• Food drive concludes tomorrow
• Farm garden plots are available
• Panel to discuss just war
• Workshops to cover procedures
• Book club discussions slated
• Tai chi class to be offered
• Court conducts open session

Educational Support Services and Material Support Services are conducting a Harvest for Hunger food drive through April 4. All nonperishable foods are welcome.

The six most needed items are peanut butter, tuna fish, beef stew, boxed pasta, canned vegetables and canned baby food.

Donations can be made in the lobbies of Adelbert Hall, Baker, Cedar Avenue Service, Peter B. Lewis Building, Thwing Center, Tomlinson, Yost and the security desk of the Biomedical Research Building.

Twenty garden plots are available for rent this spring and summer at the University farm.

The plots, which are 30 x 20 feet, are located behind the chicken coop at Squire Valleevue Farm. The rental cost, which includes water, hoses and space in a garden shed for tool storage, is $20 each.

To review garden plot availability and for a registration form, visit http://www.cwru.edu/farm/gardenplots.html. To learn more, call 368-0275.

Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities will host a panel discussion on the history and meaning of "just war" from 5-6:30 p.m. April 10 in Harkness Chapel.

Timothy K. Beal, from CWRU's department of religion, will preside. Topics of discussion and CWRU faculty panelists include:

• "Just War Doctrine Today: Can a Modern War Be Fought Justly?"
  Peter J. Haas, Department of Religion, CWRU
• "When is War Philosophically Justifiable? Why -- For Whom?"
  Laura Hengehold, Department of Philosophy, CWRU
• "Asian Perspectives on the Morality of War"
  William E. Deal, Department of Religion, CWRU
• "The Political Effectiveness of Just War Language"
  Kelly McMann, Department of Political Science, CWRU

For more information call 368-0528.

The Controller's Office, in collaboration with others on campus, will be offering workshops on administrative policies and procedures in April and May.

The workshops, which cover topics ranging from payroll to accounting to purchasing, are open to all faculty and staff. Space at the workshops is limited, and spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For a complete schedule and description of workshops and to register, go to http://www.cwru.edu/finadmin/controller/workshops_sp2003.htm.

The Center for Women book Discussion Group will feature "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston May 7 and "Dust Tracks On The Road" by Zora Neale Hurston June 4. All meetings are from noon to 1 p.m. in Crawford 720. To learn more, contact Rosemary Alexander at rka2.

Patricia Adler, a graduate student in the School of Nursing School who recently presented a staff development seminar on tai chi, now will offer an eight-week tai chi class.

The class will be noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays from May 1 through June 19 in 13 Crawford Hall. The classes on May 15 and June 19 will be in 14 Crawford.

The cost for the class is $30 per person. For details or to register, contact Adler at patriciadler@hotmail.com.

Members of the CWRU community as well as the general public will have the opportunity to see a federal appeals court at work when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit conducts an open session at the CWRU School of Law.

The session, which consists of oral arguments before the judges, will be held on Thursday, April 10, from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in room A59 of the law school. It is sponsored by the law school's Center for Law, Technology & The Arts, and is free and open to the public.

The Federal Circuit has nationwide jurisdiction to hear appeals in specialized cases, including patent law and cases decided by the Court of International Trade and the Court of Federal Claims.

For more information call 368-3304.