TIGERS HANDLE LEWIS AND CLARK, EARN FIRST DUAL-MEET WIN

January 7th, 2012


By Michael Wells
Sports Information Director

 

LOS ANGELES — Zachary Condon (Newbury Park), Steven Van Deventer (Naperville, Ill.), Ben Sullivan (La Canada) and Stephen Ratkovich (Castle Rock, Col.) all notched multiple wins and swam a leg on the winning 200 yard medley relay team, leading the Occidental College men’s swimming and diving team to it’s first win of the season, a 164-96 victory over Lewis and Clark College in a swim-only, non-conference meet on Monday.

Van Deventer placed first in all of his individual swims along with the relay, taking the 100 yard breaststroke (1 minute, 1.32 seconds), the 100 individual medley (56.88) and the 50 breast (28.04)]. Condon finished first in the 100 backstroke (57.42) and the 200 freestyle (1:51.70); Sullivan won the 100 butterfly (56.8) and the 50 fly (25.96); Ratkovich picked up the 100 free (50.11) and led off thed winning 200 free relay.

Monday’s meet marked the first time since the Orange County Invitational on Nov. 19

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Animal Studies Continues to Grow

January 3rd, 2012

A recent article in the New York Times explored the immense intellectual energy currently driving animal studies. Weve been publishing in animal studies for several year now, including our most recent title Species Matters: Humane Advocacy and Cultural Theory, edited by Marianne DeKoven and Michael Lundblad.

Similar to our list in animal studies, the field itself has expanded to include works coming from a range of fields in the humanities, including philosophy, art, literature, film, theater, and religion. The expanding number of classes and programs in the field consider issues ranging from the treatment of animals and the ethical questions that raises to exploring what animals think and what they have to say.

Among the various scholars interviewed about the nature and direction of animal studies is Kari Weil, author of the forthcoming book, Thinking Animals: Why Animal Studies Now?.

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