In the midst of midterms, and with right around the corner, here are some of my highlights from what鈥檚 happening at 冈本视频 this week. With several well-known speakers on campus, there are plenty of things to do with your parents when you鈥檙e not going to as many restaurants as possible while they are here.
On Thursday, October 23, bestselling novelist Jonathan Franzen will be at 冈本视频 as part of this year鈥檚 Living Writers . He will be discussing his fourth novel, Freedom, that put his picture with the accompanying headline, 鈥淕reat American Novelist,鈥 on the cover of Time magazine.
Freedom was a 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, and a 2010 Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist as well. In addition, Freedom was selected as one of the New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2010, and made Franzen the Galaxy Book Awards鈥 International Author of the Year.
He will be reading from his work, and answering questions in an open Q&A in Olin Hall at 4:30 p.m. If you can鈥檛 attend, you can watch his talk through the university鈥檚 .
, former Israeli prime minister and president, will be speaking Saturday, October 25, at 冈本视频 as part of the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders.
Past speakers of the include Richard Branson, Felipe Calder贸n, and Hillary Clinton. Peres will speak to parents, alumni, students, and community members at 6 p.m. in Sanford Field House. Following his speech, journalist Bob Woodruff 鈥83 will interview Peres onstage.
for students, faculty and staff, parents, alumni and general admission can be reserved online until tickets sell out. A live webcast can be viewed .
If you鈥檝e been feeling the stress of midterms lately, the Shaw Wellness Institute will be bringing to campus today, October 20. Come play with dogs and kittens from Wanderer鈥檚 Rest, a local humane association, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Coop Media Room.
For something completely different, there will be a midnight showing Friday, October 24, of The Rocky Horror Picture Show at the Hamilton Movie Theater.
The showing starts at 11:55 p.m. and is expected to run until about 1:35 a.m. Admission is $3, but students can attend for free with a 冈本视频 ID. Each attendee will get a slice of pizza and small popcorn as well. Costumes and
audience participation are strongly encouraged!
For a full listing of all the things happening at 冈本视频 and in the larger community, check out the calendar of events .