Commonwealths to have elections
The Council of Commonwealth Student Governments (CCSG) will hold elections this weekend, with voting culminating on Saturday in HUB Alumni Hall.
Members of CCSG will elect a new president, vice president, two student activity fee representatives and a campus chairperson, said Nick Tates, the election's committee chairman.
Presidential and vice presidential candidates are as follows: Mark Anthony Burnett II/Matthew Boyd; George Khoury/John McLucas; and Kathryn Mattes/Raffi Astourian. Mohammed Raouda will run for the campus chairperson position. As of yesterday, no one was running for the student activity fee representative seats.
Candidates declared their intent to run at the last council weekend, Tates said, but students can also decide to run as late as Friday, so long as a member of council nominates them.
Debates will take place at 8 p.m. Friday in 302 HUB-Robeson Center. General questioning of candidates will take place Saturday morning and afternoon, followed by voting.
Groups to hold Red Nose Day, skits
The Three Broomsticks, which is Penn State's Harry Potter club, the Monty Python Society and the Penn State Belly Dance Club will host this year's Red Nose Day at 1 p.m. Sunday in 102 Forum.
Sunday marks the clubs' third Red Nose Day, which is a fundraiser open to all students. The organizers are asking for a $3 donation to help families starving from famine in Third World countries.
This year, there will be about 20 skits.
Theater begins screening 'Band's Visit'
The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., will screen The Band's Visit tonight and early next week.
The film centers on the Alexandria Ceremonial Police Orchestra's trip to Israel to perform at the opening of an Arab culture center. The group is left stranded at the airport in a quiet desert town.
The Band's Visit will play at 7 and 9:30 p.m. today, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and there will be additional 4 p.m. screening on Wednesday. Tickets are $7 for the general public and $5 for students and seniors.
Gallery Talk to showcase 'loaded' art
Leo Mazow, curator of American art at the Palmer Museum of Art, will present a Gallery Talk at 12:10 p.m. today at Palmer.
The discussion will focus around G. Daniel Massad's exhibit Loading the Work. Massad, an artist based in southern Pennsylvania, is known for his pastel drawings that are "loaded" with cultural and personal references.
Loading the Work opened on Feb. 24 and will continue through May 25. Admission to the gallery talk is free.
