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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 27, April 17
Calendar
Thursday, April 17
Electronic library lunch session: "Surfing for Gold: Grant
and Scholarship Information on the Web." Class of 1941
Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Open to the
University community. For information, call 831-2432.
Environment and development colloquium: "The Causes and
Characteristics of the Korean Environment Movement," with Do
Wan Ku, Institute for Social Development and Policy
Research, Seoul National University. 187 Graham Hall, 12:15-
1:45 p.m.
Spring Career Fair: Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 1-5
p.m. Call 831-8479.
Medical technology open house: McKinly Laboratory skylight
area, 2-5 p.m. For information, call 831-2755.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness video conference: "The
World Wide Web: Gateway to Effective Learning." 311 Pearson
Hall, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Baseball: West Chester. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic
Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Geology seminar: "Geoarchaeology in the Search for Ancient
Helike, Gulf of Corinth, Greece," with Steven Soter,
Smithsonian Institution. 101 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For
information, call 831-8750.
Disaster Research Center lecture: "Sociological Theories in
Disaster Studies," with Robert A. Stallings, University of
Southern California. 209/211 Trabant University Center, 3:30
p.m.
Economics seminar: "An Introduction to 'O-O-Micro,'" with
Joseph Daniel, UD. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 831-
1907 or 831-2563.
SLTV-49 film: Happy Gilmore, 4 and 10 p.m.
English lecture: with Claude Rawson. 124 Memorial Hall, 4
p.m. Call 831-2361.
Library Associates dinner: "Writing Mysteries and Selling
Rare Books-A Dual Life," with John Dunning, antiquarian book
dealer and best-selling mystery author. Arsht Hall,
Wilmington, 6 p.m. Tickets, $65 for non-members and $50 for
members. Reservations required. For information, call 831-
2231.
State of Delaware pension and retirement workshop: Mt.
Pleasant High School, 7-9 p.m.
World Cinema III film: Ingmar Bergman's Fanny and Alexander
(Swedish, with English subtitles). Room 529 Lecture Hall,
Georgetown Higher Education Building, 7 p.m. For
information, call 831-6779.
Slide/lecture program: "The Legacy of du Pont Family
Gardens," with Philip G. Correll, former landscape curator,
Hagley Museum. Goodstay Center, 2600 Pennslvania Ave.,
Wilmington, 7:30 p.m.; reception, 7 p.m.; and tours of
Goodstay Gardens, 5:30 p.m. Cost, $12 for members of
sponsoring organizations and $16 for others. Advance
registration required.
Precisionaires Precision ice skating team open
practices: for skaters interested in joining the team. Blue
Ice Arena, 7:30-9 p.m. Call 837-8502.
SLTV-49 film: Freaks, 11:30 p.m.
Friday, April 18
Operations research seminar: "Transitioning from Graduate
School to the Work Force," with Derald Wentzien, Advanta
Corp. 116 Townsend Hall, 2 p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Markov Chain Monte Carlo
MLE," with Vincent LaRiccia, UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Women's lacrosse: Boston University. Delaware Field, off
Chestnut Hill Road, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3:30 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Spectral Theory of Pseudo-
Differential Operators," with M.W. Wong, York University,
Ontario, Canada. 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Chemistry and biochemistry seminar: "Aspects of the
Chemistry of Cage Compounds," with Roger Murray, UD. 101
Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Henry VI (Part II), presented by
Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
E-52 Student Theatre: You Bastard. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins
Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and $4
for students.
Film: Reservoir Dogs. Trabant University Center Theatre, 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: Army of Darkness. Trabant University Center Theatre,
midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Saturday, April 19
Legacy Day: for UD alumni and their college-bound children
to visit the campus. 10 a.m. reception at the President's
Home, 47 Kent Way. For information, call 831-8123.
Bus trip: to Washington, D.C. Bus leaves Trabant University
Center, 8 a.m.; leaves Washington, D.C., 8 p.m. Cost, $20,
and $15 for full-time undergraduates. Sign up in 218 Trabant
University Center.
Ag Day: Townsend Hall grounds, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. (rain or
shine). For information, call 831-2508.
Learning carnival: Storytelling, art, math and science
centers, music face painting and games. Carpenter Sports
Building, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. For information, call 837-1337.
Center for Black Culture and Black Alumni Organization
luncheon: Multipurpose Room A/B/C, Trabant University
Center, noon. Canceled.
E-52 Student Theatre: You Bastard. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins
Student Center, 2 and 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public
and $4 for students.
Richard Wilson National Panhellenic Council Greek step
show: Bob Carpenter Center, 7 p.m.; party following show.
Call UD1-HENS.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Henry VI (Part II), presented by
Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
International night: an evening of song and dance, including
a fashion show, presented by the Cosmopolitan Club. Mitchell
Hall, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $3. For information, call 837-
8302.
Opera workshop: featuring scenes from operas, with Melanie
DeMent, Patrick Evans and Marie Robinson. Loudis Recital
Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. Admission, $5
for the public and $3 for students. For information, call
831-2577.
Film: Army of Darkness. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8
p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Film: Reservoir Dogs. Trabant University Center Theatre, 11
p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Sunday, April 20
E-52 Student Theatre acting workshop: Bacchus Theatre,
Perkins Student Center, 2-5 p.m. For information, call 366-
1306.
Opera workshop: featuring scenes from operas, with Melanie
DeMent, Patrick Evans and Marie Robinson. Loudis Recital
Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 3 p.m. Admission, $5
for the public and $3 for students. For information, call
831-2577.
E-52 Student Theatre: You Bastard. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins
Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and $4
for students.
Monday, April 21
Spring 1997 final installment deadline
Fall 1997 registration begins; schedule request forms due to
Student Services Building by May 2 to registrar's office
Deadline for submission of master's thesis for May 1997
degree conferral to graduate office
Passover begins at sundown; continues next two days. (See
policy for excused absence.)
Fortune telling: with Madam Sandy. Perkins Student Center
front patio, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, call 831-2428.
Economics seminar: "Environmental Protection Efforts in
Centrally Planned and Transitional Economies," with
Dietreich Earnhart, Fairfield University. 204 Kirkbride
Lecture Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. Call 831-1907 or 831-2563.
Biochemistry seminar: "Viral Membrance Fusion
Proteins: Mechanisms and Inhibitor Design" with Judith
White, University of Virginia. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Seders and shabbat dinner: Hillel Student Center, 7:30 p.m.
Reservations required. For information, call 453-0479.
Concert: University Orchestra, with Peter J. McCarthy, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music
Building, 8 p.m. Call 831-2577.
Mystery program: "Mysteries on Campus." Hen Zone, Perkins
Student Center, 8:30 p.m.; door open, 8 p.m. Call 831-2428.
Tuesday, April 22
Personacards: Create your own personalized greeting card for
free. Perkins Student Center front patio, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For
information, call 831-2428.
Plant and soil sciences seminar: topic to be announced, with
Allan Strubringer. 102 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, noon.
History workshop: "The Social Organization of Industrial
Expertise: Standards, Specifications and Other Modern
Enthusiasms," with Amy Slayton, Drexel University. 436 Ewing
Hall, 12:30 p.m.
Condensed matter seminar: "Nano-Crystallization of FeCuNbSiB
Alloys," with J. Zhu, UD. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.
Softball: George Mason (doubleheader). Delaware Field,
Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
English colloquium: "A Historical and Cultural Overview of
Comic Books and Graphic Novels," with Anne Thalheimer. 116
Sharp Laboratory, 4-5:30 p.m.
Earth Day concert: Antje Duvekot. Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $3. For information,
call 837-8960.
Stand-up comedy: Mary Francis Connelly and Big Daddy Graham.
Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8
p.m. Call 831-2428.
Wednesday, April 23
Personacards: Create your own personalized greeting card for
free. Perkins Student Center front patio, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. For
information, call 831-2428.
Research on race, ethnicity and culture lecture: "Japanese
Americans and World War II: The Legacy of Internment in the
United States," with Peter Feng, UD. 209/211 Trabant
University Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. For information, call 831-
8474.
Analytical/physical chemistry seminar: "Molecular Dynamics
Simulations of Tribochemistry at Diamond Surfaces," with
Steven Stuart, Naval Academy. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Biology seminar: "Cell Lineage, Migration and Patterning
During Central Nervous System Development," with Jeff
Golden, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 316C Wolf Hall,
4 p.m.; refreshments, 3:30 p.m.
Philosophy of Science lecture: "Philosophy and Sociology of
Science and Technology," with Paul Durbin, UD. Main Lounge,
Ray Street C Dormitory, 4 p.m.
National Volunteer Week program: on civil responsibility and
AmeriCorps, with Vollie Melson, Delaware Commission on
National and Community Service. Alumni Room, Alison Hall,
4:30 p.m. For information, call 266-0406 or 737-1231.
Legal studies lecture: "Academic Freedom, Tenure and the
Courts," with Ann Franke, counsel to American Association of
University Professors (AAUP). 209-211 Trabant University
Center, 7-9 p.m.
Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Films of the '70s
series. Trabant University Center, 7 p.m. Call 831-2428.
Concert: Nero. Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.;
doors open, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-2428.
Thursday, April 24
Lunchtime MusiCafe: Royal Palm Steel Band. Perkins Student
Center front patio, noon-1 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Electronic library lunch session: "Rooting Around the
Web: Internet Resources for Family History." Class of 1941
Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-12:50 p.m. Open to the
University community. For information, call 831-2432.
Baseball: St. Joseph's. Delaware Diamond, Nelson Athletic
Complex, noon. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
History workshop: "Engineer's Imperialism: Civilizing the
Filipinos," with Michael Adas, Rutgers University. 436 Ewing
Hall, 12:30 p.m.
State of Delaware pension and retirement workshop: Stanton
Middle School, 7-9 p.m.
Black Arts Festival discussion: "Black Love in the
Afternoon," with Dennis Rahim Watson. Multipurpose Room C,
Trabant University Center, 7-9 p.m. For information, call
831-2991.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Concerns/sociology and criminal justice
program: "I've Got a Secret...And It's Killing Me!" with
Eric Marcus, coauthor of Breaking the Surface and
Icebreaker: The Autobiography of Rudy Galindo. Rodney Room,
Perkins Student Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-
8703.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Henry VI (Part III), presented by
Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Lexicon of Bad Words. Hen Zone, Perkins Student
Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. Call 831-2428.
Friday, April 25
Deadline to complete Winter Session 1998 course schedules in
SIS+ to scheduling office
Counseling colloquium: "Working with Physically Challenged
Students," with psychologist Melanie W. Lewis. 215 Willard
Hall Education Building, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
Lunchtime MusiCafe: with Antje Duvekot. Perkins Student
Center front patio, noon-1 p.m. For information, call 831-
2428.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness seminar: "Uncovering
Content Through Writing," with Claudia Reder, Beaver College
Creative Arts in Learning Program. 209 Trabant University
Center, 1-4 p.m.
Operations research seminar: "Neural Networks," with Surya
P. Chitra. 128 Townsend Hall, 2 p.m.
Environmental engineering research seminar: "Alcohol-
Enhanced Remediation of Porous Media Contaminated with
Separate Phase Organic Liquids," with Paul Imhoff, UD. 348
DuPont Hall, 2:30 p.m.
Organic/inorganic chemistry seminar: "Organometallic
Chemistry on Surfaces: Implications for Catalysis," with
Susannah Scott, University of Ottawa. 214 Brown Laboratory,
4 p.m.
Casino night: Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 7-10 p.m.
Call 831-2428.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Henry VI (Part III), presented by
Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30
p.m. For more information, call UD1-HENS.
Theatre: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
presented by the Harrington Theatre Arts Company. Pearson
Hall, 8 p.m. Admission, $7 for the public and $5 for
students. For information, call 837-1767.
Film: Evita. Trabant University Center Theatre, 9 p.m.
Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Film: The People vs Larry Flynt. Trabant University Center
Theatre, midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per
ID.
Saturday, April 26
Ray Street Fair: featuring music, food, volleyball, a Moon
Bounce capsule and a petting zoo, to benefit the Food Bank
of Delaware. Ray Street residence halls, noon-5 p.m.
Admission, $1 or a donation of one canned good. Call 831-
2491.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Henry VI (Part II), presented by
Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Men's lacrosse: Penn State. Delaware Stadium, Nelson
Athletic Complex, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Football: Blue-White game. Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic
Complex, 2 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Fashion show: "Moodswings: An Exhibition in Style,"
featuring the band Moodswingz, presented by the Khulumani
Theatre Troupe. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 7
p.m.; social hour, 5 p.m. Admission, in advance, $12 for the
public and $8 for students; at the door, $15 for the public
and $10 for students; group rates available. For
information, call UD1-HENS, or for information, call 837-
3660.
Hola charity ball: to raise money for a local Hispanic
nursing home. Rodney Room, Perkins Student Center, 7 p.m.
Admission, $10 per person or $15 per couple. For
information, call 831-2428.