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THIS WEEK AT THE UO.


Byline: The Register-Guard

MONDAY

Speaker - 4:30 p.m. Architecture history professor Thomas Carter of the University of Utah The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU), located in Salt Lake City, is the flagship public research university in the state of Utah, and one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education.  will discuss "Designed for Work: The Industrial Landscape of Cattle Ranching in Northwestern Elko County, Nevada Elko County is located in the western U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the population was 45,291. Its county seat is Elko6. The county was organized on March 5, 1869, being taken from Lander County. , 1870-1920." Lawrence Hall, room to be announced To be announced (TBA)

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. Free. 346-2089.

WEDNESDAY

Speaker - Noon. Lillian Lea Darwin Lopez, a graduate student in comparative literature, will discuss "Women's Hip-Hop in Brazil." Room 330, Hendricks Hall. Free. 346-5015.

Seminar - 3 p.m. Environmental history professor Matthew Booker of North Carolina State University History

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The North Carolina General Assembly founded NC State on March 7, 1887 as a land-grant college under the name North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
 will discuss "San Francisco Bay's Immigrant Oysters." Booker, a UO graduate in environmental studies, is the author of "San Francisco Bay's Immigrant Oysters, 1860s-1920s: How They Got There, Why They Disappeared, and Why This History Matters." Alumni Lounge, Gerlinger Hall. Free. 346-5081.

THURSDAY

Speaker - Noon. Drs. Audrey Garrett and Sarah Hendrickson will discuss the Food and Drug Administration's recent approval of a human papillomavirus vaccine, including health risks of HPV, what the vaccine can prevent and who should be most concerned. Room 142, Knight Law Center. Free.

Symposium - 2 p.m. The Intersex intersex /in·ter·sex/ (in´ter-seks)
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female intersex  a female pseudohermaphrodite.
 Symposium will explore issues surrounding the treatment of people with intersex conditions, whose bodies do not conform anatomically to conventional categories of male or female. Room 182, Lillis Hall. Free. 346-5904.

Speaker - 4 p.m. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc Adrian Nicole LeBlanc is an American journalist whose works focus on the marginalized members of society: adolescents living in poverty, prostitutes, women in prison, etc.

LeBlanc grew up in a working class family in Leominster, Massachusetts.
 will discuss "Journalism for the Long Haul" in the annual Johnson Lecture. A reception follows. Room 282, Lillis Hall. Free. 346-2494.

Speaker - 7 p.m. Yoshiko Wada, an artist, scholar, curator and design consultant in textile art, will discuss fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto's use of Yuzen and Shibori dyeing. Room 115, Lawrence Hall. Free. 346-3610.

FRIDAY

Symposium - 11 a.m. Professor Alice Domurat Dreger of the medical bioethics program at Feinberg School of Medicine The Feinberg School of Medicine is one of Northwestern University's 11 schools and colleges. It is a prestigious American medical school located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, situated near Lake Michigan and the Magnificent Mile.  at Northwestern University will discuss her book, "One of Us: Conjoined Twins and the Future of Normal." Lecture hall, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon. The original building was designed by Ellis F. Lawrence as part of his "main university quadrangle," now known as the Memorial Quadrangle. . Free. 346-5525.

Speaker - 11:30 a.m. Professor Neil Bania Bania may refer to:
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 of the planning, public policy and management department will discuss "Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency in U.S. Low-Income Households, 1992-2003." Room 100, Hendricks Hall. Free. 346-3635.

Ballroom dance - 7:30 p.m. Dress up or casual; leather-sole shoes advised. No partner needed. Lessons during the first hour. Room 220, Gerlinger Hall. $5 general public, $4 students and UO faculty. 346-6025.

SATURDAY

Tax help - 12:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program offers free tax help to low- and moderate-income people with income under $39,000. Bring all necessary documentation. Suite 445, Lillis Hall. Free. 346-3417.
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