Calendar and events for Nov. 5

November 5

– Education week, Faculty/Student pie eating contest Sunburst lounge Noon; -Education week Service project assembling Peru school kits, 5 p.m. Education bldg. Atrium. -STAB Qwik Wits, 7:00 p.m. TSC Sunburst Lounge Free w/ID

November 6-USU Women’s Volleyball VS Cal Poly, 7:00 p.m. Smith Spectrum- Guitars Unplugged, TSC Ballroom 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $3, or $2 with a canned-food donation.- Dept. of Music, Percussion Recital, ECC, 7:30 p.m. Free

November 7-USU Men’s basketball VS Global Sports, 7:05 p.m. Smith Spectrum- European Discotheque Nov. 7, 8 p.m., TSC Ballroom w/ID $2 w/o ID $3 sponsored by EESU

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* Education week Nov. 3-7, Nov. 5 Faculty/Student pie eating contest Sunburst lounge Noon; Service project assembling Peru school kits, 5 p.m. Education bldg. Atrium.

* Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry seminar, “Recent Discoveries in Phosphoryl Transfer Mechanisms, by Alvan Hengge, Nov. 5, 4:00 p.m. Widstoe 007.

* Folk and Bluegrass club open mic night. Nov. 5 , 8 – 11 p.m. 595 Boulevard.

* STAR social for volunteers. Nov. 5 & 6, 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. TSC 3rd floor. Come meet other volunteers and ask questions.

* SAA meeting Cafe Sabor, Nov. 5, 8:30 p.m. $3.00 for SAA members $5 for non-members.

* Eastern European student union movie night Russian comedy Nov. 6, 7:00 p.m. TSC auditorium

* Come paint toys for needy children for The Happy Factory, Nov. 7, International lounge TSC 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and Nov. 11, 6 – 8 p.m. LDS chapel 1550 East 400 North.

* USU Special Olympics Benefit Concert featuring Jon Schmidt, Nov. 8 7:30 p.m. Kent Concert Hall. Opening band Sweet Haven, Jon Schmidt. Tickets $7 available USU Ticket office or at the door. Under 8 are free. Proceeds to Special Olympics team.

* Aggie Leadership Academy retreat, “31 flavors of leadership” Nov. 14 – 15. Meeting in Juniper lounge 5:00 p.m. and return Saturday at noon. $5. Food, friends, workshops, and a service project.

* Interested in International work? Randy Jensen from career services will be giving information on internship ideas, grad school and career opportunities. Nov. 6, 5:00 p.m. TSC Walnut room

* USU Women’s Center Women’s Leadership class spring semester. Two credit hour course is designed for undergraduate women (with 31 or more credit hours) and graduate women. Info. 797-1728.

* Utah State is submitting an application to Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), thenation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. It is a three-yearprocess; if the committee on qualifications approves this initialapplication, then a site visit will occur in fall, 2004.

* The Council on Undergraduate Research now accepting abstracts for its annual Posters on the Hill competition in Washington, DC in April 2004. Deadline for abstract submission Nov. 22. Info. www.cur.org/postersession.html. For questions contact Aaron Brown at aaronb@cc.usu.edu

* USU is now accepting applications for the 2004 Undergraduate Research Day at the state capitol January 22. Undergraduate students interested in presenting can find additional information and the application online at www.usu.edu/vpr in the for students section. Participants must be Utah residents. Questions Aaron aaronb@cc.usu.edu

* Mountain West Center is accepting applications for 2003 Garth & Marie Jones Scholarship. Scholarship for up to 18 credits for Spring Semester 2004. Available to USU graduate or undergraduate student with a high record of academic achievement majoring in Humanities or Social Sciences, including Economics. Expected graduation date must not be before June 2004. Rural Utah applicants given preference for selection. Submit letter of interest, current USU transcript and three references to MWC, Old Main room 303. Info. 797-3630 or Old Main room 303.

* Common Ground Outdoor Adventures seeking volunteers to assist with snow shoeing and rock climbing. If interested in volunteering call 713-0288. Common Ground provides outdoor recreation for people with disabilities.