Monday, February 25, 2008

Today’s Response
Middle Tennessee State University

Exercising for two

In 2001, an all-American swimmer at Penn State swam the English Channel in nine hours and 30 minutes. She was 11 weeks pregnant at the time. For most pregnant women, it might be difficult to determine how much exercise is too much and how little is too little. Dr. Janet Colson, human sciences, says, “For the previously inactive female, beginning a walking program would be the best bet. It is free, relaxing and can be done just about anywhere. Also, adding this type of aerobic activity can help control excessive weight gain that many women are plagued with. Some women find the yoga classes designed for pregnant women are a great way to stretch and get relaxation and network with other women who are pregnant.”

Contact Colson at 615-898-2091.
jcolson@mtsu.edu

Get the picture?

The Polaroid Company might stop manufacturing instant film in the future. Why does this matter in the age of digital cameras? Dr. Larry Burriss, journalism, says the product still has applications that today’s techno-savvy youth might not consider. “Well, at least one scientist uses the cameras to take pictures of mummies in the jungles of Peru. Which means he needs all sorts of battery power to run the digital camera and the laptop. A Polaroid Instamatic is much easier and cheaper. Plus, imagine what happens to a digital camera and laptop if they get wet. You’re talking a couple of thousand dollars worth of ruined equipment. A Polaroid instant camera costs under 200 (dollars). Folks in medicine and engineering are also despondent about the loss. Many doctors think it is much easier and faster to snap a Polaroid and have the image in less than a minute than it is to download images. Engineers in the field also like the ease of use.”

Contact Burriss at 615-898-2983.
lburriss@mtsu.edu

Head of the class

Applications are being accepted for the 2008 Student Recognition Awards. This university-wide awards program will pay tribute to four undergraduate students honored for exemplary character and achievements in scholarship, leadership and service. All members of the MTSU community are encouraged to nominate students who have demonstrated a commitment to excellence and meet the awards criteria. The four awards include the President’s Award, the Provost’s Award, the Robert C. LaLance Jr. Achievement Award and the Community Service Award. The application deadline is Friday, March 14. The recipients will be honored at the President’s Celebration of Excellence Saturday, April 12.

Contact Dr. Colette M. Taylor, associate dean of students in the Office of Student Life, at 615-898-5812 or go to http://www.mtsu.edu/~mtleader/awards.htm.

TR EXTRA

JAZZ IT UP!--Award-winning jazz pianist Geri Allen will perform a free and open concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus. “Allen is currently one of the top jazz pianists in the world,” says Don Aliquo, coordinator of jazz studies and professor of saxophone at MTSU. “She has been at the forefront of some of the most creative jazz to be performed in recent years.” Allen has been hailed as “a jazz pianist who dares to follow an unmarked road” by The New York Times and was honored for ‘her extensive music education and a devotion to the swinging roots of jazz” by the Los Angeles Times. For more information, call 615-898-2493 or visit http://www.mtsumusic.com.