NEWS INDEX Archives 2005 March

Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from April 7 through 24

3/31/05

lectures
7 Thursday
“Nineteenth-Century Pedagogy and Sequential Art.” Philippe Willems, Northern Illinois University. 4 p.m. 1022 Foreign Languages Building. French.

8 Friday
“Gender Equality and Empowering Women.” Lori Heninger, Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children. Noon. Latzer Hall, University YMCA. Friday Forum.
“Ten Principles of Grammar Intervention: An Evidence-Based Approach.” Marc E. Fey, University of Kansas Medical Center. 1 p.m. Huff Hall auditorium. John J. O’Neill Lecture/Applied Life Studies.
“Journalism in the Holy Land: Reporting War and Peace.” David Horovitz, Jerusalem Post. 2 p.m. 314 Illini Union. College of Communications.

11 Monday
“Leadership, Integrity and Credibility: Lost and Found.” B. Joseph White, UI. 4:30 p.m. 141 Wohlers Hall. Leighton Lecture/College of Business.
“The Economic Benefits of Workforce Diversity: Promises and Progress.” Susan E. Jackson, Rutgers University. 7:30 p.m. ILIR Building, 504 E. Armory Ave., Champaign. Milton Derber Lecture/Labor and Industrial Relations.

12 Tuesday
Sixth Annual European Union Day: “State of the European Union Address.” Arlette Conzemius, the ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States. 11 a.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. European Union Center.
“Before Columbus? The Mystery of the Vinland Map.” Garman Harbottle, Brookhaven National Laboratory. 4 p.m. Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum. MillerComm and Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials.

14 Thursday
“The Celebration of the Word: Maya Confront the Military as They Define Their Future.” June Nash, City University of New York. 7:30 p.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. MillerComm and Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

18 Monday
“Ordinary Family Magic: Recipes for Resilience.” Ann S. Masten, University of Minnesota. 7 p.m. Bevier Hall Auditorium. Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program/Human and Community Development.

19 Tuesday
“The European Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education.” Bob Hepple, University of Cambridge. 4 p.m. Law Building auditorium. David C. Baum Memorial Lecture/College of Law.
“Children in the Crossfire: Can They Be Protected?” Karin Landgren, Chief of Child Protection, UNICEF. 7:30 p.m. Third floor, Levis Faculty Center. Daniel S. Sanders Peace and Social Justice Lecture/Social Work.
“Living and Thinking About It: Experience, Memory and Well-Being.” Daniel Kahneman, Princeton University. 8 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. MillerComm and Psychology.

20 Wednesday
“Archaeology of New Philadelphia: Histories of a Multiracial Frontier Town.” Christopher Fennell, UI. 5:30 p.m. 62 Krannert Art Museum. Archaeological Institute of America and Krannert Art Museum.

colloquia
7 Thursday
“The ‘Aqua Blanca’ Site Museum and Cultural Center in Coastal Ecuador: A Contesting and Counter-Hegemonic Reinterpretation of the Archaeological Past to Transform the Future.” Maria Isabel Silva, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
“Issues in the Internationalization, Glocalization and Grobalization of Evaluation.” Tom Schwandt, UI. Noon. 242 Education Building. Educational Research and Higher Education Consortium.

11 Monday
“Power Relationships in Household Monetary Income in Indonesia.” Jules R. Elkins, UI. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives.
“Digital Materials and Virtual Weathering: Modeling the Appearance of the Everyday World.” Julie Dorsey, Yale University. 4 p.m. 1404 Siebel Center. Computer Science.
“The Work of God: Liturgical Culture and Vernacular Writing, Caedmon to Cranmer.” Bruce Holsinger, University of Colorado. 4 p.m. 405 Illini Union. Medieval Studies.
“Governing the Free-Range City: Cultural Economy, the Invention of Outer Space and the Re-invention of Liberal Government.” James Hay and Susan Davis, UI. 8 p.m. Levis Faculty Center. Criticism and Interpretive Theory.

12 Tuesday
“Iraqi Women: A Comprehensive View.” Anis Al-Rawi, University of Baghdad. Noon. Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives.
“Virtual Node Infrastructures for Mobile Wireless Networks.” Nancy Lynch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 4 p.m. B02 Coordinated Science Lab. R.T. Chien Lecture/Coordinated Science Lab and Computer Science.

13 Wednesday
“Cloning Overexpression and Characterization of Human Choline Dehydrogenase as a Flavin-Dependent Dehydrogenase.” Alejandra Gratson, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.
“Interventions and Disruptions: A Critique of U.S. Cultural Representatives of Vietnamese Women and Their Bodies.” Diem-My Bui, UI. Noon. Gender and Women’s Studies Program, 911 S. Sixth St., Champaign. Gender and Women’s Studies.

14 Thursday
Title: TBA. June Nash, City University of New York. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
“Woman as Man: Gender-Bending in Early Modern Germany.” Judith Akin, University of Iowa. 5:15 p.m. Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building. Germanic Languages and Literatures.

15 Friday
“A ‘Hebrew Drama’: The Individual, the Collective and the Problem of Crisis in Russian-Jewish History.” Benjamin Nathans, University of Pennsylvania. Noon. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.

18 Monday
“Femmes and FTMs: The Politics of Lesbian Cross-Dressing in Japan.” Karen Kelsky, UI. Noon.
101 International Studies Building. East Asian and Pacific Studies.
“Population Control Policy and Constructions of Women’s Subjectivity in Rural China.” Junjie Chen, UI. Noon. 314 International Studies Building. Women and Gender in Global Perspectives.

19 Tuesday
“Social Interactions, Stress and Immunoregulation.” John Sheridan, Ohio State University. 2 p.m. Monsanto Room, ACES Library. Nutritional Sciences.

20 Wednesday
“Writing Back: Postcolonial Theory and Eighteenth-Century Literature by Women Authors.” Stephanie Hilger, UI. Noon. Gender and Women’s Studies Program, 911 S. Sixth St., Champaign. Gender and Women’s Studies.
“The Boundaries of Silenced Chromatin.” Rohinton Kamakaka, National Institutes of Health. Noon. B102 Chemical and Life Sciences Lab. Cell and Structural Biology.
“Effect of Fermentable Fiber on Neonatal Intestinal Structure, Function and Resistance to Diarrhea.” Nancy Corres-Matos, UI. 4 p.m. 150 Animal Sciences Lab. Nutritional Sciences.

21 Thursday
“Rio de Janeiro During the First Republic: Exclusion and Marginalization.” Simone DaSilva, UI. Noon.
101 International Studies Building. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
“The Poverty of Ideology in Postcommunism–Or Why Putin is Clueless, but Russia Still Loves Him.” Karen Dawisha, Miami University, Ohio. 4 p.m. 101 International Studies Building. Russian, East European and Eurasian Center.
“The Aquaporin Water Channels: From Atomic Structure to Clinical Medicine.” Peter Agre, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. 4 p.m. Medical Sciences Auditorium. Ada Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.

22 Friday
“Structural Studies of Channels and Transporters.” Douglas Rees, California Institute of Technology. Noon. Medical Sciences Auditorium. Ada Doisy Lecture/Biochemistry.

theater
7 Thursday
“Marisol.” Brad Carroll, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. This take on our pre-apocalyptic world involves a good, middle-class, Puerto Rican woman living in the Bronx and her guardian angel. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

8 Friday
“Marisol.” Brad Carroll, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

9 Saturday
“Marisol.” Brad Carroll, director. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

10 Sunday
“Marisol.” Brad Carroll, director. 3 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

14 Thursday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. This comedy examines how young people enter and leave each other’s lives as they attempt to become grown-up versions of themselves. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

15 Friday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.
IUB Spring Musical: “Guys ‘n Dolls.” 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge. Moms Weekend event/Illini Union Board.

16 Saturday
IUB Spring Musical: “Guys ‘n Dolls.” 2 and 7:30 p.m. Assembly Hall. Admission charge. Moms Weekend event/Illini Union Board.
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

21 Thursday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

22 Friday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

23 Saturday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 7:30 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

24 Sunday
“Aloha, Say the Pretty Girls.” Lisa Rothe, director. 3 p.m. Colwell Playhouse, Krannert Center. Contains adult themes and strong language. Admission charge.

music
7 Thursday
Junior Recital. Keren Sanchez, soprano. 11:30 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Trombone Choir. Jamie Brothers and Daniel Neuenschwander, conductors. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
“Diversity in Music, Film and Culture: 35 Years of Studio Life.” Skaila Kanga, harp, Royal Academy of Music, London. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium. Lorado Taft Lectureship on Art Fund/College of Fine and Applied Arts and Landscape Architecture.

8 Friday
UI Steel Band. Ricardo Flores, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Seung Min Ha, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Amy Brown, oboe. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

9 Saturday
Senior Recital. Tricia Dannenfeldt, percussion. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Elizabeth Jaxon, harp. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Heidi Kemp, piano. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Anne Aderman, violin. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Timothy Phillips, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Nicole Branz, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Chamber Singers. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Classic and contemporary choral music. Admission charge. School of Music.
Afterglow: Kevin Turner Trio. 10 p.m. Lobby, Krannert Center.

10 Sunday
Bachelor of Music Recital. Lisa Kennelly, jazz voice. 1:30 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.
Second Sunday Concert. UI Concert Choir. Chester Alwes, director. 2 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Broadcast live on WILL-FM (90.9). Krannert Art Museum.
UI Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Illini Statesmen Barbershop Chorus. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. This annual concert of barbershop harmony with C-U’s Illini Statesmen and guest barbershop ensembles offers an evening of singing. Admission charge.
Student Chamber Recital. 4:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Ensembles coached by string faculty.
Junior Recital. Lisa DeAngelis, soprano and Bobby Krueger, baritone. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

11 Monday
Senior Recital. Leslie Damaso, soprano. 4:30 pm. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying. Eugenia Joukova, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Student Chamber Recital. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Ensembles coached by string faculty.

12 Tuesday
Voice Division Recital. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Faculty Recital. Sherban Lupu, violin. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. With Ian Hobson, piano. The Pacific Quartet also joins the duo for Ernest Chausson’s Concert. Admission charge. School of Music.
Undergraduate Recital. Tiffany Pan, oboe. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

13 Wednesday
UI Percussion Ensemble. William Moersch, director. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Ji-Eun Yun, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

14 Thursday
Junior Recital. Allison Semmes, soprano. 11:30 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Guest Artist Recital–Music from China. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Yu-Ju Sun, piano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

15 Friday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sang Weon Lee, harpsichord. 1 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Jazz Band III. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Junior Recital. David B. Webb, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Atius-Sachem Moms Day Sing. 8 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Admission charge. Moms Weekend event.

16 Saturday
Annual Moms Weekend Harp Studio Recital. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium. Students of Ann Yeung and Jing-I Jang.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Jee-Ean Kim, piano. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Women’s Glee Club Annual Moms Day Concert. Joe Grant, director. 2 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Admission charge. School of Music.
Trumpet Ensemble. Kyle Koronka and Reese Land, conductors. 2 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Chin-Fei Chan, flute. 3 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Undergraduate Recital. Paul E. Budnik, trombone. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Junior Recital. Dewayne Jerome Pinkney, bassoon. 5:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Atius-Sachem Moms Day Sing. 7 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Admission charge. Moms Weekend event.
Spring Show. No Strings Attached. A capella group. 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Hall Theater. Admission charge. Moms Weekend event.
UI Black Chorus Annual Moms Day Concert. Ollie Watts Davis, director. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. A selection of spirituals, anthems, soul and R&B music, jazz, and traditional and contemporary gospel music. Admission charge. School of Music.
Senior Music Education Recital. Kurt Gros, saxophone. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Hanna Yu, violin. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

17 Sunday
Senior Recital. Matthew Wiezien, trumpet. 10 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Charles W. Lynch III, harp. 1 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Elizabeth Anderson, mezzo-soprano. 1 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Krannert Center Debut Artist. Ann Kai-An Wu, piano. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Ticket price includes light refreshments served at 2:15 p.m. Admission charge.
Latin Jazz Ensemble. 3 p.m. 25 Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Ling-Ti Huang, piano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Sarah Burk, clarinet. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Ben Kweller. 8 p.m. Foellinger Auditorium. Admission charge. Star Course.

18 Monday
Music Education Senior Recital and Undergraduate Recital. Patrick Hayes, trumpet, and Kurtis Decker, tuba. 4:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital, Pt. 1. Eun-Jun Yoo, harp. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Collegium Musicum. Sonia Lee, director. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Doctor of Musical Arts Project Recital, Pt. 2. Eun-Jun Yoo, harp. 9 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

19 Tuesday
Senior Recital. Marco Antonio Navarrete, oboe. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

20 Wednesday
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Yoon-Kyung Nam, cello. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Charles Macko, double bass, 8 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

21 Thursday
Studio Recital. 9 a.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Harpsichord students of Charlotte Mattax.
Master of Music Recital. Asli Gultekin, viola. 3 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Dawn Upshaw, soprano with Richard Goode, piano. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. The program includes works by Haydn, Schumann, Debussy and Mussorgsky. Admission charge.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Cristina Lixandru, violin. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

22 Friday
Guest Artist Master Class. Dawn Upshaw, soprano. Noon. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Ashley Lauren Lopez, soprano. 5 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Laura Keating, soprano.6 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Pacifica Quartet. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. This quartet-in-residence–Simin Ganatra, violin; Sibbi Bernhardsson, violin; Masumi Per Rostad, viola; Brandon Vamos, cello–presents Beethoven’s String Quartet in D-major, Op. 18, No. 3 and welcomes Ian Hobson for a performance of Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Rebecca Wascoe, soprano. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Jennifer Nelson, flute. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.

23 Saturday
Master of Music Recital. Tyne Steele, bassoon. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Junior Recital. Colleen Potter, harp. 11 a.m. Music Building auditorium.
Master of Music Recital. Chris Fraker, tuba. 2 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Studio Recital. 2:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall. Voice students of Sylvia Stone.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Tzu-Shan Lin, violin. 5 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Senior Recital. Ellen Elizabeth Hebden, bassoon. 5 p.m. Music Building auditorium.
Varsity Men’s Glee Club. Barrington Coleman, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Traditional selections and popular music. Admission charge. School of Music.
Balkanalia. Donna Buchanan, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
Master of Music Recital. Jan Matthews, violin. 7:30 p.m. Memorial Room, Smith Hall.
Music Education Senior Recital. Benjamin C. Helton, tuba. 7:30 p.m. Music Building auditorium.

24 Sunday
Master of Music Recital. Raymond Dandurand, percussion. 11 a.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI Philharmonia. Jack Ranney, conductor. 3 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. Ranney’s last regular concert prior to his retirement. Admission charge. School of Music.
Doctor of Musical Arts Recital. Elizabeth Ducey, soprano. 4 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.
UI British Brass Band. Peter Griffin, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Foellinger Great Hall, Krannert Center. A full complement of brass instruments in standard British scoring. Admission charge. School of Music.
Concert Choir. Chester Alwes, conductor. 7:30 p.m. Recital Hall, Smith Hall.

dance
8 Friday
Rennie Harris Puremovement: “Facing Mekka.” 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Exploring dance’s cultural roots and global spirituality, this program comes alive with highly charged live music and dance against a backdrop of collage-like projected images. Admission charge.

9 Saturday
Rennie Harris Puremovement: “Facing Mekka.” 7:30 p.m. Tryon Festival Theater, Krannert Center. Exploring dance’s cultural roots and global spirituality, this program comes alive with highly charged live music and dance against a backdrop of collage-like projected images. Admission charge.

21 Thursday
Studiodance II. 7:30 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by department of dance students. Admission charge.

22 Friday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by department of dance students. Admission charge.

23 Saturday
Studiodance II. 7 and 9 p.m. Studio Theater, Krannert Center. Choreography by department of dance students. Admission charge.

films
11 Monday
“Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport.” Mark Harris, University of Southern California. 7 p.m. Beckman Institute auditorium. College of Communications.

20 Wednesday
Roger Ebert’s Overlooked Film Festival. Virginia Theater, 203 W. Park, Champaign. Continues through Sunday. For more information: www.ebertfest.uiuc.edu. Admission charge. College of Communications.
“Four Women of Egypt.” 7 p.m. 66 Library. Islamic World Film Series/South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

sports
(to confirm times, go to www.fightingillini.com)
8 Friday
Softball. UI vs. Indiana University. 6 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

9 Saturday
Softball. UI vs. Indiana University. Noon. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.

10 Sunday
Softball. UI vs. Purdue University (double header). Noon. Eichelberger Field. Vet Med Day. Bring your dog for free admission to the game.

12 Tuesday
Softball. UI vs. DePaul University (double header). 4 p.m. Eichelberger Field. Admission charge.
Baseball. UI vs. Bradley University. 6:30 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

13 Wednesday
Baseball. UI vs. Robert Morris College. 6:30 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

15 Friday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Michigan. 6:30 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

16 Saturday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Michigan. 4 and 7 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

17 Sunday
Baseball. UI vs. University of Michigan. 1 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

19 Tuesday
Baseball. UI vs. Illinois State University. 6:30 p.m. Illinois Field. Admission charge.

et cetera
7 Thursday
“Asia in a Globalizing World.” 9 a.m. 407 Levis Faculty Center. The conference will feature panels on East Asian Literatures in the Near Past, Pre-Modern Asian Encounters, Trans-east Asian Cinema, Pathways in Pre-Modern Asia, Japanese Legal Reform and Translating Chinese Legal Reform. Continues through Saturday. East Asian and Pacific Studies.
Workshop on ICES Student Ratings of Instruction. Chris Migotsky, UI. 4 p.m. 428 Armory Building. Center for Teaching Excellence.
“IMPACT–The Synergy of Design, Business and Technology.” 7 p.m. Lincoln Hall Theater. Industrial Design.

8 Friday
“Community Informatics: Local, National and International Opportunities for the University of Illinois.” 10 a.m. 126 LIS Building, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.
Kayak Clinic. 1 p.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory, Champaign. For more info and to register. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Doodle for Wildlife. 6 p.m. Illinois Terminal, 45 E. University Ave., Champaign. Fourth annual celebrity auction fund-raiser for the Wildlife Medical Clinic. Admission fee includes dinner and comedy show. Veterinary Medicine.

9 Saturday
Molecular and Cellular Biology Open House. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 314 Illini Union. The purpose of the open house is to expose current students, prospective students and the community at large to the life sciences. There will be a Kids Section, Research Section and a General Information/Bioethics Section. Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Canoe/Kayak Day Trip. 10 a.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory, Champaign. For more info and to register. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
Storytelling Festival. 7:30 p.m. 126 LIS Building, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign. Graduate School of Library and Information Science.

10 Sunday
Second Sunday Gallery Tour. “Hamish Fulton: Walking as Knowing as Making.” Nick Brown, UI.
1 p.m. Krannert Art Museum. Krannert Art Museum.
Children’s Spring Festival. 2-4 p.m. Illini Union. Bring your children or grandchildren to enjoy inflatable games, snacks and more. Illini Union Faculty-Staff Committee.

11 Monday
Workshop. “Taking Care of Ourselves: Date Rape Drugs and Self-Defense.” 6 p.m. La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana. Counseling Center and La Casa Cultural Latina.
Symposium: “The 1954 Guatemalan Coup and Its Lasting Impact on U.S./Latin American Relations.”
9:30 a.m. 210 Illini Union. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Keynote address: “Peace in Guatemala.” Victor Montejo, Guatemalan Secretary of Peace. 4:30 p.m. Pine Lounge, Illini Union. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

12 Tuesday
“Demons, Golems and Dybbuks: Monsters of the Jewish Imagination. “The Puttermesser Papers” by Cynthia Ozick.” Michael Shapiro, UI, will lead the discussion. 7 p.m. Champaign Public Library, 505 S. Randolph St., Champaign. Champaign Public Library.

13 Wednesday
Roundtable: “Latin America’s Growing Resistance to Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of Left-Wing Governments.” 4 p.m. 196 Lincoln Hall. Latin American and Caribbean Studies.

14 Thursday
“Acting Like ‘Tough Guise’ ”: Film and discussion on the Constructions of Manhood. 5 p.m. La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana. Counseling Center and La Casa Cultural Latina.

15 Friday
Horseback Riding Clinic. 1 p.m. Location: TBA. For more info and to register. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.

16 Saturday
Flower and Garden Show. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Stock Pavilion, 1402 W. Pennsylvania. Moms Weekend event.
Spring Open House. 10 a.m. Japan House, 2000 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Japan House.
Moms Day Craft Fair. 10 a.m. Illini Union. Moms Weekend event.
Moms Day Fashion Show. Noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Illini Union Ballroom. Moms Weekend event.

17 Sunday
Flower and Garden Show. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Stock Pavilion, 1402 W. Pennsylvania. Moms Weekend event.

19 Tuesday
Panel Discussion: “The Future of Ethnic Studies at UIUC.” 4 p.m. Humanities Lecture Hall, 1805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities.

20 Wednesday
Inline Skate Clinic. 1 p.m. Outdoor Center, 51 E. Gregory, Champaign. For more info and to register. Admission charge. Campus Recreation.
“The Battle (of the Sexes) is Over: A Joint Dialogue on Sexual Assault.” 6 p.m. La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana. Women’s Programs, Counseling Center and La Casa Cultural Latina.

21 Thursday
Eighth Annual Conference on New and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases. 5 p.m. Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana.Center for Zoonoses Research, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Council and the Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago.

22 Friday
Eighth Annual Conference on New and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases. 8 a.m. Veterinary Medicine, 2001 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana. Center for Zoonoses Research, Veterinary Medicine, Environmental Council and the Conservation Medicine Center of Chicago.
“Environmental Horizons: A Showcase of the Breadth and Depth of Environmental Activities on Campus.” Noon-3:30 p.m. Illini Rooms A, B and C, Illini Union. Environmental Council.

exhibits
“Here Again”
Through April 22.
Humanities Lecture Hall, IPRH, 805 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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“Following the Paper Trail From China to the World”
Through July 30.
“Digging Barbarians”
Ongoing.
Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana. Noon-5 p.m. Tuesday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday.
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“Petals and Paintings”
On view April 15-17.
“Laws of Abstraction”
Through May 30.
“Hamish Fulton. Walking as Knowing as Making”
Through July 31.
Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday; 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the museum is free; a donation of $3 is suggested.
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@art gallery. Online exhibit of the UI School of Art and Design.

•This calendar is excerpted from the April 7 issue of Inside Illinois, the faculty-staff newspaper at the UI.