October 20, 1995: Volume 35, Number 4

Coming events

Steven Chu, professor of physics at Stanford University, will speak on "Holding on to Atoms and Molecules with Light: From Atomic Clocks to DNA Molecules" on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. in the Reamer Campus Center auditorium. He will also deliver a physics colloquium at 1:30 p.m. in N114 S &E. Chu's work was the first to demonstrate how atoms can be trapped by lasers, how an "atomic fountain" can improve atomic clocks, and how DNA molecules can be manipulated using optical traps.

Richard Moe, president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will speak on "How We Can All Be Partners in Preservation" on Friday, Oct. 27, at 11 a.m. in the Nott Memorial. Since joining the National Trust in 1993, Moe has sought to diversify its holdings so that "Americans can form connections with their past." He also has been an outspoken advocate for preserving whole American downtown communities, which he says are threatened by "sprawl-marts."

Sweet Honey in the Rock, a Grammy Award-winning African American a capella singing group with deep roots in spirituals, hymns, gospel, jazz and blues, will be performing on Friday, Oct. 27, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. The group has a large following, and the College anticipates a large response from the local community. Free tickets were distributed to members of the Union community this week before they were made available to the public.

Yaron Svoray, Israeli investigative journalist whose infiltration of the Neo-Nazi movement led to the arrest of a number of its leaders, will speak on Monday, Oct. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the Reamer Campus Center auditorium. His topic is "In Hitler's Shadow: Neo-Nazis in the 1990s."

The Shenandoah Shakespeare Express, an 11-member Shakespeare troupe, will perform Twelfth Night on Friday, Nov. 3, at 8 p.m. in the Yulman Theater. The Harrisonburg, Va.-based company performs Shakespeare's works as they were originally designed -- on a bare stage surrounded by an audience on three sides sharing the light with the actors, each of whom plays several parts.

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