Campus and community briefs
Curbs to be painted for CAPSA funds
Students from Utah State University will go door to door Friday between 2 and 5 p.m. to raise money for the Community Abuse Prevention Service Agency (CAPSA).
The students plan to raise money by painting residents’ addresses on the curb in front of their house for $10. All proceeds go to CAPSA. The address will be painted white with a black background, allowing the numbers to be seen at night.
“Our ultimate goal is to earn at least $1,000 to help CAPSA,” said Derrick Packard, one of the students organizing the project. “This money will give CAPSA the means to provide services for those in need.”
The students are organizing and running this fundraiser as a class project in professor James Hayton’s MHR 3110 class, Managing Organizations and People.
Residents who want their addresses painted on their curbs can call Andrew Olson at 752-2974. Other donations will also be accepted by the group.
Thanksgiving with many faiths scheduled
The first annual communitywide interfaith Thanksgiving service will be held Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. in the Logan Tabernacle.
This event is sponsored by Cache Community Connections, the local organization consisting of religious, business and civic leaders whose purpose is to foster understanding and cooperation among the valley’s many religions.
The service will consist of readings, prayers and speeches from many different religious traditions, spoken in native languages and in English. There will be a combined interfaith choir, as well. The service will show the ways different religions emphasize praise and thanksgiving, as well as encouraging the support of those less fortunate among us.
Some of the religious organizations participating are the Buddhist Sanga, Baha’i, Logan Islamic Center, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fans invited to the Special Olympics
The Special Olympics invitational is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will be held in the Fieldhouse and HPER on campus.
The Special Olympics is an international program of year-round sports training and athletic competition for more than one million children and adults with mental disabilities.
USU is responsible for hosting a statewide competition twice a year. The fall semester involves swimming and basketball competition, while the spring semester includes track and field events.
Students are encouraged to come and cheer for the athletes.
Tickets for pageant available in TSC
The International Student Council would like to invite all Utah State University students and staff to participate in the activities of International Education Week, Nov. 17 to 21.
Activities include talks on international issues, study abroad opportunities, foreign film festival, lunch on the Taggart Student Center Patio, cultural workshops, and cultural displays and performances, including a Japanese tea ceremony.
The week culminates with the Mr. and Ms. International Pageant on Nov. 21, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the TSC Ballroom. Ten contestants (five men and five women) will share their cultures with the audience and then judges will choose the new Mr. and Ms. International 2003.
Tickets are available in the Office of International Students and Scholars in TSC Room 313, or at area businesses and are $3 per person or $5 per family. All other events, except lunch, are free. A calendar of the week’s events can be viewed at http://cc.usu.edu/~ISC.