Calendar and events for Sept. 24

September 24- Agriculture week: Day on the Quad, 10 a.m. -2 p.m. Come to the Quad for a day of fun in the sun! Watermelon bust, mechanical bull ($1/ride), horseless rodeo, dept. booths and chili cook-off. Shish kabobs also available. $.25/piece.- Ag Week Chili Cook-off, 10 a.m. – Noon, on the Quad.-Dear Awareness Week, Captioned Movie: “What a Girl Wants” 7:00 p.m. Widstoe Hall Auditorium (New Building next to the TSC)

September 25-Deaf Awareness week, Deaf Culture Jeopardy, 7:00 p.m. HPER 114

September 26- Folk & Bluegrass Club: Music on the Patio, Noon, featuring Ben Abbott.-USU Volleyball VS Idaho, 7 p.m., Smith Spectrum

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* Deaf Awareness Week: Sept. 24, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Come visit the information tables on the first floor of the TSC.

* Ag Week Speaker: Tim Williams, Sept. 24, 3:00 p.m. TSC Auditorium

* Ag Week Service Project, American West Heritage Center, Sept. 25, 5-6:30 p.m. Come help us harvest corn and pumpkins!

* Ag Week College Rodeo, Sept. 26, 7:00 p.m., $5,Cache County Fair Grounds. Aggie rodeo club compete against 10 other intermountain colleges and teams.

* Collegiate 4-H opening social at 7:00 p.m. Sept. 24. Free pizza and punch! Meet in Ag Science room #207.

* Premiere of the film “Re-Evolution of Sports” featuring Red Bull Rampage, a men’s freeride mountain bike competition. Free event-prizes. Sept. 24, 9:00 p.m., TSC Auditorium.

* Marriage and Family Therapy Student Association Opening Social Sept. 25, noon – 1:00 p.m. in the Family Life Dining Room. Come for food and to hear a graduate student panel.

* Psychology Professors introduce their current research. Thursday, Sept. 25 at noon in EDU 130A. Opportunities for Psych. majors and minors to get in on good research. Open to all.

* Utah State Theatre presents “Anton in Show Business” by Jane Martin Sept. 25-27 and Oct. 4-7 Caine Lyric Theatre, 28 West Center St. in Logan

* “Fight the Bite” Aggie Leadership Academy, Sept. 26-27, 5:00 p.m. meet in TSC Juniper Lounge and return noon Saturday. $5. Bring camping gear, long sleeve shirt and pants, sleeping bag, a tent (if you have one).

* STAB Dance on the Quad, Sept. 27, immediately after the football game. To be held in the TSC in the case of bad weather.

* Baptist Campus ministry fellowship and Bible studies. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. TSC 225B

* Faith and Fellowship Center Wednesday nights Pathways, a spiritual journey for your mind, body and spirit, and a Sunday Evening Inter-denominational Worship Service, which is preceded by a light dinner! Info. 753-0002 or e-mail faith_and_fellowship@hotmail.com

* Jewish and looking for High Holiday services? Contact Guy at 757-8459/ gserbin@mendel.usu.edu

* “Moonlight Serenade” Sept. 26 Crestmark Orchestra/Dance Formal Dance with live orchestra

$10/couple in advance $12 at the door. USU Swing team will be performing and will give free lessons. 8:00-11:30 p.m. in the gym of the institute.

*Need to Stretch you dollar? Come to this free workshop Sept. 27, USU Community Credit Union, 198 North Main, Logan. Register Family Life Center 797-7224

*USU Music Dept. choir concert, Sept. 29, 7:30 p.m. Kent Concert Hall.

*Come to the Green River and kayak! The ORC will lead a kayaking workshop October 3-5 in southern Utah. Taught by ACA certified instructor Anna Knudsen, cost is $60 and includes transportation, food, & group gear.

Mandatory pre-trip meeting October 1, 5-6 p.m. Register at the ORC, or call 797-3264 for more info.

* Statistics tutoring for 1040, 2000, 3000 is available in BNR 314 Monday-Thursday 4:30-7:30 p.m. No crowds for math tutoring in Engineering 106 Monday-Friday 2:30-5:30. Tutoring available for 0900-2250.

* 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

*Think you can’t afford to study abroad? Think again! Scholarships available for study in Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. No foreign language experience required. Deadline is Oct. 20. Check at TSC 3123 or 797-0601/1253.

* Are you an English handbell ringer? The Westminster Bell Choir would love to meet you! The Choir rehearses Thursday nights at the First Presbyterian Church in Logan. Contact director Dorothy Jones at 752-9775

* Wilderness First Aid, November 22-23, 2003, is 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 at: 797-0423 or visit the Eccles Conference Center, Room 103.

*Cornish Fall Festival, Sept. 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located in Cornish town Park. Fun for all ages, games, food, contests, and booths.