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Show THE FORUM September 8. 2004 3 Cheap Pizza Key Bank Lecture To Examines Questions About Identity Sheena L. Goss Staff Writer Tastes Better The KeyBank Diversity Lecture Series will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 14 with a Richelle Bennett panel discussion on Creating Identity'. The lecture begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Gore auditorium. Staff Writer The Associated Students of Westminster College Wild Wednesday activity is tonight at 8 p.m. in the Shaw Center. Students may prove to be great food connoisseurs. Tonight students have the opportunity to try pizza from nine to 10 different places, some of which include Connies Pizza, Dominos, The Pie, Papa Johns, Wild Mushroom and Wasatch Pizza Co. just to name a few. The flavors will be cheese, pepper-oni and vegetarian. Tuesdays panel of Westminster faculty and community members will discuss how personal identities relate to the intersection of race, ethnicity and gender, followed by an open exchange of questions and Erin M. Howington Staff Writer Pannunzio. teer fair this Thursday Sept 9, from 11 am. - 2 p.m. in Tanner Plaza. If weather does not per- to pay such a low price because the student fees pay for the majority of the costs. The cost includes the chance for students to try as much pizza as possible, we just ask that the students are courteous about the amount that the take, Pannunzio said. As a reminder, drinks are not going to be provided. The Lagoon tickets will also go on sale at the pizza tasting activity. Students can buy up to two tickets per student ID for $5 per ticket. The tickets are first come first serve so students will need to Strategic Plan addresses the importance of diversity, says Nichols. We have committed ourselves to learning more about what diversity is, and how to make Westminster a more diverse place. This lecture series is one of many tools to do that. Diversity is an important The lecture series explores different aspects of diversity, a quality that Assistant Professor Jeff Nichols says Westminster has committed itself to learning more about. not know where or how to get information to do so? To get your volunteer questions answered, there will be a volun- mit, the volunteer fair will be held in Shaw. learn something new. Nichols is a member of the committee that organizes the lecture series. Each spring the committee chooses a theme for the following years series. off we are. present day immigration, diversity of popular culture and activism.OJ Those who attend the lectures can expect to learn This is the fourth year the series has been held. Previous topics have included ulty alike. Tille said service learning classes are a great way for faculty to get students out of can also turn into an internship. Students can volunteer first, see if they like what the organization is about, and then pursue it as an internship. the classroom and into the community to experience real life events. You can get a real feel for what the organization does by speaking to the representative face to face, find out exactly what volunteeringwould entail, said Tille. Gardens, Rape Recovery Center, Cross Roads Urban Center, especially if you are volunteering for an organization that fits into your major. Wasatch Wasatch Community Gardens, No More Homeless Pets and Ronald McDonald House. These are just a few to choose tive to some Westminster Students. Political Science majors could volunteer for an election cam- By volunteering for the community you have the oppor- tunity to meet many people and it is a great way to network, Community Gardens is a great chance for Biology students to get hands on experience.- paign. Volunteering brings endless opportunity and some students do not realize that volunteering Volunteering is also a great resume builder, Tille said, Employers see this as a positive attribute of a students personality of getting out there and being proactive. The fair offers the best way to see what is out in the community. Just walk through and browse the tables and see what there is to offer, said Tille. Volunteer centers are also open to students just dropping by if you have a few free hours free time. Bringing lots of friends and making an after- of Lydia Hutchings, a Westminster senior, used to volunteer for the recycling of California before she came to Salt Lake City. We would gather up all of our friends and have the best time; it was great to meet people with the same interests of saving the environment Networking is very important to students to learn about the career they are pursuing The volunteer programs in Salt Lake all support each other and know each other and the networking possibilities are endless for our students, said Tille. There are three ways to sign up. Students and faculty can sign up with the organization at the fair or if they would prefer, con- tact Tille of the Volunteer Center at stop by the 832-284- 0, office (lower level of Shaw), or ail noon of it has been very posi Snowbirdl is America's Wlmt Accessible PJlomttaim) Ceunffeireffiice Cesufteir 506 rooms and suites ail with mountain views. New air conditioning at the Cliff Lodge. 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Students can also plan on the night being filled with great music as ASWC hired a Full-servi- ce team-buildi- DJ to play at the activity. The activity is planned to go until about 9:30 p.m. or until students begin to scatter, said Pannunzio. Last year there was a turnout of 0 students, so we about are expecting a good turnout. 100-15- ng Five-tim- Students will have to events planned by ASWC.cs ences, said Nichols. Some may relate to the experiences discussed, while others may aspect of education, says Nichols. It is a value that improves student learning; the more we learn the better from, and there will be many more for every interest. Julie Tille from the Volunteer Center wants to emphasize how important this fair can be to students and fac- With more than 30 organizations from around the community in attendance, there will be a lot of information available and representatives from each organization to answer questions. Some of the organizations include Red Butte come early. Pannunzio said, The Lagoon tickets should be a big highlight because the tickets are regularly $32 so the students are getting a great deal come early and hungry to this event as in the years before it has been very popular and well liked by students. This is just the beginning of a year full of likely fun and exciting more about others through communication of experi- Volunteer Fair Shows Students a World Of Opportunity Have you ever wanted to volunteer for the community but did $l-$- Creating Identity will be the first of four lectures presented in the series this year. The remaining lectures are scheduled for Nov. 9, Jan. 27 and April 5 and will discuss racial stereotyping in the media, gender identity and how social categories shape identity. 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