WK 12 Apr 7-13

Monday, April 7

4pm-5pm// Linguistics Seminar and Linguistics Club Lecture: Prof. Paula Winke, Michigan State University// Lucy Ellis Lounge// Free// Joey

 Joey: As a whole, all of the experiments hinged on the belief that if somebody is looking at something, they’re paying attention to it. Personally, I’m not sure that I believe that. I’m pretty prone to daydreaming, and most of that time I couldn’t tell you a damn thing about what I was looking at

5:30 pm // Calligraphy Workshops with Shozo Sato // Japan House // MAGGIE (because this is an SA&D event, it does not qualify as excavation or event for art students, but Shozo Sato is amazing, and you are all encouraged to go!)

6 pm // Table for One or Two // Champaign Public Library, 200 W. Green St. // ALEX
6:00 pm // Modern Greek Studies Annual Dr. Arthur G. Nikelly Lecture: Apologia for 20th Century Modern Greek Music // Room 210, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana // ANNE

6:00- 8:00 pm // The Art of Science 4.0 // 9 e. University Dr. Champaign // Brian 
7-8 // Parkland Planetarium // 2400 West Bradley Ave, Champaign, IL 61821 // LINDSEY

Tuesday, April 8
12:00 pm // Food for Thought: Anna WHAT? Asian American, Native American, & Pacific Islander Serving Institutions in Higher Education // AACC Lounge & Kitchen // ROSHNI

Roshni: Essentially these cultural centers can build a sense of community and support, which is very much needed on college campuses where some students are interacting with different cultures for the first time. These houses/centers also inform students how to respect and be compassionate towards other cultures.

12:00 pm // Agile Development of Mobile Apps // EnterpriseWorks Conference Room 130, 60 Hazelwood Drive Champaign, IL 61820 // ANNE




6-7 pm // Walk with Xochitl // Quad // PUJA

Puja: Here was my response: "I appreciate the author using her freedom of speech, but to me this story is about so much more than constitutional rights. It points to the larger issue of racism and privilege that is still pervasive everywhere in this “great country” that we are always eager to defend. Yet when one person—who comes from a historically marginalized group—finds the courage to speak up, her voice gets drowned in a sea of backlash and opposition. Instead of looking for flaws in the argument, we should be asking, “Why does this person feel oppressed?” If one student in a campus of 40,000 is feeling this way, I’d be willing to bet she’s not the only one."

6pm // A FashionAble Fundraiser 2 // Krannert Center, Lobby // BRIGITTA

Anne: Attending this event may have changed my life, I cannot stop thinking about how grateful I am that I can walk, I need to stop taking things for granted.

Maggie: This fashion show focused on models that are in wheelchairs, also on models who could walk as well

7pm // AsiaLENS Screening of "The Revolutionary" // Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium, 600 S. Gregory Street, Urbana, IL // CHRIS
7 pm // FILM: "Edge of Dreaming" // School of Metaphysics, 1009 E. Main, Urbana // ALEX
7:30 pm // Creative Writers Showcase: Reading by Alex Shaker // IPRH Lecture Hall // JILL

7:30-10:30 pm // Mountainfilm on Tour // 126 W. Church St., Champaign, IL // Brian
8:00PM // Central Black Student Union Social Issues Theatre: Violence // Armory Free Theatre // PUJA

Wednesday, April 9

12:00PM // Campus town hall meeting // Illini Union Ballroom (second floor) // CORIE 3pm // No. 44 Society Meeting: Fresh Press Field Trip // The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana // BRIGITTA
7-9pm // Writ n' Rhymed Poetic Arts Space | Open Mic // Women's Resources Center, 703 S. Wright Street, 2nd Floor, Champaign (SW corner of Wright & Green St) // ROSHNI

7:30 pm // "O Beautiful" // Krannert Center, Studio Theatre // PUJA

Thursday, April 10

All Day // JACS Conference, Children and Globalization: Issues, Policies and Initiatives // Levis Faculty Center 919 West Illinois Street Urbana // Free // Cate
1-2pm // Get $avvy Financial Wellness Webinar Series: Making the Most of Job Benefits // Free // Cate
5:00pm // Krannert // Krannert Uncorked with The Afrikania Cultural Troupe featuring Midawo Gideon Foli Alorwoyie, Ghanaian music and dancing // LINDSEY

Alex: the dancing and music was fantastic! Master Drummer Gideon introduced the first piece, talking about its origins and why they perform with the instruments they use. He also introduced the 2 dancers, who were really energetic and encouraged others to dance a bit.

6:30 pm // Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses in the Criminal Justice System: What Can be Done to Reduce the Disparity? // School of Social Work, Rm. 2015, 1010 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL // CHRIS
7:00 pm // The Thinking Eye - Edward Tufte // Foellinger Auditorium // JILL 

Jill: The presentation was titled The Thinking Eye. During his presentation tuft quoted and displayed work/discoveries from many renowned people. The list ranged vastly from Galileo to the creator of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee. He states that Galileo was the best thinking eye; it was apparent in his pen and watercolor drawings.

Brigitte: I for one never looked at science so intensely as an art form. It's an interesting concept to consider.

Corie: Another element that Tufte used to explain how information is given by google images. How we search images and we get a grid back of images - thousands of images in seconds. Within those images only two or three images are what we are looking for or appeal to us. This made me chuckle, thinking of documenting reality, on how as artists we snap 500 images a week but we would maybe get 10-20 images we consider worthwhile.

Chris: In fact, it particularly reminded me of a project I did for Matt Peterson's class, where we made info-graphics of a documentary. I struggled to do this, but some of the examples Tufte showed may have been helpful, as they used techniques for visually representing information that I would have never thought of.

7:30PM // Much Ado About Nothing // Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse // CORIE 

Lindsey: The play was set in Messina, Italy. It took place in the country side. The play had a very light hearted vibe to it overall which made it really fun and uplifting to watch.

10pm// Lecture: Shaping Immigration News: A French-American Comparison// 3057 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright St., Urbana// Free// Joey

Friday, April 11
12pm // EUC Visiting Scholar Lecture: The United Kingdom and the European Union: Still an Awkward Member State // Room 302, Architecture Building, 608 E Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign // LINDSEY

Brian: from what I was able to write down in my notes was he was discussing the "awkwardness" between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Over the years the relationship has become stronger between the two but the United Kingdom still remains to be on its own.

2:00 pm // Biophysics and Quantitative Biology Seminar: "At the Nano-Bio interface: probing live cells with nanosensors" // B102 CLSL (Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory) // KELLY
3:00 pm // Immigration and Common Ownership of the Earth // Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor // PUJA

Kelly: The lecture itself was an interesting experience. This is the first lecture-type event I've attended mainly because of my ignorance about topics outside of my major.  Linda note:  this is the whole point of the class…

7:00 pm // DoCha: Chamber Music Performance: The Unbearable Lightness of Being // Orpheum Theatre, 346 N. Neil, Champaign // KELLY

Saturday, April 12
all weekend // Skeletal Lightning Fest // IMC // seano

 

Seano: DIY is much more than a musical theory; its a lifestyle. Its about taking charge and making sacrifices for what you want to do and make. Can't get a record label to pick up your album? Start your own record company like Black Sheep in Springfield or Heirship in Champaign (or the thousands of independent labels around the country). Can't get a solo show in a gallery? Start your own gallery like I did in my basement last year. Want a punk festival in your home scene? Start a punk festival and call it Skeletal Lightning after your punk blog like recent journalism grad Sean Hermann. Want a record store/all ages venue in your home scene? Get a loan and make a kickstarter like Nathan Landolt, owner of Error Records in Champaign. 





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Sunday, April 13
3:00 pm // Much Ado About Nothing // Krannert Center, Colwell Playhouse // MAGGIE