UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 8, Page 16 October 24, 1991 Calendar Thursday, Oct. 24 Deans' UDRF block grant proposals due to Research Office Third fall 1991 installment payment deadline Mathematical sciences seminar: "Regular Polyhedra," with B. Peratt, mathematical sciences, U.D. 324A Purnell Hall, 11:15 a.m. Mathematical sciences seminar: "On a Problem of John Conway," with Ronald D. Baker, mathematical sciences, U.D. 536 Ewing Hall, 3 p.m. Toastmasters, public speaking club meeting: 236 Purnell Hall, 5 p.m. For information, call Richard Kim at 738-8922. Film: Tommy. Newark Hall, 7 p.m. Admission, 50 cents with University I.D. Foreign languages and literatures seminar: "Shocking Scenes and Statuesque Statements: The Production of Greek Tragedy in the United States," with Karelisa Hartigan, University of Florida. 122 Memorial Hall, 7:30 p.m. Theatre: The Roof, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program, Hartshorn Gym, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Recital: Mendelssohn String Quartet. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 Department chairs' Center for Teaching Effectiveness summer faculty improvement-of-instruction grant applications due to deans Department chairs' UDRF individual grant proposals due to deans Department deadline for spring 1992 textbook requests due to Bookstore Financial Planning Lunch and Learn series: "U.D. Benefits at Retirement," with Helen T. Morgan, benefits, U.D. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, noon. Operations research seminar: "The role of the Correlation Coefficient in Experimental Design," with Jim Ford, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, 204 Robinson Hall, 12:15-1:15 p.m. Environmental engineering seminar series: "Treating Tomorrow's Water," with Charlotte Dery, General Waterworks Corp. 348 Du Pont Hall, 1 p.m. For information, call Steven Dentel at 451-8120. Mathematical sciences seminar: "The Non-existence of a Continuous Surjection from a Continuum onto its Square," with David Bellamy, mathematical sciences, U.D. 234 Purnell Hall, 1:30 p.m. Mathematical sciences seminar: "Exponential Bounds in Vapnik-Cervonenkis Classes of Index 1," with D. Smith, University of Georgia. 536 Ewing Hall, 2:30 p.m. General student recital: Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 2:30 p.m. Mechanical engineering seminar: "Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Implications of Working Fluid Mixtures in Rankine Cycles," with Reinhard Radermacher, University of Maryland. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 3:30 p.m. Mathematical sciences seminar: "Inverses, Parametric Inverses and Target Identification," with D. Dudley, University of Arizona. 207 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m. Biochemistry seminar: "The Role of Zn-Binding Domains in Protein-Protein Recognition," with Preston Hensley, Smith Kline & French. 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m. Film: Silence of the Lambs. 140 Smith Hall, 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Admission, $2 with University I.D. Theatre: The Glass Menagerie, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program, Hartshorn Gym, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Saturday, Oct. 26 Harriet Tubman Freedom bus tour: Bus leaves Center for Black Culture, 8:30 a.m. Cost, $10, includes T-shirt. Women's soccer: University of Maine. Delaware Field House complex, noon. For information, call 451-2257. Theatre: The Glass Menagerie, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Gym, 12:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Film: Silence of the Lambs. 140 Smith Hall, 4 p.m. Admission, $2 with University I.D. Film: Arachnophobia. 140 Smith Hall, 7, 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Admission, $1 with University I.D. Theatre: The Roof, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Gym, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Sunday, Oct.27 Theatre: The Roof, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Gym, 12:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Women's cross country: North Atlantic Conference championships. Delaware Field House complex, noon. For information, call 451-2257. Men's cross country: North Atlantic Conference championships. Delaware Field House complex, 12:45 p.m. For information, call 451-2257. Graduate Recruitment Program: 128 Clayton Hall, 5:30 p.m. Theatre: The Glass Menagerie, presented by the Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Gym, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. International film series: Cyrano de Bergerac (France, 1990). 140 Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28 Sexual Assault Awareness Week begins. Graduate Recruitment Program departmental meetings, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Individual general research proposals due to department chairs Lecture: "Survival Skills for Women of Color," presented by Solutions to Sexual Violence Task Force. Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 1:30 p.m. Open to women only. Women's soccer: University of Pennsylvania. Delaware Field House complex, 3 p.m. For information, call 451-2257. Visitors Center open house: Through Nov. 1. To make reservations for one of these dates, call 451-1557, before Oct 25. 196 South College Ave., 3-5 p.m. Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "Partitioning Processes at Interfaces: Retention Mechanisms of Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography," with John Dorsey, University of Cincinnati. 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m. Structural and geotechnical engineering seminar: "Geotechnical Engineering in Soft Soils," with R. David Charles, Duffield Associates. 348 DuPont Hall, 4 p.m. Refreshments available. Theatre: What's Goin' On?," presented by Solutions to Sexual Violence Task Force. Mitchell Hall, 7 p.m. Concert: Jazz Ensemble I. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 Nursing Career Day: Clayton Hall Plant and soil sciences seminar: "Mineral Ore Co-product (iron oxides) as a Growth Medium Component," with Garrett Goyette. 103 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, noon. Lecture: "Slasher Films and Copycat Violence." Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 3:30 p.m. Research in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Studies lecture: "Is Prejudice the Problem? Homophobia and Institutionalized Oppression," with Margaret Andersen, sociology and associate provost for academic affairs, U.D. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 3:30 p.m. Women's volleyball: Lafayette College. Carpenter Sports Building, 7 p.m. For information, call 451-2257. Wednesday, Oct. 30 CISMER seminar: "Software Testing and Reliability." Third floor, ITV studio, Newark Hall, noon-3 p.m. $10 registration fee. Call Clint White, 451-6902. Women's studies open lecture series: "Is It Sex or Sexual Violence?," with Jessica Schiffman, women's studies, U.D. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20 p.m. Sexual Assault Awareness Week lecture: Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 1:15 p.m. For more information, call 451-8063 or 451-2602. Women's soccer: University of Maryland/Baltimore County. Delaware Field House complex, 3 p.m. For information, call 451-2257. Sexual Assault Awareness Week lecture: Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 3:30 p.m. For more information, call 451-8063 or 451-2602. Organic/inorganic seminar: "Agrochemical Research at Du Pont: Silanes, Polysulfides and Sulfonylureas," with William K. Moberg, Stine-Haskell Research Laboratories, Du Pont Co., 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m. Sexual Assault Awareness Week lecture: Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 7 p.m. For more information, call 451-8063 or 451-2602. Theatre: Peer Gynt, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Gym, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call 451-2204. Thursday, Oct. 31 First-semester freshman students last day to change registration or to drop courses without academic penalty; tuition is charged and a grade of "W" is recorded for courses dropped after this date Women's field hockey: Drexel University. Delaware Field House complex, 3 p.m. For information, call 451-2257.