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| Vol. 17, No. 9 | Oct. 30, 1997 |

Graphic Communications Center open house: General Services Building, 222 Chapel St., Newark, noon-3:30 p.m. Reservations required. For information, call 831-2153.
Condensed matter seminar: "Low-Temperature Spectroscopy of Amorphous Solids," with Stephan J. Zilker, University of Bayreuth. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m. Call 831-8111.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Consistency of Semiparametric NPMLE for a Class of Transformation/Frailty Models in Survival Analysis," with Eric Slud, University of Maryland. 536 Ewing Hall, 3 p.m.
Geology seminar: "Mass-Transport Deposits of the New Jersey Continental Margin and Their Correlation to Slope Morphology and Sequence Boundaries," with Cecilia McHugh, Queens College. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8750.
Master Gardener workshop: "Perennials" (Session I). Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 7-9 p.m. To register or for information, call 831-2506.
Performance: Lipizzaner Stallions. Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Halloween band night: featuring The Rosetta Stone, the title of a new compilation compact disc of Newark's, Wilmington's and West Chester's most popular local bands, with groups from the recording. Hen Zone, Perkins Student Center, 8:30 p.m.; doors open, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Sabbatical leave recommendations due to provost
Career Services program: J.O.B.S. orientation. Raub Hall, 11 a.m. For information, call 831-8479.
Center for Teaching Effectiveness instructional development workshop: "How To Become an OSCAR Winning Teacher," with Tony Grasha, University of Cincinnati. Studio A, 311 Pearson Hall, 12:30-3 p.m. Call 831-2027.
Operations research seminar: "Supply Chain Issues in the Motion Picture Industry," with Josh Eliasberg, University of Pennsylvania. 122 Old College, 2 p.m. Call 831-6242.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Hierarchial Computational Procedures for the Global-Local Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures," with J.N. Reddy, Texas A&M University. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer Lobby, 1:45 p.m. Call 831-2421.
Homecoming carnival/pep rally: Music, food, games, with UD Marching Band and Cheerleading Team. Harrington Beach, behind Perkins Student Center, 2-5 p.m. (Rain location: Pearson Hall Gym) For information, call 831-2631.
Men's soccer: Boston University. Delaware Soccer Field, behind Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 2:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Chemical engineering seminar: "Catalytic Partial Oxidation of Alkanes at Millisecond Contact Times," with Lanny Schmidt, University of Minnesota. 102-103 Colburn Laboratory, 3 p.m.
Mathematical sciences seminar: "Inversion of Binary Objects in a Wave Field Framework," with Dominique Lesselier, Laboratoire des Signaux et Systemes Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique. 536 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.
Biochemistry seminar: "Folding RNA: What a Group I Intron Can Tell Us," with Sarah Woodson, University of Maryland. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Alumni reception: Live musical entertainment and refreshments. Lawn of Old College, 5:30-7 p.m. For information, call 831-2341.
Dance concert: KC and the Sunshine Band, with opening act, the Marvelettes. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: Grosse Pointe Blank. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Cosmopolitan Club Halloween party: Border Crossing, Elkton Road, Newark, 10 p.m.-1 a.m. Admission, free for members, $3 for non-members and $2 for non-members with costume.
Film: Romy & Michele's High School Reunion. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Homecoming
Promotion recommendations due.
Career Services open house: Raub Hall, 9-11 a.m. For information, call 831-8479.
5K Homecoming run/walk: Flat course takes you for a beautiful trek on Creek Road, Newark. To register or for information, 831-2341.
25th nursing reunion brunch: Class of 1972. Blue and Gold Club, 10:30 a.m. For information, call 831-2381.
Field hockey: Drexel. Delaware Field off Chestnut Hill Road, Nelson Athletic Complex, 11 a.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
UD diving invitational: Carpenter Sports Building, 11 a.m. For information, call 831-2341.
Reunion Row tailgates: for reunion classes and special interest groups. Behind Delaware Field House, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For information, call 831-2341.
Football: William and Mary. Delaware Stadium, 1 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Goalpost party: Live music by Red Alert Band. Delaware Field House, immediately after football game. For information, call 831-2341.
Film: Romy & Michele's High School Reunion. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Comedy program: Comedy Sportz. Trabant University Center, 9 p.m. For information, call 831-2428.
Film: Grosse Pointe Blank. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Field hockey: Alumni Game (exhibition). Delaware Field off Chestnut Hill Road, Nelson Athletic Complex, time to be announced. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Men's soccer: Northeastern. Delaware Soccer Field, behind Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 1 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Counting Crows. Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Field hockey: St. Joseph's. Delaware Field off Chestnut Hill Road, Nelson Athletic Complex, 2:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "The Essential Role of Mass Spectrometry in the Post-Genome World," with Roland S. Annan, Smith-Kline Beecham. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Faculty Senate meeting: 110 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m.
Comedy program: Comedic juggler and professional clown Michael Rosman, UD alumnus. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 8:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Research on alcohol lecture: "Alcohol, Homelessness and the Loss of SSI Benefits," with James Baumohl, Bryn Mawr College. Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:30-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-3204.
History workshop: "The Ideal House: Mail-Order Architecture and Consumer Culture, 1918-1930," with Evie Joselow, CUNY. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:30 p.m. Brown-bag lunch. For information, call 831-2371.
Economics seminar: "Another Look at U.S. Income Mobility in the '70s and '80s," with Gary Fields, Cornell University. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-5 p.m. For information, call 831-1907 or 831-2563.
Lecture/demonstration/panel discussion: with Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels, Performing Arts Series. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 5 p.m. For information, call 831-2204.
Lecture: with well-known environmental photographer Lenny Kohm. 100 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 8 p.m. For information, call 837-8656.
Comedy program: "Southern Fried," with Vic Henley. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 8:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Plant and soil sciences seminar: "Phytophthora Infestans as a Molecular Biological Tool," with David Scott, ARS/USDA. 102 Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, noon.
Research on Women lecture: "Microlending: Economic Self-Sufficieny for Women," with Mary Dupont, New Castle County YWCA. 209/211 Trabant University Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8474.
Bartol Research Institute/physics seminar: "Better Bomb-Detection Through Interaction-Free Measurements," with Paul Kwiat, Los Alamos National Laboratory. 131 Sharp Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.
Graduate student colloquium: "The Poet as Non-Accidental Tourist: Travel and Genre in the Works of Arthur Hugh Clough and Elizabeth Barrett Browning," with Chris Keirstead. 120 Memorial Hall, 4 p.m.
Inorganic/organic chemistry seminar: "Cyanation and Oxidation in the Metabolism of Gold-based Anti-Arthritic Drugs," with C. Frank Shaw III, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Dance workshop: for disabled dancers, with the Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels, Performing Arts Series. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 5 p.m.For information, call 831-2204.
Dance master class: for all beginning and advanced dancers, with Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels, Performing Arts Series. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m. Call 831-2204.
Exhibition reception: "Images of the Arab World." Clayton Hall Lobby, 6-9 p.m. For information, call 831-8844.
Volleyball: American. Carpenter Sports Building, 7 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Film: The English Patient. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Women's basketball: D.C.'s Finest. Bob Carpenter Center, 6 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Men's basketball: D.C. Explorers (exhibition). Bob Carpenter Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Music program: Calliope II. Mitchell Hall, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Business and Economics breakfast lecture: Arsht Hall, 2700 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7:30-9 a.m. Cost, $25. To register or for information, call 831-8839.
Geology seminar: "Using Precambrian Strewn Fields to Piece Together," with Bruce Simonson, Oberlin College. 101 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8750.
Delaware seminar: Topic to be announced, with Henry Glassie, Indiana University. 101 Recitation Hall, 4-5:30 p.m.; reception in Old College Lobby, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2678.
Master Gardener workshop: "Perennials" (Session II). Fischer Greenhouse Laboratory, 7-9 p.m. To register or for information, call 831-2506.
Performance: Cleveland Ballet Dancing Wheels, Performing Arts Series. Bob Carpenter Center, 8 p.m. For ticket information, call 831-2204.
Concert: Gingham Shmuz. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 8:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Environmental engineering research seminar: Topic to be announced, with G. W. Luther III, UD. 348 DuPont Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-2442.
Mechanical engineering seminar: "Can the Practicing Engineer Afford to Ignore Nonlinear Behavior?" with A.H. Nayfeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 2 p.m.; coffee in Spencer Lobby, 1:45 p.m. Call 831-2421.
Chemical engineering seminar: Topic to be announced, with Gregory Stephanopoulos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 102-103 Colburn Laboratory, 3 p.m.
Biochemistry seminar: "Molecular Division of Two Similar Proteins, a-Lactalbumin and Lysozyme: Divergence of Structurally Similar But Functionally Different Proteins," with Soma Kumar, Georgetown University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.
Dance program: "The Legacy Begins," featuring African, Carribean, modern and jazz dance with the Dark Arts Performing Dance Company. Pearson Hall Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and $3 for students. For information, call 837-1367.
Theatre: A Raisin in the Sun, presented by Khulumani Theatre, a UD student theatre club. Bacchus Theatre, Perkins Student Center, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for the public and $3 for students. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
Ice hockey: Arizona State. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for students with UD ID and children 12 and under. For information, call UD1-HENS.
Film: Contact. Trabant University Center Theatre, 8 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Program: MTV's The Real World Reunion Tour, featuring Joe Patane, Sara Becker and Mike Lambert from the Miami episodes of MTV's most popular show. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 9 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.
Concert: Live. Bob Carpenter Center, 9 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENs.
Film: Hercules. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10:30 p.m. Admission, $2 with UD ID; one guest per ID.
Parents Day
Volleyball: Drexel. Carpenter Sports Building, time to be announced. Call UD1-HENS.
Parents Day welcome reception: Deans and administrators on hand to meet with families and answer questions. Daugherty Hall, Trabant University Center, 9 a.m.
Computer demonstration: Presentations on graduate education, career resources at UD and study abroad programs. Trabant University Center, 10-11 a.m.
Blue Hen football: Connecticut, with pre-game and half-time shows featuring the U.S. Army Parachute Team, "Golden Knights." Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 1 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.
MBNA America Hall open house: Amstel Avenue and Orchard Road, 4-6 p.m.
Organization meetings
HOLA: 5 p.m., Thursdays. Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 831-0710.
Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Student Union: 6:30 p.m., Sundays, through Dec. 7. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 6:30 p.m. For information, send e-mail to alpha@udel.edu.
Pre-law Student Association: 4 p.m., Thursdays, through Dec. 4. 006 Kirkbride Lecture Hall.
Society of Automotive Engineers: 6 p.m., Mondays, through Dec. 15. 103 Spencer Laboratory. For information, call 837-6341.
Warriors for Christ Campus Ministries: 6:30 p.m., Fridays, 219 Trabant University Center. For information, call 837-1032.