U of A - Today

The Associated Students of the University of Arizona hosts an informal gathering on the UA Mall for students to meet the newly elected officers from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

The School of Music and Dance presents "Horn Quartets" in the Fine Arts Complex Crowder Hall at noon.

The Linguistics Colloquium Series presents Chris Golston to speak on "Reduplication and Templatic Morphology in Direct OT," in the Douglass Building Room 101 from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

The Program in Applied Mathematics presents Harrison H. Barrett, of UA Optical Sciences to speak on "Quantum Optics and Image Science: Some Points of Contact," in the Math building Room 501 at 4 p.m.

The Biochemistry Seminar presents Demetrios Papahadjopoulos, of the Cancer Research Institute at the University of California, San Francisco, to speak on "Targeting Liposomes in Cancer Cells in vivo," in the Bio Sciences West building Room 237 at 4 p.m.

The Geography Colloquium presents Michael Watts, of the Department of Geography at the University of California-Berkeley, to speak on "State Violence and Local Politics in Nigeria," in the Harvill Building Room 401 from 4 until 5 p.m.

The UA softball team plays The University of Oregon at 6 p.m. today and Oregon State University at 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hillenbrand Memorial Stadium. Admission is $1.

The University Activities Board hosts the Citibank Rock the Block Tour 1997 in the Memorial Student Union's Arizona Ballroom from 7 until 10 p.m.

The tour combines future technologies in an eye-catching dance party environment. The event includes interactive attractions as well as cutting edge dance party sound and

light show. The first 300 students will receive a Citibank Rock the Block T-shirt.

Among high school students age 15 to 18, 71 percent have had a job and 41 percent say they are currently employed. The majority of students work 11 to 20 hours per week.

Source: USA Today