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The University of Maryland Faculty and Staff 'Weekly Newspaper

Volume 15 • Number 13 . November 28, 2000

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Review Day
Gives Scholars a
Chance to Shine

"w^^ esearchers, professors and the curious gathered

^m at the Inn and Conference Center for the

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neering, kinesiology, biology and com- dent for research

puter science in the morning. During the a dean tor

afternoon, attendees could view posters, *> ra ua e s u **

demonstrations and exhibits while enjoy- and Andfea ^^

ing lunch.Though some of the projects' JD *' assistant

titles may have been beyond a lay per- vice president for

son's grasp, many of the researchers glad- academic affairs,

ly explained their work in understand- policy and

able terms. planning, with

Co-sponsored by the Division of Jan Jehannessen,

Research and Graduate Studies and Sigma PruP.

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UM Celebrates 20
Years of Jewish Studies

The university celebrates 20 years of
Jewish studies with the inauguration of
Marsha Rozenblit as the new Harvey M.
Meyerhoff professor of Jewish History. The
reception is from 4 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 in the
Atrium of Stamp Student Union.

The event will also honor the Meyerhoff fam-
ily and other donors.

Maryland is home to one of the largest
undergraduate Jewish studies programs in North
America. Almost
600 students take
some course work
in the Jewish stud-
ies unit, Rozenblit
said. Thirty or so
make it their major
course of study.

Jewish studies is
an interdisciplinary
major that draws
courses from histo-
ry, philosophy
English, women's
studies, and Asian
and East European
Languages.

Jewish studies
began at the univer-
sity in the mid-
1970s when the

Associated Jewish Charities and the Meyerhoff
family in Baltimore created the Louis Kaplan
Chair in Jewish History.

In 1980, the unit was strengthened substan-
tially when Harvey M. Meyerhoff created the

Nation's Only Foreign Language
Think Tank Leads Globalization

Marsha Rozenblit

continued on page 6

As the world becomes a smaller
place because of the global econo-
my, language and how it is learned
will become key to the United

Ptates growing as a world leader.
To that end, policy makers are
relying on the expertise of the
University of Maryland's National
Foreign Language Center for guid-
ance on how to shape U.S. policy
on languages.

"Even as the world embraces
English as the common language
of the current process of globaliza-
tion, the U.S. is becoming increas-
ingly diverse, multilingual and mul-
ticultural, and is producing new
faces of American culture" said
Saul Sosnowski, director of the uni-
versity's Office of International
Programs. "As we celebrate this
richness, we have to become cog-
nizant that it requires the U.S. To
formulate concrete policies and
secure the necessary funding to
promote the study of languages
other than English in our
schools."

The U.S. can become an even
bigger powerhouse in globaliza-
tion if it accepts and promotes the
concept of multilingual speakers.
"If you want to be successful in
the globalized economy you better
know what other people's cultural
beliefs and systems are," Sosnowski
said. "How are you going to relate

to other people if you don't know
their culture and language? You
can't presume to impose on others
your language and beliefs,"

The NFLC was founded in 1986
and is based in university offices
in Washington, D.C. It is the only
think tank on languages in the
United States. NFLC director
Richard Brecht, a professor in the
Department of Asian and East
European languages, and a
renowned expert in educational
foreign language policy, oversees a
14-meml>er team at the center.

The affiliation with Maryland
helps the NFLC reach regular citi
zens, Sosnowski said. "One of the
mandates of the university is to
educate members of our communi-
ty. And one of our missions is to
make them global citizens,' he
said. "Part of being a global citizen
goes beyond training and disci-
pline to knowing the nuances of
other cultures as well as other lan-
guages."

NFLC's top priority now is
exploring ways to move people to
the highest level of fluency and
proficiency, said Thomas Ge thing.
an NFLC senior associate. "With
globalization, U.S. business and
government need people who are
proficient in several languages."

In that vein, the collaborative
effort has already yielded several

projects, including:

* Heritage language develop-
ment. Heritage communities are
families that speak a language
other than English at home. Several
projects are underway between
faculty in the departments of
Spanish and Portuguese and the
College of Education to investigate
how heritage speakers learn to
navigate two worlds by speaking
one language at home and another
at school, said Roberta Lavine,
chair of the Department of
Spanish and Portuguese.

* Lang Net, a Web-based system
for teachers and students to better
access language resources.
"Customization of language learn-
ing materials is very much in the
forefront," Gethlng said. "And Web-
based programs facilitate learning
whether the student is m a con-
ventional language class or if he or
she is an independent learner,"
The University is taking the lead in
the Lang Net project for Quechua,
an indigenous Andean language
taught in the Department of
Spanish and Portuguese.

■ The center also has developed
evaluation systems for study-
abroad programs, immersion lan-
guage training and for U.S. govern-
ment language training centers.

* The NFLC plans to set up gradu-
ate assistantships.

November 28, 2000

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Your Guide to University Events
November 28-December 8

november 28

11 a.m.-l p.m., Lecture:
"Talking about the World." with
Noam Chomsky. (Details in For
Your Interest, p. 8.)

■3-5 p.m.. Lecture: "The
Design of Language," with
Noam Chomsky. (Details
in For Your
Interest, p. s.)

encyclical on the relationship
between faith and reason will
feature Jude P Dougherty, dean
emeritus, Catholic University

PBS/ALS
Diversity Video
Series Continues

5-6 p.m., Forum:
"Safety Forum."
Atrium, Stamp Stu-
dent Union. Every-
one on campus is
invited. For more
information, contact
Mahreen Majid at 301-
570-7011.

november 29

Race & Diversity and Diversity & The Arts
PBS/ALS Videos for Educators Series presents
an array of video presentations on a variety of
topics of interest. Videos will be presented Nov.
28 and 29 and Dec. 1 , 6 and 8 on subjects rang-
ing from French art and architecture to Africans
in America to matters of race, class and health.
Screenings take place either in Hornbake
Library or McKeldin library at various
times. For complete program
details, visit
www. pbs .org/als/ce.

november 30

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Workshop:
"Strategies for Managing
Records & Archives on Web
Sites," wUl address the role of
archivists and records man-
agers; the Internet as a
records-transmitting sys-
tem; official records on
Web sites; strategies for
archival and records
management involve-
ment; and specific
strategies for manag-
ing records on Web
sites. 2111 Stamp
Student Union. Pre-
registration is re-
quired. For more infor-
mation, contact Robin
Albert at 5-2057 or
ra67@umail. umd.edu, or see
www. clis.umd. edu/ce/.*

9 a.m.-i p.m., Workshop: "Using
the Web for Reference." This
irttermediate-lcvel workshop
will cover: effective browser
usage, understanding the kinds
of information which can and
cannot be found on the Web,
different kinds of Web sites,
and Web tools for finding
answers quickly. Sponsored by
the College of Information
Studies. Computer & Space
Science. Pre-registration is re-
quired. For more information,
contact Robin Albert at 5-2057
or ra67@umail.umd.edu, or see
www.clls.umd. edu/ce/.*

12-1 p.m., Lecture: "Becoming
and Unbecoming White:
Owning and Disowning Racial
Identity," with Christine Clark,
Executive Director, Office of
Human Relations Programs.
A Research & Development
Meeting. 0114 Counseling Cen-
ter. For more information, con-
tact Stacey Holmes, seholmes®
wam.umd.edu or at 4-7690.

12:30-2 p.m., Panel Discussion:
"Democratization and Environ-
mental Protection in the For-
mer Soviet Union," with Laura
Jfewett, National Democratic
Institute; Kate Waters, Initiative
for Social Action and Renewal
in Eurasia; and Allison Mo rill
Chatrchyan, doctoral candi-
date, Dept. of Government and
Politics. Pan of the Harrison
Speaker series. CIDCM con-
ference room (0139Tydings).
Lunch will be served.

4:30 p.m., Event: "Fides et
Ratio and Philosophical
Inquiry."A study of the pope's

of America School of Philoso-
phy. Part of the Fides et Ratio
Lecture and Discussion series.
Welcome by John Convey,
provost, CUA. Introduction by
the Rev. Kurt Pritzl, O.R, dean,
CUA School of Philosophy
Sophia Aguirre, CUA professor
of economics, will serve as
moderator. Auditorium,
Caldwell Hall, The Catholic
University of America. For
more information, call Anca
Nemoianu at 202-319-5256.

7:30-9:30 p.m., Lecture: "Racial
Realities Under and After
Apartheid in South Africa."
With Dumisa Ntsebeza, former
member, Truth and Reconci-
liation Commission, South
Africa. Reception to follow. For
more information, contact the
Committee on South Africa
and the Americas at 5-6835 or
ab8 1 ©umail.umd.edu.

8 p.m., Performance: "U.S.
Navy Commodores," the Navy's
premier jazz ensemble and
one of the finest big bands in
the country. The group will
perform swing, be-bop, and
contemporary, high-energy
jazz. The Inn & Conference
Center. For more information,
call 5-7847.

9 a.m.-4 p.m., Workshop:
"Intermediate MS Access."
Learn to normalize sample
tables by identifying design
problems; establish relation-
ships between tables; cus-
tomize table designs; design
select queries; customize
report designs. 44 04 Computer
& Space Science. For informa-
tion, 5-0443 or oit-training®
umail. umd.edu, or visit www.
inform, umd.edu/shortcourses.*

3-7 p.m., Event: "Taste of
Africa/Craft Show." Atrium,
Stamp Student Union. For more
information, contact Ugo
Nwachukwu at 5-0077.

4-5 p.m., Distinguished Scholar
Teacher Lecture; "Stochastic
Control; From Hawks to
Chips " with Dr. Steven Marcus,
Department of Electrical and
Computer Engineering.
Reception follows the lecture.
1410 Physics Building. For
more information, contact
Rhonda Malone at 5-2509 or
rmalone® deans, umd , edu .

8 p.m.,Perfbrmance:"Graduate
Dance Concert." Dance Thea-
ter, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. For program infor-
mation, call Paul Jackson at 5-
7304. For tickets, call 5-7847.

calendar guide:

Calendar phone numbers listed as 4-xxxx or 5-xxxx stand for the prefix 314 or 405.

Calendar information for Outlook is compiled from a combination of inforM's

master calendar and submissions to the Outlook office.

Submissions are due two weeks prior to the date of publication.

To reach the calendar editor, call 405-7615 or e-mail to oudook@accmail.umd.edu.

'Events are free and open to the public unless noted by an asterisk (*).

8 p.m., Performance: "Comedy
of Errors." The National
Players present Shakespeare's
enduring tale of mistaken
identittes.Tawes Theatre. For
rickets and information, call 5-
7847. (Details in For Your
Interest, p. 8.)*

december 1

9:30 a.m., Presentation &
Workshop ; "The Me yerhold
Biomechanics Technique of
Acting." Led by Kathleen Baum
of Syracuse University. The
method integrates voice and
text into physical work. Room
3736, Clarice Smith Performing
Arts Center. To register, or for
more information, call 5-6676.

11 a.m., Lecture: "Gap Detec-
tion and Reflex Modification in
Elderly Adults " with Amanda
Lauer. Integrative Neuro-
sciences Fall Seminar series.
1 128 Biology/Psychology Bldg.
For information, contact lhar-
vey@psyc.umd. edu.

12-1:30 p.m,,Forum:"U,S.
News Rankings: How Are They
Determined, and Are They
Important?" Campus Assess-
ment Working Group forum.
Maryland Room, Marie Mount
Hall, (Details in For Your
Interest, page 8.)

2 p.m., Lecture: "Department of
Linguistics Colloquium," with
Michel de Graff (lecture title
TBA). 1304 Marie Mount Hall.
For more information, contact
Gracicla Tesan at graciela®
wam.umd.edu or visit
www.ling.umd.edu/Events/
CoLoquia/FallOO/.

2 p.m., Lecture: "Conservation
Biological Control of Pests:
Managing Multi-Trophic Level
Effects." With Steve Wrat ten,
professor of ecology, Lincoln
University, Canterbury, New
Zealand. 1140 Plant Sciences.
Please note that Dec. 1 is the
correct date (the lecture was
originally scheduled for Nov.
27). For information, contact
Paula Shrewsbury at 5-7664.

8 p.m., Concert:"! 4th Century
French Music by Guillaume de
Machaut & Contemporaries."
Fifteen singers and ten instru-
mentalists perform secular and
sacred music, including por-
tions of the "Messe de Nostre
Dame." Ulrich Recital Hall,
Tawes Fine Arts Building. For
more information, call 5-7847.

8 p.m., Performance: "Comedy
of Errors." (Details in For
Your Interest, p. h.j

december

8 p.m., Performance: "Comedy
of Errors." (Details in For
Your Interest, p. 8.)*

8 p.m., Concert: "Annual
Christmas Concerts." (Details in
For Your Interest, p.8.>*

december 3

2 p.m., Performance: "Comedy
of Errors." (Details in For
Your Interest, p. 8.)*

2 p.m., Concert: "Annual
Christmas Concerts." (Details
in For Your Interest, p. 8.)*

8 p.m., Performance: "An
Evening of Flamenco" with
Gerard Moreno & Friends.
Singing, dance and guitar.
Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Fine
Arts Building. For more infor-
mation, call 5-7847.

december 5

7:30 p.m., Concert: "Honors
Chamber Music." Showcasing
the best of the School of Music's
outstanding chamber music pro-
gram. Features a review of mas-
ter chamber works performed
by string, wind and piano stu-
dents. Ulrich Recital Hall,
Tawes Fine Arts Building. For
more information, call 5-7847.

8 p.m.,Concert:"Holiday
Concert" by University
Chorale. Featured works
include "Psalm 90" and selec-
tions from "Ceremony of
Carols." Memorial Chapel. For
more information, call 5-5571.

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Outlook is the weekly faculty-staff
newspaper serving the University of
Maryland campus community.

Brodie Remington 'Vice President

for University delations

Teresa Flannery ■ Executive Director
of University Communications and
Director of Marketing

George Cathcart • Executive Editor

Monette Austin Bailey ■ Editor

Cynthia MJtchel • Assistant Editor

Patty Henetz * Graduate Assistant

Letters to the editor, story suggestions
and campus information arc welcome.
Please submit all material two weeks
before the Tuesday of publication.

Send material to Editor, Outlook. 2101
Turner Hall, College Park, MD 20742

Telephone • (301) 405-7615

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Outlook

South African Judge
Addresses Racial Realities

december 6

9 a.m. -4 p.m. .Workshop ["Developments in
Privacy Law: The Contest between Business
and the Individual." A comprehensive look
at privacy law, practice and policy. For infor-
mation professionals interested in more fully
understanding their privacy rights or the
privacy law obligations of their employers.
Sponsored by the College of Information
Studies. 2111 Stamp Student Union. Pre-reg-
isn-.it ion is required. For more information,
contact Robin Albert, 5-2057 or ra67@umail.
umd.edu, or visit www.clis.umd.edu/ce/,*

1 2 noon, Meeting; "Faculty-Staff Lesbian
Bisexual Women's Group." Informal brown-
bag lunch meeting in 2101 Health Center.
For in fori nation, contact Bellsey ©health.
umd.edu.

12-1 p.m. T Lecture:"Love and Work: An
Attachment-Theoretical Perspective of
Career Exploration," with Patrick Feehan,
Psychological Intern, Counseling Center. A
Research & Development Meeting. 0114
Counseling Ctr. For more information,
seholmes@wam.umd. edu or 4-7690.

4 p.m., Graduate School Distinguished Lec-
ture: "Gravitational Waves: A New Window
onto the Universe," with Dr. Kip Thome,
California Institute of Technology. 1412
Physics. For more information, call 5-4936.

december 7

8 p.m., Lecture: "Generation of the Earth's
Unique Continental Crust," with Roberta
Rudnick. 1 140 Plant Sciences. (Details in
For Your Interest, page 8.)

december 8

9 a.m. -4 p.m., Workshop: "Introduction to
Web Page Design, Construction and
Publishing "This introductory 'workshop will
cover the basics of designing, building, and
publishing useful Web pages. Computer &
Space Science. Pre-registration is required.
For information, contact Robin Albert at
ra67@umail.umd. edu or 5-2057, or see
www. clis. umd . edu/ce/. *

eDorm Launched for
Student CEOs

Students in the Hinman Campus
Entrepreneurship Opportunities (CEO)
Program will receive a valuable boost in
their efforts to become businessmen and -
women. Avaya Communication, which
began a partnership with the university
last year, will wire Garrett Hall with desk-
top videoconferencing, multimedia mes-
saging, high-speed data connections, wire-
less roaming technology and other tech-
nology tools.

Visitors can tour the eDorm beginning
at 11 a.m. tomorrow, Nov. 29. The launch
will feature demonstrations and a chance
to talk with undergraduate students living
and learning in the suite-style dormitory.
The CEO program is cosponsored by the
Engineering Research Center of the A.
James Clark School of Engineering and the
Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship of
the Robert H. Smith School of Business.
For more information about the program,
visit www.hinmanceos.umd.edu.

Prominent Anti-Apartheid Activist Continues
Lifelong Fight Against Racism

Dumisa Ntsebeza, one of
South Africa's most
prominent political
activists during and after
the reign of apartheid, will give a talk
on his country's race relations and
history on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. in
room 2203, Art-Sociology Building.

A judge and former chief investi-
gator for South Africa's Truth and
Reconciliation Commission,
Ntsebeza will speak on "Racial
Realities Under and After Apartheid
in South Africa." The lecture is
sponsored by the University of
Maryland's Committee on Africa
and the Americas.

Ntsebeza is particularly well-
positioned to address the question
of South African race relations.
Under the apartheid regime, he
was the target of several assassina-
tion attempts by the apartheid
security forces, spent many years bi
prison and was later sent into exile
by the South African government.

While in prison, Ntsebeza pur-
sued his law studies through a cor-
respondence course. After
apartheid was dismanded, he
became President Nelson Mandela's
choice to be chief investigator for
the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission.

Operating under the rubric "the
truth shall set you free," the com-
mission insisted that honesty offers
societies the best possibility of
working through conflict rather

than returning to bloodshed. In
exchange for full disclosure, perpe-
trators of politically and racially
motivated crimes in South Africa
were granted full amnesty.

Operating under

the rubric

'the truth shall

set you free," the

commission insisted

that honesty

offers societies the

best possibility

of working
through conflict.

Ntsebeza believes this process of
reconciliation can help other African
countries torn apart by civil war,
such as Burundi, Nigeria and Guinea-
Bissau.

Currently, Ntsebeza's law firm spe-
cializes in handling political cases. He
is the founding president of the
National Association of Democratic
Lawyers, which represents victims of

discrimination and racism. He also
encourages white South Africans to
participate actively in the nation-
building process through reparations
to blacks, financial investment, the
creation of an independent press and
die establishment of more diverse
administrative agencies.

The lecture is part of a series enti-
ded "Resistance and Social Justice in
Africa and the Diaspora," sponsored
by the Committee on Africa and the
Americas. The committee is a joint
project of the College of Arts and
Humanities and the College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences. It
combines an informal cluster of
courses drawn from several depart-
ments in different colleges and a
series of extracurricular events
designed to complement students'
classroom study.

More specifically, it asserts the
existence of an ongoing tradition of
black resistance to the dehumanizing
effects of enslavement, colonization
and systems of legal segregation such
as Jim Crow and apartheid. It also
emphasizes the ways in which resist-
ance has been transformed into
demands for social justice.

This year the committee has spon-
sored a panel discussion on race and
contemporary politics in Cuba, and a
poetry reading, "Voices from the
African Diaspora."

A reception will follow the lec-
ture. For more information, call 301-
405-6835.

Bio

Biosciences Research and Technology Review Day

continued from page t

Xi, the review day was the first of what organizers hope will become an annual event. Those not affiliated with
Maryland were also
encouraged to attend.

"The poster
session/luncheon pro-
vided a wonderful
venue for exchanging
ideas first hand," said Jan
N. Johannes sen, Ph.D., a
research biologist in the
Office of Applied
Research and Safety
Assessment at the FDA's
Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
"One purpose of attend-
ing was to find scien-
tists who may have an
interest in collaborating
on research projects
which would benefit
from data generated at
our newh/ established
MRI facility'

The FDA and
Maryland run the Joint
Institute for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.

Attendees view and discuss the work of presenters during the afternoon projects
review session. More than a dozen areas of study were represented.

'

November 28, 2000

Maryland Chapter of Mortar
Board Seeks Alumni

The Adele H. Stamp Chapter of Mortar Board is seeking Mortar
Board alumni who are currently faculty or staff members at the
University of Maryland. More than 30 seniors are active members of
Mortar Board this year and are interested in developing positive rela-
tionships with past Mortar Board members.

Mortar Board, a national collegiate honor society, has 206 chapters
nationwide with a membership of over 200,000. Members are chosen
based on their achievements in scholarship, leadership, and service.
During their senior year, members participate in various activities
such as service projects supporting the national service project,
"Reading is Leading," student leadership training, and recognizing the
positive works of their peers.

If you are a Mortar Board alumni of any Mortar Board chapter
across the country, please contact Manisha Madan, Alumni Relations
Coordinator, at mmadan@wam.umd.edu, or RJ Holmes, Senior
Chapter Advisor, at C301) 314-7603 or at rholmes@accmail.umd.edu.

UM Center for Humor
to Honor Herb Block

The Art Gliner Center for
Humor Studies at the
University of Maryland will
give its first Rubber Chicken
award to Washington Post car-
toonist Herb Block, better known
by his pen name Herblock.The
event will take place from 4:30-6
p.m. on Nov. 27 at the National
Press Club.

"Herb Block has a century of
dominance in political cartoon-
ing," said Lawrence E, Mintz, direc-
tor of the Gliner Center and a
professor at Maryland. "He's the
perfect person to receive our first
award because he's one of the
most important humorist/ satirists

in America today."

Maryland is the only university
in the country with a center dedi-
cated to research on the role of
humor in social and cultural life.
The center supports the study of
humor through research and
1 1. -aching, and by sponsoring lec-
tures, workshops, conferences,
symposia and other activities.

Block has been a cartoonist at
the Washington Post for more
than 54 years.

Also, don't miss the exhibit
"rfcrblock's History: Cartoons
Crash to the Millennium" at the
Library of Congress through Oct.
17,2001.

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To Close or Not to Close:
The Eternal Winter Question

There's a nip in the
air, and the color-
ful leaves have
mostly fallen, so it
won't be long before snow
tumbles out of the sky and
Maryland students, faculty
and staff ask die eternal
question: "Can we take off
and go sledding today?"

One of the toughest deci-
sions that Provost Greg
Geoffroy has to make is
-whether to close the univer-
sity during inclement
weather. Several times each
winter, enough snow or ice
accumulates in the area to
force Geoffroy to determine
whether conditions pose a
threat to safety that is
greater than the need to
carry on the university's
operations.

The decision-making
process begins about 4:30
a.m. on snow days, when
Frank Brewer, assistant vice
president for facilities man-
agement, arrives on campus
to assess road, sidewalk and
building conditions. Brewer
tours the campus and talks
with tram drivers who have
been operating during the
night to get an idea of the
condidons. Brewer's assess-
ment is based on more than
depth of snow. The consis-
tency and texture of the
snow, temperatures and
winds can make even a
light snow dangerous.
Brewer says.

Brewer and his staff
consult numerous forecasts
to determine whether con-
ditions will worsen or stabi-
lize as the day goes on.
Since many students, faculty
and staff commute to the
campus, Brewer also studies
conditions in other parts of
the metro area where driv-
ing may be more dangerous
than in and around College
Park. Brewer has created a
"war room" with numerous
televisions and computers

u

r also

to monitor road conditions
and forecasts from as many
sources as possible.

Once he has gathered as
much information as possi-
ble, Brewer calls Geoffroy
to outline existing and pre-
dicted conditions. Geoffroy
then has to choose whether
to let the university stay
open for the day, open late

The university

notifies the

following media

when weather

forces a closing or

delayed opening:

Washington Radio:

WWRC/WGAY-FM
WAVA
WRQX
WTOP/WASH
WMAL
WHFS
WPGC

Washington TV:

WJLA.7

WRC,4

WUSA, 9

WTTG,5

NewsChannel 8

Baltimore Radio:

WIJF
WBAL
WCAO
WPOC

Baltimore TV

WMAR.2

WBAL, 11

WJZ, 13

to allow snow removal
equipment time to do its
work, or close for the day.
That decision, Geoffroy
says, is based on what is in
the best interest of the uni-
versity community as a
whole, recognizing that
while most people may be
able to make it safely to the
campus on a given day, a

few may late more difficult
conditions. When the univer-
sity remains open, individu-
aLs need to make their own
determination about their
safety.

Geoffroy stresses that
safety is the principal con-
sideration, and the big chal-
lenge is knowing when dis-
comfort and inconvenience
cross over the line to dan-
ger.

"Closing the university is
a major undertaking that
affects thousands of people,
scheduled activities and
projects," Geoffroy says. "We
can't do that lightly. Nor can
we take a casual attitude
toward safety issues."

When die university
docs stay open on snowy
days, Geoffroy encourages
faculty and supervisors to
do several things:
Faculty and supervisors
should exercise leniency
with regard to absences on
those days. Some people
genuinely can't get here, and
should not be unduly penal-
ized.

faculty should make every
effort to let their students
know if they are unable to
come to class on those days.
The easiest way is to record
a voice mail message inform
ing their students that class
is canceled.

Geoffroy also noted that
his decision about opening
or closing is independent of
what other schools, colleges
and universities may do.

"We all have different
considerations," he said,
"Even University College,
which is adjacent to us, may
close on days when condi-
tions are quite safe here on
campus. They conduct pro-
grams at numerous other
facilities, including schools
and community colleges,
which may be closed. So
they are at the mercy of
those facilities"

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HOW TO KNOW IF WERE OPEN

As soon as a decision is made about the
university's status in inclement weather,
the Office of University Communications
undertakes a three-pronged effort to notify
the community.

Status reports are posted on the univer-
sity home page (www.umd.edu> and the
inform page (www.inform.umd.edu) as
quickly as possible, normally by 6 a.m.

The university's status is also available
by calling the snow hotline at 50M05-
SNOW (7669).

All radio and television stations in
Baltimore and Washington that carry
school closing information are notified by
phone, by 6 a.m.

These notices are implemented in that

order, and faculty, staff and students should
look for status information in that order as
well. If at all possible, check the Web or
the snow hotline first.

While most local media do the best
they can with closing information, they are
not completely reliable for this purpose.
They are trying to report hundreds of clos-
ings, and they do make mistakes, particu-
larly in confusing the various institutions
with "University of Maryland" as part of
their names.

In addition, the university notifies the
media only when we arc closed.The Web
site and the hodine will always have accu-
rate and up-to-date status information in
the event of inclement weather.

Outlook

Campus Hosts Harvard Professor
Cornel West at Nyumburu Center

In an event that was part book sign-
ing and part call to action, Harvard pro-
fessor Cornel West addressed a large
crowd Nov, 20 at Nyumburu Cultural
Center. West and Harvard col-
league Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,
penned The African-American
Century: 100 Black Americans
Who Shaped America to high-
light what West said were "per-
sons who constituted a struggle
for freedom and democracy."

The book includes icons such
as Martin Luther King Jr. and
George Washington Carver.
However, it also looks at people
such as novelist Alice Walker, jock-
ey Jimmy Winkfle Id and rap artist
TUpac Shakur. One element com-
mon to the 100 individuals was "a
quest for freedom not reducible
to personal prosperity and securi-
ty, but a quest for self-respect,
integrity and lifting one's voice."

Following brief remarks, West
opened the floor for questions that
ranged from how to create a bridge
between generations for mobilization to
how the ebb and flow of black people's

Cornel West

emphasizes

a point

during his

appearance

at the

Nyumburu

Cultural

Center

last week,

above.

At right,

West signs

a copy of

his new

book, The

African

American

Century,

for a fan.

progress fits within the larger society.
Co-sponsored by Vertigo Books, the
Committee on Africa & the Americas
and the College of Education, the event

was part of the college's Center for
Education Policy and Leadership's
Continuing Colloquium Series
"Diversity & Community in American
Life series."

Outlook Welcomes Terp as New Editor

The Office of University Communications welcomes Monette Austin Bailey
(Journalism 1989) as the new editor of Outlook, the faculty/staff weekly
newspaper.

Bailey comes back to the campus after spending six years as the editor in
chief of the print division of Children's Express (www.cenews.org), an inter-
national news service produced by children 8-18
years old.Their features and commentary ran on
the New York Times news wire, in unaffiliated
newspapers and magazines and on several
Web sites.The young people aLso produced
radio pieces for National Public Radio.

Prior to this position, Bailey worked as
a features reporter for The Daily Press in
Newport News, Va., where she covered
young people and popular culture.

"It is such a wonderful thing to come
back to Maryland," she says, u l enjoyed my
time here as a student, and 1 look forward
to serving the faculty and staff community
One of my missions is to make sure all depart-
ments consider Outlook a place to showcase
their accomplishments and programs."

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"People used to say, 'Why would people with learning disabilities go to
college?'" —William Scales, assistant director of the counseling center
in charge of disability support, comments on tbe rise of students with
learning disabilities enrolling, and succeeding, on college campuses.
Nine hundred students at tbe university presented documentation of
learning disabilities. (Baltimore Sun, Nov. 15)

"I'm looking at the situation right now in Palm Beach, where they're
talking about examining ballots, and I'm thinking, there's no way the
Internet could have done anything but make that situation worse."
— Paul Hernnson, professor of government and politics and director
of the Center for American Politics and Citizenship, thinks e-voting is
not ready for tbe prime time of presidential elections. (Orlando
Sentinel, Nov. 12)

"The comity is gone. They're pretty cranky" — Allen Schick, professor in
the School of Public Affairs, succinctly describes bow Congressional
Democrats feel about Republicans, and vice-versa, on Capitol Hill.
(Knight Ridder News Services, Nov, 9)

"Take alcohol, for example. Both space programs prohibit it in orbit,
and NASA is quite strict. Russia isn't. 'Cosmonauts manage to smuggle
some quantities,' said Roald Sagdeev, a former top space adviser to then-
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. 'We were always trying to close our
eyes to it.' Watching astronauts handle their conflicts could be more
gripping than televison's 'Survior' series, because this is an island from
which no one can be banished, said Sagdeev... And like 'Survivor,' the
specter of sex may hang around, but will not be talked about openly.
Although the first crew is all male, die next one up, in February,
includes a female U.S. astronaut." — Roald Sagdeev, director of the East
West Space Science Center on campus and distinguished university
professor of physics, comments on tbe intrusion of the real world
into orbit. (Newark Star-Ledger, Oct. SO)

"It's amazing how much energy she can get into a painting just nine
inches high. The energy comes from overpainting, underpainting, vari-
colored outlines and a constant sense of dance." — A euphoric reviewer
commenting on tbe works of Patrice Keboe, associate professor of
art, in tbe Washington Post, Nov. 16.

"We need military strength, but that's simply not enough. If all you have
is a hammer, everything you look at looks like nails." — Ernest Wilson,
director of tbe Center for International Development and Conflict
Management, participates in a Council of Foreign Relations debate
of issues in Atlanta. Wilson sided with a balanced proportional
approach to international affairs, taking issue with ex-Congressman
Newt Gingrich. (Atlanta Journal, Oct. 26)

"I want to take a paragraph to rant about drivers not giving bikes a
break. I was riding around the university campus and some driver told
me to get off the road! I want to tell car drivers to brush up on vehicle
law, especially as it relates to sharing the road with bicycles.As vehicles,
bikes are not legally allowed to travel on the sidewalk, so we must share
a lane with you, as displeasing a notion as that is for us." — Michael
Rainey, writing to the Washington Post's Dr.Gridlock, and pointing
out tbe obvious: bicyclists deserve courtesy on campus. (Nov. 16)

"But Captain Don Smith, a spokesman for the university's police depart-
ment, said security measures will not help once a rapist is alone with a
woman in a dormitory or apartment. 'Once two people get into a room
together, the locks and all the security are no longer a factor,'" — In a
story on alcohol and date rape. Smith points out that 24-bour
escorts, shuttle bus service to dormitories, emergency phones and
classes on security don't matter if a student allows the wrong person
into their room. (Baltimore Sun, Nov. 13)

"He (Leitenberg) concludes that most discussions on bioterrorism have
been characterised by rhetoric that is 'thoughdess, ill-considered, coun-
terproductive and extravagant.'" — Milton Leitenberg of the Center for
International and Security Studies at Maryland in the School of
Public Affairs was interviewed in depth by The Economist on the like-
lihood of germ warfare by terrorists. (Nov. 18)

"The intimidadon of black voters is nothing new. The intimidation of
black voters was higher this year because the black vote was a threat."
— Ron Walters, professor of government and politics, appraises tbe
reality of blacks voting in Florida on Election Day, 2000. (Newsday,
Nov. 19)

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November 28, 2000

NOTABLE

Dean of libraries Charles B. Lowry is the founding
Executive Editor of a new journal published by The
Johns Hopkins University Press and which will be pan
of the MUSE electronic journal offerings.

"portal: Libraries and the Academy," an international
journal, is intended to address the challenges facing
academic libraries worldwide in an age of information
explosion and at a time when print and electronic pub
lishing must coexist, "portal" is a refereed journal, pub-
lishing articles that focus on issues confronting libraries
and librarians in higher education.. This journal will
also provide a forum for articles about the ways in
which higher education deals with information issues,
such as the support of distance learning, the relation-
ship between libraries and computing centers, and the
economic underpinnings of the research and scholarly
enterprise.

Lowry co-edits the journal with Susan K. Martin,
Georgetown University Librarian, and Gloriana St. Clair,
University librarian at Carnegie Mellon University.

Sandy Kita, associate professor of art history and
archaeology, has been named a 2000-2001 Lilly-CTE
Fellow. Kita specializes in the study of Japanese paint-
ings of the 17th to 19th centuries known as Ukiyo-e.
His 1999 book, "The lastTosa: Iwasa Katsumochi
Matabei, Bridge to Ukiyo-E," won subventions from the
Milliard Meiss Fund of the College Art Association and
from the Japan Foundation.

Kita is currently working on exhibitions at the
Library of Congress, the Bayfys Museum of the
University of Virginia and here at the Art Gallery.
Throughout his career he has been committed to
teaching undergraduates, and has been a member of
the CORE sub-group for four years. Committed to cam-
pus diversity, Kita hopes to broaden the appeal of Asian
arts studies.

Lilly-CTE Fellows are chosen for their involvement in
teaching issues and in-depth examination of perspec-
tives on diversity, evaluation of teaching and what uni-
versity students should leam before graduation. Fellows
receive an award of $3,000 and meet in a year-long
seminar in which they define issues and topics of
mutual concern and explore ways to increase the quali-
ty and value of teaching and learning on campus.

Admired Facilities Foreman Retires

Safety and Security Panel
Seeks Input

In the wake of recent crimes, including sexual assaults,

President C. D. Mote acted upon a proposal by the

President's Student Advisory Council to organize a

safety and security panel consisting of faculty, staff and

student members. The panel is charged with reviewing

existing safety measures, listening to the concerns of

the campus community and forwarding its
conclusions, with recommendations as appropriate,

to the president.

The campus community is encouraged to voice their

concerns and recommendations during the panel's

next meeting, Nov, 28 from 4-6 p.m. in 1 1 10 Main

Administration.

Panel members will develop recommendations at

final meeting, scheduled for Dec. 4 from 4-6, after

comparing the problems and concerns with existing

and planned institutional action.

For further information, contact Warren Kelley,

executive assistant to the Vice President for

Student Affairs, at 301-3 14-8436 or at

wkelley@accmall.umd.edu-

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Those roasting Bob
Matthews at his retire-
ment lunch last week had
a hard time finding any-
thing to needle him about.

Matthews, an area main-
tenance zone foreman, has
spent 27 years with the
university. His last day on
the Job will be Dec. 1. He
was honored by friends
and co-workers at Sir
Walter Raleigh Inn
restaurant, where his wife,
Norma, joined him.

In a future Issue,
Outlook will highlight
several employees, speci-
fically those in facilities,
who have 20-, 30- and
even 40-year service
records at the university.

Physicist to Discuss Exploration
of the Universe's Wrinkles

Professor Kip Thome,
Richard Feynman
Professor of Theore-
tical Physics at the
California Institute of Tech-
nology, is the next speaker in
the graduate school's Disting-
uished Lecturer series this
semester. His lecture, "Gravita-
tional Waves: A New Window
onto the Universe," will take
place Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. in Lecture
Hall 1412 in the Physics
Building.

Professor Thome has been
mentor and thesis advisor for
about 40 Ph.D. physicists, many
of whom have gone on to
become world leaders in their
fields of research. Among other
works to his credit, he co-
authored Gravitation Theory

and Gravitational Collapse
(1965) and Gravitation (1 973),
from which most of the present
generation of scientists have
learned general relativity.

Dr. Thome developed much
of the mathematical formalism
by which astrophysicists ana-
lyze the generation of gravita-
tional waves. He is a co-founder
(with Ronald Drever and Rainer
Weiss) of the LIGO (Laser
Interferometer Gravitational
Wave Observatory) Project.
University of Maryland
Professor Joseph Weber, begin-
ning in the 1960s, pioneered
the design and the construction
of gravitational wave detectors.

Dr. Thome is currently inter-
ested in the issue of whether
the laws of physics permit

space and time to be multiply
connected (can there exist clas-
sical, traversible wormholes, and
"time machines"?). He laid the
foundations for the theory of
pulsations of relativistic stars
and the gravitational waves they
emit.

Gravitational waves are rip-
ples of warpage in the fabric of
space-time, predicted by
Einstein's general relativity theo-
ry. Colliding black holes, spin-
ning neutron stars, and the Big
Bang birth of the universe
should all produce strong gravi-
tational waves, and those waves
should carry detailed informa-
tion about their sources — for
example, a detailed map of the
space-time warpage around a
black hole.

UM Celebrates 20 Years of Jewish Studies

continued from page 1

Harvey M. Meyerhoff Chair in
Jewish History and also donated
money for the Joseph and
Rebecca Meyerhoff Center for
Jewish Studies. While the
Meyerhoff chair has funded
Rozenblit's position since 1 980,
her recent promotion to full
professor makes her eligible to
officially hold the chair.

In the mid-1990s Jewish stud-
ies courses were listed together.
It was time to recognize the rel-
evance of Jews to society,
Rozenblit said.

"Part of the university's mis-
sion is to study and understand
the development of society.

And Jewish studies is part of
that mission, especially in
today's political climate,"
Rozenblit said. "It does more
than raise consciousness. We are
convinced the Jewish experi-
ence is an integral part of west-
em civilization."

In the future, Jewish Studies
faculty plan to further develop
the post-doctoral fellowship
program, and continue work on
building a first-rate Judaica col-
lection in the library, Rozenblit
said. Long-term plans include
developing several graduate pro-
grams, including masters pro-
grams linked with the College

of Education. Plans also include
fortifying an already existing
Ph.D. program in Jewish History.

Rozenblit said her research,
and that of all faculty, expands
students' knowledge and under-
standing of the human condi-
tion. "It makes us better teach-
ers because we understand the
past and human culture," she
said. "Without research and
scholarship we would only have
'information,' and not the won-
derfully exciting exploration of
human society and culture. It is
only because I do scholarship —
research and writing — that I am
able to be an effective teacher."

Outlook

Getting a Line on Who's Online

Take it as an indica-
tion that the
Internet has
become a well-accepted,
mainstream institution:
serious academic
researchers have begun
comprehensive measure-
ments of the medium's
social impact. Both on
and off the University of
Maryland campus,
researchers want to see
how the Internet's rapid
transformation affects
social behavior. "Unlike
television, we want to get
in there from the begin-
ning to chart its impact,"
says University of
Maryland sociologist, Alan
Neustadd. "Up until now,
much of die data collected
has been for market
research. But now we're
trying to answer some
serious theoretical ques-
tions."

A new, comprehensive
survey confirms just how
solidly entrenched the
Internet has become in
the past few years. UCLA's
Center for
Communications Policy

surveyed more than 2,000
households and reports
that two-thirds of
American families now go
on the 'net. More than
one-third of the holdouts
plan to get online within
the next year, it says:
Jeffrey Cole, director of
the UCLA center, says
Surveying the Digital
Future is the first project
"that comprehensively
tracks shifts in a wide
range of behavior, atti-
tudes, values, and percep-
tions."

Cole will come to the
University of Maryland to
discuss the report on Dec.
1 at 12:15 p.m. in Room
1 139 of the Stamp Student
Union. The report itself is
available on-line at
www. cc p . ucla . edu/pages/
internet-report .asp.

Cole's presentation
marks the first public
activity of a new research
effort at the University
that also is intended to
measure the social impact
of the Internet. This faU
the National Science
Foundation (NSF) awarded

the Sociology Department
$2.7 million to create an
innovative, multi-discipli-
nary program.

In part, the grant will
allow researchers to col-
lect a powerful array of
data. Sociologist John
Robinson, co-principal
investigator along with
Neustadd, says by "piggy-
backing on the leading
national and international
attitudinal surveys, we will
be able to produce the
most complete picture of
Internet impact to date."
The project also will cre-
ate an interactive Web site
providing access to the lat-
est data about Internet
use.Throughout the year,
Robinson plans to bring
major speakers to campus,
and next summer, the
grant will pay for a
"Webshop," bringing
together nearly 100 gradu-
ate students, social scien-
tists and Internet analysts.

Sociology's NSF grant
represents more than one-
quarter of the $9-7 million
awarded the University to
study the Internet.

fensive Risk Management
Plan Earns UM a SERMA

Lab assistants and scientists rest easy, the university is
indeed a safe place to conduct your research.

According to the governor's office, the university's
Department of Environmental Safety's Risk Management
department is
one of finest
in the state. It
was recently
awarded a
SERMA, the
annual State
Employees'
Award of
Excellence
for Risk
Management.

Donna
McMahon,
assistant direc-
tor of risk
management
and communi-
cations, said
die award
reflects

Maryland's 16 percent decrease in injuries over the last two
years.An improved record and a comprehensive risk manage
merit program contributed to the recognition.

McMahon, center, receives the award from Lisa
Kruska, Injured Workers Insurance Fund (iWIF)
Vice President, Policyholder Services and Preston
Williams, IWIF Chief Operating Officer.

November 28, 2000

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Lingua Franca

Noam Chomsky, a pivotal figure in
contemporary linguistics, politics, cogni-
tive psychology and philosophy, is the
invited speaker in the 2000 Blackwell/
Maryland lectures, a scries of lectures on
language and cognition sponsored joint-
ly by Blackwell Publishers and the
University of Maryland.

Chomsky will give two lectures on
campus today, Tuesday, Nov. 28. The first,
from 1 1 :i.m.-l p.m. in room 0135
Armory Building, is entitied "Talking
about the World."j The second will take
place from 3-5 p.m. in room 0200
Skinner and Its subject will be "The
Design of Language."

The lectures are free and open to the
public. No ticket or pre registration is
required; therefore, it is advisable to
arrive early for a good seat.

For more information, contact Kathl
Faulkingham at kf4@umail.umd.edu.

A new biography by Robert Barsky
entitled "Noam Chomsky: A Life of
Dissent" explores Chomsky's life and
work, investigating the political, philo-
sophical and linguistic worlds within
which we live, and about which
Chomsky writes. The book is available at
http ://mitpress . mi t .edu/book-home .
tcl?isbn=0262522551. Or contact chom-
sky@MIT.EDU for book sale information.

Our Crusty Continent

Every rock we are likely to see is part
of the Earth's four-billion-year-old crust,
be it sediment, volcano or the eroded
core of the Appalachian mountains.

Learning how this crust is created will
help us to understand how our planet is
formed and how it evolved, and how
useful substances like iron, gold and
quartz are put within human reach near
the surface.

Join Roberta Rudnlck, a new member
of the Geology Department faculty and
a world expert on the creation and evo-
lution of the Earth's crust, as she tackles
these questions in her lecture
"Generation of the Earth's Unique
Continental Crust," part of the series
Earth Science Talks.

The lecture will take place on
Thursday, Dec. 7 from 8-9 p.m. in 1 140
Plant Sciences. For more information,
call 301-405-4365 or visit www.geol.
umd.edu/pages/EventsNews/public.htm.

Voices from Heaven _

The University of Maryland Chorus
presents its Annua] Christmas Concerts
this Saturday and Sunday in the
Memorial Chapel.

The chorus, dubbed "voices from
heaven" by the Washington Post, will
perform its annual crowd-pleasing con-
cert of seasonal fare, including an audi-
ence sing-along of traditional carols. Led
by music director Edward Maclary, the
concert will feature guest appearances
by the Prism Bass Quintet, Faculty Brass
and organist William Neil.

Featured works include the challeng-
ing "Psalm 90," one of Charles Ives's
greatest vocal works, and selections
from "Ceremony of Carols'* by Benjamin
Britten with solo harp, as well as works
by Monteverdi, Di Lasso, Gibbons and

Weelkes. Other highlights include
Renaissance singing by the University
Chamber Singers.

The concerts will take place on
Saturday, Dec. 2 at 8:00 p.m. and on
Sunday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. in Memorial
Chapel. For more information, call 301-
405-5571 . For tickets, call the Clarice
Smith Performing Arts Center box office
at 301405-7847.

Comedy of Errors

The National Players wilt perform
Shakespeare's enduring tale of mistaken
identities at the Tawes Theatre beginning
on Nov. 30. Their production of "A
Comedy of Errors" places
the action in the Cold
War era of 1960s
Turkey.

Director Carey
Upton, who teach-
es acting at
Maryland and who
has directed many
productions of works by
Shakespeare and other playwrights,
observes that "this is a young man's play,
containing a young man's thoughts and
sense of humor." Reflecting those sensi-
bilities, the play contains plenty of physi-
cal comedy. But there are also pertinent
lessons about the nature of identity
through the story of the mixup of two
sets of twins.

The production will run four days,
beginning on Thursday, Nov. 30 at 8
p.m. with performances at the same
time on the evenings of Dec. 1 and 2. It
will also be performed on Sunday, Dec. 3
at 2 p.m.

For tickets and information, call
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts
Center at 301405-7847.

Fall segues into winter as every year, whipping our coats with a chill wind but
auguring a new season of beauty for the campus.

tank a

nd Fil

Join the Campus Assessment
Working Group (CAWG) for its
third forum of the year, entitled
"U.S. News Rankings: How Are
They Determined, and Are They
Important?" Staff from the office of
Institutional Research and Planning
will present information on how
the U. S. News rankings of under-
graduate education at national uni-
versities are used by the public,
how they are calculated and how
they impact the university. Alterna-
tive methods to measure the quali-
ty of a university education will
also be described.

The forum will take place on
Friday, Dec. 1 from 124:30 p.m. in
the Maryland Room of Marie
Mount Hall. A light lunch will be
served. As space is limited, those
interested in attending must RSVP
promptly to cawg@umail.umd.edu.
For more information, call CAWG
at 301-405-5590 or visit www.umd.
edu/cawg.

Call for Programs

A call for programs has gone
out for the 27th annual University
of Maryland Student Affairs

Conference being held Feb. 9, 2001.
Students, staff and faculty are welcome
to submit proposals for hour-long pror-
gram sessions. The deadline is Dec. 1. For
more information, contact Brett Flynn at
301-2264414 or bf34@umail.umd.edu.

Scrambled Eggs and Santa

Have you been naughty or nice this
year? Either way, the University of
Maryland Golf Course welcomes all who
would share their wish list with jolly old
St. Nick to Breakfast with Santa on
Saturday, Dec, 2 from 9:304 1 :30 a.m.

Santa's waistline wont be diminish-
ing anytime soon with a menu of
Belgian waffles, scrambled eggs, bacon,
hash browns, doughnuts, bagels and
cereal, along with a litde cider and hot
coCoa to wash it all down.

Santa's friends CJ the elf and Minie
Mo the clown will also be there to help
make balloon animals and a little holiday
magic.

Everyone interested in attending
must reserve in advance by calling 301-
4034240. Children under 5 eat free.
Bring your camera... and be good for
goodness' sake!

Ralph Nader Book Signing

Vertigo Books of College Park will
host an evening with Ralph Nader at
the AU Souls Unitarian Church in
Washington, D.C, on Friday, Dec. 1.

Four generations of Americans have
seen Ralph Nader as a leader on civic
and political Issues. From car safety in
the 1960s to opposition to the WTO,
Nader's work has informed citizens,
increased government accountability
and served as a check against the abuse
of corporate power.

The essays of die Ralph Nader
Reader follow the trajectory of Nader's
concerns from 1956 to the present and
his personal evolution from consumer
advocate to presidential candidate.
Cutting Corporate Wet/are is his critique
of the relationship between big business
and the government.

Tickets for the event arc available in
advance at Vertigo Books, 7346 Balti-
more Ave., College Park. Books to be
signed must be purchased at Vertigo
Books or at the event (proof of purchase
will be required).

The reading and signing will take
place on Friday, Dec. I at 7 p.m. at the
All Souls Unitarian Church, 16th &.
Harvard Sis., NW, Wasliington, D.C For
more information, call Vertigo Books at
301-779-9300.

Colloquium Date Change

The Entomology Colloquium original-
ly scheduled for Nov. 27 has been
rescheduled for Dec. 1 . The lecture,
"Conservation Biological Control of
Pests: Managing Multi-Trophic Leve
Effects," will be given by Steve Wratten,
professor of ecology at Lincoln
University in Canterbury, New Zealand.

The lecture will be held in 1 140 Plant
Sciences at 2 p.m. For further informa-
tion, contact Paula Shrewsbury at 301-
405-7664.