SHSU Update For Week of Oct. 26
'Not About Nightingales Opens
Wednesday
The SHSU department of theatre and dance will tell the stories
of several inmates in an American prison during the 30s in
its production of Tennessee Willams' "Not About Nightingales."
A secret love and inmate/guard relations are two of the plotlines
of the controversial play inspired by a Pennsylvania prison
scandal that shocked the nation with the horrific treatment
of prisoners who organized a hunger strike in 1938.
The play will be shown Wednesday (Oct. 29), through Saturday
at 8 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, in the University
Theatre Center. The play will also be the 2003-2004 entry
into Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, a nation-wide
college competition set to begin on Nov. 8 at the University
of Texas in Tyler.
SHSU's production of the Tony Award-winning play will be directed
by musical theatre alumnus Patrick Pearson.
Tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for SHSU students,
faculty, staff and senior citizens. Group rates are also available.
Because of adult language and content, the play is not recommended
for children.
To reserve tickets, call the University Theatre Center Box
Office at 936.294.1339.
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Homeland Security Expert
To Speak
Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Jonathan H. Cofer, deputy director for antiterrorism/force
protection for the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington, D. C.,
will speak on "Homeland Security" at Sam Houston State
University.
Cofer's presentation is scheduled for 6 p.m. Nov. 3 in the Beto
Criminal Justice Center Killinger Auditorium. All are invited
to attend this event sponsored by the College of Criminal Justice.
Cofer, who attended the United States Army Command and General
Staff College and the United States Army War College, also has
a bachelor's degree from La Salle University and master's from
Central Michigan University.
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Ceramic Artist To Present
Slide Lecture, Workshop
Nationally known ceramic artist George Bowes will present a
workshop and slide lecture on Nov. 3-4. The event is sponsored
by the SHSU Clay Club.
Workshop sessions will be held in the Ceramics Studio, in Art
Building A Room 102, on Monday, from 8-11 a.m. and from 12-3
p.m., and on Tuesday, from 8-11 a.m.
Bowes' slide lecture will be on Monday at 5 p.m. in the Art
Department Auditorium, in Art Building E.
Bowes, who received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Cleveland
Institute of Art and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the
University of California Davis, is currently teaching at Southern
Methodist University in Dallas.
His work encompasses both pottery and clay sculpture and is
known for its rich and vibrant surfaces. His workshop will encompass
the various techniques he uses to produce his work.
The workshop and lecture are free and open to the public and
all are invited to attend.
For more information about or directions to the workshop or
to find out more about the Clay Club, please contact Lynn
Duryea, visiting assistant professor of art, at 936.294.1322
or by e-mail.
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Library Science To Host
Book Festival
The Sam Houston State department of library science will sponsor
the 21st Annual Children's Book Festival and the 17th Annual
Young Adult Conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday (Nov.
1).
Authors Joan Bauer, Todd Strasser, Bryan Collier and Willie
Perdomo will be featured speakers at the event, which is designed
for students of all ages.
Sign-ins will be held from 7:45-9 a.m. in the Lowman Student
Center.
Registration is $100, and the late registration deadline is
Thursday (Oct. 30). Registration includes lunch, conference
materials and an activity packet from Texas Bluebonnet Books.
For more information, call the library science department at
936.294.1151.
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Rec Sports Warms Up For Raven
Run
In affiliation with Homecoming 2003, Recreational Sports will
host the 5K Raven Run 2003 on Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
The 5K, or 3.2 miles, run will begin in front of the Health
and Kinesiology Center and will track through the SHSU campus.
For those who prefer to walk, there will also be a one-mile,
non-competitive walking course.
Everyone who pre-registers for the event will receive a Raven
Run T-shirt. Pre-registration forms should be turned into the
Recreational Sports office, in HKC Room 104, by 5 p.m. by Nov.
5.
Student organizations can also earn homecoming spirit points
by entering runners in the race; however, there is a five-runner
limit per organization. Organizations interested in competing
should call the Office of Student Activities at 936.294.3861.
Race day registration will take place from 4-5 p.m., and race
packets may be picked up at 4:30 p.m. on that day.
For more information, contact Megan Thomas at 936.294.1985 or
visit the Rec Sports
Web site.
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Slam Poetry Night To Be Held
Wednesday
Poet Jason Carney will share his perceptions on tolerance, respect
and acceptance through his works during the P.C. Slam Poetry
Night, sponsored by Program Council. The event will be held
on Wednesday (Oct. 29) at 7 p.m. in the Old Main Pit.
Author of the book "Flesh is the Only Lucid Language"
and a nationally recognized performer at colleges, youth centers
and high schools, Carney has also appeared at universities across
the country, as well as on HBO's "Russell Simmons presents
Def Poetry."
Carney, who has been called one of the brightest, most insightful
performance poets in the nation, uses his poetry to speak out
to the world against the very troubled actions and views he
once held.
Molding truth from a collage of images that he weaves with tactical
precision and conviction, he pays homage to the richness of
his southern heritage while managing to transcend stereotypes.
For more information on Slam Poetry Night or Carney, call the
Program Council at 936.294.1763.
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Spring Registration Begins
Monday
Registration for the 2003 spring semester will begin Monday
(Oct. 27).
Honors students register through Monday; seniors, post baccalaureate,
graduate and doctoral students may register on Tuesday; juniors,
on Wednesday; sophomores, on Thursday; and freshmen, on Friday.
Registration for all students begins at 10 p.m. on the previous
evening, except honors students.
Registration assistance will be available in the Academic Building
IV computer lab, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through
Friday.
Advising will continue for students during these times and students
are encouraged to make appointments with advisers between 8
a.m. and 5 p.m. each school day. Walk-ins are welcome, but may
have to wait.
The SAM Center will also make advising appointments between
5-7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, but will not accept walk-ins
until registration actually begins Monday.
For the location of advising for a particular major, visit the
SAM Center
Web page or call the SAM Center. To make an appointment
with an adviser, call 936.294.4444.
Students subject to mandatory advisement must be advised before
they can register.
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SHSU Media Contact: Frank
Krystyniak
Oct. 24, 2003
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