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with student ID at... Boise State University Master of Taxation ■ ' t : A one-year degree program leading to a professional * career I Short Overview Presentation Noon, Thursday April 19 Room 301 Deady, University of Oregon Calendar Wednesday, April 18 Spring Career Fair: Employers repre senting more than 125 firms, government agencies, non-profit groups and summer camps share information with University students about full-time career positions, part-time jobs, internships and summer work. From 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ballroom, EMU. Free. For information, call 346-6016. Campus interviews may be scheduled from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Center for the Study of Women in Society Wednesdays at Noon: Karen Rasmussen, International Studies graduate student, discusses “An Assessment of Methods of Micro-Credit in Rural Cambodia.” Noon-1 p.m. Room 330, Hendricks Hall. Free. For information, call 346 5015. Exhibit Opening Lecture/Reception: In “Eyes on Science,” Elaine Hodges, whose work can be seen at the current Museum of Natural History exhibition and at the Smithsonian Institution, talks about the world of scientific illustration and her own creative world of butterfly wings, bee’s knees and carbon dust. 5:30 p.m. Room 175, Knight LawGenter. Free. For information, call 346-3024. Ecological Conversations Lecture: Giovanna Di Chiro, Allegheny College, discusses “Placemaking and Environmental Justice Politics: Contesting Epistemologies of Purity and Pollution.” 7-9 p.m. Browsing Room, Knight Library. Free. For information, call 346-5399. Coleman continued from page 1 and cultures,” she said. ASUO President Jay Breslow said naming the conference after Coleman is just one way to show appreciation for what he has put into this University. “Dr. Coleman has a wisdom that any student can learn from through the struggles he faced,” Breslow said. Breslow suggested students at tend Coleman’s occasional jazz shows at Jo Federigo’s Restaurant and Jazz Club or enroll in his African American Drama class to get a glimpse into Coleman’s life and perspective. Breslow added that students can learn from other local heroes who have also faced diversity issues throughout their lives. There is something for everyone at this conference, Majekobaje said, from an affirmative action de bate and an AIDS awareness re ception, to Holocaust readings and an Earth Day celebration. During the “Zero Awards,” which will take place Wednesday afternoon in the EMU Amphitheater, the MCC will recognize the depart ments at the University that have no faculty of color. The MCC is bringing two lead | Adventures in Listening SS A Trio to Relish Clarinet/Viola/Piano Ensemble from Germany Our final Adventure in Listening offers a rare opportunity to hear some of the best music written for this uncommon blend of instruments, including works by Mozart, Glinka, Enescu, and Poulenc. Each of the German performers in Trio Apollon is a celebrated artist in his own right, and together they make this music come alive in the magnificent ambience of Beall Concert Hall. Don't miss this season finale! Thursday, April 19 • BEALL CONCERT HALL Free Musical Insights by Robert Hurwitz, Reserved Seats $25, $20, $10 available at the Hult Center (682-5000) or EMU Ticket Office (346-4363) ers of civil rights activism to cam pus Thursday for the affirmative action debate, said Abby Lovett, the MCC’s resource coordinator. Beginning at 7 p.m. in the Knight Law Center, Tim Wise and Dinesh De’souza will debate the pros and cons of affirmative action in refer ence to political and social set l (/ hope people come away energized and ready to make a difference in their campus and community Bola Majekobaje . . coordinator /j tings. Keynote speakers Amiri Baraka, a playwright and political activist, and Elaine Brown, an author and the only woman ever to lead the Black Panther Party, will both speak Friday at 7 p.m. in 150 Co lumbia. The speakers will “offer histo ry,” MCC Director Erica Fuller said. “They put activism in con text as it relates to their individual area of expertise.” Fuller said a series of work shops Saturday will address con cepts such as “internal racism, ac tivism and white privilege.” As part of the Jewish holiday known as Yom Hashoah — Holo caust Remembrance Day — mem bers of the Jewish Student Union and other volunteers will spend Wednesday and Thursday paying tribute to those who died in the Holocaust. For 24 hours in the am phitheater, they will read through a list of Holocaust victims. “In Jewish tradition, it is impor tant to remember individuals in your life who have died,” JSU Pro gram Director Jessica Elkan said. “This is the way we do it for the people who died in the Holo caust.” For a complete program of events for the Dr. Edwin Coleman Conference, contact the MCC in Suite 33 of the EMU or at 346 4207. The conference aims to address issues that students don’t always learn about in their daily lives, Coleman said. Coleman said the conversation with his friend is just one example of the fact that people don’t have enough contact with one another. “We sit on the bus together, watch soaps and MTV — but that’s the limit. We just don’t know one another,” he said. “We don’t know how to deal with each other.”
