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Integrating Faith and Culture: The Master
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to 5 p.m. and from noon to 5 p.m.
on weekends.
Dr. Amy Fisher-Smith, associate
professor of psychology at the
University of Dallas, was approached
by representatives of the Washington,
D.C., museum nearly two years ago
and asked if the university would
be interested in hosting the display.
“I have some contacts there
because I participated in a faculty
seminar at the Catholic University
of America,” she explained.
The University of Dallas has held
related events leading up to the
exhibition’s opening throughout
this past semester, according to
Fisher-Smith.
In September, a panel discussed
“Bioethics in the Shadow of the
Holocaust.” In October, “The theology
department, in a nice segway for
us, hosted a dialogue between
“Through the diverse
range of courses, one sees
the magnificent thread of
continuity in thought and
culture that the Catholic
Church has given us. The
program has greatly
enriched my worldview,
and I am a better person
because of what I have
learned and the people I
have met.”
Call for more information: (65 I) 962-5704.
www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/masters
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psychiatrists, lent credence to and
assisted with the ethnic cleansing.
The idea of creating a genetically
superior race of humans, so
influential in the 20th century, still
persists today, although in a slightly
different form.
As scientists all over the world
attempt to cure diseases through
genetic engineering, the issue
of balancing science and ethics
remains extremely important.
‘“Deadly Medicine’ touches on
complex ethical issues we face
today, such as how societies acquire
and use scientific knowledge and
how they balance the rights of the
individual with the needs of the
larger community,” said Exhibition
Curator Susan Bachrach.
The exhibit will be on display
through Jan. 1 5, 201 2, and will be
open during the week from 1 0 a.m.
one that “should
J be part of
every citizen’s
experience,”
according to The New York
Times - that opened several years
ago in the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum.
Admission will be free at UD and
open to the public. When the same
exhibition was on display in New
York, it drew over 54,000 visitors.
“I don’t think we’ll get that,”
Fisher-Smith said laughing. “But
I really hope we have a strong
showing.”
-Student Government and SPUD are
hosting a SPUD Crawl this Saturday, Nov. 1 9.
Come and enjoy free chips and salsa from
Chipotle and free chicken sandwiches from
Chick-fil-A.
- SPUD is having a SPUD fair this
Wednesday from 1 1 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., where
you can learn more about the SPUD directors
and sign up to volunteer for various SPUD
committees.
- Patrick Brehany allocated up to $75
from the event budget for the reception
following National Remembrance Day, Nov.
11.
a rabbi, Dr. [David] Novak,
and a priest here on
campus, [Fr. Roch
Kereszty], to talk
about the future of
the relationship
between the
Jewish and
Christian faiths,”
Fisher-Smith said.
Just recently, UD
screened “The Last Survivor,” a film
documenting the stories of survivors
from four different genocides: the
Holocaust, Congo, Rwanda and
Darfur. These pre-events promoted
the “Deadly Medicine” exhibit and
opened up ground for discussion of
weighty topics, such as the massacre
of entire ethnicities and modern-day
eugenics.
“Deadly Medicine” is a traveling
version of a celebrated exhibit -
Stephanie Ossowski
SG Secretary
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Howard, Christian. The University News (Irving, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 15, 2011, newspaper, November 15, 2011; Irving, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1221147/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Dallas.