Art gallery to display Jolie sculpture

MainSite Contemporary Art will debut a piece of art by sculptor Daniel Edwards from 6 to 10 p.m. today at 122 E. Main St.

The sculpture, Landmark of Breastfeeding, depicts actress Angelina Jolie breastfeeding her twins and is part of Edwards’ Domestic Bliss project. Edwards’ art centers on celebrities and pop culture. Some of his previous works include sculptures of pop star Britney Spears giving birth on her hands and knees and socialite Paris Hilton dead with detachable organs.

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Austin architect to speak about city planning

Sinclair Black, an architect and city planner from Austin, Texas, will speak with architecture students at 2 p.m. today in Adams Hall.

Black is known for his unusual design talent and for his intense studies of vernacular architecture in central Texas. He will talk with students about “Building the Organic City.”

The speech is part of the College of Architecture’s Goff Lecture Series, which was established in memory of Bruce Goff, former chairman of the College of Architecture.

For more information call Chelsea Moore at 325-9481.

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Tobacco research scientist to give presentation

Former Phillip Morris research scientist Victor DeNoble will speak about his experience in the tobacco industry at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Scholars room. DeNoble’s free presentation, entitled “Inside the Dark Side: The Science Behind Tobacco, The Truth Behind Lies,” will uncover the wheelings and dealings of tobacco companies and their marketing campaigns.

DeNoble is a former research scientist for Phillip Morris and has studied the effects of nicotine and tobacco use on the central nervous system and the brain. His stand against the tobacco industry has been the subject of numerous books, magazine articles and television interviews.

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UOSA to hold first football tailgate party

The University of Oklahoma Student Association will host its first football tailgate party of the year at 2 p.m. Saturday on the southwest corner of Asp Avenue and Lindsey Street. The tailgate will last until the start of the No. 13 Sooners football game against the Idaho State Bengals.

UOSA Vice President Dewey Bartlett said the tailgate is free and open to all students with a valid OU student ID, and was set up so students would have a good place to go before home games.

UOSA will serve hot dogs and Coca-Cola products provided by OU Housing and Food, and will play music and games all day leading up to the football game. Bartlett said some of the activities include showing OU football highlights on a projection screen, throwing around a football and getting ready for an OU victory.

Bartlett said the UOSA will host tailgate parties three to four hours before kickoff of each home game depending on the start time of the games.

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