Wednesday September 26, 2001

Need a little help completing that essay, writing your thesis paper or even sharpening the sentence structure in your research proposals? If you are suffering from good ideas but bad form, check out today's Individual Writing Assistance Workshops. Kendra Gaines from the Writing Skills Improvement Program will address questions and concerns associated with general writing projects from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Modern Languages 310. For more information on this free lecture series, contact Donna Rabuck at 621-5849.

Take one step back in time and explore Arizona's past at the Arizona Historical

Society Museum, 949 E. Second St. The current display, "Dueling Eagles: The

U.S. War with Mexico," delves into the social, political and economic forces behind America's conflicts with Mexico. The exhibit combines art and literature in order to provide an authentic view of the past. Admission is free. For more information on other exhibits or museum hours, call 628-5774.

Need a break from ringing phones, beeping fax machines and temperamental laptops? For a quiet night of exploration, join fellow Tucsonans for a weekly Wednesday night hike at Sabino Canyon. "Sabino Starry Night" allows hikers to look inwards and reconnect with nature. The 7.5 mile round-trip hike is sponsored by the Sierra Club of Tucson. For more information on this or other ways to get back to reality through nature, call 577-2444.

Grab a friend and explore your past at today's "Rare Glimpses" presentation at the Arizona State Museum, located on the UA campus. Lectures will be held from 7-9 p.m., and topics will vary. For $25, you will gain access to the most private collections at the museum. For more information on current exhibits and displays, or to reserve a spot for tonight's lecture, contact at the museum at 626-8381.

You have seen the large displays at the Center for Creative Photography; now take a moment to appreciate the smaller things in life. The gallery is currently displaying three exhibits in addition to the highly publicized "Indivisible: Stories of American Community." Learn more than Spanish culture at the "Jean Laurent's Nineteenth-Century Spain: Selections from the Collection" in the CCP print viewing gallery. If history is not your cup of tea, try "Classic and Contemporary" or Danny Lyon and Dan Weiner's selection of civil rights photography exhibit on the second floor. For more information on gallery hours and displays, call 621-7968.