Activities and Events, April 18
Wednesday, April 18-A-Day Logan City service Painting at the Fairgrounds, 400 S. 500 West, 3 to 6 p.m.;-Midnight Fun Run, Register HPER 10:30 p.m. -USU Women’s Softball vs Brigham Young, 2 p.m.-USU Music Department, Guitar Ensemble. 7:30 p.m., ECC Auditorium. Admission: $3; USU students with current ID, free
Thursday, April 19-Associated Students of USU and USU Honors Program, Convocations Lecture Series, 26th Annual Last Lecture, Dr. Craig Johnson, Landscape Arch. & Environmental Planning, “A Tale of Two Communities: Managing the Ordeal of Change in the Intermountain West.” 12:30 p.m., TSC Ballroom-Benefit Concert: Peter Breinholt & Big Parade w/Jake White, Amphitheater, 7 p.m. $5. (Sunburst Lounge inclement weather).•”The Problem of Porn: Balancing Freedom, ‘Morality’ and the Role of Government.” with Paula Houston, Utah’s new “porn Czarina” plus American Civil Liberties Union attorney Stephen Clark and Lutheran Pastor Barry Neese of Logan. Noon – 1:15 p.m., ECC Auditorium
Friday, April 20-A-Day on the Quad, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Entertainment, Food, Music & More. 10 a.m. Volleyball Tournament sign up HPER & TSC. 1 p.m. 3-point Shoot-out on the Quad. Benefit Dance TSC Patio $2 w/ID, $5 w/o
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•The last issue of The Statesman is Friday, April 27. Any advertising or announcements are due by Wednesday, April 25, noon.
•Script & Stage, Staged readings of original plays workshopped in the USU Theatre Arts Dept. Advanced Playwriting course April 23-25 7:30 p.m. FAV 224. USU students w/ID All others are $5. Tickets available only at the door
•The USU’s Children’s House offers services to parents and young children 2 1/2 – 6 years of age and currently has openings in their summer day camp (May 7-June 1, June 11-July 16, July 9-August 3) You can also get a jump start right now and pre-register you child(ren) for the new school year that begins August 27. Drop by and visit us at 862 East 900 North (directly north of the Spectrum), or call the Director at 797-3657 for more information about flexible enrollment options and registration. The USU Children’s House strives to partner with parents in making their child’s important early learning years count.
•April 18. Asian Cultural display, International Lounge w/free Aggie Ice Cream, noon.
•Asian cookout on TSC patio, April 19, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.. $3 for food and drink. Free Sumo wrestling on the lawn.
•Collegiate 4-H Closing Social, Dutch Oven, fun activities, and installing new officers. April 18, 6 p.m., Meet at First Dam.
•AED closing social: April 18, 6 p.m. Juniper Inn Restaurant. AED members only, bring $5 per person, limit 1 guest per member
•USU Press Annual Damaged Book Sale, April 18, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., TSC patio. All books under $5.
•Come celebrate Earth Day. Learn about nuclear and hazardous waste in Utah, April 18, 6 p.m. BNR 102. Open discussion following panel. Bring your questions, concerns, and input.
•Always wanted to help the environment? Get involved with the Ecological Coalition of Students. April 18, 5 p.m., Sunburst Lounge.
•”Baby Budget” workshop for 1st time parents. Learn money saving ideas, prepare for child’s education and more. April 18, noon, TSC, Room 335.
•David Lee, Utah’s first State poet Laureate, will be reading ECC Auditorium, 7:30 p.m., April 19. $3 admission. Open to the public refreshments will be served.
•Take an hour off. Free slide show featuring local & international mountain travel. April 19, 7:30 p.m. HPER, Room 114. Info. 797-3264.
•USU Health Fair, on the quad with A-day. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
•Leslie Francis, Professor of Philosophy, University of Utah, will be presenting “Preservationism and Duties of Reciprocity” April 20, 3 p.m. ECC, Room 205/207. The presentation will befree and open to all. Info. 797-2889.
•New Horizon’s variety show “Reach out with Song” concert, April 19 & 20, 7:30 p.m. Kent Concert Hall. Tickets TSC ticket desk, $3 & $5.
•Fundraiser concert to help Common Ground replace their old bus. April 20, Live music by 2 bands with meat donated by E.A. Millers, $3 entrance, $5 for dinner. Eagles Lodge 170 W. 900 North, A private club for members only.
•Leadership in action. Learn to develop qualities that will get you paid and promoted. Denis Waitely, April 26. USU Faculty, staff and students only $99. Reserve your seat today. 797-0423.
•Women’s Open Gym Basketball every Tuesday and Thursday 4 to 6 p.m. Gym, Room 209. Wednesday 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
•Infancy Childhood, and Adolescence Conference May 14 through 18. ECC. Five nationally recognized scholars will be on-hand to discuss topics from development of temperament and emotion in infancy to the effects of domestic violence on children who witness domestic assaults. Everyone is invited to attend one or all sessions. Info. Conference Services 797-0043
•Theodore W. Daniel scholarship is now available Women’s Center, TSC, Room 310. Eligibility Black women from the continent of Africa, undergraduate or graduate re-entry or traditional female students. Info. 797-1728.
•Attention Breast feeding mothers, expectant mother who are thinking about breast feeding and others who are interested: Come meet other mothers at La Leche League. La Leche League International has been serving families for years. It is a breast feeding support group. This month, La Leche League will be April 30, 11 a.m.. Whittier Center (290 N. 400 East, near the LDS temple) in the Commons room-the pink room). We often see new faces, and it’s fun for us to all get to know each other. Bring the kids to play. You can call Sally with questions- 752-0168.
•Grieving support group. 9 week series April 19, 7 p.m. The meetings are free and open to anyone in our community who needs help in dealing with the loss of a loved one. Enroll 716-5349.
•Tuition Waivers now available at the women’s center. For eligibility information contact the Women’s Center TSC 310 or call 797-1728. Deadline April 30.