Colorado Court Of Appeals To Hear Arguments At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Law School

March 5, 2002

The Colorado Court of Appeals will hear arguments in the Lindsley Memorial Courtroom at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ School of Law March 12 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Students will get a chance to hear oral arguments, ask the presiding judges questions and attend a reception afterward in the Moorhead-Rutledge Lounge. A civil and a criminal case will be heard. In the criminal case, Claire Christine Walsh is appealing her conviction for first degree murder.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Prof Brings World Of Jazz To Colorado Students, Audiences

March 5, 2002

Chip Stephens' exceptional talent at the piano has taken him around the world several times, and his experience is now benefiting students and audiences in the Colorado jazz community. The Grammy and Emmy Award-winning pianist in the CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ College of Music, where he is an assistant professor, has released two acclaimed compact discs. He's played in the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman big bands, and spent two years recording and globetrotting with Cuban jazz trumpet legend Arturo Sandoval.

CU Visiting Artist Program Presents Sculptor Saint Clair Cemin On March 12

March 5, 2002

Sculptor Saint Clair Cemin will give a lecture Tuesday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ in Sibell Wolle Fine Arts Building room N141. Cemin creates art pieces that question our traditional concept of place, language and object identity using a variety of media including marble, bronze, wood, copper and porcelain. In his sculpturing Cemin addresses unusual formal, visual and verbal relationships through three-dimensional works.

National GLBT Activist Robyn Ochs To Speak At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 13

March 4, 2002

Robyn Ochs, writer, speaker, activist and workshop leader, will present "Bisexuality, Feminism, Men and Me" at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ on March 13 at 7 p.m. in Cristol Chemistry Building room 142. Ochs is a co-founder of the Boston Bisexual Women's Network and the East Coast Bisexual Network. She has taught courses on bisexual identity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University.

Colloquium To Delve Into Culture And Tradition March 7-9

March 4, 2002

Editors: A full agenda of the colloquium with times and locations of panels is available on the Web at http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/CHA/memorycolloq.html . Artists, professors, students and musicians will gather at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ March 7-9 for the colloquium "Cultural Memory and Sites of Tradition."

"Survivor" Composer To Discuss Television Music At CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ

March 4, 2002

The composer for the hit CBS television series "Survivor" will talk about creating music for television March 14 at a free public lecture hosted by the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Entrepreneurship Center for Music. Russ Landau, whose music has accompanied films and television programs for more than a decade, will take part in an informal discussion titled "Composing for Television" at noon in University Memorial Center room 215.

Nobel Laureates To Meet With Governor, Legislature At Capitol On March 6

March 4, 2002

Nobel Laureates Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell will appear before both houses of the Colorado Legislature and meet with Gov. Bill Owens on Wednesday, March 6. Wieman and Cornell will be honored by a joint resolution in the Colorado House and Senate and Gov. Owens will proclaim March 6 as "Carl Wieman and Eric Cornell Day" in the state of Colorado.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Professor Helps Honor Longmont's First Hispanic Councilman

March 4, 2002

Longmont's first Hispanic city councilman, the late Benjamin "Benny" Rodriguez, will be honored in a unique altar created with the help of a University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ fine arts professor. The altar was designed by Associate Professor George Rivera and the Rodriguez family. Rodriguez, a Longmont native and local business owner, died Jan. 22 at the age of 75.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ To Participate In National Alcohol Awareness Week

March 3, 2002

During the week of March 10-15, students at the University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ will join with their peers on more than 3,000 campuses across North America in observance of National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week. Alcohol educators in CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Department of Housing are sponsoring the week's activities on campus in conjunction with the A Matter of Degree program. Students also take ownership in designing and implementing many of the scheduled programs for their campus communities.

CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Ranks Fifth In Nation For Most Peace Corps Volunteers

March 3, 2002

The University of Colorado at ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ ranks fifth in the nation for the number of graduates currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, according to 2002 rankings released today. For several years, including last year, the university ranked second in the nation in numbers of volunteers. In 2002, the University of Wisconsin at Madison ranked first, with 96 volunteers, followed by the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor with 76, the University of California at Berkeley with 70, the University of Texas with 69 and CU-ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ with 64.

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