“We really wanted our residents, whether they’re friends or not, to be able to communicate.” -Tom McNeil Western senior and former resident adviser
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Sept. 27-Oct.3, 2010
MONDAY Sept. 27
THURSDAY Sept. 30
FRIDAY Oct. 1
Environmental and Sustainability Programs Sustainable Cooking Class: Food preservation techniques
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance Ice Cream Social 6 p.m., VU MPR Free
Dining Contract Campus Community Meeting 3-4:30 p.m., Fraser Hall 4 Free
Free Mallard’s ice cream, socializing and games. This is our big event to kick off the year. Meet the LGBT Alliance employees.
Western is in the process of bidding a 10-year contract to provide dining services to the campus community beginning fall 2011. These open forums are intended to help inform the Dining Contract Committee about campus perceptions and expectations for future dining services. It is also an opportunity for us to answer questions. Please join us, your input is important. Please forward questions to willy.hart@wwu.edu or call (360) 650-2953.
6-8 p.m., Community Food Co-op Kitchen downtown (annex building across the Forest Street parking lot) Free Come learn food preserving techniques from canning to fermentation. No experience required.
TUESDAY Sept. 28 The Case for Socialism 6:30 p.m., VU 552 Free Cian Prendiville, Youth Organizer and National Committee member for Socialist Party of Ireland and candidate for Irish parliament, visits to talk about socialism. Could it help resolve our social and economic problems? How could it be achieved? Come hear our perspective, share yours and get involved in the struggle for a better world.
Sallie Ford and the Sound Outside with The Missing Bricks 8 p.m., Underground Coffeehouse Free
WEDNESDAY Sept. 29
SATURDAY Oct. 2
Caulfield and his Magic Violin with The Cat from Hue 8 p.m., Underground Coffeehouse Free
World Issues Forum: Why Peace is Possible Noon-1:20 p.m., Fairhaven Auditorium Free Speaker Captain Paul K. Chappell, a 2002 West Point graduate, served in the army for seven years. He was deployed to Baghdad and left active duty in 2009. In this talk, he explains how he learned at West Point and in the military that peace is possible and how we can achieve it. He will address the meaning of waging peace and its requirement for our survival in the 21st century.
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Environmental and Sustainability Programs: : Green Energy Proposal Fee Workshop 7-9 p.m., VU 565 Free Learn how to get money for sustainability projects, no matter what it costs. Go over brainstorming ideas. Hundreds of thousands of dollars available for grants. Let’s use it up to make Western a leader in environmental stewardship. No experience necessary. Come with enthusiasm.
SUNDAY Oct. 3 Enjoy the outdoors!
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World Issues Forum “Why Peace is Possible” with Paul K. Campbell, U.S. Army Captain and Iraq War veteran WHEN: Noon-1:20 p.m., Sept. 29. WHERE: Fairhaven Auditorium
“There are all these great people and resources, and we want to share their wisdom and experience with as many people as we can.” -Shirley Osterhaus Fairhaven professor and coordinator of the World Issues Forum
2010: AS Disability Outreach Center opens 1893: Western founded
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