Backburner events & activities for Oct. 27, 2010
Wednesday 10/27/10
Cache Valley Diaper Drive, All Day
Men’s Golf at Cullum Invitational, All Day
HOPE Festival, International Lounge, 10 a.m.
Meditation Club, TSC 335, 12 p.m.
ARC Workshop, TSC 335, 3:30 p.m.
Men’s Basketball Blue and White Game, Spectrum, 7 p.m.
Poe in the Dark, ESLC 130, 7:30 p.m.
Why Sound Concert, 8 p.m.
Thursday 10/28/10
Cache Valley Diaper Drive, All Day
Weight Watchers at Work, TSC 335, 11:30 a.m.
Multicultural Student Group, TSC 315a, 12:30 p.m.
SEED Golf Tournament, Sherwood Hills, 3 p.m.
Friends of Merrill-Cazier Library, Library 101, 6 p.m.
Helicon West, True Aggie Cafe, 7 p.m.
Suessical the Musical, Morgan Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
Women’s Volleyball at San Jose State, 8 p.m.
Friday 10/29/10
Cache Valley Diaper Drive, All Day
Farmtastic Fall, AWHC, All Day
CHASS Distinguished Alumni Speaker, Alumni House, 12:30 p.m.
Hockey vs. USU, Eccles Ice Center, 7 p.m.
Phantom Masquerade Ball, Whittier Community Center, 7 p.m.
Science Unwrapped, ESLC 130, 7 p.m.
Suessical the Musical, Morgan Theatre, 7:30 p.m.
USU Chamber Singers and Symphony Orchestra, St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 7:30 p.m.
FYI
The Registrar’s Office would like to remind everyone that Oct. 29 is the last day to change to P/D+/D/F Option. From Oct. 30-Nov. 15 drops will require a late drop form (WF on Transcript).
On Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. there will be a dodgeball tournament in Logan’s Rec Center. Teams may register by e-mailing dodgeforseed@gmail.com. Teams consist of 6 players and a fee of $50 is required to play. It is double elimination and there are prizes for winning teams. Come help raise money for the SEED!
The third annual Aggie Appreciation Day for Veteran’s will be held on Nov. 11 from 12 to 1 p.m. outside the TSC next to the flagpole. That evening at 7:30 p.m. the American Festival Chorus and USU Symphony Orchestra will present a tribute to veterans.
Warren Miller’s Ski and Snowboarding film “Wintervention” will be shown at the Kent Concert Hall Oct. 28-29th at 8 p.m. Advanced tickets are $16 at Al’s Sporting Goods or the Fine Arts CCA Box Office. Door $18. Includes free mid-week lift ticket to the Canyon’s.
Celebrate Undergraduate Research Day honors the merger of two national organizations, CUR and NCUR. Poster displays in colleges. The Caine College of the Arts features a panel and reception, 6-8 pm in FAV 102 on Oct. 27.
Bridgerland Band Invitational is Oct. 30 at Romney Stadium from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Adults $5, Students $3, Family $25. For more information and complete schedule email: mcmarchingband@gmail.com
On Oct. 27 from 6-7 p.m. in room 507 of the University Inn, visiting scholar Dr. Audrey Osler will be giving a presentation on children’s human rights in education. All are welcome.
There will be a co-ed soccer tournament on Oct. 30. Prices are $40/team or $7/person. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams! Email ususoccer@gmail.com for more information!
The Utah State University College Republicans are hosting another Concealed Weapons Permit Class on Oct. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $45 that can be paid in cash or check on the day of the class- Must be 21 to get your state permit- Class provides you with everything you need to send your application in. Will be held in AGSC 202.
Byron Burnham, the Dean of Grad Studies at USU, and Matt Barclay, a doctoral student at USU are looking for couples married 7 years or less to participate in an online study to help them test software about “listening in marriage.” All participants will receive compensation and be entered into a drawing for prizes. For more info see: www.facebook.com/ListeningInMarriage.
Perfectionism and Procrastination Workshop Oct. 27 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in TSC 335. You do not have to register to attend. For additional information, please contact the Academic Resource Center at (435) 797-1128.
EMPLOYEES – Are you wanting to get a jump start on your fitness? Do you want to know where you stand with your health? Contact Dayna (dayna.barrett@usu.edu or 797-8519) to schedule your FREE FITNESS ASSESSMENT TODAY! Done every Thursday between 12 and 4. Don’t miss this great opportunity!
To celebrate “Make a Difference Day – National Day of Doing Good” AmeriCorps volunteers will be encouraging customers at Wal-Mart to shop for a pack of diapers or other mother/infant items while they are inside and to drop them off as they leave. The drive ends Oct. 30. Donations will help children in need at the Child & Family Support Center, CAPSA, North Campus, and Riverside Elementary.
5K/1 Mile Fun Run at Ryan’s Place Park located at 400S. 600 E. in River Heights on Oct. 30 at 9 a.m. Cost is $15 for adults (t-shirt included), children under 12 and birth parents are free. Register at Al’s Sporting Goods. Prizes for best costume and first finishers. Come learn about and show support for adoption.
All ages are invited to celebrate Halloween Stokes Nature Center from 5-8 p.m. on Oct. 29. There will be fireside storytellers with frightful tales from the Logan area, mad scientific experiments, and creepy crafts for kids! Participants can also learn about bats, owls, and other creatures of the night. Suggested donation is $3 per person, $10 per family. Costumes are encouraged. For more info, please call 435-755-3239.
Abstracts due to undergraduate research day at the state capitol, which occurs January 26, 2011. To submit: https://research.usu.edu/undergrad/htm/sharing-your-research/research-on-capitol-hill.
Upcoming dates at Caffe Ibis: Chad Floyd and Liz Wooley on Nov. 5 at 7 p.m., Todd Milovich on Nov. 7 at 12 p.m., Hilary Murray on Nov. 14 at 12 p.m. The Gypsies on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., Ryan Conger on Nov. 21 at 12 p.,.