FRIDAY, JAN. 24 THROUGH THURSDAY, JAN. 30

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* Remember that today is the deadline for adding or dropping a course without a fee.

* Don't miss the Second Annual Collegiate Job Fair. It runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Student Center. Dozens of major companies will be present, recruiting workers to fill their full-time and summer slots. For more info., visit the Career Services Center on the third floor of the Student Center.

* Would you like to share your knowledge about Rice with prospective students? If so, the Student Admission Council wants you to sign up at the Admission Office for an interview to be a campus tour guide. Today is your last chance to sign up for this semester.

* The Rice Media Career Center opens its new spring season with the comedy Three Lives and Only One Death (French with subtitles). It shows at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., and admission is $5. Show your student ID and get a $1 discount.

* In conjunction with the Medieval Studies program, the English Department presents University of Texas English Professor Geraldine Heng, who will give a lecture entitled "Cannibalism, the First Crusade, and the Genesis of Arthurian Romance." It begins at 7 p.m. in the Kyle Morrow Room on the third floor of Fondren Library.

SATURDAY, JAN. 25

* Come and see the women's basketball team when they take on the Brigham Young University Cougars at 2 p.m. at Autry Court.

* A master's recital, featuring harpist Ayren Huslig and the music of Albéniz, Mozart, Fauré and Caplet, begins at 5:30 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall. Free.

* Three Lives and Only One Death shows at 7:30 p.m. and again at 9:45 p.m. at the Rice Media Center. Admission is $4 with a student ID.

* For an enjoyable off-campus jaunt, see one of the films playing at the Museum of Fine Arts, located at 1001 Bissonnet. The first, Wings , begins at 7:15 p.m. It focuses upon a once-famous World War II fighter pilot who cannot adjust to peacetime life. The second film, Brief Encounters , starts at 9:15 p.m. It addresses painful issues previously ignored in Soviet cinema. Admission is $5 per film. Students get a $1 discount.

SUNDAY, JAN. 26

* The Third Annual Bagel Bowl is today. Meet at 11 a.m. in front of the gym to help Rice Hillel beat other students from the University of Houston in a flag football game. Lunch will be served; then, stay and watch the Super Bowl. Everyone is welcome to play or watch. For more info., call 743-5397 or 630-8056.

* As part of its spring film series, the Rice Media Center presents Three Lives and Only One Death , showing at 7:30 p.m. at the Rice Media Center. Admission is $4 with a student ID.

* Wings plays at 5 p.m., and Brief Encounters shows at 6:45 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts. Admission is $4 per film with a student ID.

MONDAY, JAN. 27

* RSVP Spring Outreach Day is scheduled for Feb. 8. Sign ups start today, so go to the booth at Fondren Library or contact your college's RSVP reps to volunteer.

* If your hair is getting so long and shaggy that people don't recognize you anymore, now's your chance to get a haircut and regain your identity. Barber Day runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall Lobby of the Student Center. Only $7 per trim.

* Don't let your artistic talent remain hidden. The deadline to submit your photos, prose and poetry to University Blue , a literary and visual arts magazine, is today. Submission forms are available at the CoffeeHouse in the Student Center, Fondren Library, the commons of the residential colleges and the English, Art and Architecture departments. For more info., call 630-8140.

* If you're approaching the deadline for declaring a major with despair, despair no more. The Career Services Center and Academic Advising are teaming up for a three-part series on choosing a major. Today is the deadline to come by the CSC office, located on the third floor of the Student Center, to sign up for the classes. Space is limited.

* The RSVP meeting starts at 9 p.m. in Miner Lounge in the Student Center.

* The SA meets at 10 p.m. in Kelley Lounge in the Student Center.

TUESDAY, JAN. 28

* A master's recital, featuring violist Ellen Craig, begins at 6:30 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall. Free.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 29

* If you missed Monday's Barber Day, don't start weeping just yet. You can still get your hair cut today between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the Grand Hall Lobby of the Student Center. The cost is $7.

* The Campanile Orchestra, led by conductor Scott O'Neil, plays pieces by Corigliano and more at 8 p.m. in Stude Concert Hall. Free.

* The Houston Museum of Natural Science's Wortham IMAX Theatre is currently showing a variety of films on its six-story high screen. One of them, Secret of Life on Earth , takes a look at rarities like carnivorous plants and leaves that walk. Call 639-IMAX for more info., including show times. Admission is $5.50.

THURSDAY, JAN. 30

* Come and watch as the men's basketball team takes on the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at 7:35 p.m. at Autry Court.

* A master's recital, featuring violinist Larisa Struble and the music of Bach, Brahms, Bazzini and Shostakovich, begins at 6 p.m. in Duncan Recital Hall. Free.

* Professor Andrew Gurr of the University of Reading, hosted by the English Department, presents a slide lecture entitled "Hamlet at the Vertical Globe." It begins at 7 p.m. in Sewall Hall, Room 301. A reception will follow.

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* E-mail: thresher@rice.edu .

* Calendar submission forms are available at the Student Activities Office or on the Thresher office door.

* Deadline for all items is 5 p.m. on the Monday prior to publication.

This item appeared in the Calendar section of the January 24, 1997 issue.

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