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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 21, Feb. 27, 1997
Thursday, Feb. 27
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Numerical and Computational
Analysis of Acoustic Scattering Problems Using Finite and
Infinite Elements," with Frank Ihlenbury, University of
Texas at Austin. 536 Ewing Hall, 11:15 a.m.
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, noon-8 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Electronic library lunch session: "RealAudio and
VDOLive: Real-time
Audio and Video Over the Internet." Class of 1941 Lecture
Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Open to the
University community. For information, call 831-2432.
Physics seminar: "The Sudbury Neutrino Observatory and the
Solar Neutrino Opportunity," with Doug Cowen, University of
Pennsylvania. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.
Theatre: Oedipus Rex, presented by the Professional Theatre
Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket
information, call UD1-HENS.
Performing Arts Series performance: We Are Your Sisters, a
moving drama on slavery and the struggle for freedom.
Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Friday, Feb. 28
Last day for student recipients to sign Perkins/nursing loan
promissory notes for spring semester
Deadline for filing applications for graduate
assistantships, fellowships and traineeships; check with
department for earlier required deadlines
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
University by the Sea lecture: "The Higher Civil Service in
the United States: Quest for Reform," with William W. Boyer
Jr. and Mark W. Huddleston, UD. Virden Center, 700 Pilottown
Rd., Lewes, 10 a.m.; Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford
Rd., Seaford, 2 p.m. For information, call 855-1620 in
Georgetown or 735-8200 in Dover.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Small Deviation for Gaussian
Markov Processes," with Wenbo Li, UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 2:30
p.m.
Organic/inorganic seminar: "Natural and Designed Roles for
Organometallics in Biology," with Charles Riordan, Kansas
State University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Men's basketball: America East preliminaries. Bob Carpenter
Center, 7 and 9 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Theatre: Oedipus Rex, presented by the Professional Theatre
Training
Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information,
call UD1-HENS.
Film: Get on the Bus. Trabant University Center, 9 p.m.
Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Student Union alternative dance: Club
814, Wilmington, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Admission, $3. for
information, call 831-8066.
Film: Do the Right Thing. Trabant University Center,
midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Saturday, March 1
Undergraduate admission application deadline for freshmen
and transfer students entering 1997-98 fall semester
Application deadline for National Student Exchange
placements for 1997-98
Promotion recommendations due to provost
Men's basketball: America East quarterfinals, with Hens vs
Hofstra. Bob
Carpenter Center, noon. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Men's basketball: America East quarterfinals. Bob Carpenter
Center, 2, 7 and 9 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Delaware Women's Conference: Clayton Hall, 8 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
For information or to register, call 761-8005.
Mediation skills training workshop: to help Newark
residents, University students and staff resolve disputes
before they escalate. Perkins Student Center, 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m. Call 831-2116 or 831-2648.
Theatre: Oedipus Rex, presented by the Professional Theatre
Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. For
information, call UD1-HENS.
1997 World Send-Off ice show: featuring UD world/Olympic
competitors. Blue Ice Arena, 5 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Concert: singer/songwriter Dar Williams. Mitchell Hall, 8
p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: Do the Right Thing. Trabant University Center, 8 p.m.
Admission,
$2 with UD ID; one guest per ID
Film: Get on the Bus. Trabant University Center, 11 p.m.
Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Sunday, March 2
Mediation skills training workshop: to help Newark
residents, University students and staff resolve disputes
before they escalate. Perkins
Student Center, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 831-2116 or 831-2648.
Theatre: Oedipus Rex, presented by the Professional Theatre
Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. For
information, call UD1-HENS.
Men's basketball: America East tournament. Bob Carpenter
Center, 1 and 3 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
E-52 Student Theatre acting workshop: Baccchus Theatre,
Perkins Student Center, 2-5 p.m. For information, call 366-
1306.
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority information session: 209/211
Trabant University Center, 3-4:30 p.m.
1997 World Send-Off ice show: featuring UD world/Olympic
competitors. Blue Ice Arena, 5 p.m. For ticket information,
call UD1-HENS.
International film: Microcosmos. Trabant University Center
Theatre, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 737-3955.
SLTV-49 film: How to Make An American Quilt, 8 p.m.
SLTV-49 film: The House of Spirits, 10 p.m.
Monday, March 3
Sabbatical leave recommendations due to deans
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Call 831-2428.
SLTV-49 film: Crimson Tide, 4 and 10 p.m.
Biochemistry seminar: "Protein-Based Fibers," with John P.
O'Brien, DuPont Experimental Station. 214 Brown Lab, 4 p.m
Faculty Senate meeting: 110 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m. For
information, call 831-2921.
Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management
presentation: with Wyndham Hotels and Resorts recruiters.
130 Smith Hall, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-6747.
Theta Xi rush: 209/211 Trabant University Center, 7-9 p.m.
For information, call 454-7102.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon rush: Rodney Room, Perkins Student
Center, 7-9 p.m.
For information, call 837-8719.
Phi Sigma Pi rush: Multipurpose Room A, Trabant University
Center, 7-10 p.m. For information, call 837-8929.
Sigma Gamma Rho sorority movie night: Carpenter Sports
Building, 7-10 p.m. Refreshments served.
Concert: Percussion Ensemble, with Harvey Price, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music
Building, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.
SLTV-49 film: Exotica, midnight.
Tuesday, March 4
UDARF luncheon/discussion: "More Than Meets the Eye: Looking
at Paintings with a Conservator/Restorer," with Joyce Hill
Stoner, UD. Clayton Hall, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. For information,
call 731-4218.
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, noon-8 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Plant and soil sciences seminar: "Compartmentalization and
Modeling of Pesticides in Rice Paddy Environment," with
Cheryl Bellin, DuPont Co. 102 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory,
noon.
Agricultural Sciences Career Fair: Multipurpose Room,
Trabant University Center, 1:30-3:30 p.m. For information,
831-2508.
Economics seminar: "Evaluating Alternative Models of
Congestion Pricing," with Joseph Daniel, UD. 118 Purnell
Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. For information, call 831-1907 or 831-
2563.
SLTV-49 film: Grace of My Heart, 4 and 10 p.m.
Black Maria Film-Video Festival: 115 Purnell Hall, 4:30 and
7 p.m. For information, call 831-2244.
Women's History Month film: Dream Girls. 100 Kirkbride
Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-8474 or 831-
8063.
Zeta Beta Tau rush: Wings. 143 Courtney St., 7-9 p.m. For
information, call 369-0676.
Phi Sigma Pi rush: Multipurpose Room A, Trabant University
Center, 7-10 p.m. For information, call 837-8929.
Sigma Gamma Rho total beauty workshop: Carpenter Sports
Building, 7-10 p.m.
Recital: Patrick Evans, baritone; pianist Julie Nishimura;
organist David Herman; and the Mendelssohn String Quartet.
Newark United Methodist Church, 69 East Main St., Newark, 8
p.m. For information, call 831-2577.
Sigma Chi rush: 65 West Delaware Ave., 9-11 p.m. For
information, call 737-1424.
SLTV-49 film: Gorillas in the Mist, 11:40 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5
Delaware Research Partnership preproposals due to research
office
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Research on race, ethnicity and culture lecture: "Mighty
Oaks: Five Prominent Black Educators," with Judith Y.
Gibson, UD. 209/211 Trabant University Center, 12:20-1:10
p.m. For information, call 831-8474.
Cellular and molecular biology seminar: "Regulation of
Protease Gene Expression in Mast Cells," with Namit
Ghildyal, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. 316 Wolf Hall, 4 p.m.;
refreshments, 3:30 p.m.
Bartol Research Institute/physics and astronomy
colloquium: "Magnetic Nanoparticles," with Sarah A.
Matejich, Carnegie Mellon University. 131 Sharp Laboratory,
4 p.m.
Analytical/physical chemistry seminar: "Localized Microwave-
FIR Spectroscopy Enabled by Micromachined Scanning Probes,"
with Daniel van der Weide, UD. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
SLTV-49 film: The Fan, 4 and 10 p.m.
Sigma Gamma Rho program: "Reflecting on Our Past, Redefining
Our Future: A Look at the African-American Experience," with
Bill Lawson, UD, and performances by Dark Arts and UD Gospel
Choir. Multipurpose Room A, Trabant University Center, 7-
9:30 p.m. For information, call 837-1217.
Film: Enter the Dragon, Films of the '70s series. Trabant
University Center Theatre, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Theatre: Visions in Verse: Passions, Ponderings and Poetry,
presented by Professional Theatre Training Program.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Theta Xi rush: Multipurpose Room C, Trabant University
Center, 9-11 p.m. Call 454-7102.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon rush: Rodney Room, Perkins Student
Center, 9-11 p.m. For information, call 837-8719.
SLTV-49 film: The Trigger, midnight.
Thursday, March 6
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, noon-8 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Electronic library lunch session: "A Person's Best
Friend: Pet Information on the Web." Class of 1941 Lecture
Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Open to the
University community. Call 831-2432.
Education colloquium: "The Rival Hypothesis Stance: Learning
to Negotiate Naval Representations and Intercultural
Interpretations," with Linda Flower, Carnegie Mellon
University. 207 Willard Hall Education Building, 1-2 p.m.
Softball: Goldey Beacom (exhibition). Delaware Field, Nelson
Athletic Complex, 2:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
SLTV-49 film: Trainspotting, 4 and 10 p.m.
Phi Sigma Pi rush: 209 Trabant University Center, 5-7 p.m.
For information, call 837-8929.
World Cinema III film: Cyrano de Bergerac (French, with
English subtitles). 529 Lecture Hall, Georgetown Higher
Education Building, 7 p.m. Call 831-6779.
Sigma Chi rush: 65 West Delaware Ave., 7-9 p.m. For
information, call 737-1424.
Sigma Gamma Rho spades tournament: Multipurpose Room C,
Trabant University Center, 7-10 p.m.
Theatre: Visions in Verse: Passions, Ponderings and Poetry,
presented by Professional Theatre Training Program.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-
HENS.
Zeta Beta Tau rush: Tacos. 143 Courtney St., 9-11 p.m. For
information, call 369-0676.
SLTV-49 film: Spring Break, 11:35 p.m.
Friday, March 7
Summer textbook requests deadline to bookstore
Deadline for instructional ITV room requests for fall and
winter to Center for Teaching Effectiveness
Deadline for applications to attend WAKONSE-East teaching
retreat, May 28-30
Blue Hen yearbook senior portrait sessions: Trabant
University Center, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Organic/inorganic chemistry seminar: "Organotitanium and
Organoboron Compounds in Synthesis," with Nicos A. Petasis,
University of Southern California. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4
p.m.
Sigma Gamma Rho program: "Name That Tune." 209/211 Trabant
University Center, 7-10 p.m.
Theatre: Visions in Verse: Passions, Ponderings and Poetry,
presented by Professional Theatre Training Program.
Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Student Union alternative dance: Club
814, Wilmington, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Admission, $3. for
information, call 831-8066.
Saturday, March 8
Mediation skills training workshop: to help Newark
residents, University students and staff resolve disputes
before they escalate. Perkins Student Center, 8:30 a.m.-5
p.m. For information, call 831-2116 or 831-2648.
Continuing education opera trip: The Mikado, New York City.
Bus leaves Clayton Hall, 7 a.m. and Wilcastle Center, 7:30
a.m.; leaves New York City approximately 5 p.m. Cost, $120;
$40 for transportation only. For information or to register,
call 831-1171.