Calendar and events for Oct. 8

October 8- Engineering building dedication. 3:30 – 4 p.m. Tours, student displays and a model of USU Wright flyer- Jazz concert, 7:30 p.m. Chase Fine Arts. Admission adults $5, senior citizens and non-USU students $3. USU student/ID free.

October 9-ASUSU Convocations, Paul Hawken, 12:30 p.m. TSC Ballroom-STAB movie “pirates of the Caribbean”, 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Kent Concert Hall.

October 10-SAA Homecoming golf tournament, noon Logan Golf and Country Club. Info. SAA 797-2055-ASUSU Homecoming Dance, 8:30 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. TSC. Tickets $18/couple advance purchase or $20 at the door

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* Homecoming week, Aggie spirits days/Alpha Chi Omega dollar days, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. TSC patio. Wear Aggie Blue and win a prize. Burgers for a buck.

* Phi Alpha Theta service project, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Special Collections in the Merrill library.

* ASUSU Forum and free Aggie ice cream. Oct. 9, 10:30 a.m. TSC Sunburst lounge.

* True Aggie night, Oct. 10, midnight at the “A”

* Homecoming Parade, Oct. 11, 10 a.m. Main Street.

* Hike by the light of the autumn moon! The USU Outdoor Recreation Center hike October 8, 8-11 p.m. It’s free, register at the ORC or call 797-3264.

* Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Multiscale modeling of Complex Reacting Systems – Bridging fundamental Chemistry and Reaction Engineering”, by Thanh Truong, U of U. Oct. 8, 4:00 p.m. Widstoe 007.

* ACM Connectivity Workshop, Oct. 8, 6:00 p.m. Old Main 326. Linux, Windows, Wireless Laptop, PDAs Firewall and Routers. Learn to connect them all on the same network.

* “Who Welcomed Columbus?” an introduction to Native America and a tribute to native people. Oct. 9, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Eccles Conference Center.

* ASUSU Convocation Lecture by Paul Hawken. Oct. 9, 12:30 p.m., TSC Ballroom. A free lecture by international best-selling author, environmentalist, entrepreneur and journalist Paul Hawken.

* Reminder that fall U.R.C.O. grant proposals must be submitted to V.P. Research Office before 12:00 noon on Oct. 10.

* Folk and Bluegrass Club features Matt Cline (Singer/Songwriter) playing at the TSC patio from Oct. 10, 12:00 to 1:00 PM.

* If you or your organization is interested in performing for the annual Diversity Carnival, contact Angie Hammond, brownbaby11@yahoo.com, 797-8153 or TSC 326. Performances Oct. 24 from 5-10 p.m.

* Utah State Women’s Basketball Tryouts Oct. 21, 4 p.m. HPER, Gym 209. Contact Coach Dance at 797-8130 if interested.

* Lambda Pi Eta, Iota Mu Chapter, National Communication Honor Society is accepting applications from all Communication majors, CommD, JComm, Speech, and more. Need 12 communication credits and 3.0 GPA. Please pick up an

application from the Barn, Old Main, or email Angelaaa@cc.usu.edu. Applications due Oct. 15.

* 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

*Seats are limited, register now for Wilderness First Aid, November 22-23, an introduction to First Aid and patient care in remote settings. Earn certification from Wilderness Medicine Institute, an institute of NOLS, and also re-certify for Wilderness First Responder. One college credit is also available! Contact Conference Services 797-0423 or Eccles Conference Center, Room 103.

* Friends of the Cache County Library, a non-profit corporation is holding their annual used book sale October 9th 10th and 11th at the Spring Creek Village Building next to movies 8 in Providence. The hours are 12-8 on Thursday and 10-9 on Friday and Saturday.

* Common Ground charity 10 mile Bike ride, Oct. 11. Registration 7:30 a.m. in west parking lot of Mountain Crest High school. Cost $10 & includes T-shirt. Info. 713-0288