JANUARY 27, 2005
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Opening this week at the Ross: The
House Of Flying Daggers, Tarnation
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents the newest film from acclaimed Chinese director Zhang Yimou, The
House Of Flying Daggers and Tarnation, a re-imagining
of the documentary from young director Jonathan Caouette.
The House Of Flying Daggers takes
place in 859 A.D., when the Tang Dynasty, one of the most enlightened
empires in Chinese history at its height, is in decline. Unrest is
spreading throughout the land, and many rebel armies are forming
in protest. The largest, and most prestigious, is an underground
alliance called the "House of Flying Daggers" and the movie follows
their clashes with local deputies as the gap between rich and poor
grows. Combining breathtaking cinematography, amazingly choreographed
fight sequences, and a romantic plot that ties the whole piece together, The
House Of Flying Daggers is a visual feast for fans of films
like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Yimou's earlier
film Hero.
Tarnation begins in 2003 as Caouette learns of his mother's
lithium overdose in his native Texas. Faced with the haunting remnants
of his past, including a family legacy of mental illness, abuse,
and neglect, Caouette returns home to aid in his mother's recovery.
Slipping back into the archives of his youth, we watch Caouette grow
up on camera, seeking escape from family trauma through musical theater,
grade-B horror flicks and the forging of his identity through popular
culture. Having documented his life since he was 8 years old, Caouette
weaves together a psychedelic whirlwind of snapshots, Super-8 home
movies, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films,
snippets of 80s pop culture and dramatic reenactments to create an
epic portrait of an American family torn apart by dysfunction and
reunited through the power of love.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | THE
HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS | TARNATION |
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KIMBALL HALL, 3:30PM
Installation Program to Conclude With Panel Discussion at UNL
"A Love of Place" is the theme of the installation of the sixth president of the University of Nebraska. James B. Milliken will be installed on Jan. 27 in Omaha, one of a number of events spanning two days, four cities, and 956 miles. Activities will include the official installation ceremony, an academic panel discussion, a celebration of the arts, public receptions, and fellowship.
"President Milliken, the first Nebraska-born president and alumnus president, brings a special appreciation and steadfast commitment to the office," said installation committee co-chair Peter Longo, a political science professor from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. "President Millikenˇ¦s profound understanding of 'place' will serve as the foundation for his leadership. President Milliken loves Nebraska and he is proud to celebrate the love of 'place' with the people of Nebraska."
The installation events are hosted by the University of Nebraska Board of Regents. The installation of a university president is a long-standing tradition in the academic community, and is rich with history and symbolism. The events are intended to bring together the academy and the public, creating an opportunity for reflection and celebration of the institution of public higher education.
For the first time, installation events will include multiple locations across Nebraska. This is reminiscent of Milliken's first week on the job, which he began in Scottsbluff, Neb. and ended in Nebraska City, with many stops in between, to start a conversation with Nebraskans about the future of their university.
Yesterday, Milliken travelled to Scottsbluff for a community lunch with invited guests at the Panhandle Research and Extension Center at 11:30 am He then stopped in Kearney for a 4 pm public reception at the Museum of Nebraska Art. Today, the formal installation will take place at 10 am in a public ceremony at the Strauss Performing Arts Center at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) followed by a public reception at the Milo Bail Student Center. At 3:30 pm, Milliken will moderate a panel discussion on the future of public higher education at Kimball Hall on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Participants will include: Molly Corbett Broad, president of The University of North Carolina; Peter Magrath, president of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges; Linda Pratt, professor and chair of English at UNL, and Graham Spanier, president of The Pennsylvania State University and former UNL chancellor. The panel will be followed by a public reception at the Van Brunt Visitors Center at 5 pm
President Broad will deliver featured remarks at the installation ceremony. Other speakers and dignitaries addressing the audience will be UNL English professor and U.S. Poet Laureate Ted Kooser, UNO Chancellor Nancy Belck, Lt. Gov. Dave Heineman, Coordinating Commission for Post-Secondary Education chairman Dick Davis, University of Nebraska Medical Center professor James Armitage, and UNL student Regent Katie Weichman. University of Nebraska Board of Regents Chairman Howard Hawks will preside at the ceremony officially installing Milliken.
The installation ceremony may be viewed live via the Web at http://www.nebraska.edu. In addition, UNO-TV will broadcast the event live on "The Knowledge Network," Cox cable channel 17 and Qwest Choice channel 77. It will be replayed on NETV2, the statewide cable television service of Nebraska Educational Telecommunications, at 9 pm CT on Jan. 27. The event will also be available live via satellite (Neb*Sat channel 500) and may be viewed on the UNL and State Capitol closed-circuit television systems.
Milliken took office as president of the University of Nebraska on Aug. 1, 2004. Milliken previously served as senior vice president for university affairs for the 16-campus University of North Carolina. Prior to that, he served 10 years in various administrative posts at NU, was an attorney on Wall Street, and was a congressional aide to former Nebraska Rep. Virginia Smith. Milliken is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he earned a bachelor's degree, with distinction, in English in 1979. He attended New York University School of Law as a Root-Tilden Scholar, graduating in 1983. Milliken was born and raised in Fremont, Neb., and is the third generation of his family to graduate from the University of Nebraska.
The University of Nebraska includes four campuses: the University of Nebraska at Kearney, University of Nebraska at Omaha, University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The president is the university's chief executive officer.
RSVP | INSTALLATION
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CHRISTLIEB GALLERY, 3:30PM
Center for Great Plains Studies / Conservation Alliance of the Great Plains Lecture - 'Human and Ecological Dimensions of Prairie Dog Conservation'
Richard Reading, Denver Zoological Foundation
110 HAMILTON HALL, 3:30PM
School of Biological Sciences Seminar- 'The Three S's in Ecology: Scale, State, Stochasticity'
Brigette Tenhumberg, UNL
211 BRACE, 4PM
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium - 'Measuring Spin Polarization by Andreev Reflection: A Theoretical Basis'
Igor Mazin, Naval Research Laboratory
NEBRASKA UNION, 4PM
Environmental Resources Seminar - 'Philosophy of the High Country News'
Greg Hanscom, High County News
NEBRASKA UNION, 4PM
Office of Graduate Studies First Year Doctoral Conversations - 'Working Effectively with your Dissertation Advisor'
115 AVERY, 4PM
Mathematics Colloquium - 'An Optimal Control Problem for the MHD Equations'
Catalin Trenchea, Florida State University
REGENCY ROOM, NEBRASKA UNION, 5PM
International Studies Program Lecture - 'Careers in the U.S. Foreign Service'
Vladimir P. Sambaiew, U.S. Foreign Service
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