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February 17, 1994
Calendar
THURSDAY, FEB. 17
Seminar: "First-Passage Problems in Engineering, Natural Sciences and
Mathematics," with V. Roy. U.D. Rees Hall, 11 a.m.
Seminar: "Inbound Call Center Design," with Thomas Spencer III,
AT&T/BOA Decision Support System, and Tony Brigandi, AT&T. 122 Old
College, 1 p.m.
Seminar: "Forensic Geochemistry: Contaminant Source Fingerprinting in
Estuarine Sediments and Biota," with Glenn Johnson, Perception and
Decision Systems Inc. 004 Penny Hall, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "A Theory Against Theories: A Humanistic Reading of Literary
Studies," with Donald H. Reiman, U.D. 110 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m.
Seminar: "Billions and Billions of Buddhas: Metal Casting In
Thailand," with Donna Strahan, Walters Art Gallery. Winterthur
Rotunda, 4 p.m.
Theatre: The Actor's Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It
All for You, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. 100 Wolf Hall, 8:15
p.m. Admission, $3. For information, call 831-6014.
FRIDAY, FEB. 18
Seminar: Combinatorics, with R. Scheidler, U.D. 536 Ewing Hall, 2 p.m.
Colloquium: "Wavelets: Mathematics and Applications," with J.
Benedetto, University of Maryland. 206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30
p.m.
Women's basketball: Northeastern. Bob Carpenter Center, 7 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Theatre: The Actor's Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It
All for You, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. 100 Wolf Hall, 8:15
p.m. Admission, $3. For information, call 831-6014.
SATURDAY, FEB. 19
Indoor fair: Featuring a health walk/jog and health-oriented fair. Bob
Carpenter Center, 9-11 a.m. Same day registration for walk/jog starts
at 9 a.m., event begins at 9:15. Cholesterol screenings, $5. For
information, call 831-4075.
Theatre: The Actor's Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It
All for You, presented by E-52 Student Theatre. 100 Wolf Hall, 8:15
p.m. Admission, $3. For information, call 831-6014.
Percussion Festival: Featuring percussion ensembles from University of
Delaware, Rowan College, Temple University, Penn State and West
Chester University. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music
Building, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.
Workshop/luncheon: "Does Bound Labor Have to be Coerced Labor? the
Case of Immigrant Servitude in English America," with Farley Grubb,
U.D. 436 Ewing Hall, noon-1:30 p.m.
Concert: Meat Loaf. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $23.50,
general public; limited number of U.D. student tickets $17.50 with
valid U.D. ID at box office. For tickets, call Ticketmaster
charge-by-phone at 984-2000.
Performance: NEXUS Ensemble. Mitchell Hall, 8:15 p.m. Admission, $15,
general public; $10, U.D. faculty, staff and senior citizens; and $6,
students with I.D. For information, call 831-2204.
Welcome back party: Intercollegiate dance with disc jockey and light
show. Abe and Pearl Kristol Hillel Student Center, 9 p.m. Admission
$3. For information, call Rabbi Stephen Booth at 453-0479.
SUNDAY, FEB. 20
Women's basketball: Boston University. Bob Carpenter Center, 1 p.m.
For ticket information, call UD1-HENS. Alumni game following Boston
University game.
Philadelphia bus trip: Storytelling event and jazz and Klezmer music
concerts. For information, call Hillel Student Center at 453-0479. Bus
leaves 1:45 p.m.
Concert: Mendelssohn String Quartet, with Nick Eanet and Nicholas
Mann, violinists, Katherine Murdock, viola, and Marcy Rosen, cello.
Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., 3 p.m. Admission, $8. Call
573-4433.
International film series: Like Water for Chocolate (Mexico, 1993).
140 Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 21
Deadline to complete fall 1994 course schedules in SIS+ to scheduling
office
Spring 1994 second installment deadline
Last day of late registration and free drop/add for spring 1994;
tuition and a $15 fee are charged and a grade of "W" recorded for
course withdrawal after this date, including withdrawal offset by a
simultaneous add.
Deadline for completion of deferred examinations and incomplete work
for fall 1993 and Winter Session 1994 for undergraduates.
Seminar: "Mutational Analysis of 16 S Ribosomal RNA in E. Coli," with
Kathleen Triman, Franklin and Marshall College. 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Concert: Mendelssohn String Quartet with Lloyd Shorter, oboe. Loudis
Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $7.50,
adults; $5, senior citizens; $2, students. For information, call
831-2577.
TUESDAY, FEB. 22
UDARF discussion/luncheon: Read Room, Perkins Student Center, 11:45
a.m.-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-8823.
Seminar: "Development of Low-Stachyose Soybeans: The Gas Factor," with
Scott Sebastian, DuPont Co. Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, noon.
Workshop/luncheon: "Sloss Furnaces and the Rise of the Birmingham
District: An Industrial Epic," with David Lewis, Auburn University.
436 Ewing Hall, noon-1:30 p.m.
Film/discussion series: All My Babies, with guest speakers filmmaker
George Stoney and Kate Conway-Turner, U.D. 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall,
7 p.m. For information, call 831-8474 or 831-8063.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23
Staff Association luncheon: "Heart Smart in the '90s-The Fats of
Life," with Marianne Carter, U.D. Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center,
noon. Pre-pay/registration only.
Lecture: "Conceptual Frameworks, Public Policy and the Black Family,"
with Bill Lawson, U.D. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10
p.m. For information, call 831-8474.
Demonstration: Internet for students. Ewing Room, Perkins Student
Center, 3-4:40 p.m. For information, call 831-6831.
Lecture: "The Impact of Chinese Design on Queen Anne Furniture in
England and Its American Colonies," with Brock Jobe, Winterthur. 201
Old College, 4 p.m.
Reading: Drury Pifer, playwright, novelist, reading from his book,
Innocents In Africa. 205 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 4 p.m.
Lecture: "The Importance of Black History," with Lenworth Gunther,
Essex County College. 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. For
information, call 831-2991.
Dance workshop: Led by Liz Lerman Dance Exchange. Bacchus Theatre,
7:30 p.m. For information, call Chris Matthews, 738-1723.
Chabad Purim bash: Prize for best costume. Abe and Pearl Kristol
Hillel Center, 47 W. Delaware Ave., 7:45 p.m. For information, call
453-0479.
THURSDAY, FEB. 24
"Taking Society Seriously: Existence, Identity and Meaning in a
Postmodern World," with Caroline H. Persell, New York University. 100
Sharp Laboratory, 3:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 25
Lecture: "Recent Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences," with
Howard B. Johnson, U.D. Morris Library Lecture Room, noon-1 p.m.
General student recital: Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music
Building, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.
Seminar: "Two-Phase Flow in Centrifugal Pumps," with Mihail Roco,
National Science Foundation. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 3:30 p.m.
Seminar: "Infrastructure Risk Management," with Erik Vanmarcke,
Princeton University. 114 Purnell Hall, 4 p.m.
Men's basketball: Maine. Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For ticket
information, call UD1-HENS.
SATURDAY, FEB. 26
Performance: Dance Theatre of Harlem. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. Admission,
$15, general public; $10, U.D. staff; $5, U.D. students. For tickets,
call the Hartshorn box office at 831-2204.
SUNDAY, FEB. 27
Bus trip: Holocaust Museum, Washington, D.C. Limited tickets
available. For information, call Rabbi Stephen Booth at 453-0479.
Men's basketball: New Hampshire. Bob Carpenter Center, 1 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS. Alumni contest follows the game.
Faculty recital: Marie Robinson, soprano; Julie Nishimura, piano.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 3 p.m. For
information, call 831-2577.
International film series: Into the West (Great Britain, 1992). 140
Smith Hall, 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY, FEB. 28
Colloquium: "Are Our Tests Failing Our Students?" with Sheila Tobias.
Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register by
calling 831-2027.
Seminar: "Vanadium Compounds as Inhibitors, Substrate and Cofactors,"
with Debbie Crans, Colorado State University. 203 Drake Hall, 4 p.m.
Colloquium: "The 'Problem' of Women in Science and Why It's So Hard to
Convince People There Is One," with Sheila Tobias. 120 Clayton Hall,
5:30-8 p.m. Register by calling 831-2027.