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You are invited to stop by the School of Divinity lobby and view a new display, October 22 through October 26, that highlights the professional work and creative endeavors of faculty from the St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity. Betsy Polakowski and Judith Michalski of the Ireland Library have worked to place items on display that celebrate faculty scholarship, creative activity, and community service from the years 2001- 2007. Brochures detailing the display are available. If you have any questions please contact Sheila Hague at 962-5454.
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UST Libraries Media Resources Center encourages all to attend the 2007 Tournees Festival of French Films
It begins Monday, October 15! The French Section of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages at the University of St. Thomas is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2007 Tournees Festival of French Films October 15 – November 15 on the UST St. Paul campus. All students and teachers of French, as well as the entire UST community, are welcome to attend the free showings of these films:
Monday, October 15 Fauteuils d’orchestre
Monday, October 22 La Moustache
Monday, October 29 Indigenes
Tuesday, November 6 Bamaka (note change of day)
Tuesday, November 13 Chats perches
All films will be shown in OEC (O’Shaughnessy Educational Center) auditorium at 7:00 pm and are free to the public.
There will be a panel discussion after the films on October 22, October 29, and November 6. Refreshmetns will be served on November 13. Read the Bulletin Today article for more details and descriptions of each film.
While quite a few of you all knew the name of the governor I had in mind was Harold Stassen, only a handful of the few of you knew that Stassen ran not once not twice but nine, count ’em nine times for president of the United States. Please join me in congratulating Minnesotan historians –
Kevin West
Laurie Dimond
It’s a new week and a new trivia question!
A dismal day warrants a question about the Dismal Science
Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics were announced this morning and included on the list of three American recipients was Leonid Hurwicz from the University of Minnesota. What is interesting about the economics prize is that it is the only Nobel prize that was not specified in the will of Alfred Nobel.
What year was the Nobel Prize in Economics first awarded?
If you don’t know the answer off your head (I sure didn’t) why not search one of the many online encyclopedias and dictionaries in the library collection. Need more help? Ask a friendly librarian.
Please send guesses to arhudson@stthomas.edu by noon Friday. As always no Nobel prizes or any other prizes will be awarded for correct answers, only the satisfaction of a job well done and your name on this blog.
While quite a few of you all knew the name of the governor I had in mind was Harold Stassen, only a handful of the few of you knew that Stassen ran not once not twice but nine, count ’em nine times for president of the United States. Please join me in congratulating Minnesotan historians –
Kevin West
Laurie Dimond
It’s a new week and a new trivia question!
A dismal day warrants a question about the Dismal Science
Winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics were announced this morning and included on the list of three American recipients was Leonid Hurwicz from the University of Minnesota. What is interesting about the economics prize is that it is the only Nobel prize that was not specified in the will of Alfred Nobel.
What year was the Nobel Prize in Economics first awarded?
If you don’t know the answer off your head (I sure didn’t) why not search one of the many online encyclopedias and dictionaries in the library collection. Need more help? Ask a friendly librarian.
Please send guesses to arhudson@stthomas.edu by noon Friday. As always no Nobel prizes or any other prizes will be awarded for correct answers, only the satisfaction of a job well done and your name on this blog.
You are all cordially invited to the 34th presentation in the Ireland Memorial Lecture Series. This year our speaker is Christopher J. Thompson, Ph.D., Academic Dean for The St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity. Dr. Thompson’s topic is: “Preliminary Reflections on the Church and the Environment.”
Date: Monday, October 22, 2007
Time: 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm – followed by an informal reception
Place: The 3M Auditorium in the Owens Science Hall
For directions, call 651-962-5450, or visit the UST website and find Owens Science Hall, Building #39, near the southwest corner of Cretin and Summit. Free parking for the evening is available in lots N and M, south and west of the Owens Science Hall.
Archbishop Ireland Library, Libraries, News & Events
Banned Books Week: See Some Really Banned Books at Ireland Library
This week, Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library has put up a display about the Index of Prohibited Books, published for centuries by the Catholic Church. Beginning in 1557 and issued regularly until 1948 (officially abolished in 1966), the purpose of The Index was to protect Catholics from books deemed dangerous to their faith and morals.
Displayed at Ireland Library are different editions of The Index and some interesting books that were on the list. Among the notables writers appearing on The Index were Galileo, Erasmus, Gibbon, Kant, Voltaire, Flaubert, Swedenborg, Descartes, Locke, Sartre, Balzac.
In the aftermath of Vatican II, the Church’s position had evolved and The Index was eventually discontinued. Canon Law 212 (section 3) now obtains:
They [the faithful] have the right, indeed at times the duty … to manifest to the sacred Pastors their views on matters which concern the good of the Church. They have the right also to make their views known to others of Christ’s faithful, but in doing so they must always respect the integrity of faith and morals, show due reverence to the Pastors and take into account both the common good and the dignity of individuals.
For a list of books and authors who, at one time or another, were on The Index see Index Librorvm Prohibitorvm—1948. Also, The New Catholic Encyclopedia has an in depth article.
Some trivia:
No American novelist (and very few American non fiction works) was ever on The Index.
Jean Steinmann’s La Vie de Jesus had the distinction of being the last work ever prohibited (1959). This book is on display at Ireland Library, this week.
You are all invited to hear Teresa Nelson on Wednesday, October 3, at Noon in the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library. Ms. Nelson is legal counsel for the Minnesota ACLU and will host a conversation on the topic of censorship. Her talk is titled “Intellectual freedom is a right and that’s why banning books is wrong.” You are welcome to join us in Room 108 of the O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library and bring a bag lunch if you like. Beverages and treats will be provided. Please read Monday’s Bulletin Today article for more details.
Please join the UST Libraries in congratulating trivia winners and campus pomologists
Roderick Teh
Mary Edel-Joyce
Lindsey Hines
Henry Bishop
They knew the name of the notorious fruit I was looking for is a Durian. One responder noted that the durian smells like ‘rank cheese’ and is so potent that even an unopened fruit smells like a ‘decomposing zebra.’ Needless to say I am dying to exerience this first hand.
In the meantime if you are looking for more trivia I would like to point you to the UST Libraries Banned Books Week page set up to commemorate Banned Books Week starting Monday, October 1st. There will be a daily book related trivia question and an actual prize for one correct answer every day.
Good luck!
Julie McCarty, UST alum, will discuss and read from her new book: A Pearl of Great Price: Gospel Wisdom for Christian Marriage (Liturgical Press) on Monday night, October 1, from 7:00 – 8:00 pm. All are invited to attend — please plan to meet at the Archbishop Ireland Memorial Library for this free event. Please ask a librarian for a parking permit.