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Latino Cultural Center
Purdue University
600 Russell St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
(765) 494-2530
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Latino Heritage Month
2006 Calendar
En Honor de las Voces Indígenas: Somos Unidos
Honoring Indigenous Voices: We Are One

Artwork by Araz Brifcani

September

All month

October

September
Friday, September 15, 2006

Latino Heritage Month (LHM) Opening Ceremony
"Viva el Churro"
featuring guest speaker, President Martin Jischke

Latino Cultural Center (600 Russell St.)
*Our LCC Grand Opening at our new location
5 p.m.

Help us officially open LHM! Stop by for some churros, horchata, and mingle with great people.

Thursday, September 21, 2006

Latino/Native American Alumni Weekend: Latino Networking

Latino Cultural Center
4 p.m.

Friday, September 22, 2006

Golf OutingLatino/Native American Alumni Weekend: Golf Outing

Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex,
Kampen Course

8 a.m. tee time

Friday, September 22, 2006
Introduction to Tecumseh Project

Location: RAWLS 1011
3 p.m.
http://www.purdue.edu/eas/tecumseh

Friday, September 22, 2006
Purdue Latino Alumni Organization (PLAO) General Meeting

Latino Cultural Center, Lounge
3 p.m.

Friday, September 22, 2006
Homecoming Parade

In front of the Black Cultural Center
8 p.m.

Friday, September 22, 2006
LHM Salsa Night

Location: TBA
10 p.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2006
Tailgating

Latino Cultural Center
9 a.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2006

Latino Cultural Center and PLAO Tent

Memorial Mall
10 a.m.

Saturday, September 23, 2006
Purdue FootballPurdue vs. Minnesota: Homecoming Football game

Ross Ade Stadium
12 p.m.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006
HBO WalkoutMovie: Walkout

Beering Hall, Room 2280, 7 p.m.

Sigma Lambda Gamma and Delta Phi Mu present the HBO original film Walkout, based on the east L.A. student protests of 1968. Lee Bebout, a PhD student in American Studies, will lead a discussion about the film.

Friday, September 29, 2006
Latino and Native Faculty/Staff Appreciation Reception

Latino Cultural Center
5 p.m.

Join us as we recognize Latino and Native American faculty and staff, and friends in the Latino community.

Saturday, September 30, 2006
Reservation BluesPolilla Café (formerly the Bilingual Book Club): Reservation Blues
by Sherman Alexie

Latino Cultural Center
10 a.m.

Join the LCC book club and explore the Native American culture as we discuss Reservation Blues, a novel about an all-Indian Catholic rock band called Coyote Springs.

October
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Documentary: Amoxtli San Ce Tojuan (We Are One)

Stewart Center, room 314
7 p.m.

The authors of this documentary will present and facilitate discussion on Amoxtli San Ce Tojuan (Nahuatl language for We Are One). Amoxtli San Ce Tojuan is a chronicle of many stories. The message is a continuation of an ancient message... of a journey of many footsteps, of origins and migrations and of connections to all the ancient peoples of this continent.
http://hometown.aol.com/aztlanahuac/myhomepage/index.html

Saturday, October 7 - Sunday, October 8, 2006

Feast of the Hunter’s Moon

Fort Ouiatenon Historic Park
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sunday

Join the Tippecanoe County Historical Association (TCHA) at the 39th Annual Feast of the Hunter’s Moon. The Feast is a re-creation of the annual fall gathering of the French and Native Americans, which took place at the Fort Ouiatenon fur-trading outpost in the mid–1700s. Ticket prices vary, and purchasing information can be found at http://www.tcha.mus.in.us/tickets.htm.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Poetry Café and LHM Closing Ceremony

MTHW 210
7 p.m.

Delta Pi Rho and Tau Phi Sigma host a poetry café, with Bobby Gonzalez, in conjunction with the LHM closing ceremonies. The closing ceremony highlights events, organizations, departments, and all those who contributed to LHM.

All month
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
Soccer Tournament

SHPE will be holding a soccer tournament throughout the month. All are welcome to participate. Information at http://fairway.ecn.purdue.edu/~shpe/.
Boiler TV Movies

Times and Info at http://projects.hfs.purdue.edu/BTVOnline/index.asp.

 













 
   
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