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NEWS RELEASES October '07
Film "In Debt We Trust" at UW-Marinette Nov. 7
October 31, 2007
The film "In Debt We Trust" will be shown November 7 at 7 pm in M-117 of the Main Building at UW-Marinette.
"In Debt We Trust: America Before the Bubble Bursts" is an investigation into the impact of credit and debt on American society by Danny Schechter, director of 20 documentaries including the award-winning film "WMD (Weapons of Mass Deception)," which focused on the media's role in selling the Iraq War.
"In Debt We Trust" explores the relationship between money and power in America, particularly the concentration of power into fewer hands through the "emergence of a debt-and-credit industrial complex," according to former Reagan adviser Kevin Phillips.
Schechter writes on his website indebtwetrust.org, "Over the past 25 years, America has moved from a society based on production to a nation driven by consumption; from a country that once shared its resources with the world to one deeply in debt to foreign banks and countries-to the tune of trillions of dollars. As the growing number of bankruptcies and foreclosures testifies, our national debt is mirrored by a skyrocketing consumer debt, with an increasing number of individuals and families unable to cope."
This event is sponsored by the Progressive club and is free and open to the public.
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Cast Chosen for TOB’s Preacher Rose
October 30, 2007
The cast has been announced for Theatre on the Bay's upcoming production “Preacher Rose: A Play with Music” to be presented November 9 - 11 and 16 - 19 at 7:30 pm in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre at UW-Marinette.
"Preacher Rose" is an original play with music written by Dr. Doug Larche, Playwright-in-Residence at the University of Wisconsin Marinette, with songs by Stephen R. Larche and Doug Larche.
"Preacher Rose" is the story of running away all the way home – the tale of a striking charismatic female evangelist played by Susan Vairus and her troubled but earnest boy singer, played by Tim Demeuse, as they burn a trail of believers across southern Iowa.
In the name of causes like homelessness, hospices, building playgrounds and spaying stray dogs, Preacher Rose orchestrates hometown talent extravaganzas into community worship services fired by her own carefully-adapted sermons and the original, heartfelt songs of Aaron Douglas. Together, they take the colorful rural characters they meet on a journey of decency and deceit, generosity and greed, healing and heartbreak.
Along the way they meet Leah (Erin Ehlers) and Randi Sue (Colleen Johnston), two beauty-school dreamers from Winterset, also known as the Dixie Dumplings; and Lone Tree residents Erna Mae Mueller-Mohler (Anne Garcia), Harold “The Rocket” Brinkmeyer (Tristan Schuh), and septuagenarian veterinarian Doc Elliott (John A. Berg), who knows a good deal more than Charolais cattle. On or off-stage rocket dancers, bicyclists, suffragettes, singing deacons and church ladies played by Jennifer Rickaby, David Breese, Jim Vincent, Glenn Thompson, Amberly Sikora, Christina Miller, Brittany Folcik, Mi-Hyung Lee, Louise Marchand-Paris, Trisha France, Marina Khorkina, Yun-Hee Hwang, Jake Budish, Tara Dizor and Lauren Zaharias as Emma Leaura Marie, complete the milieu.
Simplicity, sweetness and humor balance the pathos and power of "Preacher Rose." There is an almost-love story, seven original songs, funny physical comedy, lust, larceny, trust and reconciliation; a day of reckoning for Preacher Rose and a moment of truth for Aaron, who realizes he’s been running away, all the way home. Audiences should note that the play contains mature themes.
Tickets are $11 for general seating and on sale weekdays from 8 am - 5 pm at the main reception desk. They will also be on sale one hour before curtain time at the box office. Call 735-4313 for reservations.
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The Mysteries of Chaco Canyon Explored at UW-Marinette November 5
October 30, 2007
The Mysteries of Chaco Canyon will be explored with a slide/lecture at the Community Forum Monday, November 5 at UW-Marinette in M-117 of the Main Building at 7:30 pm. The public is invited at no charge.
Chaco Canyon, located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, was a major center of Puebloan culture between AD 850 and 1250. The Chacoan sites are part of the homeland of Pueblo Indian peoples of New Mexico, the Hopi Indians of Arizona, and the Navajo Indians of the Southwest. Many mysteries remain about the people who built the pueblos of Chaco Canyon, the purpose of the buildings and why they were abandoned.
The forum will be presented by Dean Emeritus Sid Bremer and Jerry Rodesch, Associate Professor Emeritus of Humanistic Studies, who have made several trips to the canyon as tourists and as members of study groups pursuing interests in history and ethnic studies.
Both Bremer and husband Rodesch are retired from careers in higher education. Bremer earned her doctorate at Stanford University in American Literature, then taught women’s, urban, and ethnic studies and literature at UW-Green Bay until 1995, when she joined UW-Marinette as campus dean until her retirement in 2004. Rodesch earned his Ph.D. in American history from Rutgers University, taught history and humanities as a UW-Green Bay faculty member for 32 years and served as Secretary of the Faculty for 5 years before he retired in 2003.
“We were still young enough to do a lot of camping in 1989, and the prospect of an overnight in remote Chaco Canyon was the dirt-road ‘adventure’ of our first trip to explore the Southwest's fascinating Pueblo/Latino/Anglo cultural mix in 1989,” said Bremer.
“Chaco changed what little we'd learned of pre-Columbian America in our 1960's doctoral studies, in which European ruins were regularly contrasted to America's "virgin land." Dating back 1200 years, Chaco's ruins included farmers' homes, palace-like structures as large as 750 rooms, and sophisticated stone astronomical markers. We were compelled to learn more, so we've since explored American ruins from Wisconsin's Atzlan to Peru's Machu Picchu--finally returning to Chaco each of the past two years on tours with Southwest archeologists and Hopi and Zuni elders,” said Bremer.
The Community Forum series is sponsored by the UW-Marinette Foundation which serves to promote excellence at UW-Marinette while enhancing the educational and cultural activities available on its campus. For more information about the Foundation or to contribute, call the Office of the Dean at 715-735-4339.
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Homes for International Students Needed
October 29, 2007
Two 19-year old males, currently studying at UW-Marinette, are in need of host families for the academic school year. As participants in the Youth for Understanding program, they have their own insurance and spending money. Living with host families is an integral part of the program, allowing students to improve their English and understanding of American culture. It is also an opportunity for American families to learn about other cultures on a person-to-person level. Host families provide room, board and transportation to and from the university.
For more information about joining the international host family network at UW-Marinette, contact Jane Jones at 715-735-4343.
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Open House/Campus Preview Scheduled at UW-Marinette October 25
October 17, 2007
High school students, their friends and parents are invited to attend a UW-Marinette Open House and Campus Preview session scheduled for Thursday, October 25.
Campus Preview day is held each fall and spring semester to give prospective students an idea about what college life is about. Prospective students can come to the campus any time between 9 am and 3 pm.
Topics such as admissions and financial aid will be covered by the Student Services staff. Participants also have an opportunity to sit in on classes and meet current students and professors. They are also invited to attend a campus barbecue at noon on the Schmidtke Terrace.
To register for the Open House/Campus Preview, call the Student Services office at UW-Marinette at 735-4301 or register on the web at http://www.marinette.uwc.edu.
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UW System Info Night at UW-Marinette October 23
October 17, 2007
Parents are invited to learn how they can help their children obtain a college education by attending UW System Info Night at UW-Marinette Tuesday, October 23 at 6:30 pm in M-117 of the Main Building. This information session is free and open to the public. Parents will be able to talk to current students and professors as well as Student Services staff to learn about UW System admissions and how a UW System school such as UW-Marinette, can benefit their son or daughter.
Students can begin over 250 majors and transfer to a UW four-year campus is guaranteed. Bachelor's degree opportunities from UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay and UW-Platteville are available without leaving Marinette. At UW-Marinette classes are small and students receive the personal attention they need to succeed.
Tuition is $4486 per year, about $5200 less than average tuition and room and board costs at UW four-year schools. Financial aid is available and more than half of all financial aid is in the form of grants and scholarships which don’t have to be repaid. Learn how UW-Marinette can benefit your son or daughter for a lifetime. Is a college degree worth it? A Census Bureau survey shows a college graduate can expect to earn $2.1 million working full-time between ages 25 and 64 which is nearly $1 million more over his or her lifetime than a high school graduate.
Call 715-735-4301 to register early as seating may be limited. Or register on the web a at www.marinette.uwc.edu.
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Poet J.D. Whitney at UW-Marinette October 31
October 11, 2007
The public is invited to hear a reading by poet J.D. Whitney at UW-Marinette Wednesday, October 31 at 12 noon in the cafeteria.
Whitney's poems are, as he tells us, “informed by Native American values,” as well as by the works of biologists, anthropologists, dramatists, and environmentalists. He's published 15 books/chapbooks of poetry, most recently "Grandmother Says" (Arctos Press, Sausalito CA, 2005).
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gary Snyder wrote the introductory note to "Grandmother Says," a collection that Arctos Press submitted as its nominee for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
"Grandmother,” is a character whom Gary Snyder describes as “the playful spirit, life, energy of the organic world itself, an embodiment of multi-formed always-changing life; that lives whatever comes, with all the hard-won lessons and teachings.”
More recent poems, from a sequence called "All My Relations," have appeared in the literary magazines POETRY, ORION, RUNES, ORIGIN, and others.
In addition, Whitney has received seven nominations for the prestigious Pushcart Prize for best writing in American small presses and accolades from such renowned writers as Ursula K. LeGuin, Barry Lopez, and Wendell Berry.
He's also had writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wisconsin Arts Board.
Professor of English at U.W. Marathon County, Whitney has also taught at College of the Menominee Nation. He lives on the east bank of the Wisconsin River with his wife Lisa Seale and their dog Animosh.
The event is presented by the English Department at no charge to the public.
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UW’s Wisconsin Brass Quintet To Perform At UW-Marinette October 28
October 11, 2007
The Wisconsin Brass Quintet, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will perform on Sunday evening, October 28, 2007 at 7:30pm in the Fine Arts Building on the UW Marinette campus, 750 West Bay Shore Street. Tickets are $5 for the general public and $2 for students and seniors, 60 and over. To reserve a ticket, call the theatre box office (715) 735-4313, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Tickets will also be available at the door.
Founded in 1972, the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is an ensemble-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music and includes the talents of John Aley and Matthew Kuhns, trumpets; Douglas Hill, horn; Mark Hetzler, trombone; and John Stevens, tuba. The brass chamber experience of the Wisconsin Brass Quintet is nationally recognized and their musical expertise has been acknowledged by Verne Reynolds, Jan Bach, Karel Husa, John Harbison, Daren Hagen and others. Quintet members John Stevens and Douglas Hill have also composed extensively for the group.
The quintet has performed throughout the Midwest with additional concerts around the country, including performances at Carnegie Recital Hall and Merkin Concert Hall in New York City. Fabrics, a CD on the Summit label, features works of John Stevens and Verne Reynolds. Barry Kilpatrick writes for the American Record Guide, “I’ve reviewed over 250 brass recordings in the past five years, and this is one of the very best. The WBQ is a remarkable ensemble that plays with more reckless abandon, warmth, stylistic variety, and interpretive interest than almost any quintet in memory.” Another CD, Images, on the Mark Records label, features works by Hill and Stevens. Most recently, the quintet has released a new CD entitled The Feast Awaits on the Crystal Records label.
This concert is part of a series made possible through arrangements with the UW-Madison Arts Outreach Program with funding by a gift from the James Martell family of Marinette. For more information about the Arts Outreach Program, contact Judy Buenzli at (608) 263-4086 or email jbuenzli@wisc.edu.
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Preacher Moss at UW-Marinette October 24
October 9, 2007
Preacher Moss, billed as the new prototype for the comedian of these times and the times to come, will make a stop on his "End of Racism Comedy and Lecture Tour” at the UW-Marinette campus Wednesday, October 24 at 7 pm in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre.
Preacher Moss is a comedian and writer who has written for Dayman Wayans and Saturday Night Live. His comedy and lecture tour tackles such timely and sensitive issues as racism, multiculturalism in post 9/11 America, and critical race theory.
“This project means people are coming out to not only be entertained, but also educated about the truths of Muslims and non-Muslims’ existence in America following 9/11, but also preceding it. It involves the courage to step out of the shadows of silence, and fear and reach out and build bridges. We’re building these bridges through humor, and understanding to make that journey a little easier for all of us,” explains Moss.
Moss is described as intellectual, yet humble. His audiences come to listen, laugh and reflect. Moss plays to the hearts and minds of people all over the country. With his insight on "racial understanding vs. racial interaction" he has quickly become the funniest social commentator today.
Partially funded by a grant from the UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity, this event is free and open to the public.
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Community Forum on VHS Set for October 15
October 8, 2007
Michael C. Donofrio, Peshtio Fisheries Supervisor, will present a Community Forum on "Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in Wisconsin Fish," Monday, October 15 at 7:30 pm in M-117 of the Main Building. The forum is free and open to the public.
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS), is a new and often deadly fish disease in Wisconsin waters. During the summer months, warmer waters meant stronger immune systems for most fish and a greater ability to withstand the virus, though the fish could still be carriers.
Because the VHS virus is known to grow best in fish when water temperatures are between 37 and 54 degrees Fahrenheit, there is a better chance of the virus becoming active and being spread during the fall, winter and spring months.
Donofrio will present important information on how everyone can continue to work together to prevent the spread of VHS.
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Christopher Carter, Mentalist, at UW-Marinette October 19
October 4, 2007
From a student of mindreading to a mind reader of students and anyone else who happens to be in the audience, Chris Carter has developed his talents as a "Mentalist" to the point of being named Entertainer of the Year, Best Live Novelty Act and Best Male Performer by Campus Activities Magazine.
Carter will leave you wondering how he does it on Friday, October 19 at 7:00 pm in the Herbert L. Williams Theatre at UW-Marinette.
The public is invited to attend this Campus Activities Board event featuring one of the masters of illusion genre. Carter grew up in Springfield, Illinois where he became interested in mentalism and magic as a kid watching an uncle play poker. He realized he could tell when people were bluffing by their body language. "Within three months, I had developed a knack for telling people what card they were thinking of by interpreting body language cues."
In college, Carter majored in theatre and business, and knew he wanted to become a performer. In addition to his education, he has done a great deal of research in the field of mentalism. "A number of the things I do were done by mind reading acts in the late 1800s. Learning about those things and then trying to recreate and update them has been a tremendous education for me," said Carter.
The public is invited to see Carters astounding array of mind-bending illusions at UW-Marinette. Tickets are free to UW-Marinette students with ID, $3 to students with other ID and $5 for the general public.
Tickets are available at the Main Reception Desk weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm and at the box office one hour before curtain. Call 715-735-4313 for reservations.
The events is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.
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Larrabee Featured Artist at UW-Marinette
October 3, 2007
Paintings by Jennifer A. Larrabee are on exhibit at the UW-Marinette art gallery through October.
Originally from Chicago, Illinois, Larrabee has lived in Wisconsin for the past 20 years. She attended the College of DuPage in Wheaton, Illinois and Nicolet Area Technical College in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.
"I started painting oils in 2003 and have participated in 'Art for All' for the past two years," said Larrabee.
Larrabee's experience as a Master Gardener has influenced her work. "I enjoy painting flowers and landscapes and I like the texture that painting on Blandex (chip board) gives," said Larrabee.
Larrabee has also painted some large murals, but her exhibit at UW-Marinette marks her first gallery showing.
The gallery is open weekdays from 8 am to 5 pm and during Theatre on the Bay productions.
For more information about gallery exhibits, contact James LaMalfa, associate professor of art and gallery curator at 715-735-4322.
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College Fair October 10 at UW-Marinette
October 3, 2007
The October 10th College Fair at UW-Marinette is for students, the public, and prospective students who want to learn more about post-secondary education options.
UW-Marinette now has more Bachelor Degree programs available for students who want to continue their educations without traveling long distances to classes or relocating.
Representatives from 18 higher education institutions will be at UW-Marinette’s “College Fair” October 10 between 3 and 7 pm in the Main Building cafeteria to talk with prospective students about available educational options.
“It’s never too late to begin or continue the college degree you’ve always dreamed about,” says Mary LaCasse, UW-Marinette’s Coordinator of Services for Adult Students.
“The public is invited to drop in any time between 3 and 7 pm to talk with advisors from UW-Marinette, UW-Eau Claire, UW-Extension Independent Learning, UW-Green Bay, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Superior, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville Engineering Program, Marian College, Northern Michigan University, Silver Lake College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Northland College, University of Phoenix, The Wisconsin Academy-A Paul Mitchell Partner School, The United States Army, and NEWCAP, Inc. Skills Enhancement Program,” said LaCasse.
At the College Fair, prospective students can learn about the admissions process, financial aid, bachelor’s degree requirements, transferring degree credits from other colleges, flexible schedules and online classes.
“Stop in to meet with reps from each campus and learn about what these schools have to offer, including distance education opportunities,” said LaCasse.
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Seussical the Musical Jr. Auditions set for October 15 & 16
October 1, 2007
Auditions will be held for "Seussical the Musical Jr." at UW-Marinette on October 15 and 16 from 4 - 7 pm for ages 6 through college.
The show is a Continuing Education Children's Theatre production directed by Jamie Schwaba with musical direction by Jay Jensen. As a Theatre Production class, those cast will be required to pay $59 for the class.
"We are looking for a large cast of singers, dancers and actors. Those interested in auditioning should prepare 16 bars of music to sing and be prepared to learn a short dance combination. Be sure to bring sheet music and wear clothing that is easy to move in," says Schwaba.
Production dates are set for December 7 – 9 (not 8 – 10 as previously advertised) and 13 – 16 with curtain time at 7 pm Thursday – Saturday and 2 pm Sunday.
Call 715-735-4343 to reserve a time slot. Groups will be seen at half hour increments in T-153 of the Fine Arts Building.
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UW-Marinette Ambassadors to Sponsor Blood Drive October 12
October 1, 2007
UW-Marinette’s fall Blood Drive, sponsored by the Student Ambassadors, will be held on Friday, October 12 from 9 am to 3 pm in the Student Union of the Main Building.
Ninety-five percent of Americans will need a blood product in their lifetime, yet only three percent of the people who are eligible to give blood actually do. To the millions of patients who need blood every year, these blood donors are uncommon heroes. They join the ranks of firemen, police, emergency medical workers and others who give of themselves every day to help save the lives of complete strangers. They are needed now more than ever.
Please call 735-4303 to make an appointment to give blood. You may also visit www.redcrossblood.com for more information about giving blood.
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