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NEW DELHI ECONOMIST TO GIVE HOPPER LECTURE
Ravi Shankar Srivastava of the Centre for the Study of Regional Development at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi will give the 14th annual Hopper Lecture on International Development Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in OVC's Lifetime Learning Centre. An economics professor and expert on rural poverty, labour markets and migration, Srivastava will speak on “Expanding Social Security in a Neo-Liberal World: India's Tryst With Rights-Based Approaches.” The talk is free and open to the public.
STAND UP AGAINST POVERTY
A number of U of G student clubs, including Engineers Without Borders and Oxfam, are participating in STAND UP, a global initiative started by the UN Millennium Campaign to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and to demonstrate global support for the eradication of poverty. Students will stand together against poverty Oct. 16 at 9:30 a.m. on Branion Plaza. Information about the MDGs will be on display.
DAY TO PROMOTE GIRLS' INTEREST IN ENGINEERING
U of G is one of 15 Ontario universities hosting a free one-day event for girls in grades 7 to 10 and their parents, showcasing career opportunities in engineering. Called Go ENG Girl, it runs Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Thornbrough Building. Participants will meet female engineers and engineering students, learn about their experiences and take part in hands-on activities. For more information, visit www.ospe.on.ca/goenggirl.
ALCOHOL AWARENESS WEEK
U of G's Awareness Balance Choice program marks National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. 16 to 20 with a number of activities. They include a cotton candy tent Oct. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Branion Plaza, a BYOBanana event for north residence students Oct. 17 from 8 p.m. to midnight in Lambton Hall and a similar event for south residence students Oct. 19 at the Eccles Centre. The week also features displays in the MacNaughton Building Oct. 18 and University Centre Oct. 19, a kissing booth in Creelman Hall Oct. 20 and a week-long display of a wrecked car in Branion Plaza.
HTM STUDENTS GET A JUMP-START ON CAREERS
The School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will hold its first Career Awareness Week for fourth-year undergraduate students beginning Oct. 16. Executives and human resource specialists from seven companies will spend half a day on campus making presentations and interviewing students for jobs to begin next spring.
ARREST MADE IN THEFTS
Campus police arrested a 22-year-old Guelph man Oct. 5 following an investigation into the thefts of wallets and ID from the men's locker room at the Athletics Centre. The thefts occurred Sept. 17 and 25.