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CU-Boulder alumnus Yongyi Song, a librarian and researcher at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania who was arrested in China while conducting research on the Cultural Revolution, will speak about his work on April 20 from noon to 2 p.m. at the University of Colorado at Boulder. The talk will be in the Center for British Studies in Norlin Library. Song's presentation will last about an hour and will be followed by a question-and-answer period and reception. The talk is free and open to the public.

Â鶹ÒùÔº in the College of Engineering and Applied Science will apply their design skills and engineering know-how for the sheer fun of it April 16-20 as they compete in the annual Egg Drop and Model Rocket Competition, two of the highlights of Engineering Days 2001 at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Engineering Days, or "E-Days," is a weeklong, tongue-in-cheek celebration of the engineering profession organized by students each spring. Â鶹ÒùÔº throughout the Boulder campus are invited to participate.

The 125th anniversary of the state's oldest public institution of higher education will be celebrated April 20 with an equal number of cakes including one in the shape of Old Main, the first University of Colorado building, which was completed in April 1876. The celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on CU-Boulder's historic Norlin Quadrangle, bordered by eight of the university's oldest buildings. An estimated 4,000 guests are expected to attend the 125th anniversary celebration. The public is invited to attend.

Two undergraduates from the University of Colorado at Boulder have been named 2001 Truman Scholars from a field of 592 candidates nominated by colleges and universities throughout the nation. CU junior Jack "Doug" Wilson, an English and philosophy double major from Colorado Springs, and Jessica Sucherman, a junior and a double major in English and anthropology from Mancos, Colo., each will receive $3,000 scholarships for their senior years at CU-Boulder and $27,000 each to be used for graduate school.