Demand Strong for Hotel Rwanda's Paul Rusesabagina, at DePauw April 25

March 30, 2005

Also: Details on Paul Rusesabagina's DePauw Appearance

rusesabagina paul Rwanda New.jpg March 30, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - A speech by Paul Rusesabagina in Louisville, Kentucky on April 24 -- the day before his Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture at DePauw University -- has been moved to a bigger venue for a second time. "Craig Buthod, Louisville Free Public Library director, said an 'overwhelming response' prompted the library to move the site" again, reports the Louisville Courier-Journal. It is now slated to be held in Whitney Hall, which can accommodate 2,406 people. Read more here.

Paul Rusesabagina, the central character in the Academy Award-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda," sheltered 1,200 people during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 and has been called "Rwanda's Schindler." His free speech at DePauw, "Hotel Rwanda: A Lesson Yet to Be Learned," will take place in Kresge Auditorium of the Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on April 25. The event is co-sponsored by DePauw's Office of Academic Affairs. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Read the original announcement by clicking here.

Manning Lecture.jpg The Ubben Lecture Series has brought distinguished individuals to the DePauw University campus since 1986, including 2004 presidential candidate and retired General Wesley Clark, former British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major, National Football League Most Valuable Player Peyton Manning (seen at right), General Colin Powell, Ross Perot, Shimon Peres, Spike Lee, Mike Krzyzewski, Harry Belafonte and ice cream entrepreneurs Ben & Jerry. Next Wednesday, April 6, Liz Murray will speak on "Homeless to Harvard: A Remarkable Journey."