Earthquake potluckA potluck dinner and fundraiser to help the earthquake survivors in Pakistan will be held today at 6:30 p.m. in the Cyber CafCB), located on the first floor of the Graduate School of International Studies building or Ben Cherrington Hall.Bring your family and friends, a dish of your choice to share, and the spirit of giving. There is no set donation amount. Every amount, small or large, will go a long way to help bring relief to people whose lives were devastated by the earthquake.Collected donations will be sent to the Edhi Foundation in New York and then sent to Pakistan. For more information on this organization visit http://www.paks.net/edhi-foundation/.
Impact of BrownToday at 6 p.m., the DU Law School, in Moot Court Room #165, will discuss the legal impact of the historical court decision Brown v. the Board of Education. The discussion will be moderated by Emeritus Dean Dan Hoffman, a veteran of the Montgomery marches. For more information on this event contact, Stephen Favreau at sfavreeau@law.du.edu.
Guest lecturerThe Daniels Entrepreneurship Society will be hosting guest speaker Sue Ellis at its next meeting, tomorrow.Ellis is the founder and CEO of the Murrayhill Company, a Denver-based credit risk management firm. The title of the lecture is “How to Discover Hidden Value.”The meeting will be held in Daniels College of Business at 6 p.m. in the Dean’s Dining Room. For more information, visit the organization’s Web site at http://desdu.com.
Miles more to go Tomorrow from 7-9 p.m., at Davis Auditorium in Sturm Hall veterans of the civil rights movement will discuss issues of civil rights, social activism, democracy then and now and much more.This is a participatory program where the audience will have the opportunity to interact and speak with the veterans.For more information, contact Karen Bensen kbensen2@du.edu
A mile in their shoesOn Thursday, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. members of the University of Denver community can learn about the bus boycott and the civil rights movement by walking a mile to work or a mile around campus during the work day. Participants will either park in designated parking lot located approximately one mile from campus or have a mile walk marked for them on campus. To participate in this program, fill out a pledge form by contacting Amy Dible, adible@du.edu.
Bus boycott On Thursday, at 7 p.m., Iliff Chapel is joining the DU and Denver community in commemorating the contribution the church gave to the civil rights movement. This event will feature Rev. James Peters of the New Hope Baptist Church, and Art Jones from the Spirituals Project.For more information, contact Tracey Peters, tpeters2@du.edu
DU day of service On Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Join other DU staff and students are participating in a day of service at the Food Bank of the Rockies. Times to volunteer are: 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m. To sign up to volunteer, contact Megan Pendley at mpendley@du.edu.
Basketball TournamentOn Sunday Oct. 23, there will be a 3 v. 3 basketball torurnament to raise funds for the Hurricane Katrina victims. The cost is $40 per team, and all proceeds will go to beneifit the University of New Orleans.For more information and to register for the tournament, email bmeyer4@du.edu.
Terrorism talkOn Thursday Oct. 27, from 7-9 p.m. in the Driscoll Ballroom, Amitai Etzioni, director of the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at George Washington University, will speak on the rights and responsibilities in the age of terrorism. This event is free and open to the public.Please RSVP for this event at scp@du.edu or 303.871.2357.
Holocaust awareness On Wednesday, Nov. 2, from 7-9 p.m. in Lindsay Auditorium, the Holocaust Awareness Institute of the Center for Judaic Studies will present “Creating a Constituency of Conscience: The Role of Holocaust Remembrance in Combating Contemporary Genocide.”The featured speaker and presenter will be Jerry Fowler, staff director of the committee on conscience at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. The committee’s mandate is to alert the national conscience, influence policymakers and stimultate worldwide action to confront and work to halt acts of genocide or related crimes against humanity.In July 2004, the committee issued a “Genocide Emergency” for Darfur, the first time in history that it used this highest level of alert.For more information, contact Amy Berkowitz Caplan at aberkow3@du.edu or RSVP to 303.871.3018. There is a suggested $5 donation at the door.
Homecoming weekHomecoming week at DU will start Thursday, Nov. 3, with the Homecoming Carnival from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., with a whole day of music, food, activities and prizes at Sidelines Pub. The night consists of the Homecoming formal at the Warwick Hotel. The dance starts at 9 p.m. and will go until 12 a.m. Buses leave from Warren Circle. Tickets are $5 and T-shirts will be sold for $7.Homecoming week continues Nov. 4 and 5 with parents’ weekend. Students and parents are invited to enjoy college sessions, reunions, receptions and the Homecoming hockey game against Michigan Tech. On Nov. 4 before the hockey game the Homecoming tailgate party will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. where students can gather and enjoy music, food and free giveaways. The weekend will end on Saturday, Nov. 5, with the Homecoming parade from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
