Wed, Dec 10, 2008
December 10, 2008
Nebraska's Engineers Without Borders Group Plans Project in Madagascar
In the spirit of sharing talents and using the skills and energy of University of Nebraska-Lincoln students, Engineers Without Borders will help residents of Madagascar this spring. EWB-USA (http://www.ewb-usa.org/) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that partners with developing communities worldwide to improve their quality of life through sustainable engineering projects that help engage and train internationally responsible engineers and students.
EWB's new Nebraska chapter will conduct a service project with three weeks in Madagascar to complete an assessment of the community of Kianjavato, said Monica Mejia, an EWB-NU student leader and a senior majoring in chemical engineering at UNL. more...
ROOM 210, ARCHITECTURE HALL, 12:30PM
UNL Architecture Students to Propose Solutions for Union Pacific Museum
University of Nebraska-Lincoln architecture students enrolled in Architecture 410 tectonics will propose solutions for a speculative Museum of the Union Pacific at a final jury 12:30 p.m. Dec. 10 in the Architecture Hall Gallery (Room 210), 10th and R streets on the UNL City Campus.
The jury and exhibition of student work is free and open to the public. more...
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Secrets and Happy-Go-Lucky Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Secrets and Happy-Go-Lucky. The Secrets will have play through December 11, while Happy Go Lucky will show through December 21.
In The Secrets, two young women discover their own voices in a repressive orthodox culture where females are forbidden to sing, let alone speak out. Naomi, the studious, devoutly religious daughter of a prominent rabbi, convinces her father to postpone her marriage for a year so that she might study at a Jewish seminary for women in the ancient Kabalistic seat of Safed. Naomi’s quest for individuality takes a defiant turn when she befriends Michelle, a free-spirited and equally headstrong fellow student. When the pair encounters a mysterious, ailing foreigner with a disturbing past named Anouk (the iconic French actress Fanny Ardant) they begin a risky journey into forbidden realms. In the hopes of easing her suffering, Naomi and Michelle secretly lead Anouk through a series of Kabalistic cleansing rituals. The process opens up overwhelming new horizons for the girls who find themselves caught between the rigid male establishment they grew up in, and the desire to be true to themselves, no matter the cost.
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.
