October 6, 2005
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BEADLE CENTER, 2:15PM
Major Virology Grant to be Unveiled Today
A major grant announcement celebration will take place at 2:15 pm
at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's George W. Beadle Center,
19th and Vine streets. At that time, university officials will announce and
celebrate receipt of a $10.6 million grant from the National Institutes of
Health to continue and advance research in virology.
The new grant allows the Nebraska Center for Virology researchers to
further studies in how pathogens, especially HIV, human herpes viruses,
human papilloma virus and prions, cause disease, interact with hosts and
are transmitted. The goal is to find ways to treat and prevent infections.
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CITY CAMPUS UNION, 1PM
President of the Association of
American Colleges & Universities to Give Presentation
Carol Geary Schneider, the President of the Association of
American Colleges & Universities, will be giving a presentation entitled "General Education, Liberal Education:
Promise and Practice" at 1pm in the City Campus Union. General education is often seen by students as an obstacle to good career
preparation, and liberal education is seen by some as vulnerable in an era
oriented to short-term outcomes. Dr. Schneider will demonstrate that
many campuses are finding ways to re-imagine general education and
liberal education, helping students discover clear connections between
the aims of liberal education and the lives they want to lead as human
beings, as citizens, and as contributors to a dynamic economy. Drawing
upon visits to scores of campuses and relevant findings of researchers,
Dr. Schneider will outline the emerging directions for general education
and liberal education–and the most promising practices she sees
around the country.
NEBRASKA CENTER FOR VIROLOGY
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EAST UNION, 10AM - 3PM
Career Fair Week Draws Over 200 Employers to UNL
Over 200 organizations will be at UNL today to talk with students and alumni about full-time and internship opportunities in all areas. Local and national employers will be on hand to recruit student staff from 10 am to 3 pm. All majors, including undecideds, are encouraged to attend.
For more information, visit the Career Services web site.
FALL CAREER FAIR
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UNIVERSITY THEATRE, 7:30PM
UNL Theatre Kicks Off Season With Quirky Comedy
University Theatre, the academic
year production program at UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre
and Film, kicks off its 105th season with the quirky comedy by David
Lindsay-Abaire Wonder Of The World. Performances are October
6 - 7 and 12 - 15 at 7:30 pm and October 9 at 2 pm in Howell Theatre,
Temple Building, 12th & R Streets. Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff
and senior citizen, and $10 student/youth. Five-admission season
passports are $50, $40 faculty/staff and senior citizen. Passport
admissions may be used for one production or one for each of the
five productions in the season, or in any other combination. Tickets
and passports may be obtained at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301
North 12th Street, 472-4747 or 800-432-3231 Monday through Friday
from 11 am to 5:30 pm.
Ever "discovered" something in your husband's sweater drawer that made you run away from home? Cass did! A firm believer in destiny, she boards the bus to Niagara Falls armed with a "things to do in life" list. With husband Kip in hot pursuit, Cass journeys through a series of absurd encounters with eccentric characters. Lindsay-Abaire's madcap imagination and snappy dialogue will keep you laughing!
Erin Dinneen and Chad Brown play Cass and her husband Kip. Cass's sidekick Lois is played by Caitlin Brandes. Kate Lottinville and William Heafer play Karla and Glen, and Mark Romano plays Captain Mike. Other cast members include Jesse Glasgow, Kate Garst, Gabrielle Stewart, Darrin Hemmer and Steve Lenz. All are undergraduate theatre majors. Assistant professor G. Valmont Thomas directs the production.
Joy S. Barlean designs costumes, technical direction is by Mitch Critel, and stage management is by Jenny Schenck, all undergraduate theatre majors. Na-Ri Lee designs scenery, lighting is by Erik Vose, and sound is by Mike Legate, all graduate design students.
UNL THEATRE ARTS
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MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Continuing This Week At The Ross: Aprês Vóus, The Beat That My Heart Skipped
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center
presents French films Aprês Vóus, a comedy starring several of France's most well-known actors, and The Beat That My Heart Skipped, the follow-up film from one of the country's most promising young directors.
In Aprês Vóus, two of France's most celebrated actors, Daniel Auteuil (The Closet, Girl on the Bridge) and José Garcia (Trouble Everyday, Jet Set), team up in a romantic comedy from director Pierre Salvadori (Wild Target) that begs the question: Can it actually be bad to be a Good Samaritan? Set in the most romantic city in the world, where the food is delicious and passions run deep, fate is about to step in and create an unlikely bond between two men. One will snatch the other from the brink of destruction then nearly push him toward it, and the other will take a surprising leap of faith that only a true friend can make.
Director Jacques Audiard and screenwriter Tonino Benacquista, who shared a 2002 Cesar Award for Best Original Screenplay for Read My Lips, team up again in The Beat That My Heart Skipped, a gritty psychological drama set in the dark, dank streets of Paris. The film is based on James Toback's cult favorite Fingers, in which Harvey Keitel played a tortured soul trapped between his love of the piano and his involvement with the mob. In this remake, Romain Duris stars as Tom, a ne-'er-do-well who works with two scheming real estate men, Fabrice (Jonathan Zaccai) and Sami (Gilles Cohen), who have little or no morals. When Tom sees his mother's old agent, he decides to return to the piano, practicing Bach's Toccata in E Minor for an important audition that he envisions could be a life-changing event. He hires a Vietnamese woman, Miao-Lin (Linh-Dan Pham), as his teacher, even though they speak different languages. While struggling to regain his mastery of the piano -- which he gave up after his virtuoso mother's tragic death -- he is called upon by his partners to participate in shady deals and even help one of them cheat on his wife (Aure Atika). He also has a troublesome relationship with his father (Niels Arestrup), who asks Tom to collect money he is owed, putting him in dangerous situations. The Beat That My Heart Skipped is an intelligent, involving film, told in long takes with a handheld camera to heighten the emotional impact of scene after scene.
More information is available at the Ross website.
MRRMAC | APRÊS VÒUS | THE BEAT THAT MY HEART SKIPPED |
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DUDLEY BAILEY LIBRARY, ANDREWS HALL, 7:30PM
Robert Knoll Lecture - "The Rise, Fall and Mutation of Avant-Garde Movements: The Case of Language Poetry"
Marjorie Perloff, poet and Stanford University professor
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