• There are two United Nations Pathways lectures remaining for this semester. Amb. Luis Benigno Gallegos Chiriboga, permanent representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, will talk about “Foreign Policy Challenges in Ecuador and South America” on Wednesday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. in Lenfell Hall, the Mansion, College at Florham. The last of the series this semester is scheduled at the same location, on Wednesday, April 7, at 6:30 p.m. Amb. Pierre Schori, permanent representative of Sweden to the United Nations, will speak on “European Nation-States vs. European Union: Foreign Policy Challenges.” Remaining videoconferences originating at the United Nations are “The Rights of the Child” on Thursday, March 25, at 10 a.m.; and “U.N. Millennium Goals: Fact or Fiction” on Thursday, April 22, at 10 a.m. Videoconferences can be viewed at the ITV rooms on both campuses (Room 1132, Continuing Education Suite, Dickinson Hall, Metropolitan Campus, and Room 214, Dreyfuss Building, College at Florham).

• Auditions for the staged reading of “Chasing Rainbows,” an autobiographical play by the late Marc Zagoren, distinguished playwright and theater (Metro), will be held from Monday, March 22, to Thursday, March 25, (Monday–Wednesday, 6–9:30 p.m., and Thursday, 3–7 p.m.) at the Russell H. Ratsch Experimental Theater, University Hall, Metropolitan Campus. Zagoren, a member of the Metropolitan Campus’ Heritage Hall, joined the University in 1966 and died suddenly in 1996.

The performance, planned for April 22 to 24 at the Ratsch theater, is the first in a retrospective of Zagoren’s work to be staged by University Players. Ellen Spaldo, communication, director of writing (Metro) and faculty adviser to University Players, invites the University community to audition. Spaldo and alumnus Jamal (James) Rana, BA’98, and art/media studies (Metro), will co-direct the reading. For further information contact Spaldo at 201-692-7155 or spaldo@fdu.edu.

• The Knights’ women’s bowling team won the Eastern Intercollegiate Bowling Championships (EIBC) and the inaugural National Collegiate Athletic Association Northeast Challenge.

Michael LoPresti

Head Coach Michael LoPresti was named EIBC Coach of the Year. The nationally ranked (fourth place) team brought home the EIBC team championship trophy by winning five of six matches. Elysia Current was crowned Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Conference first team. Erica Bixby also earned All-Conference first team honors and teammate Lisa Friscioni was named to the All-Conference Second team. At the NCAA Northeast Challenge, hosted by the Knights, the team compiled a 12-3 record. Kristina Szalay was the individual champion.

March 2004

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College at Florham, Madison, N.J.

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