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Toronto Sun
In the first of a planned series of four feature-length, direct-to-DVD movies, Futurama: Bender’s Big Score arrived this week in widescreen living colour. Great extras include a 26-minute math lecture. Math prof Sarah Greenwald, of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, deconstructs the hyper-math references in the densely layered Futurama universe.
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Pasadena Weekly
“Bender’s Big Score,” the first of four new “Futurama” movies, was released. The DVD is packed with extras, including a lecture by Sarah Greenwald, associate professor of mathematics at Appalachian State University, talking about math references in “Futurama” and “The Simpsons.”
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http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=5380&IssueNum=100
Asheville Citizen-Times
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Many people find the holiday season brings additional pressure to already complex lives. People may feel they need to create an ideal holiday by finding the perfect gift, decorating extensively or cooking an elaborate meal. They may feel a pinch in their pocketbooks. They may feel pulled in many directions by the competing expectations of family and friends. They may be lonely for loved ones who have passed on or for children who are away. They may find they are drinking too much at holiday parties or they may get fatigued, anxious or depressed just thinking about the season to come.
Counseling for Faculty and Staff is a free, confidential service for Appalachian faculty, staff and their immediate families. They are available if the holiday blues start getting to you.
Visit www.cfs.appstate.edu or contact Mary Pearson at 262-4951 or pearsonml@appstate.edu for an appointment.
Asheville Citizen-Times
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The Chapel Hill News
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http://www.chapelhillnews.com/opinion/martin/story/10764.html
Students, faculty and staff
are invited to join
Chancellor and Mrs. Kenneth E. Peacock for Appalachian’s
Holiday Open House
Wednesday, December 5
1 to 3 p.m.
Summit Trail Solarium
Plemmons Student Union
Raleigh News and Observer
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http://www.newsobserver.com/news/higher_education/story/770672.html
Mountain Times
ASU hosts forum on education building
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Jeffrey P. Lawrence, a staff member in Housing Operations, has been approved to participate in the Voluntary Shared Leave Program. To donate vacation time (minimum 4 hours) send a letter or e-mail to Vicky Greene in Human Resource Services (greenevb@appstate.edu). Please include your banner ID number.
The deadline to donate leave is Wednesday, Nov. 28.
The program “Finding Joy in Majengo: Children, Poverty, and Education in Kenya’s Changing Communities” will be presented Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons. It features a dramatic reading of a short story by Lynne Mansure presented by students from the Department of Theatre and Dance and a slide presentation by Mansure. The presentation is part of the library’s “Doorways: An International Program Series.” Mansure has authored a number of children’s books and co-authored a book on Kenya published by Grolier Press. She has spent 40 years of her life in Kenya. Mansure is a visiting professor of French at Appalachian.
The Doorways series focuses on international issues. Its goal is to provide a platform for people to share their research and knowledge on international issues and build relationships on campus based on interest in international affairs. For more information on this program or the Doorways series, contact Belk Library at 262-2186 or visit www.library.appstate.edu.
Internationally known violist Jerzy Kosmala will present a free recital Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Kosmala also will present a masterclass Nov. 27 at 6 p.m., also in Rosen Concert Hall.
A concert featuring students in various brass ensembles at Appalachian will be held Nov. 26 in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. The performance begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Performing will be members of the Appalachian Trumpet Choir directed by Bill Jones and Mark Dulin, the Appalachian Horn Choir directed by Karen Robertson, and the Appalachian Trombone Choir directed by Harold McKinney and Joseph Brown.
A variety of classical and contemporary compositions for guitar will be performed Nov. 27 by the Appalachian Guitar Ensemble. The performance begins at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free.
The Hayes School of Music will usher in the holiday season Nov. 30 with its annual holiday scholarship concert. The program begins at 7:30 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is $5. Tickets are available from the Farthing Auditorium Box Office weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The concert, which features more than a dozen musical ensembles, is coordinated by Steve Hopkins, a member of the music faculty. This is the 15th year of the event, which raises money to fund scholarships for outstanding students in the music school. To date, more than $65,000 has been awarded in scholarships.
The Appalachian Chorale celebrates its 32nd season with an all-Baroque concert on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert. The program includes two of Handel’s anthems written for the 1727 coronation of King George II and Queen Caroline, and the cantata “Uns ist ein Kind geboren” by Johann Kuhnau.
Chorale Music Director Joby Bell will accompany and conduct the ensemble. Admission is free.
The Hayes School of Music will host the annual “Messiah” sing-along Sunday, Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Stephen Hopkins is the conductor and Joby Bell is the organist. Student soloists from the Hayes School of Music will perform the arias. The audience will be invited to sing the chorus parts from the Christmas portion of Handel’s “Messiah,” including “Hallelujah.” Music will be provided. The Appalachian Chorale is hosting the event. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted for music scholarships through Pi Kappa Lambda Honorary Music Society.
The Appalachian State University Gospel Choir will perform Sunday, Dec. 2, at 6 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is free.
The Appalachian Wind Ensemble and Appalachian Concert Band will perform Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall. Admission is free. The concert also will be webcast at http://www.music.appstate.edu/webcast.html.
The student organization Playcrafters and the Department of Theatre and Dance will premiere two student-written plays in the New Play Festival, Nov. 28-Dec.1 in I.G. Greer Studio Theatre. All show times are 8 p.m. For tickets, contact the box office at 262-3063 or visit www.theatre.appstate.edu for more information.
The Human Performance Lab in the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science is seeking 500 individuals between the ages of 18-75 to participate in a study to determine the effectiveness of quercetin in reducing sickness from upper respiratory infections. They also hope to determine if the substance will reduce disease risk factors associated with high blood lipids, high blood pressure and oxidative stress.
Participants will be divided into groups and take either a placebo or a chewable quercetin supplement twice a day for 12 weeks. Quercetin is a natural antioxidant derived from plants, such as red apples, red grapes and broccoli.
Participants won’t have to alter their dietary or exercise practices during the study. They will be asked to provide information about their current health status, such as age, height, weight and disease and risk factors, and keep a daily wellness diary.
Those completing the study will receive $300 and results from an array of tests, including a lipid profile which measures cholesterol levels. Participants will meet on select Wednesdays, Thursdays or Saturdays to submit blood samples, for blood pressure measurements and to participate in a 30-minute test to measure mental alertness and mood. Times and dates will be assigned upon entering the study.
To participate in the study, e-mail asuresearch@appstate.edu and state that you want to join the study. An e-mail will be sent to you with further information.
The Department of History will sponsor “Appalachian Spring: Third Annual Conference on World History and Economics” April 26, 2008 on campus. Keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Lindert from the University of California-Davis. Lindert is a world-renowned scholar of the economics and history of government spending and globalization. Several panel discussions with scholarly papers and undergraduate/graduate panels will also be presented. The theme is “Government and Progress: A World of Experience.”
Those interested in participating should notify conference organizers by March 1, 2008. A one page-abstract describing the scholar’s proposal should also be submitted to the organizers by March 1, 2008. A full paper will be due by April 2, 2008.
The contacts for paper proposals are David Johnson at 262-6007 or johnsonda@appstate.edu and Jari Eloranta at 262-6006 or elorantaj@appstate.edu.
For more information about the conference, visit http://www.history.appstate.edu/WorldHistoryConference.html.
International Education Week will be celebrated Nov. 12-16 on campus.
An International Education and Development Fair will be held Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Grandfather Mountain Ballroom. Students, faculty and staff can learn about the many international education opportunities at Appalachian.
Melinda Wiggins will present “The American Dream: Stories of North Carolina Farmworkers” Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Blue Ridge Ballroom. The film “Help Wanted: Farm Workers in North Carolina will be shown at 7:30 p.m. in I.G. Greer Auditorium.
An International Coffee Hour from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Nov. 14 will focus on international Alternative Spring Break programs in Panama, Costa Rica and Jamaica. The program will be held in the student union’s Multicultural Center. An International Café will celebrate culture through international food and music from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in the student union’s Blue Ridge Ballroom.
Activities on Nov. 15 include presentations by performance poet Doris Davenport at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. in Plemmons Student Union’s Table Rock Room.
“The Lives of Others: Navigating the Public and Private and the Past in Post-Communist Eastern Europe” will be presented by faculty members Peter Petschauer, Irina Barclay and Alexandra Hellenbrand, and graduate student Katrin Deil from 6-7:30 p.m. on Nov. 15 in the student union’s Price Lake Room. The program is part of the Humanities Thematic Series.
Fulbright educators Ismail Al-Akras and Salim Al-Idia, and Curtis Ryan from the Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice will present “Comparative Perspectives of Education and Culture: Jordan and the U.S.” on Nov.15 at 6:30 p.m. in Room 03 Edwin Duncan Hall. Refreshments will be served. The program is co-sponsored by the Reich College of Education and the Office of International Education and Development. For more information, call 8046.
In addition, the International Film Series will run Nov. 12-16. All films will be shown with English subtitles in Room 114 Belk Library and Information Commons.
Films are:
Nov. 12 “Lumumba,” (French and Lingala), 7 p.m.
Nov. 14 “Viva Cuba,” (Spanish), 2:30 p.m.
Nov. 14 “Travelers & Magicians,” (Dzongkha), 4 p.m.
Nov. 15 “The World,” (Mandarin and Shannxi), 7 p.m.
Nov. 16 “The Lives of Others,” (German), 7 p.m.
Visit http://www.international.appstate.edu/ for more information.
Evelin Lindner will present “Genocide, Humiliation and Conflict” Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. in Room 114 Carol Grotnes Belk Library and Information Commons. The lecture is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Center for Judaic, Holocaust and Peace Studies, the Office of International Education and Development, the Department of History and the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Hayes Graduate String Quartet performs Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
Jazz Ensemble I will perform Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 8 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. The Hayes School of Music ensemble will be directed by Todd Wright.
Crowd-pleasing selections from musical theater and opera will be performed Nov. 15 and 16 by students in the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University. Performances will begin at 8 each evening in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
The Appalachian Treble Choir and Collegium Musicum will present a concert Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall.
Internationally known violist Jerzy Kosmala will present a free recital Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m. in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall Kosmala also will present a master class Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. in Rosen Concert Hall.
