MONDAY

The COMMUNITY DANCE SCHOOL AT NIU is beginning its fall session this month. Creative Movement, ballet, pointe, tap, Irish step, hip hop, and ballroom, Latin and Swing are offered weekly in Anderson and Gabel Halls from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The fee for the 12-week session is $95.00. Contact Diane Rimmer at [email protected] or 815-756-4092

THE WOMEN’S RESOURCE CENTER is collecting no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories in any condition from any wireless service provider for the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program. Stop by any of the drop-box locations to donate between Oct. 3 and Oct. 28: the Women’s Resource Center, the Holmes Student Center (near the Huskie bus turnaround), the Residential Administration Office in Neptune East, the Community Advisor Resource Center in Lincoln Hall, and the Stevenson Area Office. For more information, contact the Women’s Resource Center at 815-753-0320 or [email protected].

THE NIU ULTIMATE FRISBEE TEAM will be having open try-outs for boy our men’s and women’s teams at 4 p.m. on the west side of Huskie Stadium. For more information, contact Tommy Oates at 847-525-2829 or [email protected].

THE WOMEN’S STUDIES PROGRAM will host a talk by NIU Professor Diana Swanson regarding her experiences visiting a new school for girls in Kenya. The school’s founders, Teresa Wasonga and Andrew Otieno, will answer questions during the Q&A session. For more information, contact Rebekah Kohli at 753-1038 or [email protected].

THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS is hosting a résumé building workshop at 5:30 p.m. in Engineering Building 358. This event is open to all majors. For more information, contact Passion Burcy at 708-724-6191 or [email protected].

TUESDAY

SOUP & SUCCESS, a series of informational workshops, will host an event regarding test anxiety from 2 to 3 p.m. in Holmes Student Center Heritage Room. The event will feature representatives from the Counseling and Student Development Center giving advice on how to overcome test anxiety and do better on exams. A free cup of hot soup and warm breadsticks will also be provided. For more information, contact Jason Goode at 815-753-7960 or [email protected].

THE FOLKLORE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE will hold its weekly meeting from 5 to 7 p.m. in DuSable Hall Room 300. Students with an interest in folklore, mythology and legends are encouraged to come and engage in discussions with like-minded students about their interests. For more information, contact Caitlin Yimet at [email protected].

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES will have an informational table set up from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Holmes Student Center main floor lobby in honor of Cyber Security Awareness month. Stop by the table to learn about identity theft and how to avoid becoming a victim of this growing phenomenon. Pick up free brochures that will guide you through safe web surfing practices. Contact Jim Meyers at 815-753-8538 or [email protected] for more information.

LATINO RESOURCE CENTER will sponsor a lecture by Dr. L. Nolan Cabrera, an assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Gabel Hall Cavan Auditorium. Cabrera graduated from UCLA where he worked on Dr. Sylvia Hurtado’s NIH- funded project regarding diversifying the sciences. Dr. Cabrera’s primary research interest include race/racism in higher education, whiteness formation, diversity and affirmative action. Contact the Latino Resource Center at 815-753-1986 or [email protected] for more information.

ST. CATHERINE OF GENOA CHURCH, 340 S. Stott St., Genoa, will host a weekly Awakening Faith class from 7 to 8 p.m. starting tonight. Contact Michael Cirone at 815-690-2843 or [email protected] for more information.

WEDNESDAY

NIU MODEL UNITED NATIONS will host its weekly meeting from 5 to 6 p.m. in Dusable, room 466. Students with an interest in foreign affairs and politics are encouraged to attend and engage in an open discussion. For more information, contact Veronica Martin at 586-718-8434 or at [email protected].

THE CENTER FOR NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP & DEVELOPMENT will host a “teach-in” regarding the current famine and humanitarian crisis in the research-rich Horn of Africa at noon in room 100 of the Campus Life Building. “Horn of Plenty? Famine: Man-made, Natural Disaster in Africa” is a free event and will feature speakers and audience discussion. For more information, contact the NGOLD Center at 815-753-4410 or at [email protected].

THE LATINO RESOURCE CENTER will host “Noche Latina: Modern Dancing” from midnight to 1 a.m. in the Carl Sandberg Auditorium of the Holmes Student Center. The event is free and will feature performances by various dance and music groups such as M5DLQ and a variety of genres including guapango, tamborazo, quebradita and folkloric music. For more information, contact the Latino Resource Center at 815-753-1986 or at [email protected].