MSU Science, Engineering and Technology Day: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oct. 6. Welcome sessions will be held in 1281 Anthony Hall at 9 a.m. and at 9:45 a.m. The sessions will be held primarily in Anthony Hall and the Engineering Building. Come to the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) Day at MSU! SET the course for your future. Join MSU colleges and programs specializing in science, engineering and technology to see their facilities, watch or participate in demonstrations, and talk to faculty, students and staff about how your life can be enriched by careers in these fields. For more information go to http://cvm.msu.edu/admis/
MSU Chess Club: CHESS, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 1, A517 Wells Hall. Everybody welcome, free. Unrated and rated games available. Please bring your own sets and clocks.
Phoenix Rising Drum Circle: Come Drum And Dance With Us! 8 p.m., Friday, Purdue Room, Union. Come make rhythms with drums and other percussion instruments in a group setting. No experience is required. Some rattles and drums will be available for use, but bring an instrument of your own if you have one. Most importantly, bring your enthusiasm and your desire to make rhythm with other people. For more information contact Perry Godwin at (517)485-2544 or e-mail perry_godwin@excite.com
The ROIAL Society and the ROIAL Program: West Virginia folk singers, Julie Adams and Colleen Anderson, will be performing original music live, 7:30 p.m., Oct. 3, 103 Erickson Hall. Practical and visionary in their music, Colleen and Julie are wonderful to listen to and learn from - The Residential Option In Arts & Letters (ROIAL) Program and the ROIAL Society are sponsoring a free evening of original folk music that is open to the public. For more information contact Annie Balocating at (517)432-2024 or e-mail balocati@msu.edu
Chinese Christian Fellowship: Praise Night - “Now is the Time,” 7:30 p.m., Saturday, McDonel Hall Kiva. Please join us for worship and prayer for our campus and our nation. For more information contact Rachell at FunnyFarm4@aol.com
Case Hall Caucus: Open Mic Night, 8-11 p.m., Thursday, Barista Cafe, South Case Hall.
Libraries, Computing & Technology: Michigan Writers Series, 7:30 p.m., Friday, W449, Main Library. Please join us for a reading by poet and fiction writer Gary Gildner, a former writer-in-residence at MSU. Gildner is the author of 17 books. For more information go to
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Organization Meetings
Spartasoft: Spartasoft, MSU‘s video game programming group weekly group meeting, Oct. 2, 8 p.m., B100A Wells Hall. Come discuss the gaming industry and how to get a job in it; talk about techniques for programming, art, music and design and meet other people with a similar interest. All majors welcome; no experience necessary. This is a dynamic learning group, so come share your talent!
Society for Creative Anachronism: New members and recruiting event, Oct. 7, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. IM-Sports West turf arena. Learn about the SCA, a medieval recreation group, and participate in some of our activities: Dancing, heavy weapons fighting, fencing and more. Costumes are provided for the day for those who would like to use them. Event is free and open to all. For more information contact April Szatkowski at (517)244-0193 or e-mail aineofvonspring@hotmail.com.
MSU Students For Life: Organizational meeting. Oct. 1, 7 p.m., 340 Case Hall. We will be preparing for the Homecoming Parade and addressing important items on the agenda.
Medical Yoga Club of MSU: Free Yoga classes and meetings, 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Fridays, D214 Fee Hall, 12:10 p.m. to 12:50 p.m., Mondays, D214 Fee Hall, 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesdays, Wisconsin Room, Union. Achieve good health, relaxation, body awareness and more with simple, non-strenuous exercises for adults of all ages. For more information contact Rob at (517)351-3056.
MSU Student Filmmakers Guild: Meeting, 9 p.m., Thursday, B106 Wells Hall. For more information e-mail MSU_filmmakers@hotmail.com
MSU Student Cancer Support Network: Organization meeting, 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Oct. 3, Are you a student with a personal history of cancer? Or are you providing support for a family member or friend? If so please join us. For more information e-mail scsn@msu.edu
Student Greenhouse Project: Weekly meeting, 9:30 p.m., Oct. 1, Minnesota Room, Union. Students growing dreams - This is an opportunity to build our own building on campus. For more information contact Phillip Lamoureux at lamoureux@psl.msu.edu
Juice Plus: Seminar, 7:30 p.m., Thursday, University Club of MSU. A seminar dedicated to educating the public about nutrition, exercise, stress management and injury prevention. For more information contact Gene Miller at (517)332-4912.
Task Force on Student-Police Relations: The Task Force on Student-Police Relations will hold a public forum to get ideas and opinions from the campus community, 8 p.m., Oct. 2, Ballroom, Union. The public forum allows students, faculty, staff, and other members of the campus community to have input to the task force, which seeks to open lines of communication and improve relations between students and campus police. The task force will use the information gathered here and from the Web site, www.taskforce.msu.edu, as it advances in its work. For more information contact Deb Pozega Osburn at (517)355-2281 or e-mail pozega@msu.edu
Speakers
American Campus and Alcohol Team: Murray Sperber speaks on “Beer and Circus,” 6 p.m., Oct. 4, Erickson Kiva. Is there a link between athletics, academics and alcohol? Professor Sperber of Indiana University strongly suggests there is. He incriminates “Big time U’s” as providing tailgating and other sports related rituals as a distraction for students from the compromised education that he feels they are receiving. MSU has taken the challenge, come join us as we discuss this controversial issue.
Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Discussion with Professor Richard Hall, 5 p.m., today, 134 North Kedzie. Is the killing of innocent civilians ever morally justifiable? All undergraduates Welcome. For more information contact Christine Kaye at (517)353-9392 or e-mail kaye@msu.edu
Films
Abrams Planetarium: “Orion Rendezvous, a Star Trek Voyage of Discovery.” 8 p.m., Oct. 5, Abrams Planetarium. The Science Ship, Antares, awaits in Neptune orbit for the latest Starfleet Academy recruits. Once onboard, your orders are to proceed to a rendezvous point near planetary nebula NGC 2022 by a means never before attempted: travel through a “wormhole” tunnel. For more information call Abrams Planetarium Program Information at (517)355-4672 or go to http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/.
Spanish Club: Romance Language Films Series. 7:30 p.m. Friday, 206 Old Horticulture Building. This weeks film, “Love, Etc.” Charlotte Gainsbourg stars as a woman loved both by her husband and by his best friend in this bittersweet story.
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