Greetings, scholars! The semester is off to a fine start, and the Broncos are on a fine winning streak (knock on wood), so I鈥檓 feeling good and hope you all are too. I am Sarah Ellsworth: IPHY major, Boulder native, and event connoisseur, writing to you from the comfort of beautiful CU-Boulder on all of your weekly opportunities for community involvement, educational whatnot and supreme fun. As always, enjoy your week!
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Student Involvement Fair.听The beauty of a large university like CU-Boulder is the seemingly endless variety of clubs and organizations, many of which will come together for display at the 2016 Spring Student Involvement Fair in the Glenn Miller Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. If you鈥檙e in the dark about all of the opportunities for involvement, or simply overwhelmed by the sheer number, then get down to the fair to talk with representatives one on one about everything available to you. .
Sacagawea鈥檚 Capture and the History of the West.听The Center for Native American and Indigenous Studies and Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Fenn present a free lecture in IBS room听155A from 5 to 6 p.m. for anyone interested in Native American History. Fenn is the author of Pox Americana and Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People and is not to be missed! .
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Norlin Learner's Lunch - Test Taking: Thinking Like a Teacher.听We all know that taking an exam is a skill, and there鈥檚 more to it than just knowing and understanding a course鈥檚 content. There is an art to writing and understanding test questions and what they鈥檙e trying to extract from your brain, and it is far too possible to be tricked by the way a test is written even when you know the answer. No more, I declare! Get thee to room E113 of Norlin from noon to 1 p.m. to learn how to not fall prey to those feisty questions. .
Thursday, Feb. 4
Career Fair - Technical Day.听Meet employers in technical STEM fields in the UMC Ballroom from 4 to 7 p.m. who are prepared to hire. Come ready to talk with representatives and don鈥檛 forget a nice outfit and a few hard copies of your resume! .
Ralphie鈥檚 Cooking Basics.听As per the Boy Scouts motto, always be prepared, and that applies to entertaining and feeding friends for the Super Bowl. Ralphie鈥檚 Cooking Basics has you covered on learning to cook game-day snacks this week. Sign up for the 5 p.m. class at 4:45 p.m. outside the Alferd Packer Grill and be sure to wear close-toed shoes. .
Friday, Feb. 5
Showing of Mockingjay: Part 2.听You all must know by now that I love these CHEM 140 movies- it鈥檚 like a better movie theater that doesn鈥檛 smell quite as weird. Mockingjay Part 2 is an awesome adventure of a movie, despite J-Law鈥檚 acting, and should not be missed if you鈥檙e a fan of the books! The movie starts at 8 p.m. and admission and popcorn are free to CU students with a Buff OneCard. .
Rooted Presents: Welcome to Jamrock.听The Dennis Small Cultural Center welcomes David 鈥淐oppa Stone鈥� Kennedy in UMC听room 457 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. for some hip-hop and a free lecture entitled 鈥淛amaican Reggae, Roots, and Culture Beyond Bob Marley.鈥� The event takes place in celebration and observance of Black History Month and is open to everyone. .
Sunday, Feb. 7
Watch the Super Bowl!听The Broncos and Panthers face off at 4:30 p.m. in the final and most epic game of the NFL season. Get your friends on your couch and the snacks on your table and watch No. 50 on CBS and be sure not to mute the commercials!
Monday, Feb. 8
The Lanthanide Series:听film screening.听Join filmmaker and Assistant Professor Erin Espelie in a screening of her award winning movie, The Lanthanide Series, which showcases the lanthanide metals as occult tools in history. The film will be shown in VAC听room听1B20 at 7 p.m.听.
