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Greetings, readers!! Cassie here, reporting for duty! I'll be one of the guest recappers for this series along with Red Pill, who will be alternating episodes with me. I know what you're thinking…Cassie.Opeia…really? Really. However, I just wanted to let you guys know that I'm not in this just because I'm a DBSK fan but because I've been intrigued by this drama since day one. Besides, Micky Yoochun is my least favorite member and I'm sure many of you will agree with me when I say that Song Joong Ki has stolen the spotlight for "Most Beautiful Man" in the show. Anyhow, enough with the introductions and onto the recap!
Picking up where we left off, Yoon-hee avoids making eye contact with Minister Ha who seems to recognize her. Just as he points his finger at her and begins to speak, a gisaeng apologizes for the disturbance, explaining that this was all a part of the Sungkyunkwan initiation and he(she) is a Sungkyunkwan scholar. Remembering his anger, Minister Ha threatens that he will have Yoon-hee expelled for disorderly conduct to which Yoon-hee respectfully bows and offers her most sincere apologies.
Just as Yoon-hee turns to leave, the whispering of the peeking noblemen catches her attention and she realizes that they're staring at the bare-shouldered Cho-sun. The woman in Yoon-hee can't stand to see another woman being so embarrassed and so, to Cho-sun and everyone's surprise, she gives her outer garment to Cho-sun. Yoon-hee then asks Minister Ha's permission to take Cho-sun with her, explaining(slightly mocking) that the president of Sungkyunkwan was the one to make such demands in the name of initiation. Despite his anger, the Minister is forced to let Yoon-hee go because it is his son she speaks about—and of course he cannot protest unless he was to undermine his son's authority. Even after Yoon-hee has left, however, Minister Ha can't shake the inkling that her face was a familiar one.
Yoon-hee leads Cho-sun out of the room, venting that it's because jerks like the Minister are in positions of power that Joseon is in such bad shape. Guys like him should all be thrown into the Han river. Giggling, a gisaeng asks her if she's going to spend all night ranting when she's finally met the gisaeng she's been looking for all along—Cho-sun. By the surprise on Yoon-hee's face, it's clear that she only brought Cho-sun out to save her from an unpleasant night with the Minister.
Meanwhile, Sun-joon is still pondering over his own mission: "The flower of all flowers is the lotus, thus pluck the lotus of all lotuses, the Bu-yong flower." Being the puritan that he is, Sun-joon is thinking flowers and lotuses in literal terms. It's only when his man-servant comes to the rescue(knowing Sun-joon and his puritan ways) that Sun-joon grasps the figurative undertones of "pluck" and "flower". Tehe. (Did anyone else find Sun-joon's man-servant's laugh absolutely contagious? Ha, Loved it!)
The "lotus" in question is none other than In-soo's sister Hyo-Eun (Seo Hyo Rim). Of course the mission itself is a setup for Sun-joon to fail, thus as she and her brother's minions await his arrival, she rehearses her lines of rejection to the praise and adoration of Byung-choon. Outside the estate walls, Sun-joon is bickering with his man-servant—he deems it impossible that In-soo would set up his own sister for 'plucking' and that he must be missing something.
Little do they know that away from others' eyes, Hyo-eun does a 180 on her image. Tired of waiting, an annoyed Hyo-eun storms off to her room and begins stripping off her outer garments in annoyance. When her hand-maid reminds her of her brother's friends outside, Hyo-eun retorts, "They can just stand punishment outside! All of them have such pathetic looks… where in the world are the people like these novel characters?" As Hyo-eun giggles over her story book, she pokes her maid with her feet and tells her to let Byung-choon and Go-bong know that she wants to rest for 1 shigak(1 shigak/gak=15 minutes) threatening that if the maid doesn't, she'll go outside in her under-garments. That's enough to alarm the maid and she hurries out to let them know.
Byung-choon decides to take this time to use the restroom (and of course Go-bong & co. follow) and as soon as they leave Sun-joon stealthily enters the estate(without losing his noble air, of course), still contemplating the words Bu-Yong-Hwa(flower)—and what do you know, he spots the Bu-Yong-Dang sign above Hyo-eun's room.
Inside, Hyo-eun mistakes Sun-joon's approaching shadow as her maid's and she throws open her doors to yell at her—only to find Sun-joon's startled face staring back at her. Sun-joon hurriedly closes her doors but Hyo-eun reopens them and as he begins to protest, she shushes him with her finger…her eyes of adoration fixated on him.
Back at Sungkyunkwan, Yong-ha and In-soo share drinks. Yong-ha tells In-soo that he need not worry if it's Cho-sun that he's worried about, pointing out that In-soo has been constantly checking for news from the Gisaeng house. In-soo denies it, reassuring Yong-ha(and perhaps himself) that Cho-sun will not so easily be moved—she wouldn't even blink if a man were to lay down his life for her. Yong-ha explains that is the precise reason he sent Yoon-hee…he wants to see her be stripped of her guise.
At the gisaeng house, Cho-sun asks Yoon-hee what it is she can do for her—is it not her undergarments marked with proof of her affections? (I think we all know the undertones of that mission). Yoon-hee admits that she's right. Cho-sun then says, "All that is left for you to do is ask me then." She moves closer to Yoon-hee and blows flour from her face. This is enough to unsettle Yoon-hee and she hurriedly gets up to leave, claiming that she is no different from Minister Ha—they've both come to beg for one night with her. Impressed by his(her) chivalry, Cho-sun suggests that Yoon-hee just take her undergarment—it is a gift to the one she's given her heart to. (Painter of the wind, anyone?).
Yoon-hee unfolds the undergarment and begins painting on it to show that this is not a shameful undergarment but a beautiful memory. A smiling Cho-sun says, "Then I must write a poem in reply."
Meanwhile, an awkward Sun-joon stands with his back to the still underdressed Hyo-eun(who has reverted back to being Miss Proper). He begins to excuse himself when Hyo-eun stops him—she can't let him leave like this. Why? It's because Byung-choon&co. just realized that Sun-joon might've slipped in to the estate while they were taking care of "business." Byung-choon arrives just in time to see Sun-joon's shadow inside but when he swings open the doors, there is only an underdressed Hyo-eun getting ready for bed.
Startled, Hyo-eun kicks an even more startled Byung-choon out and as soon as the coast is clear, she helps Sun-joon escape. Not before they share her fairy-tale moment—guy tells her he won't forget this night, flustered girl trips, guy catches, girl is hit hard by cupid's arrow. Of course.
On the road, Minister Ha still can't shake his inkling and decides to turn back to the gisaeng house when his attention is turned to scarlet notes floating in the sky. He becomes alarmed and hurries home while a mysterious masked man sends exploding arrows all around the city. The arrows explode into scarlet pieces of paper declaring the secrets and scandals of the nation—and one of them fall into the hands of Yoon-hee.
The masked man is Hong-Byuk-Seo(we'll be calling him the Red Messenger) and his next target is Minister Ha's home. Just as the minister arrives home, he sends an arrow flying towards the minister. The arrow hits the main gate and a chase ensues. As Yoon-hee walks the streets while reading the scarlet note, the Red Messenger appears in front of her and unconsciously helps him escape by telling the guards she hasn't seen anyone suspicious.
The chase ends when the Red Messenger hides behind Ban-chon territory, which the guards are prohibited from entering after hours.
Minister Ha is furious that an army of guards failed to catch one man but becomes intrigued when hearing that the Red Messenger disappeared into Ban-chon. The news reaches the King's ears and he considers the possibility of the Red Messenger being related to Sungkyunkwan. He smiles as he muses that things are getting interesting…the Red Messenger is looking for the Geum-dong-ji-sa(kind of a Book of Kings, if you will).
Sun-joon's father is alarmed at the mention of the Geum-dong-ji-sa. How did you take care of things, he accuses Minister Ha. The minister assures him that the book is long gone, but Sun-joon's father warns that he must get rid of the Red Messenger. If he fails to do so, the Noron party will be endangered as a whole.
Outside the Sungkyunkwan gates, Yoon-hee is startled when Sun-joon grabs her shoulder. He reminds her that time is almost up and that she should hurry and Yoon-hee notices that he's coming from Buk-chon.
The seniors of Sungkyunkwan begin checking the fruits of the freshmen's missions and when they finally reach Yoon-hee, Yong-ha is sure of her failure. To his and everyone's surprise, however, she offers up Cho-sun's undergarment. Failing to hide his shock, Yong-ha asks if this really belongs to Cho-sun—the others suspicious that it belongs to another gisaeng—but when he unfolds and counts the flowers on the undergarment, he is assured that it truly is Cho-sun's undergarment.
Byung-choon grabs it and begins to read Cho-sun's poem: "Who would say that a short night is lesser than a long night? Such an enrapturing short night…I would not trade for any longer night."
A stiff faced Insoo asks, "I'll ask you again. Is it true? Did you see Cho-sun? And did she give this to you directly?" When she answers yes, In-soo clenches his fist silently in anger. Yong-ha on the other hand is thoroughly amused and lets out an adorable chuckle.
Yong-ha declares that the greatest prize is undisputedly Yoon-hee, who made possible the impossible. Yoon-hee receives her uniform, officially(or…unofficially) admitted to the university.
Next is Sun-joon. He announces that he was unable to fulfill his mission, saying that he did not even go to Minister Ha's house in Buk-chon. Yoon-hee quietly protests that she saw him coming from Buk-chon but Sun-joon clears his throat to keep her quiet.
After preparations are complete, In-soo gives the ok for the punishment to begin(after a smug little speech) and several scholars come out to push him in.
Along the side of the creek, the school chancellor is waiting for Sun-joon to fall in with a custom made lifesaver. He grumbles that this is the problem with rich kids—they can't do anything for themselves, forcing him to take matters into his own hands. "Why should an oldie like me have to run into save him at this time of night? This lifesaver is NOT for that inflexible prick Lee Sun-joon. It's for me! The one you save is me! So you have to do it well!" And just as he swings to throw the lifesaver in, Yoon-hee cries, "Wait!"…resulting in a hilarious moan from the chancellor as the rope wraps around his neck.
Yoon-hee decides that she wants to use her one wish(the grand prize) on saving Sun-joon. Despite In-soo's threats that if she uses this wish, he has the power to expel her, she insists that she wants to use it on Sun-joon.
When they return to campus, Sun-joon stops Yoon-hee. Yoon-hee says, "If you're going to thank me, there's no need to. I was just trying to 'stick to my principles'," she smirks at her own Sun-joon reference and goes on, "I don't like being indebted to someone." Sun-joon tells her that it might have been better if she didn't get involved, "Since I wanted to change this tradition of 'mission impossible' initiation. I also can't stand being indebted to someone, so if you ever have a request, let me know. If it's something within my powers, then I will do my best to do it." Ah, the budding of a friendship.
As Sun-joon returns to the dormitories, Yong-ha is waiting for him to have a word.
Yong-ha, who seems to have heard Sun-joon talking to Yoon-hee asks:
"Is that why? 'There's no need to keep the rules of something as meaningless as this initiation'…Is that why even though you went to Minister Ha's estate, you claimed you didn't? 'I'd rather be thrown into the urine-filled creek than fall for your immature tricks,' is that it? Is it pride? Competitiveness? Defiance? It's for guys like you…the initiation. Guys like you who were born into rich families with stiff necks because you've never had to bow your head to anyone. It's to humble guys like you. Why? Because this is Sungkyunkwan. It doesn't matter who your father is, here, all of you are just fresh meat…So get off your high horse—this is the precious lesson that your seniors are teaching you," finally smiling after his uncharacteristic serious talk. "So don't take it all too seriously."
He leaves as he pats Sun-joon on the back, but Sun-joon retorts, "Then you must not have passed your initiation. Because there is no other scholar who wears such flamboyant clothes as you do. Is this not a display of the wealth and power of your father?" Touché!
Sun-joon continues by saying that it was because Buyong-hwa was a chaste young lady and he did not see it fit to embarrass her in front of men—that is all. Yong-ha breaks out into a smile and congratulates Sun-joon on his entrance into Sungkyunkwan.
In-soo is being pampered by his minions while they complain that they could've gotten Sun-joon good if it weren't for Kim Yoon-shik. Go-bong lets slip that Sun-joon specifically asked to be sent to the East Wing dormitory. Why is this a big deal? It has been Sungkyunkwan tradition for people of the Noron faction to stay in the West Wing, while the Soron stay in the East wing—even the school is divided by politics. Who does Sun-joon think he is, going against tradition? Does he think lightly of the Soron faction? Even the school chancellor refuses to allow it but Professor Jung suggests that it will be hard to do change Sun-joon's self-righteous mind.
Yong-ha doesn't seem too worried though. Despite his past failures in getting Sun-joon into trouble, Yong-ha is sure that Sun-joon won't be able to stay in the East Wing for long because they have a secret weapon: the crazy horse, Guh-roo. He never shares a room with anyone, ESPECIALLY not a Noron.
Meanwhile, Yoon-hee is sitting, looking like a deer caught in headlights as Sun-joon undresses into his sleeping robes.
Sun-joon tells her to take off her clothes to sleep, but of course she has her own secret to keep and thus refuses. A cute round of bickering follows, and as Yoon-hee opens the door to leave the room, she runs into Jae-shin (aka Guh-roo). Jae-shin stares down the two of his roommates while In-soo and his minions bet that Sun-joon will pack his bags. Yong-ha's the only one vote that he won't…or at least, not immediately.
Jae-shin looks around the room, "What is all this?" Throwing their belongings on the floor he yells, "Get lost!" Yong-ha is pleased. Recognizing that Jae-shin must be the famed Guh-roo, but just as he's about to introduce himself, Guh-roo tells him there's no need. He won't be seeing his face again. Sun-joon introduces himself anyway.
Yoon-hee suddenly remembers that Jae-shin was the one who saved her from the Minister's henchmen and slowly tries to creep her way out when Jae-shin says, "Hey, you there…why are you here." Yoon-hee freezes. "You must be crazy. Where do you think this is?"
She begins making excuses but Jae-shin moves past her towards Sun-joon. "Hey Noron. Why are you here?" Sun-joon doesn't answer and moves to pick up his clothes. "I'm asking you. Why is a Noron bastard in this room…stinking up the place."
Sun-joon explains that he was assigned here and he's simply following the rules against segregation. Jae-shin accuses him, a Noron, of ripping apart the country but Sun-joon replies that right now, it is Jae-shin who is segregating this room. Does that make Jae-shin a Noron? With that, Sun-joon says that he will now comply with the rules and go to sleep.
Jae-shin is left speechless, so instead throws off his clothes and lays to sleep, laughing hysterically at Sun-joon's insult. He's never heard a worse insult than being called a Noron. Yoon-hee tries to sneak away quietly but Jae-shin kicks her down between him and Sun-joon.
Jae-shin looks at her and says, "Are you telling me to sleep next to a Noron bastard? From now on, this is your spot… forever." Can that be my spot please? Thanks.
The minions outside are disappointed that no one packed their bags, and Yong-ha collects his winnings. In-soo on the other hand has another power tripping episode, threatened by Sun-joon's refusal to comply with Sungkyunkwan tradition.
Yoon-hee spends a restless night between Sun-joon and Jae-shin, the dagger from her mom tightly gripped in her hands—her mother and brother at home praying for her well-being.
Sun-joon is up reading even before the morning call. As he's about to leave the room to get ready, he sees Yoon-hee sleeping in an uncomfortable position and after a little hesitation, he begins to move her. Yoon-hee opens her eyes to the sudden movement, only to stare up into Sun-joon's face. Fairytale moment! Kind of…
Startled, she hurries to get up, butting head with Sun-joon. He lands on top of Jae-shin… yeah I don't think I have to explain what happens next.
It's a beautiful morning at Sungkyunkwan as all the scholars wash up for the new day…but not without some whispering over Sun-joon's staying in the East wing.
As the scholars walk to their classes, they are given instructions and offences that must be avoided by a professor…er… I mean, a student posing as a professor. He's a student who's had to repeat his years, "To more deeply understand the teachings."
Everything is very ceremonial in Sungkyunkwan—eating meals must be first permitted by In-soo, and Yong-ha explains to Yoon-hee that even finishing your meals is based on a point system. Yoon-hee considers this as she eats, only to spit it all out into Yong-ha's face when he calls her Dae-mul(Big One). She's just earned herself a new nickname. Her peers make fun of her new Dae-mul status…even Sun-joon.
Meanwhile, the plot to force Sun-joon out of the East wing continues…almost. A few Soron scholars hoped to discuss plot details with Jae-shin, until they got too chicken to even speak to him.
Next plan, In-soo takes the reins. In-soo first warns Sun-joon that although he might think that he's made an impression on the Soron for his non-segregating ways, the Noron are very unhappy with him. When Sun-joon replies that he didn't do it to win anyone's heart, In-soo tells him that he won't last much longer before he comes crawling begging for mercy. "Lucky for you, I am very merciful to anyone repentant."
Sun-joon replies that foolish hopes are bad for your health.
However, In-soo doesn't back down. When his minions corner Yoon-hee to terrorize her for her friend-choice. They tell her she's picked the line to climb because In-soo is the one with all the power. Or is she relying on her Dae-mul? They want to see this great package and as they begin to strip her, In-soo swoops in to the rescue. Or so she thinks…at first. He apologizes for the rudeness of his followers but warns that she should think and decide carefully using that great brain of hers to pick sides. She should keep in mind that he has the power to make her life in Sungkyunkwan a living hell.
Scared out of her wits, she finds Sun-joon in the library.
Yoon-hee asks, "Is my wish still valid? The debt you owe me from initiation." Sun-joon replies that he will keep his promise, whatever it is.
"Will you go to the West wing? I trust that you will keep your promise. Lee Sun-joon, go to the West wing."
I think with every episode, the series and characters are growing on me. The first couple episodes, Song Joon Ki had me smitten with his portrayal of Yong-ha and I found that Micky Yoochun's performance was mediocre if not barely sufficient. But I think Micky Yoochun's performance is gradually getting better and more relatable. He's not just that stiff neck snot all the time, or at least when he's with Yoon-hee. You can see that Yoon-hee gets to him whether it sin a good or bad way. I can see that Micky Yoochun is loosening up with his acting, so I'm looking forward to seeing his improvement in future episodes.
Park Min Young is surprisingly endearing in this series, and also pretty convincing as a cross-dresser. I'm so thankful that they haven't tried to pretty her up like they did for Park Shin Hye in the beginning of 'You're Beautiful'. Her voice is also low enough to be convincing but not disturbing.
As for the Red Messenger, I think we all know who is behind all that, but I don't want to mention any names just in case some people haven't caught on yet. Let me just say, I'm glad for this subplot because it makes this series so much more than just a bubbly romantic comedy but also a drama with political struggle, which I love. The Red Messenger kind of has an Iljimae feel, doesn't he?
I enjoy watching this drama for its cute moments, hilarious sub-characters, and of course the pretty boys that give my eyes joy. Let's just hope it keeps doing what it's doing and not drag out to turn into a disappointment!
Also, if you've read this far, thanks for reading my first ever recap! I know it wasn't perfect, but I'll do my best to summarize better without cutting out important details!
ADDED: Just a short explanation about the Geum-dong-ji-sa. It's a document written by King Yeong-jo that chronicles the pressures from the Noron faction to kill his son, Sado. It is said that Sado would often go on killing sprees in the Palace, thus with the pressures from the very powerful Noron faction, Yeong-jo was left with no choice but to lock up his son into a large rice chest… and Sado died 8 days later. This document, however, has been lost… which seems to be the doing of the Noron faction (hinted by the panic of Minister Lee, who is the leader of the Noron faction) according to this drama.
Jeong-jo, who is the king portrayed in SKKU is the son of Sado and the grandson of Yeong-jo. So it seems natural that the Soron Red Messenger, (Soron being the less powerful rival of Noron) would be looking for the document that would prove Noron's malicious guilt.
I'm not sure how the drama will portray it, but historically it's said to be written by Yeong-jo.
I think the definition of Geum-dong-ji-sa is "a document that chronicles the secrets and scandals of injustice to be passed onto their descendants."
In real life we can't say what the document really says and if it was really written by Yeong-jo because it's never been found, but scholars believe it to be Yeong-jo's confessions to let his descendants know of the pressures he faced in killing his son.
- Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 2
- Sungkyunkwan Scandal: Episode 1
- Will Sungkyunkwan Scandal change its name?
- Sungkyunkwan Scandal releases its poster
- Park Min-young closest to Micky Yoochun on set
- Seo Hyo-rim in Sungkyunkwan
- Park Min-young gets comfortable on the Sungkyunkwan set
- The Sungkyunkwan Scandal cast speaks to the press


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Void genomes are permanent cures, but the effects differentiate between the different types. He is immune to the exterior virus, although by drawing someone's void he also absorbs their manifested virus. This is only temporary, when he lets go of the tainted hearts they go back to being tainted to their original host, so he should be restored back to normal when he lets go of everyones void.
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I don't think that makes much sense. Everyone's void has the embodiment of the virus carried inside it, therefore by giving it back, the virus should also be transmitted along the void. He said he could decide whether he keeps the virus or not, although I highly doubt that he has any control over anything except using the voids, and drawing them. The rest is done by Kurousu's formula, and he shouldn't be able to alter anything that's built in, it would only lead to a plot hole.
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A lot of people have the virus inside their bodies but it never break out until Mana sang her "song". The Genomic Resonance activates the sleeping virus. So even if Souta would be infected again when he becomes his void back, it doesn't meen it would break out.
And Haruka stated, that Shu's void can isolate and absorb the cancer and the genetic material of the virus. |
2012-03-13, 20:34 | Link #127 |
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Lost in a delusional world.
Relate the virus to radiation, the more you're exposed to it the worse its gets. In this case it forms a single specific cancer instead of a wide variety of long term effects. The cancer then spreads like any other cancer to the extent where it kills you, regardless of whether you're in a decontaminated area or not.
Now if Mana does another attempt at lost christmas, it would basically speed up the cancer's effects to kill you instantaneously. Although some people are more resistant and would at the most survive a few extra hours compared to the rest, unless you have a genome. After the event which is what were seeing right now, almost everyone in Japan has radiation poisoning, and the virus is still very much alive. This is Souta's case as well, he became symptomatic since he was barely taking any vaccines. It had very little to do with the second Mana event, and more with the lack of vaccines. As for his void, you can't prove that he can't give the materialized cancer back alongside their voids, more on the line that he chooses not to. |
2012-03-14, 09:00 | Link #128 |
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Your base,stealing your Knightmares.
What's with the killsats through? They are most certainly getting less attention and discussion than they should be getting,because how the hell did they launch them in the first place? Are there any limitations to the Leukocycte's power? Why doesn't he just rip Shu apart from above? Void or no Void,he won't survive what seems to be a high-yield warhead.
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May Term has hardly started, though it is nearly June! So before the calendar flips another page here are some of the highlights of the last month or so, among them the faculty awards at Commencement and some top student work.
That work includes films on the big screen in Salem and the prize winners from the Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Ken Olsen Science Center. Many thanks to the faculty—notably Suzanne Phillips, Dwight Tshudy, Mike Veatch and Jessica Ventura—who organized the symposium, as well as Kaye Cook, Greg Keller and Dwight Tshudy for advising the winning projects.
With Julie Ray's departure, Vice President Barry Loy has redistributed many of her duties among key members of the Center for Student Development: Terry Charek, Jan Holton, Chris Carlson, Josh Wymore, and Jennifer Brink. We've provided a brief summary here of the changes so you can be aware of the new alignment of responsibilities among the CSD staff.
And if you missed the Carlberg Home Companion, there are some new lyrics to sing on the way to the beach...
Stay cool.
As always, the Distinguished Faculty Awards were presented at the end of Commencement. Based upon nominations from the faculty and the graduating class, these awards are given annually in recognition of excellence in teaching, substantive scholarly and professional activity, and notable service to the College.
This year's recipient of the Senior Distinguished Award was Ted Wood, professor of economics and business at Gordon, who is retiring after 30 years. Here's an excerpt from the award presentation: "Ted's specialty is accounting, and therefore he would insist that any report take honest stock of both losses and gains. We do recognize our loss here today, knowing that you are now leaving us to move to Minnesota, where you can enjoy more Vikings' losses to the Patriots. . . ." For the full text of the presentation, click the link below:
Graeme Bird, associate professor of linguistics and classics, received the Junior Distinguished Faculty Award, given to an assistant or associate professor. An excerpt from the presentation: "This adventure will take us around the world, from the small gigs that he plays with his vocal band to the shores of the South Pacific. But as the plot proceeds we will discover that the case is solved not simply because of his intellectual scope but also because of his good nature." For full text, click below:
Congratulations to assistant professor of Christian ministries Sharon Ketcham, who received the fourth annual Marv Wilson Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities during the final faculty meeting of the academic year. More information about the award and Sharon's work can be found on the Faculty Central website.
Under the new arrangement of duties in the Center for Student Development, Terry Charek will now oversee retention efforts and implement a new early alert and response program. Just as in health care, research on students' adjustment to college shows that early diagnosis and intervention are vital to insuring academic success and personal well-being. Next fall we will be focusing on the first 6-8 weeks. Faculty of common Core classes will be implementing more early assessment exercises into their courses, and Terry will work with a network of faculty and staff to identify at-risk students and to intervene with appropriate forms of support.
Terry will also pick up responsibilities for guiding transitions to the sophomore year and chairing the CSD task force that is responsible for programming several of the fall Convocations. To allow Terry to absorb these duties, we will be hiring a new Director of Housing.
While continuing to serve as the director of the Counseling Center, Jan Holton will now assume more responsibility for working with students with disabilities, chairing the Diversity Task Force, and guiding programs on gender and sexuality themes. She will also oversee education on alcohol and substance abuse, prompt collaboration on overall wellness programs, and continue to do research and communicate with the community on the issues of emerging adulthood.
Along with his usual duties, Chris Carlson will now be the primary CSD staffer working with advising, and he will also give direction to Josh Wymore, who is stepping up to become the new director of Orientation. Jennifer Brink (right), who is our coordinator for academically based service learning, will assume leadership of the Provost's Commission on the First-Year Experience. This coming year will be a time for the Commission to guide the implementation of several initiatives launched last spring and to formulate a comprehensive plan for advising.
Continuing its new focus on visual storytelling, the Communication Arts Department joined the Gordon Film Society to sponsor the College's second Student Film Showcase on Thursday, May 12, at CinemaSalem. The event drew more than 170 attendees, filling the theater to a standing-room capacity as students, faculty, staff, community members, and film casts and crews gathered to watch 20 short films. The screening celebrated the creativity and hard work of students in assistant professor Toddy Burton's Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced Production courses. Assistant professor of Spanish Moisés Park had high praise for the showcase, noting that it was "very ambitious! I've been to student film screenings at USC, UC Davis, UCLA, and Berkeley and this was the best I've ever seen."
To view two of the night's more memorable films, follow the links below:
Guardian Angel
Writer/director: Kyle Gordon '11
Producer: Jess Burton '11
Director of Photography: Grant Straton '11
Editor: Nick Smith '11
No Laughing Matter
Writer/director: Elan Sablich '11
Jennifer Memmen, the director of Gordon's Adventure Day Camp, will be leaving her post after eight years in order to complete her M.S.W. at Boston College. Barry Loy comments that she has "taken a good day camp and made it excellent. Under Jenn's leadership the camp has received first place in the Reader's Choice Award and the designation of 'North of Boston's Favorite Summer Camp.' She has doubled the camp's enrollment (250 to 500), enhanced staff training, created an international experience for staff, developed the junior counselor program, reached out to high schoolers through the Adirondack leadership experience." Jenn will be replaced by Scott Barnett, who recently completed a Ph.D. in education from Trinity International University and who has led camps in Nairobi, Kenya and served as a wilderness education instructor at Wheaton's HoneyRock Camp.
The Athletic Department inducted three new members into its Hall of Honor at the end of April.
Bobby Brooks (left) was the starting goalkeeper for the men's soccer team from 1984-1988. Captain of the team during his junior and senior seasons, Brooks helped the Scots crack the NAIA top 20 and New England top 10 in Division III in 1986 and reach the NAIA District V West playoffs in 1987. He was named to the NAIA New England All-Star team in 1985.
Norma Bailey (center) was a tri-sport athlete for Gordon from 1958-1962. Bailey led the softball team to four consecutive undefeated seasons and the women's basketball to two undefeated seasons. She also captained the volleyball team for three years and, in her spare time, won the College's ping-pong tournament.
Jim Sziksai (right) was four-year basketball standout for Barrington College in the late 1960s. Working into a starting role in his freshman year, Sziksai went on to start in each subsequent season, captaining the Warriors to 12 wins in the last 15 games of his senior year.
At Commencement the senior class announced the gift of a mural, painted by graduating seniors Anna Taylor and Garrett Ames-Ledbetter. The mural, in panels, will be displayed in the long hall on the first floor of the Ken Olsen Science Center, and it will be an abstraction delving into theme of "Framework and Fluidity," exploring the scientist's desire to "construct systems of understanding as jumping off points for further exploration." "This pursuit of understanding honors God," Anna writes; "however, these frameworks are held with a certain amount of humility and the acknowledgement that they are ultimately approximations of the truth. The possibility of a newer and truer framework always looms."
As a symbol of the forthcoming painting and a farewell gift to the Carlbergs, Anna and Garrett painted an image of an alewife from the Gordon ponds, which was presented to Jud at Commencement. A detail of the painting is on the right.
For their research entitled Landscape composition effects on small mammal richness and abundance in northern Massachusetts, Eric Lindemann and Jonathan Harris studied the effects of fragmentation (due to residential and agricultural development) on the edge habitation of several small mammals in Southern New England forests. Over two trapping seasons, the researchers set 75 Sherman live traps at 12 different sites on the North Shore for four nights. Their findings indicated that white-footed mice and red-backed voles were more abundant at natural edge sites as opposed to human edge sites; deer mice appeared to show no preference between either natural and human edge sites and the interior forest, perhaps indicating that they are habitat generalists. Advisor: Greg Keller.
Kristen Entwistle's project continued her work from the previous year, when she also won first prize in the physical sciences for research that "used the Iron-Tetraamido macrocyclic ligand system . . . to polymerize the model monomer of 4-ethylphenol." Entitled Structural Determination of a Synthetic Polymer by Gaussian Computational Modeling Software and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Kristen's most current investigation used experimental and computational findings to analyze and predict the structure of the polymer mentioned above. Advisor: Dwight Tshudy.
Laurieann Smith, Lauren Stone, and Matt Van Hamersveld won first prize in this category for their work entitled Do Christian College Undergraduates and Alumni Hold Onto Their Faith, or Do They View God as a Divine Butler and Cosmic Therapist? The study investigated a set of hypotheses which predicted that, over time, Christian college graduates would gradually move away from the religious communities to which they belonged in college and would also move closer toward a theology of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD). However, based upon interviews with 60 Gordon undergraduates and 240 Gordon and Wheaton alums, the researchers found the opposite to be true: a high percentage of alums stayed within the same or similar denominations after college, and there was virtually no evidence of a shift toward MTD. Advisor: Kaye Cook.
For the past two years, professor of psychology Bryan Auday has mentored a local high school student (Becca Murry) on science projects for her junior and senior year. This year, Bryan encouraged Becca to broaden her research (synesthesia-individuals who experience multiple perceptions to a stimuli; e.g., sees all letters as a specific color) and to use the College's EEG brain imaging lab on campus. As a result of her work on this topic, Becca recently placed second in the State Science Fair, winning an $8,000 college scholarship and a $500 prize.
Two Gordon lacrosse players have received national recognition for their on-field performances following the conclusion of the spring sports season. Junior Jordan Alexander of the women's lacrosse team garnered Division III Third Team All-American honors from USA College Lacrosse for her work at the attack position. Senior Dan Utz, already recognized as the conference co-offensive player of the year for men's lacrosse, added an Honorable Mention All-American nod from the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to his list of awards from an outstanding senior season at midfield.
Additionally, three Gordon athletic teams were honored by The Commonwealth Coast Conference this year for their sportsmanship: Men's and Women's Tennis and Men's Basketball.
Garrison Keillor was there . . . at least in voice, reading Jo Kadlecek's and Martha Stout's script for News from Coy Pond. And Mark Stevick introduced Iconoclassics, with a new version of Disney's Aladdin in honor of the last 7,001 Nights of the Gordon presidency.
O he first came forth in the frozen North where
Lizzie Bordon gave 40 whacks;
And she hailed down south where her mama's mouth
suffered Norwegian talk attacks;
So they fled Midwest in their Sunday best
and discovered out under stage lights
how two actors weave "Some Enchanted Eve"
into hot Carlberg-i-an Nights.
For full script of Mark's lyrics as well as other parodies from Laurie Truschel and Martha Stout, click here.


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December Daily : Day 17
(day 17 : "holiday" from a Kate Spade mailer)
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Oh man, I am really starting to get all excited. Updating some of the decor I put up earlier: making adjustments, moving things around, getting ready to have family here. I can hardly wait for all of them to get here.
Working a bit on wrapping each day so I don't end up doing it all at the last minute. I like being able to take my time. Here's a couple so far - going with a red + browns theme.
Found these bakers boxes at Shim + Sons. I like having a mixture of wrapped presents and others in simple brown boxes. Ribbon from Pottery Barn.
Red on red stripe wrapping paper at Target. Chocolate ribbon from Paper Source.
This is cool: today (Tuesday) through Thursday, December 20th Fontwerks is having a 30% off sale with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks. Enter "HoHoHo!" at checkout (don't forget the exclamation point).
And one more thing: could you say a little prayer for me today? I had three more abnormal moles removed this morning. Here's to hoping they are simply abnormal looking and not anything else.


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"My daughter was young when I first baked these treats filled with bananas, cherries and walnuts," recalls James Bogdanovitch of Rutland, Vermont. "She liked them so much that she surprised us one Easter morning with a batch she whipped up by herself."
39 Healthy Snacks That Make Kids Happy
- 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
- 1/4 cup plus 1/3 cup sugar, divided
- 2 eggs, separated
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 12 slices ripe banana
- 12 maraschino cherries, halved
- 12 walnut halves
- 2/3 cup flaked coconut
- In a bowl, combine biscuit mix and 1/4 cup sugar. In another bowl, beat the egg yolks, milk and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Spoon 1-1/2 tablespoons of batter into 12 paper-lined muffin cups. Place a banana slice, cherry half and walnut half in each cup. Top with remaining batter.
- In a small bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold in coconut. Spoon over batter. Top with remaining cherry halves. Bake at 400° for 14-18 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 1 dozen.
Originally published as Banana Meringue Muffins in Quick Cooking
January/February 2003, p43
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When infield coach Perry Hill likes what he sees from one of his players, he usually salutes them by shouting with the type of energy reserved for a crazed college offensive line coach on game day.
"Stop it!" Hill will scream before either pumping his fist or tipping his cap after a good defensive play. "That's what I'm talking about!"
Adeiny Hechavarria doesn't quite understand what Hill is saying. Hechavarria's English needs more work. But the 23-year-old, Cuban-born, new Marlins shortstop gets the gist of Hill's celebrations. Hechavarria (5-11, 180) said good defensive work fires him up, too.
"I like the way he motivates his players — it motivates you to keep going, to do it better," said Hechavarria, a Triple A All-Star last season with the Blue Jays who was targeted by the Yankees as a potential replacement for Derek Jeter when he first defected through Mexico in 2009.
"[Hill] wants things done right, and that's what I want — for things to be done right on the field."
The Marlins, who open Grapefruit League play Saturday afternoon at Roger Dean Stadium against the St. Louis Cardinals, acquired Hechavarria, pitcher Henderson Alvarez and top outfield prospect Jake Marisnick as the primary pieces in their blockbuster 12-player trade with the Blue Jays in November.
President of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said Hechavarria could end up being the best defensive shortstop the Marlins have had in a long time, and projects him to hit seventh — or somewhere in the bottom half of the order — when the regular season kicks off April 1 in Washington.
MLB Headlines
Marlins hope Cuban-born Adeiny Hechavarria is long-term fixture at shortstop
Miami Herald | Feb 23