Friday and Weekend October 9 - 11, 2009
Mars Rover Engineer Nagin Cox to Speak at UNL
Nagin Cox of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Oct. 9 and 10 to share the dramatic story of the Mars exploration missions with students and community members.
Cox is deputy chief of the engineering team for the rovers and for the spacecraft that delivered the rovers to Mars. Cox will give a public lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Nebraska Union, 1400 R St. (room posted). She will also appear at 1 p.m. Oct. 10 at the University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall), south of 14th and Vine streets. Cox will show pictures and answer questions as she addresses, "Hitting the Road on Mars: The Legacy of the 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers and the next Missions to Mars." Cox will also give a 7 p.m. talk Oct. 10 at Hyde Observatory, 3701 S. 70th St. more...
NEBRASKA UNION, FRI 7PM
Best-Selling Author, Sociologist James Loewen to Speak at UNL
James Loewen, a sociologist and author of "Lies my Teacher Told Me: Everything Your High School History Textbook Got Wrong," will speak and sign books at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln at 7 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Nebraska Union Auditorium, 1400 R St.
He will also give a lecture, "How History Keeps Us Racist and What College Educators Can Do About It," for teaching assistants, instructors, professors and members of the UNL and Lincoln communities interested in race relations that afternoon at 3 p.m. in the Love Library Auditorium. Both events are free and open to the public. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART, FRI 7:30PM
Sheldon Presents Dance by Thomas F. DeFrantz
The Hixson-Lied Interdisciplinary Arts Symposium presents dance by Thomas F. DeFrantz, MIT Theater Arts and Dance professor and director of Women's & Gender Studies. His tap dance solo, "MONK," explores the life of jazz great Thelonius Monk. The performance at 7:30 p.m. in the Sheldon Museum of Art on Friday, October 9 is free and the public is invited.
A writer and director, DeFrantz founded Slippage: Performance Interventions in Culture and Technology, a group in residence at MIT that showed new work in 2004, 2005, and 2006. His creative work includes Monk’s Mood: A Performance Meditation on Thelonious Monk, a solo performance piece that marries tap dance to digital technology, and Queer Theory!: An Academic Travesty, an exploration of literary theory through music, monologue, and dance. more...
Nebraska Student Organizing Conference is Saturday
The Nebraska Student Organizing Conference (NSOC): "Organizing for Better Tomorrows" will take place Saturday, October 10 at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Nebraska Union. Attendees will attend five hands-on workshops to expand their knowledge and skills to organize in their communities. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with local organizations, community leaders, and fellow activists as they sharpen their skills and build toward a more unified progressive movement.
The conference begins with a keynote speaker followed by a strategic planning and interactive power-mapping exercise, and then a 45-minute issue orientation workshop. The latter half of the day features three skill building workshops hosted by experienced student organizers and community leaders. The conference is open to anyone—it is not limited to Nebraska residents, students, or young people. The conference begins at 8 a.m. and ends by 6:30 p.m. Breakfast, lunch, and a light snack will be provided. To learn more or register, visit the Nebraska Student Organizing Conference website.
Scheduled CSN Network Outage
Due to upgrades in the CSN's Nebraska Hall computer room, multiple services and access to computer resources on other NU campuses will be affected on Sunday, October 11. Please refer to the following website for a list of services that will be disrupted from this outage.
For more information, contact the CSN Help Desk at 472-7373 or the UNL Computer Help Center at 472-3970.
Lectures
N129 SCOTT ENGINEERING CENTER LINK, FRI 2:30PMME Pierson Lectures - "Fluid mechanics of Pee.. An engineer's view of the kidney"
Dr. David Holtzclaw, UNMC
Department of Agricultural Economics Seminar Series - "Spatial dymanics and economics models of land use change"
Elena Irwin, Ohio State University
Chemistry Colloquium - "Molecular Profiling of Cancer: A Chemical Biology Approach"
Professor Weihong Tan, University of Florida
Microbiology and Molecular Biology Seminar Series - "Catabolite Repression of Archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus"
ukari Maezato, PhD Student, Advisor: Dr. Paul Blum
Department of Geosciences Stout Lecture - "Incorporating Human Systems into Global Climate Models"
Johannes Feddema, University of Kansas
Huskers
RIFLE | NU RIFLE RANGE, FRI 8AMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Air Force Falcons
SOCCER | NEBRASKA SOCCER FIELD, FRI 4PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Baylor Bears
SWIMMING | DEVANEY SPORTS CENTER, SAT 11AMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Illinois Fighting Illini
VOLLEYBALL | NU COLISEUM, SAT 7PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Kansas State Wildcats
RIFLE | NU RIFLE RANGE, SUN 8AMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers
SOCCER | NEBRASKA SOCCER FIELD, SUN 1PMNebraska Cornhuskers vs. Oklahoma Sooners
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NEBRASKA CHAMPIONS CLUB, FRI 8PM | WATCH LIVE STREAM
Obama Adviser Axelrod Speech Delayed til 8 p.m.
David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Barack Obama, will be at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Friday, Oct. 9. Axelrod will speak at 8 p.m. (note time change) at the Nebraska Champions Club for the Peter J. Hoagland Integrity in Public Service Lecture Series. The lecture is free and open to the public, with a limited number of seats available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Host for the event at UNL is the department of Political Science. Champions Club is located directly west of Memorial Stadium on Stadium Drive and Vine streets. The plaza/ground level area of the club has also been set up with overflow viewing of the talk on large-screen televisions. UNL's Van Brunt Visitors Center, 313 N. 13th St., will also have a live video/audio feed.
Prior to being named President Obama's senior adviser, Axelrod was senior adviser to the Obama-Biden Presidential Transition and Senior Strategist to Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency. Since 1988, Axelrod has been Senior Partner at the consulting firm AKP&D Message and Media in Chicago. In that capacity, he managed media strategy and communications for more than 150 local, state, and national campaigns, with a focus on progressive candidates and causes. more...
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, SAT 7:30PM
Fortepianist Bilson to Perform at Lied Center
Malcolm Bilson, thought to be the world's greatest fortepianist, will perform the works of Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn and more at Kimball Hall 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 as part of the Lied Center for Performing Arts' 20th Anniversary Season.
Bilson has been at the forefront of the period-instrument movement for more than 30 years and is one of the world's finest recognized leaders in the study and performance of the classic repertoire for the fortepiano, an 18th-century precursor to the modern-day piano. Bilson will perform on a fortepiano owned by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Music. more...
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS
NEBRASKA UNION CRIB, FRI 9PM
University Program Council Presents Slam Poet Rachel McKibbens
The University Program Council and Campus Night Life at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the Nebraska Writers Collective will co-sponsor slam poet Rachel McKibbens at 9 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Nebraska Union Crib, 1400 R St.
This event will be free for UNL students with a valid N-Card and $3 for public, faculty and staff. more...
STUDIO THEATRE, TEMPLE BUILDING, FRI, SAT 7:30PM
UNL's University Theatre Opens Season With "You Never Can Tell"
UNL's Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film's University Theatre opens its season with George Bernard Shaw's "You Never Can Tell" directed by Emeritus Professor Tice L. Miller. The play is a light and witty treatment of the follies of being human, especially when it comes to affairs of the heart.
Performances will be held October 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 all at 7:30 p.m. and October 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, first floor Temple Building, 12th and R Streets. Tickets are $16, $14 faculty/staff and senior citizen, $10 students with ID. Tickets are available at the Lied Center Ticket Office, 301 N. 12th Street Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the UNL Theatre Tickets website or at the theatre the evening of performance (subject to availability).
UNIVERSITY THEATRE
American Harmony and American Casino Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents American Harmony and American Casino. Both films will show through October 15.
More information about each film and schedules are available at the Ross website.
H1N1 Page at UNL Updated for Fall
The university continues to closely monitor the worldwide and local impact of H1N1 flu. At this time there is no immediate impact on UNL, its community or operations, except heightened alert and awareness, and efforts to communicate the necessity of proper hygiene and stemming the spread of the virus.
For more information, including Student and Employee attendence policies, visit the H1N1 Information page at http://emergency.unl.edu/.
