Eagle Connection - Nov. 5-11, 2008

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Name the Eagle contest extended

Submit a name now!

There’s still time to name the eagle! The “Name-the-Eagle” contest has extended nominations until Sunday, Nov. 30. Current students can submit an online ballot suggesting a name from the university’s eagle mascot through Nov. 30. Top 10 name nominations will be posted online Dec. 3-31 and students, staff and faculty can vote for one of the names. The top three nominations and winning name will be announced at the men’s and women’s basketball game in Mitchell Hall Saturday, Jan. 24, when the Eagles take on UW-Eau Claire. For complete details, visit: www.uwlax.edu/name-the-eagle.

Blood drive set on campus

It's time to give blood. The Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 11 a.m. through 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Nov. 4-6, in Valhalla A, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. The Eagle Battalion Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at UW-L is helping coordinate set up, greeting donors and the refreshment table. Students interested in helping ROTC, should contact ROTC Assistant Public Affairs Officer Andrea Schultz at schultz.andr@students.uwlax.edu or 000.553.3370.

Jesse to discuss process of writing book

Sharon Jesse, English and women's, gender and sexuality studies department, will discuss personal and professional parameters of the process of writing a critical book on the novels of Toni Morrison. "Women Doing Wordwork: Research and Identity," is set for 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in 432 Wimberly Hall. Her research journeys involved learning about musical aesthetics, traveling to Oklahoma and working on her own confidence in making a valuable contribution to Morrison’s scholarship.

Bodleian topic of English department colloquium talk

Daniel Voiku will present "What I Learned at the Bodleian" from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in 207 Wimberly Hall. Everyone is welcome to attend the UW-L English department's 2008-09 William J. and Yvonne Hyde Colloquium Series discussion.

Textbook sale runs through Friday

Save 20 percent at the Textbook Sale in Textbook Rental through Friday, Nov. 7. Textbook rental is in the Cartwright Center basement. Hours are 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; and 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays.

PT club to give massages Nov. 7 and 8

Stressed? Get a massage during UW-L's Student Physical Therapy Club annual massage days. Students, faculty, staff and community members can get a 15-minute massage for $5 or a half-hour massage for $8. Massages are available from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, in 3010 Health Science Center. No reservations are necessary.

Multicultural Women's Film Series film to be shown Nov. 10

The film “A Massacre Foretold” will be shown at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in 102 Wimberly Hall. This Multicultural Women’s Film Series film won “Best Human Rights Documentary” and was winner of the 2007 International Festival de Cine de Morelia. It focuses on “Las Abeieas,” a group of pacifist women who supported the Zapatista Uprising in Mexico and were massacred while at church on Dec. 22, 1997. The event is sponsored by The Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies; women’s, gender and sexuality studies; and Women’s Studies Student Association.

Bolivia topic of presentation Nov. 13

Community development and popular participation in rural Bolivia as a gendered process is the topic of a presentation by Christine Hippert, sociology/archaeology. She will speak at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in 257 Cartwright Center. “Gender Mainstreaming and Development Priorities: Popular Participation and Gendered Work in Rural Bolivia” is the result of Hippert’s two-year ethnographic research in rural Bolivia. She found that women are extremely visible in development and political contexts, and on the surface, it seems as if Bolivia’s goal of increasing women’s political participation is being met. Her presentation, however, will show that men and women often challenge and accommodate outsider’s perceptions of gender equity and gender roles in their development work. The presentation is sponsored by women’s, gender and sexuality studies.

Screaming Eagles Marching Band to hold band review

The UW-L Screaming Eagles Marching Band will hold its annual Marching Band Review beginning 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, in the Mitchell Hall Field House.

The marching band review will perform music played throughout the season at various events, including halftime shows featuring music from the rock group The Who and Cuban-Latin music of Santana. The concert marks the band's 17th performance this fall. Performances include all home football games at Winona State University and numerous community and on-campus events, as well as an exhibition performance at Greendale High School near Milwaukee. 

Special community performances by the band include the Gundersen Breast Cancer Walk and Oktoberfest. The band played for the return of World War II veterans who traveled to Washington, D.C., as a part of Freedom Honor Flight. The band also performed in the Apple Fest Parade in Gays Mills to celebrate rebuilding the community ravaged by floods this past year.

The 145-member Screaming Eagles Marching band is under the direction of Tammy Fisher, music, and student leaders Jennifer Pfeffer, Amanda Welter and Keith Heinzen. 

The Marching Band Review also features the UW-L Pom Pon squad and Colorguard.

Admission is free. Donations will be accepted at the door.   

'The Ground Truth' to be shown Veterans Day

"The Ground Truth," a film on the effects of war in Iraq on U.S. soldiers, will be shown continuously from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Veterans Day — Tuesday, Nov. 11 — in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

The film was hailed as "powerful" and "quietly unflinching" by filmgoers at the 2006 Sundance and Nantucket Film festivals. Patricia Foulkrod's documentary feature includes U.S. soldiers who served in Iraq. It explores their experiences regarding recruitment, training, combat, homecoming and reintegrating with families and communities. The film depicts the conflict in Iraq as a prelude for battles fought by soldiers returning home — with personal demons, an uncomprehending public and an indifferent government — and how these battles help the soldiers bear witness and give support to other veterans and help them voice their truths.

UW-L's Native American Student Association, Amnesty International and the Black Student Unity are hosting the event and will distribute black bands with a white peace sign to those who attend. They hope to honor veterans and recognize the difficulties they experience due to their service. "The bands are to express a wish for a world without war and to remember those who lost their lives through violence," says Robin Sander, co-chair of the Native American Student Association.

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Talk on 'magic' mushrooms set for Nov. 12

Interested in learning more about Psilocybin (magic) Mushrooms? Plan to attend the second installment of the Just Say KNOW drug education series "where we approach substance use with reality, sensibility, and free of judgment." A one-hour session runs from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12, in Port O' Call, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. To find out more, contact Matt Vogel at 785.8977.

 

 

 

 

Nine Days band
The musical group Nine Days performs on campus Friday, Nov. 14.

‘Nine Days’ to perform at UW-L

A mix of Indie/Rock/Acoustic will be played when Nine Days performs at UW-L. The five-member group will take the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, in Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition.

The band is well known for its hit song released in 2000 “Absolutely (Story of a Girl).” Although the group split, the band rejoined in 2006 and went back to recording. “Slow Motion Life (Part 1)“ was released in 2007; “Slow Motion Life (Part 2)“ was released in 2008. The band has appeared on several retrospective albums and has had success on Internet charts. Performing with guitars, drums, keyboard and more, the band likes to “achieve a collective sound that is … utterly uplifting.”

Tickets are $5 for UW-L students and $10 for others. For tickets or more information about the Campus Activities Board event, contact the Cartwright Center Information Center at 785.8898 or visit www.uwlax.edu/cab.

If you go—
Who: Nine Days
What: Concert
When: 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14
Where: Valhalla, Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition
Admission: $5 for students, $10 for others. For tickets call the Cartwright Center Information Center at 785.8898

Countdown to Commencement attendees win prizes

Five students who attended Countdown to Commencement Oct. 27 won door prizes. The prizes and winners include:

  • Free lifetime membership to the Alumni Association, courtesy of the Alumni Association – Aubree Markwardt
  • Free cap and gown, courtesy of the University Bookstore – Chris Perry
  • $25 gift card to Kwik Trip – Kasey Clausen
  • $25 gift card to Festival Foods – Lindsey Nash
  • $25 gift card to the UW-L bookstore – Stephanie Ness

All gift cards were courtesy of the Alumni Association.

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Awareness through Performance: Embrace the Journey

Awareness through Performance (ATP) will present "Embrace the Journey" at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Graff Main Hall Auditorium. ATP debuted on the UW-L campus in spring 2005. With its essence largely rooted in the concept of Performance Studies, where the message is placed above the delivery, ATP exists as an alternative outlet for social activism on campus. Currently, the Campus Climate and Diversity office supports the development and delivery of three performances during the academic year on campus.

The ATP Performance Troupe includes students who share a passion for diversity and social justice issues and desire to further explore the dynamics of how these issues shape the world. Because of their commitment to gaining a greater understanding of the institutional oppressions and “isms” that affect all the campus community, the students come together to dialogue, research, reflect, write and eventually perform real-life experiences that touch on topics of racism, sexism, ageism, ableism, classism, heterosexism, gender expression and identity, privilege, hate, cultural differences and more. Using the stage as a forum for educating, the performers creatively explore, examine and dissect issues that are present in today’s society.

It is hoped that by watching these performances, audience members will increase their cross-cultural awareness, embrace a journey toward greater understanding and become committed to tearing down the barriers in order to create inclusive communities. The performance is designed to begin or, for some, continue the dialogue about the difficult social issues that are presented even after the performance concludes.

ATP is indeed changing the world … one performance at a time.

We hope to see you at the Nov. 10 performance. Bring other students, colleagues, family and friends. For more information, visit www.uwlax.edu/campusclimate/atp.

Students in contest
Participating students were, from left, Yanan Chen, Noor-E Zannat, Hoang Vo, Raymond Leach, Valentine Sackman, Vince Zander, Matt Cocchiola and Joe Lanska. Not pictured: Chintan Modi, Kyle Bisek and Pat Copp.
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Students participate in math modeling contest

Four teams of UW-L students traveled to the University of Iowa to compete in the first-ever Midwest Mathematical Modeling Competition Oct. 25 and 26. The students worked for 24 hours to solve a real-world question using math.   They could choose to work on a problem related to stocking and maintaining a fish population in a Midwestern lake or a problem related to evaluating and planning the implementation of a hypothetical law requiring all gravel roads in Iowa to be paved. The competition ended with teams presenting their solutions to their peers. The presentations of two of the La Crosse teams were ranked among the top three presentations. 

Math department faculty members Ted Wendt, James Peirce and Barb Bennie traveled with the students as faculty advisers.

Murphy LIbrary

Spotlight on Alexander Street Press

Thanks to UW Systemwide licensing, UW-L has access to two new primary-source databases from Alexander Street Press. They are:

  • The Gilded Age: 40,000 pages of texts, photographs, songs and primary materials together with 5,000 pages of reference and secondary materials covering American history from 1865 to 1902. It includes titles such as: Sears, Roebuck Catalogue (1897); Strikers, Communists, Tramps and Detectives by Allan Pinkerton (1878); and Chinese Immigration, in its Social and Economical Aspects by George Seward (1881)
  • Twentieth Century Advice Literature: North American Guides on Race, Gender, Sex, and the Family: 150,000 pages focusing on gender roles and relations, American consumerism, views of democratic citizenship, character development for children, changes in reaction to each major war, class relations and adjustments to new technology. Examples of titles include: How to Get Along with Black People: A Handbook for White Folks and Some Black Folks Too (1940); Art of Living: Etiquette for the Permissive Age (1972); and Self Knowledge and Guide to Sex Instruction (1910).

Alexander Street Press publishes online collections that consist mostly of primary sources and literary documents in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Other titles available at UW-L include:

  • African American Music Reference
  • Black Drama - 1850-present
  • British & Irish Women's Letters and Diaries: 1500–1900
  • Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, & the Environment
  • In the First Person
  • North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories
  • North American Women's Letters and Diaries
  • Scottish Women Poets of the Romantic Period
  • Women and Social Movements in the United States 1600-2000

Find these databases by selecting the Alexander Street Press graphic featured on the library home page at www.uwlax.edu/murphylibrary/. They are also on the library’s list of all databases at http://libdata.uwlax.edu/page.phtml?page_id=25 and found within selected subject resources pages.

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Submit online abstracts for NCUR now

Online abstract submission is open through Monday, Dec. 1, for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) set for April 16-18, 2009, at UW-L. The university is paying the registration fee of $100 for UW-L students to present their research. Expected in exchange is eight hours of volunteer work over the course of NCUR. If an abstract is accepted, students will be contacted about volunteering. For more information, see www.uwlax.edu/ncur2009/.

Oral defense

Jeremy Ford, Ed.S. School Psychology candidate, "Teacher Cultural Competence at an Elementary School with an Ethnically Diverse Student Population," 12:30-2:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 6, in 327 Graff Main Hall. Adviser: Jocelyn Newton, psychology.

thanks

Jo Ann Kuester thanks everyone for the get well wishes.

On Oct. 29, the UWL 100 Freshman Seminar class of Carla Burkhardt and Cecilia Manrique trick or treated at Wimberly Hall for canned goods and food items for the food pantry on campus and for the community. The Golden Key International Honour Society and Volunteering Within collected items in Cowley Hall and the community surrounding campus Halloween night. Several boxes of food and some cash were collected. Thanks to all of those individuals, groups and offices in Wimberly and Cowley halls who contributed to this effort. There are too many to mention individually. Thank you for your generosity. — Carla Burkhardt and Cecilia Manrique

MTU has revised bus routes through campus

La Crosse's Municipal Transit Utility has revised its bus routes through campus. To see current routes, go to www.cityoflacrosse.org/index.asp?nid=19

classified ads

For sale

Toro 3 hp snow blower, paddle design (CCR 3000), runs well. $70. Call 785.2014 before Wednesday, Nov. 5.

Full-length 100 percent cashmere women's coat, black, size 12; full-length alpaca sweater-jacket, forest green, size large. Full/queen 100 percent down comforter, white, blanket-weight. Two Hobo leather purses, like new, black, tan. Wicker casual chair, $40 OBO. Mary 785.6922.

Wanted to buy

Molded travel crate in excellent shape for a small dog between 11-15 lbs. Susan 785.8487.

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