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Show B10 LIFE O R EM INSTITUTEOF RELIGION ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK M LK Commemoration gets 1. 18th annual MLK Commemoration added a movie night to its weekly events. King's message mean to students today?" By DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS Asst. Life Editor GENERAL REGISTRATION AND PARKING REGISTRATION It's still open for any students interested in attending classes. FREE LUNCHEON EVERY FRIDAY A devotional is scheduled at noon with lunch served at 1:00 p.m. INSTITUTE DATE DANCE Friday, Feb. 10! Starting at 8:30 p.m. and ending at 11:30 p.m., it is a '20s-themed formal dance. Attendance is free for those with dates; however, all are welcome. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TAILGATE PARTY It's held in the basement of the institute building at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Free tickets and food for all. INSTITUTE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINS Wednesday, Jan. 25, continuing through Jan. 26 in the institute building gym from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Teams may have six to ten members and must consist of both men and women. Team sign ups are in the institute building. Tuesday's free showing of the 2011 movie "The Help" drew over 100 students to the Grande Ballroom as part of last week's 18th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration. From the bestselling novel of the same name, the film chronicles a racially charged writing project set in 1960s Mississippi. Event cosponsors from UVU's library and UVUSA stood by serving snacks including cornbread, a quick bread popularized by -PROFESSOR WILLIAM COBB its frequent appearances in the film. Although "The Help" centers around tensions between The annual event was black and white citizens, Hiscalled Human Rights Day tory Professor and Commemoration Coordinator William when Cobb arrived on camCobb hoped students would pus in 1994; however, he see beyond the drama's racial petitioned that the event be strains to the underlying issue renamed after Martin Luther King, Jr. because of "everyof human rights. "We want to address not thing the 'I Have a Dream' just racial issues . . . we're speech represented." Ben Reichert, a senior trying to tackle human rights. What does Martin Luther studying Community Health if This university has been very supportive. ff 11, and UVUSA's Multi-Cultural Chair, echoed Cobb's sentiments, said, "We're doing this to help teach students about realism, segregation and poverty in the era of the '70s and '60s." Although the movie night fell short of its projected attendance of 300, Cobb anticipated Thursday's Keynote Speaker, former national NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, to draw a crowd. "It was pretty expensive to get him [Julian Bond] here, but the administration at this university has been very supportive in helping to advance students' learning outside the classroom," Cobb said. In addition to the film screening, Commemoration activities included three days of student and faculty panels focusing on contemporary human rights issues. WWW. uvu.edu/chss/mlk Don't forget about UVU Review's special section FOR VALENTINE'S DAY FEBRUARY 13, 2012. • w friends are waiting to meet you! ummer rates starting at $155!! "ITT TP .46tal 41,1 •4 • • I ••••••...iii" REIWINEWIPi •■••■■ Text "wolverine" to 47464 for more Inf 1 801.431.0000 www.wolverinecrossing•com I 1111 S 1 3 50 W. Orem, UT 84058 |