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BALTIMORE, MD – City Council President Bernard C. "Jack" Young will introduce a resolution calling for November 2 to be recognized as an annual citywide day of service and reflection in honor of former Mayor William Donald Schaefer. The former mayor, who was born on Nov. 2, 1921, passed away on Monday, April 18, 2011.
The resolution – "Do it Now" Day in Baltimore City – will pay tribute to a man who dedicated his life to improving his beloved City of Baltimore and working for all its residents, Council President Young said.
"Former Mayor Schaefer for so long poured his entire heart and soul into uplifting Baltimore," Council President Young said. "To be able to turn his birthday into a citywide day of service to the city he loved more than anything in this world is a perfect tribute."
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A tale of truth, betrayal, youth, demise, and mermaids! When Jack crosses paths with a woman from his past, he's not sure if it's love, or if she's a ruthless con artist using him to find the fabled Fountain of Youth. Forced aboard the ship of the most feared pirate ever, Jack doesn't know who to fear more, Blackbeard or the woman from his past. Rated PG-13.
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Yo ho ho! Pete loves pirates, but his mom thinks they are rude and messy. Then Pete and his mom go to see the Amazing Marco, and Marco hypnotizes Pete's mom into thinking she's a pirate! Now Pete's mom won't behave. She chases the neighbors. She steals underwear off other people's clotheslines. She's even flying the Jolly Roger over the house. Pete has to find the Amazing Marco. He wants his real mom back!
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Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni is happy to see greater togetherness in the squad as they registered a comfortable 2-0 victory over Catania on Sunday.
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The young coach took over the reins after a troubling season in which players, staff and the coaching staff failed to work in harmony. Inter hired three different coaches in the previous season with Stramaccioni only getting the nod towards the end of March. He just barely helped the club achieve a Europa League-spot finish last term as well.
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Stramaccioni was pleased with Antonio Cassano's display as the striker scored the opening goal against Catania, but in his post-match press conference he chose to focus on the team performance demonstrated by all the players that featured on the day.
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And he went on to remark that the win also demonstrated the return of Inter as an attacking force in the Serie A.
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I am fairly new to quilting; I have made 2 wall hangings, a TV quilt for my granddaughter and am currently working on a queen size bed quilt for hubby (the yellow brick road pattern). I am also in a block of the month working on the Amish With a Twist quilt at my local quilt shop here in Arnold, Mo. I purchased a pattern yesterday when I was in St. Charles, Mo. There was a sample on the quilt shop wall and I fell in love with it. The pattern is Star Spin Quilt by Oregon Treasures. I have also seen this quilt on the Amish web sites and it is gorgeous. However, after looking through the pattern, it seems very confusing. Has anyone ever attempted this quilt? Do you think perhaps I need a little more experience before I attempt this quilt? Any responses would be greatly appreciated.
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hi sandy, it isn't hard, but you do need to make set-in seams. if you are comfortable with the projects you have already made, go to you-tube and find some videos on set-ins. watch a couple of them, then go for it.
if you don't try out new techniques, you'll never learn them. even "old pro" quilters balk at set in seams. that is until you do an entire quilt out of them. once you get a few blocks under your belt, you'll wonder what all the fuss was about.
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set-in seams go a bit slower that just straight line piecing, and i think that we are so focused on production that we forget how rewarding it is to take the time to do a more complicated pattern.
Hi Sandy and nice to meet you!
I have not tried it but agree with gini, you never know until you try. Maybe try making a block to see how it goes. When you do I hope you will share a picture.
Life is like a quilt...bits & pieces, joy & sorrow, stitched with love
Thanks Gini, I will look at some videos. I am not going to attemp this until the new year.
It will be a few months, but I will do that.
bixler:The pattern is Star Spin Quilt by Oregon Treasures.
Hi Sandy,
Have you ever watched any of the Quilty videos? They are free videos and Marianne Fons did one on the spinning star. I think this is the same block that you are talking about.They show you step by step what to do. They make it look easy, or at least not so hard. I hope this helps..
Hello Sandy, I have done several pieced blocks using the 'y' seam. it is feared by most as "un able to learn". Well I am here to tell you it is a step by step process, but it is slow but very rewarding. here is the best video I have found today while looking for you. If you do the steps correct you will not have any real problems.
NOTE: the tool that Jinny Beyer Studios is using might be something to invest a few dollars for, I do not own one but I would buy it if I had the urge to make another quilt with the 'y ' seams. there are so many patterns that have eliminated the set in seam, that I doubt I will do another. I just don't want to spend that much time on another one. the tumbling block or stained glass windows are beautiful and you should work one for your self. I have not done the star spin quilt, however I did look at the pattern, and it looks a bit advanced, with so many sizes of the blocks and the 'y' seam, perhaps you might want to start by doing just a few single blocks for practice using all cotton just not the good stuff from your quilting fabrics. Cutting the pieces will be just as important as the stitching. Remember to Breathe.. we love a challenge and we love to see how others progress through the learning. post questions again as you start and pictures of the blocks or any problems with the blocks. someone here will step in to help.
Here is the link to the Quilty video that Weezee spoke of...
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I just checked the video. Don't shoot me but Y seams and partial seams are two totally different methods. There is no Y seam in this block, just partial seams. Partial seams are much easier to execute than Y seams. So my answer is to go ahead and enjoy.
http://quiltingbookspatternsandnotions.com/~elaine/publishers.php?category=Oregon%20TreasuresAgnes, you are right, I couldn't get pattern information and was going by what I could see on the sleeve. , now I now this is easier than a 'y' seam, card tricks are done this way as well, yes? and I know there is another new pattern out was at market for no set seams for the card trick, but again I digress, another block all together. so the quilty video is the one for Sandy to see? thanks MN Nancy
I was seaching the internet for problem solving on this exact quilt pattern you have shown here. It is very difficult and the directions are not too clear. I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions about the medium blocks in this pattern. Is the center cut just like the center cut on the large block? Do you use the same measurement of 1 2/3" in the center cut as the large block? How do you make the outside edging for this(medium) block? It looks like I need a template like "BG" only smaller? If anyone has any suggestions here please let me know.
I am making this for a "world relief" money maker auction.
Thanks, Sue
central, IL
You are correct in that the instructions are not clear. The instructions refer to templates that do not exist --- I did not get any templates with my pattern. Very confusing. I read the instructions completely over and over before I finally attempted to cut any fabric!!! I am making my own templates and so far have been able to get the center piece almost done. One hint if anyone is reading this: Make sure all your pieces are the same size. I see this post is from last year. Did you post pictures of the finished quilt?


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Laying the Groundwork: Romeo & Juliet
A Prologue exchange with Romeo & Juliet set designer Michael Ganio and costume designer Christina Poddubiuk
MICHAEL GANIO (MG) is a longtime set and costume designer with Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), having designed everything from Shakespearean productions to contemporary plays on OSF's varied performing spaces. This time he is designing for Denver Center Theatre Company, in collaboration with director Scott Wentworth.
CHRISTINA PODDUBIUK (CP) is a Canadian designer currently based in Stratford, Ontario. She studied at the National Theatre School of Canada, and worked many theatre jobs before becoming a designer at the Stratford Festival.
Prologue: Michael, Christina: Can you tell me first what period the Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) production of Romeo & Juliet is set in?
MG: Director Scott Wentworth's concept is to keep the play in the Elizabethan era, probably around 1590 and up. It's a very elegant, lush, and stylish period to re-create onstage.
P: Let's start with the set. You're designing for DCTC's Stage Theatre, which has a thrust stage rather than a proscenium. Is that a challenge?
MG: Yes and no. I've designed for every theatre at Oregon Shakespeare—thrust stages, proscenium, three-quarter round. Each theatre makes its own design demands—DCTC's Stage Theatre is a thrust, which allows the action to move downstage more. The Stage was originally designed by OSF's Richard L. Hay, so I'm very well acquainted with it. Sightlines are one of the first issues for The Stage or any other theatre—I don't want my sets to be aimed just at the expensive seats, I want the entire audience to have a clear view of the set and the action.
P: Will we see a classic Shakespearean set à la the Globe Theatre?
MG: No, indeed. My set will be very streamlined, almost a neutral space for the action to take place on. In a sense, the set will work as a frame to set off Christina's gorgeous, detailed Elizabethan costumes—as well as the swift action of the play. Having a beautiful neutral surrounding will highlight the costumes and free up Christina to use whatever palette she decides on. We're also designing all the props—the detail, color, size and style of the props works with the costumes to create the world of the play. Our goal is to enable the audience to actually hear the play, to engage their imaginations, without a lot of visual distraction. We want them to follow the story, to be entertained, but also to fall in love with Shakespeare's language.
P: You used a great metaphor involving dinner plates—
MG: Yes! I like to think of the set as a plate—and the action of the play as the meal that goes on that plate. The plate by itself means nothing, but it is crucial to serving the meal.
P: There's so much more to set design than many people realize—not only research and sketches and building a scale model, and turning sketches into blueprints. Do you have an assistant?
MG: I don't have an assistant. In a way, DCTC's amazing design studio manager, Lisa Orzolek, acts as my assistant here. I do send a quarter-inch model of the set to Lisa, then she and her staff make a larger half-inch model and also create all the technical renderings that the scene shop needs to budget and build the sets accurately. Unfortunately not all theatres I design for have a Lisa Orzolek on staff. In some cases I have to take on a more technical role in addition to the designs.
P: Christina, this production will be set in the Elizabethan era, a time when wealthy families such as the Capulets and Montagues wore beautifully elaborate clothes. What can you tell us about the nuts and bolts of costume design—what must you consider when creating costumes?
CP: I started out doing hands-on work with costumes. My first jobs in theatre were wardrobe work: sewing, building, dressing actors. I did an opera tour as wardrobe assistant, doing everything from loading costumes into the theatre and maintaining them after every performance. Within two years I had my first job at the Stratford Festival as a dyer and that was probably my first real creative experience in which I learned how beautiful clothes can be when you actually have the time and budget to really pay attention to detail in every step of the process. I loved that work and soon afterward I started to design at Stratford.
P: It sounds as though you have a very practical understanding of how clothing needs to work for the actor.
CP: Yes, true. In a period piece such as Romeo & Juliet, which is physically very active, we want clothes that look wonderful, evoke the period, but also are easy to move in and won't damage easily. And more: I want the costumes to have the rich period hand-work and detail that a firstclass shop like DCTC's can create.
P: Can you tell me some secrets of the costume design process?
CP: I like to be well prepared for the first meeting with the director, because often his or her time is limited. At that meeting, I will have read the play several times—
MG: Me too! And I listen to recordings of the play when I can, as I'm working—
CP: Yes! To see how many costume changes there are, to make a prop list, to analyze where the entrances and exits are.
P: So, you really know the text inside out by then.
CP: Next I start to do visual research. I look at photography of the period or paintings or history books, and I look for thematic influences.
P: To both of you, who are your most important collaborators?
CP: I need to be in touch with the set designer as soon as possible so we're not going off in two entirely different directions.
MG: Ditto for me—the director, the costume designer.
CP: It can be very rewarding to work with set designers on a show. If they have different ideas, it really influences my process, so we need to stay in close communication. Whereas a lighting designer might normally come into the process a little later on.
MG: BUT. That lighting designer is crucial to our work as well. He not only lights the action, but the costumes and sets as well—the lighting man is really the fourth piece of the design equation, along with the director, sets and costumes. Not to mention the actors.
CP: It's all about teamwork. We act together to serve the director's vision, and contribute our own individual aesthetic, experience and imagination to make the play wonderful for the audience, the actors, the director—and the theatre itself.
P: Thanks to you both. Lots to look forward to.
Romeo & Juliet is playing Denver's Stage Theatre January 25-February 24, 2013. Tickets: 303.893.4100.
This article was first published in Prologue, the Denver Center Theatre Company's subscriber newsletter.
Love & Fate: A Match Not Made in Heaven
By Sylvie Drake
Perhaps because we're all in love with love to some degree or because we know the story so well, Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet is never far from the general consciousness or the pantheon of great plays. If anything, it may suffer from overfamiliarity, but the many versions of this story—in music, opera, ballet, theatre, film and musical comedy—reaffirm a persistent interest.
Denver Center Theatre Company (DCTC) Producing Artistic Director Kent Thompson says "everybody identifies with Romeo and Juliet and in some sense almost everybody wants to be Romeo and Juliet because [they embody] the emotional surge and intensity of the teenage years and the absolute kind of decision [we make] to love another person.
Besides, Shakespeare's play is a tale of endless dramatic possibilities. It has fights, feuds, parental and societal intolerance, death and suicide—all the euphoric joys and profound problems that still bedevil us today.
So how do you approach staging something as well-worn and yet so vital and endlessly fascinating without retreading other people's concepts?
"That's the big challenge," says director Scott Wentworth who staged the production you're about so see. "Everyone has a scenario in their head. But Romeo & Juliet is a deceptively rich play. It's not a closed room; it's a mansion with many rooms."
Shakespeare famously was never terribly interested in the process of coming up with a good story. If one existed that met his needs, why reinvent it? The origin of Romeo & Juliet was a novella by the prolific 15th century Italian Matteo Bandello, translated and transformed into a narrative poem by Arthur Brooke as The Tragicall Historye of Romeus and Juliet (1562) and recycled several times thereafter. It resurfaced in prose in 1582 in William Paynter'scollection of stories The Palace of Pleasure, which included other Bandello novellas and provided Shakespeare with handy additional plots, or partial plots, with which to enlarge his canvas (among them Twelfth Night and parts of Much Ado About Nothing and Cymbeline).
In spite of this varied provenance, Romeo & Juliet, written sometime between 1591 and 1595, is most readily identified with Shakespeare. And because it is so familiar, directors—Wentworth included—love to mine for fresh aspects of the story.
"One of the things I like to do with a Shakespeare play is to look at the end and ask, 'what does he want to leave us with?' With Romeo & Juliet, he wanted to leave us with the sense of a generation that sacrifices its young. That spoke to me. Equally interesting to me (and I think to Shakespeare) is the notion of Verona, of that culture. In many ways Shakespeare was always writing about Elizabethan London—for and about his world. Looking at it that way illuminates parts of the play that are often downplayed: how the society functions, what the economics are, how love and marriage figure into this world."
Wentworth chose to set the play around 1600. In his view, the Montagues and the Capulets are venture capitalists. "Like Antonio in The Merchant of Venice," he says, "they're making money in business." This aristocracy is cash poor, but owns land it sells off to the new money so it can continue to rule, while the new money loves to brush up to the aristocracy for snatches of reflected glory.
Exploring a love story in that context becomes more interesting, because it is not just about two individuals. It becomes political and cultural," says Wentworth. "The sexual politics are important, which is part of the reason why I was not very interested in doing a modern production where the restrictions wouldn't be as profound. To fully experience the play it's helpful to understand the world it was written to represent.
"Shakespeare's plays exist on two story-telling planes: narrative or horizontal and vertical or mythological. In the 21st century, we tend to be more comfortable with narrative or realism, and less interested in the vertical or mythological story that Shakespeare was interested in. At the end of King Lear, when Lear walks on with the body of the dead Cordelia, it's an action in a narrative; but it's also an image of tragedy with a capital T."
Design may be one way to encompass the mythological: "I've asked the designer to abstract the space so it's epic and not solely realistic," he continued. "I wanted to have a realistic costume world but a scenic world that would provide access to the mythological story. You can do realistic acting on it—and we will when the text takes us there—but when the text seems to be saying that this language, this moment, is more mythic or psychological, we'll have access to it in a way that a realistic setting might not give us."
This marriage of realism and abstraction—opening up the play to engage more universal or bigger ideas and invite the audience to join the actors in that exercise—is the goal. Romeo & Juliet may be about the tragic love affair of two children, but it is also about the difficulty of achieving deep love in any world that puts up obstacles at every turn.
"With a play this rich," adds Wentworth, "anything we can do to stretch an audience's ability to listen by giving it the tools with which to do it, will broaden the experience for that audience. It's in how we costume the actors, how we light and stage the scenes, how we use the music. It's not about me telling them what I think the play's about.
"My job in coordinating these many elements is to help people actively create the play they see—in collaboration with the actors, in the moment that they watch the play—so that they might totally engage with the production."
But how, may you ask, does the interrelationship of fate and character move the play? How much does the one interfere with or influence the other?
"Interesting question," Wentworth muses. "There's an intricate and delicate relationship between fate or whatever you want to call it, and character. In the early stories on which the play is based, fate played a bigger role than in the Shakespeare. Wagner said that Romeo & Juliet is the exemplar of the Liebestod, the deathlove or lovedeath.
"It's one of those German words that doesn't translate well, but the connection between love and death is at the center of these kinds of stories. Fate in a way is the cumulative energy that a whole society creates. Romeo and Juliet just happen to bump into each other; the letter does not get delivered because of an accident; Romeo's arrival before Juliet wakens at the end is terrible timing. If Juliet had had the imagination and maturity to be Rosalind [the feisty heroine of As You Like It], wear trousers and join Romeo in Mantua, she wouldn't have died.
Because fate plays so heavy a hand, a lot of scholars think of Romeo & Juliet as a lesser tragedy than the so-called great later tragedies—the Hamlets, Macbeths and Lears—but Shakespeare was true to the genre. The individual character writing is incredibly astute. The creation of Juliet is a miracle. The nurse is a full portrait of a person. In this type of story, Time and Fate, with a capital T and a capital F, play an active role."
It is also possible love itself was the driver. Could Shakespeare have been in love at the time?
"He may well have been. Whatever it was, it ignited that thing that he does and engaged his genius. He was able to create the greatest love story in the English language. That's why to this day his plays always feel so real. They're not always realistic, but they always feel real."
Romeo & Julietplays Denver's Stage Theatre January 25-February 24, 2013. Tickets: 303.893.4100.
This article was originally published in Applause program magazine.


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Nice nice studies. Both quality and quantity. The latest still life is looking good. Love how you render the notebook with a subtle touch of textures like that. Keep it up!
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Lookin' good! It seems like your on a good path. As a crit, or something to think about at any rate, I would think of how light affects the appearance of an object. That is, if you shine a white light on something, how does it affect the color of the object in highlight, shadow and transition between the two? What about yellow light, and so on. Maybe you already know that, but if you don't it's something that I think you can really help your art with learning about.
What happened to you dude? You disappeared off the face of the earth.
Sorry for the long absence; I fell into a rut of distractions and really need to kick my ass
into gear again. So to start back, here is a tribute to Colin Meloy and an early WIP
of Jack vs. the Giant (an idea I had before I knew there was going to be a Jack the
Giant Killer movie, haha).
Heeey Jeremy! =) Nice to see you back, I hope life is treating you well =) Your sp is great =) I would maybe add a cooler skin colour in there, also I'm not sure about the orange, it looks a bit obvious, or maybe not modeled enough into the cheek. Good luck with your art goals this year, go hit it man! =)
kungfoowiz: Thanks man; I definitely see the flaws, yeah, that orange in my hair was a big
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I like the illustrative style you got going on in 670! Good contrast between flat shapes and rendered stuff. I'm interested to see how the Jack piece goes. Try to make the figure more like he's about to fight, as it is right now he's just kind of there.
Good to see you updating again man!
Metal Fingers: Thanks man!
Odayga: Thanks, will do!
skMOP: Thanks man; I won't be doing anymore to the Jack piece, as it was just a quick sketch I didn't put much thought into.
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Here's some comps and line art for the Zelda bloodsports challenge; can't wait to finish it!
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Interested to see how the cover came out!
The last studies look really rushed though
On your comps try doing them in just plain black and white, and block out shapes that way and working from there, instead of using a bunch of middle tones.
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This is from a photograph sent from New Zealand where my youngest son now lives. He has sent many such scenes and I thought that I would try one using the techniques that the late Bob Ross used ie rendering the mountains with a palette knife. This, as it turned out, is not as easy as it looks but I think this is a fair attempt for a first go. I wonder if the locals, near Canterbury would recognise the place?


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The Manta Dive/Snorkel is extremely popular today and with the large influx of Holiday travelers we had many participants joining the activity. There were several nights in a row with 100+ people in the water and the Mantas gave a great show.
Some guests were wondering if this would be detrimental to the Manta Rays: We can assure you and this is based on thousands of hours we have spent with the Manta Rays at the dive sites that the Mantas behavior has not changed over the years and they care less how many people view them as long as everyone obeys the rules and are quiet and calm observers respecting their environment. We actually have been able to condition more Manta Rays over the years.
This being said, we do believe that we are coming to a point where we have reached the limit of how many people can be organized at night under water and also on the surface during the 45-60 in-water activity.
We had not seen Reece Ray since October 2010, so we are really excited
that she made 4 appearances this month. On December 19th and 24th she joined the "dinner table" at Manta Heaven, then she moved
south to share "dinner" at Manta Village on the 27th and 28th. So happy to have her still around.
"Ralph's Ray" found his way North from Manta Village to Manta Heaven this month. He stayed in the outskirts at Manta Heaven and enjoyed the plentiful plankton. It is always wonderful to see a real youngster among the experienced Manta Rays.
With Aloha
Martina, Ryan and Jim


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MARLBORO, VT - Fifty graduating seniors will receive their bachelor's degrees during Marlboro College's 54th Commencement at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, May 20, in Persons Auditorium. Joseph Sebarenzi, former parliamentary speaker of the Republic of Rwanda, will deliver the commencement address.
Among the students to receive degrees are four residents of Vermont: Chris Putnam of Middlebury; Sarah Corey of Thetford; Kristina Lemay of Colchester; and Sokol "Koli" Shtylla of Brattleboro. Additionally, an honorary doctor of laws degree will be awarded to Vermonter Bob Gannett, community leader and former state representative and senator.
Sebarenzi, who will receive an honorary doctor of laws, has spent his life working to promote good governance and increased civil liberties, freedom and peace in Rwanda. During his three years in parliament as the popular Speaker of the National Assembly, Sebarenzi was respected by both Hutu and Tutsi leaders for his reconciliation efforts. He fearlessly opposed corruption and the rise of one-party rule in Rwanda.
Emmylou Harris, queen of country music, will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree at the ceremony. Harris burst onto the national music scene in the 1970s, and has since produced 25 critically-acclaimed albums, a number of which have won Grammy Awards. Eight of her albums have sold over a million copies.. Since a 1997 visit to Vietnam and Cambodia, Harris has become one of the nation's most highly visible advocates for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines.
The Marlboro Class of 2001 will also be joined for the ceremony by Richard Taylor. A Marlboro trustee and steadfast supporter for the last 34 years, Taylor will be honored with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree.
All graduating Marlboro students must complete an in-depth, self-designed exploration of a field or fields of their own choosing, entailing significant independent scholarly or artistic work and one-on-one tutorials with faculty. Called the "Plan of Concentration," it is the cornerstone of Marlboro's unique academic program and culminates in a three-hour oral examination with Marlboro faculty and an outside examiner who is an expert in the students field.
Graduating student Ian Garthwait, a native of Orono, Maine, who has completed his Plan of Concentration in absurdist literature, was chosen by his classmates to give the senior address.
This year's diverse array of Plan topics also includes: research into how Alzheimer's disease affects brain biochemistry; a look at file-sharing applications and their impact on college campuses; a study of monasticism in the historical spread of Christianity in Europe; a study of psychology and adolescent development focusing on a program for at-risk adolescents; and a broad examination of globalization and the institutions and mechanisms that support it. Two students wrote original novels as part of their Plans of Concentration. Thirty-five percent of the seniors studied abroad for credit, compared with the national average of four percent.
Founded in 1946, Marlboro College offers its 300 undergraduate students a 7:1 student-faculty ratio, a voice in governing the community, and a strong foundation in the liberal arts. Marlboro is located in southern Vermont on a rural 350-acre campus. For more information on Marlboro and its Plan of Concentration, call 802-257-4333 or visit www.marlboro.edu.