Alumnus John Friesen (B.A. Hons., M.A.; Ph.D. Leeds), currently a post-doctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins University, is the next speaker in the 18th Century Studies Dinner Talk series. John will speak Wednesday, January 12th on “‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’: Newtonian Natural Philosophy and the Ancients-Moderns Controversy at Christ Church Oxford”. Drinks start in the Faculty Club lounge at 6:30, dinner downstairs at 7:00. All faculty, grad students, and honours students are welcome to attend, but you must book in advance. Permanent faculty pay $20, everyone else $10. Contact Pat Harpell in the English Department (966-5486) by Friday January 7th to book a place.