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Compiling an encyclopedia of U.S. Latina and Latino popular culture is among the projects of newly appointed Associate Professor Arturo J. Aldama in the department of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "We are extremely fortunate to have attracted Arturo Aldama, one of the brightest stars in his field, to CU-Boulder," said Professor Ward Churchill, chair of the department. "He is enthusiastic, energetic, charismatic, brilliant and an asset not only to the department of ethnic studies, but to the university community."

Editors: Members of the press are welcome to attend the forum free of charge. The CU-Boulder School of Law's Silicon Flatirons Telecommunications Program will hold its second annual "Challenges of Convergence" forum on Sept. 3 at 3:30 p.m. in the school's Lindsley Memorial Courtroom. Seating is limited and participants are asked to register in advance at http://www.silicon-flatirons.org . Various fees apply.

When students shop the CU-Boulder Book Store this fall, they will see a new display featuring notebooks, binders, filler paper, note cards and other popular products that are made from recycled materials.

"Colorado Connection," a special exhibit of images with links to the state made by prominent photographers will be available for public viewing at the Andrew J. Macky Gallery in Macky Auditorium at the University of Colorado at Boulder on Sept. 3, 10, 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The exhibit was recently presented to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication by Rich Clarkson, an internationally acclaimed photographer, and John E. Holden, an alumnus of the school.

STATEMENT An Aug. 21 report by the Associated Press stated that Ismail Abu Shanab, the senior Hamas official who was killed by an Israeli missile strike on Thursday, was a graduate of the University of Colorado. The University of Colorado has no record that a person by that name attended the university. It is not known whether he attended under a different name. For information contact Jeannine Malmsbury of the CU-Boulder Office of News Services at (303) 492-3115.

The University of Colorado at Boulder fared well in the U.S. News & World Report's 2004 edition of America's Best Colleges, slated to hit newsstands Aug. 25. In a ranking of the top 50 public national universities offering doctoral programs out of a total of 162, CU-Boulder was ranked 35th, highest in the Rocky Mountain region. Colorado State University was ranked 54th.

The fall 2003 freshman class at the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to be slightly larger than last year, growing by about 150 students to roughly 5,550 compared to 5,391 in fall 2002.

Associate Professor Stephen Lekson of the University of Colorado at Boulder will kick off the 2003-04 Chancellor's Community Lecture Series on Sept. 3 with a talk on "Ancient Traces in the Wilderness: The Pleasure of Ruins." The event is the first of nine public lectures to be presented by CU-Boulder faculty on the theme of "Healing the West." The series is sponsored by the CU-Boulder Chancellor's Office, the CU-Boulder Center of the American West and the Colorado Chautauqua Association. This is the second year of the "Healing the West" series.

MEDIA ADVISORY CU-Boulder Takes Precautions to Reduce West Nile Virus Among Students Officials of the Wardenburg Health Center, residence hall staff and grounds crews at the University of Colorado at Boulder are taking precautions to reduce the risk of exposure to West Nile Virus for students returning to campus this week.

The CU-Boulder campus will begin a new system of printing from campus laser printers on Aug. 20, implementing a new "Campus Printing Initiative" that is expected to reduce usage by as much as 7.5 million prints per year, based on reductions at other major universities. The program will require anyone using printing sites in ITS labs, housing and the libraries to pay 10 cents for the first page of each black-and-white print, 9 cents for the second side and $1 for each color print.