Thu, Dec 04, 2008
December 4, 2008
UNL team to World Finals in International Collegiate Programming Contest
Three computer science and engineering students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln won out over 200 other teams of student computer programmers in the North Central North America Regional competition of the IBM-sponsored Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest. The regional was conducted Nov. 15 at 15 sites, including UNL.
The three-student team of juniors in the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management includes Tim Echtenkamp of Cairo (computer engineering major), Tyler Lemburg of Dannebrog (math) and Steve Trout of Batavia, Ill. (computer science and math). Echtenkamp and Lemburg are both graduates of Centura High School. The three students will advance to the World Finals April 18-22 in Stockholm, Sweden. more...
NEBRASKA UNION, 11:30AM
NU Technology Meeting - "Cyber-infrastructure - What's Really New About This New Wave?"
Elaine Westbrooks, Associate Dean for UNL Libraries
BAILEY LIBRARY, ANDREWS HALL, 7PM
"Twelfth Night in Contemporary English Theatre: Performance, Theory, History"
Dr. Peter J. Smith, expert in Shakespeare and English Renaissance literature from Nottingham-Trent University
LAB THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, 7:30PM
Theatrix Presents A Nervous Smile
Theatrix, the student producing theatre organization under the auspices of the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film, continues its 2008-2009 season with John Belluso's poignant drama, A Nervous Smile.
A Nervous Smile will open tonight at the Lab Theatre, 3rd floor of the Temple Building, 12th and R Street in Lincoln, Nebraska at 7:30 p.m. There are also performances Friday, December 5th at 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., Saturday, December 6th at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, December 7th at 2:00 p.m. Individual show tickets are $6 via credit card (some user fees may be applied) at the UNL Theatre Ticket website, or at the theatre the evening of the performance (subject to availability).
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
A Girl Cut In Two and Happy-Go-Lucky Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents A Girl Cut In Two and Happy-Go-Lucky. A Girl Cut In Two will have play through December 4, while Happy Go Lucky will show through December 21.
The French master of suspense Claude Chabrol returns with the razor-sharp, darkly seductive film A Girl Cut In Two. Gabrielle Deneige (Ludivine Sagnier of Swimming Pool) is an independent, ambitious TV weather girl torn between her love of a distinguished author several decades her senior (Francois Berleand), and the attentions of a headstrong, potentially unstable young suitor (Benoit Magimel). An unspoken past between the two men heightens tensions, and though she's initially certain of her love for one them, the see-saw demands and whims of both men keep confusing - and darkening - matters. Before long she's encountering emotional and societal forces well beyond her control, inexorably leading to a shocking clash of violence and passion.
In the effervescent new comedy from writer/director Mike Leigh (Vera Drake, Secrets & Lies), Sally Hawkins stars as Poppy, an irrepressibly free-spirited school teacher who brings an infectious laugh and an unsinkable sense of optimism to every situation she encounters. Poppy's ability to maintain her perspective is tested as the story begins and her commuter bike is stolen. However, she enthusiastically signs up for driving lessons with Scott (Eddie Marsan), who turns out to be her nemesis--a fuming, uptight cynic. As the tension of their weekly lessons builds, Poppy encounters even more challenges to her positive state of mind: a fiery flamenco instructor, her bitter pregnant sister, a troubled homeless man and a young bully in her class. How this affects not only Poppy's world view but also the outlook of those around her begs the question "glass half full or half empty?" - Moviefone
More information is available at the Ross website.
