{"id":177,"date":"2010-10-04T10:32:12","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T14:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/?p=177"},"modified":"2010-10-05T10:50:11","modified_gmt":"2010-10-05T14:50:11","slug":"core-e-bulletin-for-october-4-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/core\/2010\/10\/04\/core-e-bulletin-for-october-4-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Core e-bulletin for October 4, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Upcoming Core Lectures<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/cc101\">CC101<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/classics\/faculty\/profiles\/scully.html\">Professor\u00a0 Scully<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/av\/core\/cc101\/CC101-Fall-2010-Scully.pdf\">Culture and Religion of Ancient Greece<\/a> 10\/5<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blackboard.bu.edu\/bin\/common\/course.pl?course_id=_3014_1\">CC105<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/physics.bu.edu\/people\/show\/carey\">Professor Carey<\/a> on Nuclei and Radioactivity 10\/5<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blackboard.bu.edu\/bin\/common\/course.pl?course_id=_3014_1\">CC105<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/dbin\/astronomy\/people.php?id=17\">Professor Jackson<\/a> on Quantum Mechanics I: Wave\/Particle Duality 10\/7<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/cc201\">CC201<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/people.bu.edu\/blues\/\">Professor Coelho<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/core\/galleries\/monteverdi\/index.htm\">Claudio Monteverdi<\/a> 10\/5<a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/galleries\/sistine\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/cc203\">CC203<\/a>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/anthrop\/people\/faculty\/p-shipton\/\">Professor Shipman<\/a> on The Social Contract 10\/7<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This evening! Tonight, Monday, October 4, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.columbia.edu\/cu\/english\/fac_profiles.htm\">Professor Robert O&#8217;Meally<\/a> of  Columbia University will speak about his book <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Romare-Bearden-Odyssey-Robert-OMeally\/dp\/0977496597\"><em>Romare Bearden: A Black  Odyssey<\/em><\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beardenfoundation.org\">Romare Bearden<\/a> was an African-American artist and writer whose  collage series &#8220;A Black Odyssey&#8221; was based on Homer&#8217;s classic <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Odyssey-Fitzgerald-Translation-Homer\/dp\/0374525749\">epic<\/a>.  This talk is part of the Core Curriculum&#8217;s Lecture Series on the Insight  &amp; Inspiration of Core texts. A light reception will follow. 5:30 PM  in the Castle, 225 Bay State Road. Free and open to all.<\/li>\n<li>My  Favorite Boston! Join Core faculty on Fridays in September and October  for fun walking tours in and around Boston. Next Friday, October 15,  Professor Cirulli will take students to Boston&#8217;s North End to learn the  secrets of Boston&#8217;s most colorful neighborhood. Pizza will follow. Sign  up in CAS 119. No cost for events, but bring your BU ID and a pass for  the T.<\/li>\n<li>In order to close off their reading of the Hebrew <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tanakh-Scriptures-Translation-According-Traditional\/dp\/0827603665\">Tanakh<\/a>,  a group of Core students has organized a screening of <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Prince_of_Egypt\"><em>The Prince of  Egypt <\/em><\/a>this Wednesday, October 6 at 8 PM, in CAS room 224. Look for a  sign at CAS 119, and feel free to bring snacks and friends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Announcements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For CC101 students: The MFA audio and print guide is now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/core\/mfa\">available for download<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>For all students: The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/core\/academics\/tutoring.htm\">Core Writing Center<\/a> is now open. Writing Tutors are  available for 30 min appointments in CAS 129 M-F, from 10-1 and 2-4.  Sign up for an appointment in CAS 119.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Make sure to bookmark the Core calendar at <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/calendar\">http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/calendar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get connected with Core!<\/strong><br \/>\nCheck out our new blog: <a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/blog\">http:\/\/bu.edu\/core\/blog<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Facebook: <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/BUCore\">http:\/\/facebook.com\/BUCore<\/a><br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/corecurriculum\">http:\/\/twitter.com\/corecurriculum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do you have any ideas, or comments about Core activities? <a href=\"mailto:kyna@bu.edu\">Email Professor Kyna Hamill<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming Core Lectures CC101: Professor\u00a0 Scully on the Culture and Religion of Ancient Greece 10\/5 CC105: Professor Carey on Nuclei and Radioactivity 10\/5 CC105: Professor Jackson on Quantum Mechanics I: Wave\/Particle Duality 10\/7 CC201: Professor Coelho on Claudio Monteverdi 10\/5 CC203: Professor Shipman on The Social Contract 10\/7 Activities This evening! 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