MLK Student Rally
A Martin Luther King student rally with speakers, music and performances, will be Jan. 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on ASU Main Campus at the Orange Mall, directly north of the Administration A Wing and northwest of Memorial Union, in Tempe. For information, call (480) 965-3161.

MLK Breakfast
ASU’s annual Martin Luther King Breakfast will be Jan. 26 from 7 to 9 a.m. at Memorial Union on ASU Main Campus in Tempe.
School children from all over the state entered the MLK Jr. essay/poster/multimedia contest, with the winners and their parents and teachers invited to the breakfast. The winners receive savings bonds from ASU President Lattie Coor and have their work displayed on the ASU campuses and at the State Capitol. For information, call (480) 965-5062.

Transfer Information
Western International University will make a recruit visit to MCC on Jan. 31 from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the MB Building. There will be an information table set up and the university representative will be present from 9:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.
MCC’s transfer center gives students the opportunity to learn about other colleges and universities by having two or three schools visit each month. For information, call (480) 461-7452.

Open House
A Service Learning open house will take place Feb. 1 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Kirk Center’s Pima Room. For information, call (480) 461-7243.

Blood Drive
United Blood Services will have a blood drive Feb. 5-6 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the clock tower. 8 For more information, call (480) 675-5431.

Financial Aid Seminar
MCC’s Multicultural Services will provide a Financial Aid seminar for American Indian students Feb. 6 from 1 to 4:30 p.m. in the Navajo Room. For information, call (480) 461-7154.

College Goal Sunday
The fifth annual College Goal Sunday will be Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. at the Navajo Room. Get help filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form needed to qualify for scholarships, grants, and loans. Just bring your 1999 Federal Tax Return or other income information and a local college/university financial aid professional will help you with the rest. For information, call toll free: 1-866-381-1821.

MUSIC

MCC Piano Festival
MCC’s music department will hold a piano festival Jan. 27-28 at the Theatre Outback.
Ruth B. Yandell, MCC piano department coordinator, and David Murray, MCC piano adjunct faculty member, will perform as a piano duo Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Tickets will be $5 and all proceeds will be donated to the MCC Scholarship Fund.
The solo and piano recital composed of MCC piano students will be Jan. 28 at 3 p.m. It will be free and open to the public. For information and tickets, call (480) 461-7575.

‘Romeo and Juliet’
Southwest Shakespeare Company presents their winter production of "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Jan. 25-27 at 8 p.m. at Mountain View High School, 2700 E. Brown Road. in Mesa. Tickets are $18 for adults, $14 for seniors and students, and $10 for children. For information, call (480) 641-7039.

‘Fiddler on the Roof’
"Fiddler on the Roof," starring Theodore Bikel, nine-time Tony Award winner, comes to the Gammage Auditorium Jan. 30 through Feb. 4 at 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Satrurday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday.
Gammage Auditorium is located at Gammage Parkway and Mill Avenue on ASU Main Campus, in Tempe. Tickets range from $19.75 to $54.75. For Box Office and information, call (480) 965-3434.

LOVE OF ART

Contemporary Art
Contemporary Art Encounters: A "Brown-Bag" Lecture Series, will take place Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 at noon at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7380 E. Second St. in Scottsdale.
Artists and scholars will enlighten, inform and entertain audience members with insight into the art of the modern era. This event is offered in conjunction with the Museum exhibitions, so come early, browse though the galleries, then participare with the scholars in an exploration of today’s art, architecture and design. Bring a brown bag lunch. Free. For information, call (480) 994-2787.

Black History Exhibition
Black History Month will be celebrated through a juried exhibition of Arizona African American two and three-dimensional artists Feb. 1-28 at ASU West Art Gallery. ASU West is at 4701 W. Thunderbird Road. in Phoenix, and the gallery is located at the University Center Bulding in Room 228.
A reception will be Feb. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, noon to 3 p.m., and Tuesdays are also open from 5 to 7 p.m. For information, call (602) 543-6064 or ASU West Arts Activities hotline at (602) 543-2787.

LECTURE

Network Nights
Network Nights, a free lecture and discussion forum offering the most current topics in network administration issues and certification requirements, will feature Linda Fitzgerald, an Internet Security Administrator for Global Crossing in Phoenix Jan. 31 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at MCC’s Business and Industry Institute, 145 N. Centennial Way in downtown Mesa, just east of the public library.
Fitzgerald’s presentation will include the process of encryption, what the current trends are, and some of the surrounding legal issues that are arising with the use of encryption. For information, call (480) 461-6100.

Civil Rights Movement
ASU’s Black History Month Distinguished Scholar Series begins with a lecture by Darlene Clark Hine and John A. Hannah, professor of American History at Michigan State University, on "Black Professional Class and Racial Consolidation: Origins of the Civil Rights Movement," Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Katzin Concert Hall, located in ASU’s Music Building on Mill Avenue and Apache Road, directly across from Gammage Auditorium, in Tempe. For information, call (480) 965-5778.

Environmental Action Club
MCC’s Environmental Action Club will hold meetings every Tuesday beginning Jan. 23 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Room LS 201. For information, call (480) 461-7107.

Cool Council
MCC’s Service Learning department’s new project, Cool Council, a group of student leaders who create, promote, and host service activities at MCC, will have meetings every Wednesday beginning Jan. 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. in the Maricopa Room. For information, call (480) 461-7243.

Women of Courage
Service Learning will have a Women of Courage meeting Feb. 12 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Kiva Room. For information, call (480) 461-7393.

ASU Education Transfer Information
ASU Education Transfer meetings will be held monthly on Wednesdays: Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, and May 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Pima Room. For information, call (480) 461-7452.

Information provided by MCC College Safety

Dec. 20, 2000
A student called college safety to report a child in a vehicle in the Northeast parking lot. The caller said that the mother left the child in the vehicle for approximately 30 minutes before the call. Officers arrived to find the windows open and the child content. A few minutes later, the mother arrived.

Dec. 21
A student called college safety to report her wallet was stolen from the Kirk Center.

Dec. 28
A construction worker reported the theft of $200 worth of paving equipment.

Jan. 5, 2001
Cash was stolen from a staff member’s purse, which had been left unsecured in the LA Building’s restroom.