13th Annual UNO Bell Tower Challenge Oct. 18

The 13th annual University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Bell Tower Challenge is set for Wednesday, Oct. 18.

At noon, teams of students, faculty and staff will compete to stack as many food cans as possible while the bells of the Henningson Memorial Campanile chime. Awards will be presented to the teams that stack the most cans, the most creative teams and the most enthusiastic teams.

The event is sponsored each year by Eta Sigma Gamma, a health education honorary at UNO.

"We would love to set a new record this year," said David Corbin, event founder and a professor in the UNO School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. "That means we need to collect more than 5,700 pounds of food."

All canned goods will be donated to the Omaha Food Bank (http://www.omahafoodbank.org). More than 33,000 pounds of food have been collected for the food bank since the event's inception.

For more information, contact Dr. Corbin at 554.2670 or dcorbin@unomaha.edu, or visit the Web at http://www.unomaha.edu/healthed/BT.html.

Voter Registration Concludes This Week at UNO

Have you registered to vote or moved and need to change your polling place?

The voter registration deadline for Nebraska residents is Friday, Oct. 19.

In conjunction with the university's American Democracy Project (ADP), voter registration tables will be set up Wednesday through Thursday, Oct. 18-19, on campus. Deputy registrars representing the Douglas County Election Commission will be on hand to help faculty, staff and students register to vote.

The UNO Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) will sponsor the following voter registration tables. For more information, contact Joyce Crockett at 554.3364 or jcrocket@mail.unomaha.edu.

The schedule is as follows:

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18
Event: Voter Registration Table
Time: 10 a.m. to noon
Location: Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building

Date: Wednesday, Oct. 18
Event: Voter Registration Table
Time: 10 to 11 a.m.
Location: Criss Library

Date: Thursday, Oct. 19
Event: CCSW Domestic Violence Event
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Milo Bail Student Center Nebraska Room

"Know Your Boundaries" Domestic Violence Event Oct. 19

The Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women (CCSW) and the Women's Studies Program will host a campus event in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month Thursday, Oct. 19.

The event, "Know Your Boundaries," will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC) Nebraska Room. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend. The event is free and open to the public.

Speakers from both on and off campus, including the YWCA Omaha, the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council and multiple campus organizations, are scheduled to appear. The event will highlight the issues of intimate partner violence, healthy relationship skills, and the resources on campus and in the community that are available for addressing these issues.

"Students, faculty and staff are welcome to drop in or stay for the entire event," said Elizabeth Keller, event organizer and CCSW member.

Those interested in attending are invited to bring their lunch. For more information, contact Dr. Keller at 554.3317 or ekeller@mail.unomaha.edu.

The CCSW serves as an advisory council to the chancellor and other university administrators on issues that relate to women faculty, staff and students. The commission's goal is to provide a forum for women at UNO in conjunction with the organization's core themes of A, B, C – Awareness of women's issues, Balance in women's lives, and the Community and women's roles. For more information about the CCSW, visit the Web at http://www.unomaha.edu/ccsw/.

Volunteers Sought for Annual Mav Kids Halloween Party

Campus Recreation will host its 14th annual Mav Kids Halloween Party Saturday, Oct. 28, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Building. This event is free and open to kids of all ages.

The Halloween bash will consist of a haunted house, candy, games and prizes. The haunted house will be open from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Candy donations and volunteers are currently being sought for the event.  Donations can be dropped off in 100 HPER. Those interested in volunteering for games or the haunted house should, contact Erin or Lisa at 554.2539.

Stephen Marks to Present Goldstein Lecture Oct. 19

Stephen P. Marks, the director of the Program on Human Rights in Development at the Harvard School of Public Health, will be the featured speaker Thursday, Oct. 19, at the annual Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights at UNO.

The event is set for 7 p.m. in the Milo Bail Student Center Dodge Room. It is free and open to the public.

Marks is also the François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights at Harvard and a Senior Fellow. His presentation is titled "Human Rights in Development: Competing Claims and Economic Empowerment."

Until July of 1999, Marks was the director of the United Nations (UN) Studies Program and co-director of the Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Concentration at the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) at Columbia University. He currently serves as the chair of the UN High Level Task Force on the Implementation of the Right to Development. His publications relate to human rights, public health, peacebuilding and international institutions.

The Shirley and Leonard Goldstein Lecture on Human Rights was established in 1997 through a significant gift from the Goldsteins. The couple believes it is important to focus attention on the plight of people around the world who suffer from the abuse of human rights. For more than 25 years, Shirley Goldstein devoted her life to promoting human rights around the world, especially in securing freedom for Soviet Jews. Each year, the Goldstein Lecture brings a distinguished scholar or leading expert on human rights to the UNO campus.

Representatives from the UNO Departments of Philosophy and Religion, Political Science and International Studies serve on the Goldstein Lecture Committee.

For more information about the Goldstein Lecture, call 554.2628 or visit the Web at http://www.unomaha.edu/religion/goldstein.home.htm.

UNO Philosophy Lecture to Feature Diane Jeske

Diane Jeske, an associate professor at the University of Iowa, will speak at UNO Friday, Oct. 20 at 2:30 p.m. Her presentation, titled "The Unnatural Obsession with Naturalism in Ethics," will be held in 210 Arts and Sciences Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Jeske's published work in ethics addresses topics such as the grounds of special obligations to intimates, the nature of friendship and utilitarianism versus deontology. Her current teaching and research interests also include political philosophy, philosophy of law, personal identity and feminist ethics.

For more information, contact Kathy Cox Schwartz at 554.2628 or philosophy@unomaha.edu. Information on this and other events sponsored by the UNO Department of Philosophy and Religion may be found on the Web at http://www.unomaha.edu/philosophy/.

Andréa Stanislav: The Unenchanted Opens Oct. 20 at Art Gallery

This fall, the UNO Art Gallery is presenting a fantastical sculpture and installation exhibition. Andréa Stanislav: The Unenchanted Opens will open Friday, Oct. 20, and run through Sunday, Nov. 19.  An opening reception will be held Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the gallery.

The solo exhibition will feature various work by Andréa Stanislav, an assistant professor of art at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus.  Stanislav practices a multimedia approach to art making, inspired by the language of film, architecture and pop culture.  Scientific studies in the psychology of perception inform her work, as well.  Her multimedia installations and sculptures combine formalism, concept and interactivity to create an experiential environment that explores worlds we can and can't see, but intuitively know are real.

Andréa Stanislav: The Unenchanted Opens focuses on Stanislav's mythic creatures and environments constructed to play with viewers' perceptions.  Her fantasy landscapes are enhanced through the use of alternative media, including glitter and fur, and sound and video elements that produce a multi-sensory experience. 

"I am interested in constructing fantasies of ambiguity and disorientation.  My work begins in dreams and intuitions," Stanislav said.  "By making tangible a dreamscape, I intend to offer a subversive dialogue that the visitor self-initiates in an attempt to order their perceptions in an environment of sense and nonsense."

Stanislav received an MFA from Alfred University and a BFA from the Art Institute of Chicago.  She worked on the design and production of Matthew Barney's Film "Creamaster 3" and has had numerous residencies, including two at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art in Omaha; Flax Art Studios in Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Lab-Site at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.  Her work has been exhibited widely in national and international exhibitions, and she has currently begun a public art commission for the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis.

The UNO Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the Weber Fine Arts Building. The exhibitions are free, handicapped accessible and open to the public. Gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.; Thursday from noon to 8 p.m.; and Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m.

For more information, call 554.2796.

Exercise Physiology Lab to Offer Screenings Oct. 24, 26

The Health, Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) Exercise Physiology Lab will offer two health screenings this semester for UNO faculty, staff and students.

The schedule is as follows:

Cholesterol Screening
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 24
Time: 7 to 11 a.m.
Where: 103 HPER Building (Exercise Physiology Lab)
Cost: $25
This screening requires a 12-hour fasting period. To schedule an appointment, call 554.3221.

Free Blood Pressure Screening
Date: Thursday, Oct. 26
Time: 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: HPER Building
No appointment necessary.

Maverick Watch

Go Mavs!  Support your Mavericks by attending their home events.

Students are admitted free to all home athletic games with a valid UNO ID (MavCard) and game-day ticket. The spouses, significant others and children of students also are admitted free. At the game, students must present their MavCard to receive a ticket. Tickets will be available on the day of the game at each home event. For more information, call 554.MAVS (6287).

inPlay, located downtown at 15th and Cuming St., will offer free parking and shuttle service from its parking lot to the Qwest Center Omaha for all UNO home hockey games, beginning with the Tuesday, Oct. 10, UNO vs. Manitoba game. Shuttle service is available for all UNO hockey fans. A shuttle ticket is required to receive free transportation. Tickets will be available for fans at the counter inside inPlay.

At home this week...

Friday, Oct. 20
Mutual of Omaha Stampede
Hockey vs. Niagara
Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St.
7:05 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21
Mutual of Omaha Stampede
Hockey vs. UMass-Lowell or Northern Michigan
Qwest Center Omaha, 455 N. 10th St.
4:05 p.m. or 7:05 p.m.

For more information about UNO Athletics, visit the Web at http://gomavs.unomaha.edu/.