Winter Term Spotlight

Squirrel Behavior Research

In an outdoor and hands-on project directed by In an outdoor and hands-on project directed Professor of Biology Keith Tarvin, students perby Professor of Biology Keith Tarvin, students formed research on squirrel “eavesdropping” beperformed research on squirrel “eavesdropping” havior in Tappan Square. Students observed squirbehavior in Tappan Square. Students observed rels behavior and recorded nearby bird calls. This squirrel behavior and recorded nearby bird calls. This project builds on Tarvin’s previous findings that gray squirrels listen to the chatter of birds to determine if the environment is safe.

Photo by Abe Frato, Photo by Abe Frato Photo Editor

Writers and choreographers were paired up to create a collaborative work on an element of nature. In the photo, College fourth-year Nora Mendez performs a dance inspired by Ecologies of the Selfand chore ographers were paired up to create a collaborative work on an element of nature. In the photo, College fourth-year Nora Mendez performs a dance inspired the origin of fire. by the origin of This project was fire. This project directed by Assiswas directed by tant Professor of Assistant ProfesDance Al Evansor of Dance Al gelista and AsEvangelista and sistant Professor Assistant Proof Comparative fessor of ComAmerican Studies parative Ameriand Gender, Sexcan Studies and uality, and Fem-Gender, Sexualiinist Studies KJ ty, and Feminist Cerankowski. Studies KJ Cerankowski.

Ecologies of the Self

I n an introduction to In an introductory course 3D Printing 101 the technical science on the technical sciand conceptual art of ence and conceptual art 3D printing, students of 3D printing, students were tasked with buildwere tasked with building ing a 3D printer from a 3D printer from a kit, ina kit, installing safety stalling safety measures, measures, and re-proand re-programming the gramming the firmware. firmware. One student One student built a PET built a PET bottle recybottle recycling macling machine that turned chine that turned plasplastic bottles into 3D tic bottles into 3D print print filament, and anothfilament, another built er built a small functional a small functional tretrebuchet. This project buchet. This project was was instructed by Direcinstructed by Director tor of Language Technolof Language Technology ogy and Academic Supand Academic Support port Abe Reshad. Abe Reshad. Johnathan Clark Courtesy of

Performing Silent Film Scores

College and Conservatory students developed muCollege and Conservatory students developed musical sical scores to enhance the viewing experience of siscores to enhance the viewing experience of silent films, lent films, such as Why Be Good and Blackmail. Students such as Why Be Good and Blackmail. Students stitched stitched together short mood-setting musical modules together short mood-setting musical modules known as known as “photoplay” sheet music to create a final score. On “photoplay” sheet music to create a final score. On Feb. 15 at Feb. 15 at the Birenbaum, students hosted a live performance the Birenbaum Performance Space, students hosted a live perof the scores they had composed. Throughout this process, stuformance of the scores they had composed. Throughout this prodents were mentored cess, students were by Rodney Sauer, OC mentored by Rodney ’85, director of the Sauer, OC ’85, direc-

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This project was chestra. This projoverseen by Visitect was overseen by ing Associate ProVisiting Associate fessor of MusicolProfessor of Musiogy Emily Lauranc cology Emily Laurance. Courtesy of Mike Crupi

Courtesy of Yvonne Gay. Yvonne Gay

Flour & Water

In this In this mouth-watering, mouth-watering, flour-dusted project, flour-dusted project, students learned the ba-students learned the ba sics of working with dough. sics of working with dough. Students made pizza, noodles, Students made pizza, noodles, dumplings, and crusts for pies. Bak-dumplings, and crusts for pies. Bak ing can be a highly precise form of ar-ing can be a highly precise form of ar tistic expression, such as molding delicate tistic expression, such as molding delicate lattice pie crusts. College second-year Marislattice pie crusts. College second-year Marissa sa Kuriakos says her favorite thing to make was Kuriakos said her favorite thing to make was egg egg pasta and she loved folding pasta into different pasta and that she loved folding pasta into different shapes while chatting with friends. This project was instructed by Associate Professor of Art History and East Asian Studies Bonnie Cheng and Chair of Religion Corey Barnes, OC ’98.

Courtesy of Yvonne Gay. Courtesy of Yvonne Gay

Papermaking and Book Art

In this intensive studio class, students manufactured paper and books by hand. Students scraped bark off of a paper mulberry tree, refined the plant material into paper, and then decorated it using a variety of global techniques. In the photo, College second-year Lanie Cheatham performs marbling technique with a glass dropper of blue paint. This project was instructed by artist Aimee Lee, OC ’99, with help from Special Collections and Preservation Librarian Ed Vermue.