Catcalls
The subject of today's Center for Middle Eastern Studies and School of Music co-sponsored lecture is "Saints, Prostitutes and Rotten Sardines: Music and Ethnicity in a Moroccan Insult Contest." Need I say more? Philip Schuyler (University of Maryland) will give you the naughty bits and the good, clean fun this afternoon at 12 p.m. in room 204 of the Franklin building. Can't glean enough about the lecture from the title alone? Then call the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at 621-5450.
Just as many white Americans of today don't want to be held responsible for the actions of their ancestors against African Americans, it's a safe bet that contemporary Germans don't want to be blamed for the Holocaust. So how has the relationship between modern Germans and Jews changed? Find out today at the Conference on the Holocaust Special Presentation. The Hillel Foundation and the German Department are sponsoring a Brown Bag Discussion on this topic at noon. Meet other interested parties at the Hillel Foundation (1245 E. Second St.) and share your story. More information can be obtained by calling 624-6561.
I think it's just animal instinct to stay as far away from foul-smelling areas as possible. When we humans walk into a stench-filled area, we usually walk immediately out of it. But what do moths do? Find out if they pinch their noses or veer sharply in the other direction today at the Arizona Research Laboratories Division of Neurobiology Seminar. Mark A. Willis will explain "Odor-Modulated Flight in Moths: From Descending Interneurons to Flight Kinematics" at noon in room 601 of the Gould-Simpson building. Mark Willis will gladly tell you more if you call him at 621-8384.
As the saying goes, some things lose a little bit in the translation. Happily, today is your opportunity to enjoy wonderful literature in the author's native tongue. Richard Exner will read excerpts from his vast collection of poetry, in the original German, tonight at the Bilingual Poetry Reading. For those of us who don't know any more German than "du hast," Prof. David Chisholm (German Studies Dept.) will follow up the readings in English. Experience this rare occasion at 3 p.m. at the Poetry Center (1216 North Cherry Ave.) This is a joint effort of the German Studies Department and the Poetry Center. Translator extraordinaire Professor David Chisholm can answer your questions (in either language) at 621-5924 or 621-7385.
Bugs! Stephen Higgs (Colorado State University) will lead this afternoon's Entomology Seminar at 4 p.m. in the Marley Auditorium with a discussion of "Virus Vectors in Vector Mosquitoes - Molecular Approaches to Combat Arthropod-Borne Diseases." Too bad we can't just give the poor things penicillin. Join other creepy-crawly enthusiasts in the Marley Lobby at 3:45 p.m. for complimentary chocolate-covered ants. (Just teasing- I'm sure they have more insect respect than that!) The Department of Entomology can give you the details at 621-1151.
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