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Extra Credit!!!

Hello Students. I will offer 5 extra points on the midterm for all students that do the following:

- Attend one session at the January 30th Service Day
- Bring me a confirmantion of your attendance (email, signed letter, ect)
- Write a 350 word blog posting detailing your activism on that day due February 5th.

Information for the event is below.

Volunteer UCF has teamed up with many of UCF’s student organizations to coordinate efforts for disaster relief in Haiti. Our campaign will have three parts – DONATE needed items, HONOR Haitian culture & SERVE our international community.

DONATE
January 20 – January 29: Campus-wide donations drive with drop-off locations all over campus. Donations will be delivered directly to Haiti via boat by Harvest Time International. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Drop off locations: Student Union, Health Center, Alumni Center, and Recreation & Wellness Center. Donations will also be collected at the KoRT CLUB SHOWCASE on January 27, from 11 - 2 in the Student Union and at LATE KNIGHTS on January 29, from 9pm – 2am in the Student Union. For a complete list of needed items, please visit www.volunteerucf.com. Please note that monetary donations are not accepted for this drive. If you would like to donate money, please visit www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake for a list of reputable organizations.

HONOR
January 27, 8pm – 11pm: Campus Activities Board presents Club CAB For A Cause. Celebrate Haitian culture with a benefit bash like UCF’s never seen. Email CABPromo@mail.ucf.edu for more information or to volunteer.

SERVE
January 30: 8:00am – 4:30pm. UCF United For Haiti Service Day at Harvest Time International. Volunteers will be sorting donations for the relief efforts in Haiti at Harvest Time International, a donations center in Sanford. To learn more about Harvest Time, please visit www.harvest-time.org. Volunteers will personally deliver the donations collected through the UCF collection drive. Work will be done in two shifts, 9:00am – 12:30pm and 12:30pm – 4:30pm. Work one, or both! Meet at Brooklyn Pizza at 8:00am for the 9:00am or full day shifts, and at 11:30am for the 12:30pm shift. Transportation by bus and lunch will be provided. Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with your name and NID to RSVP. Want to participate in a group? Organizations large and small are welcome! Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu with a list of the names, email addresses, and NIDs of all the people in your group that want to participate, and which shift you want. Email VUCF_Director@mail.ucf.edu for more information about this event.

Dream Act- Go check it out today!

Come and support Resolution 42-11 at the Student Government Senate on Thursday, January 28th. This resolution states that the Student Senate supports and wants to see the DREAM Act become law.

The act deals with immigration reform, and allowing high school immigrant children the opportunity to continue their education in college. And, the senate is not a diverse sampling of the student body.

We want to show that this resolution is important to the student body and that students are passionate about this cause. Each and every student who attends is making an important statement. We also want to explain why the DREAM Act means so much to so many students. So if you have any friends or family members that will be affected by the DREAM Act, let us know.

The Senate meets from 7-11. The resolution probably will not come up before eight. I have class from 6-9, but I will be leaving after 7 to go to the union and be there by 7:30. We want as many people as possible, so bring a friend. Also, you can sign the petition when you get there, if you haven't already.

Thank you in advance and let's show that this is important to us!
-Juan Carlos

Men Aganist Rape Info

"Rape and sexual and domestic abuse are typically viewed and cast aside as “women's issues” regardless of the fact that a majority of the perpetrators of sexual violence are men.

We seek to shift the light on this issue from one of victim-blaming and complete focus on the victims and survivors to a focus on men's responsibility to educate other men. Why are men overwhelmingly the perpetrators of rape? What causes a man to rape? How can we combat the social constructs that can lead a man to rape?

We also acknowledge that rape is not something unique to heterosexual relationships but is also a problem in the GLBTQ community.

Men Against Rape's goal is to educate, and to provide positive role models and alternative forms of masculinity to our peers. By educating we can help our peers understand what constitutes rape, how to stop it, and how to avoid becoming a rapist."

Contact Ross (president): ross.templeton@gmail.com
Contact Kevin (VP): kevinalvarez42@gmail.com
Facebook group: Men Against Rape @ UCF
E-mail MAR: MenAgainstRape.UCF@gmail.com

Pink Art (WST) Needs Help

We need additional sponsors to help with gallery costs, give aways, advertising, finding artists, setting up the exhibit (March 16th and m/b 17th), etc. If you would like to donate time, money, or skills to help out please email us at womenst@mail.ucf.edu, come by Colbourn Hall ste. 411 or call 407-823-6502. To submit artwork or get more information please visit our website at womensstudies.cah.ucf.edu

Answers to Discussion Leading Questions

Answers to Discussion Leading Questions:

1. You only get 10 minutes -period. I will stop you at 10 minutes and if you are not done then to bad. You need to be able to limit yourselves.

2. Abstracts should only be about the course article you are covering. No outside materials in the abstract. It must also be a summary of the entire article, not just parts.

3. If you choose are particular point of discussion as the focus of your presentation, you should still address the larger issues of the text.

4. In a game of chess, I do not cry when the Queen dies. I also do not assume the Queen is gendered.

5. Yes, you can initiate debate, but you must stick to the texts. I expect you all to pose at least one critical question to the group. However, if it gets too off topic I will assume you did not read the article and purposely wanted to get off topic.

6. I do not suggest that you use media like power point. It often deters from the presentation instead of add. However, I always find media like pictures and music to be fun. However, be careful with this because you only get 10 minutes.

7. Try to be as exhaustive as possible in the 10 minutes you have.

8. Abstracts should only be one page single-spaced. Do not go over one page.

9. If you forgot your discussion date, email me.

10. The readings come from the texts used in the class. For example, our main textbook is broken up into chapters and essays. This is the book most of the readings come from.

11. Remember not confuse discussion leading with the blogs.

12. Your discussion MUST focus on your reading. The assignment is an assessment of how well you can interpret and present the text.

13. You are not required to use visuals. Refer to number 6.

14. Yes, I expect you to involve your classmates via discussion questions.

15. The discussion leading is the main way the class will learn about the article, but I will always elaborate and cover in further detail.

16. You are essentially teaching this text, which should include your own views and opinions on the text.

17. No handouts.

18. You will be evaluated on whether you followed directions effectively and how well you read and explained the text.

Office Flyer- V-DAY Needs help!

Calling all Men:

What are the Top 5 reasons

you should be involved in the

UCF V-Day benefit production of

“A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant and a Prayer?”

1. Mother

2. Girlfriend

3. Sister

4. Friend

5. Daughter

Come out and AUDITION!!!!

February 1^st & 2^{nd in MAP 108}

^From 6-10pm

Performance dates are March 18^th-20^th

&25^th-27^th

^{For a copy of the monologues you can go the Facebook group} ({}) UCF V-Day 2010 ({})

All proceeds from this year’s event will go to SOAR

Speaking Out About Rape

You do not need to memorize the monologue, or bring anything with you to the audition (headshots are expensive, don’t waste them on us!)

If you cannot attend the audition, or you’d like more information on the event please contact Carol at imagine7782@aol.com