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Category Archives: campus connection
Trans & Gender Identities
Mara Keisling, Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, spoke to a crowd of students, staff, and administrators on Thursday morning last week, covering a lot of ground, including the intersection of gender identity and other characteristics … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, books, databases, gender identity, lectures, social justice, trans, transgender, videos
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Get Your Game On: Mario Kart Tournament
In honor of International Games Day (Saturday, 16 November) and the Playful Learning Summit happening on campus this Thursday and Friday, Andersen Library is hosting a Mario Kart Time Trial Tournament this Saturday from noon until 2:00 p.m. in the TV … Continue reading
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Tagged games, gaming, gaming week, mariokart, videogames, Wii
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World War II Survivor, Kristallnacht
Joseph Koek, survivor of World War II, will share his experiences on Thurs., Nov. 7th, at 5:30pm in Heide 100. At this time attendees will also join the Jewish Student Organization in commemorating the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of … Continue reading
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Will Life on Earth Survive Deneb’s Supernova?
Dr. Robert Benjamin, UWW Dept. of Physics, will talk about “Will Life on Earth Survive Deneb’s Supernova?” on Fri, Nov 1, at 8pm (Upham 140). It’s the third lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater Observatory Lecture Series! A viewing session at … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, climate, collisions, databases, earth, observatory, physics, supernovae
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Online storage maintenence Nov 1-3
For your information, this notice was sentout by iCIT. Please plan accordingly. “Starting Friday, Nov. 1, at 7 p.m. until Sunday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. ICIT will be conducting necessary maintenance to storage for instruction sites (stori.uww.edu), facstaff websites … Continue reading
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Tagged iCIT, maintenance, online storage, stori, system outages, webbe
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Global Café 10/30: England, Jordan, France
The Fall 2013 Global Café series continues on Wed., Oct. 30th, at 5:30pm with a focus on England, Jordan, and France (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, co-sponsored by the Center … Continue reading
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Tagged books, culture, customs, England, etiquette, Europe, france, global study, Jordan, lectures, Middle East, study abroad, travel, travel study
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Taco USA
Gustavo Arellano will talk about “Taco USA” at 7pm on Mon, Oct 28 (Young Auditorium). This is the second Fall 2013 Contemporary Issues Lecture. Arellano, author of Orange County: A personal history; ¡Ask a Mexican!; and Taco USA: How Mexican … Continue reading
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Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna? F 10/18
Dr. Rex Hanger, UWW Dept. of Geography and Geology, will give a one-hour talk about ““Did a Cosmic Event Kill The Pleistocene Megafauna?”” on Fri., Oct. 18, at 8pm in Upham 140. It’s the third lecture in the 2013-2014 Whitewater … Continue reading
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Tagged articles, astronomy, climate, collisions, databases, earth science, environment, history, lectures, megafauna, Pleistocene, science, Whitewater Observatory Lecture Series
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Journey (Rock Band)
Did you miss the performance by the Journey tribute group DSB last Saturday? Well, don’t fret! Andersen Library has the CDs Greatest Hits Journey and Escape! You can check for them (and other great rock recordings) from the 2nd floor … Continue reading
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Tagged albums (music), Browsing CDs, CDs, concerts, DSB, Irvin L Young Auditorium, Journey (Musical Group), music, music recordings, musical recordings, performances, rock music, sournd recordings
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Global Café W 10/16: England, Northern Ireland
The Fall 2013 Global Café series continues on Wed., Oct. 16th, at 5:30pm with a focus on England and Northern Ireland (location: Andersen Library’s big-screen TV area, near the Food for Thought café). In this series, co-sponsored by the Center … Continue reading
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