Spotlight
Club campaigns to fight poverty, AIDS
Students for Global Engagement will be holding
an information campaign to raise awareness about poverty and AIDS on April
24-28. During this week they will visit classrooms, with the teachers’
invitation, and have an information booth by the Kirk Student Center. There
goal is to have 1000 students sign One.org’s declaration to end poverty
domestically as well as around the world. The declaration can be found on
the Internet at www.one.org. It is important to know One.org and Students
for Cultural Engagement do not take any political sides, said Thomas Shoemaker,
the advisor for the club. The campaign is not about selling a particular
point of view but to solve this issue. The declaration suggests the United
States should give an additional one percent of the budget to fighting poverty
and AIDS. The club will be equipped with computers for students and faculty
to electronically sign. “In general, Arizona doesn’t run campaigns
like this. MCC is a wonderful place to have one because people of all ages
attend,” said Nicole Ellsworth, a student leader for Students for
Global Engagement.” Ellsworth heard about the organization through
several concerts. One.org uses music and celebrities like Tom Hanks and
Selma Hayek to get their message across. The events given by the Center
for Global Tolerance and Engagement during the days before the campaign
will serve as “kick-offs” for the movement, Shoemaker said.
Although Ellsworth is anxious about her club leading a major campaign, she
plans to make a statement. “Poverty is something affecting the population
on earth. It’s something that we can fix,” Ellsworth said.
On-Campus Events
Gay marriage
A lecture titled Fair and Balanced Argument in Favor of Gay Marriage will
be given by David Yount, a professor at MCC, on April 19. There will be
a discussion after his presentation. The lecture will be held in the Paul
Elsner Library in Room LB145 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. There will be light refreshments.
For more information, contact Patrice Nango at 480- 461-7621.
MTV open casting
MTV will be out side the Kirk Student Center by the clock tower taking applications
and holding short interviews on April 19 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is
general casting for upcoming reality shows. For more information, contact
Trinity Blackwell at 480- 461-7218.
Yoga de-stress
Students can learn how to relieve stress through Yoga exercises on April
27. The class will be held in the Kiva Room in the Kirk Student Center from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, contact Susan Taffer at 480-461-7394.
Campus play
The Importance of Being Earnest, a classic comedy by Oscar Wilde, will be
held at Theatre Outback. Kevin Dressler, a professor at MCC will be directing
the production.
The play pokes fun at upper class England. The story is about two friends
who get trapped in love games and mistaken identity when they both decide
to use the same name, “Earnest.”
Show times are 7:30 p.m. on April 27-29 and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. on
April 30. Tickets cost $7 for students, $8 for seniors and alumni and $10
for faculty.
The Minority View
There will be a discussion titled The Minority View on April 19. This discussion
is one of the Center for Global Tolerance and Engagement’s Kefir’s
Corner events. The event will be held in the Kirk Student Center Maricopa
Room from noon to 1:30 p.m.
Freedom of Expression
There will be a National Issues Forum in the Paul Elsner Library in Room
LB145 titled Freedom of Expression. The event will be held from 1:15 to
3:15 p.m. on April 26.
Table talk
There will be a discussion titled The Poor You Have Always in Room LB145
in the Paul Elsner Library from 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. on April 26.
Asian Culture Month:
Traditional dancing
Performances of traditional Pacific Islander and Chinese dances
will be in the Navajo Room in the Kirk Student Center on April 26. The event
begins at 3:30 p.m.
Monsoon Wedding
There will be a showing of the movie titled Monsoon Wedding and a discussion
about Asian culture on April 24. The family drama is about an arranged Indian
marriage set in modern India where the traditions of the old and new generations
collide. The presentation will be held in the Kiva Room in the Kirk Student
Center at 2 p.m.
Japanese American History
Dr. Mas Inoshita will be giving his testimony of the Japanese evacuation
and internment camps during WWII on April 21. Inoshita will discuss how
this event affected his life as well as other Japanese Americans. The presentation
will be held in the Kiva Room at 2 p.m.
For more information about Asian Cultural Awareness Month events contact
Wendera Phung at 480-461-7201.
Off-Campus Events
Red Bull Flugtag
Teams will compete at Red Bull Flugtag Arizona in a homemade air plane competition
at Tempe Town Lake on April 29. Flugtag means “flying day” in
German. The flying devices will look nothing like airplanes. The audience
can expect to see models that look like toilets, tacos and trailer homes.
Teams will perform a short skit and take off with their planes above the
lake either soaring or taking a nose dive into the water.
The gaits will open at 11 a.m and the first flight will begin at 1 p.m.
This event is free to the public.. Visit redbullflugtagarizona.com for more
information and to see video clips of the last Flugtag event.
Open Mic
Every Monday, Into The Bean, a coffee shop on Southern Avenue acrross the
street from MCC, holds an open mic night. This is where local talent comes
to perform. Song writers, musicians and comedians are welcome.
Those who are interested in performing, sign-in begins at 6:30 p.m. For
those who are only interested in coffee and entertainment the open mic performances
are from 7 to 9 p.m.
For more information visit intothebean.com or call 480-890- 0579.