Runners, walkers, and wheelchair athletes will have a chance to race their way through the 16th annual MSU Federal Credit Union Dinosaur Dash, beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday.
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16th annual Dinosaur Dash this weekend
The event is a competitive 5K run/walk fund-raiser that benefits the MSU Museum.
“The whole concept of this race is to support dinosaur-related events at the museum, including exhibits and educational programs,” said William Matt, an event coordinator. “We’re expecting about 1,800 participants, which will be an increase from last year.”
The course begins and ends in front of the museum.
Two special runs have been designed for the younger crowd - the Museum Mile begins at 11:10 a.m. for children 12 years and younger and the Mini-Dash begins at 11:30 a.m. for children six and younger.
There will be other activities besides running and walking, including children’s activities, a race walk clinic and a special dinosaur exhibit featuring East Lansing’s only full-mounted dinosaur skeletons.
Participants will compete in several divisions and dinosaur trophies will be awarded to the male and female winners in the running and walking categories.
Unique to this year’s dash will be participation by players and coaches from the MSU men’s and women’s basketball teams.
“This event is always successful because, aside from it being a very competitive race for hard-core running enthusiasts, it is also a family event,” said Lora Helou, MSU Museum spokeswoman.
For more information, contact Helou at (517)432-3357.
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WWII race, gender forum set for today
The Comparative Black History Program and the Department of History Fall Speaker Series is sponsoring a presentation by Maureen Honey, an English professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
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The program, “Rosie the Riveter: Race, Gender and Propaganda in World War II” will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. today in the Union Green Room.
Honey specializes in American studies and women’s studies and concentrates her work in the areas of the Harlem Renaissance, women in World War II and popular culture.
She has written and been featured in various works, including “Shadowed Dreams: Women’s Poetry of the Harlem Renaissance,” “Double-Take: A Revisionist Harlem Renaissance Anthology” and “Bitter Fruit: African American Women in World War II.”
Honey is currently studying 20th century American women writers, specializing in recovery work.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information on the forum, call (517)355-7500.
Camille Spencer
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