Every year, students are invited to a campus block party to celebrate with friends, music, and food.  The tradition began in 2007 to give students a final official opportunity to gather as a group before summer break.   (photo by Zach Epstein ’10)

Trinity College recently celebrated the retirement of several individuals, and also honored those that have contributed 25 years of service to the College, recognizing their many important contributions.  The retiree list includes (alphabetically): Rhoda Adam, Denise Best, Patricia Bunker, Patricia Burns, Mary Curry, Hugo Gamboa, Jack Godfrey, Patricia Godfrey, George Graf, Jean Haberman, Richard Hazelton, Jeffrey Kaimowitz, Dirk Kuyk, John Langeland, Judith Moran, Elestine Nicholson, Levana Polate, Jose Silva, and Kent Smith. 

Those that have served the College for 25 years include: Joanne Biancamano, Philip Brown, Christine Guilmartin, Sandra Magee, Ralph Morelli, Richard Prigodich, Miguel Ramirez, David Torres, and Stephen Valocchi for twenty-five years of dedicated service to the College.  

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The Fourth Annual Samba Fest at Trinity College, free and open to the public, takes place this Sat., May 8 from 1-4 p.m. Berimbrown, an Afro-Brazillian fusion band, will be headlining the event as part of their North American debut. For complete details, visit: https://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/News_Events/trinity_news/042010_Samba2010.htm

To listen to a recent WNPR interview with Eric Galm, creator of the festival, visit: https://www.cpbn.org/files/audio/Colin%20McEnroe%20Show%2004-28-2010.mp3

For a recent Hartford Courant article, visit: https://www.hartfordadvocate.com/music-articles/the-sounds-of-brazil-at-trinitys-samba-fest 

Chaired primarily by members of Trinity College’s English Department, “Anthologies: A Conference,” brought academics from around the country and the world to carefully discuss and analyze anthologies.  The event was organized by Thora Brylowe, Visiting Assistant Professor of English; and Paul Lauter, the Allan K. and Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of Literature, as well as the General Editor of the Heath Anthology of American Literature.  Ten panel discussions were held to explore an array of topics from the history of the anthology to its role in universities today.  Pictured below: Christopher Hager (center), Assistant Professor of English, at a roundtable discussion with participants in the conference.  (Photos: Jeff Myers ’10)

Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist and activist, KRS-One (which stands for “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone”), the headline performer at the 2010 Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, stuck around for an extra day to give a lecture to students at Gallows Hill.  KRS-One (a.k.a. “The Teacha”) talked about the origins of hip-hop, it’s role in society as a journalistic device, as well as the importance of knowledge.  For a photo gallery on the hip-hop festival with photos by Zachary Epstein ’10, visit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trinitycollege/sets/72157623863283776/. 

On Saturday, April 3rd, the Studio Arts Program sponsored a free trip to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.  Professor Nathan Margalit led the tour.  The colorful wall pictured is part of an exhibition of Sol LeWitt’s work. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Bamberg-Johnson)

Isabel Iwachiw, a senior goalie at Trinity College, received the Laura Hurd Award, given to the nation’s top Division III player, after leading the women’s ice hockey team to their first NCAA tournament. Iwachiw led Div. III in save percentage (.952), set single-season school records for games (25) and minutes (1,577), and established school career marks for shutouts (18) and wins (48).  Iwachiw was featured in the April edition of Sports Illustrated “Faces in the Crowd.” 

Sam Kassow ’66, Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity, author, and American Historian of Ashkenazi Jewry, spoke to Trinity students as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day at Trinity College.  A group joined on the Cave Patio to reflect in a ceremony of candle lighting, poetry, and prayer.     

Trinity College students joined others in one of the largest national fundraising and community service a-thons in the country by volunteering at local hunger and homelessness relief agencies inthe Hartford community.  Students prepared community gardens, cooked and served food, repaired and cleaned food banks, planted gardens in parks, and did manual construction.
Across the state, students have raised more than $8,000 to fight hunger and homelessness. Half of the donations benefit the Hartford Rescue Mission, Tri-Town Shelter, and St. Elizabeth House of Mercy Housing and Shelter. The remaining donations will help fight national poverty while also providing relief to those in Haiti.

“The Hunger Cleanup and other events are essential since they remind students that we are members of the Hartford community especially at a time when social services are being cut,” Katie Goodman ’10, ConnPIRG Hunger and Homelessness coordinator, said.  “It is important students maintain engagement with the community and this is one example of how we can be involved while having students work directly with community members.”

Pictured on the left is Judy Dworin, co-chairwoman of the department of theater and dance at Trinity, one of the first four woman to graduate with a bachelor’s degree from the College. She was the first to officially receive her diploma, as they were awarded alphabetically.  Dworin transferred to Trinity in 1969, when the College first became co-ed, and has been instrumental in the development and excellence of the theater and dance department. Follow this link to watch the CPTV “All Things Connecticut” segment:
http://www.cptv2.org/allthingsct/spotlight-arts/judy-dworin-performance-project