Kenya Davis-Hayes, assistant professor of American history at California Baptist University, will discuss how hairstyles affect perception of black women at a free lecture Friday, March 28, at 1:30 p.m. at Hieronymus Lounge in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Kerrwood Hall. Refreshments will be served prior to the lecture.
Author Gustavo Arellano will give a free lecture, 鈥淏eaner, Wetback and Other Spicy Words You Can鈥檛 Say But Should: Satire as Hammer Against Anti-Immigrant Madness,鈥 Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Founders Dining Room. Refreshments will be served at the lecture.
Arellano will discuss his nationally acclaimed column 鈥溌sk a Mexican!鈥 in which he addresses questions about the Latino culture using 鈥渟atire to combat racism and stereotypes against Mexicans.鈥
The 黑料不打烊 student group Act on AIDS is hosting a Broken Bread Poverty Meal Tuesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. on 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Kerrwood Lawn. The benefit dinner, sponsored through World Vision, will allow students, faculty and the public to identify with families and individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and hunger around the world by coming together to eat a meal of porridge and share a night of fellowship and discussion on the subjects of AIDS and hunger.
Donations will be taken to raise money for HIV/AIDS orphans in Malawi.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 Keck Telescope has confirmed the existence of a supernova, discovered this week by astronomical investigators Jack Newton and Tim Puckett in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search.
Within 48 hours of receiving a communication from Puckett about the discovery, Michael Sommermann, 黑料不打烊 physics professor, spent several early morning hours imaging Supernova 2008an.
Five prospective 黑料不打烊 students competed for scholarships of up to $10,000 Feb. 22-23. The Computer Science Connection and the scholarships are funded by a $287,500 grant from the National Science Foundation.
The event included problem-solving activities and a dinner at the home of Kim Kihlstrom, computer science professor.
A world-class panel of evaluators and qualified investors will assess 10 national semifinal ventures at the 5th Annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (S.E.E.D.) National Collegiate Venture Forum, March 14-15 at the Reagan Ranch Center. The event helps top college entrepreneurs meet potential capital funding for their business plans. The student presentations on Friday, March 14 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, from 8-11:30 a.m. are free and open to the public.Dr.