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February 23, 2001

Martin Marty

Religious scholar Marty to deliver Spirituality Week keynote address

Religious scholar Martin Marty will deliver the keynote address for Spirituality Week at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Graham Chapel, as part of the Assembly Series.
In addition, Marty will deliver the homily for the ecumenical Ash Wednesday service, also in Graham Chapel, that will follow immediately after the lecture. The service is an annual event offered for the University and, like the lecture, is free and open to the public. Sponsoring organizations include Catholic Student Center, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Wesley Fellowship and Baptist Student Union.
Marty was ordained into the ministry in 1952 and served for a decade as a Lutheran parish pastor. In 1963, he joined the faculty at University of Chicago, where he is now the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. Also, the Martin Marty Center has been founded at the university to promote "public religion" endeavors.
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Eric Bogosian presents 'Wake Up and Smell the Coffee'

By Liam Otten

Acclaimed actor and writer Eric Bogosian will make his first appearance in St. Louis tonight and Saturday when he brings "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee," his latest solo work, to Edison Theatre.

Bogosian describes the performance as "a stream-of-consciousness meditation on making it to the top of the ladder, on falling off the ladder and on the exhilarating thrill of the ultimate crash and burn." He debuted "Wake Up and Smell the Coffee" last spring at the Jane Street Theatre in New York.

Bogosian is perhaps best-known for starring as the misanthropic "shock-jock" Barry Champlain in the Oliver Stone-directed film version of his play "Talk Radio." His other theatrical works include the plays "Griller" and "subUrbia," the latter of which he also adapted for the screen; and three Obie Award-winning solos: "Drinking In America," "Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll" and "Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead."

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Perhaps best-known for his role in the Oliver Stone-directed film "Talk Radio," acclaimed actor Eric Bogosian comes to Edison today.

Knickknack master exhibits at Des Lee Gallery

New York-based installation artist Franco Mondini-Ruiz, a former San Antonio corporate lawyer, is known for creating small, ephemeral sculptures that juxtapose elements of Mexican and pre-Columbian art with assorted knickknacks. Herbs, powders, candles, religious statuary, good-luck charms and just plain kitschy junk are arranged and re-arranged into a social and cultural commentary touching on issues of history, racism and cultural confusion.

For the past week, Mondini-Ruiz has been in St. Louis working with faculty and students from Island Press, the School of Art's contract print shop, to create the press's first three-dimensional edition. The artist unveils these latest creations today in an exhibition at the School of Art's Des Lee Gallery, located in the University Lofts building, 1627 Washington Ave. The show --which runs through March 11 --opens with a reception from 5:30-9 p.m. featuring Mondini-Ruiz's trademark "interventions," during which he will offer a number of small-scale works at "very affordable prices."

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Empowering individuals Second-year law students Ieshia Haynes (left) and Nicholas Garcia discuss issues with U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (right), D-Calif., after her lecture Monday in which she stressed the need for public-interest lawyers to help empower individuals and communities. The School of Law and the Black Law Students Association sponsored the lecture in recognition of Black History Month.

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