UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 7
October 17, 1996
Calendar
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.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Nearly Optimal Rates for
Density Estimators," with Paul Eggermont, UD. 536 Ewing Hall,
1:15 p.m.
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.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "A Concept of Uniqueness for
Inverse Scattering Problems," with R. Potthast, Goettingen and
UD. 536 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.
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." 115 Purnell
Hall, 4 p.m. Call 831-2361.
Lecture: "Tax Reform, Savings and Economic Growth," with
Steve Meyer, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Arsht Hall,
2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7:30 p.m. For information,
call 831-1891.
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.
Lecture: with author Charles Lewis. Multipurpose Rooms A and
B, Trabant University Center, 8 p.m. Call 656-2721.
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. Call 831-8479.
Colloquium: "Using Noncognitive Variables in Student
Services," with William E. Sedlacek, University of Maryland. 215
Willard Hall Education Building, 11:30 a.m.
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.
Dissertation defense: "Toward a Praxis of Sustainable and
Empowered Livelihoods: Articulating the Grassroots Standpoint on
Environment and Development Using Case Studies of the Narmade and
Enron Controversies in India," with Suibodh M. Wagle. 187 Graham
Hall, 2 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 requested. 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.
Harrington Theatre Arts Company: How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission,
$7 for the public and $5 for students. For information, call 737-
3591.
Concert: Jazz Ensemble II, with Vernon James, UD, directing.
Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For
information, call 831-2577.
Concert: Bobby Rydell and The Supremes, starring Mary
Wilson. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. Tickets, in advance, $16.50
for the public, $15 for UD faculty and staff and $8 for students.
For tickets, call UD1-HENS. A southern Delaware trip, including
bus transportation, dinner, gratuity and concert ticket, is
available for $32.50. For information, call 855-1620 or 735-8200.
Ice hockey: Lehigh. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $4 for
the public and $2 for students. For information, call 831-2718.
Film: The Nutty Professor. Trabant University Center
Theatre, 9 p.m. and midnight. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest
per ID.
Saturday, Oct. 19
Women's tennis: Alumni (Exhibition). Delaware Field House
tennis courts, 9 a.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Campus Run-Around/5K run and walk: Participants receive a
race T-shirt and postrace refreshments. Awards presented. Begins
at Blue and Gold Club, 9:30 a.m. Call 831-6712.
Homecoming Reunion Row: a variety of special events. Behind
Delaware Field House, 10 a.m. For information, call 831-2341.
Alumni softball: Nelson Athletic Complex, 10 a.m.
Men's cross country: Alumni/ Faculty/Parents Meet. White
Clay Creek State Park, Newark, 10:30 a.m. For ticket information,
call UD1-HENS.
Women's cross country: Delaware Invitational. White Clay
Creek State Park, Newark, 11:15 a.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Blue Hen football: Northeastern (Homecoming). Delaware
Stadium, 1 p.m. For tickets, call UD1-HENS.
Goalpost party: Delaware Field House, immediately after
football game. Call 831-2341.
Film: It's My Party. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7
and 10 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Harrington Theatre Arts Company: How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission,
$7 for the public and $5 for students. Call 737-3591.
Comedy program: Comedian and actor David Chappelle.
Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20
Service/music program: UD Gospel Choir. Ray Street C Lounge,
11 a.m. Call 837-1648.
Men's soccer: Drexel. Delaware Soccer Field, behind Delaware
Stadium, 1 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Harrington Theatre Arts Company: How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 2 p.m. Admission,
$7 for the public and $5 for students. Call 737-3591.
Ice hockey: Syracuse. Gold Ice Arena, 4:30 p.m. Admission,
$4 for the public and $2 for students. Call 831-2718.
Monday, Oct. 21
Fall 1996 third installment payment deadline
Make a Difference Day canned food drive begins.
Contributions should be dropped off at the Trabant University
Center and at Delaware Stadium on Oct. 26.
Recreation and Intramural Programs late fall
registration: volleyball, street hockey, table tennis and
badminton. Carpenter Sports Building Lobby, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost,
$25/team and $5/individual. For information, call 831-6712.
National Student Exchange information session: Admissions
Annex, 188 Orchard Rd., 3:30-4:15 p.m. For information, call 831-
6331.
English colloquium: "The Function of Literary Criticism at
the Present," with Gordon Hutner, editor of American Literary
History. 121 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m. Call 831-2361.
Biochemistry seminar: "Probing Protein Structure and
Dynamics by Hydrogen Exchange and Mass Spectrometry," with David
L. Smith, University of Nebraska/Lincoln. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4
p.m.
Recital: Cynthia Carr, horn, and Jay Hildebrant, euphonium,
with pianist Julie Nishimura, UD. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du
Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-2577.
DUSC/RSA program: Singled-Way-Out, a version of the MTV hit
game show Singled Out. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University
Center, 8 p.m. Call 831-2648 or 831-2773.
Tuesday, Oct. 22
Recreation and Intramural Programs late fall
registration: volleyball, street hockey, table tennis and
badminton. Carpenter Sports Building Lobby, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost,
$25/team and $5/individual. For information, call 831-6712.
Library electronic workshop: "What If the Library Doesn't
Have It?" Room 056, Morris Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon.
Preregistration advisable. To register or for information, call
831-2432.
History workshop: "Sound, Space, Technology,
Modernity: Architectural Acoustics in Machine-Age America," with
Emily Thompson, University of Pennsylvania. 436 Ewing Hall, 12:15
p.m. For information, call 831-2371.
Nursing and Med Tech Career Day: Trabant University Center,
12:45-3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.
Hearing: on the Report of the General Education Review
Committee. 205 Brown Laboratory, 1 p.m. Call 831-8077.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 1:30
p.m. For more information, call 831-8479.
Coastal ocean sciences and engineering seminar: "Momentum
Balances on the North Carolina Inner Shelf," with Steven J.
Lentz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. 209/211 Trabant
University Center, 2 p.m.
Women's tennis: Rider. Delaware Field House tennis courts, 3
p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Career workshop: "Job Search for Strategies for Political
Science Majors." Raub Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-
8479.
Continuing education studytrip: Philadelphia Orchestra,
featuring conductor Wolfgang Sawallisch and Andrew Watts playing
piano. Bus leaves Clayton Hall, 6 p.m., and Wilcastle Center,
Wilmington, 6:30 p.m.; return approximately 11 p.m. Cost, $50;
amphitheatre seats, $20; motorcoach transportation additional
$20. For information or to register, call 831-2746.
Foreign languages and literature lecture: "A Baroque Fete, A
Theatrical Feat: Sor Juana's Los empenos de una casa," with
Susana Hernandex-Araico, California State Polytechnic/ Pomona.
206 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 7:30 p.m. Call 831-2183.
Lecture: "The United Nations and U.S. Foreign Policy," with
Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden, Raymond Clatworthy and Mark Jones.
128 Clayton Hall, 7:30 p.m. Call 831-2357.
Concert: Wind Ensemble, with Robert J. Streckfuss, UD,
directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8
p.m. Call 831-2577.
Stand-up comedy: Comedy Sportz. Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. For information,
call UD1-HENS.
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Recreation and Intramural Programs late fall
registration: volleyball, street hockey, table tennis and
badminton. Carpenter Sports Building Lobby, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost,
$25/team and $5/individual. For information, call 831-6712.
Dynamics and control seminar: "Motion Planning of Biological
and Robotic Systems," with V. Kumar, University of Pennsylvania.
114 Spencer Laboratory, 11 a.m.
Research on women lecture: "Women, Property and Power in
Imperial Russia," with Michelle Marrese, UD. 007 Willard Hall
Education Building, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8474.
Library electronic workshop: "Term Paper Clinic." Room 056,
Morris Library, 3-4:30 p.m. Preregistration advisable. For
information, call 831-2432.
Major Mania: undergraduates can talk with experts from UD's
colleges and student-support services about majors, academic
requirements, career counseling, career planning, study abroad
options, academic services and much more. Multipurpose Room,
Trabant University Center, 3:30-5:30 p.m. For information, call
831-8479.
Bartol/physics and astronomy colloquium: "War of the Rings,"
with Michael Teter, Cornell University. 131 Sharp Laboratory, 4
p.m.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 6 p.m.
For information, call 831-8479.
Film: Dazed and Confused. Trabant University Center Theatre,
7 p.m. For more information, call UD1-HENS.
Panhellenic Council rush expo: Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 7-10 p.m. For more information, call 455-0965.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Recreation and Intramural Programs late fall
registration: volleyball, street hockey, table tennis and
badminton. Carpenter Sports Building Lobby, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Cost,
$25/team and $5/individual. For information, call 831-6712.
Career workshop: "J.O.B.S. Orientation." Raub Hall, 3:30
p.m. For information, call 831-8479.
Theatre: Love Letters, presented by Professional Theatre
Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. Ticket range, $4-14.
For ticket information, call 831-2204.
Harrington Theatre Arts Company: How to Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 8 p.m. Admission,
$7 for the public and $5 for students. For information, call 737-
3591.
Concert: Gingham Shmuz. Multipurpose Room, Trabant
University Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. For information,
call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Rusted Root. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. For
ticket information, call UD1-HENS.