Mon, Feb 23, 2009
February 23, 2009
Gaughan Multicultural Center Cam is Live
Progress on the construction of the Jackie Gaughan Multicultural Center can now be monitored by a live webcam. In addition to the camera, weekly updates and photos are being posted that track the status of the project.
Scheduled to open in early 2010, the three floors and 30,000 square feet of space will include student lounges, computer lab, meeting rooms and a large multi-use area. It will also include student offices, tutoring rooms and space for faculty, staff and students dedicated to diversity and multicultural programming, such as the staff of the Office of Academic Support and Intercultural Services.
Eating Disorders Awareness Week is Feb. 23-27
A week to "Be Real...Be True...Be You...Head 2 Toe!" is planned at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Feb. 23-27 in observance of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.
The week begins with the Heather Ames presentation, "Be Real...Be True...Be You...Head 2 Toe!" at 8 p.m. Feb. 23 in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. Ames is president of Head 2 Toe Consulting Group, image consultants whose main goal is to help individuals discover who they are as persons, both inside and out. more...
EDAW SCHEDULE
Gu's 'Vascular Remodeling' Opens Pathways
Linxia Gu's focus on vascular mechanics applies to the larger concept of a pipeline for women in engineering. And, like the stents she works to improve, Gu hopes to enhance paths for female engineers.
Gu is UNL’s first hire through the ADVANCE-Nebraska office - which promotes hiring, retaining and promoting female faculty in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. She is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering. more...
NEBRASKA UNION, 2:30PM
Russian, Czech club lecture - "Foreign Languages and Careers in the Government: U.S. Defense and Other Departments"
Free and open to the public.
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Three Films Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Slumdog Millionaire, Obscene, and The Pool. All three films will screen through February 26.
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out...
Obscene is the definitive film biography of Barney Rosset, the influential publisher of Grove Press and the Evergreen Review. He acquired the then fledgling Grove Press in 1951 and soon embarked on a tumultuous career of publishing and political engagement that continues to inspire today's defenders of free expression. Not only was he the first American publisher of acclaimed authors Samuel Beckett, Kenzaburo Oe, Tom Stoppard, Che Guevara, and Malcolm X, but he also battled the government in the highest courts to overrule the obscenity ban on groundbreaking works of fiction such as Lady Chatterley's Lover, Tropic of Cancer and Naked Lunch. Ultimately he won and altered the course of history, but not without first enduring lawsuits, death-threats, grenade attacks, government surveillance, and the occupation of his premises by enraged feminists.
The Pool is the story of Venkatesh, a "room boy" working at a hotel in Panjim, Goa, who sees from his perch in a mango tree a luxuriant garden and shimmering pool hidden behind a wall. In making whatever efforts he can to better himself, Venkatesh offers his services to the wealthy owner of the home. Not content to simply dream about a different life, Venkatesh is inquisitive about the home's inhabitants-indeed about the world around him-and his curiosity changes the shape of his future. Remarkably cogent and affecting, this is inspired storytelling distinctive for its ability to transmit a complete viewpoint in just a phrase or brief conversation. Working in Hindi with young actors and in a country obviously not his own, Smith has nevertheless created a superbly incisive portrait that will take a place on a global stage.
More information is available at the Ross website.
