In Brief

Rush Rhees marks famous birthdays

A new exhibition of letters, books, records, and artwork in the Friedlander Lobby of Rush Rhees Library celebrates the birthdays of more than 40 famous people born in February and March, including abolitionist Frederick Douglass, suffragist Susan B. Anthony, and Presidents Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. The exhibit also highlights writers Langston Hughes and Gertrude Stein and offers material associated with photographer Ansel Adams and aviator Charles A. Lindbergh, both born 100 years ago this year.

Celebrating Famous February and March Birthdays brings together memorabilia gathered entirely from the University's collections, mostly from the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation. The exhibit is on display during regular library hours through March 31. For more information, call x5-4477.

Series celebrates women's history

Historian and mystery writer Miriam Grace Monfredo will speak on Wednesday, March 27, about the authentic backdrops she uses in her seven novels set in western New York. In particular, Monfredo has mined the women's rights movement for her Seneca Falls Historical Mystery series and will reflect on the evolution of women's rights during the Women's History Month event.

Monfredo will speak in the Welles-Brown Room at Rush Rhees Library at 4 p.m.

Information comes of age

Daniel Headrick will be the guest speaker for the Verne Moore Lecture Series at 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in 321 Morey Hall. Sponsored by the Department of History, his talk "Mind Before Matter: Cultural Origins of the Global Information Age" will examine the history of technology and the role information systems play in modern culture.

Professor of social sciences and history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Headrick earned his doctorate in history from Princeton University and has studied at institutions in Italy, Spain, and France. His latest book, When Information Came of Age: Technologies of Knowledge in the Age of Reason and Revolution, 1700-1850, discusses the system that laid the cultural foundation of the information revolution.

The Verne Moore Lecture Series is an annual series that has been funded by a gift from Verne Moore '50 since 1996. Admission is free and open to the public. Call x5-2052 for more details.

I.D. Office announces closing

The Customer Service Center/I.D. Office in the Susan B. Anthony Hall on the River Campus will be closed March 9 and March 16 for Spring Break. The office will be open March 11-15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call x5-3975.

Toastmasters host 'Guest Day'

The University Daybreakers Toastmasters Club is inviting people interested in improving their public speaking skills to attend "Guest Day" on Thursday, March 21, from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Seneca Room at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Daybreakers is a member of Toastmasters International, an organization that promotes effective presentation skills, public speaking, and leadership.

Catch a sneak preview

An advanced screening of the New Line Cinema film All About the Benjamins will be presented by the Office of Student Activities and University Cinema Group at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, in Hubbell Auditorium in Hutchison Hall. Admission is free and open to the public; door passes are required and are available at the Wilson Commons Information Desk. For more information, call x5-5911.

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