The UA Anthropology Department kicks off the academic year and welcomes new members to the department with an annual potlatch. A potlatch involves, ideally, the garnering of prestige thru the gifting of valued objects. These objects obtain their values through the histories of their transfers through the years. Following are some of the highlights of the 2013 potlatch, held in Smith Hall on Friday, August 30.
Dr. John Blitz, Master of CeremonyOur new meat--er, grad students! Welcome!The old gangMore of our high-achieving grad students
Front office goddess, Missy SartainOur new front office finance goddess, Teri Kirkendoll & her husbandIt means nothing to meOur new fearless leader & chair, Dr. Ian BrownDr. Marysia Galbraith
Loretta Lynn passing the ritual armadillo on to Dr. Steve KosibaThe valuable "shot-ski" relic enters the ringThis lunchbox is a very fine thing
Thank you for the two-year-old cheese puffs, Elizabeth. They are a very fine thing & apparently still edible.
Steve passes on the ceremonial shin guards on to newly minted Dr. Francois DengahGreg Batchelder thanks LisaMarie Malischke for her warm welcome to the department
Dr. Dick Diehl passes on the booty of a long & exciting career!Who will receive the ceremonial ____ shoveler? Hmm...Rebecca Bria upset that she didn't get the deity statue or bag of Zapps
