Events

• Accapalooza will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre. Come be amazed by the vocal stylings and onstage antics of the Spartan Dischords, Ladies First, the Accafellas, Wicked Kiwi and Capital Green. Tickets are $5 for students, $7 for adults and are available at the door or by calling (800)942-7866. For more information, e-mail Jake Fielek at fielekja@msu.edu.

• The Student Greenhouse Project will hold its weekly meeting at 9:30 p.m. today in the Illinois Room of the Union. The student group hopes to create a tall waterfall, flowers, trees, cliffs, hummingbirds, a study room and a place to hang out for students. Come find out about creating a student greenhouse on campus. For more information, call Phillip Lamoureux at (517)355-6475, ext. 1237 or visit www.greenhouse2001.msu.edu.

• University Relations presents a gala film showing of Francois Truffaut’s “Fahrenheit 451” at 7 p.m. today at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road. Following the film will be a panel/audience discussion and a street theater performance by the MSU Department of Theatre. For more information, call Kristan Tetens at (517)432-0921 or visit www.onebook.msu.edu.

• University Relations presents “Out of the Ashes: Readings from Banned and Burned Books” at 7 p.m. Thursday at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road. Take a stand against censorship by reading aloud from a banned or burned book. To sign up, call (517)351-2420. For more information, call Kristan Tetens at (517)432-0921 or visit www.onebook.msu.edu.

• The MSU Spanish Club will show the film “Terra Estrangeira” as part of its semester-long Romance Languages Film Series at 5:30 p.m. Friday in 206 Old Horticulture Bldg. The series runs every Friday. For more information, call Pat Lunn at (517)355-8351, ext. 116.

• St. John’s Student Parish, 327 M.A.C. Ave., presents a music concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call Liz Schweitzer at (517)337-9778.

• United Christian Students is holding an informational session at 9:30 p.m. today in the conference room of Owen Hall. The group is seeking actors, actresses, interpreters of the death, dancers, stagehands, musicians, etc. for the play “It’s Not a Fantasy, It’s Life.” This Christian play symbolizes the “Wizard of Oz” and everyone is encouraged to participate. For more information, call Katha Wade at (517)353-3617.

• Olin Health Center will hold a “Friends watch out for friends” presentation with Bradley McCue and Eric Blair’s mothers at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Auditorium’s Fairchild Theatre. Do you know when enough is enough? Do you know when to help a friend who has been drinking too much? Join us as we discuss how MSU can further its efforts to be a caring environment where “friends watch out for friends.” For more information, call Jasmine Greenamyer at (517)353-4344.

• The Faculty Folk Club of MSU will host a tour of the new Biomedical and Physical Science Building at 1 p.m. Friday in room 1425. The program will begin with a presentation by Robert Wiseman, director of the Molecular Imaging Research Center, followed by a guided tour. Wiseman’s research interest is on the effects of metabolic stress on gene expression in muscle in molecular and disease states such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. For more information, call Anne Hogberg at (517)676-1215.

• Women and International Development presents “Multiple Discourses on Women’s Human Rights and Islam: The Complex Intersections of Law, Religion, and Custom in Pakistan” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Spartan Room C of the International Center. Anne Hellum’s lecture will address some of the different understandings and strategies concerning the role of law, religion and custom in improving the position of women in Pakistan. Hellum is professor of law and director of the Institute of Women’s Law at the University of Oslo in Norway. For more information, call Terri Bailey at (517)353-5040.

• Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship will hold a worship and prayer service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in 101 Biochemistry Bldg. Are you looking for a Christian group? Please join us for worship, prayer and biblical teaching. For more information, call Anne Crain at (517)882-3333.

• Phi Delta Theta is hosting its outdoor concert, “Oktoberfest 2002,” at 8 p.m. Friday at the rock on Farm Lane. This event is open to everyone on MSU’s campus. Bands The Flow, Roundabout Way and No Vacancy will be on hand. Tickets are all presale - so get them quick. For more information, call Shaun Murray at (734)323-0257.

Organization meetings

• The MSU Marketing Association is holding its second general membership meeting at 6:30 p.m. today in N-130 Business College Complex. National City Corp. will be giving a presentation, followed by Philip Morris Companies Inc. at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call Valerie Hazergian at (517)332-8092.

• The History Association of Michigan State will host its general member meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in 314 Morrill Hall. The new group is open for all MSU undergraduates interested in history. Come check out tonight’s meeting and hear our guest speaker. Then join us Oct. 30 for our first field trip to the Michigan History Museum in Lansing. For more information, call Kelly Miller at (517)355-3538 or visit groups.yahoo.com/group/h-a-m-s/.

• The MSU Student Voters’ Coalition will hold its weekly meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in 207 Olds Hall. For more information, visit www.studentvoters.org.

• Spartan Bigs will hold its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Ohio State Room of the Union. Spartan Bigs, affiliated with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Lansing, plans activities for kids waiting to be matched with a Big Brother or Sister. It is not required that Spartan Bigs members be volunteers for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Spartan Bigs provides many volunteer opportunities with minimal time commitment. For more information, call Molly Wicks at (517)351-1092.

• Spartasoft will hold its biweekly member meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in 155 Communication Arts and Sciences Bldg. Spartasoft, MSU’s game development club, will welcome members of Image Space Inc., developers of F1 Racing and NASCAR for Electronic Arts. Come learn about video game development from the pros. For more information, call Mike Brinkman at (517)353-7253 or visit spartasoft.msu.edu.

• 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. For more information, call Julie Wuerth at (517)355-8862.

• The MSU Chess Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in A-517 Wells Hall. Participants are asked to provide their own chess sets and clocks. Meetings are held every Monday. For more information, call Toshio Imai at (517)482-6983 ext. 64 or e-mail msuchess@msu.edu.

Sports

• The MSU Scuba Club hosts underwater hockey at 8:15 p.m. every Monday and Wednesday in the IM Sports-Circle pool. No experience is necessary, just bring a bathing suit. For more information, e-mail the MSU Scuba Club at msuscuba@msu.edu.

• The MSU Aikido Club holds training from 6:45-8:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and from 2-3:30 p.m. Sundays in the IM Sports-West Judo Room. Aikido, the way of harmony, grew out of the combat disciplines of Japanese Samurai. Beginners are always welcome. For more information contact Laura Carrion at (517)353-6138 or visit www.msu.edu/~aikido.