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An Honorary Doctor - Alumnus Andreas Brown
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Alumnus Andreas Brown received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during commencement on May 21. During a reception later that day at the library, Brown (left) speaks with SDSU President Stephen Weber (second from left); Connie Vinita Dowell, dean of Library and Information Access (second from right); and Joyce Gattas, dean of Professional Studies and Fine Arts (right). |
| California Poet Laureate Al Young will present a reading on November 2 at 7 p.m. in Room LA2203 as part of the Fall 2005 Hugh C. Hyde Living Writers Series. His volumes of poetry include Heaven: Collected Poems, 1956-90 (1992), The Blues Don't Change: New and Selected Poems (1982), Kind of Blue: Musical Memoirs (1984) and Bodies and Soul: Musical Memoirs (1981), which won the American Book Award. Young has also served as the editor of a number of books, including African American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology (1995). As a screenwriter, Young has worked with Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor. He was appointed California's poet laureate on May 12, 2005, by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. |  |
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Author Allan Gurganus will present a reading as part of the Fall 2005 Hugh C. Hyde Living Writers Series on December 8 at 7:00 p.m. in Room LA2203. Gurganus is the author of two novels, Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (1989) and Plays Well with Others (1997), and a collection of short stories, White People (1999). His most recent work is a volume of four novellas, The Practical Heart (2001). Gurganus is the recipient of numerous literary awards, and his stories have been anthologized in the current O Henry Prize collection and the Best American Short Stories 2001. He was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Fellowship of Southern Writers. |
Accessorize with School Spirit
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You may have noticed women on campus wearing a beautiful red, black, gold, and white scarf featuring SDSU architectural landmarks. The scarf is the brainchild of SDSU alumna and Friends of the Library Vice President Elisabeth Kenney Ecke. The idea of creating an SDSU-themed garment came to Ecke while shopping at the SDSU Bookstore several years ago. "I noticed that there were several different SDSU neckties for guys, but nothing for the ladies," Ecke said. Recognizing that an SDSU-themed scarf could also be a good fundraising tool, Ecke sought someone to help her create the garment. She contacted Marilyn and Cecy Jones, owners of J & J Designs in San Francisco, who had designed scarves for other organizations such as the San Francisco Ballet Company and the Junior League of San Diego, and invited them to visit the SDSU campus. "I spent the day with them, taking photos and walking around campus. It was interesting how they noticed details. I guess it takes an artist's eye," Ecke said. |
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One of the details the artists noticed was the disk featuring Monty and the San Diego Normal School (now SDSU) located on the floor between the Professional Studies and Fine Arts Building and Hardy Memorial Tower. They included an image of the disk on the scarf, as well as hand-drawn illustrations of Scripps Cottage, Hepner Hall, Hardy Memorial Tower and the old library, and the library dome.
The scarves are made of 100 percent silk and can be purchased from the SDSU Bookstore and at Aztec Store in the Fashion Valley Mall. Proceeds benefit the SDSU Library and Information Access and the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts.
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