By
Stephanie Corns
Here's your chance to learn everything you've ever wanted to know about Star Wars. No, not the movie, the space program launched during the Reagan era. UA history professor Michael Schaller will be discussing "Reagan and the New Cold War" tonight at 7 in the main museum of the Arizona Historical Society. His speech will cover the collapse of d'Žtente and the brief flare-up of the Cold War just prior to the fall of the Soviet Union. The lecture costs $6, $3 with a student ID.
"Time, Body, Process," an exhibit featuring three UA students, opens at the Lionel Rombach Gallery today at 10 a.m. The showcase explores the human body and its relationship with time and the world around us. Mary Babcock, Darden Bradshaw and Rebecca Young use traditional media such as woven thread and silk coupled with pieces created with latex and hair to examine human relationships. The gallery will hold an opening reception tonight at 5 where the three artists will be on hand to discuss their work.
Wildcat Welcome 2000 continues with a screening of the foreign film "We Shall Dance." The movie will show in Social Sciences 100 at 8 p.m. Juliette Moore can give you the low down on all the welcome back activities scheduled throughout the week, so give her a call at 621-8707.
Show your enthusiasm by wearing red today and celebrating school spirit with Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat on the Mall. You can also land yourself some free ice cream during your lunch break. The Mall festivities will start at noon and continue until 1 p.m.
The university's Tree-Ring Talks are starting up again, this time with a discussion of the Ethiopian highlands. Zewdu Eshetu from the Department of Forest and Ecology will talk about the forest soils and isotopes of the highlands. Be at Building 58 of the West Stadium Room 104G by noon for some insight into the history of Ethiopia.
Learn how to overcome grief or trauma more efficiently with Patti Harada's lesson on unresolvable grief. This week's lecture will examine how we can use flashbacks to heal after a devastating experience. Harada, a research technician, will help you delve into painful memories to create mental peace. The speech, which costs $5, starts at 7 p.m. in the DuVal Auditorium of the University Medical Center.
