Spring Break
UGA Today
Issue date: 4/16/08 Section: News
• Virginia Tech vigil. Students are asked to wear orange and maroon to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the tragedy. The vigil will include a presentation of the colors by the University's Air Force ROTC and performance by Noteworthy, the University's renowned female a cappella group. SGA President Connor McCarthy and former SGA Vice President Matthew Suber will speak. A photo of the vigil will be taken and submitted to the Hokie community as a reminder that the Bulldog Nation stands behind them. 8 p.m.
The Arch.
• Alternative energy. The Young Democrats will host a group discussion about alternative energy and presidential platforms. 6 p.m. SLC 348.
• Research workshop. Drop in for help finding scholarly resources for your papers and for guidance on citing sources correctly from University librarians. 8 to 10 p.m. SLC 370.
• Blood drive. American Red Cross. Reed Community. 2 to 7 p.m. Reed hall lobby.
• Mini Relay. Sponsored by the University's Relay For Life. Join us for a miniature version of the largest philanthropy event of the year, complete with luminaries, tents and lively fundraisers. Relay For Life team fundraisers at Mini Relay will include the "Human Fountain," Pie-in-the-Face, Root Beer Pong, Oreo Ball bake sale and a yard sale. Wristbands also will be available for Relay Rocks Downtown, an evening of percentage nights also on April 16. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tate Plaza Lawn. Contact: jtraynor@uga.edu.
• Percentage night. Benefiting Relay for Life. 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sideways.
• Chocolate Festival. Sponsored by the Office for Violence Prevention. A fundraising event to raise awareness of sexual and relationship violence. Participants may sample a variety of chocolate items from local businesses. 1 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contact: 706 542-7233
• Founders Day Parade. Sponsored by Gamma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. Expect lane closures during this parade, beginning at the KA house on Lumpkin Street south to Wray Street, west to Hull Street, north to Broad Street, west to Milledge Avenue, south to Lumpkin Street and north back to the KA house. 2 to 6 p.m.
• Discussion: Fighting Anti-immigration Legislation. Sponsored by the UGA Progressives, Athens Campus Greens and StandUP. Learn about combating racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. 7 to 8 p.m. 268 SLC. Contact:
dyjxk@uga.edu
• Lecture: Buddhism, Non-violence and the Rev. Dr. King. Sponsored by Religion Department. Dr. Jan Willis, Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University. 4 p.m. 213 Sanford Hall. Contact: 706-542-3716, zapem@uga.edu
• Julie Carr Poetry Reading. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. Carr is the author of Mead: An Epithalamion, which won the University Press Contemporary Poetry Series prize in 2004, and Equivocal. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including "Best American Poetry 2007." Carr teaches at the University of Colorado. 7:30 p.m. Lamar Dodd School of Art Broad Street Gallery. Contact: 706-542-3434, zawacki@uga.edu
• Bulldog Book Club. "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. 3:35 p.m. SLC Jittery Joe's. Contact: fteague@uga.edu
- Please send submissions for UGAToday to news@randb.com.
Listings are published on a first-come, first-serve basis.
The Arch.
• Alternative energy. The Young Democrats will host a group discussion about alternative energy and presidential platforms. 6 p.m. SLC 348.
• Research workshop. Drop in for help finding scholarly resources for your papers and for guidance on citing sources correctly from University librarians. 8 to 10 p.m. SLC 370.
• Blood drive. American Red Cross. Reed Community. 2 to 7 p.m. Reed hall lobby.
• Mini Relay. Sponsored by the University's Relay For Life. Join us for a miniature version of the largest philanthropy event of the year, complete with luminaries, tents and lively fundraisers. Relay For Life team fundraisers at Mini Relay will include the "Human Fountain," Pie-in-the-Face, Root Beer Pong, Oreo Ball bake sale and a yard sale. Wristbands also will be available for Relay Rocks Downtown, an evening of percentage nights also on April 16. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tate Plaza Lawn. Contact: jtraynor@uga.edu.
• Percentage night. Benefiting Relay for Life. 11 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sideways.
• Chocolate Festival. Sponsored by the Office for Violence Prevention. A fundraising event to raise awareness of sexual and relationship violence. Participants may sample a variety of chocolate items from local businesses. 1 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Contact: 706 542-7233
• Founders Day Parade. Sponsored by Gamma Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. Expect lane closures during this parade, beginning at the KA house on Lumpkin Street south to Wray Street, west to Hull Street, north to Broad Street, west to Milledge Avenue, south to Lumpkin Street and north back to the KA house. 2 to 6 p.m.
• Discussion: Fighting Anti-immigration Legislation. Sponsored by the UGA Progressives, Athens Campus Greens and StandUP. Learn about combating racism and anti-immigrant sentiment. 7 to 8 p.m. 268 SLC. Contact:
dyjxk@uga.edu
• Lecture: Buddhism, Non-violence and the Rev. Dr. King. Sponsored by Religion Department. Dr. Jan Willis, Professor of Religion at Wesleyan University. 4 p.m. 213 Sanford Hall. Contact: 706-542-3716, zapem@uga.edu
• Julie Carr Poetry Reading. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program. Carr is the author of Mead: An Epithalamion, which won the University Press Contemporary Poetry Series prize in 2004, and Equivocal. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including "Best American Poetry 2007." Carr teaches at the University of Colorado. 7:30 p.m. Lamar Dodd School of Art Broad Street Gallery. Contact: 706-542-3434, zawacki@uga.edu
• Bulldog Book Club. "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. 3:35 p.m. SLC Jittery Joe's. Contact: fteague@uga.edu
- Please send submissions for UGAToday to news@randb.com.
Listings are published on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Be the first to comment on this story