Posted on Mar 1, 1996

Crimes of the Heart will run March 1 and 2 and 6 through 9 at 8 p.m. in the Yulman Theater.

Written by Beth Henley and directed by Lee Rose, the play examines the plight of three young Mississippi sisters betrayed by their passions.

The play is set in Hazlehurst, Miss., where the three Magrath sisters have gathered to await news of their family patriarch, a grandfather who is living out his last hours in a hospital. The eldest, Lenny, unmarried, faces diminishing marital prospects; Meg, the middle sister, is back in Hazlewood after a failed singing career on the West Coast; Babe, the youngest, is out on bail after having shot her husband. Their troubles are highlighted
by their priggish cousin, Chick, and by the awkward young lawyer trying to keep Babe out of jail while helpless not to fall in love with her.

For ticket information, call the Yulman Theater Box Office at ext. 6545. Box office hours are 1 to 5 p.m. weekdays and starting at 7 p.m. on performance nights.

Posted on Mar 1, 1996

Brenda Wineapple, Washington Irving Professor of Modern Literary and Historical Studies, has recently published an essay, “Two: Methodology and Dual Biography,”
in Biography (Vol. 2) edited by Frederick J. Karl. The volume consists of two essays by nationally-known biographers on their work, and Wineapple discusses Sister Brother
Gertrude and Leo Stein, to be published April 16 by G. P. Putnam's.

Robert Sharlet, professor of political science, who has returned from a two-year leave with the Rule of Law Consortium in Washington, recently chaired a panel at the 1995 National Slavic Conference. He also gave two presentations on the Russian parliamentary elections at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, spoke on the Rule of Law
at the Heritage Foundation, and edited and contributed to the first three issues of the Rule of Law Consortium Newsletter in the Consortium's progress in assisting law reform in Russia and the Newly Independent States. The newsletter included contributions from the chief justice of the Russian and Ukrainian high courts, as well as from distinguished post-Soviet and American law professors.

John Sowa, professor of chemistry, has been acting chapter representative of the Capital District Chapter of the Brain Injury Association of New York State. He co-chaired
an art exhibit of works by people with brain injuries at the Empire State Plaza. He is to serve as master of ceremonies for “Skills for Success: A Conference for Educators,
Families and Professionals” on March 6 at the Amsterdam Holiday Inn. He also is scheduled to speak on “Traumatic Brain Injury” at events in Johnstown, West Sand
Lake and Mechanicville.

Posted on Mar 1, 1996

The Board of Trustees recently elected Dr. Estelle Cooke-Sampson '74 and Christine Isaaks Reilly '76 as term trustees.

Cooke-Sampson of Washington, D.C., is a radiologist with Metropolitan Radiology Associates in Washington, and director of D.C. Imaging Associates.

After earning her bachelor's degree in biology from Union, she earned her medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School. She did an internship with the U.S. Public Health Service in Louisiana, a radiology residency at Howard University Hospital in Washington, and a fellowship in CT/Ultrasound, also at Howard University. She belongs to a number of professional societies and organizations, is a spokesperson for the D.C. Cancer Consortium, and serves in the D.C. National Guard, where she was called to active duty during Operation Desert Storm.

As a Union alumna, she was awarded the Eliphalet Nott Medal last year. She also has served the College as an admissions representative, career day presenter and alumni event speaker.

She and her husband, Robert Sampson, have two children.

Reilly, of Washington Crossing, Penn., is head of worldwide operations for Morgan Stanley & Co.'s asset management division, and was the firm' first female vice
president and now principal.

Reilly rose from a systems analyst to an international manager in eight years, in part, she says, by focusing her goals on applied technology since her sophomore year in College. “Union had one of the few computer science degrees in the early 70's. Union's courses, and the fact that liberal arts courses were required, provided what I needed to succeed,” she said.

She earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from Union. As an alumna, she has been a member of the Trustee Board of Advisors, a member of the Ramée Circle, an associate class agent, and a participant in alumni career networking.

A Delmar, N.Y., native, she is married to Dr. Robert E. Reilly.

Posted on Mar 1, 1996

A Japanese antique folding screen that was given to the College by exchange partner Kansai Gadai University in Osaka is on display in the Nott Memorial through March
6.

The seven- by ten-foot screen is an example of one of the most distinctive pieces of traditional Japanese furniture. Byobu — “barrier against the wind” — were used
as decorative backdrops for ceremonies, or for dividing space in large rooms. Although originally introduced from the continent with the transmission of Buddhism in the seventh century, by the tenth century Japanese visitors to China were offering Japanese byobu to
their hosts as gifts.

The 19th-century piece was presented to the College on Founders Day by Sadato Tanimoto, president of Kansai Gadai University in Osaka, Japan, with which the College has an exchange agreement. Union President Roger Hull accepted the gift during President
Tanimoto's recent visit to receive an honorary degree from the College.

The screen bears the signature of Kano Yoshinobu, who painted works for temples and shrines in Kyoto in the early nineteenth century. The painting contains popular symbols: bamboo of strength and resiliency, plum tree blossoms of new life, and cranes of
longevity, prosperity and happiness.

The paints used in the screen are all natural. The blue and green colors were made from powdered malachite and glue. The white is made from powdered clam shells. Gold powder is used in the background. The painting was done on a number of small sheets which were glued
together, one indication it is not a modern copy. The old wooden frame has been replaced by a new lacquered one. Metal fittings on the corners are original.

Posted on Mar 1, 1996

“Square Bubbles,” a mixed media installation featuring the work of 15 contemporary artists including faculty member Chris Duncan, will open March 7 in the Nott Memorial's Mandeville Gallery.

The exhibition marks the first major arts exhibit in the newly-restored building. Objects for the exhibit have been selected by Arthur Gibbons, director of the Milton Avery
Graduate School of Fine Arts at Bard College, and will include painting, sculpture and art on paper.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, March 8, at 2 p.m. The show is to run through April 21. Other artists are Nancy Bowen, Tom Butter, Dave Carrow, Petah Coyne, Kenji Fujita, Derek Faffar, Eleanor Hubbard, Brad Kahlhamer, Grace Knowlton, Dodie Logue,
Joy Taylor, Perry Steindel and Jessica Stockholder.