SearchPast Issues Feb. 22, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - See full calendar Thursday, Feb. 22 • Earth & Planetary Sciences Colloquium Friday, Feb. 23 • Center for Materials Innovation/Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Joint Seminar Saturday, Feb. 24 • "Big Read" Staged Reading of "Fahrenheit 451" Sunday, Feb. 25 • "Big Read" Fire and Ice Skating Event Monday, Feb. 26 • Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering Seminar Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - Spark student calendar - University calendar The Record, a twice-weekly electronic newspaper for Washington University faculty, staff and students, is the official source for news and information of vital importance to all members of the campus community. Click below to contact us about: - Record staff - Comments, story ideas - Technical web/email issues - To subscribe - To unsubscribe Happy New Year Xiaoqi Shi performs on violin and Fei Sun plays the pipa (a Chinese lute) during the Chinese New Year Celebration Feb. 17 in Brown Hall Lounge. Nearly 400 people attended the event, which was sponsored by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association. Dred Scott case revisited To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the infamous 1857 Supreme Court decision, the University is hosting a national symposium on "The Dred Scott Case and Its Legacy: Race, Law and the Struggle for Equality" March 1-3. Missouri Supreme Court chief justice gives Dred Scott symposium keynote address Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff will deliver the keynote address for the national symposium "The Dred Scott Case and Its Legacy: Race, Law and the Struggle for Equality." The lecture, part of the Assembly Series, takes place at 4 p.m. March 1 in Graham Chapel. Children's Discovery Institute awards first research grants A total of $2 million in research grants to investigators on both the Danforth and Medical School campuses opens the door for science to begin at the Institute. Carter Lewis play premieres Feb. 23 marks the world premiere of "civil disobedience" by Carter Lewis, playwright-in-residence. The Performing Arts Department in Arts & Sciences commissioned the drama. Orchestra performs theatrical works The Washington University Symphony Orchestra will present the free concert at 3 p.m. Feb. 25 in Graham Chapel. Photos of Record - click on the photo to view a larger version and full caption Jewell Thomas (right), a sophomore majoring in English and in math, both in Arts & Sciences, and Kemper Art Museum docent Danika Cooper explain the art in the "Reality Bites" exhibit to University City High School students. Announcements Security measures added on campus The University is taking steps to increase security on campus, including adding peepholes in residence hall doors. Employee supplemental disability insurance enrollment begins WUSTL provides one basic level and offers two supplemental levels of long-term disability benefits that are determined by employees' base annual salary. Highway construction update Click here for the latest updates on the Interstate 64/Highway 40 construction project. Sports Women's basketball wins UAA road games More Headlines 'Dance like a fight': DanceBrazil comes to Edison Civic service seminar begins Feb. 27 A cappella competition on campus