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Week of 10 December 2004 · Vol. VIII, No. 14
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Language and memory expert Waters picked as new Sargent College dean

Gloria Waters Photo by Vernon Doucette

By David J. Craig
Waters will take over the Sargent College deanship from Alan Jette, a SAR professor of rehabilitation sciences, who has led the college since 1996. Jette will continue to direct the Health and Disability Research Institute.

 

Hockey coach Jack Parker ready to ring in new year, new arena

Hockey coach Jack Parker in Agganis Arena: “Players are definitely going to have the feeling that the crowd is right on top of them.” Photo by Vernon Doucette

By Brian Fitzgerald
Men’s hockey coach Jack Parker recently checked out the new Agganis Arena. His impression: the place is a real pit.

 

Pinsky on poetry and politics, his latest anthology, and Bush's effect on the arts

Robert Pinsky Photo by Vernon Doucette

By David J. Craig
Pinsky, author of six books of poetry and a Pulitzer Prize nominee, recently spoke with the B.U. Bridge about the Favorite Poem Project, his forthcoming prose and poetry books, and American politics.

 

FitRec: try us and see what state-of-the-art means

Warin Dexter, director of the Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, at the competition pool in the Fitness and Recreation Center. The pool will be one of two in the new building, which opens next spring. Photo by Vernon Doucette

By Jessica Ullian
The new fitness center is part of the John Hancock Student Village, which also includes Agganis Arena, and is intended to establish a more centralized campus.

ARTS

Portrait of the artists — as subjects, as stylists, as exhibitionists

Detail of Woman with Targets, Richard Ryan, oil on canvas, 70” x 72”, 2004.

By Brian Fitzgerald
A painting . . . of artists painting?.

 

 

 

Boston University Books of 2004

If you were the author, coauthor, editor, or coeditor of a book published in 2004, the B.U. Bridge would like to include it in the annual list of books by faculty and staff, which will be published early next year.

Please fill out the form at www.bu.edu/bridge/books by December 17. Because of the large volume of responses, we ask that forms include all information requested. Please use a separate form for each submission.

Direct questions to dcraig@bu.edu.

Winter coat. This red-tailed hawk, spotted recently atop the roof of the student residence at 10 Buick St., has the best available view of West Campus. Photo by Kalman Zabarsky
Winter coat.
 
President ad interim Aram Chobanian and Zania Saul (SED’05) at a December 2 ceremony celebrating Kwanza.
President ad interim Aram Chobanian and Zania Saul (SED’05) at a December 2 ceremony celebrating Kwanza.
 
Vita Paladino, managing director of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, and President ad interim Aram Chobanian attended a December 6 lecture by mystery author Sue Grafton (center).
Vita Paladino, managing director of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, and President ad interim Aram Chobanian attended a December 6 lecture by mystery author Sue Grafton (center).
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United Way Campaign

 

Holiday party to feature festive cheer
 

The B.U. Bridge will resume publication on January 14, 2005. We wish you and your family safe and happy holidays.

       

10 December 2004
Boston University
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