Summer Writers Institute June 18-29

By Jessica N. Roberts

Area writers looking to explore techniques in fiction, poetry or creative nonfiction while advancing their writing can join some of St. Louis's best writers for a two-week intensive creative writing experience.

The University's Summer Writers Institute June 18-29 brings together instructors and participants for workshops focused on developing writing skills. Tuition for the two-week program is $600. The Summer Writers Institute is a program of University College in Arts & Sciences.

Workshops will be held weekdays from 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. The teachers --Peter Leach in fiction, Catherine Rankovic in poetry and Rockwell Gray in creative nonfiction --will provide both instruction in the genre and constructive criticism of participants' work.

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Taylor-made Dancers Chad Levy and Shanti Guira (background) of the renowned Taylor 2 company spent more than a week in St. Louis drilling 18 students --six each from Washington University, Webster University and Lindenwood University --in choreographer Paul Taylor's "ESPLANADE." Representing Washington University were (clockwise from far right) freshman Elye Olson, junior Patricia Germann and seniors Elinor Harrison, Marissa Hockfield, Katie Rutterer and Emily Jones. The program was organized by Dance St. Louis and made possible by a grant from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund.

Chi Epsilon honor society charter members initiated

initiation of the University's chapter of Chi Epsilon, a society devoted to civil engineering, and its charter members was held Sunday at Wohl Center.

Christopher I. Byrnes, Ph.D., Edward H. and Florence G. Skinner Professor in Systems Science and Mathematics and dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science, honored the students. Three Chi Epsilon national council members, Bob Henry, Olin Dart and Thomas Petry, performed the initiation.

Three alumnae --Katherine Culligan, Jennifer Schedler, Jeannette Abbott --were recognized. Also honored were the following students: Ellen Beckmann (president), Andrew Stark (vice president), Katie Owen (treasurer), Jennifer Becker (secretary), Kathryn Sarnecki (activities), Cory Morgan, Scott Johnson, Adam Scates, Dusten Olds, Raul Martinez, Scott Witthoft, Wade Des Rosier, Bryan Haverhals, Michael Witt, Caroline Barnett, Marc Carruthers, R. Tyler Ranf (2001 president), Steven Fiske (2001 vice president), Cassandra Goodwin (2001 secretary), Wade DesRosier (2001 treasurer), Tamar Kieval (2001 activities) and Trevor Axner-Engel (2001 activities).

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Rockin' the night away (From left) Freshman Dan Spelkin, junior Jonathon Pepper and senior Josh Cohen, members of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity, rock away the afternoon as part of the organization's annual Rock N' Care fund-raiser. Members of the fraternity volunteered to take shifts sitting in rocking chairs outside of Mallinckrodt Center from April 22-26. The project raised more than $4,000 for the Children's Cancer Fund at St. Louis Children's Hospital.