September 12, 2005
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NEBRASKA UNION FOOD COURT, 7PM
New Bridge Club Begins Play
A group of faculty, staff and students who play in a separate Lincoln club are forming the University Bridge Club and will begin dealing at 7 p.m., Sept. 12 in the Nebraska Union food court.
The club plans to play duplicate bridge, where the same hands are played on each table. The American Contract Bridge League, a national league that allows players to build up points toward rankings, sanctions the games. Points are earned by placing in the top 40 percent of the field.
Those interested can attend as either an individual or with a partner. New players will be allowed to play free of charge for 10 sessions (nights of play). Following the introductory period, sessions will be $4. For more information, call 420-5361 or send e-mail to glarson20@netzero.net.
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TRANSCRIPT | PODCAST
PRIDE, PASSION AND POWER
Chancellor Delivers State of the University Address
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Harvey Perlman
delivered his annual State of the University address on Sept.
9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
Perlman reviewed the previous year's accomplishments and announced objectives
and initiatives for the upcoming academic year.
The program for the year's State of the University address included a performance
by the Chiara String Quartet, artists in residence at the UNL School of Music.
The quartet (Rebecca Fischer and Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; and
Gregory Beaver, cello) began its three-year residency at UNL this month after
previously occupying the Lisa Arnhold residency in the Juilliard School of Music
in New York City. The quartet was the Meadowlark Chamber Music Festival's artists-in-residence
in Lincoln in 2004 in collaboration with the UNL School of Music's Chamber Music
Institute. Note: due to technical difficulties, the audio of
the Chiara String Quartet does not appear on the podcast or video downloads.
OFFICE
OF THE CHANCELLOR | SCARLET SPECIAL SECTION
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EAST UNION, 3PM
Center for Grassland Studies Seminar - "The 20,000-year Battle Between Sand and Vegetation for the Soul of the Nebraska Sandhills"
Jim Swinehart, UNL
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MEN'S GOLF |
ALL DAY
Fairway Club International
LINCOLN, NE
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HOME ECONOMICS BUILDING, EAST CAMPUS
Student Project Joins Husker Pride With Textile Design
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UNL junior Elizabeth Walters examines samples of Memorial Stadium camouflage on display in the second-floor hallway of the Home Economics Building on East Campus.
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A student project has taken blending into Memorial Stadium beyond wearing traditional red. In the Advanced Textile Design course last spring, Michael James, professor of textiles, clothing and design, had 22 graduate and undergraduate students design camouflage that mimics game day in Lincoln. Those designs are on display in the second-floor hallway of the Home Economics Building on East Campus through Sept. 16.
In developing a camouflage pattern, students utilized three-color palettes - including the traditional red, white, black and tan of Husker game day. Students also picked a theme to the design, ranging from an Alice in Wonderland tea party and interior of an automobile, to a master bathroom and the nursery at Bryan Hospital.
The motifs within the designs reflect the themes, however the colors have a familiar home in Memorial Stadium. "This is a great project for our students because it comes at a time when camouflage is popular and becoming more high tech," James said. "The fashion industry is using camouflage more and more. And, the military is doing research into a number of different camouflage designs, including one with layers that can only be seen with night vision goggles."
The New York Times ran stories on both camouflage trends as James and the students were developing their designs. The camouflage exhibit is free and open to the public.
For more information, call 472-2911.
TEXTILES CLOTHING & DESIGN
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NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM, MORRILL HALL
Explore Evolution Exhibit Continues at NU State Museum
Using cutting edge research, a new exhibit at the University of Nebraska State Museum gives a modern shine to Charles Darwin's 146-year-old theory on evolution. The permanent exhibit, Explore Evolution, which opens to the public Sept. 10, was developed by a consortium of six partner museums led by the NU State Museum and prominently features the work of two UNL scientists.
The project is made possible by a $2.8 million, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation's Informal Science Education program and consists of nearly identical permanent exhibit galleries at six partner museums in the Midwest and South -- regions where evolution education is controversial. Other components of the project include a Web site, inquiry-based activities for middle-school children in the form of a book titled "Virus and the Whale, Exploring Evolution in Creatures Small and Large," and collaborations with five statewide 4-H programs.
UNL's contributions to the project are significant. While the exhibit galleries were built by the Science Museum of Minnesota, a team from UNL played major roles in the creation of the artwork and content. Judy Diamond, professor at the NU State Museum, wrote the original grant request for the project and is the team leader on the project. Research from two UNL scientists -- virologist Charles Wood and geologist Sherilyn Fritz -- is featured in two of the seven sections of the exhibit.
Museums partnering with the UNL State Museum include the Exhibit Museum of Natural History of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; the Kansas Museum and Biodiversity Center at the University of Kansas in Lawrence; the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at the University of Oklahoma in Norman; the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas at Austin; and the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.
"Explore Evolution features the latest science museum technology including multimedia and interactive exhibits that show how research is being done on evolution by scientists working today," Grew said. "It offers visitors engaging opportunities to learn about some of the most exciting recent discoveries and scientific questions in biological evolution. It brings Morrill Hall right up to date with the latest in natural history."
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM | EXPLORE EVOLUTION
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing This Week at the Ross: Rize, Me And You And Everyone We Know.
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents Rize, the debut film from famed photographer David LaChapelle
and performance artist Miranda July's debut film, Me And You And Everyone We Know
Photographer David LaChapelle gets behind a different kind of lens for Rize,
his feature film debut. LaChapelle heads to Los Angeles to make his mark in
the cinematic world, shooting a documentary about a style of hip-hop dance called "krumping." Dividing
his time between the personal lives of the dancers and some spectacular on-screen
demonstrations courtesy of the cream of the krumpers, LaChapelle's bright, vivacious
photographic style makes an impressive translation to the big screen. As the dancers perform a jaw-dropping array of moves, a deliriously infectious mixture of fun, intensity, and jubilant release pours from the screen. Playing out like a west-coast relative to fellow 2005 film, the New York-based Mad Hot Ballroom, LaChapelle's movie gloriously demonstrates the healing powers of dance.
Miranda July's debut feature film, Me And You And Everyone We Know, is a charming, quirky romantic comedy that is entertaining from start to finish. Writer-director July stars as Christine, an offbeat performance artist who becomes instantly smitten with Richard (John Hawkes), a brooding department-store shoe salesman who is having trouble dealing with his divorce and his separation from his two kids--the shy, private Peter (Miles Thompson) and the very funny Robby (Brandon Ratcliff). Christine is trying to get her latest work accepted at a major museum, but first she has to get through mean-spirited Nancy (Tracy Wright), who is not necessarily very interested in her submission.
Meanwhile, Natasha Slayton and Najarra Townsend are a riot as a pair of teenagers who think they're ready for sex as they tease neighborhood pervert Andrew (Brad Henke) and consider experimenting with Peter. Amid all the tender, comedic, well-acted, and well-written scenes, Ratcliff nearly steals the film as Robby gets involved in a dirty, hysterical online chat with a mystery person. July's marvelous, surprising movie won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival in addition to well-deserved prizes at the Philadelphia and San Francisco International Film Festivals.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | RIZE | ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW |
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