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New federal regulations covering international student visas may make it harder for those students to get visas to study in the United States, and could change the 'show rate' for international students at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder next year. But this fall, the numbers of new and returning international students is shaping up to be about equal to or slightly higher than the university's fall 2001 international student enrollment of 1,110. Final figures will not be available until later in September.

Larry Bell has been named the new director of International Student and Scholar Services at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, formerly known as Foreign Student and Scholar Services. Bell replaces Phil deNeeve, who retired from the post last spring, and comes to CU-Boulder from the CU-Denver campus where he was director of the Office of International Education.

CU-BOULDER EVENTS REMEMBERING 9-11-01 Monday, September 9 6:00 - 8:30 p.m., Environmental Design, Room 134 Unveiling and Discussion of World Trade Center Redevelopment Proposals Created by CU-Boulder ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½; Accompanying Lecture by Instructor Scott Sworts Sponsor: College of Architecture and Planning Tuesday, September 10 6:00 p.m., Hellems, Room 241 Discussion on what September 11, 2001, meant to Democrats: as people, politicians, and activists Sponsor: College Democrats

ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder Professors John Bennett and Stein Sture have been appointed associate deans for the College of Engineering and Applied Science, effective at the start of the fall semester. The appointments, announced by engineering Dean Robert Davis, complete the formation of the college's new leadership team. Davis began his appointment as dean of the college on July 1.

The mysteries of black holes will be unraveled at Fiske Planetarium on the campus of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder on Friday, Sept. 20, and Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m. Professor Andrew Hamilton will present his live star show, "Black Holes and Relativity," to kick off Fiske Planetarium's fall 2002 schedule of monthly astronomy talks. The live talks are given by CU-Boulder professors and guest lecturers.

On the evening of Sept. 10, professors from eight different departments at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder will gather for a public teach-in titled "9/11 One Year Later: How Have We Changed?" Speaker presentations will begin at 6:30 p.m. in room G1B30 of the Duane Physics building on the CU-Boulder campus, according to organizer and CU-Boulder religious studies Professor Ira Chernus. Admission is free.

The Cultural Events Board of the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder's student government is hosting a lecture by Hanan Ashrawi, an internationally known speaker on the Palestinian cause, on Sept. 14 at 7 p.m. The talk will be in the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Tickets for the talk will go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 10 a.m. at the Connection in the games area of the UMC. Ashrawi will speak on "Liberty and Justice Forgotten: United States and the Israeli Occupation of Palestine."

When asked how the Sept. 11 attacks affected the people charged with responding to disasters, ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder sociology Professor Dennis Mileti went to a shelf in his office and brought back a serious cartoon. The three characters in the cartoon are labeled "bioterrorism," "dirty bomb" and "natural hazards." The natural hazards character - representing events such as hurricanes, earthquakes and floods - is saying to the other two: "Welcome to the club."

Police officers are investigating suspicious holes found in the walls of a second residence hall at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder, according to Deb Coffin, housing director. The cause of the holes has not been determined, but CU police are investigating the reported damage as a possible incident of tampering.

Note to Editors: The redevelopment proposals will be displayed, and Scott Sworts and some of his students will be available for interviews, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Sept. 9 in room 134 of the Environmental Design Building. Reporters and photographers are welcome to attend. World Trade Center redevelopment proposals created by ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ at Boulder students will be unveiled and discussed in a public event on Sept. 9.