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Reverend Tommie Lee Watkins, Jr., a gay activist and ordained minister, will be the guest speaker for a Black Awareness Month event at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Eaton Humanities Building, room 1B50. Watkins, 26, was a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman who was discharged under the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in 1997. Following the dismissal he defeated a lawsuit filed by the academy to recover his $90,000 scholarship.

University of Colorado at Boulder physics Professor John Taylor, also known as the original "Mr. Wizard," will electrify the audience during the Jan. 26 CU Wizards show "Shocking Facts About Electricity." The free hour-long show will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Duane Physics room G1B30 on the Boulder campus.

Professor Ian Hodder of Stanford University, one of the world's experts on archaeological theory, will speak at the University of Colorado at Boulder Jan. 26 on the archaeology and artwork of a renowned 9,000-year-old site in Turkey. Sponsored by the CU-Boulder anthropology department and funded by a department alumnus, the Seventh Annual Distinguished Archaeology Lecture will be held at 6 p.m. in room 270 of the Hale Science Building. The free public event will be followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience.

Editors: A full agenda of the summit with times and locations of panels is available on the CU-Boulder Environmental Center Web site at http://www.Colorado.EDU/cuenvironmentalcenter/ . Energy experts, activists, students, faculty and administrators from colleges and universities around the country will gather at the University of Colorado at Boulder Jan. 24-26 for "Thinking Ahead: Energy in a Changing Climate," a summit focusing on campus leadership in the battle for energy security.

Editors: The book will be introduced to the public at a reception and reading hosted by the Natural Resources Law Center on Jan. 18 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the CU-Boulder University Club. For a preview copy of the book or to arrange an interview please contact Jeannie Patton at (303) 492-1288. "Justice and Natural Resources: Concepts, Strategies, and Applications," a new book from the CU-Boulder Natural Resources Law Center, explores concepts of environmental justice in the realm of natural resources.

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation of Germany has selected University of Colorado at Boulder linguistic studies Professor Zygmunt Frajzyngier to receive the prestigious Humboldt Research Award in recognition of his past accomplishments in research and teaching. The award is presented annually to 150 researchers with internationally recognized academic qualifications in a variety of disciplines, and is intended as a lifelong tribute to the winners' past academic accomplishments.

When city slickers dress up in cowboy boots and Wranglers to attend the National Western Stock Show, they often view livestock as pet-like animals. Many have a hard time thinking of the animals as the source of the steak dinner or hamburger they eat. Lisa Peñaloza, associate professor of marketing at CU-Boulder's Leeds School of Business, explains how cultural meanings and values are created by the juxtaposition of ranchers and non-ranchers in her paper, "Consuming the American West: Animating Cultural Meaning and Memory at a Stock Show and Rodeo."

Robert T. Craig, professor and chair of the communication department at CU-Boulder, has been named president-elect of the International Communication Association. The ICA is a 51-year-old organization of more than 3,200 communication scholars and practitioners from some 60 countries. It promotes the systematic study of communication theories, processes and skills.

"I have a dream today that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal.' "

CU-Boulder's student-run Honor Code will be in effect for the spring 2002 semester in those schools and colleges within the university that have ratified the code. The Leeds School of Business and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication approved the code earlier last fall. According to Ron Stump, vice chancellor for student affairs, the School of Education voted in favor of the plan on Dec. 5. The College of Engineering and Applied Science also endorsed the code in early December.