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Date: Tue Jan 19 2010 - 01:34:37 MST
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:34:37 -0700 (MST) From: Student Buff Bulletin <memofrom@Colorado.EDU> Subject: Student Buff Bulletin 01/16/2010
SUBJECT: Student Buff Bulletin 01/16/2010
Student Buff Bulletin
16 January 2010, Saturday
A Boulder Campus digest of current events
In this issue:
--- Volunteers Needed for Vascular Health Study
--- Theatre & Dance Presents "Blood Wedding"
--- Rock Out With Your Caucus Out!
--- A&S Magazine Update: Sex, 'Lies' and Videotape;
India's Big Gulp; Molding Better Science Teachers
--- Political Powerhouses: Three Women Who Did Not Stand Idly By
--- From Tel Aviv to Ramallah: A Beatbox Journey
--- Student Group Funding Board Allocations
--- Enjoy Singing? Audition for Extreme Measures A Cappella!
--- Students Needed to Serve on Career Services Advisory Board!
--- Don't Miss Tons of Free Fun with the Upcoming Semester
of UMC Intermission!
--- "Best of Momix" at Macky Auditorium!
--- Textbook Rentals Available at the CU Book Store for Select Books
VOULUNTEERS NEEDED FOR VASCULAR HEALTH STUDY
The Integrative Physiology of Aging Lab is looking for volunteers to
study the effects of aging and cardiovascular disease risk factors on
blood vessel function.
If you are:
-Aged 18-32 years
-A non-smoker
-Not taking prescription medications
-Not aerobically active
You may qualify.
Benefits Include:
-Detailed Blood panel (including: cholesterol and glucose)
-Body composition analysis
-VO2max test
-Dietary Analysis
-Monetary Compensation for time
If interested, call (303) 492-2485 or email cvstudy@colorado.edu
Contact: Molly
Additional information:
http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/research/cardiovascular.html
THEATRE AND DANCE PRESENTS "BLOOD WEDDING"
This tragic play explores the theme of inevitable fate whereby the
disasters of the past are repeated in the present. Entwined with Lorca's
poetry as well as Spanish guitar - Lorca's passion - Blood Wedding
focuses on a bride forced to choose between duty and love on her wedding
day. University Theatre Building, Loft Theatre Jan. 27-30, 7:30 PM
Jan. 30 & 31, 2PM Tickets - $8. http://www.cutheatre.org or 303-492-8181
for tix.
Contact: Pam Stone
Additional information: http://www.cutheatre.org
ROCK OUT WITH YOUR CAUCUS OUT!
Jan 19 is the last day to affiliate with a political party in order to
take part in the Colorado caucus! Rock out with your caucus out to our
live DJ and giveaways while you update your voter registration, your
political party affiliation and get ready to vote in the 2010 caucus.
The event will take place at the UMC. Come stop by from 10am-2pm on Tuesday!
Contact: Sarah Stern
A&S MAGAZINE UPDATE: SEX, 'LIES' AND VIDEOTAPE; INDIA'S BIG GULP;
MOLDING BETTER SCIENCE TEACHERS
In the newest issue of Colorado Arts & Sciences Magazine: "Sex, 'lies'
and videotape" details a CU anthropologist's debunking of a critic of
Margaret Mead. A physicist shows how "India's big gulp" is depleting
groundwater on which 600 million people depend. Throughout the
university, scholars responding to a national crisis and are finding and
testing ways to mold more and better K-12 science and math teachers.
These and other stories are now online.
Contact: Clint Talbott
Additional information: http://artsandsciences.colorado.edu/magazine/
POLITICAL POWERHOUSES: THREE WOMEN WHO DID NOT STAND IDLY BY
Join CU Professor Zilla Goodman for a discussion that examines the lives
of three remarkable Jewish mavericks: Henrietta Szold, Manya Shochat and
Rosa Luxemburg. Although undeniably different in so many respects, these
political powerhouses were figures who contributed much to the political
and social thought in the first half of the 20th century in Israel and
Europe. Jan 21 located in the Dennis Smalls Cultural Center, 4th floor @
7pm see http://www.jewishmovers.org
Contact: Jamie Polliard
Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies
FROM TEL AVIV TO RAMALLAH: A BEATBOX JOURNEY
"From Tel Aviv to Ramallah" presents the parallel stories of Israelis
and Palestinians and presents a vision of peace. Yuri Lane brings the
Middle East to life through the hip-hop medium of beatbox combined with
acting and dance. The vision of Jewish-Arab coexistence is realized in
the artistic team of Yuri and Sharif, a Jew and a Muslim who combine
forces. Please visit http://www.jewishmovers.org for tickets and info- Feb
25 @
8pm in Old Main
Contact: Jamie Polliard
Additional information: http://www.colorado.edu/jewishstudies
STUDENT GROUP FUNDING BOARD ALLOCATIONS
Is your student group seeking funding for the 2010-2011 academic year?
Are you open to the membership of all students? If you answered yes to
these questions, then the Student Group Funding Board may be able to
help you! We are currently beginning our allocation session.
Applications are available online and hearings are scheduled for Feb
5-7. See the document called "Student Group Funding Board Application"
available on the website listed.
Contact: Kaela Zihlman
Additional information: http://www-ucsu.colorado.edu/webber/GovDocs.cfm
ENJOY SINGING? AUDITION FOR EXTREME MEASURES A CAPPELLA!
The Buff's first COED A Cappella group, Extreme Measures, is holding
auditions. We are a student group that loves singing and music. Artists
we cover range from The Jackson 5 to Radiohead. All experience levels
are welcome. Auditions will be in Hellems 193 on Jan 19 & 20 from 6-9PM.
Walk-ins OK. For more info or to sign up for an audition time look for
our table in the UMC or call.
Contact: Extreme Emily, 925-323-6250
STUDENTS NEEDED TO SERVE ON CAREER SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD!
The Career Services Advisory Board is a group of volunteers representing
various stakeholder groups with whom we work including: students,
employers, faculty, academic advisors, and campus administrators. We
meet twice a year (once each fall and spring semester) Your opinion is
important to us because we serve you! Tell us how we can improve. This
is a great leadership position to add to your resume. Next meeting: Feb
25, 11am-2pm.
Contact: For more information, contact Michael Deragisch, Asst. Director
Career Services
DON'T MISS TONS OF FREE FUN WITH THE UPCOMING SEMESTER OF UMC INTERMISSION!
Want a free activity on campus? Check out UMC Intermission on Tuesday
nights between 6-8pm in the UMC Dining Rooms. On Jan 19, make a free tie
dye t-shirt courtesy of the Book Store or bring your own items to dye
and we'll show you how! Jan 26, get creative with free decopage. This
one will have fun giveaways to deck out your room. Don't miss it! All
materials provided. No experience necessary.
Contact: Daniel Murphy umc-events@colorado.edu or 303-492-7109
Additional information: http://umc.colorado.edu/intermission
"BEST OF MOMIX" AT MACKY AUDITORIUM!
MOMIX transports its audience from their everyday lives to a fantasy
world through its trademark use of magical lighting and imagery Friday,
Jan 29 at 7:30pm. Artistic Director Moses Pendleton combines athletic
dance, riveting music, outrageous costumes, inventive props and pure
talent to create an entertaining multimedia experience. Presented by the
Artist Series, the "Best of MOMIX" is a compilation of the company's
most famous and recognizable vignettes over 25 years of work.
http://www.facebook.com/cupresents
Contact: CU Presents Box Office (303) 492-8008
Additional information:
http://cupresents.org/default/index.cfm?action=Details&eventID=7
TEXTBOOK RENTALS AVAILABLE AT THE CU BOOK STORE FOR SELECT BOOKS
The following used textbooks are available to be rented from the CU Book
Store for the Spring 2010 semester. BCOR 1010; BCOR 3010; CHEM
1113/1131; CSCI 2270; CVEN 3161; CVEN 3246; ECEN 1030; ECEN 3250; ECEN
3300; FNCE 4000; FNCE 4040; and MGMT 4010. For more information, please
visit the CU Book Store in the UMC.
Contact: CU Book Store
Additional information: http://www.cubookstore.com
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