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| Vol. 18, No. 5 | Oct. 1, 1998 |
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| Vol. 18, No. 5 | Oct. 1, 1998 |
An exhibit of photographs offering a panoramic view of "Daily Life in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam" is on display through Oct. 30 in the lobby gallery of Clayton Hall.
The 30 images are the work of Mark McLeod, history. A specialist in Vietnam, McLeod travels to the country every year for his research and has been extensively photographing daily life there for the past five years. Through his photographs, McLeod examines the ways ordinary people deal with changes in their lives as the country evolves.
For information, call 831-3063.
Jean Valentine to read her poetry
Poet Jean Valentine will present a free public reading from her works at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 12, in Room 103 of Gore Hall.Valentine's first book, Dream Barker, was selected for the distinguished Yale Series of Younger Poets in 1964. Following volumes, which also have won wide acclaim, include Pilgrims, Ordinary Things, The Messenger, Home, Deep Blue and The River at Wolf.
Valentine was born in Chicago in 1934, graduated from Radcliffe College and has lived most of her life in New York City, teaching at many colleges and universities. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, Bunting Institute, Rockefeller Foundation, New York Council for the Arts and New York Foundation for the Arts. She won the Maurice English Prize in 1991 and the Teasdale Poetry Prize in 1992.
Her Newark appearance is sponsored by the Department of English. For more information, call 831-2362.
PTTP to present 'Of Mice and Men'
The University's Professional Theatre Training Program will present six performances of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in October and November. The classic drama, dealing with the lives of two itinerant farm workers who share a dream of owning their own farm, opens at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16.The tragic and touching story of good-natured and intelligent George and the simple gentle giant Lennie, who is unaware of his own strength, tells of the complex bond between two men and the ultimate act of friendship.
Other evening performances, also at 7:30, are scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 17; Wednesday, Oct. 28; and Friday, Nov. 6. Two 12:30 p.m. matinees are scheduled on Saturday, Oct. 17; and Sunday, Oct. 25.
Tickets for all PTTP productions range from $8-$15 for Friday and Saturday evenings, from $6 to $14 for weeknights and $5 to $12 for matinees and Sunday evenings. Tickets are available at University box offices at Hartshorn Hall, Trabant University Center and Bob Carpenter Center.
For information, call 831-2204.
Demetri Terzopoulos, professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto, will present a program entitled "Artificial Animals: Biomechanics, Locomotion, Perception, Behavior, Learning and Cognition in Simulated Physical Worlds" at 2:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, in 140 Smith Hall.The talk presents research spanning the fields of artificial life, computer graphics and computer vision. These sophisticated artificial life models possess muscle-actuated bodies, eyes and brains with motor, perception and behavior centers.
They are of interest to computer graphics because, unlike conventional computer graphics characters, artificial animals are self-animating.
The presentation will last approximately one hour, and refreshments will be served afterwards.
For information, call Chandra Kambhamettu, computer and information sciences, at 831-8235.
Barbara Bergmann, American University, will present two talks during a campus visit on Tuesday, Oct. 13."Child Care Subsidies in Europe and the U.S.: Dead Weight Loss or Social Necessity?" will be presented from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in Room 118 Purnell Hall.
An evening seminar on "Child Care Policies and Women's Lives" will be presented from 7-8:30 p.m., in Room 104 Gore Hall.
Her visit is cosponsored by Tthe Department of Economics, Women's Studies Interdisciplinary Program, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy and Office of Women's Affairs Visiting Women Scholar Program.
For more information, call 831-2563.
Lunchtime talks, drilling exhibitions, laboratory tours, gem and mineral displays and more will highlight Earth Science Week at the University, Oct. 12-16.The Delaware Geological Survey (DGS) and Department of Geology will celebrate this national event by holding a weeklong open house for members of the general public, especially children and teens in grades K-12. Information will be available about careers in the Earth sciences and the many related organizations, agencies, departments and programs in the state of Delaware.
For information, contact the Delaware Geological Survey at 831-2833 or the Department of Geology at 831-2569.
