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A More Perfect UnionJim Seguin, director of the Center for Documentary Production andStudy, and visiting documentary scholar Bill Judson spoke about RMU’supcoming film about labor activist Nate Smith at the October annualmeeting of the national Oral History Association in Pittsburgh. Smithwas a Pittsburgh worker who led the integration of trade unionsbeginning in 1969. The center has done extensive research on Smithand the civil rights clashes of that period, and plans to complete afeature-length documentary by next spring.> Heading Out EastKevin Senko is spending this spring semester in the United Arab Emiratesafter winning the William Jefferson Clinton Scholarship at the AmericanUniversity in Dubai. Senko, a junior accounting and finance major, is oneof 10 U.S. students selected for the award on the basis of exemplaryacademic achievement. Besides the region’s history and politics, Senkoalso is studying banking and investment in Dubai, a Middle Easternfinancial hub.“IT WAS STRIKWHICH REFLECT> Bringing Home the GoldProfessor Frank Flanegin’s students had better be warned: The man can really throw a hammer. Flanegin, head ofthe accounting and finance department in the School of Business, won three gold medals at the 2008 PennsylvaniaSenior Games. His hammer throw of 95’ 4”, shot put of 38’ 9.25”, and discus throw of 109’ 4” all outclassed thoseof his competitors in the 50-54 age bracket. Not bad for an athlete who only started training this year after along hiatus following his varsity shot put days at Hampton High School. Flanegin is training for the 2009National Senior Games to be held in Palo Alto, Calif., in August.6 • W W W. R M U . E D U> FLANEGIN