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Photo by Stewart GoldstenThe St. Louis Black Rep will open its 31st season with “Boesman and Lena” at Edison Theatre Sept. 12-23. Written by South African activist Athol Fugard, the story follows two ragged wanderers who have been evicted from their home and are forced to scavenge for shelter, food and firewood in order to survive.

The following incidents were reported to University Police Sept. 1-3. Readers with information that could assist in investigating these incidents are urged to call 935-5555. This information is provided as a public service to promote safety awareness and is available on the University Police Web site at police.wustl.edu. Sept. 1 8 p.m. — Furniture was reported taken from a fraternity house during the summer. Ttems were left in a hallway and probably disposed of by housekeeping. Sept. 3 11:38 a.m. — The traffic arm for the lower level westbound exit to the Millbrook Garage was found to be broken and inoperable. The damage occurred sometime between 3 p.m. Aug. 31 and 11:30 a.m. Sept. 3. No estimate of damage is available at this time.

Volunteers are being sought to give blood during the University’s first campus-wide blood drive Sept. 11.

The St. Gemma Program for Children with Autism and Developmental Disabilities at the St. Gemma Center opened for classes Sept. 5 with the help from Olin students in the Taylor Community Consulting Program.

Presentations about Guantanamo and the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy are among the highlights of the School of Law’s 10th annual Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series.

The University’s annual Relay For Life event, held March 3 at Bushyhead Track, has raised more than $311,000. The total was the second highest amount raised per capita nationwide among universities with enrollment of 10,000-15,999.

Photo by David KilperOver the last two-and-a-half weeks, 16 master’s candidates — seven from the Graduate School of Art and nine from the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design — have worked with museum staff to construct and install new sculptures, drawings and installations by Maya Lin.

The opportunity to work on a cutting-edge research project from day one with a faculty member from Engineering or Medicine is one of the School of Engineering’s exciting new initiatives for undergraduates. In fact, 17 members of the class of 2011 have received these awards. Inspired by the legacy of former Dean James M. McKelvey and now funded in part by a grant from the Clare Boothe Luce Foundation, these new undergraduate research awards give students the opportunity to find out what makes a research university special.

Faculty and graduate students from St. Louis-area universities with an interest in topics relating to labor, households, health care, law and social welfare are invited to take part in a series of Monday brown-bag luncheon seminars to be held biweekly through Dec. 3.

The Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has appointed two new curators to its staff.