Wednesday August 29, 2001 |

Pull out your poker chips and dust off your lucky cigar because tonight is, "Back-to-School Game Night" at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. The event includes video games, spades, dominoes, refreshments and more! The fun begins at 6 p.m. in the MLK basement. For more information on this event, call Carlene Franklin at 621-3419.

Having trouble putting your thoughts on paper for a teacher, employer or adviser? Check out the Individual Writing Assistance Workshop held today in Modern Languages Room 310 at 5 p.m. Kendra Gaines from the Writing Skills Improvement Program will be available to answer any questions you have about writing in general. This seminar is free and open to all UA students as part of an ongoing series. For more information, please call Donna Rabuck at 621-5849.

Lend your hand and your heart to those in need and give a pint of your blood at today's Bluebird/Little Bird Red Cross blood drive on the UA Mall. The bloodmobile is located in the cactus garden area and will take walk-in donors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. This blood drive is sponsored by Campus Health Services, and further information can be found by contacting Kelly Moyer at 917-2830.

Come and check out where the new wave of education is headed at today's doctoral oral examination on higher education titled, "A Case Study of Leadership and Change in the Community College." The discussion begins at 10 a.m. in the Education building, Room 311. For more information, call Nancy Mosman at 621-9227.

Sit back with your tall glass of tea and enjoy tonight's tear-jerking tale of six Louisiana women in the Arizona Repertory Theatre's production of "Steel Magnolias." The theatre company brings southern comfort to the stage at 7:30 p.m. in the Laboratory Theatre, located in the UA Fine Arts Complex. Ticket prices range from $12 for students to $19 for the general public. For more information, call the Fine Arts box office at 621-1162.

The UA College of Science and the Professional Master's Degree Program is holding a discussion today on, "How to Fly with Eagles: Technology, Industry and the New Economy." The lecture will take place in the Gould Simpson building, Room 1027 at 5 p.m. For more information, call Alaina Levine at 621-3374.