Thu, Nov 09, 2006
November 9, 2006
EAST UNION, 10AM-2PM
UNL Hosts 2006 Tech Fair
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Computer Store will hold its 2006 Technology Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the Nebraska Union lobby. Over 20 vendors will be present showing their latest computer technology. Register at the fair to win free prizes.
The 2006 Technology Fair is designed to increase awareness of the UNL information technology services, tools, resources, support, and innovations that benefit students, faculty and staff.
HAMILTON HALL, 3:30PM
School of Biological Sciences Seminar Series - "The Evolution of Giant Viruses: from hard facts to wild speculations"
Jean-Michel Claverie, University of Mediterranee School of Medicine
GREAT PLAINS ART MUSEUM, 7PM
Harris Center for Judaic Studies Lecture - "It's Okay to Laugh: Reading the Bible through Comic Strips and the Daily Press"
Dr. Leonard Greenspoon - Klutznick Chair in Jewish Civilization at Creighton University
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM
Former Sen. McGovern to Deliver E.N. Thompson Lecture
"America: the Road Ahead at Home and Abroad," is the topic for a conversation with former U.S. Rep. and Sen. George McGovern at the next E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The forum will begin at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, 301 N. 12th St.
McGovern will answer questions from Will Norton, dean of the UNL College of Journalism and Mass Communications, in a break from the forum's regular lecture format. Questions will be entertained from the audience at the discussion's conclusion. Following the forum, McGovern will have a book-signing.
McGovern served as a U.S. representative and senator representing South Dakota, and was also the Democratic nominee in the 1972 presidential election. After leaving the Senate in 1980, he taught as a visiting professor at a number of institutions, including Columbia, Northwestern, Duke and Cornell universities and the University of Berlin. In 1976, President Gerald Ford named McGovern a United Nations delegate to the General Assembly, and, in 1978, President Jimmy Carter named him a United Nations delegate for the Special Session on Disarmament. He served as president of the Middle East Policy Council from 1991-1998, when President Bill Clinton appointed him U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome. In 2001, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan named him honorary United Nations Global Ambassador on World Hunger. more...
E.N. THOMPSON FORUM
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, 7PM
Theatrix Opens Its Fall Season With Scooter Thomas...
Theatrix, the student producing theatre organization under the auspices of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, opens up their Fall 2006 season with Peter Parnell's Scooter Thomas Makes it To the Top of the World. The production will have performances this evening at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. in the Studio Theatre at the Temple Building. Scooter Thomas is a journey for two friends, Dennis and Scooter, who upon one’s death explore their past, their friendship, while discovering things they never knew about each other. This production directed by Mary Gaetz, is the first of two MFA directed shows this semester for Theatrix.
Theatrix is the academic year's student run stage. It is run completely by students acting as Artistic Director, Managing Director and Technical Director. Five to six productions are performed primarily in the Studio Theatre. Productions are directed, designed, cast with and sometimes written by students.
