It's not too late to get tickets to tomorrow or Sunday's "Snowman" at Schaeffer Auditorium. Tickets just $10!
Friday, December 3, 2010

Announcements

KU Presents! Christmas at KU with Raymond Briggs’ classic The Snowman tomorrow evening, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. in Schaeffer Auditorium.

Featuring more than 100 musicians including your KU Symphony Orchestra, KU Jazz Band, the Berks Classical Children’s Chorus and Broadway star Jan Horvath, KU Presents! a holiday spectacular concert with your favorite seasonal classics like Sleigh Ride, Let It Snow, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of Year and more!

The centerpiece will be the beautiful animated film by Raymond Briggs, The Snowman, with the KU Symphony Orchestra and the Children’s chorus performing the music to the movie live. It’s a great show your entire family will love.

All tickets only $10! Please go to www.KutztownPresents.org or the MSU for tickets.
KU Presents! will be handing out free snow-cones today between 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in front of the MSU to promote our show: The Snowman with the KU Symphony Orchestra, KU Jazz Band, Berks Classical Children’s Chorus and Broadway star Jan Horvath this weekend. 

You’re invited to a Pennsylvania Dutch holiday reception! President Cevallos and Mrs. Josée Vachon Cevallos cordially invite your family to a holiday celebration on Dec. 12, 1-3 p.m. in the Georgian Room, Old Main. Kindly RSVP at www.kutztown.edu/invitation by Dec. 3 and indicate the number of guests and children. Please consider bringing non-perishable food items as well as toiletries and grooming products for a donation to be given to Friend, Inc., a local Kutztown charity.

Belsnickel to spread joy at Christmas on the Farm this Saturday -  Join us this Saturday, Dec. 4, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (PGCHG) for “Christmas on the Farm.” This free event shares the many holiday traditions of the Pennsylvania German culture. There will be various activities for children such as visiting with farm animals, cookie decorating, pinecone bird feeder making, and much more! And Belsnickel, the Pennsylvania German counterpart to St. Nick, will visit with the children in the schoolhouse, making certain that they’re on their best behavior.


The Brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) are eager to announce the memorial blood drive that they are holding in honor of Michael D. Nusca. The blood drive is this Monday, Dec. 6 in the Multi-Purpose Room in the MSU, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Appointments begin at 10 a.m. and continue each 15 minutes. Please feel free to e-mail Chris Kimmel at ckimm971@live.kutztown.edu for all appointments or any further questions. Walk-ins are always welcome!

Open Room Change instructions for current residents have been distributed to student e-mail accounts.  Available spaces are viewable now through the housing portal of On Line Student Services. This process begins at 7:30 am, Monday, Dec. 6 - noon on Thursday, Dec. 9. Please feel free to visit the Housing Office in 106 Old Main if you have questions, or call 610-683-4027.
        Apryle Carney, assistant director, Housing & Residential Services

The Multicultural Center gives you an opportunity to test your knowledge by submitting questions regarding myths and misconceptions about race. (Answers will be available the following week, along with a new question.)

Answer to November 12's question: Which of the following is NOT a result of federal government policies?
A.    Redlining
B.    Urban renewal
C.    Deterioration of inner cities
D.    Affirmative action quotas

D. Affirmative action quotas; Federal affirmative action guidelines specifically prohibit quotas. Beginning in the 1930s, the Federal Housing Administration and related programs made it possible for millions of average white Americans to own a home for the first time and set off the post-WWII suburban building boom. The government established a national neighborhood appraisal system, explicitly tying mortgage eligibility to race, a policy known as “redlining.” The FHA and other government policies made possible the post- World War II all-white suburbs, while people of color and in central cities were denied loans. Government policies and practices helped create two legacies that are still with us today: segregated communities and a substantial wealth gap between whites and nonwhites, much of which can be traced to the differential value of their homes and inheritance from past generations. 

This week’s question: Which is NOT an example of a government racial preference program?
A.    1964 Civil Rights Act
B.    1862 Homestead Act
C.    1790 Naturalization Act
D.    1934 Federal Housing Administration
E.    1935 Social Security Act

 

ATHLETICS

 

Three Kutztown women's soccer players named NSCAA All-Region! The honors continue to roll in for members of the Kutztown University women’s soccer team. Chelsea Deeter, Carolynne Kahl and Stephanie Borland were named to the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America (NSCAA) All-Region team. Deeter and Borland were first team selections and Kahl was selected to the second team. All three players had a helping hand in leading the Golden Bears to a return trip to the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region tournament. In addition, Kutztown finished with 14 victories, enjoyed a nine-match unbeaten streak and appeared in every national poll during the 2010 regular season.

ARAMARK

Today's Viewpoints Menu: Hand breaded chicken nuggets, macaroni and cheese, steak fries, stewed tomatoes and sautéed green beans with dill. Soups of the day are Manhattan clam chowder and cream of tomato.

Monday: BBQ turkey London broil, vegetarian enchiladas, roasted red potatoes, oriental broccoli, and glazed carrots. Soups of the day are chicken and wild rice and potato leek. 

 Tuesday: Closed for a private luncheon.

Wednesday: Pork cutlets, rosemary polenta and broccoli rabe, parsley potatoes, Mexican corn and refried beans. Soups of the day are oriental beef noodle and cream of mushroom. 

Thursday: Buttermilk fried chicken breast with white gravy, black bean cake, whipped fluffy potatoes, peas, mushrooms and red peppers and cauliflower. Soups of the day are turkey vegetable chowder and cheddar cheese soup. 

Friday: Baked whitefish polonaise, macaroni and cheese, Caribbean sweet potatoes, stewed tomatoes, and vegetable medley. Soups of the day are cape cod chowder and tomato rice. 

Dana Wells, Kutztown Dining’s Registered Dietician will be on campus Thursday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Please note that Dana will be in Conference Room B of the South Dining Hall this week instead of “A.” If you would like to set up an appointment to please contact Dana at wells-dana@aramark.com or call her at 610-965-1914.

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 (Announcements and other information that have previously appeared in the Daily Brief.)


We invite students, staff, and faculty to join us in celebrating the graduation of students who have been a part of the GLBTQ Resource Center or Allies during their college career at Kutztown University. The Lavender Graduates celebration will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in the GLBTQ Resource Center, OM 4. If you are a December graduate and plan to attend, please contact the center at x6-6111. Refreshments will be served.

This week's MSU Movie Series film is Eat Pray Love showing in MSU 183 tonight at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Admission is free! Check out the movie trailer on the MSU website for more information. http://www.kutztown.edu/divisions/studentservices/departments/msub/programs/submovies.asp#MSU_Movie_Websites
The Community Outreach Center is collecting gift card donations for the forgotten teens at the Olivet Boys and Girls Club in Reading. Gift cards should be for small amounts for stores like Walmart, Target or Kmart. Anything you can give is greatly appreciated. Donations can be dropped off in the Community Outreach Center, MSU 281. Please identify dollar amount somewhere on the gift card. Donations accepted until Dec. 10.  Please help make this holiday special for a teen!  
        Leyna Belinsky, America Reads/America Counts coordinator, Olivet Boys and Girls Club Kids Cafe

Re-Gift! Recycle! December 1 - 15, the Women’s Center is collecting new or nearly new items for distribution by Friends, Inc., a multi-service social agency in Kutztown. Please drop off your donations of new or nearly new items for women, men and children at the Women’s Center, 126 Old Main from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Fridays.
        Grace Hill, KU Women’s Center

WANTED!  Kutztown University Council of Trustees is searching for a new Student Trustee. You are qualified if you are a full-time undergraduate student and have completed 32 or more credits by the beginning of the 2011 Fall Semester, are in good standing and have a GPA of at least a 2.5, and will graduate no sooner than May of 2013. The Council of Trustees, the governing body of the University, is composed of an eleven-member board, one of whom is an undergraduate student. The Student Trustee is a full voting member of the Council. You can download the applications from KU’s webpage at http://www.kutztown.edu/student-trustee-search.shtml; and are also available in the President’s Office, at the Information Desk in the Student Union Building, in the Residence Halls and in the Rohrbach Library. If you have any questions, feel free to call Elsa G. Collins, President’s office, x3-4101 or e-mail collins@kutztown.edu. Application deadline is Dec. 17.