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Weather Forecast - See the 5-day forecast Calendar Highlights - see the full calendar Saturday, Nov. 7 • Physics Saturday Science Lecture Series. "Cosmology and Particle Physics" Monday, Nov. 9 • Germanic Languages and Literatures Discussion — "The Fall of the Berlin Wall: 20 Years After, a Roundtable Discussion" Campus Calendars - Academic calendar - Assembly Series - Graduate Professional Council calendar - Schools' calendars - 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 Turning a negative into a positive Seniors (from left) Frank Pandolf-John, Blake Jones, Chuka Chike-Obi and Nick Brooks are interviewed by reporter Michelle Anselmo of KPLR-TV following an Oct. 28 news conference in the Danforth University Center. The students, along with fellow seniors Regis Murayi and Iboro Umana, were denied access to Chicago nightclub Original Mother's during a senior class trip Oct. 17 while some 200 of their white classmates were let in. Founders Day honors distinguished alumni, benefactors At the annual Founders Day celebration Saturday, Nov. 7, the University's distinguished faculty and alumni, as well as its best citizens, are being honored by the Alumni Association. Lifestyle changes, drug help lower type 2 diabetes risk Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes in people at high risk for the disease. Welcome, neighbors Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton talks with Joe Edwards (right), owner of Blueberry Hill and other businesses in the University City Loop, and (from left) Lisa and Jay Nouss at the "Report to the Neighbors" meeting Oct. 21 at Steinberg Hall. St. Louis Public Schools teaching award named for David Konig An award for the St. Louis Public Schools' social studies teacher of the year has been named in honor of David T. Konig, Ph.D., professor of history, of African and African American studies and director of the Legal Studies Program, all in Arts & Sciences, and professor of law. Ambitious rock opera 'Remember Me' comes to Edison At 8 p.m. Nov. 14 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 15, two internationally renowned performance groups return to Edison Theatre to present rock opera "Remember Me" as part of the 2009-10 OVATIONS Series. Programs continue to help community quit Smoking and tobacco use will be prohibited in University-owned and -managed properties beginning July 1, 2010. To help the WUSTL community prepare for the change, programs and events are continuing to be offered to help students, faculty and staff quit smoking and using tobacco products. Announcements Record to go all-electronic in 2010 The Office of Public Affairs has announced that the Record, which currently is distributed in both print and digital formats, will go entirely digital and be distributed electronically five days a week in January 2010. University-wide blood drive Nov. 11 The second of four University-wide blood drives this year will be held Nov. 11 at nine locations throughout the University. Look here for 'Green Tips' from the Office of Sustainability Where to go Update your contact information at emergency.wustl.edu so WUSTL can reach you in an emergency. Washington People Touching people's lives What thrills Carla Jean Siegfried, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, about her specialty is that, in some patients, she is able to restore sight. Sports Cross country women win league title More Headlines Yale historian examines history of genocide for Assembly Series Visiting architect Bailo to discuss work Nov. 11 Art critic Bois to speak on 'Chance Encounters' Law clinic open house Nov. 13 Civil service career fair Nov. 10