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Dick Hyman plays the piano with an ease that many of us display while brushing our teeth — assuming routine dental care could inspire awe in an audience of 150 ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ community members.

As ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students, we’re used to waking up in the morning to a few new inches of snow. But Monday brought more than two feet — and the first full snow day since 1993.

Classes will resume on a normal schedule Tuesday after the university closed Monday because of the heavy snow that led to numerous travel advisories about dangerous driving conditions throughout the region.

This week was filled with learning upon learning experiences. I have noticed how much of the material I am exposed to while at lectures and other events can be applied to many of my classes, as well as to my life.

An exhibition at the Picker Art Gallery features dozens of impressive pieces and a fascinating backstory about the pivotal role Herbert Mayer ’29 played in building ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s art collection and intensifying its commitment to the arts.

¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s chaplains have discovered that they have more in common than a commitment to foster a robust religious life program on campus; they also share a passion and talent for music.

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jessica Blank ’11) Author Tim Wise used humor and a lightning-fast approach Monday night at Love Auditorium to discuss a difficult topic: race and white privilege.

Classics professor Robert Garland has two new releases through Bristol Classical Press: Hannibal and The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World, Second Edition.