Coins and Chemistry: Students Analyze an Ancient Artifact
January 5, 2010
Students from Bedford High School, 45 in all, used the beakers, solutions and instruments of Professor Mary Kate Donais’ chemistry lab to travel through time. Read more
Students Compete in Annual Gingerbread Decorating Contest
December 4, 2009
The building materials: gingerbread cookies, sugar cubes, shredded wheat and green frosting. The project: a house, an airplane or maybe a pink guitar.
About 400 Saint Anselm students acted as architects and builders of their own sweet edifices last week, as they participated in the annual Gingerbread House decorating contest. The night in Davison Hall was filled with holiday cheer, as students learned it took a delicate hand to frost and glue together pieces of gingerbread.
The occasional "aah!" signaled a collapse, and the start of a new strategy. Contestants could build anything, as long as it was edible. One team gave Noah's Arc a holiday makeover.
The college community is invited to judge the creations, which are on display in Davison, and decide which three teams will win cash prizes of up to $400. Winners will be announced Friday, Dec. 11.
To see more photos check out the college's Flickr site.
Nursing Alumna Lisa Kennedy Sheldon '78 Interviewed on NECN
November 23, 2009
Lisa Kennedy Sheldon '78 discussed the confusion set off by a government panel's new recommendations on mammograms. She appeared on NECN on Thursday, Nov. 19, during the news network's "Affairs of State" segment.
Sheldon says the panel's recommendations are surprising because they are an abrupt change from those set in place in 2002. Despite the new recommendations, she emphasizes that women should speak with their own health care providers to determine what is best for them.
Sheldon is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses focusing on oncology nursing and cancer care.
Link: Lisa Kennedy Sheldon on NECN
Chapel Art Center Welcomes Poet F.D. Reeve
November 23, 2009
On Thursday, Nov. 19, Saint Anselm College welcomed renowned poet, F.D. Reeve, to the Alva deMars Megan Chapel Art Center to read his newly composed poem, A Girl and Two Doves. Reeve was commissioned by the college to write and read his poem in conjunction with the current art exhibit, A Figural Presence. Read more
Saint Anselm Community Battles Batten Disease in Decathlon
November 10, 2009
For a large number of Saint Anselm students, this past Sunday consisted of jumping rope, bowling, and three-legged races. Amidst all the excitement, there was one common cause drawing nearly 250 people, mostly comprised of Saint Anselm students, to the Carr Center for the day: a promise to a boy named Nicholas. Read more
Alumni Perform "Alone: Selected Works of Edgar Allen Poe" at the Dana Center
October 26, 2009
Theatre KAPOW, founded by a group of Saint Anselm alumni, will perform Alone: Selected Works of Edgar Allen Poe on Tuesday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Dana Center. The event is free and open to the general public.
Alone, an adaptation on the works of Edgar Allen Poe, was written and revised by founding member Brian Kennedy, of the class of 1999, who stars in the title role, and will include such works as The Tell-Tale Heart, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Cask of Amontillado, The Raven, and Annabel Lee.
Matthew Cahoon, of the class of 1999 directs the production and the cast also features Anselmians Brian Kelly '09, and Jane Hogan '11, as well as New Hampshire actors Joel Breen and Kate Harper.
Theatre Kapow, also known as tKAPOW, was founded in the summer of 2008 by four alumni, Carey (Winslow) Cahoon '98, Matthew Cahoon '99, Brian Kennedy '99, and Rachel Follien '02.
(Winslow) Cahoon returns each season to direct the Saint Anselm Abbey Players as well as design and build the sets for their productions. Most recently, Carey helped with the spring 2009 Seussical production. Matthew Cahoon, the president of Theatre Kapow, serves as the Technical Director for the Abbey Players.
"Theatre KAPOW explores the truths of human experience through the passion and electricity of live theatre performed to the highest standards of excellence. TKAPOW produces the best dramatic works from across all ages and cultures to inspire and challenge both artists and audience," says (Winslow) Cahoon.
Through this production, Theatre KAPOW joins in the English department's year-long celebration of writer Edgar Allan Poe's 200th birthday.
For more information on Alone see TKapow's web site explanation.
