11/27/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Martha Reineke, UNI professor of religion and lecture coordinator, (319) 273-6233

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Mary Magdalene topic for UNI lecture Tuesday, Dec. 3

            CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Cutting edge scholarship on Mary Magdalene is the impetus behind a University of Northern Iowa lecture to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in Seerley Hall, Room 115.

            "Mary Magdalene:  Apostle to the Apostles or Penitent Prostitute?" will be delivered by Susan Hill, UNI associate professor of religion, and director of the undergraduate program in women's studies.  Her address is free and open to the public.

            "Mary Magdalene is perhaps best known in modern Christianity as the prostitute who is forgiven by Jesus," according to Hill.  But recent scholarship focuses on Mary as an influential figure, a prominent disciple and a leader of one wing of the early Christian movement that promoted women's leadership.

            Focusing on biblical and other texts of early Christianity, as well as artistic interpretations of Mary, Hill's lecture will discuss what we know about Mary and how the images of Mary as "Apostle to the Apostles" and "Penitent Prostitute" have shaped Christian ideas of women, preaching and penitence.

            Hill also teaches a course on "Women and Christianity."

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11/27/02

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Jascenna Haislet-Carlson, marketing director and theatre publicist, Theatre UNI, (319) 273-6387

Melissa Barber, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Theatre UNI continues off-Hudson series

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Theatre UNI's off-Hudson series of staged readings continues on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Edward Albee's "The Play About The Baby" will be read at 7:30 p.m. in room 108 of the Communication Arts Center.

The play, directed by Jay Edelnant, UNI professor of theatre, involves a young couple who are lured into an absurd, nightmarish battle over their baby by an older couple, causing the lines between reality and fiction to quickly become blurred.

Playwright Edward Albee has written such plays as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Three Tall Women." His most recent work is "The Goat."

The reading is free and open to the public. For more information call (319) 273-6387.

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11/27/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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Linda Sharp, UNI assistant professor of teaching, (319) 273-6236

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Six NUHS students selected for All-State Music Festival; two named alternates

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Six Northern University High School students are among a select group of Iowa high school musicians and vocalists who performed at the 56th annual All-State Music Festival at Hilton Coliseum in Ames Nov. 23.

            Michaela Gansen, an NUHS freshman, played first violin in the 190-piece All-State Orchestra, and was selected to play in the Chamber Ensemble for the choir.  She is a daughter of Phillip and Linda Gansen.  Nora Kischer-Browne, a sophomore and daughter of Dave and Karlene Kischer-Browne, was named a first alternate for the viola section of the orchestra.  Mallory Piehl, a senior and a daughter of Myron and Joyce Piehl, played clarinet in the 277-piece All-State Band.

            NUHS vocalists selected to perform with the 600-voice All-State Chorus were:  senior Sami Renfro, soprano, daughter of Linda Sharp and Tom Renfro; and juniors Ashley Dorris, alto, daughter of Ed and Paula Dorris; Toby Jessen, tenor, son of Alan and Margaret Jessen; and Kent Schrad, bass, son of Dale and Paula Schrad.  Freshman Abhay Nadipuram, tenor, son of Mukund and Nagarathna Nadipurum, was named first alternate.

            Gansen and Kischer-Browne are members of the NUHS Orchestra, directed by Michael Fanelli, UNI assistant professor of teaching.  Piehl is a member of the NUHS Concert Band, directed by Leonard Upham, UNI associate professor of teaching.  The vocalists are members of the NUHS Concert Choir, directed by Linda Sharp, UNI assistant professor of teaching.

            The students were among those auditioning late last month in six districts around the state.  All-State officials say approximately 17 percent of the students who audition are selected for membership in the All-State ensembles.

The program is under the auspices of the Iowa High School Music Association and the Iowa Music Educators Association.

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