What's up

UD's Spring 2001 International Film Series will feature such diverse topics as a young woman in Brooklyn who finds identity as a boxer and the strained relationship between a father and his 8-year-old blind son in Iran. All of the 35-mm films in the free public series, are scheduled at 7:30 p.m., Sundays, in the Trabant University Center Theatre.

Eight films are scheduled this spring:

Girlfight, on March 4, is a 2000 American film that marks the debut of writer-director Karyn Kusama, who won the grand jury and best director prizes at Sundance 2000.

Boesman and Lena, on March 11, is a 2000 French/South African film that stars Danny Glover and Angela Bassett in John Berry's adaptation of Athol Fugard's apartheid-era play.

The Match Factory Girl, on March 18, is a 1989 Finish film about a young woman who strikes back when her lover does her wrong.

The Ballad of Ramblin' Jack, on April 8, is a 2000 American film about Woody Gutherie's protégé, Elliott Adnopoz, better know as Ramblin' Jack Elliott.

Kippur, on April 15, is a 2000 Israeli film that gives a medic's perspective on the 1973 Yom Kippur War. From the director of Kadosh, this semiautobiographical tale by Amos Gitais uses a series of long takes to depict modern warfare in all its chaotic brutality.

The Color of Paradise, on April 22, a 1999 Iranian film from director Majid Majidi, the maker of Children of Heaven, is the story of a blind 8-year old boy in Teheran and the father who resents him.

Goya in Bordeaux, on April 29, is a 2000 Spanish film from director Carlos Saura (Carmen, Tango) and cinematographer Vittorio Storaro.

Solas/Alone, on May 6, is a 1999 Spanish film that won the People's Choice award at the 1999 Berlin Film Festival.

For more information on the series, call 831-4066 or visit the series web site at [http://www. english.udel.edu/ifs/].

The Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, wh ich features its members as both solo and ensemble orchestra artists, will perform at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 10, in Mitchell Hall as part of UD's 2000-2001 Performing Arts Series.

One of only two full-time professional chamber orchestras in the United States, Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia performs well-known and rarely heard compositions of the 18th through 20th centuries and specializes in a wide range of Baroque and classical repertoire.

Music director Mark Mostovay, who founded the group in 1964, is considered a leading interpreter of late Baroque and classical works, due to his fidelity to the intimate music-making of the 18th century.

Principal conductor Ignat Solzhenitsyn has enjoyed an active career as both conductor and pianist, and his lyrical and poignant interpretations have earned him critical acclaim around the world.

The core orchestra of 15 strings, flute, two oboes, two horns, bassoon and harpsichord, features highly skilled young graduates of prestigious institutions, such as the Curtis Institute of Music and the Juilliard School. They alternate their positions during each concert, from soloist to ensemble member, just as members of a repertory company alternate between starring and supporting roles.

Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra also is featured on RCA Red Seal digital recordings with the acclaimed Philadelphia Singers performing Handel's Roman Vespers, Gloria! Gloria!, as well as Christmas with Benita Valente and Ceremonies of Carols.

Tickets for the March 10 concert are $15 for the general public, $10 for UD faculty, staff, alumni and senior citizens and $6 for UD students and children, and are available at the Hartshorn box office with credit card payment, by fax at 831-4366 or 831-2204 or in person, from noon to 5 p.m., weekdays.

Tickets also are available through Ticketmaster at (302) 984-2400, when a convenience charge will apply.

The series is made possible by Barba & Reynolds Insurance Agency, Embassy Suites and the Delaware Division of the Arts.

The Concert Choir of the University of Wisconsin at Madison, led by Beverly Taylor, AS '73, will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, at the First Presbyterian Church of Newark, 292 West Main St.

The concert choir's repertoire includes Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis and by Alberto Ginastera, the Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes, songs by Aaron Copland and John Wilbye, motets, folksongs and spirituals. Hosts for the 54 choir members during their stay in Newark will be Paul Head, UD director of choral studies, members of his choirs and members of the church.

Taylor is director of choral activities and associate professor of music at the University of Wisconsin, where she conducts the concert choir and the 200-voice Choral Union and directs the graduate choral-conducting program. She also is assistant conductor for the Madison Symphony and directory of the symphony chorus.

Taylor earned a bachelor of music degree in applied voice and a bachelor of arts in English at UD. The Newark concert is part of a six-city tour that also will include performances in Washington, D.C., as part of the Kennedy Center Millennium Series; Columbus, Ohio; Philadelphia; Burnsville, N.C.; and Cincinnati.

For information, call 731-5644.

The Department of Music will prese nt the 17th annual UD Student Concerto/Aria Competition Winners Concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, March 4, in Loudis Recital Hall of the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.

The annual Student Concerto/Aria Competition has traditionally provided a most important focal point for the annual concert season. The competition was established in 1984 to give talented young musicians the opportunity to perform as soloists with a professional symphony orchestra.

This year's orchestra includes members of several major regional orchestras–including the Delaware Symphony, Reading Symphony and Lancaster Symphony Orchestras–under the baton of Hekun Wu, director of the University Orchestra.

Each year, three regionally known artists are invited to campus to serve as judges for the competition, which this year included 35 entrants.

This year's winners are

Brian Ewing, a UD senior music education major and alto saxophonist, will perform Concertino da Camera by Jacques Ibert.
Lauren Gerhart, a soprano and senior music education major, will sing "Una donna a quindici anni" from Cosi fan Tutté by Mozart and "What a movie!!" from Leonard Bernstein's Trouble in Tahiti.
Sarah Gerk, a junior majoring in clarinet, will play Mozart's Concerto for Clarinet.
Adrienne Harding, a flutist who will receive a master of music degree in performance this May, will play Fantasie by Georges Hue.
Yun Chul Ko, a baritone and sophomore majoring in vocal performance, will sing "Questo amor, vergogna mia" from Edgar by Puccini and "It is Enough" from Elijah by Mendelssohn.
James McCain, a freshman who studies alto saxophone, will play Eugene Bozza's Concertino.
Jessica Montello, a mezzosoprano and sophomore music major, will sing "Voi che sapete" from Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and "Must the Winter Come so Soon?" from Barber's Vanessa.

For more information, call 831-2577.

This spring's History Workshop in Technology, Society and Culture will examine such diverse topics as the effect of the invention of the Victor Talking Machine on consumers in the early 20th century to the reaction of the scientific community to America's involvement in the Vietnam War.

The free, public workshops, which run through May 8, begin at 12:15 p.m., with presentations starting at 12:30 p.m. A discussion, ending at 1:45 p.m. sharp, will follow each talk. All lectures take place on Tuesdays in 203 Munroe Hall.

Topics and speakers include:

"Electrification Takes Command? Victor Talking Machine Company, the Phonograph and the Consumer, 1922-1929," Alex Magoun, David Sarnoff Library, Feb. 27;
"From Seneca Falls to Suffrage? Recasting a Master Narrative in American Women's History," Nancy Hewitt, Rutgers University, March 6;
" 'Slumming' and the Urban Spectacle of Race and Sexuality," Chad Heap, George Washington University, March 13;
"Nursing in America and the Feminine Ideal, 1945 to 1965," Susan Malka, University of Maryland, March 20;
"PATCO: The Making of a Militant White Collar Union, 1968-80," Joseph McCartin, Georgetown University, April 3;
"The Politics of Rescue: Israel, Vietnam and U.S. Popular Culture," Melani Mcallister, George Washington University, April 10;
"Weeded Out: The Impact of Technological Change on North Carolina's Small Tobacco Farmers," Adrienne Petty, Columbia University, April 17;
"Making Wholes: Rachel Carson's Web of Life," Linda Sargent Wood, University of Maryland, April 24;
"A 'Widespread and Understandable Revulsion': Scientists and the War in Vietnam," Peter Kuznick, American University, May 1; and

Cult classics, award-winners and crowd favorites are included in the spring 2001 film series at UD, with showings at 7 p.m., Wednesdays, when admission is $1.

Times vary for the Friday and Saturday night films, when admission is $2.

Tickets for all films are available at University box offices. All movies are shown in the Trabant University Center Theatre.

The spring Wednesday night films include American History X (Feb. 28), Goodfellas (March 7) and The Big Lebowski (May 2).

Films scheduled on the weekend (Friday and Saturday evening) series include a wide range of newer releases, such as Pay It Forward (Feb. 23 and 24), Little Nicky (March 9 and 10), Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (April 20 and 21) and Cast Away (April 27 and 28). Hannibal will be shown May 12 on Harrington Beach.

For a film schedule, visit the Student Programming Advisory Board web site at [http:// copland.udel.edu/stu-org/scpab] or call UD1-HENS.

Employees may choose from a variety of wellness-oriented programs on campus this spring.

Joanne Matukaitus, from Christiana Care's Preventive Medicine and Rehabilitation Institute, will speak on "Keeping Your Heart Healthy" from 12:05-12:55 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, in 127 Memorial Hall. The session will share details on recent advances in heart care and tips on preventing heart disease. All attendees will be eligible for a drawing to win a $25 gift certificate to Saigon Restaurant in the Newark Shopping Center. Cost is $10 Wellness Dollars.

It's also time to register for the annual "Walk Here...Fly There" Spring Walking Program. This year's program is sponsored by WSFS Bank and has new features, including a walking buddy service where interested participants will be assisted in contacting other employees who would like a walking partner.

Group walks led by Wellness Center staffers will be scheduled throughout the contest. Participants will earn incentives and become eligible for the grand prize drawing–a $500 travel voucher to fly anywhere in the continental U.S. (partially funded by Ambassador Travel).

All employees should have received a registration form through campus mail early in February. The registration deadline is March 2. Early bird registrants who return their forms by Friday, Feb. 23, will be entered into a drawing for a free night's stay at the Embassy Suites Hotel Walking in Newark. Cost is $15 Wellness Dollars.

Mammography of Delaware will offer screenings on campus from 9-11 a.m., Thursday, March 1. Call 1-800-654-0606 to schedule an appointment. When calling, have your physician's name and phone number and insurance information ready.

Starting March 5, Marianne Carter, wellness, will conduct "Dump the Diet, an eight-week program running through April 23 that will teach participants the nondieting approach to weight management, including learning sensible nutrition tips, legalizing all foods, rediscovering physical hunger and learning to enjoy movement. Sessions will be held from 12:10-12:50 p.m., Mondays, in 108 Pearson Hall. Cost for the series is $40 Wellness Dollars.

"The Safe Use of Supplements" will be presented from 12:05-12:55 p.m., Wednesday, March 7, in 219 Smith Hall. Participants will learn how to discern fact from fad in this presentation about herbal supplements and vitamins. Two attendees will each receive a pair of passes to the UD ice arena in a drawing the day of the program. Cost is $10 Wellness Dollars.

Wellness programs are open to all employees receiving Wellness Dollars. Spouses of eligible employees may pay for the programs with cash or by check. Registration for all programs (except the walking program) may be accessed online at [www.udel.edu/ wellness] or by phone at 831-8388.

Author and cartoonist Mary Kay McDermott will help to demystify the process of writing book proposals and getting published with her talk, "Find Your Voice and Write a Book," at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 15, in 113 Memorial Hall.

A 1987 University of Delaware graduate, McDermott, who has been a bridesmaid nine times, decided to put her experiences to good use in her recently published book, The Bridesmaid's Survival Guide: A Hilarious Handbook to Womanhood's Most Dubious Distinction.

Before becoming a freelance writer, McDermott worked for Whitehead Associated Public Relations and served as a contributing writer for ArtNews, an international trade magazine.

Her cartoons can be seen nationwide in greeting cards, wrapping paper and in advertisements for IBM, Dunkin Donuts and Allstate Insurance.

The free public event is sponosred by UD's Department of English.

For more information, call 831-2361 or check out the web site at [http://www.english. udel.edu/russell/marykaymcdermott.html].

Tuesday, created by Walker,Jewel PTTP faculty member Jewel Walker, returns to the UD campus this March. The play features four doors, seven people and dozens of charming characters. Walker's inventive and enchanting portrayal of ordinary people on an ordinary street on an ordinary day creates a montage of movement and music.

The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 9; 12:30 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 10; 12:30 and 3:30 p.m., Sunday, March 11; 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 16; and 12:30 and 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 17. Tickets are $7-$17, and all performances are in Hartshorn Theatre.

For ticket information, call 831-2204.

Relâche, an ensemble specializing in contemporary music and featuring four members from UD's Department of Music, will give a concert at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 23, in the Conservatory Ballroom of Longwood Gardens. At 7 p.m., the conservatory is open for strolling for concertgoers; and at 7:30 p.m. a pre-concert talk is scheduled by Thaddeus Squire, the executive director of Relâche. The concert will be followed a "Chocolate Chat" dessert reception with the artists.

Half of the ensemble's eight members are from UD's Department of Music--John Gaarder, bassoon; Douglas Mapp, double bass and electric bass; Harvey Price, percussion; and Lloyd Shorter, oboe and French horn.

Relâche was founded in 1977 as a performing ensemble, has made several recordings, including its CD, pick it up, which was nominated for a Grammy in 1998.

For ticket information, call Longwood Gardens at (610) 388-1000, ext. 100. Students with a valid ID and pass holders will receive a discount.

James M. Baker, mayor of the city of Wilmington, will be among the speakers in the spring Contemporary Issues in Urban Affairs lecture series. The free, public lectures will be held from 12:15-2 p.m. in 187 Graham Hall.

Charles Lee, associate director for policy and interagency liaison, Office of Environmental Justice, Environmental Protection Agency, will discuss "Integrating Environmental Justice & Brownfields," on Friday, Feb. 23.

On Thursday, March. 8, Carrie McLaren, editor of Stay Free, a magazine exploring issues surrounding commercialism and American culture, will speak about "Ad Creep and the Fight for Urban Space."

Melissa Gilbert, geography and urban studies at Temple University, will present "Organizing Communities for Economic Justice," on Thursday, March 22.

"Notes from the Field: Searching for the Information City" will be discussed on Thursday, April 5, by Anthony Townsend, research scientist and project director for the NSF Urban Research Initiative Grant, "Information Technology and the Future of Urban Environments," at the Taub Urban Research Center, New York University.

Mark S. Rosentraub, dean of the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, will present "The End of the Circus's Run: Sports, Urban Tourism and Economic Revitalization" on Thursday, April 19.

To close the series, Baker will speak on "Urban Affairs in Fact: A View from the Mayor's Office," on Thursday, May 3.

For more information, call 831-1686.

UD alumna Julia Jefferson Westerinen and Shay Banks-Young will speak on "The Affairs of Race In America: A Conversation in Black and White," at a free public lecture at 7 p.m., Monday, March 5, in Multipurpose Rooms A and B of the Trabant University Center, as part of the UD's Women's History Month celebration.

Recent genetic testing strongly suggests that Thomas Jefferson, one of America's most respected presidents, bore children with Sally Hemings, one of his slaves, in a relationship which seems to have lasted about 38 years.

This relationship raises many questions about race relations in America. In this presentation, Banks-Young and her "new" cousin, Julia Jefferson Westerinen, AS '55, will discuss the many differences and similarities they share.

Banks-Young, a sixth-generation granddaughter who was raised black, is descended from Madison, a son of Hemings believed to have been fathered by Jefferson.

Julia Jefferson Westerinen a fifth-generation granddaughter, is descended from another son of Hemings named Eston, whom experts also argue was fathered by Jefferson.

Through discussion of their different ethnic backgrounds, they discover their "hidden history" and confront elitism in their family and American culture.

The event is sponsored by the Center for Black Culture, Office of Women's Affairs, Spirit Ambassadors, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Office of Affirmative Action and Multicultural Programs, Dining Services/ARAMARK, Embassy Suites and Visiting Women Scholars.

For more information, call 831-8063.

The University community is invited to the spring semester "Bach's Lunches," a free, public series of presentations and musical programs from 12:10-12:50 p.m., on select Tuesday and Wednesdays through May 16 at Bayard Sharp Hall, celebrating the building's restoration and the installation of the Jefferson Music Gallery.

Those attending may bring their own lunches or purchase items from a Blue and Gold Club food cart outside Bayard Sharp Hall. Seating is limited and will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Bach's Spring Posterb

March events in the series include

A Dynamic Duo, Wednesday, March 7, with students Lauren Robinson, horn, and Erica Eklund, bassoon, accompanied by Nicole Clouser, piano, performing a program of chamber music;
Fantastic & Fabulous Flutes, Wednesday, March 14, with the UD Flute Choir; and
A Party on J.S. Bach's 316th Birthday, Wednesday, March 21, featuring the Jefferson Organ and UD music faculty members.

For information on the series, call the Office of Public Relations at 831-2791.

The Delaware Tech/University of Delaware Parallel Program will present its third annual Poetry Reading at 4 p.m., Thursday, March 8, in Room 529 of the William A. Carter Partnership Center at the Owens Campus in Georgetown. The free public event is partially funded by the Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Affairs and Public Events.

Presenters include Anne Colwell, James Keegan and Bill Rable.

Cow poetry ell, whose book on the works of Elizabeth Bishop was published by the University of Alabama Press, has had her poetry published in many literary journals, and she recently published an essay on W.D. Snodgrass, Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Creative Writing and Contemporary Poetry at UD. Colwell teaches English at the University of Delaware Parallel Program in Georgetown.

Keegan was the 1998 winner of the Delaware State Arts Council's Experienced Artist Fellowship in Poetry. He has repeatedly won the Academy of American Poets Award at the University, and his work has appeared in several literary journals. Keegan also teaches English at the University of Delaware Parallel Program in Georgetown.

Rable has performed in several productions staged by the Second Street Players in Milford and the Possum Players in Georgetown. He teaches English for the University of Delaware Parallel Program and is a freelance copy editor.

For information, call Henry Nyce 856-5400, ext. 267.

Students Creating Exciting New Events (SCENE) is sponsoring several nonalcoholic events at the start of the spring semester at the University of Delaware.

The Big Bacchus Bash will be held from 8 p.m.-midnight, Friday, Feb. 23, in the Bacchus Theatre of the Perkins Student Center. The event will feature free food and performances by UD rock bands Gellner, Theory and Sophisto Fly.

For more information, call 837-3154 or check out the web site at [http://copeland.udel.edu/ stu-org/scene/events.html].

More than 1 million students travel abroad each year. Gil White, author of Europe & the World on 84 Cents a Day, will give free, public multimedia presentation on how to travel Europe and the world safely and inexpensively at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28, in the Multipurpose Room of the Trabant University Center. pass

White has presented this lecture and slide show in 550 colleges and universities and has been asked to return to some campuses up to 11 times.

Over the past 11 years, White has traveled the world collecting information about how to obtain free transportation, free accommodations, free food and savings on foreign money exchanges. White's formula for reducing major expenses is simple: Be enthusiastic, interested in people and willing to perform simple chores.

The program is sponsored by the Student Centers Program Advisory Board. For more information, call UD1-HENS.

Jamie Shea, director of public affairs for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), will discuss "NATO: The Vital Alliance," as part of UD's Global Agenda 2001 lecture series. His talk will begin at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, March 1, in 125 Clayton Hall.

Shea currently serves as the senior official of the international staff of NATO and its dire sheasummit ctor of information and press. He also is an associate professor of international relations at American University in Washington, D.C., where he directs the Brussels overseas program. He also serves on the advisory council of International Relations Studies and Program of Universite Libre de Bruxelles and is a lecturer in international relations for the Tempus Program of the Commission of European Communities. Previously, Shea was a spokesperson for NATO and deputy director of information and press.

On Thursday, March 15, Jordan's Ambassador to the U.S. Marwan Muasher will discuss "Middle East Challenges in the 21st Century" at 7:30 p.m. in 125 Clayton Hall. Muasher was an instrumental figure in Arab-Israeli peace negotiations during the 1990s, which led to the 1994 Israel-Jordan peace treaty.

For more information on his UD appearance, call 831- 2355.

Alison Bechdel, author and creator of the award-winning cartoon Dykes to Watch Out For, will present a slideshow lecture at 7 p.m., Friday, March 2, in 127 Memorial Hall.

The free public event will be followed by a reception hosted by the English department, where Betchdel will be available to sign copies of her books brought by readers.

The author of eight collections of Dykes, including the latest Hot and Throbbing Dykes to Watch Out For, Bechdel uses her works, including childhood drawings and her latest cartoons, to explore complex issues of gender, difference and subjectivity in a clear, compelling way.

By examining the way female characters are traditionally presented in cartoon strips and why comics are such a potent medium, Bechdel discusses the relationship of her character's latest exploits to the larger context of North American queer life and politics at the turn of the century.

Since its beginning in 1983, the cartoon, which chronicles the intimate affairs and global concerns of its characters, has become a cultural institution for lesbians and discerning non-lesbians all over the world.

Three of Bechdel's collections have won Lambda Literary Awards for humor. The Indelible Alison Bechdel won a Lambda Literary Award in 1998 in the biography/autobiography category and the strip has also won a pair of Vice Versa Awards for Excellence in the Gay and Lesbian press.

For more information, call 831-2361 or 831-1974.

Abenefit concert featuring singer-songwriter Aerin Tedesco and acoustic duo Relative Sight will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 14, in the Scrounge in the Perkins Student Center, as part of Women's History Month events.

Admission to this public event is free, but donations to benefit Martha's Carriage House and Sarah's House, domestic violence shelters run by CHILD Inc., will be taken at the door and may include personal care products such as face soap and shampoo.

Tedesco started writing songs the moment she picked up her dad's 1958 Harmony tenor guitar, and she hasn't stopped since. Her songwriting came of age at Bard College in the Hudson Valley, where she studied literature and creative writing while building a following.

Albums include the 1997 release Post Meridiem and Angels and Allegories, a 1999 effort that received widespread favorable reviews.

Relative Sight combines the talents of Heidi Palalay, on harmony vocals, guitar, oboe/English horn and piano, and Janet Taggart, on lead vocals, cello, piano and guitar.

Trained as classical musicians, they met in 1987 while attending Baltimore's Peabody Conservatory of Music and were finalists for the 1999 Lilith Fair. Currently touring throughout the Northeast in support of their latest CD, General Housekeeping Tips, they are planning to record another CD this spring.

For more information, call 831-8063.

Support Services for Survivors of Sexual Assault (SOS) at UD is offering a series of six weekly discussion sessions for survivors of sexual assault.

The meetings, which are open to the campus community and the public, are at 6 p.m., Wednesdays, beginning Feb. 28.

The series is designed to meet the needs of survivors of all types of sexual assault, male and female. Different topics pertinent to survivors will be discussed every week with an emphasis throughout the series on managing feelings.

The goal of the series is to provide survivors with a safe place to meet. Participants must schedule an initial intake appointment with a facilitator.

To make an appointment or obtain more information, call 831-8992.

Delawareans will have an opportunity to learn about the best quality practices of world-class organizations and discover innovative tools for improving the organizational performance of their organizations at the Delaware Quality Conference, to be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., March 7-8, in Clayton Hall.

The two-day event will focus on how to achieve performance excellence and improve bottom line results. Nearly 300 businesses, government, education and nonprofit executives and managers will participate in the workshops and conference sessions. A variety of different tutorials on the application of several quality tools and techniques will be held on March 7. On March 8, the conference features general sessions, exhibitors and sessions focusing on how to integrate quality process into manufacturing, service, government, health care, small business, education and not-for-profit organizations.

This year's conference highlights will include nationally recognized quality experts as featured speakers and workshop leaders, as well as

Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner, who will be opening the conference.

In addition to sessions on leading edge business practices and quality initiative in the public sector, special tracks for education and health care have expanded the conference scope.

The conference is sponsored by the Delaware Section of the American Society for Quality, the Delaware Quality Consortium and UD's Division of Continuing Education.

For more information, call Mica Corradin at 831-8838.

Backed by Brian Valentine, senior vice president of Windows, in goal, the Microsoft team is composed of a host of hockey players with back grounds ranging from semipro and NCAA Division I to the Canadian Junior League. All of the players are full-time employees of Microsoft, and they volunteer their time to help out with the Challenge.

Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 10 and under. If purchased at the door, tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for children.

For more information, call UD1-HENS.

Ralph J. Begleiter, Begleiter, Ralph Rosenberg Professor of Communication and Distinguished Journalist in Residence at the University of Delaware, will speak on "News Media in an Age of Globalization: Whose Media ARE We Anyway?," in Lewes and Seaford on Friday, Feb. 23.

Begleiter will speak at 10 a.m. at the Virden Center, 700 Pilottown Road, Lewes, and again at 2 p.m. in the auditorium of the Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford. His talk is part of this month's UD Land and Sea Lecture Series.

Drawing on his experiences as CNN's world affairs correspondent for almost two decades, Begleiter will explore new issues in global news media. When news media cross political, cultural, social and national security boundaries, to whom do they owe allegiance? Whose rules do they follow and what audience interests do they serve? The talk is free and open to the public. For information, call (302) 855-1620 or (302) 735-8200.

The Delaware Valley Symposium on Particle Science and Engineering "Connecting the Microscale to Macroscopic Properties," will be held from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Thursday, March 1, in Clayton Hall.

Sponsored by the International Fine Particle Research Institute and Center for Molecular and Engineering Thermodynamics, the event is a continuation of a series of Symposia on Particle Technology.

The symposium will showcase activities at UD, as well as cover topics emphasizing industrial perspectives and current interest in the practice of particle science and technology, with emphasis on processes occurring at the nanoscale.

Cost is $40 and includes breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks. For more information, visit the web site at [http://www. che.udel.edu/minisymposium/ Particles2001.html] or call 831-4500.

Tony Award-winning actress Cherry Jones will talk about her acting career and respond to audience questions at 7:30 p.m., tonight, in 127 Memorial Hall.

Jones has appeared in the films The Horse Whisperer, Erin Brockovich and The Perfect Storm. On Broadway, she has acted in A Moon for the Misbegotten; The Heiress, for which she won a Tony award; Macbeth, Night of the Iguana; and Pride's Crossing.

A reception will follow Jones' presentation in the Memorial Hall third floor lounge.

The program is sponsored by the Department of English.

The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Career Services Center will host the 12th annual Career Fair for current students and alumni, from 1-3 p.m., Friday, March 2, in Multipurpose Rooms A and B, in the Trabant University Center.

Representatives from 30 companies will be available to talk with students about summer and full-time employment opportunities.

Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring resumes. For more information, call 831-2508 or send e-mail to [kra@udel.edu].

Two free, public evening entertainment series will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights in the Scrounge of the Perkins Student Center this spring.

Tuesday night events begin at 7:30 p.m. and Thursday night events begin at 9 p.m.

Entertainment in the Tuesday night series includes an Open Mike Night, Feb. 27; Mark Reedy, stand up comedian, March 6; slam poet Taylor Mali, March 13; and Rob Paravonian, acoustic pop satire, March 20.

Scheduled for the Thursday night coffeehouse series are Rap & DJ contest celebrating Black History Month, tonight; the band Virginia Coalition, March 1; alternative rock group Stargazer Lily, March 8; and the electric Celtic music of Carbon Leaf, March 15.

All events are sponsored by the Student Centers Programming Advisory Board.

For a schedule of programs throughout the spring, call UD1-HENS or visit the web site at [http://copland.udel.edu/stu-org/scpab].

Vol. 20, No. 11

Feb. 22, 2001

Vol. 20, No. 11

Feb. 22, 2001

International films to begin March 4
in Trabant Theatre

Vol. 20, No. 11 Feb. 22, 2001

Vol. 20, No. 11

Feb. 22, 2001

International films to begin March 4 in Trabant Theatre

Vol. 20, No. 11

Feb. 22, 2001

International films to begin March 4
in Trabant Theatre