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Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?
Feb 1 2008 - 7:00pm / Edison Theatre 935-6543
Black Anthology, a student-run performance art show that celebrates black culture, will present "Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?" The event opens Black History Month.
Black Anthology's mission is to give students a unique voice to address pressing issues that are at once both realistic and hopeful.
A cast of nearly 40 students will be showcased in the play, which deals with the challenges of a young veteran of the Iraq war who returns home to find that many things have changed since he left four years earlier. To his surprise, the person closest to him has been hiding a secret that changes the dynamics of their relationship.
The play was written by a committee of WUSTL students in Black Anthology headed by sophomore Maryse Pearce. It is directed by Valerie Wade.
The cost is $8 with a WUSTL student ID and $10 general admission.
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Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?
Feb 2 2008 - 7:00pm / Edison Theatre 935-6543
Black Anthology, a student-run performance art show that celebrates black culture, will present "Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?" The event opens Black History Month.
Black Anthology's mission is to give students a unique voice to address pressing issues that are at once both realistic and hopeful.
A cast of nearly 40 students will be showcased in the play, which deals with the challenges of a young veteran of the Iraq war who returns home to find that many things have changed since he left four years earlier. To his surprise, the person closest to him has been hiding a secret that changes the dynamics of their relationship.
The play was written by a committee of WUSTL students in Black Anthology headed by sophomore Maryse Pearce. It is directed by Valerie Wade.
The cost is $8 with a WUSTL student ID and $10 general admission.
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Assembly Series
Feb 4 2008 - 7:30pm / May Auditorium, Simon Hall http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call 314-935-5285
St. Louis Symphony Concert
Two modern compositions will be performed by members of the renowned orchestra and conducted by David Robertson. The first will be "Voice of the Whale" composed by George Crumb, and the second piece will be "Different Trains" by Steve Reich.
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Assembly Series
Feb 6 2008 - 11:00am / Graham Chapel http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call 314-935-5285
George Whitesides
"Questions about Questions about the Origin of Life"
One of the most pre-eminent chemists working today, Whitesides' achievements have led to significant breakthroughs and developments in academia, business and government. He holds more than 50 patents and helped found several biotechnology businesses.
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Assembly Series
Feb 6 2008 - 4:00pm / Graham Chapel http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call 314-935-5285
Leon Kass, "Brave New Biology: The Challenge for Bioethics"
Chairing the President's Council on Bioethics from 2002 to 2005 placed Kass, who has a medical degree and a Ph.D. in biochemistry, at the forefront of modern bioethical debates. Through his teaching, research and writing, he continues to influence conservative philosophical thought. Currently he is a fellow in social thought at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Jazz at Holmes
Feb 7 2008 - 8:00pm / Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge 935-5566
Dave Black, guitar.
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Politics and the American Voter
Feb 9 2008 - 11:00am / McDonnell Hall, Goldfarb Aud. 935-6700
MLA Saturday Seminar Series
"Politics and the American Voter"
Margaret Garb, asst. prof. of history & African and African American studies
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Beyond Super Tuesday: Debriefing the Elections
Feb 11 2008 - 1:30pm / Women's Building Formal Lounge enells@gwbmail.wustl.edu
Join former Congressman Richard A. Gephardt for an informal fireside chat about the presidential primary election results after "Super Tuesday."
Gephardt served fourteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination, in 1988 and 2004. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to ask Mr. Gephardt candid questions about his views on the election.
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David Sanger, "The Inheritance: What the Next President Will Face"
Feb 12 2008 - 7:30pm / Whitaker Hall 314-935-7342
David Sanger, Foreign Affairs Correspondent for the New York Times, will speak on "The Inheritance: What the Next President Will Face."
This event is sponsored by the Office of Undergraduate Research in conjunction with International and Area Studies, the Department of Political Science, and The Harvard Club of St. Louis.
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Assembly Series
Feb 13 2008 - 11:00am / Graham Chapel http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call 314-935-5285
Fatemeh Keshavarz
“Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran”
In her recent book, the Iranian-born poet and professor breaks through pervasive Western stereotypes of Iranians to show the vitality of her homeland. Keshavarz teaches Persian and comparative literature, and chairs WUSTL’s department of Asian and Near Eastern languages & literatures.
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Jazz at Holmes
Feb 14 2008 - 8:00pm / Ridgley Hall, Holmes Lounge 935-5566
Danny Sher's Idiosyncrasies.
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Assembly Series
Feb 15 2008 - 6:00pm / Location to be determined http://assemblyseries.wustl.edu, or call 314-935-5285
Drew Pinsky
“Loveline with Dr. Drew”
As Dr. Drew on his national radio talk show, “Loveline,” the popular advice columnist helps guide young Americans through the complications of love, sex and relationships. As a practicing physician, he sees a great need for helping young people form stable and healthy relationships. Sex Week Lecture presented by Student Union Speakers Series
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"Hanging Garden" / Mini-Japanese Film Festival
Feb 15 2008 - 7:00pm / Brown 100 Film and Media Studies, 935-4056
Film and Media Studies, International and Area Studies, and East Asian Studies with the assistance of the Japan Foundation present a two-day Japanese Film Festival.
February 15, "Hanging Garden" (2005) directed by award-winning Toshiaki Toyoda ("Pornostar," "Blue Spring," "9 Souls"), delves into the quirky soul of a dysfunctional family struggling to survive the pressures of a degenerate age. Beset by secrets, threatened by the disintegration of her family, Eriko, the mother, takes action, catapulting the family to its greatest crisis and offering an invaluable solution.
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"Linda, Linda, Linda" / Mini-Japanese Film Festival
Feb 16 2008 - 7:00pm / Brown Hall, rm 100 Film and Media Studies 935-4056
Film and Media Studies, International and Area Studies, and East Asian Studies with the assistance of the Japan Foundation present a two-day Japanese Film Festival.
February 16, "Linda, Linda, Linda" (Nobuhiro Yamashita,2005), set in a high school on the outskirts of Tokyo, traces the trials and triumphs of an all-girl band on the cusp of adulthood. The film uses minimalistic, Art House stylistics in its presentation of teenage angst, uncertainty, and friendship. Featuring Korean actress Bae Doo-na (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance) and a cameo by punk rock legends The Ramones.
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"Writing A People's History of Christianity" Symposium
Feb 18 2008 - 2:00pm / Catholic Student Center - 6352 Forsyth Blvd Sarah Massey 314-935-8677 or smassey@wustl.edu
This symposium will discuss the writing of A People's History of Christianity. Speakers include:
Prof. Denis R. Janz, General Editor of A People's History of Christianity & Provost Distinguished Professor of the History of Christianity at Loyola University in New Orleans
Prof. Richard A. Horsley, Editor of Volume 1: Christian Origins & Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Prof. Daniel Bornstein, Editor of Volume 4: Medieval Christianity & the Stella K Darrow Chair of Catholic Studies at Washington University in St. Louis
Prof. Mark Gregory Pegg, Associate Professor of History
Dr. Jonathan Schwiebert, Visiting Lecturer in Religious Studies
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"Jesus as Exorcist and Healer" - The 2007-08 EG Weltin Lecture in Early Christianity
Feb 18 2008 - 4:30pm / Whitaker Hall Audtitorium / Reception following Sarah Massey 314-935-8677 or smassey@wustl.edu
Richard A. Horsley - Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Liberal Arts and the Study of Religion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston
Both conservative Christians and the most critical liberal Jesus-scholars discuss Jesus’ exorcisms and healings in terms of "miracle” and even “magic.” Both are still stuck in a parochial western rationalist reductionism. Standard Bible translations have Jesus “curing” the “diseases” of the people, using the reductionist terms of western bio-medicine. Recent medical anthropology offers an alternative approach. “Illness” and “healing” in most societies have social dimensions, as both diagnosis and healing are culturally defined. Illness and healing are also rooted in political-economic power relations. Recent ethnographic studies, moreover, find that spirit-possession is often related to, perhaps a symptom of, imperial domination. These alternative approaches and studies enable us to view the healings and exorcisms of Jesus as responses to Roman domination of the people of ancient Galilee and Judea.
Richard A. Horsley is author of numerous books, including The Message and the Kingdom (2002), Jesus and the Spiral of Violence (1992), and Galilee (1995).
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Eating Green: What is Best for the Earth and for Us.
Feb 20 2008 - 6:30pm / Danforth Campus, Women's Building, Formal Lounge Judy_O'Leary@aismail.wustl.edu, 314-935-9358
Wednesday, February 20th from 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values prsents Ethics Night on Campus: "Eating Green: What is Best for the Earth and for Us."
FREE FOOD!!!
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"Alexandria, Why?"
Feb 20 2008 - 7:00pm / 214 Wilson Nancy Reynolds 935-4167
Washington University's Program in Jewish, Islamic and Near Eastern Studies (JINES) is sponsoring a Middle East Film Series this semester.
Four films will be screened, beginning next week with:
Alexandria, Why?
Wednesday, February 20
Wilson 214
Washington University Danforth Campus
Free Admission
A Youssef Chahine film, "Alexandria, Why?" is the first chapter in Chahine's Alexandria Trilogy. Set in cosmopolitan Alexandria during World War II, the film depicts the struggle of 18-year-old Yehia to develop his dramatic and filmmaking career and realize his aspirations to work in Hollywood. The social, political, and economic problems associated with the European occupation and war cause him to reevaluate his identity and ambitions. Released in 1978, this film garnered the Silver Bear award at the Berlin International Film Festival (133 minutes; feature film; Arabic with English subtitles).
A discussion led by Nancy Reynolds, assistant professor of modern Middle East history, will follow the screening.
Other films in the series include:
Monday, March 3: Nasser '56
Monday, March 24: Cairo Station
Monday, April 7: West Beirut
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The Ethics of Performance Enhancement in Sport
Feb 22 2008 - 12:00pm / Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom 314-935-9358
The Student Health Law Association (SHLA), the Burson Fund, and The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values present Thomas Murray, PhD, President of the Hastings Center.
After the presentation there will be a reception and lunch with Dr. Murray.
For more info:
contact us... www.humanvalues.wustl.edu
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She Stoops to Conquer or "The Mistakes of a Night"
Feb 22 2008 - 8:00pm / A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre 935-5858
Performing Arts. Young Marlow journeys to the country to meet the beautiful Miss Hardcastle. Thinking he is lost, he becomes the victim of Tony Lumpkin's mischievous prank. Watch the "mistakes by night" unfold in this wry, witty, "laughing" comedy; one of the most delightful classic plays of the 18th century.
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Breakfast with Thomas Murray, PhD President of the Hastings Center
Feb 22 2008 - 9:00pm / Wash-U Law School, Anheuser-Busch Hall Room 401 (314) 935-9358
The Student Health Law Association (SHLA), the Burson Fund, and The Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values present Thomas Murray, PhD, President of the Hastings Center.
Come join us for Breakfast where Dr. Murray will discuss the current work of The Hastings Center.
For more info visit our website www.humanvalues.wustl.edu
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Clayton Community Theatre Trivia Night
Feb 23 2008 - 7:00pm / Washinton U South Campus Cafeteria, 6501 Clayton Road 314-721-9228 or trivia@placeseveryone.org
Clayton Community Theatre's annual Trivia night offers cash prizes, beer, soft drinks and snacks, a great silent auction and more. Admission is $20 per person (reserve and pay before 2/8/08 for a special rate of $140 per table of 8). Proceeds support CCT's season of great theatre on the Washington U South Campus
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She Stoops to Conquer or "The Mistakes of a Night"
Feb 24 2008 - 2:00pm / A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre 935-5858
Performing Arts. Young Marlow journeys to the country to meet the beautiful Miss Hardcastle. Thinking he is lost, he becomes the victim of Tony Lumpkin's mischievous prank. Watch the "mistakes by night" unfold in this wry, witty, "laughing" comedy; one of the most delightful classic plays of the 18th century.
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Where Clinical Ethical Tools Matter Most: Healthcare Disparities Near Life's End
Feb 25 2008 - 12:00pm / West Pavillion Amphitheater, Barnes-Jewish Hospital (314) 935-9358
Palliative Care LEcture Series Presents:
September Williams, M.D.
Physician, Clinical Medical Ethicist, and Filmmaker.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Program includes excerpts from "When We Were Asked" a documentary film made by Dr. Wililiams.
Located in the West Pavillion Amphitheater in Barnes Jewish Hospital from Noon-1:30 p.m.
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Peter Reill 18th Century Salon Lecture
Feb 25 2008 - 4:00pm / Women's Building Lounge (314) 935-5175
Professor Peter Reill, UCLA, will give the annual 18th Century Salon Lecture on Monday, February 25, 2008, at 4:00pm in The Women's Building Lounge with reception to follow.
Professor Reill is a history professor at UCLA and Director of the Clark Center for 17th-and 18th Century Studies and William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. For more information on Professor Reill, click on to his homepage link at: http://www.history.ucla.edu/people/faculty?lid=279
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Clinical Ethics, End of Life Care, and Healthcare Disparities
Feb 26 2008 - 12:00pm / Moore Auditorium, Medical Campus (314) 935-9358
Palliative Care Lecture Series Presents: September Williams, M.D., Physician, Clinical Medical Ethicist, and Filmmaker
Program includes excerpts from "When We Were Asked" a documentary film made by Dr. Williams
Located in Moore Auditorium, on the Medical Campus, noon-1:00 p.m.
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Jazz at Holmes
Feb 28 2008 - 7:00pm / idgley Hall, Holmes Lounge 935-5566
Kara Baldus, piano
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Fictions of the Prima Donna
Feb 29 2008 - 4:54pm / Music Classroom Bldg., Rm. 102 935-4841
Dept. of Music Lecture Series
Phyllis Weliver, asst. prof. of humanities, Saint Louis U
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Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure"
Feb 29 2008 - 8:00pm / WU South Campus Theater, 6501 Clayton Road, St. Louis, MO 63117 314 721-9228, CCT@PlacesEveryone.org
Clayton Community Theatre presents William Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure." Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. February 29-March 16. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students/seniors and only $10 for Washington U faculty, staff and students and their guests; ticket buyer must present a valid Washington U ID.
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She Stoops to Conquer or "The Mistakes of a Night"
Feb 29 2008 - 8:00pm / A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre 935-5858
Performing Arts. Young Marlow journeys to the country to meet the beautiful Miss Hardcastle. Thinking he is lost, he becomes the victim of Tony Lumpkin's mischievous prank. Watch the "mistakes by night" unfold in this wry, witty, "laughing" comedy; one of the most delightful classic plays of the 18th century.
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