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Show October 15, 2003 THE FORUM . 3 Graduate School Husband and Wife Team Up For Poetry Series Oct.16 Miranda Taft Staff Writer poets Barbara Hamby and David Kirby will read poems and conduct a workshop when they visit Westminster College for the upcoming installment in the Anne Newman Sutton Week's Award-winnin- g . Students are invited to attend the poetry reading in Nunemaker Place on Thursday, Oct. i 6. It will They represent a The Alphabet of Desire and Babel. The Alphabet of Desire, which was the poets, second book, was selected by the New York Public Library as one of the top 25 books of He is a recipient of the Brittingham Prize in Poetry and the Robert O. Lawton Her other distinguished awards include the Norma Faber First Book Award, the Kate Tufts Discovery Award and the 2003 Associated Press Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University. In addition to teaching, he often writes for the New York Time Book Poetry Series. begin at 7 p.m. Natasha Saje, Ellipsis adviser and curator of the poetry series, was attracted to the narrative, humorous style of writing the the two brought to their poems. poetry we havent seen before either in Salt Lake or in our series, she said. Kirby has authored 22 previous books including The House of the Blue Light and What is a Book? kind of Writing Programs Award. Hamby and Kirby have two sons and reside in and the San Francisco Chronicle. Tallahassee, Fla. Hamby, who is married to Kirby, is also a professor at Florida State University and conducting a poetry workshop on Saturday, Oct. 18, from 10 a.m. to noon for select students and members of the community. Those selected for admission to the workshop Review . 1999. the author of many awardwinning books. Hambys works include Delirium, The couple will also be were required to submit three poems to Saje by Sept. 29. This is the 1 6rh year of the poetry series, which is funded by the Salt Lake County Zoo, Arts and Parks program. Writers reading for the series often meet with creative writing students in addi- tion to performing their works. The reading is free of charge. Those in attendance are invited to a reception and . Fair Set Oct. 16 Todd Fichtcr Staff Writer , book signing following the performance. Students can find out more about Kirby and Hamby by visiting, w wv.d a vidk irby. cam and Internship r the faculty web pages at www.fsu.edu. 05 Thursday, Oct. 1 6, marks the third annual Graduate School and Internship Fair. The fair will be located in the Payne Gymnasium and run from 1 1 :30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The fair is an annual event that is put on by the Westminster Career Resource Center to provide Westminster students with an opportunity to meet with representatives from various graduate schools as well as employers offering internships.. In all, there will be 23 graduate school representatives and 28 internship employers. Beverly Christy, director of the Career Resource Center, is extremely excited for the upcoming fair. We have been planning this since the summer, said Christy. Its nice for students to walk into the gymnasium and see all the opportunities, displayed at once. The graduate school representatives will be attending from all across the country. They are available to answer any ejuesrions students have in addition to providing applications. The employers offering internship opportunities to students will also not be limited to Utah. Tables will be available with internship out-of-sta- te opportunities, such as " j Washington DC, said Christy. Christy made sure to mention that students of all majors are encouraged to attend. Several internships accommodate any major that a Westminster student may be Cosmic bowler Mike Padilla demonstrated his professional ball rolling skills during the Cosmic Bowling at Fat Cats in Saturday night. Fat Cats disc jockey Ty Gray spun contemporary tunes for Westminster students to bowl and dance to. He also warned the large group of students not to violate drinking laws or break the bowl Students Strike Out, Dance at Cosmic Bowling Kristen Reber Staff Writer Westminsters Cosmic Bowling Night hit a strike Saturday as students looking for a great time found it at Fat Cats Bowling Alley. Nearly 400 people showed up to the event between the hours of 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., cramming the lanes and even emptying Fat Cats stock of bowling shoes. With admission costing Westminster students only S5 for bowling, shoe rental, . pizza and soda, it was no surprise that Cosmic Bowling drew a huge crowd. Cosmic Bowling is one of our most highly attended events besides the dances, said Megan Hardy, ASWC activities chairperson. We can count on like 300-40- 0 people to show up. This event certainly had something for everyone; food, music, sport, and even beer. The Disc Jockey for the night, announced rules of conduct in addition to playing the music. He politely warned students that under- make up the money they would have made on a regu- cover police were lurking amongst them - poised to nab any underage drinkers. Saturday was the third time Westminsters ASWC and ARWC has sponsored Cosmic Bowling. To offer this night for such a low cost, the two associations pick up a hefty tab. Renting the entire alley doesnt come cheap: we dont get much of a discount, Hardy admitted. We have to Judging by the huge turnout, both associations agree its worth the price. They already have the fourth Cosmic Bowling Night planned for the upcoming spring semester. For those who plan on coming to the next Cosmic lar Saturday night. Bowling Night, Hardy has a tidbit of advice: Come early. 05 involved in, said Christy. . Christy wants to encourage every student on campus to attend. Mass turnouts are what these people look to, explained Christy. The University of Utah always gets a big turnout, but thats because there are over 30,000 people are on that campus. . Christy went on to com- ment on how Westminsters student population always leaves a little to be desired with regards to the turnout. Christy said many of the faculty and staff will be in attendance. In addition to the information and opportunities, students attending will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate to the Gateway Mall. 05 |