Vol. 19, No. 7Oct. 14, 1999

'Betrayal' opens Oct. 28 on Hartshorn Hall stage

Local actors Steve Tague and Kathleen Pirkl Tague, both of Newark, star in Harold Pinter's theatrical masterpiece, Betrayal, opening at UD on Thursday, Oct. 28.

Part of the Professional Theatre Training Program's 1999-2000 Alumni Season, the play uses flashbacks to examine the intricacies of betrayal buried in an extramarital affair. When information is withheld, friends are deceived and lovers are rejected, betrayal takes many forms.

All of the performances take place in Hartshorn Hall. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m. and are scheduled on Thursday-Saturday, Oct. 28-30; Thursday-Friday, Nov. 11-12; Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 16-17; and Saturday, Nov. 20. Matinee performances are scheduled at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 7; and Saturday, Nov. 13.

Ticket prices range from $7 to $17. For more information, call 831-2204.

Midnight Mania kicks off Blue Hen season

The popular annual event known as Midnight Mania will be held Friday, Oct. 15, at the Bob Carpenter Center. It is the first official practice for the 1999-2000 University of Delaware men's and women's basketball teams.

Admission is free for the fun-filled late evening activity. From 11 p.m.-midnight, fans can participate in shooting contests against UD coaches while enjoying the music of the band Regular Size Monster.

From midnight to 1 a.m., the men's and women's teams will be introduced. There also will be the Men's Slam-Dunk Contest, a women's scrimmage and men's scrimmage.

For more information, call Curt Krouse at 831-8961.

Strength training set for women

Due to a number of requests, Strength Training for Women is being repeated for those who missed it or who were unable to get into the program last semester.

Join instructor Allison Ahrens as she debunks the myths about women and strength training.

Learn about the mental and physical benefits of working with weights and get started on a personal program at home or in the gym.

The session is scheduled from noon-1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15, in Room 208 of Gore Hall

Cost is $10 Wellness Dollars. Call 831-8388 to register.

Children's disabilities & the family are topics of lecture

Children's Disabilities and the Family" is the topic of a lecture scheduled at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 25, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. The talk by Dennis Hogan, Robert E. Turner Distinguished Professor of Population Studies at Brown University, is free and open to the public. A reception will follow.

Hogan, director of the Population Studies and Training Center at Brown, is the author of numerous articles and several books. His best know works are Southern Nations and Nationalities: People's Region Community and Family Survey 1997; Family, Political Economy and Demographic Change: The Transformation of Life in Casalecchio, Italy, 1861-1912; Transitions and Social Change: The Early Lives of American Men and Fertility and Family Planning in Rural Thailand.

A distinguished demographer and sociologist, Hogan has served as chairperson of the American Sociological Association's section on the sociology of population and on the board of directors of the Population Association of America. His areas of research are aging, social support networks and the life course in comparative perspective.

The event is sponsored by the Center for Community Development and Family Policy, Group for Family Research, College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy, Department of Individual and Family Studies and School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. For more information, call 831-6500.

Sun Microsystems to offer campus demonstrations today

Sun Microsystems invites the entire campus community to a daylong series of demonstrations and presentations about its vision of future developments in the networked age.

Presenters at this event, set today, Oct. 14, will discuss Java, JINI and other technology from Sun.

Formal presentations will be held in the Trabant University Center Theatre, with demonstrations in nearby areas. Sun will provide refreshments, door prizes and raffle prizes to attendees.

The schedule of events begins at 8:30 a.m. with registration and a continental breakfast.

At 10 a.m., the morning presentations will focus on "JINI, Java, and the Future of Networks."

At noon, participants will break for lunch on their own.

"PORTALS! Netscape/AOL/ SUN Alliance" is the topic of the afternoon session at 2 p.m.

Afternoon refreshments and a raffle will conclude the day's events.

Register now to participate in undergrad teaching institute

Registration is now open for the January session of the Institute for Transforming Undergraduate Education (ITUE).

This five-day workshop will demonstrate problem-based learning (PBL) and model ways that PBL can be used effectively in all disciplines, in upper and lower division courses, and in all size classes. Participants will learn how to integrate Internet resources into their courses and use technology effectively in active, group-based learning.

Morning sessions will focus on effective ways of using problem-based instruction and develop materials and problems appropriate for use in groups. In the afternoon sessions, participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills in using Internet resources in their courses.

The sessions are scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday, Jan. 10-14, in Rooms 102 and 103 of Colburn Laboratory.

Individuals interested in attending should register as soon as possible through the ITUE web site at <http://www.udel.edu/ inst>. Additional information also is posted. There are only 50 seats available for both UD and off-campus participants.

Disney World recruiters set dates for campus visits

Walt Disney World College Program Recruiters will be on campus at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Room 120 of Smith Hall.

Students interested in learning about the College Program must attend this information session to sign up for interviews. Also, Disney World recruiters will be at a kiosk in the Trabant University Center to answer student questions on Oct. 28 and Nov. 3.

For more information, call Andrea Schenk at 286-0503 or Megan Zeager at 368-8928.

Copy Center will close for renovation

The Trabant University Center's Copy Center will be closed for renovations for two weeks-from Monday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Oct. 29. A grand re-opening is planned on Monday, Nov. 1.

Copying needs will be filled at the Graphic Communications Center (GCC) at 222 South Chapel St. or at the other satellite Copy Center in the Perkins Student Center.

Call GCC at 831-2154 or the Perkins Student Center site at 831-8920 for orders or information.

Lit to perform on Nov. 4

The band Lit will open the Garbage concert Nov. 4 in the Bob Carpenter Center.

The band Lit will open for Garbage at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4, for the power pop concert in the Bob Carpenter Center. Since Lit began performing nine years ago, its lineup has remained the same. Its debut album, Tripping the Light Fantastic was released in April 1997 on an independent label and netted Lit enthusiastic reviews and strong college airplay. Lit signed with RCA in October 1998. Lit has been described as a band that sets out to make clubgoers feel like they are at an arena rock concert.

Garbage came on the scene in the early 199s and its performances span as many emotional lines as its music--including rock, pop, techno and goth. The group won rave reviews for its 1995 self-titled debut album, which it followed with the strong Version 2.0 in 1998.

The concert is being held in conjunction with MTV Village--a free daytime festival featuring a variety of music and lifestyle oriented activities--to be held on Nov. 4 on the north side of Harrington Beach, near the Perkins Student Center.

Tickets are on sale at the Bob Carpenter Center and Trabant University Center box offices and through Ticketmaster.

Nursing reunion

The College of Health and Nursing Sciences is hosting a Reunion Brunch at 10:30 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Blue and Gold Club. Graduates of the classes of 1974 and 1979 will celebrate their reunions.

For information regarding reservations, please call 831-2381.