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Feb. 9, 2010, Kalamazoo MI USA

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February 2010

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Tuesday, Feb. 9

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Valley I dining hall, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Evaluation Cafe, "The Direction for Research at WMU," Paula Kohler, 4405 Ellsworth Hall, noon.

Biology lecture, "Tracking the invasion of the Lyme disease system in southern Michigan in realtime," Jean Tsao, 1710 Wood Hall, 12:30 p.m. Free.

Lecture, "Growing up in the Holocaust," Irving Roth, 1720 Chemistry Building, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Gold Pride Reception for prospective students, Metropolitan Hotel Detroit-Troy, Troy, Mich., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Information: (269) 387-2000.

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Wednesday, Feb. 10

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Valley II dining hall, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Concert, Ben Allison and Man Size Safe, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 1 p.m. Free.

Economics lecture, "Forecasting and Asset Prices," Dennis Jansen, 3508 Knauss Hall, 3 p.m. Free.

Women's basketball vs. Kent State, University Arena, 7 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

Concert, Western Winds, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8:15 p.m. Free.

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Thursday, Feb. 11

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Healthy Practices series, "Nutrition and Super Nutrients: Truth or Fiction," Kendall Center, 50 W. Jackson St., Battle Creek, noon. Free, info: bc-kendall-conference@wmich.edu or (269) 964-3001.

Lecture, "Preparing to Write Your HSIRB Protocol," Fetzer Center Putney Auditorium, 1 to 3 p.m. Register online.

Lecture, "What is Terrorism?" Chris Boss, 3014 Moore Hall, 2:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Lecture, "The Moral Status of Terrorism," David Charlton, 3014 Moore Hall, 3:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Lecture, "Conceptual and Moral Foundations of Torture," Michael Davis, 3014 Moore Hall, 4:45 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Gold Pride Reception for prospective students, Graduate Center-Downtown, 200 Ionia Ave. SW, Grand Rapids, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Information: (269) 387-2000.

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Friday, Feb. 12

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Lecture, "Ticking Time Bomb Methodology," Michael Davis, 3014 Moore Hall, 10:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Lecture, "Should We Torture in Ticking Time-Bomb Cases?" Jeremy Wisnewski, 3014 Moore Hall, 11:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Lecture, "Empirical Objections to Torture," Jessica Wolfendale, 3014 Moore Hall, 1:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Lecture, "Civil Disobedience, Torture Warrants and Necessity," Vishal Garg, 3014 Moore Hall, 2:30 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Geography colloquium, Jeff Stein, 3527 Wood Hall, 3 p.m. Free.

Ethics panel, "Terrorism, Ticking Bombs, and Torture," Allhoff, Davis, Wisnewsky, Wolfendale and Garg, 204 Bernhard Center, 4 p.m. Free, register: vishal.k.garg@wmich.edu.

Kalamazoo Film Society presents (through Sunday) "The Messenger," Little Theatre, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

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Saturday, Feb. 13

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, noon to 6 p.m.

Master music class, Wesley Jacobs, tuba, 1116 Dalton Center, 1 p.m. Free.

Concert, "Love: Gold Company Style," Miller Auditorium, 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Kalamazoo Film Society presents (through Sunday) "The Messenger," Little Theatre, 4:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

Concert, "The Merling Trio," Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8:15 p.m. Free.

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Sunday, Feb. 14 - Valentine’s Day

Master music class, Debra Fayroian, cello, 1120 Dalton Center, 1 p.m. Free.

Financial aid workshop, "College Goal Sunday," Schneider Hall Business Court, 1 to 4 p.m. Free.

Kalamazoo Film Society presents (final shows) "The Messenger," Little Theatre, 2:30, 5 and 7:15 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

Concert, Concerto Competition Finals, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5:30 p.m. Free.

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Monday, Feb. 15 - Presidents’ Day

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Physics colloquium, "Radioactive Beams at Argonne and the HELIOS Spectrometer," Birger Back, 1110 Rood Hall, 4 p.m. Free.

Graduate student recital, Hyojin Kim, bassoon, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. Free.

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Tuesday, Feb. 16

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Evaluation Cafe, "How Much Can and Should Written Reports Tell Us about an Evaluation's Quality?" Lori Wingate, 4405 Ellsworth Hall, noon.

Foreign policy lecture, "Using Peacebuilding Tools," Fred Pearson, Kalamazoo College, Light Fine Arts Center, Dalton Theatre, noon. Free.

Biology lecture, "Reasoning about cellular respiration, photosynthesis and meiosis," Joyce Parker, 1710 Wood Hall, 12:30 p.m. Free.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Student Recreation Center service desk, 1 to 5 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Gold Pride Reception for prospective students, Marriott Hotel, East Lansing, Mich., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Information: (269) 387-2000.

Ethics film series, "The Battle of Algiers," 3025 Brown Hall, 6:30 p.m. Free.

Concert, University Concert Band, Miller Auditorium, 8:15 p.m. Free.

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Wednesday, Feb. 17 - Ash Wednesday

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Lecture, "Breaking the Sound Barrier: The Sphinx Organization and Classical Music," Aaron Dworkin, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 1 p.m. Free.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Student Recreation Center service desk, 1 to 5 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Lecture, "Queer Readings of Award-Winning Children's Literature," Jill Hermann-Wilmarth, 204 Bernhard Center, 3 p.m. Free.

Performance and discussion, guest artist Adam Frey, euphonium, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 4 p.m. Free.

Japanese Film Festival, "Always--Sunset on the Third Street," Little Theatre, 7 p.m. Free.

Men's basketball vs. Northern Illinois, University Arena, 7 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

Benefit dinner, Hope for Honduras, Bernhard Center Ballroom, 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets $20, students $5.

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Thursday, Feb. 18

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Board of Trustees meeting, 157 Bernhard Center, 11 a.m. Time and location tentative.

Lecture, "Bombing Civilians: The Normalization of War Crime," Ronald Kramer, 2033 Brown Hall, 5 p.m. Free.

Graduate student recital, Julie Wilder, tuba, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. Free.

Visiting scholar lecture, "God and Google," Dr. John Durham Peters, 2028 Brown Hall, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Free.

Gold Pride Reception for prospective students, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Romulus, Mich., 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Information: (269) 387-2000.

University Theatre presents (through Feb. 26) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

Concert, Cantus Femina and Collegiate Singers, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8:15 p.m. Free.

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Friday, Feb. 19

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Art exhibit, "International Posters for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment," Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Monroe-Brown Gallery, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Geography colloquium, Mark Moody and Bruce Pahl, 3527 Wood Hall, 3 p.m. Free.

Dinner-lecture, "One God, Many Names: Muslims, Christians and Jews Call Upon the Same God," Bernhard Center Ballroom, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Free, reservations by Feb. 17.

Kalamazoo Symphony, "Celebrating Strings," Miller Auditorium, prelude 7 p.m., performance 8 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Western Film Society presents (through Sunday) "Film TBA," Little Theatre, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

Bronco hockey vs. Ohio State, Lawson Ice Arena, 7:35 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

University Theatre presents (through Feb. 26) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

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Saturday, Feb. 20

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Entrepreneur workshop, "Dream Big Workshop," Keith Hall, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 9 a.m. Free.

Women's basketball vs. Ball State, University Arena, 2 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

Student recital, Erin Yanacek, trumpet, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 3 p.m. Free.

Graduate student recital, Alayna Young, organ, First United Methodist Church, Kalamazoo, 4 p.m. Free.

Western Film Society presents (through Sunday) "Film TBA," Little Theatre, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

Bronco hockey vs. Ohio State, Lawson Ice Arena, 7:35 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

University Theatre presents (through Feb. 26) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

Opera, "Dido and Aeneas," Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8 p.m. Tickets $10: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

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Sunday, Feb. 21

University Theatre presents (through Feb. 26) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 2 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

Western Film Society presents (final shows) "Film TBA," Little Theatre, 2:30 and 5 p.m. Admission $5, students $3.

Concert, University Symphonic Band, Miller Auditorium, 3 p.m. Free.

Opera, "Dido and Aeneas," Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. Tickets $10: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Student recital, Jordan Richards, jazz bass, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 7 p.m. Free.

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Monday, Feb. 22

Art exhibit (through Feb. 28), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Leadership luncheon, "From Leadership to Legacy," Bobby Hopewell, Bernhard Center, President's Dining Room, noon to 1:30 p.m. Free, registration required.

Physics colloquium, "Alternative Energy Production On the Base of New Magnetic Materials," Victor Koledov, 1110 Rood Hall, 4 p.m. Free.

Reception, honoring artist Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 4 to 6 p.m. Free.

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Tuesday, Feb. 23

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

Evaluation Cafe, "Nonprofits and Evaluation: Internal and External Accountability," Bobbe Luce, 4405 Ellsworth Hall, noon.

Foreign policy lecture, "Update on Persian Gulf Issues," Eric Larson, Fetzer Center Kirsch Auditorium, noon. Free.

Biology lecture, "Comparing trichs - reproductive pathogens across species and across borders," Dalen Agnew, 1710 Wood Hall, 12:30 p.m. Free.

Ethics series, "The Ethics of Online Instruction and its Implications for Higher Education," Farber and Metro-Roland, 211 Bernhard Center, 4 p.m. Free.

Broadway musical, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Miller Auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Concert, "The Works of Gyorgy Ligeti," Dalton Center Recital Hall, 8:15 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

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Wednesday, Feb. 24

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Sindecuse Health Center, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Concert, Student Musicale, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 1 p.m. Free.

Lecture, "Radiative Double Electron Capture, Collisions of Bare Oxygen Ions with Carbon," Anna Simon, 1110 Rood Hall, 4 p.m. Free.

Graduate student recital, Monica Washington, piano, Dalton Center Recital Hall, 5 p.m. Free.

Master music class, James Wood, trumpet, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 5 p.m. Free.

Japanese Film Festival, "Memories of Matsuko," Little Theatre, 7 p.m. Free.

Broadway musical, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Miller Auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Lecture, "Why Are People Gay? And Why it Matters," Fetzer Center Putney Auditorium, 7 p.m. Free.

Student recital, Evan Hyde, jazz drums, Dalton Center Lecture Hall, 8:15 p.m. Free.

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Thursday, Feb. 25

Art exhibit (through Feb. 27), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free.

H1N1 vaccination clinic, Sindecuse Health Center, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Free, WMU community only.

Broadway musical, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," Miller Auditorium, 7 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

University Theatre presents (through Feb. 26) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

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Friday, Feb. 26 - Muhammad’s Birthday

No classes. WMU offices open normal hours.

University Theatre presents (final show) "As You Like It," Shaw Theatre, 8 p.m. Tickets: (269) 387-6222.

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Saturday, Feb. 27 - Purim begins at sundown

Art exhibit (final day), paintings by Jeff Cox, Health and Human Services Building, second-floor art gallery, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free.

Women's basketball vs. Central Michigan, University Arena, 2 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

Kalamazoo Concert Band, "Happy Days are Here Again," Miller Auditorium, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: millerauditorium.com or (269) 387-2300.

Bronco hockey vs. Ferris State, "Senior Night," Lawson Ice Arena, 7:35 p.m. Tickets: wmubroncos.com or (888) 4-WMU-TIX.

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