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Student NewsLink — November 6, 2002
THE NEWS
Grass-roots effort attracts researchers
Astrophysicists Keivan Stassun and Eric Wilcots are minorities working in
an area of research and teaching in which minorities are underrepresented.
But they say it doesn't have to be that way.
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Student forum will assess Plan 2008
Generation 2008, a student-organized group dedicated to raising the level
of awareness of Plan 2008 -- the long-range diversity plan for the university
-- will hold a free forum on the plan and its future from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 16.
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LIVING & LEARNING
Worried about influenza?
University Health Services is providing free flu shots to enrolled UW-Madison students.
Details
Volunteer effort launched to prevent campus crime
Badger Watch, a new volunteer-based crime prevention effort modeled after the national
Neighborhood Watch program, has been launched by the UW Police Department.
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Students get a rare glimpse into mental illness
The 19 students in Beyond Myth and Cruelty: An Overview of Serious Mental
Illness, a special First-Year Interest Group at UW-Madison, are working
five hours a week this semester at Off the Square, a club that serves approximately
150 folks with chronic mental illness each year, providing a safe haven
for them to pass the time.
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Without fire, red pines could disappear
According to a new computer model, the towering groves of red pine trees
characteristic of Minnesota's Boundary Water Canoe Area could completely
disappear unless fire is reintroduced.
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AROUND CAMPUS
(Searchable campus events calendar)
Dirty Dozen Brass Band to perform
World-renowned New Orleans performers The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will give a concert
on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 8.p.m. in the Memorial Union's Great Hall. Tickets -- $10 for
students, $15 all others -- will be available at the Union Theater Box Office on Monday,
Nov. 4. Box Office hours are 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays and noon-5 p.m. on Saturdays.
Tickets will also be available at the door. Box office: 262-2201.
Jagger retrospective at Elvehjem
A large retrospective, "The Art of Gillian Jagger," will open
at the Elvehjem Museum on Saturday, Nov. 23, and remain on view through
Jan. 19.
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WAA to host Badger Huddle Nov. 9
The Wisconsin Alumni Association is hosting a special Badger Huddle event
on Saturday, Nov. 9, at 8:30 a.m. before the Wisconsin football game against
Illinois. Attendees will enjoy a "Wisconsin-style" buffet, games
and a chance to win raffle prizes. The entire Madison community is invited.
Countdown to commencement begins Nov. 7
December graduates can prepare for commencement and life in the "real
world" by attending UW-Madison's Countdown to Commencement on Thursday,
Nov. 7.
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Political observer visits campus
Chuck Todd, a journalist and national political observer that George magazine
named one of the 50 most influential people in politics, will visit campus
as the Public Affairs Writer in Residence Nov. 11-15.
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OPPORTUNITIES
Train to be a tutor
Students interested in getting training as tutors can attend free sessions hosted
by the Morgridge Center for Public Service on Thursday, Nov. 14, from 4-7:15 p.m.
at the Memorial Union. Sessions offered include: "Basics of Literacy Tutoring:
Kindergarten Through Third Grade," "Tutoring Middle School Math," "Motivating
Reluctant Learners" and "Tutoring Middle School English as a Second Language."
Information: Randy Wallar, 262-5781, jrwallar@facstaff.wisc.edu.