SearchPast Issues March 5, 2007

Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar - See the full calendar Monday, March 5 • Architecture Lecture Series - Rebuilding New Orleans Wednesday, March 7 • Washington University Jazz Band Concert Thursday, March 8 • Germanic Languages and Literatures Lecture • Kemper Art Museum Lecture Saturday, March 10 • Baseball • Men's Tennis • Science Saturday Lecture • Women's Tennis 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 - Unsubscribing Gowns in the Gallery Sara Gruenwald, a sophomore in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, models a dress designed by junior Alissa Landorf as part of "Gowns in the Gallery." The annual event — held Feb. 22 at the Des Lee Gallery on Washington Avenue — showcased Christian Dior- and Valentino-inspired gowns and evening wear by junior and senior fashion majors, who were on hand to discuss the finer points of color, construction and couture. NBC's Tim Russert to deliver Commencement address Tim Russert, the managing editor and moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" and political analyst for "NBC Nightly News" and the "Today" show, has been selected to give the 2007 Commencement address, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton. The University's 146th Commencement will begin at 8:30 a.m. May 18 in Brookings Quadrangle. Paul Donnelly wins international professor award for architecture Paul J. Donnelly, the Rebecca and John Voyles Chair in Architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has received the Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. Donnelly is one of only five professors to receive the annual honor, which recognizes sustained creative achievement in architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research and service. Eating disorders chronicled in Greenfield Assembly Series talk Photographer and filmmaker Lauren Greenfield, a pre-eminent chronicler of American youth culture with a focus on eating disorders, will speak about her work at 11 a.m. March 7 in Graham Chapel as part of the Assembly Series. A viewing of her highly rated HBO documentary feature film "Thin" will be held at 6:30 p.m. March 6 in Simon Hall's May Auditorium, followed by a panel discussion. Announcements I-64/US40 construction updated on Web The University has added a link to its home page, wustl.edu, for easy access to the latest information on the Interstate 64/Highway 40 construction project. Morehouse College Glee Club performance Sponsored by the Danforth Campus Martin Luther King Commemoration Committee, proceeds from the concert will provide book scholarships to St. Louis-area freshmen entering Morehouse. Career development programs scheduled The March 8 seminar will teach managers how to enhance customer service. Washington People Profiling by dialect John Baugh, Ph.D., the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences, studies how and why people react to linguistic differences Sports Weekend Bear Sports WUSTL in the News NewScientist.com (UK) Bill McKinnon, professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences, comments on Europa's "crop circles."