Immediately following the concert, there will be an all-night vigil for peace in which Norderval and other artists (including iEAR professors Pauline Oliveros, Neil Rolnick, and Scott Smallwood) will participate. This vigil is being held in conjunction with Terry
Riley's Awakening vigil in Nevada City, Calif.

"Create @ iEAR" is a residency program designed to assist working artists by providing access to state-of-the-art facilities and equipment. Proposals are evaluated on their creative uses of the available technology and the potential impact on the artist's work and career. 9/30/02

Baseball Team To Hold Free Clinic Oct. 5
The Rensselaer baseball team will hold a three-hour youth clinic for Rensselaer County residents between the ages of 6-13 years of age on Saturday, Oct. 5, beginning at 9 a.m. The free clinic will be held on the Robison Field, located on the corner of Eagle and 17th Streets.

Rensselaer's coaching staff and players will serve as instructors. All aspects of the game will be covered by the team members, most of whom helped the Red Hawks to the Division III College World Series last season.

All participants must bring their own bats, helmets, and gloves. A parent or legal guardian must accompany each child. In addition, all players must provide proof of Rensselaer County residency.
In the event of rain on Oct. 5, the clinic will be held Sunday, Oct. 6, beginning at 9 a.m. For additional information, or in the event of inclement weather, call ext. 6185. 9/30/02

Union Speakers Forum
Each year, the Rensselaer Union hosts a speaker's forum featuring a wide range of orators with a variety of topics.

Piri Thomas, a poet-writer will perform his own prose and poetry in celebration of Latino Heritage Month on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Shelnutt Gallery of the Rensselaer Union.

Joel Goldman, HIV educator and spokesperson, will speak on "Sex Under the Influence," an interactive program focused on empowering people to make better choices about their personal lives. His talk will be held Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. in Sage 3303.

The last speaker of the semester is Carl Brashear, the first African-American to become a Master Diver in the Navy despite incredible odds and the racial tensions of the times. His story was turned into a major motion picture titled Men of Honor, starring Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Brashear will speak at 7:30 pm. on Nov. 5 in Room 308 the Darrin Communications Center.

Mo Rocca will kick off the spring semester in "Making It Up as I Go Along: Satire in an Absurd World," on Jan. 30 at 7:30 p.m. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center. Rocca, a senior political correspondent for The Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart, is best known for his wild tongue-in-cheek news reports.

The last show of the series is "The Story of Latina Magazine: Business Plan for a Dream," featuring Christy Haubegger, renowned as a leading business figure and opinion maker on Latino issues throughout the nation. Her talk is March 4 at 7:30 pm. in Room 308 of the Darrin Communications Center. 9/23/02

Kagan Art Featured at Rice Gallery
Recent shadow sculpture by Professor Larry Kagan will be on exhibit through Nov. 17, as part of a three-person show at The Rice Gallery at the Albany Institute of History and Art, located at 125 Washington Ave., Albany. Kagan says that the three pieces "were built at a time when Palestinians were blowing themselves and others up on a regular basis, and are in some way a meditation on what it is like to be talking to someone and seeing him disintegrate before your very eyes." There will be an artists' reception on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. 9/16/02