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‘BREACH’ BECOMES PART OF UNL’S ART COLLECTION
Workers from Hawkins Construction Co. and artist Roxy Paine assembled Paine’s work, “Breach,” at its new home south of Andrews Hall from April 19-23. Paine created the 40-foot stainless steel tree and its branches in New York and shipped the pieces to be welded to the trunk on site.
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Magazine praises business program
UNL is one of the Top 100 Entrepreneurial Colleges and Universities in the United States, according to the May issue of Entrepreneur magazine. UNL’s Center for Entrepreneurship appears in the top 25 regionally recognized academic programs.
Value of ag land jumps, NU survey shows
Nebraska’s overall agricultural real estate market took its biggest leap in 14 years, according to the University of Nebraska’s 2004 Nebraska Farm Real Estate Market Survey.
Beadle experts to give lecture
Two experts on the work of University of Nebraska alumnus George W. Beadle will give a lecture on his work next week.
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Now’s the time to renew parking permits
Faculty and staff may now renew their parking permits for the 2004-2005 academic year.
Plans set for presidential candidate visits
This information was released April 26 to media from the University of Nebraska central administration.
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Japanese artist wins botanical print contest
A Japanese artist who learned about the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum’s 2004 botanical print competition through the Internet is this year’s winner.
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Visual Literacy on Display on East Campus
Dana Hedrick, a freshman fashion merchandise major, and Stacey Dobbe, a freshman interior design major, set up their ballerina sculpture April 20 on the East Campus mall. The sculpture was a class project for their visual literacy class in the College of Education and Human Services. The class displayed its projects along the East Campus mall that morning.
Space music composer to perform
Nationally known synthesist Jonn Serrie will give a live concert, “Lumia Nights,” in the University of Nebraska State Museum’s Mueller Planetarium.
Coming Soon to the Ross
These movies will show April 30 to May 13 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. For show times and more information, call 473-5353 or visit www.theross.org.
Performers battle for Apollo appearance
Showtime at the Apollo on Tour, the touring production of the original “Apollo Amateur Night,” will take the stage at the Lied Center for Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. May 1. Nearly 70 local amateur acts auditioned on March 20 at the Lied Center, with a judge from the Apollo Theater selecting 20 semi-finalists for the May 1 production.
Lewis and Clark art exhibit features various discoveries
“Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains: The Natural History of the Expedition of Discovery,” an art exhibition featuring the flora and fauna discovered by Lewis and Clark while on the Great Plains, runs May 7 through Aug. 29 in the Great Plains Art Collection in the Christlieb Gallery, 1155 Q St.
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