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Dennis Kucinich, A Democratic candidate for president in 2004, will speak on "Peace, Terror and Foreign Policy" from 5-6:15 p.m. December 1 in Strosacker Auditorium. Kucinich, who previously has served as mayor of Cleveland, currently is a U.S. representative from Ohio. Sponsored by Case Western Reserve University's Case for Peace organization, Office of Government Relations and University Student Government, Kucinich's talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session. In addition, refreshments will be served at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium lobby. Kucinich was elected as senator of Ohio in 1994 and previously has served as mayor of Cleveland. To learn more, contact Norman Robbins at 767-1525. The University Memory and Aging Center (UMAC) is staging a play about a man who is developing Alzheimer's disease this month, which is Alzheimer's Awareness Month. "For Pete's Sake," an educational drama that also looks at the impact of the disease on the African-American man's family, friends and community, can be seen at 8 p.m. November 21, 8 p.m. and 3 p.m. November 22 and 3 p.m. November 23 at Cuyahoga Community College's Metro campus. The drama, written by DaNine K. Ward and directed by Tony Sias, was chosen as the best play in a recent scriptwriting competition sponsored by UMAC. In addition to funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and UMAC, the play is supported by several area organizations. Tickets are $10, with scholarships available. Call 844-6327. For information on UMAC's memory research program, call Kathy Shaw, recruitment manager, at 844-6400 or 1-(800) 252-5048. In celebration of Case Western Reserve University assuming full ownership of One-to-One Fitness Center, university employees can join the center any time in November for a one-time initiation fee of just $75. The fee normally is $200. Ownership of the center recently was transferred to Case from University Hospitals of Cleveland. Call One-to-One at 368-1121 or stop by the center at 2130 Adelbert Road for a tour and membership information. Case Western Reserve University’s Thwing Center is offering the campus community an opportunity to spread cheer to those in need with a “Giving Tree” in Thwing atrium. Beginning November 24, faculty, staff and students can select a gift tag from the tree and purchase a present for a needy child. The Giving Tree supports the children of Beech Brook, a mental health facility that has served Cleveland for over 150 years. Donations must be returned to Thwing by December 16. For more information, contact Suzanne Leach at 368-2679 or stop by the student activities office.
W.A. Jones Optical Co., located in the Bolwell Lobby of University Hospitals of Cleveland, is conducting an eyeware sale December 4 and 5, during which two complete pair of eyeglasses are available for $99.95. For more information, call Sue at 721-1300. University Circle Inc. presents its 10th annual Holiday CircleFest from 1-6 p.m. December 7. The one-day family event celebrates the holidays by offering free admission to 20 different University Circle institutions. For a list of participating institutions or additional information, go to http://www.universitycircle.org or call 707-5033. Holiday Circlefest is part of Cleveland's WinterFest Week with events from University Circle to Public Square. To learn more about WinterFest, go to http://www.cleveland.com/winterfest. The Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Huntington's Disease Society of America will sponsor a lunchtime amaryllis sale. Kits, which include an amaryllis bulb, pot, soil and instructions, will be available for $10 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. December 4 and December 5 in the University Hospitals of Cleveland atrium and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. December 2 in the Biomedical Research Building lobby. To learn more, contact Marion Good at 368-5975 or mpg@case.edu. The Samuel Rosenthal Center for Judaic Studies at Case Western Reserve University has invited a two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting to speak about "Civil Liberties After 9/11." Anthony Lewis, the James Madison Visiting Professor of First Amendment Issues at the Columbia University School of Journalism, will speak at 4:30 p.m. today in Thwing Center Ballroom. For information, call 368-2414. To ensure prompt delivery of W-2 forms in January, Case Western Reserve University employees and students must have a current mailing address on file before December 19. Faculty and staff update their addresses with human resources in person at room 220 Crawford Hall, through e-mail to HRrecords@case.edu or by phone to 368-3270. Graduate students should e-mail payroll@case.edu; write to payroll, room 357, University West Building; phone 368-4290; or fax 368-3592, while undergraduate students contact student employment in room 410A Yost Hall, e-mail sla3@case.edu or call 368-4533 to change their addresses. Case Western Reserve University's Research ShowCASE 2004, which will be April 2, 2004, in the Veale Center, is calling for proposals. Case faculty, professional/graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and undergraduate students as well as researchers from The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Louis Stokes Veterans Affairs Medical Center, MetroHealth Medical Center and University Hospitals of Cleveland must complete an online abstract submission form—available at http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/posters.htm—by 5 p.m. January 9. For more information about the event, go to http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/index.htm. To register to attend, visit http://ora.ra.cwru.edu/showcase/registration.htm. Contact Eric Cottington (368-4515 or eric.cottington@case.edu) or Annette Ballou (368-5963 or annette.ballou@case.edu) with questions.
Tau Beta Pi, Case Western Reserve University's undergraduate engineering society, will conduct its first-ever Firesale-during which numerous textbooks will be available to faculty, staff and students for $5 each. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and November 21 in Bingham 102. Tau Beta Pi runs a book swap at the beginning of each semester, during which the group collects textbooks from students and sells them at reduced prices to other students. Over the years, Tau Beta Pi has collected about 2,000 books that are no longer used for classes but are good for reference or personal reading. For more information on the sale or book swap, go to http://bookswap.case.edu. Computer cluster grants available To promote parallel computing among Ohio faculty, the Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), its Statewide Users Group and the Ohio Board of Regents are soliciting a third round of Cluster Ohio faculty research proposals. OSC will distribute Athlon AMD computer system clusters-complete with hardware, software programming environment and maintenance-to this year's Cluster Ohio awardees. Faculty members of Ohio higher education academic institutions (four-year and graduate programs) are eligible to apply for the Cluster Ohio grants. Proposals are due December 3. Faculty members are expected to make a commitment in the form of space, power and basic system administration. They also are expected to make idle cycles available to the Ohio research community and to participate in a statewide Globus or similar environment. More information is available at http://oscinfo.osc.edu/clusterohio/rfp.
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