Quick Hits


Arizona Daily Wildcat
Friday, October 21, 2005

India club to host celebration tomorrow

The UA India Club is setting up a henna tattoo booth on the UA Mall today.

The club is offering henna tattoos in exchange for donations and selling tickets to tomorrow's garba, a traditional Indian celebration held annually by Tucson's Indian community.

The club is hosting this year's event, which will take place tomorrow from 7:30 p.m. to midnight in the Gittings Gym in the Ina A. Gittings building, 1713 E. University Blvd.

Tickets are $3 today at the henna booth and $5 at the door the night of the event.

The event is open to anyone interested in Indian culture and will feature traditional dancing and music. Proceeds will go toward the India Club's efforts to bring other traditional celebrations to campus throughout the school year.

- Seth Mauzy

Presidential search forum for appointed personnel

The Presidential Search Committee is holding a forum today specifically for appointed personnel. It is recommended that attendees bring an appointed friend and at least one question, issue or comment for the search committee to address. The forum will take place at 1:30 p.m. in Gallagher Theater in the Student Union Memorial Center.

Lecture on the Arizona Trail

A "Hiking the Arizona Trail" lecture will take place tomorrow at 1 p.m. in the Boyce Thompson Arboretum.

Attendees will learn more about the Arizona Trail, where to access it, one insider's tips about hiking, biking or riding horseback along the trail.

Dave Hicks, a member of the Arizona Trail Association who tackled the Arizona Trail in 2001, will lead the discussion.

Admission is $7.50 for adults and $5 for a seat in the lecture. Students attending during the plant sale can get in free with a CatCard.