Thursday, October 14, 2004
Peter von Puttkamer’s “Weird Science” kicks off the Rensselaer Union Speaker’s Forum in DCC 308 at 7:30 pm. Free tickets are available in the Union Administration Office. For more information about the speaker visit http://www.wolfmanproductions.com/puttkamer.html
Friday, October 15 2004
Family weekend begins with a Rensselaer Music Association classical concert—orchestra and choir—in the McNeil Room at 7 pm, followed at 9:30 pm by the Ballroom Dance Club and Campus Serenaders swing band. Admission is free. To learn more, go online to http://rma.union.rpi.edu/.
Mike Super makes some magic with a show in West Hall Auditorium at 8 pm, sponsored by UPAC Comedy. Admission is free. For further details, visit http://www.mikesuper.com/.
Einstein’s Little Homonculus entertains audiences in UPAC Mother’s at 8 pm. Admission is free for RPI and Russell Sage students with ID and $8 for the general public. For additional information, log on to http://www.elh.org.
Professor Akihiro Sasoh of Tohoku University gives a colloquium titled, “Fascinating Experimental Observations of Spatiotemporally Localized Flows Utilizing Pulsed Laser Energy.” The department of MANE lecture begins at 10:30 am in Low 4050.
Saturday, October 16, 2004
The percussion ensemble, symphonic band, and jazz ensemble fill the Union with music beginning at 4:30 pm in the McNeil Room. Admission is free.
The International Festival showcases over 30 cultures in the McNeil Room from 11 am to 2 pm. The event will feature performances and food from all over the world. Admission is free.
The third Improvcappella combines the talents of Sheer Idiocy and the Rensselyrics in the RPI Playhouse at 8 pm. To learn more, contact the Rensselyrics at lyrics@rpi.edu or Sheer Idiocy at sheeridiocy@rpi.edu.
Fall Fest brings fun and festivities to the Union lawn from 1 pm to 5 pm. Live entertainment, arts and crafts, booths from various clubs, and more will be housed under the tents. For more information about Family Weekend, go on the web to http://www.fye.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=253.
Monday, October 18, 2004
The C+CC holds a memorial service for Professor Ted Shuster at 10:30 am. The Red Hawk shuttles will be available between the CII and the Union to the C+CC beginning at 10 am.
Professor Esteban Tabak of the Courant Institute presents a Mathematics colloquium titled, “Stability of Stratified Shear Flows,” in Walker 5113 at 4 pm.
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Dr. Gautam Shroff of Tata Consultancy Services in India gives a computer science lecture in DCC 318, titled “SfleX: A Flexible Software Architecture for Utility Computing and Information Appliances.” The talk begins at 4 pm, with refreshments at 3:30 pm.
