This is the Sept IUN Anthropology Newsletter, sent to students currently taking anthro classes at IUN, and to subscribers all over the world; it is also relayed by many to their own lists.

For submissions of events, requests to unsubscribe, etc., just reply to this newsletter.

IUN wants to hire a physical anthropology student immediately to be a Supplemental Instructor for the Monday Wednesday 11:30 am ANTH Human Origins course; reply to this newsletter to be considered.       


MORE NEWS AND EVENTS:
(including summer digs, forensics, a gorilla birth, new evidence for human bipedalism, Pow wows, meetings, music, and much more)

1) Events at IUN
2) Events in Northern Indiana
3) Events downstate
4) Events in Chicago
5) Events elsewhere
6) interesting web sites
7) where are they now?  Former IUN faces are now ....


1)  Events at IUN:

Doing Anthropology: Student archaeologists tell about their summer fieldwork, with pictures. Friday September 17 2004, 5 to 7 pm in the IUN Library Conference Center room 110:
Presentations by several IUN students about the archaeological excavations and other activities they participated in during the summer.
Elizabeth Baker and Mara Deckter, along with their teacher Kathy Forgey, spent nearly a month in Peru excavating a very ancient site, and also radiographing ancient mummies.
Bud Geary, Torie Lacny, and Tom DeCola worked at various sites along the Kankakee River in Indiana.
Jennifer St. Germain excavated at a paleontology site in North Dakota.
Cara Spicer was an intern at the Center for Cultural Understanding and Change of The Field Museum.
Several of these students received financial support for
their work from the IUN Anthropology Club.
Pizza and soda provided.  Free and open to the public.
Anthropology Club meets in the same room at 4 pm.


What's more fun than a barrel of monkeys?  A bunch of inquisitive anthropologists!
IUN Anthropology Club first meeting of the year:
Friday September 17 2004, 4 pm in the IUN Library Conference Center room 110
Welcome back, welcome new members!
No matter what you study; Anthropology, it's in there!
More info on club at: http://www.iun.edu/%7Eanthronw/EVENTS.htm


“A Summer of Life and Medicine in Kenya”
a talk by Steffanie Risinger, MS-II Student Doctor
Friday Sept 17, noon, advanced tech auditorium,
room 2001 Northwest Center for Medical Education
New Building; info at 219-981-4356


It's time again for IUN's "Get a Student Life Week."  "Get a Student Life Week," is the Student Activity Board's signature event, and one of the most popular events on campus.  Many of the clubs and organizations of IUN will be present and they can give you all the information that you need about their respective groups.  There will be many games and other events going on throughout the week, like the ABSO picnic on Thursday, Hawaiian Ice on Wednesday and Thursday, and much more.  Come and enjoy the music, fun and festivities of the "Get a Student Life Week."  Get involved.
Events will take place in the quad area (weather permitting), or inside the Savannah Center if there is inclement weather.


This is to let you know that the first meeting of the Indiana Student Education Association will be:
Date: Thursday, September 16
Time: 1-2pm
Place: Savannah 205/206
We will be discussing new and upcoming events (fall conference in Indy, mini region conference at Purdue West Lafayette...), setting definite meeting days/times for the rest of the semester, and basically introducing everyone.
Please stop by!
There are new events listed on the Events page and new/useful links on the ISEA online at: http://www.iun.edu/~isea
*We are a student group of special interest for students majoring in education
or those interested in majoring in education.


2)  In Northern Indiana:

At Notre Dame University:
Dr. Helen Ball, professor of anthropology and director of the Parent-Infant Sleep Lab at the University of Durham, will be visiting Notre Dame in September, and we have scheduled her to give a talk to our research group on Thursday, September 16 at 5:00 pm at the Center for Children and Families.
Dr. Ball's talk is entitled "The Effects on Infants of Social Sleep: The Good, the Bad, the Unknown?"  Attached is a flier with additional details. Please feel free to call or e-mail with questions: 574-631-6327, lvolpe@nd.edu
(I could not find this on the ND schedule, so check first)
ND Anthro summer 2004 newsletter: http://www.nd.edu/~anthro/Newsletters/index2004.html
(It is the column on the right)


In Merrillville
India Fest - Passport to India
Arts & Crafts, Music and dancers, food, henna hand painting
Sunday Sept 12, 11:30 am to 6 pm
Indian American Cultural Center, ½ mile south of RT 30 on Merrillville Road; info at 219-922-9080
http://www.nwihrc.org/index.html


at Valparaiso University:
NATIVE AMERICAN FEST
Saturday Oct 2, 2004
Location: Athletics-Recreation Center
Admissions Cost: Day Festival & Evening Concert $5.
Day Fest only $3. Evening Concert only $3.
10 am Arts & Crafts Sale featuring work by artist Jesse Hummingbird, tribal member of the Cherokee Nation; many vendors, native food, storytellers, bread making, drummers and dancers.
Evening Concert at 7 pm featuring performance by Irene Bedard, actress and voice of Disney's Pocahontas, Deni, Arvil Bird, JJ Kent, Bear Clan Singers & Dancers, and others. -------- Sponsored by Multicultural Programs, Native American Studies, Union Board, and PCCRVC.

BITTERSWEET CULTURAL CENTER
-----WIND, RAIN & FIRE BENEFIT POW WOW
SAT/SUN OCTOBER 16TH AND 17TH, 2004
PULASKI COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS AT WINAMAC, IN
(BEHIND THE CITY PARK)
HEAD MAN DANCER- KYLE PRIFOGLE
HEAD LADY DANCER-DEANNA DRINKET
HEAD SINGER-CRAIG WHITE
MASTER OC CEREMONIES-MARK SCHAEFFER
ARENA DIRECTOR-BOB BISHOP
SOUTHERN PROTOCOL
DANCE TIMES-SATURDAY 12:00pm-3:00pm  & 5:OOpm-8:00pm  SUNDAY 1:00pm-4:00pm
FOR INFO ON POW WOW OR TRADERS APPLICATIONS CONTACT SONGS AT 574-248-7594 OR EMAIL songswrf@pwrtc.com or PATSY AT 574-542-4063
 THIS IS A DOUBLE BENEFIT POW WOW.  WE ARE HOPING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR PROJECTS AT BITTERSWEET CULTURAL CENTER, AND WE ARE COLLECTING NON-PERISHABLE FOOD, OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES, BLANKETS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO BE DELIVERED TO THE PEOPLE.
THERE WILL BE A SMALL ENTRY DONATION.
PLEASE BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS AS WE AREN'T SURE OF THE BLEACHERS.
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPING---FEES FOR WEEKEND $5.00 WITHOUT ELECTRICITY, $15.00 WITH ELECTRICITY.
 ******COME JOIN US AND HAVE  GREAT TIME!******
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS
NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL


3)  In Indy
Butler University Visiting Writers Series:
http://www.butler.edu/default.asp

Tues Sept 14, 2004, 7:30 pm EST:
physicist and novelist Alan Lightman
Atherton Union Reilly Room
http://web.mit.edu/humanistic/www/faculty/lightman.html

author Amy Tan, Tues Sept 28, 7:30 pm EST
Clowes Memorial Hall Auditorium
Free admission, but tickets required;
call 317-940-644 for more information
http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/tan0bio-1


    In proclaiming September as Archeology Month in Indiana, Gov. Kernan said: "for the last eight years, the observance of Indiana Archaeology Week and Indiana Archaeology Month has generated, strengthened, and greatly expanded participation and interest in the stewardship of Indiana's resources and understanding of archaeology."
    One of the many and varied events taking place all month and statewide:
Saturday, Sept. 18, Martin University in Indianapolis will present Indiana Heritage Symposium: Indiana's African American Heritage and Archaeology from noon to 4:00 p.m. and again at 7:00 p.m. The event is co- sponsored by Martin University, the Indiana Humanities Council, and the DNR's Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. The symposium provides the opportunity to gain an understanding of Indiana's African American heritage revealed through archaeological research.
        Additional information about Archaeology Month is available from Amy Johnson at the DNR's Historic Preservation and Archaeology Division, (317) 232-1646.
A complete listing of times, places and activities is available on-line at http://www.IN.gov/dnr/historic/archeomonth.html
 or by phone at DNR's Historic Preservation and Archaeology Division, (317) 232-1646.

Indiana Department of Natural Resources
402 W. Washington St. W255 B
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2748
For immediate release: September 2, 2004
DNR's Project Learning Tree and Indiana educators will be diggin' the past!
        Indiana is blessed with more than 4 million acres of forest and September is archaeology month in Indiana. It only makes sense that these two facts should come together sometime. And they do on Sept. 25 at a workshop for Hoosier educators called "Archeology in the Forest."
        The workshop will be held between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Indiana Forestry Educational Foundation's McElroy property in Greene County, approximately six miles south of Bloomfield in southwest Ind.
       It is sponsored by DNR's Project Learning Tree and is open to all educators.
        With the help of a DNR division of forestry archaeologist, participants will examine evidence of historic and pre-historic activities in the forest, discuss how those activities may have helped shape the forest as it is today, and look at historical links with Project Learning Tree.
        The workshop is free. Beverages will be supplied but participants should bring a sack lunch.  The workshop has a limit of 20 participants.
        Participants should dress for the outdoors and that day's weather. However, if the weather is too severe, the workshop will be canceled.
        For more information about the workshop or to register, people should contact Donna Rogler, Project Learning Tree coordinator at 317-549-0354 or plt@dnr.in.gov
        Project Learning Tree, sponsored by the DNR's division of forestry, is an award-winning, interdisciplinary environmental education program designed for teachers and other educators working with students in PreK-12. More than 18,000 educators in Indiana have been trained in PLT since 1985.     Reporters Contact: Laura James-Reim, DNR , 317-562-1338



4) In Chicago

former IUN adjunct lecturer Marisa Fontana speaks:
Chicago Archaeological Society Presentation
                 Mississippian Warfare and Fortifications
Marisa Fontana, Ph.D. student (ABD) in the
Anthropology Department at the University of Illinois—Chicago will address
the Chicago Archaeological Society (CAS), Sunday, September 26, 2004, at
3:30 pm at the Evanston Public Library, Community Room, 1703 Orrington Avenue
Ms. Fontana will focus on Native American warfare and fortifications, specifically, how fortifications can reveal the nature of warfare in the absence of skeletal remains.  She will use the Mississippi village of Canebreak as the case study to illustrate her presentation.
Ms. Fontana graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit, MI with a BA in Anthropology.  In 1997 she moved to Chicago to attend UIC and obtain a Master’s degree in Anthropology.  She targeted archaeology of the
Southwestern U.S.  and researched the role of warfare in the process of Ancestral Puebloan aggregation and abandonment of the Four Corners Region.
Her field experiences include both prehistoric and historic archaeological sites in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Utah, Colorado and Alabama.
The public is invited ; there is no meeting charge and coffee will be available at 3:00 pm prior to the meeting.
Contact:   Bob Stelton,  630 972 9090, meximayan@sbcglobal.net
                      Chicago Archaeological Society
                12S675 Knoebel Drive, Lemont, IL 60439 USA
                  Phone:  630 739 7255, Fax: 630 972 9393

FIVE ITEMS AT UIC:
The University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Orthopedics Presents a Special Lecture on…
THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF WAR ON MEDICINE AND SOCIETY     Andrew Carney, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor Neurosurgery, Orthopedics and Radiology University of Illinois at Chicago
Father of Distal Vertebral Artery Surgery
Saturday September 18, 2004 10:00 AM Orthopedic Conference Room 2nd Floor Room 290 901 S Wolcott Chicago, IL 60612
Messages will be taken at 312-996-7161

La Pen[y]a de UIC Una noche con Joe Vasconcellos
Time: 7:00pm, Thursday, September 16, 2004
Location: 803 S. Morgan, Lecture Center B2
Chicago, IL 60607
Join The Rafael Cintron-Ortiz Latino Cultural Center at the first Pen[y]a of the school year on September 16th! Celebrating with us will be the world renowned Brazilian/Chilean percussionist and vocalist Joe Vasconcellos. A combination of samba, reggae, cumbia, son, African rhythms and modern rock, Joe Vasconcellos music fuses sounds from around the world to create songs that defy all boarders and boundaries. Admission is free to this event. So come celebrate with us, its a night that you will not want to miss!
La Penya de UIC presents an arena for Latino artistic expression. Music, poetry, art, and food are important elements of the Penya. While scheduled performances are a part of the program, the most important component of the UIC Penya is the audience participation and freedom of artistic expression through song, poetry, performance, and art. Audience members are encouraged to partake in the performance or recite during the open mic portion of the evening.


CONCERT in the PLAZA Wednesday Sept 15 1:00 p.m
UIC Concert Band September 15, 2004 Music in the Air 1:00 p.m. Lecture Center Plaza
The UIC CONCERT BAND presents a free lunch time concert, Music in the Air, Wednesday, September 15 at 1:00 p.m. The band performs outdoors under the direction of Prof. Gene Collerd and Anderew Carpenter in the Lecture Center Plaza of the east campus. The band will perform works by Holst, Vaughan Williams, Reed and Ticheli as well as a medley of songs from the show Chicago. Student Tony Ray will perform as soloist in Leroy Andersons Trumpeters Lullaby and students Louis Herrmann, Simon Prado, and Derek Schulze will be featured in Henry Fillmores Lassus Trombone.
UIC Concert Band includes students, faculty and staff from all colleges and departments of the University both east and west campuses; talented alumni and musicians from the local community participate as well. Directors Collerd and Carpenter are members of the music faculty in the Department of Performing Arts at UIC.
In the event of rain, the concert will take place September 22 at 1:00 p.m. For more information, call 312-996-8746 or email gjc@uic.edu. This event is produced with assistance from Student Activities Funding Committee.

Shave Your Head for Cancer 2.0
Upgrade your haircut today and help someone with cancer tomorrow.
Join the National Society of Collegiate Scholars at UIC on Friday, 17 September, from 11-3 in the Lecture Center Plaza to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Stylists will be on hand to shave the head of anyone who wishes to do so. There is a minimum $5 donation for all wishing to part with some hair for this event.
Also anyone with long hair may donate a pony-tail at least 6 inches long for Locks of Love. Locks of Love is an organization that takes donated hair and makes wigs for those afflicted with cancer.
Or if none of the above appeals to you tell a friend and come down and give us a simple monetary donation.
Thanks for your interest and support.
Questions may be directed to Nathaniel Stubblefield at nstubb1@uic.edu
Upgrade your haircut today and help someone with cancer tomorrow.

Study of Adolescent Development
We are looking for 11- to 14-year-olds to participate in a research study.
We are interested in learning more about adolescents development, especially as it relates to emotions, stress, and moods. Dr. Benjamin Hankin, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in charge of the study.
This is a two-year study. There will be one short interview, a visit to UIC, and a series of short follow-ups every three months.
CHILDREN WILL BE COMPENSATED UP TO $120 FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION OVER TWO YEARS.
For more information, please call (312) 413-5543 or e-mail Linda at lroesc1@uic.edu.
Adolescent Development Study
(312)413-5543     IRB: Research Protocol # 2001-0853 ( Feb 2004- Feb 02 2005)


5) elsewhere:

The National Trust for Historic Preservation will be holding its national conference in Louisville Ky from September 28- Oct 3, 2004.  At their webpage https://www.nthpconference.org/
you can find information on the conference, the sessions, etc.  Sessions on topics such as archaeology, cemeteries, African-American heritage, preservation and archaeology public outreach, etc.      (from Amy Johnson)

Midwest Bioarchaeology & Forensic Anthropology Association   11th Annual  BARFAA CONFERENCE
October 29-31, 2004  University of Oklahoma
abstracts due Sept 25
http://www.ou.edu/cas/archsur/BAARFA/Announcement.htm



Sociolinguistic Perspectives on AGE
November 12-13, 2004
New York University
Recent advances in the study of the impact of speaker's age on language raise new questions.  It's time to take stock.
-   How does a speaker's age affect her grammar?
-   Is adolescents' language really that different from the language of other
people?
-   How important is age grading in sociolinguistic explanation?
-   When do speakers stop acquiring their vernacular?
-   What is the impact of aging on a speaker's grammar?
These are some of the kinds of questions this conference will address.  Ten speakers have been invited whose work covers the youngest speakers, the oldest speakers, and cohorts in between.
Speakers
Mary Bucholtz, UCSB
Heidi Hamilton, Georgetown
Cece Cutler, Stony Brook
Julie Roberts, Vermont
Sylvie Dubois, LSU
Gillian Sankoff, Penn
Lisa Green, UT Austin
Bambi Schieffelin, NYU
Gregory Guy, NYU
John Victor Singler, NYU
Registration:  Students $15, Faculty $30
For more information, contact Maryam Bakht-Rofheart at maryam@nyu.edu or go to
http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/lingu/events/perspectives_age
Sponsored by NYU's Department of Linguistics with support from the Africana Studies Center and the Working Group in Urban Sociolinguistics
Maryam Bakht-Rofheart
Department of Linguistics
New York University
719 Broadway, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10003
    

6)  INTERESTING WEB SITES:

Gorilla birth at Brookfield Zoo:
http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/0.asp?shttplink=../pgpages/pagegen.70.aspx&nsection=2
(From Dustin Cantrell)

http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/IforA/index.htm
National Park Service on-line course, Interpretation for Archaeologists

Food for the Ancestors http://www.pbs.org/foodancestors/main.html
(Mik Stokely has the video that goes with it)

Maya Culture page: http://www.prairienet.org/maya/
(UIC dental students have been invited to assist there)

Jennifer St. Germain’s summer dig story:
http://paleoserver.hd.free.fr/aberco/northdakota3/newspaper.html

CT scan pushes bipedalism back to 6 million years:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/09/0902_040902_upright_hominid.html
from Mara Deckter

Indiana Archaeology and historic preservation grants and
news  http://www.in.gov/dnr/historic/

IUB Anthro Grad Student Assoc webpage:
http://www.indiana.edu/%7Eanthgrad/

Two from Joshua Wells at IUB:
1. GWB, JFKerry and 70% of Americans descended from prophet Mohammed
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb155114.htm

2. Teotihuacan is getting a Wal-Mart
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040903/wl_nm/mexico_pyramids_dc_3


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/186962_kennewickman19.html
PORTLAND -- A federal judge has decided to bar Northwest Indian tribes from further participation in the Kennewick Man lawsuit by ordering the case limited to government defendants and the scientists who went to court to study
the ancient skeleton.


7) where are they now?

IUN Anthro graduate Ryan Schoon is beginning the MA English program at Purdue calumet

former IUN Anthro student Cari Smith is currently a student in the  BA anthro program at Purdue Lafayette

former IUN Anthro student Jennifer St. Germain is beginning the graduate program in anthropology at Northern Illinois University

former IUN visiting lecturer John Low is a student in the PhD program in American Culture at U of Michigan

Are their any others out there?  Let us know where you are.

And of course we wish Dear Tina Spivak was still with us; links to her roadside memorial and her guestbook are below:

http://www.nwitimes.com/articles/2004/07/14/news/lake_county/bff0e38014eee4d286256ed1001731e3.txt

http://legacy.com/nwitimes/Guestbook.asp?Page=Guestbook&PersonID=2381079