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Wennberg and WWI

In this show Rocket talks about Da Vinci's World War One Night, the Davisville movie premiere, and Acme Theatre Company's spring show Scapino, as well as their current acting workshop. Rocket also talks about the twentieth anniversary of the Wennberg Music Festival. Rocket also talks a little about the current campaign to get UCD Chancellor Linda Katehi fired and reads a statement by students occupying her building. Rocket mentions the orchestra program Disneyland trip that happens in a couple days, pi day, and daylight savings.

Davisville, 3/14/16: Prof. Frances Dolan, recently named one of the best teachers in town

Frances Dolan, an English professor and Shakespeare expert, just won the 2016 UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement. On today’s program we talk about what constitutes good teaching, why Shakespeare is relevant, the value of literary analysis, and why she tells her students in the classroom that she can see them—that last part has to do with technology. This is an interesting discussion with someone who’s clearly very skilled at her profession.

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