Vol. 18, No. 7Oct. 15, 1998

Thursday, Oct. 15

Final exams for UD Downtown Center undergraduate courses Session I meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays

Promotion recommendations due

Earth Science Week lecture/presentation: on the geology of Delaware. Delaware Geological Survey, noon. For information, call 831-2833.

Water Resources Agency open house: Academy Street, 1 p.m. For information, call 831-4925.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Improved Weighted Approximations (Part II)," with David Mason, UD. 320 Gore Hall, 1:30 p.m.

Career Services workshop: "Resume II." Raub Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Career Services orientation: Raub Hall, 3 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Geology seminar: "Exploration for Energy Resources," with Ronald E. Martin, and Richard N. Benson, UD. 004 Penny Hall, 3:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8750.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week program: DUI mock trial, dramatization of a trial in which lives have been changed as the result of alcohol impairment. Rodney Dining Hall, 5 p.m. For information, call 831-8992.

Lecture: "A Writer's Perspective: Creating, Nurturing and Empowering the Black Woman," with novelist BeBe Moore Campbell. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $5; UD community with UD ID, free. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2991.

Theatre: George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Concert: Jazz Chamber, with Vernon James, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Friday, Oct. 16

Freshman mid-term marking period ends.

Graduate students' deadline for completion of deferred exams and incomplete work (grade I) from spring semester 1998 and summer sessions 1998

Deadline for spring 1999 textbook requests to bookstore

Fluids and plasma seminar: "Charge Dependent Modulation at Solar Minimum: Implications from Ulysses," with Bernd Heber, Service d'Astrophysique, C. E. Saclay. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 10:30 a.m. Call 831-8111.

Entomology and applied ecology seminar: "Physiological and Population Ecology Approaches to Understanding Reptile Life History Evolution: What Reptiles Can Tell Us About Global Climate Change," with Bruce Grant, Widener University. 205 Worrilow Hall, 11:15 a.m.

Geology open house: Penny Hall, noon. Call 831-2569.

Fluids and plasma seminar: "Nonlinear Saturation of the Alpha Effect in Dynamo Theory," with George Field, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard University. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2 p.m.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "The RPI Workshop on Mathematical Problems in Industry," with Donald Schwendeman, Renssalear Polytechnic Institute. 436 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Bernoulli Numbers as Ratios of Finite Groups," with Li Guo, Rutgers University. 210 Ewing Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Men's soccer: Hartford. Delaware Soccer Field behind Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3:30 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Chemical engineering seminar: "Asymmetric Catalysis on Metal Surfaces," with Alfons Baiker, ETH, Zurich. 102/103 Colburn Laboratory, 2:30 p.m.; reception following in the first-floor lobby, 4-5 p.m.

Physical/analytical chemistry seminar: "What is Flexible in Beer's Law? Liquid Core Waveguides and Trace Gas Sensing," with Purnendu K. Dasgupta, Texas Tech University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Theatre: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. Call UD1-HENS.

Film: A Perfect Murder, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Ice hockey: West Chester. Gold Ice Arena, 8 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for children/ students. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Arts for Acres benefit concert: featuring the Y-Chromes, Deltones and Antje Parekot. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8:30 p.m. Admission, $5 at the door and $4 in advance. For information, call 831-4253.

Dance: featuring Billy D. Washington & the Wild Video Dance Party. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center, 9 p.m. Admission, $5 per person or $4 each for groups of 10 or more. For information, call 831-8992.

Film: The Wedding Singer, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Basketball: Midnight Mania with the Blue Hen hoopsters. Bob Carpenter Center, 11 p.m. Admission free to UD students.

Saturday, Oct. 17

Continuing education bus trip: to see Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. Cost, $140; motorcoach only, $40. Motorcoach leaves Clayton Hall, Laird Campus, 7 a.m., and Wilmington Campus, 2800 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7:30 a.m.; return to Delaware approximately 5 p.m. For information, call 831-1171.

Minority Student Leadership Conference: focusing on developing leadership and other associated skills of deliberation, teamwork, problem-solving, communication, negotiation and mediation; and equiping members of underrepresented groups with leadership skills that focus on and address their specific needs. Rodney Room, Student Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration required. For information, call 831-2428.

Theatre: John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 and 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Children's performance: Nickelodeon's Gullah Gullah Island. Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 1 and 4 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Ice hockey: Lehigh. Rust Ice Arena, 4:30 p.m. Admission, $5 for adults and $3 for children/ students. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Film: The Wedding Singer, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Film: A Perfect Murder, Blockbuster Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 10 p.m. Admission, $2. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Sunday, Oct. 18

MarketPro Computer show/sale: Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission, $6. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Bridal Expo: Clayton Hall, noon-4 p.m. For information, call (800) 625-EXPO.

Theatre: George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 12:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Men's soccer: Vermont. Delaware Soccer Field, behind Delaware Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 1 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Children's performance: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, presented by TheatreworksUSA, Performing Arts Junior Series. Mitchell Hall, 2 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week educational program: "Party Around the World," exploring different cultural traditions and learn how alcohol is viewed and used around the world. Ray Street C, 7 p.m. Call 831-8992.

Foreign languages and literatures lecture: "Europe of Cultures: Between Diversity and Convergence," with Mme Laurence Bonnafous, a French freelance training consultant who specialized in the European Union. 004 Kirkbride Lecture Hall, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-6882.

Film: Smoke Signals (U.S. 1998), International Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. For information, call 831-4066.

Concert: UD Horn Ensemble and Chamber Brass Ensemble, with Cynthia Carr, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

Monday, Oct. 19

EUD Downtown Center undergraduate courses, Session I, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays end.

Fluid, Particulate and Environmental Systems seminar: "In-Plane Liquid Flow Characteristics of Paperboard," with Doeung Choi, Hercules Corp. 114 Spencer Laboratory, 12:15-1:15 p.m. For information, call 831-2421.

Biochemistry seminar: "Mechanistic Studies on Thiamin Biosynthesis and Degradation," with Tadhg Begley, Cornell University. 214 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week lecture: "Discover the Truth: Human Physiology and Alcohol," with Nancy J. Nutt, UD. 120 Smith Hall, 3:35-4:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2992.

Concert: Percussion and Marimba ensembles and Delaware Steel, with Harvey Price, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week party: with Delaware DRY (Drink Responsibly Y'all), presenting an evening of music, casino games and other surprises. Perkins Student Center, 8-11 p.m. For information, call 831-8992.

Tuesday, Oct. 20

National Collegiate Alcohol Week information table: quizzes for prize drawings, card for The Wall That Alcohol Built and more. Kiosk C, Trabant University Center, all day. For information, call 831-8992.

History workshop: "The Road to Consumption: Outdoor Advertising and the American Cultural Landscape, 1917-1990," with Kathy Gudis, Yale University. 203 Munroe Hall, 12:30-1:45 p.m. For information, call 831-2371.

Career Services orientation: Raub Hall, 1 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Career Services workshop: "Resume I." Raub Hall, 2 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Applied coastal research seminar: "Design Considerations for Creating Wetlands Using Dredged Materials." 348 DuPont Hall, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-6531.

Economics seminar: Topic to be announced, with Richard Rogerson, University of Pennsylvania. 118 Purnell Hall, 3:30-4:45 p.m. For information, call 831-1916 or 831-2563.

Panhellenic Council Rush Expo: Multipurpose Rooms A/B/C, Trabant University Center, 7-9 p.m. For information, call 831-2631.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week candlelight vigil: grass circle in front of Morris Library, 7:30 p.m. Call 831-8992.

Concert: Wind Ensemble, with Robert J. Streckfuss, UD, directing. Loudis Recital Hall, Amy E. du Pont Music Building, 8 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS or 831-2577.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week video presentation: Not My child, presented by New Castle County Police Department. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8:30-10 p.m. For information, call 831-8992.

Wednesday, Oct. 21

Final exams for UD Downtown Center undergraduate courses, Session I, meeting Mondays and Wednesdays

Research on women lecture: "Redefining Violence in Intimate Relationships and Reconsidering Available Responses," with Raina Fishbane, Domestic Violence Coordinating Council. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center, 12:20-1:10 p.m. Call 831-8474.

Field hockey: Lafayette. Fred P. Rullo Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Career Services workshop: "Interview Preparation." Raub Hall, 3:30 p.m. Call 831-8479.

Chemistry and biochemistry colloquium: "Self-Assembled Inorganic Monolayers: Coordination in Two Dimensions," with Walter Klemperer, University of Illinois at Urbana. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Physics and astronomy/Bartol Research Institute seminar: "Bioinspired Processing of Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites through Self-Assembly," with Ilhan A. Aksay, Princeton University. 131 Sharp Laboratory, 4 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Career Services orientation: Raub Hall, 6 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Volleyball: Towson. Bob Carpenter Center, Nelson Athletic Complex, 7 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Lecture: on media manipulation, with nationally recognized media scholar Chris Lloyd. Mitchell Hall, 7-8:30 p.m. For information, call 831-3115 or 831-3204.

Film: Austin Powers, International Man of Mystery, The Classic Pics Film Series. Trabant University Center Theatre, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

Thursday, Oct. 22

National Collegiate Alcohol Week reference tables: Kent, Pencader and Rodney dining halls, during meal times. For information, call 831-8992.

Bartol seminar: "AGN Disk Atmospheres," with Ivan Hubeny, Goddard Space Flight Center. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

Civil and environmental engineering seminar: "Exposure to Copper in Drinking Water," with Gustavo Lagos, Center for Mining, Pontifical Universidad Catolica de Chile. 348 DuPont Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Career Services orientation: Raub Hall, 1:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8479.

Bartol seminar: "Search for High Energy Neutrinos with the AMANDA Neutrino Detector at the South Pole," with Albrecht Karle, University of Wisconsin at Madison. 217 Sharp Laboratory, 2:30 p.m. For information, call 831-8111.

History seminar: "Stanford White as Dealer in Opulence and Antiquities," with Wayne Craven, UD, Delaware Seminar Series. Winterthur Rotunda, 4 p.m.; reception following. For information, call 831-2678.

Slide lecture/panel discussion: "Spine: A Sculpture Exhibition Celebrating the Sculpture Program at the University of Delaware." 101 Recitation Hall Gallery, 7 p.m. For information, call 831-4640 or 831-6027.

United Nations Day celebration: with Bakhtiar Amin, director, Human Rights Alliance, speaking on "Refugees and Human Rights. Goodstay Center Ballroom, 2600 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington, 7 p.m.

English presentation: "Enjoying Shakespeare," with Stanley Wells, well known Shakespearean scholar. Multipurpose Rooms A/B, Trabant University Center, 7:30 p.m. For information, call 831-2361.

Theatre: Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, presented by Professional Theatre Training Program. Hartshorn Hall, 7:30 p.m. For ticket information, call UD1-HENS.

National Collegiate Alcohol Week performance: on diversity, date rape, alcohol, relationships, sexuality, sex and AIDS, with The Not Quite Ready for Bed Players. Perkins Student Center Scrounge, 8 p.m. For information, call 831-8992.

Friday, Oct. 23

Fall 1998 third installment payment deadline

Entomology and applied ecology seminar: "Insect Biotechnology at DuPont," with Jim Presnail, Stine-Haskell Research Center. 205 Worrilow Hall, 11:15 a.m.

Nutrition and dietetics lecture: "Good to Eat?: Theoretical Perspectives on the Culture and History of Food," with Arwen Mohun, UD. 236 Alison Hall, 12:20 p.m.

Museum studies trip: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Strasburg, Pa. Leaves UD, 12:30 p.m.; returns approximately 6 p.m. Call 831-1251.

Field hockey: Maine. Fred P. Rullo Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Women's soccer: Boston University. Delaware Mini-Stadium, Nelson Athletic Complex, 3 p.m. For information, call UD1-HENS.

Mathematical sciences seminar: "Direct and Inverse Problems in Scattering from Anisotropic Media," with UD student Joseph Coyle. 436 Ewing Hall, 4 p.m.

Chemistry and biochemistry colloquium: "Freeze-Dried Biomolecules: FTICR Studies of the Specific Solvation of Functional Groups and Clathrate Formation Observed by Slow Evaporation of Water from Hydrated Peptides and Model Compounds in the Gas Phase," with Jack Beauchamp, Cal Tech. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Physical chemistry colloquium: "Freeze-Dried Biomolecules: FTICR Studies of the Specific Solvation of Functional Groups and Clathrate Formation Observed by Slow Evaporation of Water from Hydrated Peptides and Model Compounds in the Gas Phase," with Jack Beauchamp, Cal Tech. 101 Brown Laboratory, 4 p.m.

Exhibition reception: "Spine: A Sculpture Exhibition Celebrating the Sculpture Program at the University of Delaware." Recitation Hall Gallery and Hollingsworth Building, 5-7 p.m. Call 831-4640 or 831-6027.

Most University locations are wheelchair accessible.
For assistance with disability accommodations, please call (302) UD1-HENS.

Organizations

Circle K: 8 p.m., Oct. 18 and Nov. 1, 8 and 15. Kirkwood Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 837-8179.

College Democrats: 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, through Dec. 9. 220 Smith Hall. For information, call 837-8643.

Juggling Club: 3-5 p.m., Fridays, through Dec. 18. North Mall, by Main Street. Call 837-8246.

Latter-Day Saints Student Association: 6:30-7:30 p.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 8. Blue and Gold Room, Perkins Student Center.

Lesbian/Gay Bisexual Student Union: 6:30 p.m., Sundays, through Dec. 6. Collins Room, Perkins Student Center. For information, call 831-8066 or send e-mail to <lgbsu-ud@udel.edu >.

Rugby Club: 5-7 p.m., Monday-Thursday, through Oct. 22. Field in front of Laurel Hall. Call 369-8489.

Students Acting for Gender Equality: 6 p.m., Tuesdays, thru Dec. 15. 209 Ewing Hall. Call 837-8583 or send e-mail to <swarneee@udel.edu>.

Student Association for the Education of Young Children: 7 p.m., Nov. 11 and Dec. 9. Williamson Room, Perkins Student Center. Call 837-3656.

Undergraduate Student Alumni Association: 7 p.m, Perkins Student Center Gallery, Oct. 25 and Nov. 8; 206 Trabant University Center, Nov. 22 and Dec. 6. Call 837-3678 or 837-8432.

United Nations Association: 9 p.m., Tuesdays, through Dec. 15. 209 Trabant University Center. Call 837-1446 or send e-mail to <snoboy@udel.edu>.

Wildlife Conservation Club: 6:30 p.m., Thursdays, Oct. 15, Nov. 5 and 19, and Dec. 3. 109 Sharp Laboratory. For information, call 837-8677 or call <rebekahc@udel.edu>.