment. Learn what resources are available to you on campus.

Monday September 17 @ 7pm, Alden Trust Auditorium (K112)
Film/Discussion, “MAXED OUT”
Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works, explains the true definition of “preferred customer” and tells us why the poor are getting poorer while the rich keep getting richer. Hilarious, shocking and incisive. Maxed Out paints a picture of a national nightmare that is all too real for most of us.

Tuesday October 16, @ 11:30 am, Student Center Blue Lounge
“Who’s Really on First” with Dave Pallone, Co-Sponsor with Worcester State College @ Worcester State College
Open to All Assumption Students Please contact the Office of Student Activities, x7403 should you need a ride to WSC.
Dave Pallone worked for 18 years as a professional umpire, 10 of which were in the National Baseball League. As the 3 rd youngest umpire in baseball history, Dave demonstrated courage, professionalism, and the ability to stand in the middle of adversity through many of baseball’s high profile and controversial events. He is the author of the autobiography, Behind the Mask: My Double Life in Baseball, which offers a revealing look at baseball through the eyes of a gay man.

Tuesday October 30th @ 5 pm – 7 pm Alden Trust Auditorium (Kennedy 112)
Film/Discussion “The Confederate States of America"
The Confederate States of America, through the eyes of a faux documentary, takes a look at an America where the South won the Civil War. Supposedly produced by a British broadcasting company, the feature film is presented as a production being shown, controversially, for the first time on television in the States.

Tuesday November 6 @ 7:00 pm, Laska Gym
Author Edward P. Jones, Author of First Year Reading “Lost in the City”
Lost in the City is the first short story collection written by Edward P. Jones. The book is a National Book Award Finalist and winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award. Jones won the Pulitzer Prize for his novel, The Known World. The stories focus on the lives of African American men and women, living in Washington DC, who struggle in their lives to maintain hope. The stories are beautifully written and deliver a powerful message. It will be a rewarding experience to hear Mr. Jones read from his own work, and to listen as he describes how the stories were written .

Tuesday November 13th @ 7pm, Alden Trust Auditorium (Kennedy 112)
"The Dance: A History of American Minstrelsy"
The Blackface Minstrels were the first great forms of American Theatrical entertainment with no outside influences. Today in 2007, the history of American minstrelsy is rarely taught in schools, due to its controversial nature. The Dance is an educational play based upon the history of American Minstrelsy. This history is conveyed to the audience, but from the perspectives of two stock minstrel clowns, who perform this history as a historic minstrel production. Using authentic past and present day images, and with a text developed from 6 years of research, the audience ends up making comparisons between past-day minstrelsy, and the lingering perceptions that still exist today! The play is followed by a Q&A discussion between the actors and the audience.

Wednesday February 13, 2007, 6:30 pm, Hagan Center Hall
“Sex, Passion, Intimacy…Meeting, Dating, and Mating” with Relationship Expert Ellen Gootblatt
The Relationship Expert and former WABC Talk Radio Show Host returns to Assumption College; just in time for Valentine’s Day. Get all your questions answered on creating the healthiest relationships.