Sunday, April 4, 2010

April 4th-April 11th

Preview
Duke in LA Spring 2011 Info Session
An Evening of Good Art
Duke Baseball takes on William and Mary
2010 Black and Latino MBA Organization Conference
Human Rights: ICC Prosecutor Speaks at Duke
Why Are Black People So Funny?: Racial Comedy or Racial Insult (Weds., April 7th, White Lecture Hall, 7 PM)
Registration Begins on April 7th
RENT at Page
Duke Royale- Arabian Nights
First-Year Fridays
Careers in Fashion Discussion

Kronos Quartet
Duke Women's Tennis vs. Clemson


Academic Events
April 5th
Come to the Duke in LA 2011 meeting to learn more about the reconfigured program, which will be re-launched in spring 2011! Prof. Esther Gabarra, one of the academic directors of Duke in LA, will be on hand to give an overview of this exciting program and answer questions. This event will be held in Allen 226 from 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm.

April 7th
Human Rights: ICC Prosecutor Speaks at Duke
A Gambian lawyer who serves as Deputy Prosecutor of the International Criminal
Court (ICC), Bensouda will speak about the office’s goals and priorities for
the future on April 7th. In 2004, she was elected by the ICC’s Assembly of States
Parties to be the Deputy Prosecutor in charge of prosecutions at the ICC. She
acts under Luis Moreno-Ocampo, the Prosecutor of the ICC. As a representative
of The Gambia, Bensouda helped negotiate the Rome Statute of the ICC in 1998. The talk is sponsored by the International Criminal Court Student Network at
Duke University, the Duke Human Rights Center, the Duke Law Center for
International and Comparative Law, the Duke Law Career Center, the Duke Bar
Association and the University of North Carolina School of Law. This event will be held at the Duke Law School, it is a free program and a light lunch will be served. For more information, please contact rights@duke.edu

Fuqua School of Business presents a panel entitled 2010 Black and Lation MBA Organization Conference.
Panel topics will range from social entrepreneurship to leaving a legacy within an organization, and the day will culminate with our keynote speaker, Bill Strickland. Bill is the President and CEO of Manchester Bidwell Corporation, recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award, and author of Make the Impossible Possible. There will also be opportunities to network with students, alumni, and members of the business community. Contact: Akinwole Garrett at blmbaoconference@duke.edu. The program runs from 9 am until 4 pm.

Class Registration begins today! Don't forget to check out ACES starting at 7 am.


Career Opportunities
April 9th
The Duke Career Center is offering a unique chance for Duke First-Year undergrads to get their resumes reviewed, ask a quick question (or two), or to just touch base with a Career Counselor on their "home turf." First-Year Fridays will occur on the following dates during the spring semester: Feb. 26, Mar. 5, Mar. 26, Apr. 2, Apr. 9, Apr. 16 & Apr. 23. We look forward to seeing you on Fridays in the East Union Building (South Balcony, 2nd Flr.). Drop-in hours are available to all students Monday-Thursday 2-5pm and Fridays 2-4pm at the Career Center in Smith Warehouse Building (Bay 5, 2nd Flr.)

April 9th
The Fannie Mitchell Expert-in-Residence program features accomplished professionals who come to Duke to share specialized knowledge and provide individual career advice to students. The program's purpose is to stimulate new ideas and provide advising for students who are searching for career directions. Expert-in-Residence encourages collaboration by providing opportunities for Duke faculty and students to recommend an expert whom they would like to bring to campus. Check back later for more details on this event. This Friday's Expert-in Residence will be featuring Eva Danielle Whittels and an informational on Careers in Fashion. The program will be located in the McClendon 5th Floor Media room from 1 pm- 2 pm.

Cultural Events
April 5th
An Evening of Good Art is a program hosted by the Kenan Institute of Ethics. The student winners of the annual competition are officially unveiled at this exhibit of their talent and knowledge of ethics and aesthetics.
This gala signals the opening of the What is Good Art Exhibition, which will run through May 16. Gala and exhibition in the Fredric Jameson Gallery in the Friedl Building on Duke's East Campus. Free parking reserved for attendees on East Quad (first come, first served). Additional parking (free but not reserved) available around East Campus. Contact Christian Ferney at christian.ferney@duke.edu for more information. Arrive at the Friedl Atrium dressed to impress at 7 pm.

April 7th
"Why Are Black People So Funny? Racial Comedy or Racial Insult" is a roundtable discussion hosted by the Reginaldo Howard Scholars.
" The panel will focus on the trials and triumphs racial humor with input from student comedians, graduate students and professors. Make sure you go out and support this event on Wednesday at 7 pm in White Lecture Hall.

April 8th

Hoof 'n' Horn presents Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical RENT based loosely on Puccini's opera La Bohème. It follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York's East Village. AIDS and both its physical and emotional complications pervade the lives of Roger, Mimi, Collins, and Angel; Maureen deals with her chronic infidelity through performance art; her partner, Joanne, wonders if their relationship is worth the trouble; Benny has sold out his Bohemian ideals in exchange for a hefty income and is on the outs with his former friends; and Mark, an aspiring filmmaker, feels like an outsider to life in general, always behind the camera recording the events but never playing a part. Play will be held in Page Auditorium and run from April 8th until April 10th. Ticket admission is $12, but $10 if you're a Duke student.

DUU hosts the annual semi-formal event Duke Royale- Arabian Nights. This event will be held in the Sarah P. Duke Gardens from 9 pm- 12 am. Tickets are sold at the Box Office for $25.

April 10th
In a world premiere made possible by Kronos' ongoing collaboration with Duke Performances, the modern era's most adventurous quartet turns its fierce creativity toward a new, Duke-commissioned work by Grammy-winner Maria Schneider - the first time these two icons of innovation have worked together. Residency runs April 8 - April 10, 2010. "I've always wanted the string quartet to be vital, and energetic, and alive, and cool, and not afraid to kick ass and be absolutely beautiful and ugly if it has to be. But it has to be expressive of life. To tell the whole story with grace and humor and depth. And to tell the whole story, if possible."--David Harrington, Kronos Quartet"She puts together stories that speak with the clarity of Ernest Hemingway and the musical grace of Aaron Copland."--Pittsburgh Tribune, on Maria Schneider. The show runs in Page Auditorium from 8-10 pm and Duke Students only pay $5.

Athletic Events
April 5th
Duke Men's Basketball- NCAA Championship Game (9:21 PM, CBS)

April 6th

Duke Baseball vs. William and Mary (6-10 PM)
Duke Women's Tennis vs. North Carolina

April 7th
Duke Men's Tennis vs. Wake Forest (3-8 PM)

April 8th
Duke Men's Tennis vs. Georgia Tech (3-8 PM)
Duke Baseball vs. Clemson (6- 10 PM)
Duke Men's Lacrosse vs. Presbyterian (7 PM)

April 9th
Duke Women's Lacrosse vs. Boston College (1 PM)
Duke Baseball vs. Clemson (2-6 PM)






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