On Campus at GCC
Both the Science Lecture Series and the Humanities/Social Science
Lecture Series begin this week at Glendale Community College.
“The Best Medicine is Your Own Medicine -- How the Immune System
Defends Your Body’s Frontiers,” part of the Science Lecture Series, will
be presented at noon Tuesday in Chemistry/Math Building Room 225.
The speakers are Mitchell Kronenberg and Hilde Cheroutre (husband and
wife) of the Division of Developmental Immunology at the La Jolla
Institute of Allergy and Immunology.
Kronenberg received his doctorate at Cal Tech and was a full professor
at UCLA. Cheroutre earned her doctorate at the State University of Ghent,
Belgium. Both have been widely published and are greatly respected in
their field.
Upcoming lectures in the series are “Telescopes and Microscopes” on
Sept. 26, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Fish But Were Afraid to
Ask” on Oct. 24, and “Fibonacci Numbers” on Nov. 28.
“Mono Lake: Leading Edge on the Cadillac Desert,” part of the
Humanities/Social Science Lecture Series, will be presented at noon
Thursday in Kreider Hall. Herley Jim Bowling of the Mono Lake Committee
is the guest speaker.
The committee is a nonprofit, citizens group dedicated to protecting
and restoring the Mono basin ecosystem and educating the public about
Mono Lake. Bowling is the coordinator of the organization’s Southern
California education programs.
He will show slides and discuss the natural history and recent human
history of Mono Lake and its connections to the city of Los Angeles.
Other scheduled topics are “Los Angeles River: A Recreational Resource
Once More?” on Sept. 28, “Election 2000 Panel” on Oct. 26, and “Election
2000: the On-Screen Campaign” on Nov. 16.
There is no charge for the lectures, which are open to the public. For
information, call 240-1000.
THEATRE SEASON BEGINS IN OCTOBER
The first production of the GCC theatre season begins Oct. 5 with the
eerie psychological drama “Night Must Fall” by Emlyn Williams. The play
runs for three weeks with performances held Thursday through Sunday in
the Auditorium Mainstage Theatre.
Also on the schedule is the original play “Backswing” by Samuel Dyches
performed in the Studio Theatre set to open Nov. 2. Spring productions
are Aug. Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” opening March 1; The musical “Kiss Me
Kate,” with music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Bella and Samuel
Spewack, in the Mainstage Theatre for six shows starting April 20; and
“Life in Ten Minutes,” 10-minute plays directed by students, opening May
10 in the Studio Theatre.
Season tickets are available. For information on show times and ticket
prices, contact the Theatre Arts Department at 240-1000, ext. 5618.
ANIMATION, ART AND MUSIC DEPARTMENTS SHOW THEIR BEST Guest
lecturers from the animation industry come to GCC and speak to students,
colleagues and the public for the Animation Lecture Series.
The series opens with Robin Allan, respected authority on Walt Disney,
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in the auditorium.
More lectures will be announced. For information or reservations, call
240-1000, ext. 5608.
GCC’s Art Gallery will have it’s first exhibition of the year Oct. 2
to 27. “Material Matters” displays the works of six L.A. artists who deal
in a variety of unlikely materials. The opening reception will be Oct. 5
from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the
public. For information, call 240-1000, ext. 5545 or 5663.
The fall line-up of music performances will begin with a College
Community Orchestra concert on Nov. 5 in the Auditorium. The Jazz Band
will perform on Nov. 19, the Concert Singers have a show scheduled for
Dec. 3 at San Marino Community Church, students in the Applied Music
Program will give a music recital on Dec. 8, and the annual Holiday
Choral Concert will be held Dec. 10.
For information about the music performances, call 240-1000, ext.
5621.
On Campus is written by the staff of GCC.