Events and Activities for Feb. 23

Friday, February 23USU Theatre, “Pride and Prejudice,” Feb. 23 & 24, 7:30 p.m., FAC, Morgan Theatre. Admission: adults, $8; USU faculty/staff/seniors, $6; youth (under age 18) and non-USU students, $5; USU students w/ ID, free

Monday, February 26-USU Gymnastics vs San Jose State, 7 p.m. Spectrum

Tuesday, February 27-“The Challenges and Rewards of Land Management Today” Kate Kitchell, 7 p.m. NR, Room 105

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•The Special needs group is sponsoring a Valentine’s Ball, Moon River; Feb. 23. The dance will take place at the Logan Cache Stake Center, 250 W. 1200 North, Logan From 7:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. Best dress is suggested. • FFC – Free Dinner and a Movie, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m.. at 1315 East 700 North. •Air Force ROTC cadet for a day? Come have a good time and learn about the program. Info. on scholarships and financial aid, plus free pizza. Feb. 24, TSC auditorium. Call Tracy 797-USAF or sign up or ask questions. •USU Physics Department, Colloquium, Dr. Mario Ancona, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. “Single Electron Circuits: Possibilities and Reality.” Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m. SER Building, Physics/CASS Conference, Room 244. •USU Multicultural Student Organization, Black Student Union, Talent Show. Feb. 27, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Taggart Student Center, Ballroom. •STAB MARDI GRAS! March 3. 8 p.m. tomidnight. $2/USU students. DJ, food, blues lounge, marriage booth, carnival, casino, etc.! •Celebrate Dr. Seuss. Read with kindergarten and first grade kids in schools or at the mall on March 2. For details: e-mail vanig@cc.usu.edu •Spring break trip to Havasu Falls in the Grand Canyon. Depart March 12 and return March 18. Cost is $160 w/student ID or $175 all others. Call the ORC for more info. 797-3264. •Last chance to sign up as a S.T.A.R. volunteer. Sign up in the service center. Look for the white S.T.A.R. binder •Native American Student Council Pow Wow, March 2 and 3, Nelson Field house Info. 797-2891 •Society for Human Resource Management is holding its annual fundraiser now through Feb. 23. Prizes include 2 Jazz tickets (10th row), a free night at the Anniversary Inn and more. Look for the SHRM in the Bus. Bldg. lobby & the TSC. Part of the proceeds will go to the Disability Resource Center. •Pi Sigma Alpha – The national Political Science honors society is now accepting applications. All that is required is a 3.2 GPA average in at least 12 credits of Political Science courses. Applications can be picked up at the Political Science department. •Did you know that you can study in a foreign country for the same coast as USU? Study abroad programs based on USU in-state tuition and include room and board din most cases. Hurry most application deadlines are March 1. Costa Rica application is Feb. 26. Info. TSC, Room 304, 797-0601/1253 or www.usu.edu/stdyabrd/ •Academic Scholars presents a free Diversity Scholarship Workshop. Feb. 28, Noon, TSC Walnut Room. Bring your lunch and ice cream will be provided. •Stephanie Osborne Scholarship is now available from the USU Women’s Center. Eligibility: Undergraduate single senior women 24 years or younger. Contact the Center located in the USU TSC, Room 310, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Or call 797-1728. •2001/2002 Dupont scholarship applications are available from USU Women’s Center, TSC, Room 310. Criteria: Undergraduate women or undergraduate American minority men in Civil and Environmental Engineering or undergraduate women in engineering. Deadline March 9. Info 797-1728. •Applications are available for Leadership Exploration Resource Center Scholarships for 2001-2002. Information TSC, Room 326 or e-mail krawlins@admissions.usu.edu. •The Mountain West Center for Regional Studies is accepting applications for their Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship is designed to support and recognize an individual faculty member or faculty team in the Humanities, Arts, or Social Sciences for the completion of a pedagogic, scholarly or creative project that will expand our understanding or appreciation of the American Mountain West. For more information, contact the Mountain West Center at 797-3630 or mwc@cc.usu.edu •Applications for 2001/2002 Classified Employee scholarships are available Jan. 3 through April 25 at the following locations: Merrill Library, Room 115, TSC Information desk, Physical Plant, Room 110, or call Paula Baker 797-0668. •2001/2002 Graduate Scholarship applications are available from the Women’s Center TSC 310. For more information call 797-1728 or stop by the center. Application deadline March 30. •The Lifetime Learning Center is looking for basic skills volunteer teachers. Info. Virginia Ratliff 752-8621 or Lifetime Learning Center, Emporium basement (downtown Logan) •Wilderness First Responder, May 8 through 17. Upon successful completion of practical and written exams you will receive a two year SOLO Wilderness First Responder certification and a two year American Heart Association Adult Heartsaver CPR certification. To register, Kellie 797-7553 or ECC, Room 103. •United States Congressman Jim Matheson will be the featured speaker at the Cache Democrats Annual Jefferson/Jackson Dinner. Feb. 24, at 6 p.m., Copper Mill Ballroom, 55 North Main, Door Prizes, Auction, Raffle, Dinner, $27.50 per person Buy tickets at the door or contact: Dell Johnson 245-6454, Wendell Sullivan 245-4047. Julie Pitcher 563-6698 Gina Wickwar 753-5156 •Neighborhood Nonprofit Housing and the USDA are starting a self-help housing program in Cache Valley. This program allows qualified families to use sweat equity to build a significant portion of their home, decreasing the coast of the home by up to 25 percent with no down payment required. There will be an orientation meeting, Feb. 28, 7 p.m. in USU Credit Union, 198 North Main. If unable to attend Call 752-7242