Tue, Apr 07, 2009
April 7, 2009
UPC Hosts Debate over the Legalization of Marijuana
Longtime High Times Editor in Chief Steve Hager will take on DEA veteran Robert Stutman in a debate titled, "Heads vs. Feds" at 8 p.m. in the Nebraska Union. Hosted by UPC, admission to the event is free for all UNL students with a valid N-Card and $3 for faculty/staff.
UPC
105 OTHMER HALL, 3:30PM
Engineering Mechanics Seminar Series - "Domain Wall – Defect Interactions in Ferroelectrics"
Chad M. Landis, Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin. There will be an informal reception at 3:00 PM in W317.7 Nebraska Hall, preceding the seminar.
N172 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Center for Biological Chemistry/Redox Biology Center Seminar - "Redox Biochemistry and Drug Development for Schistosomiasis"
David Williams, Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Rush University Medical Center. Refreshments will be available.
NEBRASKA EAST UNION, 4PM
Entomology Seminar - "Bee Diversity and Attractiveness of Native Flora and the Megachilidae of Nebraska"
Dori Porter, Entomology Graduate Student. Refreshments will be available at 3:45 p.m.
Alexander Calder Sculptures on View at Sheldon Museum of Art
The Sheldon Museum of Art at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln presents six sculptures by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) in the Great Hall through May 1. Three pieces are from Sheldon's permanent collection: "Snake on Arch," "Sumac II" and "Red Disk, Black Lace." Three small sculptures, "Canine," "Cello Player" and "Slender Ribs" are on loan from a private collection. Five Calder posters are also on view in the Sheldon board room.
Calder is one of the 20th century's most acclaimed and innovative sculptors. Calder helped to redefine sculpture by adding the element of play. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
The Class and Che Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents The Class and Che. Both films will screen through April 9.
Winner of the Palme d'Or at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, master French director Laurent Cantet's The Class is an absorbing journey into a multicultural high school in Paris over the course of a school year. Francois Begaudeau--an actual teacher and the author upon whose work the film was based--is utterly convincing as Francois, an open minded teacher in charge of a classroom of youngsters from a wide variety of backgrounds. Of course, the mere fact that he's older and in a position of authority causes his students to challenge him on many occasions.
November 26, 1956; Led by Fidel Castro (Demian Bichir), a band of 80 rebels sails to Cuba. Among these young rebels is Argentine physician, Marxist, soldier, Ernesto "Che" Guevara (Benicio Del Toro). Nation-less, strapped for resources and fueled only by determination, the group engages in swift, bloody battle to free the Cuban people from the corrupt dictatorship of Fulgencio Batista. Che and his soldiers wrestle the nation's resources and affection from Batista's grasp. Though considered a hero by some, Che becomes a hugely controversial figure. At the height of his fame and power, he disappears. Entering South America incognito, Che recruits another band of guerilla fighters in the harsh Bolivian jungles. They embark upon a mission to spark revolution throughout Latin America.
More information is available at the Ross website.
