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The oft-criticized committee system in the U.S. House of Representatives resists change because it serves its members well, according to a University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ political science professor. Advocates of congressional reform often point to the House committee system as an outmoded relic that could benefit from changes to make it more efficient and accountable. But since the late 1940s the system has changed little.

Ten new Daniels Scholars have elected to attend the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ this fall, according to Cynthia Gayles, CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's senior assistant director of admissions and Daniels Scholarship liaison.

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ are working to pinpoint rapidly melting glaciers and ice fields they believe may hold human artifacts and other organic materials, which could revolutionize anthropological theories and provide invaluable clues to human migration, colonization and adaptation dating back thousands of years.

An accomplished actor of Broadway, regional and touring theater will lead the cast of CU Opera's "The Pirates of Penzance," opening on July 6. Ben Saypol, 29, one of CU-Â鶹ӰԺ's newest graduate music students, has appeared on Broadway and in a film starring Kevin Bacon. One of the most memorable moments during his five-year stint as a professional actor came during a successful audition for the role of Tony in the touring company of "West Side Story."

James F. Williams II, dean and director of the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Libraries, is the 2002 recipient of the American Library Association's Melvil Dewey Medal, which recognizes distinguished service to the profession of librarianship. The award is given to an individual or group for recent creative professional achievement in library management, training, cataloging and classification, and the tools and techniques of librarianship. The medal was presented June 18 during the ALA's annual conference in Atlanta.

Shakespeare's "Macbeth" will take on an African flavor at this year's Colorado Shakespeare Festival with the creation of a tribal setting for the production by Director Sean Kelley and Choreographer Onye Ozuzu, based on West African and ancient Mayan cultures. Two Ghanian drummers will perform in the show to help convey the classic tragedy as a folk tale. "Macbeth" opens with a preview performance Wednesday and runs through Aug. 17 at the Mary Rippon outdoor theater on the Â鶹ӰԺ campus.

University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ's School of Education and CU women's basketball coach Ceal Barry are collaborating on a computer camp for 25 female African American and Latina students grades six to eight June 24 to June 28 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Barry and assistant coach La Tonya Watson will conduct a basketball mini-clinic on June 25 at the CU Recreation Center. Watson, an African American, also will speak to the students during lunch about her life experiences and becoming assistant coach.

The University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ Office of Community Affairs will host a public meeting on the "Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day" walk on Wednesday, July 10, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Darley Commons, room 103, in the Williams Village complex at 30th Street and Baseline Road. The "Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day" is a national fundraiser taking place in 13 cities during summer 2002.

Chancellor Richard Byyny and the Boettcher Foundation have announced that 15 Boettcher Scholars have chosen to attend the University of Colorado at Â鶹ӰԺ for their undergraduate studies, the highest number of any Colorado institution. The Boettcher Scholarship is considered to be the most prestigious merit-based scholarship available to graduating high school seniors in the state of Colorado. Forty Boettcher Scholars are selected annually to attend any of the 16 four-year accredited colleges and universities in Colorado.

Several CU-Â鶹ӰԺ faculty members participated in a weeklong summer institute on teaching American history for approximately 120 Jefferson County teachers. At the final event on June 7, the teachers expressed their appreciation of the institute with a standing ovation.