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Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.

Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor of Judaea from 26-37 CE, is an unlikely movie star. Yet because of his role in the Passion narrative, he has appeared in dozens of films and TV programs. In these productions, in which Jesus stands for eternal values, Pilate represents the morals of the modern day. In this talk, we will look at representations of Pilate from Cecil B. DeMille’s silent film "King of Kings" (1927) to the rock musical "Jesus Christ Superstar" (1973) to Mel Gibson’s provocative "Passion of the Christ" (2003). What has Pilate meant for audiences in different periods? What does he mean to us today? What is truth? Sponsored by the Classical Studies Program and the Department of Theology and Religious Studies.For information on parking, visit www.sandiego.edu/parking/parking-information/guests.php

In the fall of 2022, the Humanities Center commenced an ambitious three-year exploration of the connection between the human imagination and the diverse array of landscapes in our world. In the first three parts of this series, we focused on the ocean, the desert and the forest. This semester, we investigate the frozen realms — the wintry worlds of icefields, ice plateaus, glaciers and polar landscapes. Aspects of these strange and dreamlike environments will be showcased in our gallery exhibitions, while in a wide-ranging series of panel discussions and presentations, scholars from a diverse array of disciplines will reflect upon the qualities and the evocative appeal of the earth’s icy regions.Humanities Center, Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall, Room 200February 13 |The Frozen Realms: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Opening Reception Brian Clack, PhD | PhilosophyRon Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean SciencesThe Science of Ice and Coldness|February 20Sue Lowery, PhD | BiologyMichael Mayer, PhD | BiologyMaren Mossman, PhD | PhysicsIllume Guest Lecture: Arctic Art Now |February 27Christopher P. Heuer, PhD | University of RochesterImagining the Cold in Literature and Music |March 5Christopher Adler, PhD | MusicFred Miller Robinson, PhD | English (ret.)Lisa Smith | EnglishAfter Icebergs: Mark Dion and Farrah Karapetian in Conversation with Derrick Cartwright|March 12Derrick Cartwright, PhD | Art, Architecture + Art HistoryMark Dion, BFA | ArtistFarrah Karapetian, MFA | Art, Architecture + Art HistoryHuman Communities in Frozen Realms |March 19Jennifer Parkinson, PhD | AnthropologyThomas Reifer, PhD | SociologyMeaghan Weatherdon, PhD | Theology and Religious StudiesThe Fate of the Ice |April 9Michel Boudrias, PhD | Environmental and Ocean SciencesColin Fisher, PhD | HistorySarah Gray, PhD | Environmental and Ocean SciencesExploring the Frozen Realms |April 16Hugh Ellis, PhD | BiologyRon Kaufmann, PhD | Environmental and Ocean SciencesBryson Patterson | Alum, ‘22 (BA) and ‘23 (MS)For information on parking, visit www.sandiego.edu/parking/parking-information/guests.php

On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who now teaches there reflects on that day and offers lessons for protesters now.

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

This lecture develops a theory of ‘postcapitalist aesthetics’, specifically within the context of rural landscapes. The theory brings a relational and pluralistic environmental aesthetics into conversation with various concepts, ‘postpastoral’, ‘socionatures’, and ‘commoning’, before exploring how some art practices may support human-ecological relationships of care and resistance. Emily Brady is Professor of Philosophy at Texas A&M University. Her research expertise extends to aesthetics and philosophy of art, environmental philosophy and eighteenth-century philosophy. Her most recent book is Between Nature and Culture: The Aesthetics of Modified Environments (2018, with Isis Brook and Jonathan Prior). Cosponsored by the Values Institute and the Humanities Center.For information on parking, visit here.

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.

Sparks Gallery is pleased to show new work by bi-coastal artist Monty Montgomery in his solo exhibition, “Intersection”. Profoundly affected by his upbringing in the rural woods of Virginia’s countryside, Monty Montgomery’s work has always been informed by his visceral and emotional reactions to everyday experiences, such as exploring nature, or trekking city streets. His distinctive artistic voice was shaped in his teen years, when he began expressing his perception of the external world in bright geometric abstraction. His characteristic style emerged as a result of distilling sensory input through the lens of urban and natural landscapes. Using color theory, mathematics, and intuition, he attempts to harmonize the collision of these elements into something beautiful and cohesive.Montgomery uses his innate intuition for color and object relationships to connect with the viewer, sharing his artistic vision through a “visual-emotional language”, as he calls it. His interpretation of everyday scenes is often surprising, as the end results look vastly different than their real world counterparts. This unique perspective grants Montgomery both strength and vulnerability in his art practice.For more information visit: sparksgallery.comStay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

Nunis died in custody after Chula Vista police officers forced him against the ground while responding to a mental health crisis call in March 2020.