Janet Murray, will explore the fundamental and sometimes dramatic ways the narrative form can be manipulated on the World Wide Web in a presentation titled "Hamlet on the Holodeck: The Future of Narrative in Cyberspace" on Thursday, November 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapman Center Auditorium.  The presentation is part of the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series and is free and open to the public.  Read the full news release.

Art historian Mariët Westermann will examine the relationship between Dutch home life and art in the 17th century with a November 15 event titled "Costly and Curious, Full of Pleasure and Home Contentment: Dutch Interiors in the Seventeenth Century."  The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapman Center Auditorium.  It is part of the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series and is free and open to the public.  Read the full news release.

Retired Army General H. Norman Schwarzkopf will launch Trinity University’s Distinguished Lecture Series with a November 20 speech at Laurie Auditorium.  The topic of his San Antonio speech is "Leadership: From the War Room to the Board Room."  His talk, which will begin at 7:30 p.m., is free and open to the public.  Read the full news release.

Trinity Elects 2000. This political year, talk about the presidential candidates and the issues is just too big to hold in classrooms alone. So members of Trinity's student affairs office, faculty, and students have joined together to exchange ideas and debate the issues at a series of events held mostly in residence halls during the fall semester. Trinity Elects 2000 gives students a chance to stay involved in politics outside of class. For details go to the Trinity Elects web site.

Art historian Christopher Reed will examine the relationship between Sigmund Freud's notion of the "uncanny" and the representation of domestic life by Surrealists during a presentation at Trinity University.  This presentation, titled "Reservations on the Uncanny: Surrealism and Domesticity," is part of the Stieren Arts Enrichment Series.  The presentation will take place Monday, October 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapman Center Auditorium and is free and open to the public.  Read the full news release.

The Alumni Challenge: Your Gift Counts.  A Trinity University family has pledged $1 million to challenge their fellow alumni to contribute to the University's annual campaign.  To learn more, visit the Alumni Challenge website, or make your gift online now.