Events

• Into the Streets presents its annual community service event from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 5. Participants will go into the Lansing area to assist local nonprofit organizations. Registration begins at 9 a.m. in N-130 Business College Complex. For more information, contact Into the Streets at streets@msu.edu.

• The MSU Society for Human Resource Management will be hosting its annual fall conference at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 4. The conference, “Human Resources in Times of Change,” will feature human resource speakers from Boeing, Consumers Energy, The Home Depot and others. Registration forms and additional information are available at www.lir.msu.edu/student/shrmconference/.

• The Faculty Folk Club of MSU will host its Annual Evening Get-Together from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 4 at the University Club, 3435 Forest Road in Lansing. All current and prospective members are invited to attend. Refreshments will be provided. To reserve babysitting, call Patrick at the University Club at (517)353-5113. For more information, call Mona Brandou at (517)332-6972.

• The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students will host the “Fruitbowl,” a friendly game of football, at noon Oct. 5 at Walter Adams Memorial Field.

• The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students will hold a vigil commemorating victims of anti-LBGT hate crimes at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the rock on Farm Lane.

• The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered and Straight Ally Students will hold a campuswide all-day Stand Out on Oct. 7 to educate people on the offensive nature of hateful words and the resulting violence. For more information, call the alliance at (517)353-9795.

• Students for Life presents the Pro-Life Youth Rally from 2-4 p.m. Oct. 5 at the rock on Farm Lane. Local bands to play at the rally include the Van Ermans, Hyperbole and guitarist Scott Barnes. Pro-life candidates speaking at the rally include Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, state Rep. Andrew Raczkowski, R-Farmington Hills, Rep. Paul DeWeese, R-Williamston, and Larry Ward. For more information, contact event coordinator Katie Wilcox at wilcoxm6@msu.edu or (517)355-7126.

• The third annual Great Lakes Entrepreneur’s Quest competition kicks off at 6 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Kellogg Center. The six-month program for technology entrepreneurs allows them to refine their business ideas and compete for $175,000 in prizes. Registration and information on entering are available online at www.gleq.org. For more information, contact Anne Duncan at (734)615-4423.

Lectures

• The Preprofessional Society for Health Careers will present “It’s Show Time - Mastering the Art of Being Interviewed,” at 7:30 p.m. today in the Northwestern Room of the Union. John Molidor, assistant dean of the MSU College of Human Medicine in Flint, will lecture about interviewing techniques to prepare students for professional school interviews.

• The Alliance of Lesbian-Bi-Gay-Transgendered Straight and Ally Students presents “True Diversity,” a lecture and discussion by famed artist, poet and educator Magdalen Hsu-Li at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Union parlors. For more information, call the alliance at (517)353-9795.

• The MSU Freethinker Alliance is hosting “What Dorothy Learned When the Creationist Whirlwind Hit Kansas,” a presentation by Lyman Briggs School Associate Professor Robert Pennock, at 7:30 p.m. today in the Purdue Room of the Union. For more information, contact alliance president Roger Smith at (517)449-8069 or e-mail him at smithr55@msu.edu.

Organization Meetings

• Campus Crusade for Christ will hold its “Prime Time” meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in N-100 Business College Complex. Meetings are held every Thursday.

• The Adventist Student Fellowship will hold a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday at University Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 504 Ann St. There will be dinners on Friday evenings, including vegetarian menus. End your hectic week around a cozy fireplace discussing topics relevant to Christian living as students. For more information, contact Jason Lounds at (517)374-6557.

• The MSU Chess Club will hold its weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in A-517 Wells Hall. Please bring your own sets and clocks. For more information, e-mail msuchess@msu.edu.

• MSU’s Pagan Network presents “The Resourceful Pagan,” a discussion on ways to research the pagan religion at 7:30 p.m. today in the Ohio State Room of the Union. Attendees will explore strategies, resources and tips on finding information.

• The Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship presents a worship and prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in 101 Biochemistry. For more information, contact Anne Samuel at samuelan@msu.edu or (517)882-3333.

Films

• The Asian Studies Center presents the Chinese film “The Yellow Earth” at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 in B-106 Wells Hall. The film is free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail the Asian Studies Center at asiansc@msu.edu.

• The Asian Studies Center presents the Japanese animation film “Ghost in the Shell” at 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in B-108 Wells Hall. The film is free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail the Asian Studies Center at asiansc@msu.edu.

• The Spanish Club presents the Romance Languages Film Series at 5:30 p.m. every Friday in 206 Old Horticulture Bldg. Friday’s film will be “O Judeu.” For more information, contact Pat Lunn at lunn@msu.edu or (517)355-8351 ext. 116.