September 22, 2000

Who: Thom Gunn Where: Room 201 Duncker Hall When: 8 p.m. Oct. 5 and 12 Admission: Free and open to the public

Poet Thom Gunn giving reading, colloquium By Liam Otten Thom Gunn, author of more than 30 volumes of poetry and essays, will be in residence for three weeks in October as the Visiting Hurst Professor in the Department of English in Arts & Sciences. During his stay, Gunn will conduct two events for the Creative Writing Program Reading Series --a reading Oct. 5 and a colloquium on the craft of poetry Oct. 12. Both events are free and open to the public and take place at 8 p.m. in Hurst Lounge, Room 201 Duncker Hall. Born in Britain in 1929 and raised in wartime London, Gunn served two years in the British Army and received a degree in English from Cambridge University. His first volume of poetry, "Fighting Terms," was published in 1954. Click to see entire article

Arts in Transit workshop to unveil MetroLink's new art opportunities "Making Connections," a half-day workshop aimed at demystifying the public art process, will take place at Steinberg Hall Auditorium from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. The event is sponsored by Arts in Transit, a division of Bi-State Development Agency, and by the schools of Art and Architecture. "Making Connections" will feature presentations by several local public artists and arts administrators and also will mark the unveiling of six new temporary public art opportunities along the Cross County MetroLink Extension, some of which are reserved exclusively for emerging artists.   Click to see entire article

Getting involved Activity was, indeed, the watchword at the Student Activity Fair, held Sept. 13 on the Olin Library sidewalk. The event was a matchmaking opportunity designed to give student groups an opportunity to recruit new members. Labeled an "overwhelming success" by Steve Malter, coordinator for programming and all-campus events, the fair featured more than 160 booths.