by Lincy George/News Editor in News
Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, took office Tuesday, April 19; he succeeded the late Pope John Paul II.
Ratzinger was previously prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, president of the Pontifical Biblical Commission and the International Theological Commission, and dean of the College of Cardinals.
by Jodi Dickens/Editor in Chief in News
UD Student Government (SG) and Dallas-Fort Worth Asian-American Citizens Council (DFWAACC) will host an Irving city council and mayoral election forum Monday, May 2, from 6-9 p.m. in Lynch auditorium.
"The primary purpose of a forum is to introduce the candidates to the community so they can make informed voting decisions," Stefan Syski, SG president, said.
by Katie Scharber/Assistant News Editor in News
UD students collected more than 300 signatures last week for a petition requesting eBay.com to add the Eucharist to its list of prohibited sale items.
Junior Theresa Scott, who began the petition drive, said she was outraged at the sale of a consecrated host from a 1998 papal Mass.
by Lincy George/News Editor in News
Villainous men are the focus of a Jane Austen forum taking place tomorrow, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Augustine Hall lounge, junior Kelly Dupen, Jane Austen Society president, said.
The forum is titled Why Men are Evil: The unromantic side of Jane Austen.
Senior John Tardiff will moderate the discussion among students.
by Michelle Padgett/Contributing Writer in News
Capital punishment is killing, and killing is wrong, Dr. Hella Hennessee, modern languages department chair, said to a group of more than 60 students gathered at last week's Amnesty International forum, Death Penalty: Has the time for abolition come?
by Monica Tomutsa/Contributing Writer in News
Dr. Hella Hennessee, modern languages department chair, recently won an award for her Intermediate German II online course.
The Association for College Teaching and Learning in Florida gave Hennessee the Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award.
by Monica Tomutsa/Contributing Writer in News
UD's Center for Thomas More Studies will host its first annual conference, Nov. 4-6, 2005. Deadline to submit seminar position papers is Aug. 30, Dr. Gerard Wegemer, English professor and founding director of the center, said.
The papers must focus on sources or analogues of Thomas More's Utopia or one of three symposium topics found on the center's website; the maximum length is 10 double-spaced pages.
by Mike Hasson/Contributing Writer in News
The internationally acclaimed film, A Man For All Seasons, portrays Thomas More as a man of "wit and wisdom," Dr. Gerard Wegemer, English professor and director of Center for Thomas More Studies, said at a presentation of the film last week.
The movie's script, written by Robert Bolt in the late 1950's, was a response to the prevalent conformist tendency of the time, by presenting one of the most courageous, true-to-self men in history, Wegemer said.
by Lincy George/News Editor in News
The third annual modern languages spring festival was dedicated to Pope John Paul II, who knew at least eight different languages, senior Eileen Lee, who chaired the festival last week, said.
The late pope loved learning languages; and he learned Spanish after becoming pope, Lee said.
by Lincy George/News Editor in News
As the music begins, the young women place their hands on the walls of upstairs Haggar, keep their backs straight, and begin to count.
Legs rise in time with the beat, and knees bend, as the young women proceed with concentration on their bars, the beginning steps taken in a typical ballet class.
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Dr. Philipp Rosemann, associate philosophy professor, will give a lecture tonight titled Medieval Philosophy and Theology: the Case of Peter Lombard's Book of Sentences II. The lecture will be from 6-8:50 p.m. in the Art History building .
The lecture series will conclude next Wednesday.
by Rachel Stein in News
UD's second annual rhetoric competition will take place Saturday, April 30, at 11 a.m. in Gorman C. The competition provides an opportunity for rhetoric to be put on display and gives students an opportunity to voice their opinions outside of class. The subject is Environmentalism and Liberal Arts.
by Michelle Padgett in News
UD will host the 6th Annual Best Buddies Spring Picnic, Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Braniff Tower lawn. All students and faculty are invited to attend.
Along with free food, music, and prizes, attendees will find opportunities to get involved with the non-profit group that creates one-on-one friendships between college students and people with intellectual disabilities.
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Intermediate student ceramiscists will sell ceramic items Friday, April 29, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Haggar Foyer.
Prices for the ceramics are $10-25.
