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The Record
November 7, 1996
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Help to save a life!
There are countless reasons why people should give blood at the St. John's Bloodmo-bile in the Old Gym on November 11 and 12.
In the United States, one out of every ten hospital patients needs blood. That is one patient every twelve seconds. Patients need blood for liver and kidney transplants, open heart surgery, miscarriages, knee and hip replacements, automobile accidents, cancer treatment, aneurysms, and dozens of other reasons. In fact, many patients would die without life saving blood transfusions. The need is great and never stops.
You can help save lives by giving blood at the St. John's fall bloodmobile. Giving blood is safe and simple. If you are 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and are in good general health you can give blood.
Please give blood November 11 or 12 at the Old Gym from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For appointments call residential life at #2736.
Why reason why? Just give blood. Giving blood saves lives.
New York Philomusica to perform in Stephen B. Humphrey Theater
New York Philomusica, an ensemble of winds, strings and piano, will perform at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the Stephen B. Humphrey Theater at Saint John's University. The ensemble, which was created in 1971, performs mixed chamber music literature from the mid-18th century to the present. The event is part of the "Saint John's Presents" series and is co-sponsored by Saint John's cultural programming and the St. Cloud Chamber Music Society.
Tickets are $9 for adults and $7 for students and seniors and are available from the Sexton Commons service desk at (320) 363-3231. Formoreinformationabouttheevent, call (320) 363-2556.
A pre-performance lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Room 015 of the Steven B. Humphrey Theater preceding the event. Those attending may opi to have dinner on campus with other lecture attendees. The cost of the dinner is $10 and reservations, which are required, may be made by calling (320J 363-2556
King Lear to be presented at BAG
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's Universiy theater department will perform Shakespeare's King Lear at the Benedicta Arts Center at CSB on Thursday, Nov. 14, through Sunday, Nov. 17, and Wednesday, Nov. 20, through Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m.
Director Kaarin Johnston, CSB/SJU theater professor, risks a new interpretation. The play is being set in the late 1600's, centuries after where the script is set. The role of the Fool has become the character of the King's mistress and Cordelia is being interpreted as a flesh-and:blood young woman rather than as a plaster saint.
Tom Darnall, CSB/SJU associate theater professor, is performing the role of King Lear as his sabbatical project. He is working with students on-stage to help them learn acting skills in class and in performance.
Johnston says, "The play speaks to us today, not only about parent/child relation-
ships, but also about cycles of life, the passing of power from the old to the young, of outward appearance versus internal truth, and of the need for justice and honor and courage if one is to live a 'good' life—a life one can be proud of when one leaves it."
Tickets for adults are $6; senior citizens $4; non-CSB/SJU students $4; and children $2. Tickets are available though the Benedicta Arts Center at (320) 363-5777.
Jason Hartmann appointed to NEA committee
Saint John's University junior Jason W. Hartmann, from Princeton, Minn., is one of seven college students in the nation appointed to the National Education Advisory Committee by NEA President Bob Chase. The advisory committee consists of teachers, college students and aides.
Hartmann, an elementary education major, will attend board meetings in Seattle in October and in Washington, D.C., in November. He also will attend bi-monthly committee meetings in Washington, D.C.
Weber Center groundbreaking ceremonies
Saint John's Preparatory School will begin construction on a new addition to the school's campus. Sunday, November 10th is the scheduled groundbreaking for the Weber Center, which is designed to provide community space for student gatherings, worship, theater, music and banquet events. The 7,400-square-foot glass and concrete structure will be built next to the front entrance of the school, overlooking nearby Lake Sagatagan and the woods of Saint John's.
This facility is being named in honor of Fr. Otto Weber, OSB, Fr. Arnold Weber, OSB, and the entire Bernard and Louise Weber family of Saint Martin, Minnesota. This family has had a profound influence on the lives of families both at St John's Abbey and the Preparatory School. Fr. Otto graduated from Prep in 1952, and from SJU in 1957. He joined the Prep School faculty in 1961, serving the school for the next 26 years of his life as a teacher and wrestling coach, girls track coach, administrator, and summer leadership camp founder and director.
Fr. Arnold Weber, current pastor of Holy Name Parish in Wayzata, is a Class of'44 Prep graduate and has also served the Prep School in various capacities for the past forty years. Fr. Arnold coached and taught at the Prep School starting in 1952 and also developed the summer camp programs. He served on the school's board of Regents and continues his connection through partnership activities between his parish and the Prep School as well as the Weber Scholarship Endowment Fund.
Groundbreaking for the Weber Center is scheduled for Sunday, November 10th. The ceremony will begin at 3:00 p.m. at the Great Hall on the Saint John's Campus, then proceed to the Abbey Church for a prayer service, followed by a procession to the building site next to the Prep School's main academic building. Presiding at the service and groundbreaking will be Abbot Timothy Kelly, OSB, Abbot of Saint John's; Fr. Mark Thamert, OSB, President of Saint John's Preparatory School; and Fr. Arnold Weber, OSB, Pastor of Holy Name Parish and honored guest. Following the ceremony there will be a reception in the Prep School celebrating not only the groundbreaking, but also the anniversary of the 139th year since the founding of Saint John's Preparatory School. The public is welcome to join
Saint John's Abbey and Prep School in this celebration, from 3 - 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 10.
School of Theology hosts renowned archeologist
On Sunday, Nov. 10, world-renowned classical archeologist, Yizhar Hirschfeld, will give a lecture and slide presentation entitled, "Excavations at En Gedi: Past, Present, Future," at 8 p.m. in the Centenary Room (Quad 264) at Saint John's University. This presentation, which is free and open to the public, will focus on the digs at En Gedi on the shores of the Dead Sea. It is sponsored by the Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary.
As well as the digs at En Gedi, Hirshteld has participated in archeological digs at Ancient Tiberius, the Roman Baths of Hammat Gader, and several monasteries in the Judean Desert. In addition to being an archeologist, Hirshleld teaches at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, is the author of the book, 'The Judean Desert Monasteries in the Byzantine Period," and holds a prominent position in the Israeli Antiquities Association, which oversees all archeological sites in Israel.
Over the last years, numerous students from Saint John's Jerusalem Studies program have been privileged to assist Hirshfeld in his excavations. The Rev. Dale Launderville, OSB, dean of the School of Theology, said, "Yizhar is particularly significant to Saint John's for his archeological work on early monastic sites in Israel and his generous assistance to our Jerusalem Studies students. This is a wonderful opportunity and we are extremely honored that he has chosen to come to Saint John's."
For more information, you "may call Saint John's School of Theology/Semi nary at (320) 363-2107.
Burton-Christie to speak at SJU
Douglas Burton-Christie of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles will speak at SJU on Thursday, November 14, at 4 p.m. in Quad 264. His lecture is titled "The Texture of the Spirit: Sacred Place and Poetic Imagination." The lecture is open to the entire university and monastic community.
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Burton-Christie is a recipient of the College Theology Society Annual Book Award for The Word in the Desert; Scripture and the Quest for Holiness in Early Christian Mo-nasticism, published in 1993 by the Oxford University Press. He has written several related works included the forthcoming articles "Oral Culture and Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Monasticism" in Studio Patristica, and "Biblical Interpretation and Asceticism in Early Greek Christianity" in The Bible and the World of Greek Christianity .
Crime on Campus
Reported Crimes
and Service Responses for SJU
October 1996
Sex Offenses
l
Student Arrests
1
Simple Assault
2
Missing Person
1
Liquor Law Violations
15
911 Calls
6
Drug Abuse Violations
2
Medical Assists
24
Disorderly Conduct
1
Escorts
15
Theft
8
Student Lock Outs
194
Damage to Property
11
Vehicle Assists
24
Vehicle Accidents
3
Office/Classroom Lock Outs
318
Harassing Phone Calls
3
Maintenance
14
Trespassing
1
Fire/Smoke Alarms
11
Found Property
1
Maintenance
14
