If you have the gumption to maneuver your way through the library construction, stop in for their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. On feature today is "Rudolfo Anaya: La Gran Voz Del Llano." This exhibit will showcase Anaya's novels, short stories, and plays, including Anaya's best known work, "Bless Me, Altima." You can visit the exhibit on the third floor anytime during library hours, or call Bob Diaz at 621-9919 for the lowdown on all the library's festivities in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
Just because you live in Arizona doesn't mean you understand the culture of the area. Well, it's about time to discover the significance behind dream catchers and medicine men. And you can do that at a noon lecture today that examines the beliefs and lives of American Indians. The program will present a screening of Anne Makepeace's "Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian," a film that depicts the life of Curtis, who collected more than 40,000 photographs, 350 anecdotes and 10,000 recordings of speeches and music to compose his 20th volume on American Indians. Be in Harvill Room 208 for some insight into the culture of our local neighbors.
You've got your paper written, now how do you plug in all those quotes that will take your paper from average to stellar? Kendra Gaines can let you know at today's Writing Skills Improvement Program "The Documented Essay: Incorporating Quotations." Gaines will offer you all the secrets to writing the perfect paper that will blow your teachers away if you show up to Modern Languages Room 410 by 5 p.m.
Hey wannabe lawyers, the law college has the perfect study break for you with tonight's "Supreme Court Review - A Look at Last Year's Docket a Peek Ahead: The Fifth Amendment, First Amendment and Federalism." Sound like a lot to tackle? Well it is. But Toni Massaro, dean of the law college, can handle the task with help from several colleagues as they dissect the free speech and freedom of religion cases presented before the High Court last year. Particular attention will be given to the Dickerson case that challenged Miranda vs. Arizona. The two-hour forum starts at 6 p.m. in the James E. Rogers College of Law Area Auditorium, Room 146. The program will run you $25.
Everything has gotten so political these days hasn't it? Well now you can add one more thing to that list - literature. Today's Comparative Culture and Literary Studies Colloquium will examine the "Ideology and the Politics of Writing in Iran: Episodic Literary Movement as a Model for Analysis of Literature." Kamran Talattof, a Near Eastern Studies lecturer, will discuss Iranian literature at 5 p.m. in Harvill Room 332B.
