Student Research Showcased in Science Hall Colloquium
Student anthropologists Ashlan Falletta-Cowden ’09 and Sveinn Sigurdsson ’09 will present their award-winning research Thursday, May 15 at 11:10 a.m. in Science Hall 102 in the Science Hall Colloquium “From Sustenance to Symbol: A Multi-generational Study of Traditionality and Modernization in the Icelandic Diet.”  The talk is based on a  research paper of the same name for which they recently won the William Whit Student Paper Award from the Association for the Study of Food and Society.

Social Critic Discusses Competition Between Women
Using studies in psychology and human aggression, author Leora Tanenbaum explores the aggressive and ruthless rivalries that pit women against each other Thursday, May 15 at 8 p.m. in Science Hall 102 in the address “Why Are We So Hard on Each Other? Catfights and Competition Between Women."  Tanenbaum is the author of the books “Slut! Growing Up Female With a Bad Reputation” and “Catfight: Rivalries Among Women.” Her appearance is sponsored by the student organization Downer Feminist Council.

Theatre Arts Dept. Presents “The Knight From Olmedo”
Turbulent love affairs and lighthearted comedy are entwined with dangerous, sinister themes in the Lawrence theatre arts department’s production of  “The Knight from Olmedo.”  The play will be staged May 14-17 at 8 p.m. and May 18 at 3 p.m. in Stansbury Theatre.  Directed by Associate Professor of Theatre Arts Timothy X. Troy and featuring experimental on-stage seating, the production culminates a year-long celebration of Spanish playwrights.  Read more.

America’s Game:  Dan Taylor Talking Baseball
Dan Taylor, professor emeritus of classics, examines the distinctive stamp baseball has imprinted on America’s language, history, and culture in an address at the Appleton Art Center.  Taylor presents “America’s Game” Thursday, May 15 at 7 p.m. as part of the Art Center’s current exhibition “Art of the Diamond:  Baseball.”

Three Jazz Bands, Three Sets, Three Seniors
Marking the first time all of Lawrence's large jazz groups will appear in the same concert, the LU Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Jazz Workshop combine musical forces at the Jazz Finale Concert Friday, May 16 at 8 p.m. in the Lawrence Memorial Chapel.  Graduating students Reed Flygt, drums, Dane Sorenson, saxophone, and Greg Woodward, piano will be featured soloists. Directors Fred Sturm, Patty Darling, and Nick Keelan will lead their groups in a program of historical big band selections, contemporary works, and the world premiere performance of "Turquoise Circles" by student composer Eli Wallace '09.    
 
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