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Boston Globe
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Andrea Gibson, spoken-word artist who poignantly wrote about gender and a terminal diagnosis, dies at 49
Advertisement Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Their wife, Megan Falley, Since being diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer in 2021, some of Andrea's work focused on how accepting mortality enriches life. 'The funniest thing through this time is that folks will interact with me as if I'm going through something that they're not going through,' really want people to know that they are.' Advertisement Andrea said that in facing death, 'you tap into the brevity of something and all of a sudden everything becomes more special,' and added that 'there is so much more time in a moment than there is in a decade.' 'Andrea was truly a rock star poet,' comedian and writer Tig Notaro, a longtime friend who is an executive producer on the documentary, The current poet laureate of Colorado, Andrea published several books, 'Renowned for thought-provoking poetry, advocacy for arts in education, and a unique ability to connect with the vast and diverse poetry lovers of Colorado, Andrea was truly one of a kind and will be deeply missed,' Advertisement In a 2017 essay for Out magazine, Andrea wrote about having struggled with the language of identity. 'For a while I reluctantly claimed bisexual . Then gay . Some years later I was proudly calling myself a dyke," they wrote. 'But when queer found its way to me I threw myself a pride parade, and when I learned the word genderqueer it felt like hearing someone say my name right for the first time in my life.' Born in 1975, 'I was from Calais, Maine/spelled like Calais, France/said like the rough patches on all the millworkers' hands,' Andrea wrote in 'How I Became a Poet.' Basketball success led to attending St. Joseph's College in Standish, Maine. 'The first time I came out I was 20 years old, studying creative writing at a very Catholic college,' Andrea wrote in the Out essay. 'When I say very I mean many of my teachers were monks and nuns and I was playing college basketball for — no joke — The Lady Monks.' The college went on to make 'some huge strides,' wrote Andrea, who was invited back to the campus a few months after the 2016 shootings at the Pulse LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Fla., 'to share all of my queerest poems with students and staff — monks and nuns included.' Advertisement Andrea's unflinching poetry addressed rape, the mistreatment of children, and numerous flashpoint issues. 'It's a political art form. You're trying to write to change minds and hearts,' Nevertheless, 'I remind myself of that night whenever the political climate of our world is breaking my heart,' Andrea wrote in Out of returning to read at St. Joseph's. 'It's important to notice when things change for the better. It's crucial to our spirits, imperative to the longevity of our activism, and is essential in our own becoming. I never want to stop becoming.' In one poem Andrea wrote: 'A difficult life is not less/worth living than a gentle one./Joy is simply easier to carry/than sorrow.' Moving to Colorado in the late 1990s, Andrea was immediately notable in what Notaro described as the state's community of activists, artists, and comedians. Seeing Andrea perform one night, 'I witnessed the pure essence of an old-school GENUINE rock star,' Notaro wrote on Instagram. 'I couldn't believe the roller coaster of emotion,' Notaro wrote. 'When Andrea stepped on stage, everyone stepped onto that ride with an audience of strangers, holding onto each other for dear life, each person taken aback by their own deep sobs of reflective tears, and then immediately into deep healing laughter.' According to Andrea's Instagram account, they died at 4:16 a.m. Monday 'surrounded by their wife, Meg, four ex-girlfriends, In addition to Andrea's wife and parents, survivors include a sister, Laura, whom Andrea wrote and spoke about. A complete list of survivors and plans for memorial gatherings were not immediately available. Advertisement My love, I was so wrong. Dying is the opposite of leaving. When I left my body, I did not go away. That portal of light was not a portal to elsewhere, but a portal to here. I am more here than I ever was before. I am more with you than I ever could have imagined. 'I think that the artist's primary job is to tell the truth, but I think that there is an additional job, which is to create hope, to inspire awe,' Andrea said in the April 2024 video. 'I think the poet's job is to remind us that we were born astonished. I have since learned that we are never, ever supposed to grow out of that.' Bryan Marquard can be reached at
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
New plant species found in Western Ghats
A new plant species belonging to the genus Pinda in the family Apiaceae has been discovered in the Western Ghats. A release said that it was identified as part of the research work of C. Rekha, a research scholar in the Department of Botany, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, Kozhikode. The study was carried out under the guidance of K.M. Manudev, with contributions from co-researchers M.K. Prashanth of St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, and Ajay Nath Gangurde of the Institute of Science, Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, Mumbai. This attractive plant, with white flowers emerging from a tuberous rootstock at the onset of the monsoon, was discovered at Torna Fort in Pune district, Maharashtra. The details have been published in the July issue of the international journal Nordic Journal of Botany. The species grows up to about one metre tall and starts flowering from June. It belongs to the carrot-cumin family (Apiaceae). The species has been named Pinda mukherjeeana in honour of Prasanta Kumar Mukherjee, an eminent botanist.
The Hindu
05-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Calicut varsity V-C sets up panel on FYUGP
P. Raveendran, Vice-Chancellor, University of Calicut, has set up a committee to address the alleged practical difficulties in the selection of minor (subsidiary) courses under the four-year undergraduate programme (FYUGP) in small colleges and in specific subjects such as commerce. According to an order issued by the V-C, K. Pradeepkumar, Syndicate member, will be its convenor. The other members are Richard Scaria, Syndicate member; Manoj Mathews, Associate Professor, Chemistry, St. Joseph's College, Devagiri, Kozhikode; P.A. Ahammed Shareef, Assistant Professor, Zoology, PSMO College, Tirurangadi; K.P. Vinod Kumar, former Principal, MES KVM College, Valanchery; and Rajeev Thomas, former Principal, Marthoma College, Chungathara. Objections raised This comes against the backdrop of the objections raised by a section of teachers' organisations such as the Congress-affiliated Kerala Private College Teachers' Association (KPCTA) and the Indian Union Muslim League-aligned Confederation of Kerala College Teachers. They had claimed that the recent revision of a clause in the FYUGP regulations would curtail the students' freedom to choose minor courses in a different discipline from the same department that offers the major (main) course. The KPCTA also alleged that the revision will force students to pick minor courses they may not like to study, and this is likely to happen in small colleges offering a limited number of subjects. The organisation conducted a protest meeting outside the academic block of the university on July 3 and petitioned the Governor, also the Chancellor of the university. It is learnt that the Chancellor has sought a response from the V-C on the issue.
Hans India
04-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Traffic Diversions in Bengaluru on July 5 for Neeraj Chopra Classic at Kanteerava Stadium
Bengaluru traffic police have announced changes near Kanteerava Stadium on July 5 due to the "Neeraj Chopra Classic 2025" javelin throw competition. Around 15,000 to 16,000 people, including international athletes and dignitaries, are expected to attend the event. To help manage traffic smoothly, the public is advised to use Namma Metro or other public transport. Limited parking is available at St. Joseph's College (only for pass holders), UB City Mall, and King's Way/Lane on a pay-and-park basis. Parking is not allowed on the following roads: K.B. Road, Vittal Mallya Road, R.R.M.R. Road, K.G. Road, Devanga Road, N.R. Road, Nrupathunga Road, Seshadri Road, and both sides of Ambedkar Road. Heavy vehicles coming from H.L.D. Junction via K.B. Road toward Queen's Junction and Shantinagar must turn at H.L.D. Junction and proceed through Hudson Junction, Devanga Junction, Mission Road, the flyover, and Residency Road. Those traveling from Richmond Junction to Mysore Bank can take two alternate routes: either via Shantinagar, Mission Road, Subbiah Circle, Lalbagh Road, Poornima Junction, Shivaji Junction, and Town Hall to reach Mysore Road, or via N.R. Junction, Police Station Junction, and K.G. Road. Police are requesting public cooperation to ensure smooth traffic flow around the stadium during the event.
The Hindu
12-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
G. Balakrishnan, former Vice-Principal of St. Joseph's College, passes away
G. Balakrishnan, former Vice-Principal and head, Department of English, St. Joseph's College, died on Thursday in Tiruchi. He was 80. He is survived by his wife and two sons. A well-known name in quizzing circles, Balakrishnan was born and brought up in Tiruchi, and was a familiar face as a judge or quiz-master in regional school and college competitions. His eloquent style of conducting quizzes in English and Tamil earned him a large fan base. Starting off in 1970, Balakrishnan conducted his 1,000th quiz in 2010, and kept up his interest in the game even after retiring from St. Joseph's College with 35 years of service behind him. He was known to research his quiz programmes extensively and was a specialist in themed quizzes. A skilled orator, Balakrishnan had broadcast at least 100 programmes on All India Radio Tiruchi on a variety of topics.
