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Whats Happening

Art

• Barista Cafe, Case Hall: Exhibition until Feb. 28. The “Art on the Wall” program presents “A Celebration of African American Heritage - Art and Artifacts.” For more information, e-mail knightt@msu.edu.

• Kresge Art Museum: Gallery Walk of Wrapped Words exhibition with guest curator Jeanne Drewes, 5-6 p.m. today. Also, drop-in tours of the exhibition, 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday. For more information, e-mail thomso16@msu.edu.

Astronomy

• Abrams Planetarium: Public showing, “Orion Rendezvous, a Star Trek Voyage of Discovery,” 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays. Family show, “Zubenelgenubi’s Magical Sky,” 2:30 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call (517)355-4672.

Events

• Alpha Phi: Manicure and haircut fund-raiser, by appointment, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, 616 M.A.C. Ave. All proceeds will be donated to the Alpha Phi Foundation’s cardiac care and research programs. For more information, call (517)332-3516.

• Career Services and Placement: Summer Employment Fair, 6-9 p.m. today, Kellogg Center’s Big Ten and Centennial Rooms. More than 100 employers who have internship or summer job positions available for students will attend. Bring résumés. For more information, call (517)355-9510, ext. 192.

• Delta Gamma: Anchor Splash Pool Events, 4 p.m. Saturday, IM Sports-West. Join the fun as teams from local fraternities compete in Delta Gamma‘s Annual Anchor Splash Pool Events. Great door prizes from your favorite East Lansing vendors will be raffled. All proceeds will benefit Aid to the Blind. For more information, e-mail devaultn@msu.edu.

• Greater Lansing Orchid Society: Orchid show and sale, Saturday and Sunday, Plant and Soil Sciences Building. More than 600 blooming orchids on display, growing workshops and plants and supplies for sale. For more information, e-mail halgren@msu.edu.

• Honors College Student Advisory Council: An afternoon with next year‘s Honors College professors for both honors and nonhonors students, 3 p.m. Friday, Union Gold AB Room. A great time to meet your professors and learn about their courses. For more information, e-mail burtchju@msu.edu.

• Multicultural Business Students: Spring Fling Date Auction, 7 p.m. Thursday, Wonders Hall Kiva. For more information, e-mail tayloray@msu.edu.

• Nursing Student Association: Annual Job Fair, 6-8 p.m. today, Lincoln Room, Kellogg Center. All students are welcome to speak with more than 35 employers from Michigan and out-of-state, looking to fill summer and full-time nursing positions. Bring resumes. For more information, call (517)353-4827.

• Undergraduate Philosophy Club: Discussion with Associate Professor Al Cafagna, “Dialectics: Metaphor or Logic?“ 5 p.m. today, 530 South Kedzie Hall. For more information, e-mail kaye@msu.edu.

Films

• Spanish Club: Romance Languages Film Series, 5:30 p.m. Fridays, 206 Old Horticulture auditorium. Everyone is welcome to come and see a great movie and hear French, Italian, Portugueseor Spanish, with English subtitles. For more information, e-mail lunn@msu.edu.

Health

• Medical Yoga Club of MSU: Yoga classes and meetings, 5:30-6: 30 p.m. today, Union Purdue Room; 5:15-6:30 p.m. Friday and 12:10-12:50 p.m. Monday, D-214 Fee Hall. Achieve good health, relaxation, body awareness and more with simple, nonstrenuous exercises for all ages. For more information, call (517)351-3056 or e-mail reschbach@yahoo.com.

• MSU Karate Club: Karate classes, 6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 16 IM Sports-West. Get in shape, increase flexibility, improve reaction time and learn how to defend yourself. Kickbox cardio classes, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, 16 IM Sports-West. A combination of kickboxing, karate and aerobic exercise. For more information, call (517)351-4471.

Lectures

• Arts Lecture Luncheon: “Seventeenth Century Art History,” with Estelle Lingo, an assistant professor of art, noon-12:45 p.m. Thursday, Landon Hall Ivy Room. Participants may purchase lunch in the Landon Hall Cafeteria before attending the lecture. For more information, e-mail elliot69@msu.edu.

• Asian Studies Center: Colloquium, “The Modern Lives of a Muslim ‘Saint:’ Sufism and Biographical Process in Modern Indonesia,” with Michael Feener, a visiting assistant professor of religion and humanities at Reed College, 4 p.m. Tuesday, 204 International Center. For more information, e-mail asiansc@msu.edu.

• Kresge Art Center: “Art under Attack: Terrorism, Modernization and Other Threats to the Arts of Asia,” 7 p.m. Monday, Kellogg Center. A lecture by Susan Huntington, vice provost for graduate studies and dean of the graduate school at The Ohio State University. For more information, call (517)355-0237 or (517)353-9835.

Meetings

• Campus Crusade for Christ: Prime Time meeting, 7:30-8:45 p.m. Thursday, N-130 Business College Complex. Join this organization for fellowship, worship and a Biblical talk on topics relevant to college life. For more information, e-mail crusade@msu.edu.

• ECO: A student environmental activist organization, meeting, 7:45 p.m. Wednesdays, Union Illinois Room. A group dedicated to promoting a sustainable future. For more information, call (517)664-1145 or e-mail eco@msu.edu

• Habitat for Humanity: Instructional meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday, Union Illinois Room. A lesson on how to use the tools for house construction. This will be a longer meeting. For more information, e-mail chanjean@msu.edu.

• MSU Chess Club: Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Mondays, A-517 Wells Hall. Please bring your own sets and clocks. For more information, e-mail msuchess@msu.edu.

• MSU Students for Life: Meeting, 7 p.m. Monday, 340 N. Case Hall. Join this group for an informational meeting on childhood development. For more information, visit www.msu.edu/~msusfl/.

• Preprofessional Society of Alpha Epsilon Delta: Meeting, 7:30 p.m. today, Union Northwestern Room. Come hear our speakers talk about complimentary medicine. We will have an acupuncturist, hypnotherapist and more. There will also be a sign-up sheet for various volunteer activities. For more information, visit www.msu.edu/~preproff/.

• Student Greenhouse Project: Weekly meeting, 9:30 p.m. Monday, Union Minnesota Room. Students growing dreams; this is an opportunity to build our own building on campus. For more information, e-mail Phillip Lamoureux at lamoureu@msu.edu.

• Women in Business Students’ Association: Presentation by General Motors Corp. on work ethics and appropriate workplace behavior, 6:15 p.m. today, 118 Eppley Center. For more information, e-mail wbsa@msu.edu.

Music

• MSU Community Music School: Opera classes, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, University Lutheran Church, 1020 S. Harrison Ave. Herbert Josephs, a professor emeritus of romance and classical languages, teaches this series of six classes, based on the opera, “The Eloquence of Tears and Smiles.” For more information, call (517)355-7661.

• MSU School of Music: “Chamber Music: “Reflections on War,” 3 p.m. Sunday, Music Building Auditorium. A faculty performance with pieces derived from World War I to add insights to our feelings about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. For more information, e-mail jill@msu.edu.

• MSU School of Music: “Modern Music: Old and New Concert,” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Music Building Auditorium. An inaugural event for a music series to be held each semester involving members of the MSU Symphony Orchestra and School of Music faculty. It will feature some of the pinnacle works of the 20th century. For more information, e-mail jill@msu.edu.

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