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March 2004
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March 2,
2004 -- "Mental Health and the Law"
 School of Law to host interdisciplinary conference March 19


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March 1,
2004 -- Critical Praxis for the Emerging Culture
 Schedule and Bios


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March 1,
2004 -- Critical Praxis for the Emerging Culture
 Principal Participant Bios


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March 1,
2004 -- Krysztof Wodiczko
 Background


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March 1,
2004 -- Critical Praxis for the Emerging Culture
 International Symposium explore media, technology and cultural transformation April 15-17


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Feb. 27,
2004 -- Richard Howard
 Poetry editor of The Paris Review, to speak March 16 and 18


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Feb. 25,
2004 -- Reducing the risk of rejection
 Embryonic pig cell transplants halt rat diabetes: Procedure requires no immune suppression drugs


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Feb. 25,
2004 -- Flinn comments on John Jay report
 Scandal is "the most serious crisis to confront the American Catholic Church in its entire history."


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Feb. 25,
2004 -- International Women's Day celebration
 Herma Hill Kay to deliver lecture,"Celebrating Early Women Law Professors," March 4


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Feb. 23,
2004 -- Entrepreneurship workshops
 2004 Olin Cup Competition workshop series begins Feb. 24


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Feb. 23,
2004 -- Slander author to discuss "Liberal Lies about the American Right"
 Conservative political guru Ann Coulter contends that America's media landscape is strewn with examples of media abuse and liberal manipulation


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Feb. 23,
2004 -- $1 million challenge
 Sam Fox Arts Center receives $1 million challenge grant from The Kresge Foundation


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Feb. 23,
2004 -- Shigeru Ban
 Japanese architect to speak Feb. 29; Will lead student workshop this semester


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- 'Do Not Call? list
 Tenth Circuit?s decision protects residential privacy through the correct interpretation of Supreme Court rulings, says expert


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- Brett Stamps Quartet
 Performs for Jazz at Holmes March 25


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- St. Louis and beyond
 Inequalities in schools and neighborhoods focus of daylong conference Feb. 27


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- Tom Kennedy Group
 Performs for Jazz at Holmes March 18


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- Prudent pregnancy
 Small amounts of alcohol or anesthetics may damage the developing brain


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Feb. 18,
2004 -- Who really killed Jesus?
 Mel Gibson's new movie stirs religious controversy


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Feb. 17,
2004 -- WUSTL Composers Concert
 Chamber music concert highlights works of Harold Blumenfeld, Roland Jordan, John MacIvor Perkins and Robert Wykes Feb. 29


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Symposium explores roots of the alcoholism
 Alcoholism's genetic and environmental roots probed at Guze Symposium


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Immune system's attack dogs kept on genetic leash
 Loss of restraint may contribute to lupus, other autoimmune disorders


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Obituary
 Robert M. Walker


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Plants and sustainability
 Environmental Initiative Colloquium continues with program on the plant sciences


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Roberta Freund Schwartz to speak Feb. 27
 Historical musicologist explores the Renaissance


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Our environmental destiny
 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak on the environment for Assembly Series


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Feb. 13,
2004 -- Vocal presentation in Graham Chapel
 Joseph Michels to present recital in Graham Chapel Feb. 26


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Feb. 12,
2004 -- Peter Ho Davies
 Fiction writer to read for The Writing Program Reading Series Feb. 26 and March 4


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Feb. 12,
2004 -- WUSTL Symphony Orchestra in concert Feb. 22
 Junior James Prell soloist in Ravel's Concerto in G Major


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Feb. 11,
2004 -- The SmartSet Series
 Helie Lee, author of Still Life with Rice, to read for The Center for the Humanities Feb. 23-24


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Feb. 10,
2004 -- American Music of the 1980s
 Concert features works of contemporary composers Feb. 20


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Feb. 6,
2004 -- Bone-protecting protein
 Healthier bones for mice with kidney injury could mean fewer fractures in humans


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Feb. 6,
2004 -- Falco puts master artists to the test
 Did Renaissance painters use optical aids for their famous portraits? Assembly Series speaker Charles Falco explores the question


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Concert:
 Dead Cat Bounce performs for Jazz at Holmes Feb. 19


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Concert:
 Lawrence Fields Group performs for Jazz at Holmes Feb. 12


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Concert:
 Randy Holmes Hard Bop Heritage performs for Jazz at Holmes Feb. 26


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Friday Forum:
 Angela Miller and Andrew Walker speak on Painting America in the 19th Century for Gallery of Art April 2


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Friday Forum: Art and Pleasure
 Sabine Eckmann and David Bonetti speak on Art and Pleasure for Gallery of Art March 19


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Feb. 4,
2004 -- Friday Forum:
 Sabine Eckmann and Paul Ha speak on Recalling 1980s New York Feb. 13


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Feb. 3,
2004 -- All-purpose thinkers
 Public intellectuals topic of Feb. 12 "Conversation"


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Feb. 2,
2004 -- Historian Benedict at Assembly Series
 Michael Les Benedict will present "The People Themselves: The Constitutional Responsiblity of the American People" on February 11


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Feb. 2,
2004 -- Eye damage may disrupt body clock
 Optic nerve disease may cause sleep disorders


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Feb. 2,
2004 -- J.D. McClatchy
 Poet and Essayist to read for The Writing Program?s Fall Reading Series Feb. 19


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Feb. 2,
2004 -- Super predictable
 Unlike the on-field drama, this year's crop of ads ultimately might be forgotten because few contained the classic Super Bowl spunk


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Feb. 2,
2004 -- Super Advertising Bowl
 Olin School MBA students rank best Super Bowl Ads


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Jan. 29,
2004 -- Start the week with architecture
 Fumihiko Maki, Krzysztof Wodiczko and Rachel Whiteread headline School of Architecture?s Monday Night Lecture Series


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Jan. 29,
2004 -- Exposing evolutionary answers
 Professor Jonathan Losos and his research team study lizards to understand the origins of diversification and how organisms survive


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Jan. 28,
2004 -- Author Chua at Assembly Series
 Chua's 'World on Fire' argues against America's beneficent role


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Jan. 28,
2004 -- Colloquium on childhood lead poisoning leads off environmental series
 Continuing the strong start in the fall, the spring Environmental Initiative colloquia explore the role research universities can play in addressing environmental concerns.


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Jan. 28,
2004 -- Rabbi speaks on social justice
 Rabbi Susan Talve to give Assembly Series talk


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Jan. 28,
2004 -- Women's sports gets big boost
 Women?s sports programs receive a major boost with gift made in honor of Nancy Fahey


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Jan. 28,
2004 -- Cancer contributions honored
 Peck and Couric honored by National Children?s Cancer Society


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Jan. 24,
2004 -- Is there a doctor in the house?
 WUSTL program offers the public a mini-medical education


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Jan. 23,
2004 -- Fridays at the Gallery
 Gallery of Art hosts evening events throughout the spring


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Jan. 23,
2004 -- Kate Clinton
 Political humorist at Edison Theatre Feb. 13


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Jan. 23,
2004 -- Romance with a smile
 Valentine's Day with The UnCabaret at Edison Theatre ANTIGALA Feb. 14


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Jan. 23,
2004 -- Cell growth clues
 New research technique findings may help scientists understand tumor spread


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Jan. 23,
2004 -- Potential treatment for Alzheimer's
 Two proteins may help prevent Alzheimer's brain plaques


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Jan. 21,
2004 -- Assembly Series 2004
 Spring series reflects depth and breadth of programs at WUSTL


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Jan. 21,
2004 -- Reading: Joy Williams
 Novelist Joy Williams to read for Writing Program Reading Series Jan. 29


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Jan. 21,
2004 -- Concert: WUSTL Chamber Orchestra
 Washington University Chamber Orchestra performs hits of the Baroque and 20th Century Feb. 2


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Jan. 20,
2004 -- Understanding urinary tract infections
 Scientists film bacteria changing, collaborating to defeat bladder cell defenses


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Jan. 16,
2004 -- Obituary
 Martin Silverstein, Mathematics


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Jan. 15,
2004 -- Public interest law
 Law school presents ?Access to Justice? speaker series


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Jan. 15,
2004 -- Sonic sculpture
 Paul Dresher and Zeitgeist present Sound Stage for Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series Jan. 31


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Jan. 15,
2004 -- Predisposition to alcoholism may be inherited
 Alcohol-dependence gene identified


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Jan. 14,
2004 -- Eliot Trio
 Performs works of Beethoven, Ives and Mendelssohn Jan. 24


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Jan. 12,
2004 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2004
 WUSTL celebrates the life and contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.


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Jan. 12,
2004 -- Olin Cup
 Olin School of Business awards $70,000 in seed investment to entrepreneurship competition winners


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Jan. 9,
2004 -- Mars mission
 Arvidson team working on Mars mission at JPL


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Jan. 9,
2004 -- Impact of inequality
 Lecture series at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work to explore economic inequality in American society


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Jan. 7,
2004 -- Metabolism mystery gives up secrets
 Cells' ability to open blood's floodgates hinges on unexpected factors


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Jan. 7,
2004 -- Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2004
 Society of Black Student Social Workers to host ?Celebrating King Holiday 2004: Forum on Race? Jan. 19


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Jan. 6,
2004 -- The New York Times
 Corrections to article in The New York Times


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Dec. 22,
2003 -- Secret of college's success
 The New York Times spotlights WUSTL's rapid ascent to national elite


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Dec. 16,
2003 -- Saddam on trial
 "Iraqi Special Tribunal" a mistake, says international law expert


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Dec. 15,
2003 -- Entrepreneurship across campus
 $3 million Kauffman grant supports entrepreneurship education


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Frank Stella
 Background Information on Frank Stella


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker
 Background on Earl E. and Myrtle E. Walker


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Eric P. Newman
 Background on Eric P. Newman


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Evelyn E. Newman
 Background on Evelyn E. Newman


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Numismatic museum
 $2 million gift establishes Newman Money Museum at Sam Fox Arts Center


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- Groundbreaking!
 Sam Fox Arts Center to break ground on new buildings April 14; Frank Stella, Fumihiko Maki featured speakers


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Dec. 10,
2003 -- New School of Art studio building
 New School of Art building named in honor of Earl and Myrtle Walker


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- American Art of the 1980s
 Selections From the Broad Collections at Gallery of Art Jan. 23 through April 18


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- American Art on Paper from 1960s to Present
 Selections from the Permanent Collection at Gallery of Art Jan. 23 to April 18


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- Painting America in the 19th Century
 Selections from the Permanent Collection at Gallery of Art Jan. 23 through April 18


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- Can your hand become a man?
 Unique ?body puppetry? of Teatro Hugo & Ines at Edison Theatre Jan. 16-17


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- Music sing-along
 Handel?s Messiah sing-along Dec. 14


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- International Art at rock bottom prices
 Island Press holiday sale Dec. 14


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Dec. 8,
2003 -- Washington University Opera on stage
 Washington University Opera presents The Village Singer Dec. 12-13


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Dec. 5,
2003 -- Free speech infringed?
 Supreme Court campaign finance decision may hinge on flawed database


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Dec. 4,
2003 -- Filling gaps in evolution
 New fossils from Ethiopia open a window on Africa's 'missing years'


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Nov. 25,
2003 -- Digitizing daydreams
 Brain's 'resting' network offers powerful new method for early Alzheimer's diagnosis


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Nov. 25,
2003 -- Stem cell bioethics
 Professor Rebecca Dresser discusses the legal and ethical issues surrounding stem cell research on KWMU' s "St. Louis on the Air"


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Nov. 24,
2003 -- Two at Washington U. are Rhodes Scholars
 WUSTL seniors Bethany Ehlmann and Allison Gilmore receive Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University


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Nov. 23,
2003 -- Two seniors named Rhodes Scholars
 WUSTL seniors Bethany Ehlmann and Allison Gilmore receive Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University


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Nov. 18,
2003 -- Charity Navigator rates WU #1
 WU heads online gift-giving gauge as tops in using its resources wisely.


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Nov. 17,
2003 -- dance@stl.art
 Washington University Dance Theatre presents 2003 concert Dec. 5-7


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Nov. 17,
2003 -- Celebrating the Book
 Center for the Humanities to present second annual Celebrating Our Books, Recognizing our Authors Dec. 4


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Nov. 12,
2003 -- Senate talk-a-thon
 Republicans have nothing to gain from planned 30-hour Senate debate, says congressional expert


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Nov. 10,
2003 -- Skin disorder gene discovered
 Ten-year study leads researchers to psoriasis genes


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Nov. 10,
2003 -- New fellowship fund, library collection, established
 Isidore Silver, significant scholar of French Renaissance, and wife Edith bequeath $1 million for a fellowship fund in Romance Langs. & Lits.


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Nov. 6,
2003 -- 2004 Presidential Debate
 Washington University in St. Louis selected to host a 2004 presidential debate


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Nov. 6,
2003 -- Three Sisters, two playwrights
 Performing Arts Department presents Mamet?s adaptation of Chekhov?s masterwork Nov. 14-16, 21-23


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Nov. 6,
2003 -- Katherine Paterson to read Nov. 17-18
 Beloved children?s writer, author of Bridge to Terebithia


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Nov. 6,
2003 -- Mendelsohn's talk will cover science, politics, ethics of cloning
 Prominent historian of science will explore the ethical aspects of cloning in Assembly Series lecture.


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Nov. 6,
2003 -- UN Administrator at Assembly Series
 Malloch Brown to present lecture on the United Nations and Iraq


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Nov. 5,
2003 -- Scholars to gather Nov. 13
 ?The Future of Freedom? to be topic of ?Conversation?


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Nov. 5,
2003 -- U.S. - China relations
 Expert on law in the People's Republic of China to present lecture Nov. 10


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Nov. 5,
2003 -- First Amendment
 Professor Ted Ruger discusses freedom of religion on KWMU's "St. Louis on the Air'


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Nov. 5,
2003 -- Community Connections project
 School of Social Work to honor six St. Louis agencies Nov. 12


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Nov. 4,
2003 -- "Globalization, the State, and Society"
 Conference to be held at School of Law Nov. 13-14


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Nov. 3,
2003 -- Election day forum
 Political pundits Thomas Mann, Norman Ornstein to discuss 2004 elections, Nov. 4


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Oct. 31,
2003 -- Susceptibility to lung cancer
 Scientists identify potential lung tumor susceptibility genes in mice


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Oct. 27,
2003 -- Grace Hill's 100th Anniversary
 Creator of time-dollar system to present lecture on neighborhood capacity building Oct. 30


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Oct. 27,
2003 -- Grocery strike in St. Louis
 Professor Neil Bernstein discusses the effectiveness of strikes on KWMU's "St. Louis on the Air"


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Oct. 27,
2003 -- Galant entertainments
 Dancers join Kingsbury Ensemble for French Baroque concert Nov. 9


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Oct. 27,
2003 -- Art history in the digital age
 Stephen Murray to speak on Medieval Architecture and New Media Nov. 18


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Oct. 27,
2003 -- Novelist Jaimy Gordon to read Oct. 30 and Nov. 6
 Reading is part of the writing program?s fall reading series


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