CSE students, faculty, and staff are invited to a special showing of "The Imitation Game" on Tuesday, March 31 in the City Campus Union! Everyone is encouraged to bring a non-CSE person with you so call a friend and mark your calendars! Plus, show up at 4:30 to be entered into a drawing for prizes!
Seating is limited and tickets will be distributed on a first-come first-served basis. A free ticket is required to be admitted. Pick up your free ticket(s) ahead of time in the Student Resource Center in Avery Hall, Room 12. Simply ask the front desk attendant for one. The center is open Monday - Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. It will be closed March 23-27 during spring break. You are highly encouraged to pick up an extra ticket for a non-CSE friend and have them join you at this event.
Schedule:
4:30 p.m. - Snacks and refreshments, Regency B/C
5:00 p.m. - Talks from Gerald Steinacher (Associate Professor of History and Hymen Rosenberg Professor of Judaic Studies) and Don Costello (Senior Lecturer Computer Science and Engineering), Auditorium
5:20 p.m. - "The Imitation Game", Auditorium
Synopsis:
During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of 'gross indecency', an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality - little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern-day computing. Famously leading a motley group of scholars, linguists, chess champions and intelligence officers, he was credited with cracking the so-called unbreakable codes of Germany's World War II Enigma machine. An intense and haunting portrayal of a brilliant, complicated man, this film follows a genius who under nail-biting pressure helped to shorten the war and, in turn, save thousands of lives.
For more information on the movie, click here: http://theimitationgamemovie.com/
This event is co-sponsored by ACM, ACM-W, and the History Club. Thank you to Sandhills Publishing for helping to support this CSE Movie Night!