October 3,
2005
In Brief
In Brief
Dryden hosts free screening
University students, staff, and faculty will be admitted free to the presentation of Willenbrock, a 2005 German film directed by Andreas Dresen, at 8 p.m. Monday, October 3, in the Dryden Theatre at the George Eastman House, 900 East Ave. Dresen will introduce his latest film and discuss his work after the screening.
Willenbrock, a tragicomic drama, focuses on a successful married car dealer who finds his secure life disrupted when he becomes attracted to a young student. An observer of class relations in post–Communist Germany, Dresen has been compared to other social realists such as Mike Leigh, director of the 2004 film Vera Drake.
The screening is presented by the German section in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures and is cosponsored by the Office of the College Dean, the Skalny Center for Polish and Central European Studies, the Film and Media Studies Program, the Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies, and the George Eastman House.
Talk focuses on energy crisis
Rochester American Institute of Chemical Engineers will hold a discussion, "What You Should Know about the Next Energy Crisis," featuring Ben Ebenhack, a senior lecturer at the University, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, at the RIT Inn and Conference Center, Henrietta Room, 5257 Henrietta Rd.
Ebenhack, who spent 11 years as an exploration analyst for energy company Unocal Corp., will address the ongoing debate over the world's oil supply. Reservations are requested and can be made through Vincent Marcello at (585) 422-0043 or by e-mail at Vincenzo.Marcello@xerox.com by October 7.
New download service available
Faculty and staff can sign up for the digital music service Ctrax, offered through Cdigix, a leading provider of digital entertainment and educational curriculum for college campuses. Ctrax features nearly two million songs from 110,000 artists across 28,000 labels. For $5.99 a month, registered users can download songs for $0.89 each. The technology is only compatible with Windows and with Internet Explorer 6 and Windows Media player.
The service is part of the University's efforts to encourage legal file-sharing. For more information, visit www.rochester.edu/cdigix.
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