World Series, Baby!

The Washington Nationals secured the National League Championship and have advanced to the World Series (the first time a DC team has done so since 1933.

So let's show some Natitude and root, root, root for the home team!

And if you can pause from singing Baby Shark for just a few minutes, check out a book or two:

National Pastime: Sports, Politics, and the Return of Baseball to Washington DC. GV863 W18 S87

The Washington Nationals 1859 to Today: The Story of Baseball in the Nation's Capital. GV683 W18 F76

GO NATS!!!

Curiosity and the Creative Process

Fine Arts Emerita Rebecca Kamen was recently back in town giving a talk at American University.

(l-r: Denny May (ENG, Emeritus), Matt Todd (Dean, Learning and Technology Resources), Rebecca Kamen (Star.  ART, Emerita.  Artist in Residence U Penn); Sylvia Rortvedt (LTR, Emerita); Alka Gandhi (previously ECO NVCC.  Currently ECO UMD).

Drawing inspiration from astronomy, neuroscience, philosophy, and physics, sculptor Rebecca Kamen reflects on the scientific and artistic processes as unique but complementary catalysts for making the invisible visible.

Professor Kamen is a friend of this blog.  See her history with us here.