Noam Chomsky is coming on Wednesday!

Hey All,

Krystal’s post about a political science lecture reminded me that Noam Chomsky is coming on Wednesday!

From the Trinity Exchange:

“Noam Chomsky – The Obama Transition; Crises, Challenges, Opportunities
Sponsored by Sociology Department

Date: April 15th, 2009
Time: 4:30pm
Location: Washington Room, Mather Hall

Noam is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is well known in the academic and scientific community as the father of modern linguistics and one of the world’s preeminent political dissident intellectuals. Noam is the author of over a 100 books.

Co-Sponsored by: American Studies, Anthropology, Center for Urban and Global Studies, Dean of Faculty, Educational Studies, History, International Studies, Language and Cultural Studies, Multicultural Affairs, Philosophy, Public Policy and Law and Women, Gender and Sexuality Program.”

^^from Noam Chomsky’s wikipedia page.

Don’t miss out, Chomsky is quite the high-profile guest! To sweeten the deal, I will be there too.

–Adam

President and Founder of EMILY’s List Coming to Trinity

The President & Founder of EMILY’s List, Ellen R. Malcom, will be visiting Trinity on Sunday, February 3, 2008. There will be a discussion about Hillary’s Clinton’s presidential run, and time for Q&A’s. This is a great chance to meet and converse with a woman who Vanity Fair magazine called one of America’s most influential women.

The event will start at 12:30pm in the WGRAC Lounge in Mather Hall. All are Welcome!

-An acronym for “Early Money Is Like Yeast” (because it “makes the dough rise”)

EMILY’s List is a political network for pro-choice Democratic women candidates that raises money to make women credible contenders, helps women build strong campaigns, and mobilizes women voters to go to the polls. Since its founding in 1985, EMILY’s List has helped elect 11 pro-choice Democratic women U.S. senators, 61 U.S. representatives, and 8 state governors.

Ishmael Beah to Visit Trinity

Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, is scheduled to make an appearance here at Trinity on April 8th, 2008. The book, written by Beah at age 26, recounts his often stunning experiences as a young child experiencing the violence occurring in Sierra Leone and taking up arms for the government army at the age of 13. Beah recently appeared as a guest on The Jon Stuart Show. Enjoy watching this video clip from Comedy Central and stay tuned for more specifics as the event date draws near.