National Depression Screening and Awareness Day

October 11th from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Free and Anonymous Screening
Educational Materials and Interactive Activities

Screening Sites:
School of Education Atrium
Woodburn Hall
Kelly School of Business

Call 855-5711 for more information.

Casting Call: “One More River to Cross”

Announcing Auditions for “One More River to Cross” A Theater Performance Piece Written by James E. Mumford, Adapted, Produced and Directed by Drs. Gladys F. DeVane and James E. Mumford for a 2008 Black History Month Performance

Needed: Actors, Singers, and Dancers OF ALL AGES, from the University and Community
This is a performance piece utilizing media, (projected pictures, and live reenactment of these pictures), monologues, solos, choral selections, and dances to trace the history of enslaved Africans in America from slave ships through abolition). This piece was written in the 90’s by Dr. James E. Mumford for the “Groups Theater Project” where it premiered, and has been adapted for this performance.

There are three performances planned for the Bloomington Playwrights Project, a local theater company specializing in the production of new plays and performance theater pieces.

Persons auditioning should prepare:
Singers: A portion of any unaccompanied song of a maximum of 32 bars.
Actors: A one-to- two-minute monologues (memorized)
Dancers: A one-to- two-minute creative dance routine.

Auditions: October 15, 2007: 1st Audition: Neal Marshall Black Culture Center 7-10 p.m.
October 16, 2007: Call Back: Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center 7-10 p.m.

If you have kept your talent hidden, but want the challenge of appearing on stage in a quality performance, or if you are a professional, semi-professional, or student, this is the chance to be a part of an exciting evening of theater. Those interested in serving in the technical aspects of the production such as stage manager, tech, set creation, costuming, sound, etc., please contact the producers/directors:
Dr. Gladys DeVane H: 332-5476; C: 360-5475 e-mail devane2@hotmail.com
Dr. James Mumford H: 332-1614; C: 219-7624 e-mail mumfor@indiana.edu
Please note: Neither Dr. DeVane nor Dr. Mumford will be available until October 13, as both will be traveling.

Indiana American Indian Theatre Company

Indiana American Indian Theatre Company will present:

“People of the Turtle” from the book, “Always a People” by Rita Kohn

at the Zionsville Public Library
Monday, October 8, 2007
6:30 pm
250 N. 5th Street, Zionsville, IN 46077
Phone: (317) 873-3149
Free admission; call the library for more information.

Work Study Position Available with the GLBTSSS

The GlBTSSS office is looking for a work study position to work Fridays only, for up to 7 hours each Friday. Deadline for application is Wednesday, September 26^th.

General responsibilities:

1. Serve as Office Receptionist, answer phones as needed.
2. Address concerns/questions of office visitors, provide information and referrals as requested, and perform general office/clerical responsibilities.
3. Enter events on calendar page on daily basis.
4. Need knowledge of html, or a willingness/ability to learn; will enter new/change information on the glbt web site, opportunity to learn web design. Knowledge of Dreamweaver, flash, cold fusion helpful.
5. Maintain and update Professional/Business Referral list on web.
6. Perform duties as assigned by Office Coordinator or Assistant.

All tasks are to be carried out in regular consultation with supervisor(s)

Call office and ask for Doug or Carol for more information or email cafische@indiana.edu

The School of Journalism Speaker Series: Lisa Ling

Wednesday, Oct 3
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:59 PM

Lisa Ling is the second guest of the School of Journalism's Fall 2007 Speaker Series. Ling is the first female host of National Geographic's Emmy Award-winning flagship series "Explorer," for which she has investigated the drug war in Colombia, China's one-child policy and the phenomenon of female suicide bombers in Chechnya and Israel-occupied territories. She also went undercover as a medical officer to report from inside North Korea in 2006. The lecture is free and open to the public.

More Contact Info: Tim Street, tstreet@indiana.edu
Location: The Buskirk-Chumley Theater, 114 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Web site: http://journalism.indiana.edu

Becoming an Active Critical Thinker

Tuesday, Oct 2
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
TE F258

Wednesday, Oct 3
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BH 109

Find out how to become a more critical learner who can engage in applying, analyzing and evaluating course ideas.

Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

Listening Skills for Large Lectures

Monday, Oct 1
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Learn tips for sharpening your listening.

Location: Forest ASC
Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone-Team and Early Registration Deadline

Monday, Oct 1, 2007

More Contact Info: recsport@indiana.edu
Location: HPER or SRSC
Web site: http://www.recsports.indiana.edu

The IU Campus Recreational Sports has been organizing the Run for the End Zone 5K Run and 5K Walk since 1996. Before that, it was offered as a student only, cross country meet at the IU Cross Country Course. As the event expanded, Campus Recreational Sports decided to organize a road race instead that would involve everyone in the IU and Bloomington communities. Thus, the Run for the End Zone was born, beginning and ending in an IU football end zone (just for the fun of it)!

Now, in honor of Jill Behrman, a former IU student and employee of Recreational Sports, Campus Recreational Sports has joined with the greater community in organizing the annual Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone 5K Run/Walk and One Mile Fun Walk. Proceeds from this event will benefit the Jill Behrman Emerging Leader Scholarship and Jill’s House.

The Jill Behrman Emerging Leader Scholarship is offered by Campus Recreational Sports and Eric and Marilyn Behrman and is open to undergraduate students who exhibit leadership potential and abilities, character and ethical values through their involvement in Recreational Sports, and the University and community organizations. Jill's House provides a temporary, homelike residence for patients undergoing outpatient cancer treatment at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute facility in Bloomington.

Please participate or volunteer your time to help at the Jill Behrman Run for the End Zone 5K Run/Walk or One Mile Fun Walk on October 13, 2007. THANK YOU!

Help the Señoritas @ Buccetos!

Date: Oct 1, 2007

Monday, October 1, 2007 Fundraiser @ Buccetos ALL day Simply mention Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. to you waiter/waitress and 10% of your order will help SLU with their events throughout the semester!! Your help is greatly appreciated!!!

Who Are APA? Talk Series #2

Date: Friday, Sep 28
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM


Who are Asian Pacific Americans? (Talk Series #2) Topic: Images of the Perpetual Foreigner in the Media Co-sponsored by: Asian American Association Dates: Friday, September 28 Time: 12 to 1 p.m. Venue: Asian Culture Center, 807 E. 10th Street Description: A bi-monthly roundtable lunch discussion that allows students and community members to talk about specific topics such as: APA identity, misconceptions, model minority myth, APA and media representation, bi-racial culture, and others. Light lunch provided to participants.

More Contact Info: acc@indiana.edu
Location: 807 E. 10th Street
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~acc/

Job Opportunity Session @ SRSC Auditorium

Date: Sep 27, 2007
Time: 8:00 PM

More Contact Info: recsport@indiana.edu
Location: HPER or SRSC
Web site: http://www.recsports.indiana.edu

Attend one of our job opportunities sessions to find out more about working at Campus Recreational Sports and fill out an application. Applications are only accepted at the Job Opportunity Sessions.

Fall 2007:
Tues. Aug. 28
Thurs. Sept. 27
Mon. Oct. 22
Wed. Nov. 14

All sessions will be held at 8 p.m. in the SRSC Auditorium.
Campus Recreational Sports hires on a continual basis as needed - however the peak hiring times are:
-- March and early April for Summer and Fall semesters
-- Late July and August for Fall semester
-- November for Spring semester

Working at Campus Recreational Sports
Campus Recreational Sports has five programming areas with student employment opportunities:

* Aquatics (Lifeguards and Swim Instructors)
* Intramural Sports (Officials and Supervisors)
* Fitness Wellness (Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Room Consultants, and Group Exercise Leaders)
* Informal Sports (Supervisors, Outreach Program Assistants)

We also have three service areas with employment opportunities:
* Marketing (Marketing Assistant, Graphic Artist, and Publicity Assistant)
* Facility Support (Labor Leader, Labor Assistant, Maintenance Assistant, Equipment Check-Out Desk, Sports Emergency Training Instructor)
* Member Services (Member Services Hourly)

We are open for business 362 days a year including breaks and summer sessions. Shift availability varies but our facilities are generally open from 6 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Diversity Film Series

Date: Sep 27, 2007
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Fall 2007 Diversity Film series is brought to you by the Center for Disaiblity Information & Referral and the Herman B Wells Library. The film series will explore how disability and diversity are portrayed in popular film. Pleas join us.

Location: Herman B Wells Library Media Showing Room E174

Local Woman Seeking Driver

A woman in the community who has some health issues, but would like to keep her independence, is looking for someone to drive her to occasional doctor appointments. She has her own car and insurance and is interested in possibly hiring an IU student who might want to do this for some extra money If interested contact Julie or Laura at (812) 353-9277.

Jewish Studies Fall Welcome Dessert

Monday, September 24

5:30-7:00 p.m.

Hoosier Room on the mezzanine floor (around the corner from the East Lounge) in the Indiana Memorial Union.

This dessert is an informal gathering of Jewish Studies students, Jewish Studies faculty and instructors, and all students interested in Jewish Studies.

No RSVP required; just drop by between 5:30-7:00.

Statewide Rally United Against Violence

Saturday September 29^th

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Monument Circle

Downtown Indianapolis

Organized by

Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Indiana leaders, community members and advocates

Our Leaders

Senator Richard Lugar – Senator Evan Bayh

Congresswoman Julia Carson

Governor Mitch Daniels – Mayor Bart Peterson

Latino Social Workers Organization (LSWO 2007 Fall Student/Professional Summit)

The Latino Social Workers Organization (LSWO) in collaboration with the Latino Students Association of the University of Chicago invite social work students and social workers to our Fall Student/Professional Summit 2007.

Date: October 19, 2007, Friday
Time: 9:30am to 3:30pm
Place: University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration
969 East 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60637

The LSWO Summits in the past, have been a great opportunity for students from the Midwest to learn, share, and network with each other. The Summits in the past have addressed issues which are of high concern to Latino human services professionals. In the past, we have focused on Religion/Spirituality in Social Work Practice, The historical problems with the Burgos Consent Decree and the delivery of child welfare services to the Latino Community, Career Management for Social Workers, and La Familia Perspective: LSWO Cultural Competency workshop, and other issues impacting the lives of the Latino human service professionals. Also, Latino Social Work Professional will be attending.

Social Workers are concerned with Violence in the Latino community. We are collaborating with researchers, authors, and frontline human service professionals. We are very grateful to Dr. Spergel, Dr. Valdez, and Dr. Gary Slutkin to join us for this important continuing education event.

Summit Topic: Violence in our Latino Communities: Social Work Responding to the Needs of Children and Families

Speakers:

Dr. Irving Spergel, University of Chicago SSA, and Author of Youth Gang Problem: A Community Approach
Dr. Avelardo Valdez, University of Houston SSA, and Author of Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence: Beyond Risk
Dr. Gary Slutkin, University of Illinois - School of Public Health and Creator of Ceasefire and Director of Chicago Project for Violence Prevention
Adrian Delgado, LCSW, CEAP, CADC, Latino Social Workers Organization
Adam Alonso, Corazon Community Services
Rosie Valencia, West Chicago Police Department
and more community interventionists, allied health professionals, religious, and law enforcement will be added.

LSWO Panel Moderators:

Ricky Echevarria, A.M, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Victoria Bran, LCSW, Rolling Meadows Police Department
Ingrid Mejia, Univeristy of Chicago, Co-Chair of the Latino Students Association at the University of Chicago.

All those who attend will receive a Compact Disc with Gang Information to enhance their social work practice in the Latino community.

(Students: We understand that students may have class or internships on October 19, 2007. We encourage Students to inform their
faculty advisor and see if they can get permission to attend this event. But we encourage you to follow any school of social work
policies when requesting to attend this event.)

Continuing Education Credits provided by: Dominican University School of Social Work.

Space is limited and Early Registration is recommended.
Registration fee for Summit: $30.00
Students: Free with Current Student ID

For more information to register, contact Ingrid Mejia. Imejia@uchicago.edu or Adrian Delgado at Lswo@aol.com

(Adrian or Ingrid can email you a brochure to complete and mail back.)

If you would like a brochure mailed to you, please contact us at 312-212-3857, and leave your name, address
and phone number or you can provide us with a fax number, and we can fax you document.

Training for Research and Academic Careers in Communication Sciences (TRACCS)

Are you interested in psychology, medicine, physics, linguistics, physiology, engineering, biology, sociology, anthropology, or other similar fields?

• Communication sciences and disorders is a highly multidisciplinary field that touches upon all those areas.

Have you ever considered pursuing a career in research?

• Communication sciences and disorders undergoing a shortage of Ph.D. students and career researchers studying normal and disordered speech, voice, language, swallowing, and hearing.

Are you a member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group?

• Greater diversity is needed in the field of CSD so that faculty and the clinicians they train can match the diversity of the U.S. public.

TRACCS is a 6-week intensive research program for minorities that is run by faculty in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences at Indiana University for the purpose of increasing the number and diversity of students in pursuit of academic careers in the field of communication sciences and disorders. It will take place June 16 – July 25, 2008.

TRACCS is funded by the National Science Foundation for Graduate Education and Professorship (AGEP) and the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences at Indiana University, Bloomington.

For more information visit: http://www.indiana.edu/~sphs/traccs/

Or contact Raquel Anderson by email, raanders@indiana.edu or call 812-855-4161

Multicultural Talent Show

FRIDAY, September 21

A Multicultural Talent show in collaboration with Willkie Residence Center and the CommUNITY Education Program. Come see just the variety and talent that Indiana University has to offer! 7:00p @ Willkie Auditorium

US Department of State Information Session

Interested in a career in foreign affairs? Like to travel?

Mr. Brian Flora, a former foreign service officer now working as a recruiter in our region, will be visiting IU to discuss careers in the U.S. State Dept. (both civil and foreign service) with interested students. Information Session will be held on Wednesday, September 26th at 4:30pm in the SPEA Atrium, Second Floor of SPEA Building. Open to all interested students!! The State Dept. is especially interested in recruiting minority students, also visit Mr. Brian Flora at the government and social services career fair from 11am to 4pm in the IMU Alumni Hall.

FLAME (Family Literacy: Aprendido, Mejorando, Educando)

Needs:

a) Childcare Coordinator: volunteer position, 5 to 6 hours a week on Monday and Wednesday evenings, must have experience working with children. Email Kathryn Goodwin at kkgoodwi@indiana.edu if interested.

b) Volunteers: to work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children on Monday and/or Wednesday evenings. Email Kathryn Goodwin at kkgoodwi@indiana.edu if interested.

Study Abroad in Guatemala

The Center for Mesoamerican Research (CIRMA) and the University of Arizona invite you to study abroad in Antigua, Guatemala.

Deepen your understanding of the social, historical and political dynamics of Central America and learn Spanish while living in an historic town surrounded by volcanoes. http://www.cirma.org.gt. At CIRMA, you can study the history of Central American revolutions, Mayan social movements, human rights, anthropology, archeology, literature and politics, as well as Spanish and/or a Mayan language. Personalized classes are taught by knowledgeable Central American scholars and promote an understanding of the region from the "ground up." Students receive a University of Arizona transcript. Most classes receive three undergraduate credits. Classes may be taken for honors credit, and some classes can be taken for graduate credit. The academic program is complemented by field trips and a colloquium series featuring outstanding scholars, artists and activists. At CIRMA, students have access to one of the best libraries in Latin America. Students may also complete an internship at CIRMA or volunteer or do an internship with social organizations in and around Antigua. Students live with Guatemalan families in Antigua. Program dates:

Spring 2008 Semester: January 16-May 16

Summer 2008: June 9 - July 10

Fall 2008 Semester: August 25 - December 12

For a complete schedule of classes and registration information, to see photos of CIRMA and Antigua and to read what other students have to say about living and studying in Guatemala: go to: http://www.cirma.org.gt and click on "study abroad". Antigua, Guatemala is one of the most popular sites in Central America. Founded in 1543 and only 45 minutes from Guatemala City, it is a vibrant cultural center filled with Spanish colonial buildings. It is located in a region inhabited by people of diverse origins, over half of them Maya-Kakchikel indigenous people. For more information on this program please contact: Office of Study Abroad and Student Exchange, The University of Arizona, http://studyabroad.arizona.edu , Jill Calderon at jcaldero@email.arizona.edu or Barbara Kohnen at CIRMA at bkohnen@cirma.org.gt

Bowling for Books

September 30 ~1-4pm at IMU Back Alley

Bring a book and bowl for free, or bring a $2 donation. Come bowl and enjoy free pizza from Buccetto's! All books and proceeds will be donated to the local Shalom Community Center.

Part of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. National RAICES Week: Knowledge, Prevention, Action: Ensuring Healthy Latina Lives. Co-sponsors: Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Monroe County Public Library Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration

September 29 ~ 2-4pm at the Monroe County Public Library

Come celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us. We will have a festival of food, crafts for the children, a mariachi band, give-aways and a prize drawing. Free and open to the public. No registration necessary. For more information please check out our website at mcpl.info or call 349-3228. This program is made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Library. Join them and help support our events. For more information please call 349-3050.

City of Bloomington Latino Celebration

September 29 ~ 10:30am-12:30pm at Showers City Hall Plaza (401 N. Morton Street)

Come celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and visit the Farmers Market to sample and learn how to prepare authentic Latin dishes. The demonstrations will begin at 10:30am and end at 12:30pm. The cooking demonstration is brought to you by the City of Bloomington Community and Family Resource Department.

Yoga'na Feel Better

September 27 ~ 7-8pm at HPER 171

Come for a free yoga session and learn about the benefits of this relaxation method!

Part of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. National RAICES Week: Knowledge, Prevention, Action: Ensuring Healthy Latina Lives.

Desde Las Raices: Nuestras Familias

September 27 ~ 7pm at Grad Pad (Indiana Memorial Union, Room M088)

Join us for this program dedicated to our "Familias". The focus is to create unity in our community through our family stories, education, and an opportunity to put a face on those members of the Latino community who have had an important impact. We ask participants to come prepared to share stories, pictures, insight into their family lives of struggle, happiness and success. Discussion followed by a family style dinner.

Sponsored by the Latino Graduate Student Association and Latino Law Student Association.

Eat Your Way to a Healthy Life!

September 26 ~ 7-9pm at Foster Informal Lounge (1001 N. Fee Lane)

Enjoy a free healthy dinner and learn about healthy eating tips from a dietician!

Part of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. National RAICES Week: Knowledge, Prevention, Action: Ensuring Healthy Latina Lives.

Take Back the Night

September 25 ~ 6-9pm at Dunn Meadow (7th and Dunn)

Take a stand and rally to end rape and domestic violence against women! Featuring live music and speakers followed by a candlelight vigil honoring victims and survivors. Proceeds will go towards Middleway House, a local domestic violence and rape crisis center for women.

Part of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. National RAICES Week: Knowledge, Prevention, Action: Ensuring Healthy Latina Lives. Co-sponsored with Women's Student Association, Friends of Middleway House, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, R.A.I.S.E., IU Men's Coalition, Office of Women's Affairs, and Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

Sex 101: Myths vs. Facts

September 24 ~ 7-9pm at International Center (111 S. Jordan Ave.)

Come learn about the myths and facts concerning common misconceptions about pregnancy, STDs, birth control, and more. Part of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. National RAICES Week: Knowledge, Prevention, Action: Ensuring Healthy Latina Lives. Co-sponsors: Planned Parenthood and Delta Kappa Epsilon

Pornography in Mexico City, Transnational Bodies, and Acting Across the Sexual Frontier

September 24 ~ 4 pm at Ballantine Hall 205

This paper by Ageeth Sluis (Butler University) examines the articulation between the embodied city and changing gender norms in the wake of the Mexican Revolution, when the new state sought to reinvigorate and civilize Mexico City through urban reforms and public works. An analysis of the pornographic magazine Vea shows how views of "public women" were crucial to larger debates on gender and urbanization in Mexico City during the 1920s and 1930s. In the context of post World War I, a new, global ideal of the New Woman emerged through which women claimed both political and social mobility. Moreover, this ideology was articulated through a radically different aesthetic of femininity that postulated a new way of discerning physical beauty. Sponsored by the Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies, Gender Studies Program & the Department of History.

School Big for Hearing Impaired Students

People who are knowledgeable or have an interest in American Sign Language and working with hearing impaired students are needed to spend one hour once a week with a student in the hearing-impaired class at Fairview Elementary School.

Volunteers participate in fun activities with their "School Little" in this Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and see each other only on school grounds during the school day. Minimum age for volunteers is 18; orientation and training are provided.

For more information contact: Deborah Meader at 334-2828 or
schoolbigs@bigsindiana.org (www.bigsindiana.org).

Hellbender Adventure Race

IU Outdoor Adventures is seeking volunteers to assist in the 3rd annual Hellbender Adventure Race on Saturday, October 6th to help make this years outdoor adventure race better than ever. The event which includes hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, ropes and a rock wall will be held at
Bradford Woods just north of Martinsville on Hwy 67.

Volunteers must commit to at least 3 hours of service and can choose to assist with pre-race setup, race day coordination or post-race cleanup. All volunteers will receive an official Hoosier Hellbender t-shirt! Minimum age is 18.

For more information contact: Joe Grubbs at 855-2231 or jcgrubbs@indiana.edu (www.imu.indiana.edu/iuoa).

Brown County Relay for Life

Join the Brown County Relay for Life team this October 5th and 6th and support the efforts of the American Cancer Society to defeat cancer.

Volunteers serve meals, register participants, monitor games and participate in general set up and clean up. Shifts are available before and during the relay from 6 p.m. on the 5th to noon on the 6th.
All volunteers receive a free event t-shirt! Minimum age is 17.

For more information contact: Greg Anderson at 888-635-9254 or
greg.anderson@cancer.org (www.cancer.org).

24th Annual Book Fair

The 24th Annual American Red Cross Book Fair will be held October 4-8 at the Monroe County Fairgrounds commercial building east. Volunteers who are able to lift, haul and move books are needed for event set up days during the week of September 29-October 4. Event volunteers are also needed.

All volunteers will be given a free pass for the Thursday opening of the Book Fair.

Children as young as 12 can volunteer if accompanied by a parent.

For more information contact: June Taylor at 332-7292 or jtaylor@monroe-redcross.org (www.monroe-redcross.org).

Government & Social Services Career Fair

Wednesday, Sep 26th
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

The Government and Social Services Career Fair promotes interaction between students and employers in the non-profit/public sector by providing an opportunity to network and discuss general career information. Non-profit agencies, government offices, and social service organizations attend to meet potential candidates for job openings, internships, and volunteer opportunities within their organizations. This is a collaborative career fair between the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Law, and the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. If you have a disability and need assistance, special arrangements can be made to accommodate most needs. Please contact 812-856-6085 assistance.

More Contact Info: Contact Laura Barnes at (812)855-0577

Location: Alumni Hall- IMU

Web site: www.indiana.edu/~career

"Running with Arnold"

Tuesday, Sep 25th
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:55 PM

The School of Journalism hosts alumnus Dan Cox and his documentary about Arnold Schwarzenegger's meteoric – and sometimes hilarious – rise from weightlifter to movie star to politician. The film screening will be followed by a Q&A session with director and producer Dan Cox. Free and open to the public.

Location: Whittenberger Auditorium

Lecture Note Taking Made Easy

Tuesday, Sep 25th
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
TE F258

Wednesday, Sep 26th
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
BH 109


Learn new ways to enhance note-taking skills and how to effectively use notes afterwards.

Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

Learning From Your Returned Exam

Monday, Sep 24th
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Learn how you can get valuable information for aiming your study and taking smart notes by analyzing test results.

Location: Biscoe ASC

Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

How to Prepare for a Career Fair Workshop

Monday, Sep 24th
Time: 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Are you interested in attending a career fair to meet top notch employers in your field? Come to the preparation workshop!! You will learn valuable tips like how to get your resume ready, how to present yourself in a professional manner, and how you can make yourself stand out from the hundreds of other students! Sign up at IUCareers.com today.

Location: CDC Classroom (PC100)
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~career

Bloomington Multi Cultural Festival

Sunday, Sep 23rd
Time: Noon - 4:00 PM

Celebrating diverse population in Bloomington and Monroe County through entertainment, food, and activities. To find out more about the festival, visit: http://www.bloomington.in.gov/safe.bmf. Come and see us at the ACC booth.

Location: Showers Plaza, 401 N. Morton Street

Informatics Colloquia: From Transience to Transcendence: The Psychological Impact ofthe Awareness of Mortality

Friday, Sep 21, 2007
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

This talk will provide an overview of terror management theory and research. Briefly, the theory posits that the human cognitive ability to be aware of mortality, juxtaposed with biological proclivities to live, creates the potential for extreme anxiety. People manage this anxiety by attempting to live out their lives as significant beings in a symbolic seemingly eternal reality, rather than as transient animals fated only to death. This is accomplished by investing in a cultural system of beliefs that imbues existence with meaning, order, and permanence, and provides mechanisms by which people can feel enduringly significant. To date, over 300 empirical studies have supported predictions derived from the theory, offering implications for understanding diverse forms of social behavior. The present talk will focus on research exploring the types of stimuli and psychological threats that provoke thoughts of death and the implications this has for understanding reactions to others in our social world in such contexts as medical, health, and political decision scenarios. Discussion of how these ideas can inform and be informed by informatics research is encouraged. Biography Jamie Arndt is Associate Professor of Social Psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He received his Ph.D. in Psychology and the University of Arizona.

Location: PY 128

Grimshaw Lecture - Katherine Newman

Date: Thursday, Sep 20
Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Princeton University "Failure to Launch?: Delayed Departure from the Family Home in Western Europe and Japan"

Location: IMU, University Club, President's Room

Law Day = Law School Fair

Date: Thursday, Sep 20
Time: 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM


FRESHMEN THRU ALUMNI INVITED! THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ ALUMNI HALL, IMU PLUS PANEL DISCUSSION, Q & A SESSION: 9:30 to 10:45 AM Georgian Room, IMU

More Contact Info: HPPLC @ 812-855-1873
Location: ALUMNI HALL
Web site: www.hpplc.indiana.edu

Political Science Internship Event

Date: Sep 19, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM


Interested students are invited to come by to speak with internship directors from the Indiana Statehouse, both parties, and some Washington, D.C. programs, as well as representatives from other programs.

More Contact Info: Woodburn Hall 210, 855-6308
Location: IMU State Room East
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~iupolsci/

Study Abroad 101

Wednesday, Sep 19th
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Wednesday, Sep 26th
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Are you interested in possibly studying abroad?! Ask a student that has recently returned from studying abroad questions and listen as s/he explains the study abroad process, from choosing a destination and applying to financial aid and traveling. It's easy to study abroad and graduate in 4 years!

More Contact Info: overseas@indiana.edu

Location: Franklin Hall 303
Web site: www.indiana.edu/~overseas

Volunteers Needed at Fairview Elementary

Fairview Elementary School (627 W. 8th Street) always needs dedicated and capable volunteers who want to be role models in children's lives.

I am looking for volunteers who are free from 11:00-12:30 any day of the week for recess help. I also am looking for volunteers who are free in the mornings and afternoons to help teachers in their classrooms. There are also some project based volunteer work that is needed also. Fairview needs creative volunteers to help make costumes for the plays in the winter and fall. Fairview also would love a mural in their main hallway. If you have any kind of artistic talent and want to share it, Fairview would love your help. Please contact Katelyn Holsclaw (kholscla@indiana.edu) if you are interested.

Y'ALL Call Out Meeting

Winter Trip Callout Meeting
Psych Rm. 109
Tuesday, September 18th and Wednesday, September 19th At 09:00:00 PM

Want to volunteer with us on our upcoming December trip to the Gulf Coast from December 15th through December 21st? Then come to our callout meeting! We'll tell you all you need to know in order to go on the trip this winter break.

Y'ALL for those who do not know is Youth Advocating Leadership and Learning, http://www.indiana.edu/~yall/ and they help with the Katria Relief in the Gulf Coast. For more information, email: yall@indiana.edu

The United States Peace Corps

The Peace Corps provides an opportunity for you to gain valuable experience, enjoy travel to international destinations and offer your talent and skills to other countries and peoples through a unique placement program. Opportunities exist for all majors in various programs within the Peace Corps. Volunteers usually work with the government of the host country and considerations are made for in-country support, health issues and safety concerns. Volunteer
assignments last for two years, during which time the Peace Corps covers all relevant expenses, including travel to and from the host country, basic living expenses, and all medical and dental care. In addition to receiving a readjustment allowance, returning Volunteers can take
advantage of a number of professional and educational benefits and opportunities. Positions are available in Eastern/Central Europe, Asia & the Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean. The Peace Corps provides a 10-wk training program in the country of service, covering language, technical skills, and cross-cultural training. The next General Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 26th at 6:00 p.m. in Ballantine Hall, room 304. If you would like more information, please feel free to contact the IU Peace Corps Campus
Representative, Brett Kuhnert, by phone at 812-856-1864 or e-mail at peace@indiana.edu. You can also find out more by visiting the Peace Corps website at http://www.peacecorps.gov/.

Volunteer with Templeton Elementary

We are looking for individuals who can find one hour a week in their schedule to help out the students at Templeton Elementary. We are in desperate need of volunteers this semester. We need help in all areas of interest including office aid, classroom help, foreign language
instruction, and family resource services. Please consider helping us out again this semester. If you can't find an hour in your schedule, consider passing this email along to other friends and clubs of which you are a member. Interested? Questions? I'm happy to talk to you
about the possibilities.

We'd love to see you in Templeton Elementary.

Emily Prifogle, Advocate for Community Engagement, Templeton Elementary
School

317-409-8174

"La Cara Latina de Bloomington: The Latino Face of Bloomington" Photos by Tyagan Miller

September 20 ~ 7pm at the Monroe County History Center 202 E. 6th St. (corner Washington & 6th)

Description: Lillian Casillas, director of the La Casa the Latino Cultural Center at Indiana University, will present an intimate portrait of the history and richness of the Latino community in Bloomington. This event is part of the free Third Thursday program series at the Monroe
County History Center. www.monroehistory.org

International Latin American Student Association (ILASA)Latin Film Series - Pans Labyrinth

September 20 ~ 7pm at the Leo R. Dowling International Center (111 S Jordan Ave)

Description: Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno) 2006 - In this fairy tale for adults, 10-year-old Ofelia (Ivana Baquero) stumbles on a decaying labyrinth guarded by Pan (Doug Jones), an ancient satyr who claims to know her destiny. With a new home, a new stepfather (Sergi Lopez) -- a Fascist officer in the pro-Franco army -- and a new sibling on the way, nothing is familiar to Ofelia in this multiple Oscar-winning tale set in 1944 Spain from director Guillermo del Toro. Spanish with English subtitles.

A Celebration of Sephardic Life and Culture

September 19 ~ 7-9pm at the Helene G. Simon Hillel Center (730 E. Third Street)

This program is to learn about the different cultures through food. The students would bring recipes from their cultures, both the Sephardic Jewish culture as well as the Latin American culture. The students would cook these recipes together. Afterwards, a discussion would be
facilitated about the commonalities and differences between the two cultures, while eating the food that has been cooked.

Hoosier Hills Bike Tour & Pumpkins in the Park

Step up your fall volunteering with these two seasonal opportunities from the City of Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department.

Join Parks staff as they host the third annual Hoosier Hills Bike Tour Thursday through Saturday, September 20th-22nd. Proceeds benefit Monroe County CASA and the City of Bloomington Parks Foundation. Assist with event preparation, registration and lunch service. There is a role for everyone! Volunteers are also needed on October 6th to help transform Bryan Park into a pumpkin patch filled with festive fall games and activities for the Pumpkins in the Park event. Shifts are available between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to assist with all of the children's activity stations. Minimum age for either program is 16. For more information contact: Kim Ecenbarger at 349-3739 or ecenbark@bloomington.in.gov

www.bloomington.in.gov/parks

Care Links Volunteers

Provide social support and encouragement or just lend a listening ear to individuals in the community living with HIV/AIDS as a volunteer for Bloomington Hospital's Positive Link program. Volunteers are paired with an individual to maintain daily, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly phone contact based on the individual's needs. This is a great opportunity to support individuals living with HIV/AIDS in your community! Minimum age is 21. For more information contact: Jessica Adams at 812-353-3225 or jadams@bloomingtonhospital.org (www.bloomingtonhospital.org).

Domestic Violence Volunteer Training

Middle Way House is seeking new volunteers to help them maintain the level of service they provide to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Both women and men are strongly encouraged to attend the upcoming new volunteer training on Saturday, September 22nd from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 219 E. 4th St., Wesley Wing Rm. 318. Training is required for all volunteers. Opportunities in over 20 different program areas include childcare, crisis line, legal advocacy, house management and youth mentoring. Pre-registration is NOT
required. Minimum age for most programs is 18. For more information contact: 333-7404 or mwhouse@bloomington.in.us.

Bloomington Multicultural Festival Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to help set up, distribute programs, assist with children's crafts, monitor activities and clean up at the Bloomington Multicultural Festival at City Hall Showers Plaza on Sunday, September 23rd. The Bloomington Multicultural Festival will celebrate - through
entertainment, food and activities - the diverse populations living in Bloomington. Shifts are available from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., 1-3 p.m. or 3-5 p.m. Minimum age is 16. If interested, contact the BMF committee, care of the Asian Cultural Center, at 856-5361 or acc@indiana.edu and
indicate your shift preference.

www.bloomington.in.gov/safe/bmf.

Fall Volunteer Fair

Learn more about where volunteers are needed!

Come out to the City of Bloomington Volunteer Network's Fall Volunteer Fair on Saturday, September 15th at Showers Plaza. Over 30 local nonprofit organizations will set up from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Farmers? Market, giving individuals the chance to learn more about the variety of volunteer opportunities at local organizations. Opportunities for all ages will be represented. Come to the fair and start volunteering today! For more information contact: Lucy Schaich at 349-3433 or schaichl@bloomington.in.gov

Students for a Commonsense Health Plan (SCHP)

Movie and pizza night! A showing of the movie "Salud", a great film about the Cuban health system. If you don't want to stay for the movie, just stop by to hear more about what SCHP is all about!

When: Sept. 18 @ 6:30

Where: BH 004

Why: Many students don't realize that when they graduate they are no longer covered by their parent's insurance. A Commonsense Health Plan could solve that problem, stop by to learn more!

Please join us at the Monroe County Public Library for these recent "Cuban" films

Wed, Sept. 19, 7pm Comandante (2005) Oliver Stone

In February 2002, acclaimed director Oliver Stone traveled to Havana to meet with Cuban leader, Fidel Castro. Over the course of three days, the two men engaged in a series of frank conversations, which culminated, months later, in the documentary film Comandante. "I was tired of movies because they?re so big, expensive and artificial...and also the digital aspect was so important. It was great to take up the camera and feel it out and feel the freedom." The Cuban leader had agreed to the interview under the condition that he could stop filming at any moment. The production team taped over 30 hours of interviews and Castro never exercised his power to stop the cameras. Over the three days, Stone films Castro working at his office, touring a medical school and a museum, and follows him through the streets where he mingles freely with Cuban citizens. "Castro is isolated in the hemisphere and for those reasons I admire him because he's a fighter. He stood alone and in a sense he's Don Quixote, the last revolutionary, tilting at this windmill of keeping the island in a state of, I suppose, egalitarianism where everyone would get the break, everyone gets the education and everyone gets good water." The film paints Castro as an engaging and intelligent leader, and looks beyond the familiar beard, cigar and jungle fatigues. Stone and Castro discuss pivotal moment in world history such as President Kennedy's assassination, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban missile crisis.

Wed Oct 17, 7pm. Viva Cuba (2005)

Juan Carlos Cremata Cuban film director Juan Carlos Cremata?s new movie is about a young girl who runs away from home because her mother plans to leave Fidel Castro?s Cuba and she doesn?t want to go. But "Viva Cuba" isn?t a political film - it?s a human one. .When young Malu overhears her Mother making plans to leave, she runs away with her best friend, Jorge, heading to the remote eastern tip of Cuba, where her father works at a lighthouse.The movie chronicles the pair?s adventures as they flee authorities across the island, from fancy beach resorts to provincial towns to the rural mountains. They sing, they fight, they get lost, they make up. They finally arrive at the lighthouse, but once there they realize they have nowhere else to run. It is a film for all ages: children as well as any adult who could be illuminated by a glimpse into the emotions of a child.

Wed Nov 28, 7pm Love and Suicide (2005)

Luis Moro and Lisa France A unique love story of a man (Kamar de los Reyes) who goes to Cuba and discovers the one thing between love and suicide. Shot on location in Havana. Luis Moro has received numerous nods of approval from critics and audiences alike who flock to art houses and festivals to see this indie hit. Moro also appears as a character in the film. His dedication to making this film is clear from his performance and his enthusiasm outside the film during communication with press and audiences. Where the film succeeds even more is through its photography. Director of photography Demian Lichtenstein employs an impressive number of hand-held shots and while this might speak of the film's limited budget, the style is appropriate for the film. The guerilla camera techniques vividly display Cuba's famous Havana making the physical location as important a figure as are the human characters. Though the editing of the film for plotting purposes could have been tighter, the visuals of the film leave the viewer wanting to see more of the island as the filmmakers have created a video postcard of Cuba.

Films sponsored by CUBAmistad and IU Spanish and Portuguese Dept. Screenings at Monroe Co. Public Library Auditorium 303 E. Kirkwood.

Free Admission.

College Mentors for Kids Callout Meeting

Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Time: 8:00pm - 8:30pm

Location: Jordan Hall 239

The mission of College Mentors for Kids is to motivate at-risk children and communities to achieve their potential by fostering inspiration to transform lives, education to change attitudes, and connections to increase opportunities.

Activities take place on Wed 3:45-5:45 or Thur from 3:30 - 5:30. Each college mentor is paired with a little buddy from a local elementary school. You work in groups of 10 pairs and do activities on campus that focus on the following three areas: Higher Education, Culture & Diversity, and Community Service. You and your little buddy will grow so close over the year & you can help your little buddy see that college is for them too.

***If you can't make it to the meeting, then learn more and apply at www.collegementors.org/Chapter-iu.asp ***

Please invite all your friends to the event

Any questions, please email cmfk@indiana.edu

Asian Culture Center's Moon Festival

Date: Sep 19, 2007
Time: 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Asian Cultures Around Campus presents “Moon Festival” Sponsored by IU Asian Culture Center and Department of Astronomy

Venue: Kirkwood Observatory, (4th street and Indiana, Behind Bryan Hall)

The event celebrates the harvest moon, when the crops have been gathered and heavy work in the fields is over. An Asian Moon Festival is a holiday for family members and friends to get together and give thanks. Come view the moon, have hot tea and moon cakes and have a blast making craft! For more information, please call 856-5361 or email acc@indiana.edu. Asian Cultures around Campus is an on-going series of performances and/or instructional demonstrations featuring student talents as well as homegrown and renowned artists outside of Bloomington. Through these performances and demonstrations, the Asian Culture Center endeavors to bring the Asian cultures closer to the university and Bloomington communities. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

More Contact Info: acc@indiana.edu
Location: 807 E. 10th Street
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~acc/

Reading Your Course Materials More Effectively and Efficiently

Date: Tuesday, Sep 18, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: TE F258

Date: Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: BH 109

Discover active reading strategies that will help you prepare for class.

Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

The Balancing Act: Getting Good Grades and Having Fun Too

Date: Monday, Sep 17, 2007
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Learn how to use time efficiently so that you have leisure time to use as you please.

Location: Forest ASC
Web site: www.iub.edu/~sac

East Asian Colloquium Series: "A Harem without Eunuchs: Women's Lives and the Formation of The Tale of Genji"

Friday, Sep 14, 2007
Noon - 11:55 PM

Part of the East Asian Colloquium series. Talk presented by Professor Takahashi Toru, Professor of Japanese Literature, Nagoya University. Translation by Professor Emerita Sumie Jones. Harems were part of many traditional Asian and Near Eastern court cultures. Unlike the custom in China and Islamic countries, where women were often taken from conquered enemies and closely watched by a eunuch and guards, the harem at Japan’s imperial court was very small in scale and open to visitors, including men. Because high-class women were shielded by curtains and partitions, love relationships were complicated by secrecy and chance meetings. Such an environment necessitated much writing in the form of love poems, letters, diaries, and essays, not to mention fiction. The rise of great poets and writers among women who served at court had as much to do with these complex relationships as with the invention of the hiragana (phonetic) writing system, which afforded women, who were not expected to communicate in classical Chinese, a method with which they could address issues of concern. Professor Takahashi will illustrate his talk with picture scrolls and other materials from his own collection.

Location: Ballantine Hall, Room 004
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~easc/eaq/index.htm

Who are Asian Pacific Americans?

Friday, Sep 14, 2007
Time: Noon - 1:00 PM

Who are Asian Pacific Americans? (Talk Series #1)

Topic: Appropriation of Asian Culture by Mainstream America Co-sponsored by: Asian American Association Description: A bi-monthly roundtable lunch discussion that allows students and community members to talk about specific topics such as: APA identity, misconceptions, model minority myth, APA and media representation, bi-racial culture, and others. Light lunch provided to participants.
More Contact Info: acc@indiana.edu
Location: 807 E. 10th Street
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~acc/

Agency and Responsibility: Perspectives from Metaphysics, Ethics, and the Emerging Sciences of Brain and Behavior

Thursday, Sep 13, 2007
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM

Friday, Sep. 14, 2007
9:00 am - 7:00 PM

Saturday, Sep. 15, 2007
9:00 am - 1:00 pm

This conference will bring together philosophers from the diverse areas of ethics, metaphysics, and the cognitive sciences at their intersection point of human agency. Invited speakers include Richard Holton (MIT), Jennifer Hornsby (Birkbeck College), Al Mele (Florida State U), Shaun Nichols (U Arizona), Adina Roskies (Dartmouth), Angela Smith (U Washington), and R. Jay Wallace (UC Berkeley).

More Contact Info: agenresp@indiana.edu
Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~agenresp

Step Into Fitness Road Show

Thursday, Sep 13, 2007
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Come on in and sign up for Step Into Fitness. Make sure to pick up your free pedometer and tracker sheet! Web site: www.recsports.indiana.edu

Sep 14, 2007
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Come to conference room 106 in Franklin Hall and sign up for Step Into Fitness! Make sure to get your free pedometer and tracker sheet!

Social Work in a Latin American

Offered on site in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the Social Work in a Latin American Context program was jointly created in 2003 by a collaboration of CSWE accredited social work programs in the Minnesota/South Dakota area.

The mission of the program is to: develop cross-culturally competent, ethical social work professionals with a global perspective by providing a semester of transformative, experiential learning focused on social and economic justice.

Location:
The program is based in Cuernavaca, a city known for its perennial springtime (70-80 degrees). Cuernavaca, the capital of the state of Morelos, is about 50 miles south of Mexico City. Both the city and the state are important in Mexican history: the palace of the conqueror Hernan Cortez borders the central plaza in Cuernavaca and Morelos is known as “the cradle of the Mexican revolution” of 1910 led by Emiliano Zapata, who was born in a small town near Cuernavaca. A city of more than one million, Cuernavaca is also known for its innovative grass-roots education programs, economic cooperatives, and base Christian communities inspired by liberation theology.

Housing
The Center for Global Education maintains two houses in Cuernavaca which will be your home base during the semester. It is located in Colonia San Anton, across the street from the language school where you will take your Spanish classes and just a 15 minute walk from downtown Cuernavaca. Approximately four students will share a room. There is also common living space for classes, study and leisure time, as well as a small library. Meals (including vegetarian options) are prepared and served on the premises.

Homestay
You will spend four weeks living with a local working class family in Cuernavaca.

Staff
Courses will be taught both by Augsburg’s adjunct professors based in Mexico and a social work professor from one of the CSWE accredited co-sponsoring schools. In addition, the program is supported by a Mexican Social Work Advisory Council that provides guest lectures and assistance with program activities. You will also be assisted by an intern/resident advisor who lives in the house and assists in planning house meetings and activities.

Community Service and Internships
The program offers the option of community service opportunities. In addition, field experience placements are available for students with intermediate to advanced language proficiency (a limited number of placements are available for students with fewer Spanish language skills).

Requirements:
The program is intended for sophomores, juniors and seniors at the consortium schools (please check with your social work program to see when it works best in your curriculum). Students from consortium schools are given priority in admissions, and the selection of students is made at each participating school. Students are accepted from other CSWE accredited institutions on a space-available basis. One previous college-level course in Spanish or its equivalent is required. This can be done in January in Mexico before starting the program, if necessary. Students from non-participating schools should be social work majors and have completed an introductory social work course.

Credit:
The equivalent of four courses or 16 semester hours.

Application Deadlines:
October 15 for the spring term.

Cost:
The overall cost covers tuition, room and board and all program costs in Mexico. Students are responsible for their travel to and from the program. The price is comparable to room, board, and tuition at Augsburg College. Contact the Center for Global Education for specific information. (e-mail: globaled@augsburg.edu or call 800-299-8889).

For more information, go to: http://www.augsburg.edu/global/spa/swksem.html

Tutor Needed

The Disability Services for Students office is currently looking for a tutor for a student currently taking S100. The student is hoping to have someone work with her approximately 2 days a week (M/W) for a total of around 4 hours. Pay will be negotiable. Interested students can email Elaine Kuhns at eekuhns@indiana.edu

Home Instead Senior Care Positions

Home Instead Senior Care is looking for dependable and caring individuals to assist our elderly clients.

We provide in-home non-medical care to seniors such as: Companionship, medication reminders, meal preparation, assistance with personal care and more. We match our caregivers and clients for compatibility so the experience can be truly rewarding. We work with you availability and offer flexible schedules from 3 hour to 12 hour shifts days, nights and weekends. Experience is a plus, but not necessary. We provide an excellent training program.

Please call our office to find out about being a caregiver. 961-2222

Rally Against the War!

September 11, 2007

1:00 pm, Between Ballantine Hall and Woodburn Hall

Speakers will address:

Iraq and Electoral Politics
Comparing Iraq with Darfur
Gender and War
U.S. Foreign Policy: Is it
Imperialism?

Costs of the War:

654,965: Estimate of Iraqis who have died as a result of the war, according to John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

3,753: Confirmed US military casualties, according to DOD.

27,767: Number of injured US soldiers, according to anti-war.com

Have you ever served as an AmeriCorps member??

If so, this is for YOU! We are currently starting a new student organization to bring together AmeriCorps alumni currently attending Indiana University.

The AmeriCorps Alumni Association (AAA) will be housed in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) but is open to all IU students who have previously been or currently are AmeriCorps members.

**Our aim is to connect, support and mobilize AmeriCorps alums to strengthen our community and nation by promoting a lifetime of service.**

If you are an AmeriCorps alumni, please join us for our inaugural meeting to establish the mission and structure of the group. Tuesday, September 11th from 5:30 to 6:30pm in the Dean's Conference Room (Rm 301 in SPEA). PIZZA WILL BE SERVED!!!

Want to meet faculty who have a vested interest in AmeriCorps Alumns like you??

SPEA professors, Dr Leslie Lenkowsky and Dr. David Reingold will both be in attendance.

---Dr. Lenkowsky was appointed by President Clinton in 1993 as one of the founding directors of the Corporation of National and Community Service. Then in 2001, he returned to the Corporation under President Bush. More info:
http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/faculty/lenkowsky.php
---Dr Reingold worked with Dr Lenkowsky from 2002 to 2004 at the Corporation where he
served as Director of Research and Policy Development. More info:
http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/faculty/reingold.php

Here's the skinny:

What: AmeriCorps Alumni Association (and PIZZA!!)
When: Tuesday, September 11 at 5:30pm
Where: SPEA Room 301
Who: AmeriCorps Alumni, silly!

More questions? Let us know or check out the AmeriCorps Alums National Website:
www.americorpsalums.org

For more information please contact John Dick via e-mail at jhdick@indiana.edu

First NationsWelcome Back Cookout

Sept. 14, 2007, Cascades Park Waterfall Shelter, 6-9 PM

Hosted by the American Indian student organizations and the First Nations Educational & Cultural Center. We'll take care of the food (both carnivorous and vegetarian options)--just bring yourself and join us to meet other American Indian members of the university community and our
allies of all ethnicities! Children and companion animals welcome.

Don't Miss the Comedy of Kate Clinton!

On Saturday, September 8th, the Indiana University Gay Lesbian Bisexual
Transgender Alumni Association ( IU GLBTAA) will welcome nationally renowned
comedian Kate Clinton http://www.kateclinton.com/ to the IU Auditorium http://www.iuauditorium.com/0708/index.html for an 8:00 p.m. show. According to her website, "Kate Clinton is a faith-based, tax-paying, America-loving political humorist and family entertainer.

With a career spanning over 25 years, Kate Clinton has worked through economic booms and busts, Disneyfication and Walmartization, gay movements and gay markets, lesbian chic and queer eyes, and ten president inaugurals. (Kate Clinton) still believes that humor gets us
through peacetime, wartime and scoundrel time."

Ticket Information: $20.00 for Students with a valid IU-Bloomington student ID if purchased through the IU Auditorium, $35.00 for All Others

Tickets can be purchased though the IU Auditorium (www.iuauditorium.com) and all TicketMaster locations (www.ticketmaster.com) To learn more about the IU GLBTAA, the Kate Clinton comedy show, or our annual dinner and silent auction, please visit www.indiana.edu/~glbtaa. For more information about Kate Clinton, visit www.KateClinton.com.

College Life Tours

The Office of Community and School Partnerships is visiting middle schools in Gary, East Chicago, Hammond, Merrillville, South Bend, Fort Wayne and Indianapolis again this year. We need volunteers to speak to middle school students about the college process. All accommodations are paid for by OCSP.

DO YOU WANT TO…

• ENHANCE YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
• MOTIVATE STUDENTS
• GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY
• TRAVEL

If yes is your answer then email: Kim Morris-Newson at kmorrisn@indiana.edu.or call 812-856-6003 for more information.

YOU MUST ATTEND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MANDATORY INFORMATION SESSIONS:

FRI., SEPT. 21ST OR 28TH FROM 2:30-3:30 PM, EIGENMANN ROOM 621

Indiana University Washington Leadership Program (WLP)

The Washington Leadership Program, sponsored by the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA), is looking for applicants for the spring 2008 semester. This program offers 30 IU juniors and seniors of all majors a leadership development internship opportunity. Internships available to students range from The US Department of State, to working
for an Indiana Congressional representative, to working with a nongovernmental organization or nonprofit foundation. Students are able to remain full-time IU students while they are in DC through enrollment in classes taught by a SPEA faculty member and internship credit. The
WLP is an amazing gateway to full-time work opportunities in DC in politics, public affairs, and many other careers. More than 30 former WLP students currently work in the greater DC area. The application deadline for the spring 2008 semester is September 27th, 2007. Students
interested in the program are encouraged to attend an information session about the program. An Information Session will be held on: Wednesday, September 12, 2007-7:00-8:30 p.m. in WH 109. Please visit our website http://www.iu.edu/~speaweb/careers/wlp.php
for an application and additional information. Students can also learn more about the program
by visiting the SPEA Career Services & Alumni Affairs Office located in the SPEA building, Office 200.

BRASA BIS (Brazil Initiation Scholarship)

The Brazil Initiation Scholarship (BIS) is a key component of BRASA's agenda to expand Brazilian Studies in the United States. BRASA invites applications from graduate and undergraduate students for a one-time $1,500 travel scholarship to do exploratory research or language study in Brazil. This scholarship targets aspiring Brazilianists with relatively little or no experience in Brazil. It seeks to contribute to the student's initial trip (for a period from six weeks to three months), to heighten the student's interest in Brazil, and deepen his/her commitment to Brazilian studies. Students are encouraged to combine this scholarship with other grants or awards. Recipients will be recognized during the awards ceremony of BRASA international congresses. Funding will be disbursed prior to travel. BRASA will award two
scholarships in this competition. Deadline for application: October 15, 2007

Contact for more information: BRASA, VU Station B 350031, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235-0031, 615-343-1764, brasa@vanderbilt.edu

"Hispanic Music Faculty and Staff at IU: Remembering the Past & Honoring the Present"

Sept 15 - Oct 15

Location: Two glass cases at the entrance of the Cook Music Library

Description: The Latin American Music Center in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month is organizing an exhibit titled "Hispanic Music Faculty and Staff at IU: Remembering the Past & Honoring the Present". This exhibit will feature Hispanic music faculty and staff, as well as
the artistic and scholarly output of IU faculty and staff devoted to the Iberian-American musical world, largely considered to include Spain, Portugal, Latin America, the Philippines, etc. The honorees represent a variety of academic units and departments from IU, such as Anthropology,
Cello, Choir Conducting, Composition, Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Music Theory, Spanish and Portuguese, Violin, and Voice, as well as the Archives of Traditional Music, the Latin American Music Center, and the Music Library. For more information, please visit the LAMC website at
http://www.music.indiana.edu/som/lamc/.

National Hispanic Heritage Month Opening Reception

September 14 ~ 4-6pm at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center, Grand Hall

Description: Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Latino Studies and La Casa cordially invite you to the opening celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15). For complete listing of calendar of events, please contact us at 812-855-0174 or lacasa@indiana.edu.

"Democracy Redux: Mexico's Voters and the 2006 Presidential Race" w/ Roderic Ai Camp

September 14 ~ 2 pm at the IMU Maple Room

Description: Roderic Camp, Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna University. His special interests include Mexican politics, comparative elites, political recruitment, church-state relations, and civil-military affairs. Professor Camp is the author of numerous articles and more than twenty books on Mexico. In addition, he is also a frequent consultant to national and international media, including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, National Public Radio, and BBC. HORIZONS OF KNOWLEDGE lecture-Co-sponsored by the Center for Latin
American & Caribbean Studies, Chicano-Riqueno Studies, Department of History, Department of Political Science, Department of Spanish & Portuguese, American Studies, and Latino Studies

Fundraiser for Mexician Maquiladora workers by Afro Hoosier Intl

September 7 ~ 9pm at Max's Place (109 W. 7th Street)

This benefit will help to send a truck load of medicines to the Mexician Maquiladora workers. Maquila plants preceded the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement. Raw materials from the U.S. are shipped to Mexico for assembly. The finished goods are returned to
the U.S. with little or no import tariffs or duties. The Maquiladora working conditions are "sweat shops" that pay starvation wages. Maquiladora workers are unable to afford the luxury of many medicines. For more information see the Coalition for Justice in the Maquiladoras:
www.coalitionforjustice.net.

LEC Looking for Volunteers

Need volunteer hours or just something to put on your resume?

The Latino Enhancement Cooperative (LEC) is looking for volunteers to help for the Annual Indiana University Festival Latino. LEC is looking for individuals to help with set-up/clean-up, staff various tables, and other miscellaneous tasks throughout the day. The Festival will be held Saturday, September 15, 2007 from 1:00-6:00 p.m. (set-up staff will need to arrive at 9am, clean-up volunteers will be needed until 7pm) at Dunn Meadow directly across from La Casa. If interested please e-mail Stephanie Garcia at stegarci@indiana.edu

The I.U. Student Global AIDS Campaign Call Out Meeting

EVENT DETAILS: The I.U. S.G.A.C. organization is having a Call-Out meeting on Thursday, Sept. 6th from 8pm-9pm in Woodburn 104. All students are welcome to attend. We're going to talk about our organization's values, history and annual activities, such as the Bloomington AIDS Walk. We'll also talk about open officer positions and our plans for the year ahead.

MORE INFO ABOUT SGAC: The Student Global AIDS Campaign is a national organization committed to educating about HIV/AIDS and HIV prevention. we believe that we can make a impact on this pandemic. For more info about the national organization, visit: http://www.fightglobalaids.org

CONTACT INFO: If you have further questions about the Call-Out meeting or our organization, please e-mail Anna or Ed at our e-mail account: SGAC@INDIANA.EDU. You can also stop by our table at the I.U. Student Activities Fair on this Wednesday (the 5th) from 11am-3pm. The fair will be located in the IMU parking lot on the eastern side. We hope to see you soon!

Student Organization Orientation

Date: Sep 11, 2007

Time: 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

The Student Organization Orientation has been restructured! The Student Organization Orientation serves as an introduction to resources available to student organizations on campus. The Orientation will feature sessions on leadership, civic engagement, collaboration, and diversity; how the SAO can assist student organizations; the benefits of being a registered student organization; how to fund events; and more. This event is ideal for the executive board of student organizations. At least TWO members of your organization should plan on attending this session. Monthly mini-orientation sessions are held following the initial fall orientation.

More Contact Info: sao@indiana.edu

Location: Frangipani Room, Indiana Memorial Union

Web site: http://www.indiana.edu/~sao