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This week in 1964 a young boxer went against the heavyweight champion of the world and beat him in the first of two controversial matches. Can you name the two boxers? If you can drop a line to arhudson@stthomas.edu

Hint: A picture from the second (very short) match produced what Sports Illustrated called one of "The Century's Greatest Sports Photos."

Double hint: A great place to find this answer is our full text scholarly multi-disciplinary database Academic Search Premier.

Triple hint: A great person to ask about this or any other research query you have is a friendly librarian.

Last week I needed to know the author and title of a classic work in literature that has a rather ominous forward. The answer is Huckleberry Finn and the author is Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens.

The campus experts on multi-name authors who knew the answer are

John Heintz
Marianne Hageman
Peter Erickson
Kelli Lais
Ann Kenne

Thank you very much!

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Music in the Library presents a musical preview of the upcoming CSC/UST production of Guys and Dolls on Thursday, February 28, Noon - 1pm in the O'Shaughnessy Room of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library. Members of the cast, under the direction of UST alumnus Gregg Sawyer and Rob Strusinski (Music Dept) will perform a number of selections from this award-winning Broadway musical by Frank Loesser. Based on short stories by Damon Runyon, the plot depicts the lives of lovers, gamblers, and a Salvation Army-style mission on the gritty streets of mid-120th century New York. Bring your lunch; light refreshments will be provided.

Music in the Library provides opportunities for musicians in the UST community to perform in an informal, friendly atmosphere. Any student, faculty, or staff member interested in participating in future musical offerings is invited to contact Cathny Lutz (2-5459) or Conie Borchardt (x-6874).

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A literary classic was released on February 18th 1885 with this ominous notice on the first page -

Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.

Oh my!

Can you name the work and the author? If you can send a message to arhudson@stthomas.edu. As always we hope that you think about using library resources to answer these questions because you have many great literature databases at your fingertips not to mention friendly librarians to assist you.

Last week I wondered which hilarious classic movie used the not-so-hilarious St. Valentine's Day Massacre as a jumping off point. The answer is Some Like it Hot.

The campus film and gangland historian who knew the answer is Ann Kenne!

Thank you!

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Bring your lunch and join fellow faculty members in viewing and discussing the live EduCAUSE webinar, "Powerful But Not a Panacea: Virtual Worlds as a Tool for Situational Learning." This event will be held at noon, Tuesday, February 19, in room 303 of the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Center. Cookies and beverages will be provided.
Register for this event at the Faculty Center for eLearning registration page and you'll be entered into a drawing to win an official 1GB Faculty Center for eLearning USB "thumb drive." You must be present to win.
Read on for more information.

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The UST Libraries provide access to a wide range of electronic and print infomation resources, and is now in the process of creating video tutorials to help patrons learn tips and the skills needed to effectively search these resources. Read today's Library Today article from the Bulletin Today, February 14 issue, for more information on what you can expect, and for a list of video tutorials that are already available!

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While love may be in the air this week bullets were also in the air in Chicago on February 14th 1929 when seven people were gunned down in what is now called the Saint Valentine's Day massacre. Ironically enough this tragic event was the kick off of a very funny movie with Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis. Name the movie with no Googling! If you don't know the title off your head I am sure there is a friendly librarian who would be more than happy to help you with this query; and when you have an answer send it to arhudson@stthomas.edu

Last week I wondered about the name of the world chess champion beating computer who head to head with Garry Kasparov. The answer was IBM's Deep Blue and the campus chess experts with the correct answers are

Eric Jorgensen and Holly Schultz

Thanks for playing!

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Oh sure everyone is still buzzing about the exciting Superbowl game Sunday, but what about America’s other great sports obsession, chess? On February 10th 1996 world chess champion/Russian presidential candidate Garry Kasparov played chess against a computer specifically designed to beat him.

What was the name of the computer?

Helpful hint! A library database like Academic Search Premier is ideal to find the answer and when you do drop a line here arhudson@stthomas.edu
As always there are no prizes for correct answers just the satisfaction of seeing your name up in lights.

Speaking of names up in lights, last week I asked for the title of a wickedly funny movie about the dark side of high school elections. The answer, amusingly enough is Election. The correct answers were provided by the campus experts on Nebraska high school politics

Lindsey Hines
Thomas Engrav
Holly Schultz
Marianne Hageman
Pat Sirek
Ann Kenne

Thanks to all who played!

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