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• May 6th, Mon.
  "The Scripts and Art of Chinese Calligraphy: From turtles and bones to the early manuscript culture "
  by Dr. Wen Xing (Robert 1932 and Barbara Black Professor in Asian Studies)
  

• May 1st, Wed.
  "Signs of Skepticism in Early Arabic Literature: The Case of Jahiz (d. 255/869)"
  by Paul Heck (Associate Professor of Theology, Georgetown University)
  

• "How to Avoid a Bonfire of the Humanities"
  'English majors are exactly the people I'm looking for,' one successful Silicon-Valley entrepreneur recently told me.
  By MICHAEL S. MALONE
Click here to read a recent Op-Ed, from The Wall Street Journal, October 24, 2012. Good reasons to major in DAMELL, too.

• Dartmouth College stands with Japan
In response to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on 11 March 2011, various organizations at the college and in the town of Hanover have been working to raise money to help. On Monday, April 4, the Dartmouth Japan Society and the Dartmouth Asian Organization co-hosted a banquet in Collis Commonground to raise funds and to increase awareness of the disaster and the current situation in Japan. Various speakers, ranging from undergraduate and graduate students to faculty and President Kim spoke, and various performance groups offered entertainment in hopes of drawing more people to the event. Proceeds from ticket and raffle sales will all be donated to relief efforts in Japan. Dartmouth College stands with Japan.

• Student News Update
Click "Student News: Japan Track" to see what DAMELL students in the Japanese track have been doing recently in Japan.

Announcements

• Residency at MAHA Arabic Language Community
Would you like to practice your Arabic? Why not consider the MAHA Arabic Language Community, on the ground floor of Topliff? Residency in the suite is intended for students of Arabic language only, and applications are accomplished through the Office of Residential Life (ORL).

• Residency at the Chinese Language House (CLH)
Would you like to practice your Chinese? Why not consider the Chinese Language House (36 North Main St)? Residency at the House is intended for students of Chinese language only.

• Chinese Teahouse
The TEAHOUSE is a weekly activity, every Thursday from 4-5 pm at the Chinese Language House (36 North Main St, Hanover).
It will recreate the atmosphere of a Chinese teahouse (without the smoke!). The Teahouse is and was a very important cultural space in Chinese communities where conversation, folk performances, gossip, and other exciting social activities were engaged in while drinking tea.

• Nihongo Table
Every Tuesday, 1-2 pm, 218 Collis.
For anyone who is interested in Japan or speaking in Japanese, Japanese teachers and students will meet you for a casual chat!

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