Datebook


Arizona Daily Wildcat
August 26, 2005

Wildcat Welcome

  • "Sea of Red." Wear something red and show everyone what kind of Wildcat you really are

  • Ask Me Tent and Sponsor Tent. 7 a.m. - 5 p.m. UA Mall

  • Back to School Poster Sale. A variety of posters from movies, art, music, black and white photography, and more. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. UA Mall

  • Student Involvement Fair. Come find out how to get connected on campus, from sports clubs to class honoraries to service-based groups. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. UA Mall

  • Fall Club Fair. Officially recognized clubs will have tables set up to advertise themselves and recruit new members. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. UA Mall

  • Bear Down Ice Cream Bash. Free ice cream as long as it lasts! Sponsored by the Disability Resource Center. Noon - 1 p.m. UA Mall

  • Merits Program Opening Event. Welcoming all first-year students with free food and activities. 5:30 p.m. Old Main, Lower Level

    Seminars

  • "A Comparison of Two Southern Arizona Performance Pay Plans for Teachers," by Richard John Lesko. 9 a.m. Education building, Room 201

  • "Molecular Evidence for Parallel Adaptive Evolution in Sympatric Biotypes of Bemisia tabaci," by Dr. Shai Morin, Hebrew University of Jerusalem. 4 p.m. Marley building, Room 230

  • "Engineering Aspects in Cryobiology: From Continuum Mechanics in Cryopreservation to Automated Planning of Cryosurgery," by Yoed Rabin, Carnegie Mellon University. 4 p.m. Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering building, Room S212

    Arts & Entertainment

  • "The Wheel: Pottery of the Ancient Mediterranean," by guest curator Joshua Mix. Examining a selection of 28 wheel-thrown pots for the insights they offer into Mediterranean society and daily life in antiquity. 4 p.m. UA Museum of Art

  • Opening Reception for the UA Museum of Art. Travels across centuries beginning with ancient Mediterranean pottery, to Old Masters prints by Rembrandt and Goya, finishing with the newest work from the UA School of Art faculty. 5 p.m. UA Museum of Art

  • "The Longest Yard." Based on the 1974 film, Adam Sandler stars in this story of a pro football player in prison who is recruited to play for the prison football team in a game against the guards. $3. 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Student Union Memorial Center, Gallagher Theater