Wed, May 06, 2009
May 6, 2009
UNL CAMPUS THIS WEEK
Final Exams Are Here
Final Examinations for Second Semester 2008-2009 will be given throughout this week (May 4 - 8).
View the university's official policy on Final Examinations and 15th Week, from Registration and Records, or see the full Final Exam Schedule.
ACADEMIC SERVICES HANDBOOK
UNL Monitors H1N1 Flu
UNL officials are actively monitoring the recent outbreak of H1N1 influenza that has sickened people in Mexico, Canada and other countries, and the U.S.
Up-to-date information can be found on the H1N1 Flu Update page at the UNL Emergency site.
State Museum Hosts Darwin Exhibit
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of 'Origin of Species,' the Cooper Gallery in Morrill Hall is hosting an exhibition of photographs, drawings, paintings, and Darwinian materials guest curated by Paul A. Johnsgard.
Artists included are Johnsgard, Linda R. Brown, Josef Kren, Allison Johnson and Stephen Johnson. Johnsgard is foundation professor emeritus of biological sciences at UNL and author of 50 books on natural history, including "The Niobrara: A River Running through Time" and "Prairie Dog Empire: a Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie."
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
Fados, Everlasting Moments Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents Fados, Everlasting Moments. Both films will show through May 7.
Fados completes the musical trilogy of award-winning Carlos Saura (Flamenco, 1995; Tango, 1998). Using Lisbon as a backdrop, he explores Portugal’s most emblematic musical genre (fado) and its haunting spirit of saudade (melancholy). Tracing its African and Brazilian origins up to the new wave of modern faudistas, he ingeniously deploys mirrors, back projections, lighting effects, and lush colors to frame each song, ranging from a campfire ringed by sinuous dancers to a balletic catfight between two jealous women to a thrilling desgarrada (musical duel) in a fado cafe. The result is a ravishing fusion of cinema, song, dance and instrumental numbers.
Inspired by a true story, Everlasting Moments focuses on Maria Larsson (Maria Heiskanen), a Finnish mother and housewife who devotes all of her attention, care, and consideration to the well-being of her family. Not that her dockworker husband, Sigge (Mikael Persbrandt), particularly deserves such consideration; a brutish, alcoholic lout, his evenings consist of making life hell for Maria and their daughter with tyrannical, abusive behavior. As the dockworkers go on strike and the family's economic situation plummets, a ray of hope appears, in the form of a Contessa camera won in a local lottery. Unsurprisingly, Maria at first attempts to pawn it to reel in extra monies, but store owner Sebastian Pedersen convinces her otherwise; he teaches her how to use it, and she begins taking gorgeous, haunting photographs with the unaffected, instinctive perceptions of a young child. As the woman's self-discovery builds and her identity takes on form and definition, Sebastian unofficially takes her on as a protegee. Meanwhile, Sigge's life falls to pieces when the authorities connect him with the catastrophic explosion of a British vessel. - All Movie Guide
More information is available at the Ross website.
