Monday, November 11, 2024
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Cloepfil To Explore Athletics, Art & Identity in Upcoming Reading
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Feature by: Ananya Mehrotra ’27
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Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Writing, and Public Discourse Georgia Cloepfil will take the stage Thursday, Nov. 14, to read for the Visiting Writers Reading Series at 6 p.m. in Kimball Theatre in Hunter Conservatory. Cloepfil’s nonfiction debut, “The Striker and the Clock,” was published by Riverhead (U.S.) and Bloomsbury (U.K.) in July 2024.
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When she’s not teaching or coaching, Cloepfil writes extensively about her experiences as a professional soccer player and the evolving landscape of women’s athletics. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Yale Review, and The New York Times Magazine, among others. Through her writing, Cloepfil skillfully captures the complexities of sports and identity, offering readers a deep and nuanced perspective on the pursuit of excellence both on and off the field.
“The Striker and the Clock,” is crafted in 90 short passages, mirroring the 90 minutes of a soccer match, immersing readers in the joys and challenges of serious athletics. As a writer, Cloepfil says she is drawn to themes that have shaped her experience as an athlete—gender, mortality, pain, joy and work. Through vivid prose, she offers a poetic exploration of these elements, presenting the athlete as both artist and dreamer. Driven by the desire to create a sports narrative that goes beyond fame-focused memoirs, Cloepfil captures the raw pursuit of excellence in professional women’s soccer, bringing a unique, unvarnished truth to the genre.
Read more.
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Professor To Present At Environmental Series
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Assistant Professor of Politics Andrea Sempértegui will be giving a public talk titled “Fighting Extractivism as War: Mujeres Amazónicas’ Forest Politics in Ecuador” at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign on Monday, Nov. 18. The talk, exploring the intersections of feminism, environmentalism and Indigenous rights, is part of a series on Women Environmental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon.
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Application Open For David Nord Award
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David Nord Award applications are open with an extended deadline of Friday, Nov. 22.
The David Nord Award supports projects engaging in critical issues facing LGBTQIA+ communities through a variety of creative and scholarly mediums. Students, faculty and staff are eligible to apply. Recipients receive a cash award in addition to financial support towards completing their project. Past projects have included "Queer bel Arabi", a chap book exploring living, loving, surviving and belonging as an Arab/North-African person, and "Sweeter than Onions: Stories of Queer Resilience in Walla Walla", an oral history project of queer lives in Walla Walla.
Learn more about the David Nord Award and apply at the LGBTQIA+ Student Services webpage. (Flyer attached.)
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Meet the Staff Advisory Council
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Staff are invited to get involved, share their Whitman experience and meet the members of this year’s Staff Advisory Council (SAC)—a peer-elected group that advocates for and promotes the interests of staff. The SAC identifies opportunities to improve staff experience and equity, and works to resolve challenges on behalf of all staff. Drop-in hours will be held throughout the fall semester at various campus locations to talk with staff, hear what excites them and listen to any concerns they may have. Next up:
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- Thursday, Nov. 14 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Jewett Café
Meet with Peter Shultz.
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Last Chance To Purchase Fall Textbooks
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Textbooks for fall courses will be leaving the Whitman College Bookstore beginning this week. If you still need to buy a textbook, please do so as soon as possible.
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Saturday night before their final game of the season, Whitman Blues Volleyball team celebrated the four seniors on the team. Congratulations Ivy, Sam, Quinn and Jackie!
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Movement That Matters: Pilates
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Reid Campus Center Side Lawn
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Sherwood Athletic Center, Room 106
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Reid Campus Center, Room G02
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Movement That Matters: MELT
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Welty Student Health Center
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Reid Campus Center, Young Ballroom
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Movement That Matters: Strength & Stretch
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Reid Lawn or Sherwood 114
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Movement That Matters: Step Aerobics
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Reid Campus Center, All Faiths Room
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Hunter Conservatory, Kimball Theatre
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Movement That Matters: Yoga
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Reid Campus Center Basement
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Reid Campus Center, Room 240
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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Hall of Music, Chism Recital Hall
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