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Cinco de Mayo

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Barbara

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is the anniversary of the 1862 Battle of Puebla, in which outnumbered Mexican troops defeated Napoleon III’s invading French army (despite this defeat the French weren’t actually stopped until 1867). The date is observed today … Continue reading →

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Remembering Vietnam 1975

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Barbara

According to the Vietnam War Almanac (Reference Collection DS557.7 .S94 1985), the Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975. On May 1st, “Communist troops of North Vietnam … poured into Saigon today as a century of Western influence came to … Continue reading →

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Know your history & civics? Quiz

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Barbara

The USA Weekend for April 11-13, 2008 reported how poorly 14,000 seniors and freshmen at 50 institutions of higher education performed on a quiz about basic U.S. history and civics: the average score was a mere 52%, which probably included … Continue reading →

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What’s a wiki?

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Barbara

Here’s a very short video explaining wikis, from the clever folks at Common Craft: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY[/youtube] Common Craft has many short videos explaining things like RSS, social bookmarking, twitter, blogs, sharing photos online, and more. You can also get them through … Continue reading →

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Daniel Maguire @UWW Apr 21

Posted on April 21, 2008 by Barbara

Daniel Maguire, Marquette University Ethics Professor, will present “Paranoia and the Roots of War: Unmasking the Illusions of a ‘Superpower” on Monday April 21st, 7 p.m., in the Hamilton Center (James R. Connor University Center). This is the Political Science … Continue reading →

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Carnivorous Plants presentation

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Barbara

Terre Golembiewski, Laboratory Manager, Biological Sciences, will talk about “Carnivorous Plants: Wonders of the Natural World” on April 21st at 3 pm, the last spring 2008 Fairhaven Lecture. It’s open to everyone at Fairhaven Retirement Community’s Fellowship Hall (435 West … Continue reading →

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Earth Day (April 22)

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Barbara

Every April 22nd we celebrate Earth Day. Information about UWW’s Earth Day conference on April 22nd and other campus events is online. The federal government’s earthday.gov web site has suggestions for things you can do at home, at work or … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 15

Posted on April 15, 2008 by kyle

Campus CEO: The Student Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching a Multimillion-Dollar Business by Randal Pinkett HD62.5 .P556 2007 New Book Island, 2nd floor This week’s featured book should appeal to anyone that wants to make money, and lots of it, by … Continue reading →

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Robert Putnam @UWW Apr.7

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Barbara

Robert Putnam will lecture on “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community” on Monday, April 7th, at 7 p.m. in the Young Auditorium. Several of his books are available in the University Library, including Bowling alone: the collapse … Continue reading →

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New Stuff Tuesday – April 1

Posted on April 1, 2008 by kyle

Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food by Warren Belasco TX353 .B455 2006 New Book Island, 2nd floor As the world population continues to climb towards seven billion people, one has to wonder, “Will we have enough … Continue reading →

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