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Lunch Hour Movies at Hale

Next week the library will be showing movies beginning at 11:30 to give everyone a much needed break during finals week. Movies will be shown on the 5th floor in the Hemisphere Room.

*In honor of Asian/Pacific Islander Month, K-State Libraries' Inclusiveness
Committee (LINC) invites students, faculty and staff to see:*

   - *Children of the Camps:  the documentary (57 minutes), on Tuesday,
   5/13*
   - *Disappearing of Tuvalu:  Trouble in Paradise (73 minutes), on
   Wednesday, 5/14*

Everyone is invited to bring their lunch and eat as they watch. If you can't stay for the entire movie, you can still come and watch as much as you can. A 10 to 15 minute discussion will follow and seating is limited to 100.

African Nite

Don't miss African Nite this weekend!

This event, sponsored by the African Student Union, is free and will include dancing, singing, poetry, a fashion show, a talent show, an exhibition and a presentation about African ecology. Free, authentic African food also will be served.

There will be plenty to see and do on Saturday at City Hall from 5-9 p.m.

Les Amities Malefiques

Les Amities Malefiques (or The Poison Friends in English), will be showing on April 29th, in Forum Hall as part of the Francophone Film Series going on this month.

The film is in French with English subtitles. The movie begins as Eloi and Alexandre meet Andre on the first day of the academic year. Seduced by his cool behavior, charisma and intelligence, they easily fall prey to his charm. Andre offers them friendship and mento...( read more )ring in return for a pledge of loyalty. Overcome with admiration, Eloi and Alexandre bow to the harsh discipline until the day that he leaves them pretending he has earned a scholarship at an American University. Suddenly left to their own devices, Eloi and Alexandre have nobody to turn to and must grow up.
Check out the clip below for a preview:

La Moustache

The movie La Moustache will be playing in Forum Hall tonight at the K-State Union at 7 p.m. as part of the Francophone Film Series.

Here is the movie plot I found online: "One day, on a whim, Marc decides to shave off the mustache he’s worn all of his adult life. He waits patiently for his wife’s reaction, but neither she nor his friends seem to notice. Stranger still, when he finally tells them, they all insist he never had a mustache. Is Marc going mad? Is he the victim of some elaborate conspiracy? Or has something in the world’s order gone terribly awry?"
You can also check out the youtube clip above to give you an idea what the movie is about. It is all in French, but don't worry, there are subtitles for those of us who don't speak the language but are still interested.

The Boondocks

Aaron Mcruder is going to be giving a lecture about the Politics of the Boondocks, a widely read political comic strip.
The lecture will be on April 15 at Forum Hall in the K-State  Union starting at 7:00.

On a side note, Hale library currently has several volumes of Boondocks collections in case you want to brush up on your comic knowledge before the lecture!

International Week 2008

This year, International Week at K-State will feature many ways to celebrate and learn about other countries around the world.
To kick off the week, an International Festival of Talents will be held in McCain Auditorium on April  6. International students with artistic abilities and cultural inclinations          will participate in this night of diversity and culture through various musical and dance performances.
Other events will include a cultural exhibition where tables will be set up around the Union Courtyard to exhibit classical,traditional, modern souvenirs, information, and other items from across the world. There will also be an international fashion show displaying clothing styles from many countries, several movies will be shown, and on Saturday, April 12 there will be a Central Kansas Japanese Festival where everyone can learn more about Japanese culture, including performances and food!

For more information about International Week check out the International Coordinating Council website or you can pick up a bookmark with a list of all the events here in the DOWMRC (3rd f loor of Hale Library).

It's Inclusion Week at K-State

Don't miss out on the great events going on this week at K-State for 2008 Inclusion Week.

There will be several lectures, forums, and even a presentation by "The Great Debaters" actor Nate Parker.
We all need to learn to become more inclusive, and this is a great way for everyone to get involved and learn something new.

Inclusion Week is sponsored by the Union Program Council, you can find more information at the UPC Website.

Making Excellence Inclusive

Dr. Alma Clayton-Pederson, Vice President of the American Association
for Colleges and Universities will present a Provost Lecture on
Wednesday, March 26, 10:30 a.m. in the Hemisphere Room of Hale Library.

Dr. Clayton-Pedersen is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of
diversity, and the title of her talk is "Research that Informs the
Practice of Making Excellence Inclusive."

Disability Awareness Week

"K-State For All", Disability Awareness Week will be taking place this year from March 2-8. There are many exciting events going on this year at K-State to promote awareness of the struggles that some people face every day.
The UPC sponsored movie "Music Within" follows the story of Richard Pimental, a public speaker who returns from Vietnam with a hearing-impairment and finds new purpose in helping Americans with disabilities.
Another show will feature comedian Chris Fonseca performing at the Union. You might also check out the Disability Awareness exhibition, that will feature information booths, discussions, and the Silent Singers from Junction City.
Finally, on March 8th, a game of wheelchair basketball will be held at Peters Recreation Complex featuring the Kansas Wheelhawks vs. The Wheel Cats.

You can download the flier here for a list of all events and sposnors: Download ksfa_2008.pdf

Romero

The movie Romero is going to be shown on Tuesday, March 4th at 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the First Congressional UCC church at the corner of Juliette and Poyntz.

'Romero' is the true story of the catholic priest Archbishop Oscar
Romero who lived in El Salvador during the political unrest in the
1980s.  The government has launched a 'terror campaign' against the
guerillas in an attempt to crush them.  Archbishop Romero's protests
against governments' actions are perceived as disloyalty.  As an
example to others, the government begins to destroy churches and murder
priests.  Despite persecution, Romero continues to speak out against
the atrocities the government is committing against the people of El
Salvador, until his untimely death.  A powerful movie not widely seen
                                    since its release nearly 20 years ago.

                                    Rated PG-13     1989     102 minutes.