AUM Connected 2016-2017 Reading Guide

AUM Connected Committee Dr. Lee A. Farrow, History & CELT Director (Co-Chair) Will Fenn, Fine Arts (Co-Chair) Wendy Anderson, Information Systems Dana Bice, WAC Program Manager Dr. Rolando Carol, Psychology Melanie Higgins, Nursing Dr. Shannon Howard, English and Philosophy Dr. Phill Johnson, Dean of the Library Dr. Tim Kroft, Biology Dr. Virginia Lacy, WASC Dr. Ben Severance, History Jasmine Boutdy, Honors Student

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Table of Contents

Introduction to AUM Connected AUM Connected Events for Fall Semester Can Art Contest and Food Drive Introduction to The Dinner by Dr. Cliff Browning Food Insecurity and the AUM Food Pantry by Sonni Gunnels, Honors Student Food Insecurity: Checking the Facts by Sonni Gunnels, Honors Student Homelessness in America: Overview of Data and Causes Gilded Age Advice for Dinner-Table Talk Dining Etiquette Resource Guide: Articles, Books, Movies, Videos, and Websites

AUM Connected History and Goals In 2012, Auburn University at Montgomery initiated its first Common Reading Program with the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. The program included campuswide discussions, lectures, and even a field trip for AUM students to the Legacy Museum at Tuskegee Institute. Now, in its fifth year, the AUM Common Reading Program, “AUM Connected,” has selected The Dinner by Herman Koch for the 2016-2017 academic year. All incoming freshman will be required to read The Dinner in their UNIV 1000 courses, but upperclassmen (and women) are encouraged to participate as well. The goals of AUM Connected are: 1) to engage students in a common academic and social experience that helps to create a sense of connection to the university and to faculty and peers through a new campus tradition 2) to introduce students to college-level discussion in a non-threatening setting and to demonstrate the relevance of participating in an academic experience outside of class 3) to provide students, faculty, staff, and members of the local community with opportunities to interact in meaningful conversations relating to contemporary social and cultural issues Selection Process In September of each year, the AUM Connected committee seeks nominations from the campus, including faculty, staff, and students. The committee asks that the nominators consider the following elements: 1) availability – A nominated book must be in print, in paperback and digital formats, and it should be something that students are unlikely to have read in high school, and unlikely to read in basic college classes; 2) engaging and accessible – A nominated book must be of reasonable length (no more than 350 pp.), and appeal to a wide range of students and disciplines; 3) good writing – A nominated book must demonstrate good writing; 4) relevance – A nominated book must have themes that are relevant to students and can evoke meaningful discussions of social and cultural issues; and, 5) potential for year-long programming. The committee then carefully reviews all nominated books and narrows the list to no more than six possible selections. This list is then put forward for a campus-wide vote in January. Social Media AUM Connected has a website (http://www.aum.edu/academics/academic-support/commonreading-program), a Facebook page (AUM Connected Common Reading Program) and a Twitter account (@AUMConnected). We encourage the campus to use the hashtag #warhawkbook in their social media posts.

Fall 2016 AUM Connected Events

August 16 – 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Zombie Bash – Taylor Center 230 Don’t be afraid. We only want to feed your brain. Join AUM Connected and the WAC Program for a zombie movie (Warm Bodies, 2013, starring Nicholas Hoult and John Malkovich) and pizza. Get information on Writing Across the Curriculum and this year’s Common Reading Program book selection, The Dinner.

August 31 – 12:15 – 1:00 p.m. – Honors Students Speak about Food Insecurity and the AUM Food Pantry – Goodwyn Hall 112 AUM Honors Program students present information about the increasing problem of food insecurity in America and the AUM food pantry. Feel free to bring a non-perishable food item (no glass, please) to donate to the pantry!

September 16 – 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. – Pig Out with a Professor – Library 10th Floor East Join us for some pizza and a discussion of The Dinner. All students, faculty, and staff who have read the book are welcome!

September 22 – 6:30 - 8:30 pm – Showing of the film, “The Last Supper” - Library 10th Floor West The Last Supper (1995) is a dark comedy (starring Cameron Diaz, Courtney B. Vance, Bill Paxton, and Ron Perlman) about five graduate students and their tradition of inviting a guest over for Sunday dinner to discuss social issues. When a guest threatens one of the students, he sets them on a radical path of social justice serial murder.

October 7 – 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. – Lecture: What Were They Thinking?: Understanding Teen Brain Development and Decision Making, Bridgette Harper, Psychology – Goodwyn Hall 112 Even though teens may look like adults, their brains are far from adult cognitive abilities. Recent research suggests that the frontal cortex, the part of the brain responsible for reasoning, understanding consequences, and self-regulation, continues to develop well into our 20’s. However, there are things mentors can do to encourage and help develop teens risk/benefit assessment and aid the development of rational thinking and self-discipline in our teens.

October 27 – 6:30 - 8:30 – Showing of the film, “Hannibal” – Liberal Arts Tech Wing 110 Hannibal (2001) is a thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic serial killer with a taste for fine things. Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, and Ray Liotta round out the cast. November 9 – 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. – Showing of the film, “The Dinner” – Taylor Center 230 The Dinner (Het Diner; English subtitles) is a 2013 Dutch drama based on Herman Koch’s novel, this year’s AUM Connected Common Reading Program book selection. November 15 – 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. – Lecture: Formalizing the Final Solution Over Lunch: The Wannsee Conference of 1942 - Ben Severance, History – Library 10th Floor West In January 1942, fifteen Nazi leaders gathered in a villa outside Berlin to clarify the procedures whereby the Third Reich would eliminate all Jews from the European continent. Presiding over this meeting was SS General Reinhard Heydrich, one of Hitler's favorite minions. Between mouthfuls of fine cuisine, the attendees ironed out the administrative details that helped expedite and legitimize Endlosung, the Final Solution to the Jewish Question.

Can Art Contest and Food Drive The AUM Student Government Association and AUM Connected Common Reading Program will host a can food sculpture contest the week of November 14-17. There will be group prizes for the first and second place teams (more information on the contest and prizes will be made available in August). Teams must include between 5-30 AUM students and a faculty or staff sponsor. A class, a student organization, members of a sorority or fraternity, or a group of friends can be a team. Space is limited, so registration is required. Registration forms will be available by August 17. Teams must complete a registration form by October 28. But don’t wait until the last minute to register because display space may fill up before the deadline! Teams will collect their own cans of food and materials to create their design. After the contest, all cans will be donated to the Montgomery Area Food Bank. Registered teams will construct their sculptures in an assigned space on campus on November 14 and 15. The campus will be able to vote for their favorite on November 16 and 17. Voting will be available onsite and on the AUM Connected Facebook Page by “liking” the posted photograph of the sculpture. Voting will end at (noon) on November 17. The first and second place winning teams will be announced onsite later that day (time TBA, and posted on the AUM Connected Facebook Page). The sculptures will promptly be dismantled for the Montgomery Area Food Bank donation. At least one team member should be present to assist with dismantle and to collect remaining sculpture materials. Even if you don’t want to participate in the contest, consider donating cans of food. The SGA will collect cans during the entire month of November. Guidelines and Tips: Plan ahead. Sketch your design. The size of the sculpture must fit within a 4 foot by 4 foot area. Search the internet for can food sculpture inspiration; but also be creative and unique. Determine how many cans will be needed by measuring the height and width of some of your food cans. Divide the design’s dimensions by the measurements of the cans to determine how many you will need to finish the design. Group cans by colors and face similar cans in the same direction. Reinforce the structure with cardboard or foam core between layers or individual cans. Make sure the base of your sculpture is a solid and stable support. You may incorporate other elements and objects into the design as long as the food cans and their labels are not altered. The majority of the sculpture must be cans. For more information, contact Dana Bice at [email protected].

Introduction to The Dinner By Dr. Cliff Browning Concerning families, the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy classified all families into two categories: “All happy families resemble one another, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Herman Koch’s compelling novel, The Dinner presents two brothers and their families that give the word unhappy an all new, frighteningly new meaning. Meet Paul, the younger brother and former high school history teacher, and his wife Claire, parents of fifteenyear-old Michel. Meet Serge, the wealthy older brother running for the powerful Cabinet Minister, and his wife Babette, parents of fifteen-year-old Rick, first cousin and friend of Michel. Serge and Babette also have an adopted son, Beau, from Burkina Faso. The novel covers one meal the four parents share at a pretentious and elite gourmet restaurant. As the expensive courses are served by pandering food servers, the occasion for the dinner is to decide what to do about their sons who have done a very bad thing, the thing that propels the action of the novel. Paul narrates the story, and it is through his mind that we see the story unfold. In a series of flashbacks, we learn details that have led to the dinner. These flashbacks give us insight to the characters, their personalities and relationships. They also slowly reveal details of the event that had led to this tense dinner, details which are slowly uncovered to the reader like the courses of a meal. With each new piece of information, the story changes ever so slightly and the reader is prompted to reconsider his or her assumptions and beliefs. The major reason I find this book well worth reading is that Koch has created a popular fiction (a term I find somewhat offensive) that explores serious and relevant issues about politics, the family, and human nature - all three treated seriously and truthfully. Popular fiction belongs to the artistic body called popular culture. There are those who discount pop culture as frivolous. I contend that media pieces such as Will and Grace (which it has been said did more for the LGBT movement than laws), the TV show Blackish (which makes us laugh and then think about serious racial issues), the music of Lady Gaga, and films like Silver Lining Playbook (which we may also find humorous but treats bipolar illness honestly and clearly) have all challenged and changed how Americans feel about issues that have long been hidden in the shadows. While some readers will focus only on the narrative themes of class, politics, parental responsibility, and crime, on a deeper level Koch asks one of the most important questions about human nature. To what degree are we at the mercy of our DNA, or does our environment shape us? When and why do we listen to the light or dark sides of our psychological make up? Koch will leave you with questions that will make you discuss the novel long after you have finished it.

Food Insecurity and the AUM Food Pantry By Sonni Gunnels, University Honors Program Student It is no secret that hunger pains grip the lives of many both today and have throughout history, forever threatening to choke the breath out of humanity. Hunger has started and ended wars. Its product of desperation has inspired crime culture and forced the young into roles of maturity and responsibility. In the United States alone, the USDA estimated 14% of families experienced food insecurity 1 in 2014. As of late, studies have revealed an especially high prevalence of food insecurity in a particular community—college students. A 2013 study of two community colleges in Maryland discovered food insecurity plagued over half the overall sample 2. Feeding America reported on over sixty thousand clients that benefit from their hunger programs in 2014 and more than ten percent of their adult clients were students continuing their education 3. As higher education becomes more available and more expected, the pressure to take on immense student debt grows. Students fighting to better their means through education are paying for tuition and textbooks in lieu of consistent, healthy meals and living instead off low-quality pastas and vending machine dinners. When discussing an issue as complex as food insecurity, it is important to outline the parameters of the term itself to ensure its appropriate application. Food insecurity affects a majority of college students across the nation, and its symptoms have come to represent a sort of humorous and seemingly inevitable college culture stereotype. Because of this stereotype, students often mistake food insecurity and hunger for an unavoidable way of life that has been and always will be. A student who is food insecure may face any level of its severity. At its lowest, students may be forced to purchase cheap, unhealthy food alternatives that lack necessary nutritional value. A student may be forced to go without a meal, or be unsure of their next meal due to their financial situation only once in a given month. A student may even shrink the size of their meals because their income dictates it from time to time. Students that meet these circumstances are often unlikely to recognize their insecurity, and even less likely to seek out options that could easily banish their strife. Those with moderate food insecurity may be more aware of their hunger; however, they may still hesitate to seek assistance assuming their situation is not severe enough. A student may be forced to buy poor food, skip a meal, or face uncertainty concerning the financial possibility 1

According to the USDA, “food insecurity” is defined by a variety of factors “such as being unable to afford balanced meals, cutting the size of meals because there was too little money for food, or being hungry because there was too little money for food.” 2 Maya Maroto, “Food Insecurity Among Community College Students: Prevalence and Relationship to GPA,” Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 45, Issue 3 (Sept 2013): 209-14. 3 Feeding America, Hunger in America 2014 National Report: 175.

of their next meal just as in the lower severity. A student may also be forced to shrink meal sizes as mentioned before. The difference in the two comes most obviously in the frequency, with lower cases experiencing these situations maybe once per month and the moderate cases being faced with them three to four times per month or about once per week. In severe cases of food insecurity, the main component that prevents students from seeking out assistance comes either from embarrassment or pride or simply being unaware of the possibilities available. Severe cases are faced with their hunger five or more times per month, or more than once per week. A student in this position may experience all of the scenarios associated with food insecurity as their daily norm. Unfortunately, students at Auburn University at Montgomery have not been exempt from these issues. In 2012, a survey4 of 500 students, then roughly ten percent of the student population, was conducted to examine the presence of food insecurity on campus. Of the 500 surveyed, 261 students, more than half, had reported experiencing some degree of food insecurity since coming to AUM. A shocking 28% of those who faced some degree of insecurity reported that they were faced with their hunger more than five times per month, averaging over once per week. Many factors were shown to influence the presence of food insecurity. Perhaps the most blinding statistic, 80% of students surveyed that were out-ofstate and living on-campus claimed to have been subject to food insecurity in their time at AUM. Half of these reported a frequency of 3-4 times per month. The cure for hunger is not simple, nor is it a reasonable ideal. The number of college students will continue to grow, and with them the cost of an advanced education will grow, too. The best approach thus far is volunteers’ joint efforts to at least reduce the threat of hunger pangs in college communities through aid and awareness. The AUM Food Pantry began its operations in 2014, and since opening has fed hundreds of hungry AUM students. Food pantries are just one solution to a complex problem, and are largely effective in their efforts to curb hunger. Educating students on the threat of insecurity is incredibly important, and providing low-pressure environments for assistance is vital in working towards establishing a full-bellied, utopic campus culture.

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Conducted by AUM students, Fall 2012.

Food Insecurity: Checking the Facts By Sonni Gunnels, University Honors Program Student

What is food insecurity? According to the USDA, “food insecurity” is defined by a variety of factors “such as being unable to afford balanced meals, cutting the size of meals because there was too little money for food, or being hungry because there was too little money for food.” There are levels to the severity of insecurity based on the number of applicable factors and the frequency a person is faced with them.

Food Insecurity on College Campuses Food insecurity threatens college students juggling high tuition costs and the cost of food. -One study of two community colleges in Maryland revealed more than 50% of the overall sample had struggled with food insecurity -Feeding America reports on over 61 thousand clients that benefit from their assistance programs. Over 10% of their adult clients reported being a student continuing their education.

Food Insecurity at AUM In 2012, a survey of 500 students (then roughly 10% of the student population) revealed over 52% of those surveyed had experienced food insecurity since coming to AUM. Of those 261 students, 28% reported a frequency of five or more times per month (averaging more than once per week). Shockingly, 80% of out-of-state students that live on-campus surveyed reported some form of food insecurity, half of which reported a frequency of 3-4 times per week.

Solutions The AUM Food Pantry began its operations in the Spring of 2014, and has fed hundreds of hungry students. While assistance programs are hugely beneficial, solving hunger also relies on education on both food insecurity and the availability of aid options.

Homelessness in America: Overview of Data and Causes The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty currently estimates that each year at least 2.5 to 3.5 million Americans sleep in shelters, transitional housing, and public places not meant for human habitation. At least an additional 7.4 million have lost their own homes and are doubled-up with others due to economic necessity. But data related to homelessness are far from exact. Part of the difficulty is that there are different definitions of homelessness now in use. For example, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban development (HUD) uses a narrow definition largely limited to people living in shelters, in transitional housing and in public places. The U.S. Department of Education (DoE) uses a broader definition that includes families who are doubled-up with others due to economic necessity. The numbers and percentages below derive from different sources; many are from the HUD counts and thus must be viewed with caution. Others are based on DoE data, and reflect the more expansive definition; these also are likely undercounts since not all homeless children are counted. The numbers thus may not be consistent. Overall population - Before the 2008 recession, an estimated 2.5 to 3 million men, women, and children were experiencing homelessness each year (using the HUD definition), including a total of 1.35 million children, and over a million people working full or part-time but unable to pay for housing. Since then, indications are that the crisis has deepened: - The number of people who have lost their homes and are living doubled-up with family or friends due to economic necessity remained at 7.4 million people in 2012 (the last year for which data is available), consistent with 2011, but some states saw as much as an 80% increase. - Over 1.2 million school children were homeless (using the DoE definition) during the 20122013 school year, an 8% increase over the previous school year. Almost 2.5 million children overall were homeless in 2013, an 8% increase over 2012. - A 2014 survey in the Law Center’s report, Welcome Home: The Rise of Tent Cities in the United States, showed media reports of tent cities in 46 states across the country. - According to a June 2014 report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, there is now a crisis in affordable rental housing. In 2012, more than one out of every four renters (27%) paid over 50% of their income in rent. The number of cost burdened renters has increased each year since 2007.

Demographics According to data collected by HUD, during 2012 the “sheltered” homeless population was: - 63% male; 37% female (data based on sheltered adults) - 83.7% non-Hispanic/non-Latino; 16.3% Hispanic/Latino - 38.9% White, non-Hispanic; 9.5% White, Hispanic; 39.4% Black or African American; 5% other single race; 7.2% multiple races - 22.6% under age 18; 23.5% 18 to 30; 35.0% 31 to 50; 15.6% 51 to 61; 3.2% 62 and older - 63.1% single-person household - 38.6% disabled (data based on sheltered adults) When compared to the total population and those living in poverty, those who are homeless are more likely to be adult, male, African American, not elderly, unaccompanied/alone, and disabled. Veterans - On a single night in January 2014, veterans accounted for about 11.3% of all homeless adults. Domestic violence survivors - In a 2014 survey of 25 US cities, 15% of all homeless adults were identified as survivors of domestic violence. For women in particular, domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness. Causes of homelessness Insufficient income and lack of affordable housing are the leading causes of homelessness: - In 2012, 10.3 million renters (approximately one in four) had “extremely low incomes” (ELI) as classified by HUD. In that same year, there were only 5.8 million rental units affordable to the more than 10 million people identified as ELI. - After paying their rent and utilities, 75% of ELI households end up with less than half of their income left to pay for necessities such as food, medicine, transportation, or childcare. The foreclosure crisis also played, and continues to play, a significant role in homelessness: - In 2008, state and local homeless groups reported a 61% rise in homelessness since the foreclosure crisis began.

updated January 2015 This information was taken from a report from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

Gilded Age Advice for Dinner-Table Talk

Dinner Party by Charles Dana Gibson (1900s)

“The conversation at the dinner-table should be general, unless the company is large, and the table too long to admit of it. But in any case, each one is responsible first of all for keeping up a pleasant chat with his or her partner, and not allowing that one to be neglected while attention is riveted on some aggressively brilliant talker at the other end of the table. No matter how uninteresting one's partner may be, one must be thoughtful and entertaining; and such kind attention may win the life-long gratitude of a timid debutante, or the equally unsophisticated country cousin. Dinner-table talk should be affable. The host and hostess must be alert to turn the conversation from channels that threaten to lead to antagonisms of opinion; and each guest should feel that it is more important just now to make other people happy than to gratify his impulse to ‘floor’ them on the tariff question. In short, at dinner, as under most social conditions, the watchword ever in mind should be, ‘Not to myself alone.’” – From Etiquette: An Answer to the Riddle When? Where? How?? By Agnes H. Morton.

http://etiquipedia.blogspot.com/search/label/Dinner%20Table%20Conversation%20Etiquette Retrieved 06/08/2016.

Dining Etiquette

Proper etiquette is essential for making a favorable impression at both lunch/dinner interviews as well as in social business situations. Although common sense is often your best guide, the following suggestions will help you stand out as a polished professional. Arrival/Sitting Down • • •

Arrive on time and call ahead if you know you will be late. Do not place any bags, purses, sunglasses, cell phones, or briefcases on the table. Have proper posture and keep elbows off the table.

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When presented with a variety of eating utensils, remember the guideline to "start at the outside and work your way in". For example, if you have two forks, begin with the fork on the outside. Do not talk with your utensils and never hold a utensil in a fist. Set the utensils on your plate, not the table, when you are not using them.

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Typically, you want to put your napkin on your lap (folded in half with the fold towards your waist) soon after sitting down at the table, but follow your host's lead. The napkin should remain on your lap throughout the entire meal. Place your napkin on your chair, or to the left of your plate, if you leave the table as a signal to the server that you will be returning. When the host places their napkin on the table, this signifies the end of the meal. You should then place your napkin on the table as well.

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Do not order the most expensive item from the menu, appetizers, or dessert, unless your host encourages you to do so. While it is best not to order alcohol even if the interviewer does, alcohol, if consumed, should be in moderation. Avoid ordering items that are messy or difficult to eat (i.e. spaghetti, French onion soup). Wait for everyone to be served before beginning to eat, unless the individual who has not been served encourages you to begin eating.

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Eat slowly and cut only a few small bites of your meal at a time. Chew with your mouth closed and do not talk with food in your mouth. Pass food items to the right (i.e. bread, salad dressings). If you are the individual starting the passing of the bread basket, first offer some to the person on your left, then take some for yourself, then pass to the right. Pass salt and pepper together, one in each hand. If someone has asked you to pass these items, you should not pause to use them. Taste your food before seasoning it. Do not use excessive amounts of sweeteners - no more than two packets per meal is the rule of thumb. Bread should be eaten by tearing it into small pieces, buttering only a few bites at a time. Do not cut bread with a knife or eat whole. Gently stir your soup to cool it instead of blowing on it. Spoon your soup away from you. You do not have to clean your plate. It is polite to leave some food on your plate.

Be Aware of Different Eating Styles • •

Continental or European Style: Cutting the food with the right hand and using the left hand to hold the food while cutting and when eating. American Style: Cutting the food with the right hand and holding the food with the left, then switching hands to eat with the right hand.

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When you are finished, leave your plates in the same position, do not push your plates aside or stack them. The person who initiates the meal generally pays and tips appropriately (15% for moderate service, 20% for excellent service). Always remember to thank your host.

https://www.kent.edu/career/dining-etiquette Retrieved 06/08/2016.

Resource Guide Articles “Teen Brains on Trial: The Science of Neural Development Tangles with the Juvenile Death Penalty,” Bruce Bower. Science News, Vol. 165, No. 19 (May 8, 2004), pp. 299-301. JStor stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4015157 “Trash Eaters,” Scarlett Lindeman. Gastronomica, Vol. 12, No. 1 (Spring 2012), pp. 75-82. JStor stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/gfc.2012.12.1.75

Books Defending Jacob. William Landay. 2012. When his 14-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student, assistant district attorney Andy Barber is torn between loyalty and justice as facts come to light that lead him to question how well he knows his own son. The Girl on the Train. Paula Hawkins. 2015. Rachel sees something shocking from the window of her train commute to work and is soon entangled in the lives of others. This psychological thriller will make you question what you think you know about your friends, family, and loved ones. Gone Girl. Gillian Flynn. 2014. Nick's wife Amy suddenly disappears. Nick is immediately suspected. How well do we know our loved ones and spouses? The Good Father. Noah Hawley. 2012. An intense, psychological novel about one doctor's suspense-filled quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his 20-year old son. Summer House with Swimming Pool. Herman Koch. 2011. A film star on vacation with his doctor winds up dead. Was it medical error or murder? We Need to Talk About Kevin. Lionel Shriver. 2003. The mother of an incarcerated teenager who murdered seven of his fellow high school students tells of his upbringing and her own shortcomings in a series of letters to her estranged husband. Movies The Dinner/Het Diner (2013) - a Dutch drama based on Herman Koch’s novel (English subtitles). It’s a Disaster (2012) – a comedy about the worst brunch ever: the eggs are cold, the tensions are high, and the end of civilization is near. [This film will be a spring event]

The Gleaners and I (2000) - follows individuals who hunt for the discards of others (includes food and the notion of sell by/use by dates). Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (1967) – a couple’s attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé. [This film will be a spring event] Hannibal (2001) - a thriller starring Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter, a cannibalistic serial killer with a taste for fine things. Gary Oldman, Julianne Moore, and Ray Liotta round out the cast. The Last Supper (1995) - a dark comedy (starring Cameron Diaz, Courtney B. Vance, Bill Paxton, and Ron Perlman) about five graduate students and their tradition of inviting a guest over for Sunday dinner to discuss social issues. When a guest threatens one of the students, he sets them on a radical path of social justice serial murder. Match Point (2005) - Woody Allen film hinted at in The Dinner which deals with covering up a crime. A Place at the Table (2012) – a documentary that investigates incidents of hunger experienced by millions of Americans, and proposed solutions to the problem. [This film will be a spring event] The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015) – a thriller about the dark side of power and the effects of imprisonment. As part of a college psychology study, twenty-four male students are cast in roles of inmates and guards in a simulated prison. What could go wrong? [This film will be a spring event] We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) – when Kevin grows from a fussy, demanding toddler into a sociopathic teen, his mother, Eva, is forced to deal with the aftermath of her son’s horrific act.

Websites http://www.crimetraveller.org/2016/04/the-warrior-gene/ “The Warrior Gene: Genetics and Criminology” http://www.endhomelessness.org/ National Alliance to End Homelessness website http://www.endhomelessness.org/library/entry/SOH2016 The State of Homelessness in America 2016 Report http://www.feedingamerica.org/ National charitable organization fighting hunger and poverty http://www.montgomeryareafoodbank.org http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/body/neuroprediction-crime.html “Neuroprediction and Crime”

Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLEdi49XEhA The Beauty of the Dinner Scene [in films] (4 minutes and 26 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGf9zefv_u8 Herman Koch at Clarkson University (1 minute 54 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEWriN6kh3c Mari Gallagher, Food Deserts, TED Talk (20 minutes and 5 seconds) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhkXJh2lFu8 Without a Roof (Homeless Documentary) (29 minutes and 7 seconds)