Place and Placelessness in America Lecture Focus By Nicole Burkholder Capital Times Staff Writer On Thursday, Nov. 18, the American Studies department presented a lecture by Dr. David Glassberg. Glassberg is a mem ber of the History department of the University of Massachusetts- Amherst. In line with current debates about urban sprawl, Glassberg delivered his lecture entitled “Place and Placelessness.” The focus of his current research is the study of Americans’ sense of place in society, history, and nature. Throughout the lecture, Glassberg used a variety of slides to support his point. Using pic tures as diverse as generic shop ping malls and historical monu ments, Glassberg presented his interpretation of how Americans perceive certain places to be more or less important than oth- The lecture also focused on the historical perspective of the so-called urban sprawl. Glassberg pointed out that the tendency for Americans to build or use an area, become dissatis fied with it, and build again is nothing new. He cited many examples from the beginnings of Continued on Page 5 Dr. David Glassberg International Internship an Amazing Experience By Judson C. Davis Capital Times Stall Writer Meghan scurries down the hall way hoping to avoid yet another conversation with yet another classmate or club-member about a question she will probably have the answer for but not the time to fully articulate. Feeling somewhat like the rab bit from Alice in Wonderland, checking her watch and saying “I’m late. I’m late,” she longs for the weekend, when her hectic rou tine will slow to a peaceful gallop. She wishes there was a hole she could pop into and escape the real ities of her busy life, if only for a moment. Meghan realizes that the internship she did this past sum mer has prepared her for this may hem. Meghan Jasani, 22, a senior at PSH majoring in Finance and Meet Food Jaded Toasty Tara Hoppers The Drive Jesse Grill Road Intercept Martz Fulfills Nurses Gets Is PSH Duo Hungry Numbness Fried Rocky Title page 3 page 4 page 6 page 8 page 9 page 11 Volume XL. No. 8 Wednesday, December 1, 1999 minoring in International Business, will graduate in December. As if her schedule wasn’t busy enough with classes and her role as the president of the Finance Club, she is also going to one job interview after another. Hoping to land that job that may turn out to be a career, Jasani knows that the summer interna tional internship with Fleet Bank, N.A., in London has also helped her land these interviews. “I arrived in London not know ing where I was staying or who I was staying with,” Jasani said. “It was a leap of faith.” She proceeded to go through a two-day orientation, and then, on June 17, she moved into a flat that she would share with three other interns. On the 18th, Jasani interviewed Library Collection to Move During Semester Break By Cathie McCormick Musser Nobody likes to move. But, compared to moving the average household, moving the PSH library is the move from hell. The plan to move the library over the semester break is in place and it looks like the plan for the Normandy invasion. One thing that can’t be planned, however, is the weather. Library Director Dr. Harold Shill would have preferred moving the library during the summer. “The construction just worked out this way,” Shill said. Barring bad weather, moving over the semester break should work well. Historically, the library is quiet over the break. According to Shill, once finals are over the majority of library transactions are students return ing books or professors research ing suspected plagiarism. "Most people are getting ready for the holidays," Shill said. Shill does encourage stu- with Fleet Bank and began her much sought after, and much anticipated, internship with them on the 21 st. “1 was treated well,” Jasani said, “I didn’t feel like a foreigner in the office, except maybe during Wimbledon. When introduced to people outside the office, I was referred to as a colleague." This type of treatment helped Jasani make the cultural transition from America to England and from academia to the real world of business. “You wouldn’t think that England's culture is much differ ent than ours, but it is,” Jasani said. "Their business atmosphere is laid back and relaxed." Jasani sought an international internship because of the opportu- Continued on Page 4 Capital Times Siall Writer dents and faculty to return or renew books before the move begins. The library staff will make every attempt to offer emergency services during the dates the library will be closed to patrons. Staff should be able to locate a book or periodical depending on the status of the move for that section In addition, an information desk for “book returns and gen eral questions” is promised in a memo to PSH faculty from Head of Public Services Gregory Crawford and Circulation Supervisor Fay Youngmark. The memo included the dates and hours of operation from Dec. 13 through the opening of the new library on Jan. 10 (see box below). Continued on Page 5 MODIFIED LIBRARY HOURS Dec. 13 - 16 Bam -11 pm Dec. 17 Bam - spm Dec. 18 - Jan. 5 Library closed to patrons Jan. 6-7 12pm - spm Jan. 10 Regular hours resume
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