Vol. 19, No. 26

April 6, 2000

Thursday, April 6

Baseball: Away at LBC Finals (Philadelphia). For information, call UD1-HENS.

Special event: Major Mania! A fair for current students. Every major/minor will be represented plus Academic Services, Study Abroad, Career Services, Counseling Center and more. North Mall (Trabant University Center if it rains), noon. For information, call 831-6782.

Lecture: “Weddings on the Web,” with Nicholas Chiarkas, UD. Electronic Library Lunch. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10 p.m. For information, call 831-2432.

Seminar: “One-dimensional Surface Chemistry,” with John T. Yates, University of Pittsburgh. Topic I: Chemistry on Nanotube Surfaces; Topic II: Surface Aligned Photochemistry. 127 Memorial Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8810.

Seminar: “Localized Gravity on Domain Walls in Five-Dimensional Gauged Supergravity,” with Mirjam Cvetic, University of Pennsylvania. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Men’s tennis: Towson. Delaware Field House Courts, David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Lecture: “Memory and Machine: The Architecture of H.H. Richardson and Frank Furness,” with James O’Gorman, Wellesley College. 101 Recitation Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-8415.

Meeting: Academic Competition Club. 207 Trabant University Center, 6:30 p.m. Call 328-4431.

Meeting: Campus Animal Rights Educators (CARE), Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center, 7 p.m. Call 837-3501.

Program: “Landscape Planting for Historic Spaces,” with Colleen Schuetz, Preservation Delaware. The Art House, 132 East Delaware Ave. 7:30 p.m. For information, call 368-0209.

Meeting: Student Board Meeting, Hillel Student Center, 7:30 p.m. Call 453-0479.

Film: 28 Days sneak preview. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 837-8192.

Recital: Megan Jenkins’ degree recital, Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Call 837-6833.

Performance: Piper Down, Live Bands Series. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 9 p.m. For information, call 831-2428.

Friday, April 7

Fall 2000 textbook requests deadline

Lecture: “Starting Biotech Companies: The Interface Between Academic Research and Commercial Ventures,” with Eric B. Kmiec, UD. 126 MBNA America Hall, 10 a.m. For information, call 831-4888.

Symposium: “The Environment and Transportation: Meeting the Challenge,” with James R. Katzer, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co. G.C.A. Schuit Symposium. 102/103 Colburn Laboratory, 10 a.m. For information, call 831-8056.

Seminar: “Mechanics of Materials Program at AFOSR: Future Directions,” with Thomas Hahn, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2421.

Program: ITUE/PBL Lunch Bunch Gatherings, Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 12:15 p.m. Call 831-2986.

Lecture: “Delaware Supreme Court: Why Is It Dominant?” with Randy Holland, Delaware Supreme Court. The Law and You Lecture Series. 104 Gore Hall, 12:20 p.m. Call 831-1236.

Seminar: “The Determine Your Nutritional Health Checklist: A Validation Study,” with Marie Fanelli Kuczmarski, UD. 236 Allison Hall, 12:20 p.m. For information, call 831-8976.

Seminar: “Scaling, Permanents, Mixed Volumes and a Generalization of a Theorem of Rado,” with Alex Samorodnitsky, Princeton University. 436 Ewing, 2 p.m. Call 831-2653.

Seminar: “Reactivity of Mn (III, IV) (Hydr) Oxide Minerals,” Plant and Soil Sciences Seminar. 308 Gore Hall, 2:15 p.m. For information, call 831-1389.

Seminar: “Clustering Massive Datasets,” with Ranjan Maitra, University of Maryland. AGSTAT Seminar, 203 Ewing, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

Colloquium: “Choosing the Regularization Parameter,” with Paul Eggermont, UD. 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

Seminar: “Recent Progress in Understanding and Exploiting Nature’s Chemical Arsenal: Calicheamicin Biosynthesis and Self-Resistance,” with Jon Thorson, Memorial Sloan Kettering. Inorganic/Organic Seminar. 214 Brown Lab, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-1247.

Program: Shabbat Dinner, Chabad House, 208 Cheltenham Rd., 6 p.m. For information, call 455-1800.

Program: Shabbat Dinner and Services, Hillel Student Center, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 453-0479.

Lecture: “Hunger Issues in the World,” with Andrew Weitz, United Jewish Communities. Hillel Student Center, 6:30 p.m. For information, call 837-8661.

Film: The World Is Not Enough. Spring Film Series, Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $2 admission. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Meeting: Word of Life Campus Ministry Off-Campus Home Group, 7:30 p.m. For directions, call 453-1183.

Theatre: Variety Show, Black Arts Festival 2000. Mitchell Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission charged. For information, call 831-2991.

Special event: Band Night at Einstein Bagels, sponsored by S.C.E.N.E. Einstein Bagels, Main Street, 9 p.m. For information, call 837-8069.

Special event: CoffeeHouse/ Variety Night, The Scrounge, Perkins Student Center, 9:30 p.m. Call 837-8551.

Film: Toy Story 2, Spring Film Series, Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. $2 admission charged. Call UD1-HENS.

Saturday, April 8

Delaware Decision Days, for admitted students only.

Men’s outdoor track: Away at Maryland Invitational. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Women’s outdoor track: Away at Maryland Invitational. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Women’s rowing: Away meet, (time/place to be announced). For information, call UD1-HENS.

Golf: Away at Navy Invitational. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Workshop: “Pruning,” with Jill McGibbon. Fischer Greenhouse, 9-11 a.m. Call 831-8862.

Special event: Delaware Home and Garden Expo, Bob Carpenter Center, 9 a.m. Call 831-4016.

Men’s tennis: Away at St. Joseph’s, noon. FCall UD1-HENS.

Baseball: Away at Drexel (doubleheader), noon. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Softball: Away at Hofstra (doubleheader), noon. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Festival: First annual Caribbean Student Alliance Festival. Harrington Beach, noon. For information, call 837-1969.

Women’s lacrosse: Vanderbilt. Fred P. Rullo Stadium, David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, 1 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Men’s lacrosse: Away at Towson, 1 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Meeting: Exercise and practice the relaxation techniques of T’ai-Chi breathing and forms. Perkins Student Center Gallery, 1 p.m. For information, call 324-9663.

Film: Toy Story 2, Spring Film Series, Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. $2 admission charged. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: Baritone Patrick Evans and soprano Marie Robinson, accompanied by pianist Djordje Nesic, all UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.

Dance: Dance-A-Thon. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8 p.m. For information, call 837-4182.

Music: Brewed Awakenings Acoustic Rock Night, sponsored by S.C.E.N.E. Brewed Awakenings, Main Street, 9 p.m. For information, call 837-8069.

Film: The World Is Not Enough. Spring Film Series, Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. $2 admission charged. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Sunday, April 9

Golf: Away at Navy Invitational. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Baseball: Away at Drexel (doubleheader), noon. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Softball: Away at Hofstra (doubleheader), noon. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Program: Bagel Brunch, Hillel Student Center, noon. For information, call 453-0479.

Men’s tennis: Away at Mt. St. Mary’s, 1 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Women’s tennis: Away at Mt. St. Mary’s, 1 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Program: Chocolate Seder. Hillel Student Center, 1 p.m. For information, call 453-0479.

Concert: Intermusica chamber music, directed by Cynthia Carr, UD, featuring student ensembles. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.

Film: Strawberry Fields, United States, 1997. Spring 2000 International Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free admission. For information, call 831-4066.

Monday, April 10

Delaware Decision Days, for admitted students only.

Seminar: “Structural Biology of Signal Transduction Modules,” with James Hurley, National Institutes of Health. Biochemistry Spring Seminar Series. 214 Brown Lab, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-1247.

Meeting: E-52 Student Theatre, Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 4:30 p.m. For information, call 831-6014.

Meeting: HOLA Group, Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 5:30 p.m. For information, call 837-1526.

Special event: Student Center Squares, Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 6 p.m. For information, call 831-0456.

Lecture: Delaware Attorney General Jane Brady to speak on the duties and position of the attorney general. 205 Kirkbride Hall, 6 p.m. Call 837-8966.

Tuesday, April 11

Lecture: “Where to Find Health Information on the Web,” with Sandra Millard, UD. Electronic Library Lunch, Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10 p.m. For information, call 831-2432.

Workshop: “Emperors As Engineers: River Management and Mismanagement in North China,” with Lillian M. Li. History Workshop in Technolopgy, Society, and Culture, brown bag lunch. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2371.

Lecture: “Kabbalah and Chassidus: The Popularization of Jewish Mysticism,” with Eliezer Sneiderman, Chabad. 108 Memorial Hall, 12:30 p.m. For information, call 831-3324.

Seminar: “Dynamics of Air Bearing Sliders in Computer Hard Drives,” with Thomas P. Witelski, Duke University. Applied Mathematics Seminar. 436 Ewing, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-2653.

Baseball: Temple. Delaware Diamond, David M. Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Presentation: “Challenging Sterotypes: Slavery and the African-American Potter, Dave.” with guest lecturer Debra Harper. Center for Black Culture, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-2991.

Workshop: “Introduction to Water Gardening,” with Allan Wood. Fischer Greenhouse, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8862.

Lecture: “Accountability in Journalism: What’s Missing and Needed,” with Theodore Glasser, Stanford University, David Norton Memorial Lecture. 125 Clayton Hall, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-6075.

Comedy: Tom Cotter, stand-up comedy. SCPAB Tuesday Coffeehouse Series. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 7:30 p.m.

Program: “Proud Possessors,” with Barbar O’Brien, garden historian. Goodstay Center, Wilmington Campus, 7:30 p.m. Admission charged. For information, call 573-4437.

Meeting: Kesher, Trabant University Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 453-0479.

Wednesday, April 12

Delaware Decision Days, for admitted students only.

Program: Jewish high school students (members of the Arad String Quartet) will speak during a free luncheon. Hillel Student Center, noon. Call 837-8661.

Lecture: “Invisible Work: Black Women’s Survival in Integrated Settings,” with Elizabeth Higginbotham, UD. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20 p.m. Call 831-8474.

Seminar: Wednesday Seminar Series: Rocky Tuan, Thomas Jefferson University (subject to be announced). 316C Wolf Hall, 1:30 p.m. Call 831-6977.

Baseball: Away at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), 2:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Men’s and women’s tennis: Away at UMBC, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Softball: Away at Rutgers (doubleheader), 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Colloquium: “The Rocket Science of Expelling Stellar Disks,” with Stanley P. Owocki, Bartol Research Institute. 104 Gore Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Colloquium: “Determination of Metal Ions by Fluorescence Anisotropy,” with Richard Thompson, University of Maryland School of Medicine. 214 Brown Lab, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-1247.

Meeting: SAGE Meeting, 227 Purnell Hall, 6 p.m. For information, call 454-9432.

Film: Beautiful Thing. LGBT Film Series. Kirkbride Hall, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8703.

Lecture: “Issues in Healing,” with Emily Carter, Mary Ann M. Lacour and Vivian Yamada, all UD. 209/211 Trabant University Center, 7 p.m. Call 831-8063.

Seminar: “Hidden History of the Human Race,” Indian Student Association. 103 Gore Hall, 7 p.m. Call 731-7504.

Film: Mr. Holland’s Opus. Leadership Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Free admission. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Meeting: Word of Life Campus Ministry Bible Study, 122 Memorial Hall, 8 p.m. For information, call 894-1389.

Thursday, April 13

Special event: “Designing Classrooms for Technology Integration and Accessibility,” Live Satellite Event. 311 Pearson Hall, noon. Registration is required or call 831-2485.

Seminar: “Drilling for Methane Ice–Gas Hydrates in Continental Margins,” with Carolyn Ruppel, Georgia Institute of Technology. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2926.

Lecture: “Beyond the Hierarchical Boundaries of Biology Education,” with Charles Drewes, Iowa State University. 103 Gore Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-4296.

Meeting: Academic Competition Club, 207 Trabant University Center, 6:30 p.m. Call 328-4431.

Workshop: “Instant Beauty–A Guide to Container Gardening,” with Chris Bollar. Fischer Greenhouse, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8862.

Meeting: Campus Animal Rights Educators (CARE), Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center, 7 p.m. Call 837-3501.

Lecture: “A Voyage to Life’s Extreme: the Deep Sea,” with Craig Cary, UD. 104 Cannon Laboratory, Hugh R. Sharp Campus, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8083.