In Brief: October 15
Celebrating Archie at 75
Dr. Chuck Coletta, popular culture and Chapman Learning Community, will give a talk about the history and reinvention of Archie Comics as the series approaches its 75th anniversary. All-American teens Archie, Veronica, Betty and Jughead have evolved as the comic’s storylines have dealt with issues such as race, disability, homosexuality, and violence. The BGSU community might be surprised to learn that the creator of the series based the character of Veronica on the teenage Mary Wolfe, a family friend.
Coletta’s talk is part of “Get Graphic! A Graphic Novel Speaker Series” presented by the Cleveland Public Library and the Ohio Center for the Book and coordinated by BGSU alumnus Valentino Zullo.
It will begin at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 24 in the Literature Department on the second floor of the Cleveland Library main branch, 325 Superior Ave.
Call 216-623-2881 for more information.
Alumna Col. Brenda J. Hollis is A&S Homecoming speaker
Col. Brenda J. Hollis, a 1968 graduate of BGSU, will present the 2015 Alumni Lecture as part of the College of Arts & Sciences Homecoming activities. Her talk, "Dictators on Trial" will start at 1 p.m. Friday (Oct. 16) in the Pallister Conference Room (Room 105) in the Wm. T. Jerome Library.During her presentation, Hollis will discuss dictators, those individuals who govern with absolute authority, typically by force. She will explore why some dictators are put on trial and how international trials often bring benefits beyond achieving justice for their direct victims. The lecture is free and open to the public; however, space is limited. Reserve your seat.
Hollis was appointed prosecutor of the Residual Special Court for Sierra Leone in January 2014 and reserve international co-prosecutor of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in April 2015. She also serves as an expert legal consultant on international criminal law and procedure. She served as prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone from February 2010 to December 2013. In that capacity she continued to lead the prosecution of Charles Taylor. From 2007-10, she was a principal trial attorney in the Office of the Prosecutor, where she was responsible for leading the legal team prosecuting former Liberian President Charles Taylor. In 2002, 2003 and 2006 she worked as a consultant to the SCSL prosecutor, assisting in evidence-gathering missions, providing legal and tactical advice, reviewing and amending the indictment against Charles Taylor and preparing the case for trial.
From 2001-07, Hollis worked as an expert legal consultant on international law and criminal procedure. During this period she trained judges, prosecutors and investigators at courts and international tribunals in Indonesia, Iraq and Cambodia. She also assisted victims of international crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Colombia to prepare submissions requesting investigations by the International Criminal Court in The Hague. Hollis worked as investigative team legal officer, legal coordinator and senior trial attorney at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) from 1994 to 2001, where she served as lead counsel in a number of historic prosecutions. She led the reopening of the case in which rape was charged as torture, and was lead counsel in the preparation of the case against former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic until her departure from the ICTY in 2001.
In 1998, Hollis retired with the rank of colonel from the U.S. Air Force after 22 years of service. She also served in the Peace Corps in West Africa. She holds a J.D. from the University of Denver School of Law. In addition to her bachelor’s degree from BGSU, she was presented an honorary doctorate in 2014.
Updated: 12/02/2017 12:49AM