Friday and Weekend, December 9 - 11, 2011
UNL to study issues and effects of unmanned drones on journalism
Matthew Waite
When the Federal Aviation Administration proposes new rules on the domestic use of drones next month, the remote-controlled types of aircraft usually associated with stalking terrorists overseas will take a big step toward entering U.S. skies. That means a number of industries and agencies will at some point acquire and deploy the small, unmanned aircraft to help them do their jobs: Police, for example, could launch drones to look for fleeing suspects. Farmers, meanwhile, could send them over fields to inform them of irrigation strategies.
That's why Waite, a professor of practice at UNL's College of Journalism and Mass Communications, says the time is right to study just how exactly the use of the unmanned aircraft may affect the practice of journalism. Last month, he founded the Drone Journalism Lab at UNL to examine the practical, ethical and legal issues involving drones and news reporting. Read more about this new area of study on Today@UNL.
Recording from Chiara String Quartet CD nominated for Grammy Award
Composer Jefferson Friedman's String Quartet No. 3, part of the Chiara String Quartet's Jefferson Friedman Quartets CD released this year on New Amsterdam Records, has been nominated for Best Contemporary Classical Composition from the Grammy Awards. The 54th Grammy Awards ceremony is at 7 p.m., Feb. 12.
The Chiara String Quartet includes Rebecca Fischer and Julie Yoon, violins; Jonah Sirota, viola; and Gregory Beaver, cello. The Chiara have been in residence in UNL's School of Music since 2005. Read more about this recording on Today@UNL.
Surplus auction is Saturday
The next UNL surplus auction is 9 a.m., Dec. 10 in the City Campus warehouse, 900 N. 22nd St. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. for viewing. The auction closes at 4 p.m. The auction is open to the public. For more information and a list of auction items visit the Inventory website.
Lectures
AVERY HALL ROOM 115, 4PMMathematics Colloquium - "Coding with different metrics: The case of poset metrics and the packing radius"
Marcelo Firer, Unicamp. Refreshments will be served in 348 Avery at 3:30 p.m.
LIED CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS, FRI 7:30PM
Cornhusker Marching Band holds 'Highlights' concert
The Cornhusker Marching Band's annual "Highlights" concert is 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts. The concert features the band playing songs performed during Huskers athletic events.
Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at the Lied Center box office or by calling 402-472-474 or 800-432-3231.
Clay and photo clubs holiday sale, raffle open Friday
The UNL Clay Club will host their annual Holiday Ceramic Sale and Raffle from 9 a.m to 6 p.m. Dec. 9 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 in Richards Hall, room 118. The new UNL Fine Art Photo Club will also present their first-ever print sale at the same time in room 121.
The ceramics sale will showcase functional pottery, vessels and sculpture. The print sale will feature limited edition photographs available for $25 and $45 each. Both sales represent a broad range of aesthetics, techniques and concepts. Read more about this raffle in Today@UNL.
Register for teaching and learning workshop by Dec. 12
The deadline to register for a booth at the March 4 Big Red Road Show is Dec. 9. The annual event will be at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha. Exhibitors can register at the Big Red Roadshow website. Read more about registration in Today@UNL.
A scene from "Into The Abyss."
'Into the Abyss' movie talk is Dec. 11
The film "Into the Abyss: A Tale of Death, A Tale of Life," Werner Herzog's exploration of a triple homicide in Texas, opens today at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. The film will be featured in a Dec. 11 movie talk at the Ross. Also continuing for a second week is Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin I Live In."
In "Into the Abyss," Herzog explores why people kill and the death penalty. The film centers on a triple homicide case in Conroe, Texas. Herzog achieves what he describes as "a gaze into the abyss of the human soul" through interviews with death row inmate Michael Perry, the families of the victims, a state executioner and a pastor. Herzog interviewed the 28-year-old Perry just eight days before the inmate was scheduled to die. Read more about this film and discussion in Today@UNL.
NEBRASKA UNION BALLROOM, FRI; SAT 7:30PM
Bathtub Dogs present 'Thinking Inside the Box' Dec. 9-10
The Bathtub Dogs, UNL's all-male a cappella group, performs its fall show at 7:30 p.m., Dec. 9-10 in the Nebraska Union Ballroom. Tickets are $5 for students and $8 for the public. Advance tickets can be purchased in room 200, Nebraska Union. Tickets available at the door.
The show, "Thinking Inside the Box" includes a performance by Boots 'n Cats, UNL's newest a cappella group. The Bathtub Dogs have also teamed up with UNL Dance Marathon and are accepting donations for the charity. Donations can be given at the time of ticket purchase.
