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Tag Archives: books
Campus Diversity Forum, Nov. 2-5, 2015
Hosted by the College of Letters and Sciences, the Campus Diversity Forum is an annual event that highlights the importance of diversity on campus and around the world. The theme this year is Diversity, Justice, and the Environment. The forum should “foster … Continue reading
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Tagged books, campus diversity forum, campus events, diversity, ecology, films, hurricane katrina, lectures, native americans, oil production, student research, urban studies
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Seventh Generation Earth Ethics
Patty Loew, UW-Madison Professor of Life Sciences Communication, will talk about “Seventh Generation Earth Ethics” on Tues., Nov. 3, from 3:30-5pm in UC275. This is part of the Native Pride Lecture Series, and also is presented as part of UWW’s … Continue reading
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Friday Fun: Tangling
Feeling some stress? Well, some say coloring can help. There are adult coloring books for sale, and Andersen Library supplies coloring pages on a table near the Circulation Desk. But how about drawing your own lines instead of just coloring … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, Friday fun, fun stuff, meditation, mindfulness, patterns, stress relief, tangling, web sites
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Pottery
Looking for something to do on Sunday that is not required for a class? Something that might speak to your creative side, perhaps? Come to a pottery demonstration by UWW Art and Design professor and sculptural artist Jarod Janovec in … Continue reading
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Tagged art, books, crafts, creativity, demonstrations, events, exhibits, fun stuff, history, pottery, whitewater
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Trick or Treat Deals
October is upon us and that means the books in the book sale have been switched out for a new collection of titles. Continue reading
Friday Fun: Whales and Lights Show
I couldn’t resist blogging about this, I guess, because it was such a beautiful image on the news earlier this week: whales swimming under the northern lights, an image captured by a Norwegian TV station. Click the screenshot, and then … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora Borealis, beauty, books, ebooks, fun stuff, images, nature, news, Northern Lights, science, web sites, whales
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Religious origins of effigy mounds
Michael P. Gueno, UWW Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies, will talk about the religious origins of effigy mounds. What was the religious identity of the cultures and peoples who first settled in the Whitewater area? How does the … Continue reading
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Standing the Test of Time
Standing the Test of Time is the theme of the Fall 2015 Fairhaven Lecture Series, offered on Mondays at 3pm in Fellowship Hall (Fairhaven Retirement Community, 435 W Starin Rd, Whitewater). These lectures are free and open to the public! … Continue reading
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God Help the Child
God Help the Child by Toni Morrison PS3563.O8749 G63 2015 Browsing Collection, Books, 2nd floor Summer is nearly over and fall semester starts on Wednesday. Here’s one last recommendation for a book you might enjoy. Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, and … Continue reading
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