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Won't you say yes? Wendy did!

Join us for the annual Friends' celebration featuring the extraordinary actress, director, and teacher, Wendy Lehr. 
 
"My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!" is an insider's look at the amazing Twin Cities theater scene (which has the greatest number of performing arts groups per capita outside of New York City!).
 
So say Yes! Come and enjoy an inspiring presentation by a beloved theater icon. 
 
Catch a sneak peek of Wendy in the short video below.

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Winners and still champs!

Defending champs, Team Yodzis, won their second consecutive Science Quiz Bowl title last month at Walter Library, narrowly defeating Guess and Check in the final.  
 
Jon Hank, Max Nagarajan, Josh Tveite, and Ankan Ganguly made up Team Yodzis, while Guess and Check team members were Ben Bosch, Ian Pierson, and Sam Duncan.
 
Care to test your wits with one of the final questions?
 
They lie in the ultraviolet and correspond to a final state nf of 1 in the Rydberg formula. They are the only part of the hydrogen spectrum with higher energies than the Balmer series. For 10 points—identify this series of spectral lines not discovered by the original owner of Odie.
 
See answer at the bottom.
 

56 years of memories . . .

two celebrate at alumni tea . . . were shared by more than 60 alumni of the University's Library School founded in 1928 and closed in 1984. Oh the stories! Oh the laughter!! And oh, how wonderful to see old friends and classmates! 
 
The first reunion (of many to come) was held in the Upson Room of Walter Library on a rainy Sunday in April. Mark your calendars: The next will be held during Homecoming Week 2014. 
 

See the reunion photos


Science Quiz Bowl Answer:
Lyman series (or Lyman lines)

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Upcoming Events

Joint concert of American music by the Maroon Campus Band and the Gold Campus Band
May 7, 7:30 - 9 p.m.
Ted Mann Concert Hall 
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Calling Citizen Archivists: Preserving your own history using archival principles and practice
May 8, 10-11:30 a.m.
Elmer L. Andersen Library, Room 120
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'My Life in the Theater: I Always Said Yes!'
Featuring Wendy Lehr at the Friends of the Libraries Annual Celebration
May 12, 6:00 p.m.
Rarig Center
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Current Exhibits

Downton Abbey: Behind the Scenes of Health and Illness
Through May 16
Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine
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Rejoice the Legacy!
Through May 14
Elmer L. Andersen Library
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Labor in the Eyes of Artists: Zines, Scenes and In-Betweens
Through July 11
T.R. Anderson Gallery, Wilson Library
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