Campus Corner

By Susan Mansfield

Kent State Stark Theatre Presents The Marriage of Bette and Boo

Kent State University Stark Campus Theatre presents this season’s first production, The Marriage of Bette and Boo by Christopher Durang. Performances take place at 8 p.m. on September 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. The matinee performances are scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on September 9 and 16. The production will take place in the Kent State Stark Fine Arts Theatre, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township .
        The Marriage of Bette and Boo is a satirical play that follows the humor, madness and tragedy of the couple’s unsuccessful marriage. Nonetheless, with the help of their only surviving son, Matt, as narrator, they are seen with a poignant compassion that enriches and enlarges this Obie Award® winning play. The Marriage of Bette and Boo will be directed by Phillip Robb, assistant professor of theatre at Kent State Stark.
            Ticket prices are $8 for adults and $5 for non-Kent State students, children under 17 and Senior Citizens. All Kent State students are admitted free of charge with student ID. For reservations and group rates, contact the Kent State Stark Theatre Box Office, beginning August 20, Monday through Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. at 330-244-3348.

Malone Cross Country Team to Help Homeless

The Malone College Cross Country Team will be putting their strength to good use and assisting the Canton YWCA Emergency Shelter Program with a used furniture drive on Saturday, Sept 29. Items collected that day will be used by area individuals transitioning out of emergency housing. Anyone wishing to make a donation can schedule in advance for home pick-up by calling Judy Anderson @ 330-453-7644.

North Canton Student Chosen as Research Assistant at Denison University

Denison University junior Albert “Robbie” Christian, son of Rob and Tory Christian of North Canton, has been chosen as a research assistant funded by the Reid and Polly Anderson Scholarship Endowment. Christian and 36 other accomplished Denison science majors spent their summer conducting in-depth research projects in the sciences with faculty members.
This unique summer program, founded in 1986 as part of the Anderson Scholarship Endowment, recognizes outstanding students in the sciences and supports one-on-one faculty research activities. The late Denison Trustee J. Reid Anderson, along with his wife, Polly, established the Anderson Program in the Sciences with a $1 million-plus endowment in 1986. In addition to the summer Anderson Research Assistants, the program includes the Anderson Science Scholarships and the Anderson Lecture Series. Anderson, a 1938 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Denison, was the founder and chief executive of Verbatim Corp., which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Corporation.
Christian, a 2005 graduate of Hoover High School, is a physics major at Denison and will be working on a project titled “Improving the Quantum Efficiency of photoluminescence from Carbon Nanotubes”.
Denison University, located in Granville, Ohio, was founded in 1831 and is a privately supported, coeducational college of liberal arts and sciences. More than 2,000 full-time undergraduate students represent 47 states and 34 foreign countries.