Wed, Oct 01, 2008
October 1, 2008
'Different people, Different solutions' is New LGBTQA Campaign at UNL
LGBTQA Programs and Services at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln launches a new Safe Space/Ally campaign today titled, "Different people. Different needs. Different solutions."
In conjunction with the month-long LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Ally) History Month celebration, the campaign focuses on the recognition of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions in Safe Spaces and by Allies. more...
STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
Homecoming Elections Held Online Today
Homecoming elections will be held today from 9:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Voting will be conducted online and eligible students can vote from any computer with internet access. Students carrying at least 1 credit hour are eligible to vote. Log into your WAM account and to cast your vote for Homecoming Royalty. Voting stations will also be available in the Nebraska City Campus Union, Campus Recreation Center, and East Campus Union from 9:00am until 7:00 p.m.
Homecoming activities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are Sept. 28-Oct. 4. This year's theme is "Journey through the decades," with a focus on the 1950s to 1990s. A number of events are free and open to the public.
FULL HOMECOMING 2008 SCHEDULE
UNL Promotes Team Approach to Acting on Threatening Behaviors
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is promoting a new partnership to raise awareness about threatening and troubling behavior on campus and empower students, faculty and staff to take action.
The Threat Assessment Partnership re-emerged this spring as a collaboration between UNL Police, University Health Center and its Counseling and Psychological Services, and UNL Human Resources' Employee Assistance Program, and is promoting the participation of all faculty, staff and students to call one number: 472-2222, if anyone at any time is concerned that someone at the university is exhibiting troubling or threatening behavior. more...
SAFETY-THREAT ASSESSMENT PARTNERSHIP
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4sPM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2008 Seminar - "Regulation of oil biosynthesis in algae"
Dr. Chris Benning, Michigan State University. A reception will be held at 3:30 p.m.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Tell No One and Man On Wire Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Tell No One and Man On Wire. Tell No One will show through October 9, while and Man On Wire will play for one week only, through October 2.
In the shortcut language of a movie pitch, Guillaume Canet's delicious contemporary thriller Tell No One is Vertigo meets The Fugitive by way of The Big Sleep. That is meant as high praise. This French adaptation of Harlan Coben's 2001 best seller is the kind of conspiracy-minded mystery almost no one seems capable of creating anymore, except David Lynch in his surreal way. Watching it is like gorging on a hot fudge sundae in the good old days when few worried about sugar and fat. There are no bogus geopolitics weighing it down with a spurious relevance. Beautifully written and acted, Tell No One is a labyrinth in which to get deliriously lost. - Stephen Holden, The New York Times
James Marsh's dazzling, invigorating documentary Man On Wire tells the story of a truly inspiring figure. In the early 1970s, a fiery young Frenchman named Philippe Petit wanted to shake up the world. When he saw the World Trade Center being built in New York City, he found his mission. After seven years of planning and many close scares, the time came for Petit to realize his dream--and the rest, as they say, is history. Marsh crafts Man On Wire like a heist film, presenting rare and fascinating footage of the actual event alongside flawless reenactments and modern-day interviews with the participants. The result is an immersive, emotionally gratifying motion picture, made all the more stimulating by Michael Nyman's electrifying score.
More information is available at the Ross website.
