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Submit Calendar notices to: Steve Daniel, 100 Koch Hall; sdaniel@odu.edu. The next Calendar will be dated April 9 to May 16. The deadline for submissions is noon Thursday, April 1.

Speakers
Workshops
Exhibits
Meetings
Films
Miscellaneous
Performances
Sports
Deadlines
Coming soon to the Ted Constant Center
 Women's History Month


Speakers
Wednesday, March 17
Steve Coll, managing editor of The Washington Post and author of “Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001”, “An Evening with Steve Coll,” Webb Center cafeteria. 683-3114

Thursday, March 18
Tom Sawicki, ODU, “Comparative Systematics of Subterranean Amphipods (Hadziidae) from the Caribbean, Mexico and Islands in the South Pacific,” Biology Seminar Series, 12:30 p.m., 101 MGB.

Sunday, March 21
Chris Abelt, College of William and Mary, “pH Switches for Cyclodextrins,” Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series, 3 p.m., 100 Kaufman Hall.

Tuesday, March 23
Leroy Hood, president of the Institute for Systems Biology in Seattle, “Systems Biology: Deciphering Life and Changing Medicine,” keynote address for ODU Research Day, 6 p.m., Constant Center. 683-5759

Thursday, March 25
David Chalcraft, East Carolina University, “Conse-
quences of Species Turnover in Aquatic and Terrestrial Communities,” Biology Seminar Series, 12:30 p.m., 101 MGB.

Rory Kennedy, filmmaker, “The Camera Does Not Lie: Social Change Through Documentary Film Making,” the Raoul Wallenberg Humanitarian Lecture for the President’s Lecture Series, 8 p.m., 101 MGB. 683-3114

Sunday, March 28
Susan Gregurick, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, “Ab Initio Study of the Mode Coupling in N-Methylacetamide: A Model System for the Peptide Group in Proteins,” Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series, 3 p.m., 100 Kaufman Hall.

Wednesday, March 31
Lisa Eckenwiler, assistant professor of philosophy, “Re-mapping the Research Ethics Terrain,” for the College of Health Sciences Research Day, 4 p.m., H/NN Room, Webb Center. 683-3338

Friday, April 2
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures’ 9th Cultural Matinee, “Recent Developments in Foreign Cultures,” featuring faculty and community speakers (see story on Page 2), 3-5 p.m., Burgess Room, BAL. 683-3981

Sunday, April 4
Anthony Hayford, East Carolina University, “An Alternative Aromatic Annulation and Cyclopentannulation Strategy Based on the Dötz Reaction,” Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series, 3 p.m., 100 Kaufman Hall.

Tuesday, April 6
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, associate dean of executive programs, Yale University, for the Economics Club of Hampton Roads, 12:30 p.m., Sheraton Norfolk Waterside. 683-4058. $

Sunday, April 11
Keith Davies, George Mason University, “Diazeniumdiolates as Nitric Oxide Donor Compounds,” Chemistry and Biochemistry Seminar Series, 3 p.m., 100 Kaufman Hall.


Workshops
Thursday, March 18
“Banner General Student,” 1-4 p.m., 206 Rollins Hall. 683-3267

Wednesday, April 7
“Banner Basics,” 1-4 p.m., 206 Rollins Hall. 683-3267


Exhibits
Through Sunday, March 21
“Rock Paper Scissors,” featuring Priscilla Hollingsworth of Augusta, Ga., Allison Smith of New York City and Amos Scullsy of Rochester Institute of Technology, Univ. Gallery, 350 W. 21st. St., Norfolk. 683-2355

Saturday, March 27
“Italian Paintings,” co-curated with Assunta Cuozzo, professor of modern art at the University of Venice, featuring the work of 12 Italian painters and students at the Academy of Fine Arts of Venice, Univ. Gallery, 350 W. 21st. St., Norfolk. Exhibit continues through April 25. 683-2355


Meetings
Tuesday, March 16
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, committee meetings, 8:30-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m., full council meeting, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Board of Visitors Room and River Rooms, Webb Center. 683-3159

Monday, March 22
Board of Visitors Executive Committee, 3 p.m., location TBA. 683-3072

Tuesday, March 23
Faculty Senate, 3 p.m., Ports./Ches. Room, Webb Center. 683-3427

Monday, April 5
Norfolk Round Table, featuring Stacey Robbins, artistic director of the Generic Theatre, along with some of the actors, 6 p.m., Virginia Rice Webb Room, Webb Center.


Films
Tuesday, March 16
“Sheer Madness,” for the series “New German Film: Beyond Fascism,” 4:20 p.m., 104 BAL. 683-3973

Friday, March 19
“Salt of the Earth,” for the ODU Film and Video Festival,” Lucien Lombardo, professor of sociology and criminal justice, presenter, 4:20 p.m., 149 Perry Library, 238 Peninsula Center and 158 Va. Beach Center. 683-3828

Sunday, March 21
“Au Revoir Les Enfants,” for the Franco-Jewish Film Series, 2 p.m., 102 MGB. 683-3323

Tuesday, March 23
“Whale Rider,” for the ODU Film and Video Festival, Deborah Meltsner, lecturer of communication and theatre arts, presenter, 11 a.m., 1005 Constant Hall. 683-3828

“Das Experiment,” for the series “New German Film: Beyond Fascism,”4:20 p.m., 104 BAL. 683-3973

“When Mother Comes Home for Christmas,” for the ODU Film and Video Festival, filmmaker Nilita Vachani, presenter, 8 p.m., 102 MGB. 683-3828

Tuesday, March 30
“Menschenfrauen,” for the series “New German Film: Beyond Fascism,”4:20 p.m., 104 BAL. 683-3973

Friday, April 2
“My Brilliant Career,” for the Work & Professional Studies Film Festival, 4:20 p.m., 149 Perry Library, 238 Peninsula Center and 158 Va. Beach Center. 683-3800

Tuesday, April 6
“The Nasty Girl,” for the series “New German Film: Beyond Fascism,”4:20 p.m., 104 BAL. 683-3973


Miscellaneous
Thursday, March 18
Pre-Retirement Seminar in Webb Center, sponsored by Human Resources Dept., offering sessions on Social Security (8:15-9:45 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. to noon, Hampton Room), and on VRS (8:15-9:45 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. to noon, NN Room). Registration required. 683-4237 or kwhitson@odu.edu

Saturday, March 20
Admissions Open House, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Webb Center. 683-3685

Sunday - Friday, March 21-26
ODU Film and Video Festival, “Stranger Than Fiction: Framing Reality on Film and Television” (see story on Page 4). 683-3828 or www.odu.edu/filmfest

Tuesday, March 23
ODU Research Day, noon to 7:30 p.m. (see story on Page 1), Constant Center. 683-3707

Wednesday, March 24
Spring Job Fair, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Webb Center. 683-4388

Wednesday, March 31
College of Health Sciences Research Day, 4-7 p.m., River Rooms, Webb Center. 683-5150

Saturday, April 3
Community Care Day, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 683-3159 or 683-5914


Performances
Saturday, March 20
Classical Period Piano Competition, time TBA, Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center. 683-4061

Sunday, March 21
Master class with pianist Malcolm Bilson, 3 p.m., Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center. 683-4061

Monday, March 22
Malcolm Bilson, pianist, for the Diehn Concert Series, 8 p.m., Chandler Recital Hall, Diehn Center. 683-4061. $

Friday - Sunday, April 9-18
Spring Performance Festival, featuring short works staged by student directors, 8 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 2:30 p.m. Sun. (no performance April 11), Stables Theatre. 683-5305. $


Sports
(For ticket information call 683-4444. Baseball games are at the Bud Metheny Baseball Complex.)

Fri. & Sat., March 12-13
Women’s basketball CAA Tournament, Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Friday - Sunday, March 12-14
Baseball team vs. Kent State, 3 p.m. Fri., 1 p.m. Sat. and Sun. $

Wednesday, March 17
Baseball team vs. Virginia, 5 p.m. $

Wednesday, March 24
Baseball team vs. Liberty, 7 p.m. $

Friday - Sunday, March 26-28
Baseball team vs. Towson, 7 p.m. Fri., 5 p.m. Sat. and 7 p.m. Sun. $

Sun. & Tues., March 28 & 30
Open practices for teams competing in the women’s NCAA Mideast Regional, noon to 4:30 p.m.

Women’s NCAA Mideast Regional, times TBA, Constant Center. 683-4444. $

Saturday, April 3
Monarch 5K Run and Walk, 10 a.m., Whitehurst Hall. www.odu.edu/recsports. $

Tuesday, April 6
Baseball team vs. Norfolk Tides (exh.), 7:15 p.m., Harbork Park, Norfolk. $

Wednesday, April 7
Baseball team vs. N.C. State, 7 p.m. $

Friday - Sunday, April 9-11
Baseball team vs. VCU, 7 p.m. Fri., 5 p.m. Sat. and 2 p.m. Sun. $


Deadlines
Friday, March 19
Applications for study abroad scholarships, offered by the Office of International Programs. 683-5378


Coming soon to the Ted Constant Center
Friday, March 19
The Kingston Trio, $29 and $36.50.

Sunday, March 21
Harlem Globetrotters, 4 p.m., $13, $17, $21, $30 and $50.

Tickets now on sale for ...

  • April 17 – B.B. King and the Bobby “Blue” Band, 8 p.m., $25, $45 and $76.50.
  • May 9 – Mother’s Day Soul Jam, featuring the Stylistics, Bloodstone, Delfonics and Manhattans. $31 and $35.50.
  • May 22 – k.d. lang, part of the Virginia Symphony Spotlight Series, 8 p.m., $35 and up.

For tickets, visit the Constant Center box office or any Ticketmaster location. Tickets can be charged by phone by calling Ticketmaster at 671-8100 or logging on to www.ticketmaster.com. For more information about these or future events, visit www.constantcenter.com or call the box office at 683-4444.


Women's History Month
The following programs and events are scheduled as part of ODU’s observance of National Women’s History
Month. For more information, call the Women’s Center at 683-4109 or visit www.odu.edu/womenscenter.

Monday, March 15

  • “Women’s Athletics: How Far We’ve Come,” Mikki Baile, athletics, noon, Ports. Room, Webb Center
    Tuesday, March 16
  • “She’s Not Just a Pretty Face,” Tammy Hatfield, Counseling Services, 12:30 p.m., Ports. Room, Webb Center
  • “Dance Thunder that Moves Your Bones,” a musical performance and workshop by the six-woman world beat percussion group Beleza, 7 p.m., H/NN Room, Webb Center

Thursday, March 18

  • “Cultivating Creativity: Nurturing the Artist Within,” Susan Thompson, consultant and professional counselor, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Ports. Room, Webb Center

Friday, March 19

  • Screening and discussion of “Bend It Like Beckham,” Becki Fogerty of the Women’s Center, 7 p.m., 104 BAL

Wednesday, March 24

  • Performance of the play “Willow Song: In Memoriam,” 7:30 p.m., Diehn Center

Thursday, March 25

  • “Which One of You Is the Girl? Gender Role Stereotyping in GLBT Relationships,” presented by a panel from ODU Out, the GLBT.straight student alliance group, 12:30 p.m., Ports. Room, Webb Center

Saturday, March 27

  • “Inspiring Hope and Possibility,” a women’s student conference, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Webb Center. $

Monday, March 29

  • “Women in the Ministry,” Sandra Joe-Washington, communication and theatre arts, noon, Ports. Room, Webb Center
  • Women’s Studies Junior Faculty Lecture, Yvette Pearson, visiting assistant professor of philosophy (call 683-3823 for time and location)

Tuesday, March 30

  • Feminist Activist Fair, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., North Mall, Webb Center
  • “Womanifestation,” an all-female performance showcasing women in hip hop, 6 p.m., 104 BAL

Wednesday, March 31

  • “Women in Music,” Leslie Stewart, music, noon, Cape Charles Room, Webb Center
  • “Margaret Sanger: Radiant Rebel,” a performance by Miriam Reed, actress and author of “Margaret Sanger: Her Life in Her Words,” 7 p.m., Diehn Center