November 6, 2008

Today's events

Thursday, Nov. 6

-- Viewing period begins for vehicles in Transportation Service fleet sale. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. both Thursday and Friday. 8-11 a.m. Saturday. Transportation Service, 1175 Harrison St. Bid deadline is 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081023CoxVehicles.html.

-- Townsend Outstanding Communicator in Agriculture Debate. Teams of College of Agriculture undergraduates. Initial rounds 1-5 p.m. in Pfendler Hall. Final at 7 p.m. in Deans Auditorium, Pfendler Hall. More at http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2008b/081022FedererDebate.html.

-- Physics department general colloquium. Speaker: Gerry Bunce, Brookhaven National Laboratory. Title: The Spin Structure of the Proton. 4 p.m. Room 203, PHYS. Refreshments will be served at 3:30 p.m. in Room 242, PHYS.

-- 40th anniversary reception for Span Plan Adult Services program. Office of the Dean of Students. 5:30 p.m.; program at 6 p.m. Admissions lobby and Room 112, Schleman Hall. RSVP requested to Connie Bender at 49-41257 or csbender@purdue.edu. More about program at www.purdue.edu/odos.

Nov. 6-7

-- Cancer Culture & Community colloquium. Discovery Park, Oncological Sciences Center, College of Liberal Arts, others. Theme: "Exploring the Human Expression of Cancer Through the Arts and Literature." Keynote: Margaret Edson, playwright whose Pulitzer Prize-winning drama "W;t" follows a dying cancer patient.
* Nov. 6 (Th): Keynote about scenes from play. 7:30 p.m. Fowler Hall, STEW. Includes acting out of scenes by Purdue Theatre performers. Book signing to follow at 9 p.m.
* Nov. 7 (F): Writing workshops with Edson. 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Room 310, STEW.
* Nov. 7 (F): "Scenes and Discussions with Margaret Edson." 3 p.m. Mallett Theatre, Pao Hall.

ONGOING EVENTS

All week

-- Purdue University Galleries and Latino Cultural Center. "Humanigration: The Cárdenas Latino Collection." Artworks related to theme of immigration, and thus LCC's ongoing Humanigration project, from collection of Gilberto Cárdenas, Univ. of Notre Dame. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, plus Thursday until 8 p.m.; 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Robert L. Ringel Gallery, PMU, and Stewart Center Gallery. 49-67899 or galleries@purdue.edu or www.purdue.edu/galleries. Exhibition in these two galleries through Dec. 7. Also: Through Nov. 25 at West Gallery of the Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Pao Hall; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Monday-Friday

-- John Purdue Room Lunch Special. This week, the featured specials in the John Purdue Room are lentil soup(soup) and salmon roulade (entrée). 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Stone Hall. Reservations encouraged; call 49-46845. To access the full menu and learn about other dining options from the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management: www.cfs.purdue.edu/htm/about/restaurants.shtml.