CATCALLS
At a loss when it comes to computers? MIS department to the rescue! The Oracle Corporation joins forces with the UA's computer intelligentsia to help you decode database mysticism. Technical sessions, demonstrations, discussions and student career sessions are all being offered at Oracle Technology Day, a part of the Fall 1998 IT Series. Activities will commence at 8 a.m. in Rooms 208A and 208B of McClelland Hall and will run until 5 p.m. Call Michele Norin at 621-5972 for more information.
The department of theoretical astrophysics introduces visiting professor Cedric Lacey of the Theoretical Astrophysics Center in Copenhagen. Be at Room N305 of the Steward Observatory this afternoon learn about "Semi-analytical Galaxy Formation Models and the High-Redshift Universe." High noon.
If you've been reading the wire pages, you know that Germany's government has changed. Like the political defeat of Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Ring a bell? Even if it doesn't, let Rudiger Lowe fill you in on the details. Lowe is the director of the Department for Political News and Programs at Bavarian Television in Munich. Get an eyewitness opinion or engage in discussion on "Germany - After the Election" today from 2 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. in Room 355 of the Education building.
Attention: Your professors are about to make fun of themselves, and they want you to watch. The UA School of Music and Dance is presenting Faculty Follies tonight at the Gaslight Theater. Charles Roe, voice professor, will perform Tom Lehrer's Masochism Tango, accompanied by Rex Woods, piano professor. Limited seating is available for this 7:30 p.m. performance. Call 621-7023 for ticket information.
How can one be first in the know and still save money? Coolness will not cost you dearly if you come to the 7:30 p.m. preview performance of Ghosts tonight at the Laboratory Theatre. Written by Henrik Ibsen and directed by the Ocie Robinson Laboratory Theatre personnel, the play conveys the story of a widow, her dying son, sexual repression and religious hypocrisy. Call the Fine Arts Box Office at 621-1162 for ticket information.
-compiled by Kim Stravers
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