Thu, Aug 28, 2008
August 28, 2008
Getting Around the UNL Campus
Recent and upcoming changes will mean changes for UNL students in how they get around campus. Opening today is the new Leg of Antelope Valley Parkway is Open Between Vine Street and X.
The city determined that the intersection of X, 17th and the Antelope Valley Roadway will be too congested to allow left turns from 17th onto X Street (northeast of Nebraska Hall). Now, all traffic will be required to turn right (east) at 17th and X.
Beginning Sept. 2 the parking lot at the northeast corner of 17th and R Streets will close for the new residence hall construction. Faculty and staff parking is available just east of this site, surrounding the 1820 R Street building. Student parking is available in the 17th and R Parking Garage, on the surface parking lots located to the east of the parking garage and the parking lot south of the Beadle Center.
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
Leighton Pierce's 'Agency of Time' at Sheldon Museum of Art
Artist Leighton Pierce uses film, video and sound to create transformative experiences for museum visitors. His new installation, "Agency of Time," continues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art. The exhibition, on view through Oct. 19, is free and a gallery guide is available for visitors.
Pierce created this site-specific installation for the Sheldon and engages viewers by creating an emotionally evocative experience. "The video loops (presented on constructed 3-D objects) are painterly, marginally abstract, gestural evocations of common objects and activities," Pierce said. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
Welcome to Campus: Here's What's New
Students and faculty this week are seeing updated residences, construction on a new Physics building, and new roadways opening in the Antelope Valley.
New in the headlines is UNL's ranking in the U.S. News and World Report annual college evaluation. UNL for the fifth straight year listed in the top 50 of Public National Universities (at number 40), and in the top 100 of all U.S. colleges and universities (at number 89).
When you're finding your way around campus, notice the construction at 16th and W Streets, our new Physical Sciences building. Next week ground breaks on a new residence hall at 17th and R streets. That's welcome news to students who feel a bit squeezed in temporary housing.
Keep an eye on parking lots and streets that are changing: the lot at 17th and R closes next week for the hall construction, and Antelope Valley Roadway opens Thursday between Vine and Y streets.
Enjoy your first week of the fall 2008 semesters. Here are some links to sites you might be looking for:
- Building Abbreviations
- Campus Maps / Tour
- Schedule Of Classes
- Parking / Bus Schedules
- Registration & Records
- Information Services
- Bookstore
- Campus Recreation
- University Health Center
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Wackness and The Fall Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Wackness and The Fall. Both films will show through August 28.
In The Wackness, it's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana--but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming of age story.
The Fall takes place in Los Angeles circa 1920's. An immigrant girl (Catinca Untaru) finds herself in a hospital recovering from a fall. She strikes up a friendship with a bedridden man (Lee Pace) who captivates her with a whimsical story that removes her far from the hospital doldrums into the exotic landscapes of her imagination. Making sure he keeps the girl interested in the story he interweaves her family and people she likes from the hospital into his tale. Shot on location in 28 countries around the world, award-winning music video, commercial and film director Tarsem Singh weaves a visually sumptuous film full of exotic characters and breathtaking landscapes.
More information is available at the Ross website.
