U of A - Today

• Speaking about writing: A Series of Roundtables discusses "Writing the Southwest" in the Modern Languages building, Room 310 from 2 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.

• The UA baseball team plays Cal State Dominguez Hills at the Frank Sancet Field, beginning at 2:30 p.m.

• The American Red Cross will be on the UA Mall collecting blood donations from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. They will also be at UA Facilities Management, 1331 E. 5th Street, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m.

• The UA Division of Late Medieval and Reformation Studies presents John Dillenberger, professor emeritus at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, Calif. He will speak on "Painters as Prophets: Unexpected Visions of Heaven and Earth" in the Social Sciences Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Dillenberger will examine the close knit relationship between religion and art.

• The Building Academic Community presents Gene Koppel, associate professor of English, as part of its speaker series. He will speak on "What Literature Does For Us, and How" in the Gallagher Theatre at 12:15 p.m.

• The UA Museum of Art presents Renate Ferona of the United States Postal Service Philatelic Center to speak on "Is it Real or is it Faux? Artistamps" in the UA Museum of Art at 12:15 p.m. Ferona discusses the government history of stamp collecting and printing.

• The Undergraduate Society of Criminal Justice Studies presents a deputy from the United States Marshals Service to speak on fugitive investigations and apprehension, the federal witness protection program, prisoner transport and career opportunities in McClelland Hall Room 125 at 6 p.m.

• The Memorial Student Union's Gallagher Theatre is showing "Space Jam" at 7:30 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Admission is $2.50.

When Americans were asked how journalists compare with "most other people," 42 percent of the people polled said journalists were more arrogant than most people, and 11 percent said that they were more ethical.

Source: USA Today February 6