Daily Brief

The Rohrbach Library welcomes Negro League pitcher Bob Scott (NY Black Yankees) with baseball scholar, writer, and filmmaker Dr. Lawrence Hogan, for an intimate multimedia talk at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4 in 250 McFarland Student Union. Their visit is part of the current exhibit of nine powerful paintings of Negro League greats by Elise Dodeles, on display on Rohrbach Library's second floor through Dec. 19. The talk and exhibit are free and fascinating; more information can be found at http://faculty.kutztown.edu/rjensen/NLposter.pdf and the library's hours are posted at http://www.kutztown.edu/library/about/hours.asp

For details contact Bruce Jensen at ext. 3-4766 or rjensen@kutztown.edu

Bruce Jensen, Rohrbach Library Voices and Choices Center

The Writing Center will be closed for Thanksgiving Break, Nov. 26 through Nov. 28.

Amy Lynch-Biniek, director, Writing Center

National Native American Heritage Month Fact: Sequoyah was the first person in history to invent a written language alone. The Cherokee people were able to use the written language to write down the old stories. The alphabet helped the people understand each other better. In 1830 gold was discovered in the eastern territory. The white men forced the Cherokees to move westward onto new lands. One-third of the Indians died in their travels west known as the "Trail of Tears." http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110072/famous/sequoyah.htm

Saeeda Bhaloo, graduate assistant, Multicultural Center

The following students will be on a class field trip to Longwood Gardens for BIO 230/231, Taxonomy of Vascular Plants from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1 . Please excuse them from any work that is missed.

Jesse Anderson, Kari Bauchspies, Rebecca Eckert, Shannon Fletcher, Christopher Garofolo Jr., Courtney Geibel, Ray Grater, Leeann Herbst, Rebecca Koch, Andrea Lee, Joseph McNichol, Laura Niczyporowicz, Julia Russell, Ashley Sheetz, Mark Sliwka, Lisa Warren, Shannon Yoskoski, and Eric Yurvati.

Carol Mapes, Department of Biology

I want to express my heartfelt thanks to the KU campus community for your condolences, prayers, and cards following the loss of my brother Steve. Realizing that so many people were thinking of me and my family during this very difficult time for all of us helped to ease the grieving process.

Sincerely, Michael Sitkus

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