Campus Notes

Seniors to plant class trees with Bollinger

Today at 5 p.m. on the Diag the Senior class is invited to join President Lee Bollinger in renewing the tradition of planting a class tree.

In February, the senior university students were polled to choose the location for their permanent campus monument, the Class of 2000 Tappan Oak. Students voted to plant the tree on the Diag.

Following the ceremony, which will also acknowledge the funds collected through the Senior Pledge drive, there will be a reception in the atrium of the Chemistry Building. The event is sponsored by the Alumni Association and the Development Annual Giving Programs.

Four students win Goldwater awards

All four University nominees for the Goldwater Scholarship received the awards.

Jennifer Chang received an award for chemistry and biochemistry; Brian DeBosch for cellular molecular biology and German; Joseph Marsano for mathematics and physics; and Benjamin Singer for mathematics.

Three hundred and nine awards were given out nationwide to undergraduate sophomores and juniors.

The Goldwater scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a nominee pool of 1,176 mathematics, science and engineering students, nominated by their respective university faculty.

The one and two year scholarships will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board up to a maximum of $7,500 per year.

The Goldwater Foundation is a federally endowed agency established in 1986 to honor Senator Barry Goldwater to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in engineering, mathematics and natural sciences.

Michigan Theater to screen two Palestinian films

Tonight at the Michigan Theater, two Palestinian short films will be shown as part of the Children of the Middle East Film Festival.

The first film, "Children of the Fire," explores the lives of Palestinian children during the Intifada, and of the Israeli soldiers, who were sent to patrol Nablus.

The second film, "Children of Shatila," examines the lives of the children who survived the massacre of 1982 at the refugee Camp Shatila.

Both films are directed by Mai Masri, who is scheduled to speak on her filmmaking experiences in Lebanon and Palestine after the presentation of her films. The event begins at 7p.m.

Dancer performs to Bach, Monteverdi at Power Center

Brown, a choreographer for more than 30 years, is known for the energy of her ideas and the clarity of their execution, will perform such works as "If You Couldn't See Me," a solo and "Astral Converted," in which dancers lean and move against the floor as if against a wall.

The event marks Brown's Ann Arbor debut, and she will be performing with her nine-member company.

They will be performing a sequence of highly stylized dances set to the music of Bach and Monteverdi.

Company members include Kathleen Fisher, Diane Madden, Stanford Makishi, Mariah Maloney, Gena Rho, Stacy Spence, Keith Thompson, Abigail Yager and Ming-Lung Yang.

Tickets are $16-$32 in advance at Burton Tower and may be available at the door for the 8 p.m. event.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Jodie Kaufman.