Campus Briefs
Hawaiian Reggae and R&B artists, Rammage, will be performing at Club New York Thursday as a part of the Polynesian Student Union (PHU) and College Night, said PHU member Jordan Ah Loy.
Rammage will hit the stage at 11 p.m. and will perform for approximately 45 minutes. After the performance the PHU will hold a raffle where they will be giving away PHU merchandise and tickets to a luau being held at Utah State on March 20.
After the raffle the PHU will have a Tahitian dancing demonstration, and possibly a Haka demonstration which is a war dance native to New Zealand.
“This is going to be a great way to start spring break,” Ah Loy said. “The live music is a really new sound for this area which is popular back in Hawaii, but everyone who’s heard it here loves it.”
Charles Lippy, one of the most respected scholars in the field of American religions will be guest speaking at Utah State University Thursday, March 5. He speaks at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Visual, Room 150 and all are invited. The lecture is free.
The title of Lippy’s lecture is, “Is Christianity Plausible Today? Challenges of the Twenty-First Century.” The lecture and campus visit are sponsored by USU’s Religious Studies program, based in the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences.
“Charles Lippy is one of the nation’s most elegant scholars of American religions,” said Charles Prebish, director of USU’s Religious Studies program. “It’s a rare opportunity to attend a lecture by someone who has served as president of the American Society of Church History. His international reputation, coupled with his thrilling topic, makes him one of the most sought after speakers on religious matters in North America.”
Lippy is the LeRoy A. Martin Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies Emeritus at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the current president of the American Society of Church History. He has written or edited more than 20 books, including the three-volume “Faith in America” and “Do Real Men Pray? Images of the Christian Man in White Protestant America.” He is completing a new textbook on religion in American life and serves as co-editor of the four-volume “Encyclopedia of Religion in America.”
USU’s Religious Studies program is committed to exploring all religious traditions, and Lippy’s lecture emphasizes that role, Prebish said.
“Because professor Lippy’s topic involves Christianity in general, but in the context of its relationship to 21st century culture, it applies to all individuals. In Utah’s religiously sophisticated culture, coupled with the profound curiosity of Utah residents with respect to religious issues, we believe this will be an exciting occasion.”
In the continuation of the Saturday activity series, Utah State University’s Museum of Anthropology hosts “Ancient Mesoamerican Marketplace” Saturday, March 7.
Museum guests will learn about the Aztec, Incan and Mayan cultures of Central and South America through a variety of activities. Visitors may choose to participate in the Mesoamerican marketplace which showcases crafts and food from the ancient civilizations.
“This is a family oriented day, with educational activities for everyone,” said program coordinator Ashley Smith. “Visitors can try New World food tasting or create Aztec feather fans, Incan jewelry and Mayan hieroglyphics. Our activities will last throughout the day so anyone can come from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.”