JANUARY 11, 2005
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing this week at the Ross: The
Machinist, Undertow
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents the psychological thriller from Brad Carpenter entitled, The Machinist and Undertow, the newest film from talented young director David Gordon Green.
In The Machinist Christian Bale plays Trevor Reznik, a man who can barely tell whether he exists anymore. He hasn't slept for a year and he is so thin he is practically disappearing. He knows he is on the run from somebody--but he can't figure out whom. Believing that he's the center of an evil plot, he races from his job to his girlfriend to the local diner looking for clues.
Undertow is a new, uniquely American dramatic thriller from director David Gordon Green starring Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, and newcomer Devon Alan. The film is a rough-and-tumble departure for Green, whose first two movies, George Washington and All the Real Girls, drew worldwide acclaim for their quiet, lyrical sensibility. With Undertow, Green marries action, dirt, sweat, and drama as he spins a tale of the violent legacy between two generations of brothers.
More information is available at the Ross website.
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N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry and Redox Biology Center Seminar - 'Iron-Sulfur Clusters as Nature's Radical Catalysts'
Joan B. Broderick, Michigan State University
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ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER, MON. JAN 17, 2PM
Christie, van Rossum winners of Chancellor's 'Fulfilling the Dream' Awards
Thomas Christie, multicultural/community administrator for Lincoln Public Schools, and Chuck van Rossum, special assistant to the vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, have been selected as the 2005 winners of the Chancellor's "Fulfilling the Dream" Awards at UNL.
The award was established in 1997 to honor individuals who have contributed to the UNL community or the wider Lincoln community by their exemplary action in promoting the goals and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Christie and van Rossum will receive their awards from Chancellor Harvey Perlman in a Jan. 17 ceremony that kicks off the university's weeklong observation of the national holiday honoring King. The ceremony is free and open to the public and begins at 2 p.m. at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St.
Christie has dedicated his professional life to service in public education and has served as a teacher, coach and administrator in LPS for more than 30 years. He has been a tireless advocate for multicultural education, equity and inclusion within LPS, as well as at the regional and national levels through the National Association for Multicultural Education. His efforts have resulted in significant and substantive changes in the structure, climate, practices and policies of the district, changes that have translated into improved services and educational opportunities for all students, especially those who are often "left behind." In addition to his work within the school district, he has also served as a volunteer with many community organizations.
Van Rossum has worked in the UNL Office of Student Affairs since 1997, and his coworkers credit him with going far beyond the call of duty in developing and leading several initiatives in the areas of diversity, minority student retention, assessment and student life. He served as director of academic support during the development of the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services, or OASIS, in 2003-04, helping create a unit that provides services to students of color and is responsible for providing multicultural programming for all students. Since 1997, he has served as director of the Summer Institute for Promising Scholars, a six-week residential learning community for high-achieving students of color who have been admitted to UNL. Van Rossum is also a tireless volunteer in university and community organizations and serves as adviser for five multicultural undergraduate student groups.
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LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, SAT JAN.
15, 11AM
Lied Center Presents 'Women: POV featuring Odetta' As Part of New Program
As part of a developing new program that showcases distinctive women in the arts, the Lied Center For Performing Arts presents a free discussion with famed folk singer Odetta. Odetta is not only a singer, but an activist who took part in the march on Selma and sang for the masses at the 1963 March on Washington. She performed for President Kennedy and his cabinet on national television and even inspired Bob Dylan to trade in his electric guitar. At 73, the acknowledged "Queen of American Folk Music" still inspires. Rolling Stone magazine got it right. She's more than a singer. Odetta is a "glorious and spiritual force."
The POV Series a new program that showcases distinctive women in the arts who have a particular "point of view" regarding contemporary issues that touch them personally. Through a series of community/campus interactions with participating artists, POV will provide opportunities to explore challenges facing women and offer ideas and strategies to meet those challenges.
By attending the Women: POV discussion, you can receive a discount on tickets to the artist's performance. Admission is free, but registration (see form below) is required.
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OBSERVE
Martin Luther King, Jr. Week to Open with Keynote Address from Student
The first student to give the keynote
address in the UNL celebration's eight-year history, Collin Sullivan
will speak as part of a program beginning at 2 pm in the Mary Riepma
Ross Media Arts Center, 313 N. 13th St. The program, which will kick
off a weeklong series of activities at UNL, will also include musical
performances by Ellie Kirke and the River City Mixed Chorus, and
the presentation of the "Fulfilling the Dream" Awards by Chancellor
Harvey Perlman. The program will be followed by a 3 pm reception
in the great hall of the adjacent Van Brunt Visitors Center.
Sullivan, a junior from Pawtucket, R.I., is co-president of Amnesty International-UNL and writes weekly opinion columns for the Daily Nebraskan student newspaper. He is a first-year participant in the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences program, studying human rights in comparative foreign policy, and is a community assistant in the Cornhusker Courtyards residence hall. He has majors in political science, international studies and Spanish.
The Jan. 17 program and reception and all MLK Week activities are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted, and are presented under the theme "Remember! Celebrate! Act! A Day On . . . Not at Day Off."
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