Experience: Independent Research at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
Reagan Jennings ’23 is spending the semester researching the social behavior of harbor seals at the Columbus Zoo and comparing their behaviors with behaviors documented in the wild by a team of divers from Washington State. The diving crew, called “The SpongeBob Crew,” and a few other independent divers have been monitoring harbor seal encounters in the Puget Sound.
Jennings is being mentored at Ohio Wesleyan by
Shala Hankison, Ph.D., associate professor of Zoology and a 1995 OWU alumna. At the zoo, Jennings is being supervised by
Shane Gorbett
’15, now part of the zoo’s pinniped team (seals, sea lions, and walruses). At Ohio Wesleyan, Gorbett was a Pre-Professional Zoology and Spanish double major. Jennings earned an OWU Connection small grant to support her experience.
HISTORY
1951: International Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics.
1989: Chicago Bulls guard Michael Jordan hit a buzzer-beating jump shot to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 101-100 at the Richfield Coliseum in Game 5 to win the First Round of the NBA playoffs. Today, “The Shot” remains one of the most iconic plays in NBA history.
1994: Denver Nuggets become NBA’s 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle)
1995: Trailing the New York Knicks with 105-99 with 18.7 seconds left in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Reggie Miller scored eight points in 8.9 seconds to give the Indiana Pacers the win at Madison Square Garden.
Pushcart Players Artistic Director Performs “ART” Zoom Reading
Pushcart Players Artistic Director Performs “ART” Zoom Reading ×
Pushcart Players artistic director Paul Whelihan will perform in Zoom readings of “ART,” a play by Yasmine Reza on Thursday May 6 and Friday May 7 at 7:30 pm. The production is directed by Dov Tiefenbach. It explores friendship, mortality, and, of course, art. The performance is free, yet welcome donations will benefit Pushcart Players, and the future live production.
“’ART’” tells the comedic story of three long-time friends: Serge, Marc, and Yvan, whose relationship is put to the test when Serge purchases a completely modern painting,” said Jim Watt, producer. “The high-price purchase sets off a heated exchange about what constitutes ‘art,’ and quickly becomes more personal as the three resentfully bring up their individual failures. Will these friendships be forever destroyed?”
A painting depicting (clockwise from left) Don Newcombe, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr. and Roy Campanella praying around a dinner table was unveiled at the Negro League Baseball Museum on Thursday â Jackie Robinson Day. The painting, titled âGrace,â took seven months to complete. JACK HARRIS/LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS Jack Harris
BY JACK HARRIS
LOS ANGELES TIMES/TNS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Bob Kendrick beamed with pride as he looked at the broken painting.
In black and gray strokes of charcoal and pastel, four men are depicted. They sit around a dinner table. Their hands are clasped together. Their heads are bowed as they say grace.