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Former Poet Laureate To Discuss War, Violence
Robert Hass, U.S. poet laureate from 1995 to
1997, will give the final installment of the
2006-07 President's Lecture Series Monday,
April 30, at UM.
Hass will present "Study War No More:
Violence and the Literary Imagination" at 8
p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. He
will discuss the theme of war and literature
and the role of the poet in wartime.
The event is UM's annual Lucile Speer
Memorial Lecture. The Speer lecture honors
the memory of a passionate advocate for a
vibrant and fearless life of the mind.
Earlier that day, from 3:10 to 4:30 p.m., Hass
will give a seminar titled "Litany, Dirge and
the Origins of Lyric Poetry, a Workshop" in
Gallagher Business Building Room 123.
Both events are free and open to the public.
Hass, professor of English at the University
of California, Berkeley, is one of the most
widely read and honored poets in the country.
In his two years as U.S. poet laureate, he
battled American illiteracy with the mantra
"imagination makes communities."
UM President's Lecture Series
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Financial Pioneer To Speak At Commencement
One of the state's leading businessmen, Ian
B. Davidson, will address the class of 2007
during UM's 110th Commencement ceremonies.
Commencement will be held Saturday, May 12,
at the Adams Center. The ceremonies for UM's
College of Arts and Sciences and College of
Technology will begin at 9:30 a.m., and UM's
professional schools and colleges will hold
ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m.
Davidson, a Great Falls native, is chair
of Davidson Companies, corporate parent of
D.A. Davidson & Company, among others.
Headquartered in Great Falls, Davidson
Companies is the largest financial services
operation based in the Pacific Northwest.
Davidson graduated from UM with a business
administration degree in 1953 and earned a
business administration master's degree from
UC Berkeley in 1957. He was a UM finance
instructor during 1956-57 and was awarded an
honorary doctorate in business administration
from UM in 2003.
Davidson received a UM Distinguished Alumni
Award in 1980 and was the recipient of the
University's Neil S. Bucklew Presidential
Service Award in 1987. The Missoulian also
ranked him among the 100 most influential
Montanans of the 20th century in 1999.
The philanthropic support of Davidson and his
wife, Nancy, also a UM graduate, was
instrumental in creating UM's Davidson Honors
College.
Commencement information
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UM Press Plans Book Release Party
UM's newly revived book press will celebrate
its latest release with a reception for staff
and faculty from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday, April
27, in the Brantly Hall Presidents Room.
The book, "Last Tango in Melrose, Montana,"
is a collection of 31 humorous essays by Dan
Vichorek, a UM graduate who wrote about the
places, farmers, ranchers and overall way of
life in Big Sky Country. A 20 percent
discount will be offered to those purchasing
the book at the reception.
Book editor John Kuglin writes in the
introduction: "Like the contents of the mound
on Vichorek's incredibly messy desk, you'll
find things in this anthology that you never
expected."
Royalties from "Last Tango in Melrose,
Montana," will fund a UM journalism
scholarship in Vichorek's name.
The UM Press published its first book in
1955, but the venture foundered and
disappeared in the 1970s. In 2004 the press
was reborn in the modern James E. Todd
Building offices of UM's Printing and Graphic
Services.
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UC Theater Presents Films About Middle East
The Mount of Olives Arabic Language and
Culture Club at UM will host this weekend's
films at the University Center Theater.
The films, "Paradise Now" and "Syriana," will
play at 7 and 9 p.m., respectively, on both
Friday and Saturday, April 27-28. The public
is welcome.
"Paradise Now" (2005) is about two young
Palestinian men hours away from becoming
suicide bombers. When something goes wrong,
the two men must decide whether to complete
their mission. In Arabic with English subtitles.
"Syriana" (2005), starring George Clooney and
Matt Damon, follows the political intrigue of
weapons deals and oil corruption in the
Middle East. Clooney won an Oscar for his
role as CIA agent Robert Barnes. In English,
Urdu, Arabic and others.
"As a club, we want to make Arabic language
and culture fun and accessible for everyone,"
said Samir Bitar, faculty adviser to the
club. "These films will give people the
much-needed opportunity to be exposed to
language, culture and current issues."
Admission to one movie is $2 with a Griz
Card or $4 without; double-feature admission is
$3 with or $6 without a Griz Card.
University Center Theater
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