Happy New Year

Events to watch for in 2003

• Activist and writer Gloria Steinem, perhaps best known as co-founder of Ms. Magazine, will be the keynote speaker at “Women’s Sexualities: Portrayals and Perspectives,” a series of events planned to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Kinsey Institute’s landmark book, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female, and the pioneering efforts of researcher Alfred Kinsey. The Kinsey Institute will coordinate the series, which will address women’s sexualities, their diversity and their relation to gender and reproduction. Steinem will speak at the IU Auditorium in Bloomington at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 and will address the changing face of women’s sexualities over the past half century. (Steinem also is the keynoter at the women’s conference at IU East in March. See the special feature section about IU’s Richmond campus in today’s issue.) An art exhibition, which opens Valentine’s Day at the School of Fine Arts Gallery in Bloomington, will feature works by contemporary female artists and selections from the Kinsey Institute collection. Invited artists include sculptor Nancy Davidson, video artist Patty Change, painter Nicole Eisenman, photographers Laura Letinsky and Renee Cox, and textile artist Ghada Amer. From the Kinsey collection will be works by Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall, Leonor Fini, Otto Dix, Clara Tice and Frank Yamrus, and a new acquisition by Judy Chicago. “Maidens, Mothers and Crones Talk about Living with Passion” will be a daylong workshop on the IPFW campus Feb 15 that will bring women from three different generations together to explore the many aspects of feminine sexuality as they are expressed in the cycles of life. This workshop will provide a variety of activities to help women understand and appreciate the female body, mind and psyche through discussion and interaction of daughters, mothers and grandmothers. The activities will involve role playing, writing, discussions, music and poetry to allow each individual to come to a greater understanding of her complete feminine nature and the meaning it holds for her and those with whom she shares a legacy. For other activities, go to this Web site:

http://www.indiana.edu/~kinsey/services/2003/list.html

Indiana Latino Collegiate Leadership Conference

• IU’s Latino community will be hosting the fourth annual Indiana Latino Collegiate Leadership Conference March 1 in Bloomington. The conference is expected to attract more than 100 participants from the faculty, professional and student ranks throughout the state. Conference chairman is SPEA senior Edward Vargas. For information, E-mail lacasa@indiana.edu.