- Whitewater Kayak Clinic. A three-day clinic. First learn basic skills on the Ramsey Center Pool, then sharpen skills on Lake Chapman, and finally do an actual river run. $90 for students, $95 for faculty and staff. Register by April 15th at the Cashier’s Window, Ramsey Student Center. Contact: 706-542-8030, recjls@uga.edu

- One Day WIthout Shoes. In honor of 40 percent of the world who go barefoot every day, “bare your sole” with various shoeless activities throughout the day, including a moonwalk, live music, a documentary screening and a barefoot march at 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit http://TOMSatUGA.blogspot.com, or join the Facebook group TOMS at UGA. Noon to 6 p.m. Brumby Beach. Contact: 404-372-7672,
tomsatuga@gmail.com

- Susette M. Talarico Lecture: Current Challenges for the FBI- View from the General Counsel. Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Criminal Justice Program. Valerie E. Caproni (JD ’79), General Counsel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, gives the talk. 3:30 p.m. UGA Chapel. Contact: elweeks@uga.edu

- 15th Annual James C. Cantrell Lecture: The Mathematical Theory of Shape and its Applications to Computer Vision and Medical Imaging (Part 1 of 2). Fields Medalist David Mumford, professor of Applied Mathematics at Brown University, gives the first of two talks, in which Mumford gives a less technical introduction to the range of mathematical problems concerning “shape” which arise from object recognition and medical diagnosis. In particular, he will explain in simple terms why it may be useful for a physician to be aware that shapes form an infinite-dimensional non-linear manifold. 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 328 Boyd Graduate Studies Building. Contact: lorenzin@uga.edu

- Lecture: The Anecdotal Antidote- Fiction and the Degentrification of Popular Narratives. Franklin Visiting Scholar Tayari Jones, author of “Leaving Atlanta and the Untelling,” discusses the role of fiction and its relationship to the popular narratives of our communities. 4 p.m. 148 Miller Student Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-5197, kkmfree@uga.edu

- Lecture: Making Conservation Biology Relevant- Muddlings and Reflections of a Fish Ecologist. Dr. Paul Angermeier, professor in Fisheries and Wildlife Science and assistant leader of the Cooperative Research Unit at Viriginia Tech, gives the talk. 4 p.m. Warnell Building 1, room 403. Contact: delkins@uga.edu

- 35th Anniversary Great Southland Stampede Rodeo. Sponsored by the UGA Block and Bridle Club. Three nights of rodeo action. Vendors, food, pony rides, mechanical bull, rodeo performances. Save $3 by preordering tickets. $10 student tickets with UGACard on Thursday. Friday is “Tough Enough to Wear Pink Night.” For every pink shirt in the crowd, a donation is made to breast cancer awareness. Saturday is the championship round 7 p.m. Gates open at 6 p.m., rodeo at 8 p.m. Through Saturday, April 18, 2009. Livestock Instructional Arena. Contact: 706-542-9374, gssrodeo@gmail.com, www.uga.edu/bandb

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