CLOTHES CALL--Junior and NCUR 99 assistant Elizabeth Close scopes out the volunteer T-shirts. It's just one of the many preparations being made in a race to be ready for the thousands of students and advisors coming for the conference April 8-10.

April 5, 1999
Volume 27 Number 7

• Journal published as 3 millionth volume
  John Gardner's student journal reveals craft of writing
• Garrison Keillor to perform at Eastman
• River Campus gets ready for NCUR 99
• VanderZwaag appointed athletic director
• New cause for Alzheimer's symptom found
  Study says that 'motion blindness' affects disorientation
• Poet Anthony Hecht to give reading
• Michael Farris, ESM professor, dies at 41
• New center connects to community
• Renowned Puerto Rican author to lecture
• TO: Deans, Directors, Department Heads
• FYI
• In Brief
• Calendar of Events
• Classifieds
• Jobs

24.3% of University employees had given to the campaign as of 3/30. Participation goal: 50%. Campaign total as of 3/30: $460,377.72.

Got news? Currents will publish its next issue on Monday, April 19. The deadline for submissions is noon, Monday, April 12, one week prior to publication. Phone x5-4118; fax 275-0359; or e-mail currents@admin.rochester.edu.

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Currents staff

Julie Welch, editor
Judy Hoehn, calendar & classified editor
Joe Gawlowicz, photographer
Joseph P. Chakalis, Sr., webmaster