UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 6
October 10, 1996
Calendar
Thursday, Oct. 10
Library electronic workshop: "Articles at Your
Fingertips: Fulltext Databases." Room 056, Morris Library, 9:30-
11 a.m. Preregistration advisable. For information, call 831-
2432.
English colloquium: "Against Literacy," with Tom Leitch, UD.
107 Sharp Laboratory, noon. For information, call 831-2361.
Preservation Awareness Campaign film: Elements of Book
Conservation: Manuscript Books. Class of 1941 Lecture Room,
Morris Library, noon-12:30 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information,
call 831-2231.
Video conference: "Quality: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,"
with J.M. Juran. Clayton Hall, 1-4:30 p.m. Cost, $95; $75 for
American Society for Quality Control members and TQM registrants;
$25 for full-time students with ID. For information, call 831-
8839.
Preservation Awareness Campaign information table: for
library users with questions regarding library preservation
issues and their own concerns. Morris Library, 1-3 p.m. For
information, call 831-2231.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 2 p.m.
For information, call 831-8479.
Women's tennis: Lehigh. Delaware Field House tennis courts,
3 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Career workshop: "Interview Preparation." Raub Hall, 3:30
p.m. Call 831-8479.
Delaware seminar: "The Culture Wars: A View from the
Trenches," with Michael Shapiro, National Endowment for the
Humanities. 201 Old College, 4-5:30 p.m.; reception, 3:30 p.m.
Call 831-2678.
Political rally: U.S. Vice President Al Gore. Bob Carpenter
Center, 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m.; close at 5 p.m. Ticket
needed, see box on page 1.
Lavender Scholars coffeehouse: Brewed Awakenings, 6-7:15
p.m. For information, call 831-8237.
Black American Studies/ African Studies lecture: "Pan
Africanism Today," with V.B. Thompson, Connecticut College. 120
Clayton Hall, 7 p.m. Call 831-2897 or 831-2189.
Hen Zone concert: Nero. Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. For information,
call UD1-HENS.
Friday, Oct. 11
Ticket sales end at noon for a bus trip on Oct. 12 to the
Baltimore Inner Harbor. Sign up in 218 Trabant University Center.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness grant proposals due.
UNICEF fundraiser: Kent, Rodney, Russell and Pencader dining
halls, during regular meal hours. Call 837-8678.
Career workshop: "Resume I." Raub Hall, 12:30 p.m. For
information, call 831-8479.
Fluids and plasma seminar: "One-Shock vs Two-Shock
Heliosphere: Theory and Observations," with G.P. Zank, UD. Bartol
Conference Room, Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m.
Chemical engineering seminar: "The Role of Surface-Generated
Gas-Phase Radicals in Catalysis," with Jack Lunsford, Texas A&M
University. 102-103 Colburn Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Perturbation Theory of
Generalized Inverses," with M.Z. Nashed, UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 3:30
p.m.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Development of Mn(II)
Macrocyclic Ligand Complexes as Superoxide Dismutase
Mimics: Their Mechanism of Action and Utility as Therapeutics,"
with Dennis Riley, Monsanto Co. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Film: Eraser. Trabant University Center Theatre, 9 p.m. and
midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Saturday, Oct. 12
UNICEF fundraiser: Kent, Rodney, Russell and Pencader dining
halls, during regular meal hours. Call 837-8678.
Bus trip: Baltimore Inner Harbor. Bus leaves Trabant
University Center, 8 a.m.; returns approximately 9 p.m. Cost, $25
and $20 for full-time undergraduates. Sign up by Oct. 11 in 218
Trabant University Center.
Space Activities Saturday: Presentations, laboratory visits
and demonstrations and featured speaker Mike Kaplan, NASA. Begins
at Bartol Research Institute, Sharp Laboratory, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Call 831-8111.
College Bowl intramural tournament: 209 Smith Hall, 9 a.m.
and 1:30 p.m. Registration fee, $25/team of four, $6.25/
individual. Call 368-1913
Women's volleyball: Northeastern. Bob Carpenter Center, 4
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Film: Phenomenon. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 and
10 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Hola fiesta: Down Under Restaurant, Newark, 9 p.m.
Admission, free for members and $3 for others. Call 837-8864.
Sunday, Oct. 13
Women in Sports Career Day conference: Bob Carpenter Center,
11:30 a.m. Call 831-1542.
Women's volleyball: Hartford. Bob Carpenter Center, 1:30
p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Concert: with vocalist CeCe Winans, Performing Arts Series.
Mitchell Hall, 3 and 7 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Ice show: 25th anniversary. Gold Ice Arena, 5 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
International film: Hate (France, 1996). Trabant University
Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 14
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 3 p.m.
For information, call 831-8479.
Biochemistry seminar: "Ion Gradients and Metabolic
Energy: The Thermodynamics of Living Systems," with Richard L.
Veech, National Institutes of Health. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4
p.m.
Concert: Percussion Ensemble, with Harvey Price, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8
p.m. Call 831-2577.
Tuesday, Oct. 15
General University research proposals due to department
chairs.
UD Association of Retired Faculty luncheon/discussion: 207
Trabant University Center, 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
History workshop: "City Planning and Construction in
Cologne, 1945," with Eberhard Illner, Historisches Archiv der
Stadt Koeln. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15 p.m. Brown-bag lunch.
Center for Applied Coastal Research seminar: "Modeling of
Sand Waves," with Robert A. Dalrymple, UD. 348 DuPont Hall, 3:30
p.m.
Library electronic workshop: "Term Paper Clinic." Room 056,
Morris Library, 2-3:30 p.m. Preregistration advisable. For
information, call 831-2432.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 2 p.m.
For information, call 831-8479.
Career workshop: "Resume II." Raub Hall, 3:30 p.m. For
information, call 831-8479.
Women's soccer: Princeton. Delaware Soccer Field, behind
Delaware Stadium, 4 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Economics debate: "Economic Policies of the Presidential
Candidates." 115 Purnell Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. Call 831-1909.
Concert: Jazz Chamber Ensemble, with Tom Palmer, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8
p.m. Call 831-2577.
Comedy night: Comedy Cabaret Inc. Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 8:30 p.m.; door open, 8 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Winter Session registration begins.
Dynamics and control seminar: "An Overview of Smart
Materials," with J. Sun, UD. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 11 a.m.
Research on women lecture: "The Personal Is the Political Is
the Spiritual: The Use of Spiritual Autobiography in Teaching
Women and Religion," with Elisa Diller, The Seamen's Center of
Wilmington Inc. 007 Willard Hall Education Building, 12:20-1:10
p.m. Call 831-8474.
Career workshop: "Resume I." Raub Hall, 12:30 p.m. For
information, call 831-8479.
Men's soccer: Pennsylvania. Delaware Soccer Field, behind
Delaware Stadium, 3:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Bartol/physics and astronomy colloquium: "A New Microscope
for Nuclear Physics," with Larry Cardman, Thomas Jefferson
National Accelerator Facility. 131 Sharp Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 6 p.m.
For information, call 831-8479.
Film: Hair. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7 p.m. For
information, call UD1-HENS.
Oktubafest: Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music
Building, 8 p.m. Call 831-2577.
Thursday, Oct. 17
Library lecture: "Buying Books on the Web," with Craig
Wilson, UD. Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library, 12:10-1
p.m. Brown-bag lunch.Call 831-2432.
National Student Exchange information session: Admissions
Annex, 188 Orchard Rd., 2-2:45 p.m. Call 831-6331.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 2:30
p.m. Call 831-8479.
Career workshop: "Interview Preparation." Raub Hall, 3:30
p.m. Call 831-8479.
Art History Club social gathering: Basement of Old College,
3:30-5:30 p.m. For information, call 731-8540.
English lecture: "Black Power in American Politics, Media
and Education: A Conversation with Chuck Stone," with noted
journalist Chuck Stone. 115 Purnell Hall, 4 p.m. For information,
call 831-2361.
Lecture: "Strengthening Our Community: Fighting Racism and
Homophobia," with activist and author Mab Segrest. 140 Smith
Hall, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8703.
Friday, Oct. 18
Homecoming Weekend
Graduate student deadline for completion of deferred exams
and incomplete work (Grade "I") from spring semester and summer
sessions
Freshman mid-term marking period ends.
Spring 1997 textbook requests deadline to bookstore
Career workshop: "Using the WWW in Your Job Search." Raub
Hall, time to be announced. For information, call 831-8479.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Molecular Simulation of
Viscous Flow," with Joel Koplik, Levich Institute. 114 Spencer
Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer Laboratory Lobby, 1:45 p.m.
Homecoming Carnival: The Mall, by Brown and Sypherd
residence halls, 2-5 p.m.
Chemical engineering seminar: "Sustainable Energy Systems
for the 21st Century: A Case for Heat Mining," with Jefferson
Tester, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 102-103 Colburn
Laboratory, 3 p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "How to Exchange
Secrets-Communication of Cryptographic Keys," with Renate
Scheidler, UD. 206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Women's soccer: Hartford. Delaware Soccer Field, behind
Delaware Stadium, 4 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Synthesis and
Characterization of Alternative Nucleic Acids," with Chris
Switzer, University of California at Riverside. 214 Brown
Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Homecoming pep rally: featuring UD Marching Band, Precision
Dance Team, cheerleaders and a cappella singing groups. Between
Brown and Sypherd residence halls, 4:30 p.m.
Recitation Hall/Recitation Annex/Taylor Hall tour: 5:30-7:30
p.m.
Homecoming reception: for all alumni. Old College lawn, 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Reservations should be made by Oct. 10. For
information, call 831-2341.
Reception: Meet the artists of "Image and Word: An Artists'
and Poets' Collaboration" exhibition. Clayton Hall, 6-9 p.m.;
poetry reading, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-8063.
Dedication: of J. Robert King Rehearsal Room, Amy E. du Pont
Music Building, 7:30 p.m.
Ice hockey: Lehigh. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $4,
and $2 for students. For information, call 831-2718.