By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-4314
Posted 1-21-09
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Ashby Dialogues will continue to explore the theory of evolution and the controversy that surrounds it during the spring semester.
Two movie screenings, both free and open to the public, will be held during the coming months:
• Film “Flock of the Dodos” and brief discussion; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24; Room 101 Sullivan Science Building. Filmmaker and evolutionary biologist Dr. Randy Olson pokes fun at both sides in his documentary about the debate over intelligent design.
• Film “Gattaca” and brief discussion; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7; Room 201 Sullivan Science Building. This 1997 film describes a future in which genetic profiling determines social class. The main character, played by Ethan Hawke, must assume the identity of someone with “better” genes in order to pursue his dream of becoming an astronaut.
For more information about these events, contact Dr. Rob Cannon, a professor in the Department of Biology, at (336) 256-0071 or robert_cannon@uncg.edu.
Campus visitors can park in any university parking deck for $1 an hour. The McIver Street deck, on McIver Street between Market and Carr streets, is closest to the Sullivan Science Building. Campus maps are available at www.uncg.edu/online_map/.
The Ashby Dialogues, created to honor Dr. Warren Ashby, are intended to help UNCG embody his belief that a university is “freedom in the search for and service of truth.”
Ashby was chairman of the Department of Philosophy 1949-68, director of the Honors Program 1966-69, director of the Residential College 1970-76, acting head of the Department of Religious Studies 1976-78 and a professor of religious studies from 1978 until his death in 1985.
