| 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 |
| Latino/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.
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| Saturday, September 23, 2006 |
Purdue vs. Minnesota: Homecoming Football game
Ross Ade Stadium 12 p.m. |
| Tuesday, September 26, 2006 |
Movie: 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.
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| Saturday, September 30, 2006 |
Polilla 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. |