This weekend, run the Nearly Naked Mile, catch a film screening and lectures, support CU volleyball and men's club hockey, join fellow grad students for a bike ride, celebrate Bisexuality Day and more.
Friday, Sept. 21
Run through campus in your underwear and donate your clothes to a good cause all by participating in the Nearly Naked Mile, The Herd’s annual fun run benefitting A Precious Child nonprofitandDenver Rescue Mission. Pre-race entertainmentstarts at 8 p.m.at the Koenig Alumni Center. Race starts at 9 p.m.
Sponsored by Program Council, this week's Friday Night Film Series will featureTag. Popcorn and admission are free, and it will take place at 8 p.m. in Chem 140.
“One month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running for a no-holds-barred game of tag—risking their necks, their jobs and their relationships to take one another down. This time, the game coincides with the wedding of the only undefeated player. What should be an easy target soon becomes an all-out war as he knows they’re coming to get him.”
The men’s CU club hockey team will take on the University of Denver in this local showdown. Admission is free, and the game starts at 7 p.m. at the The Rec's ice rink. Come support your fellow Buffs!
Ǿٳ Nepal English Education Foundation and the Mountain Environment Research Instituteto learn about thetoll that climate change takes on various outdoor sports. This event goes from 7 to 9 p.m. at . Admission is $10.
Saturday, Sept. 22
The Saturday Physics Series will kick off with a discussion about how quantum physics offers radically new ways to encrypt, storeand share secret information, even as quantum computers themselves threaten to undermine our current secret-keeping capabilities. The presentation by ProfessorColin West begins at 2:30 p.m. inDuane G1B30.
From noon to 10 p.m., local artists, vendorsand music performers will set up for a day of fun. The sixth annual block party welcomes people of all ages to come to and take part in the festivities. Thanks to local sponsors like Fiske Planetarium, this event is free.
Sunday, Sept. 23
Graduate students with a passion for cycling are invited to join the cycling club for a ride though Berthoud. The group plans to cover a little over 40 miles in two and a half hours. They plan to leave from Tod's Espresso Café at 10 a.m.
Come out to support CU volleyball as they take on USC. The matchstarts at 1 p.m. in the CU Events Center and is free with your Buff OneCard.
Playing with light and sound, this event brings together two distinctive artists. Max Hattler and Robert Seidel are internationally known for their creative use of auditory stimulation. The event begins at 5 p.m. in theATLAS Black Box Theatre.
Submit your art to be showcased in the UMC
The UMC Student Arts Program collects original art created by the student community to display throughout the building. The deadline to submit art is Dec. 15. Learn more about the submission guidelines.
Celebrate Bisexuality Day with Eliel Cruz
The student group Biphoria will hostEliel Cruz, an activist, speaker and writer on religion, LGBTQ issues and culture, at 5:30 p.m. inDuane 1GB20. The talk is free and opento all students, faculty and staff.