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The office of marketing & public relations is looking for campus groups/units that are giving to the Southern Nevada community in December. If your campus group is collecting toys, clothes, or blankets for the needy, is volunteering at Opportunity Village, is serving food to the homeless, or is engaging in some other charitable act, please let us know. Please be sure to include the date, time, and place of your event as well as your name and daytime telephone number. We are seeking information from faculty, staff, and student groups. Please respond to Diane Russell no later than Nov. 30.

Today Only
Friday, Nov. 20

$ .49 crunchy beef tacos at Taco Bell Express in the Student Union.

Friday, Nov. 20

Stop into the Sidewalk Cafe and take advantage of a $1 Whopper Jr..

Buy any retail merchandise item for $5 or more at Starbucks in the Student Union and receive a free grande drink of your choice.

**Applies to menu items only and does not include extras or add-ons**

Please take a moment to share your comments with the Budget Office by completing the Budget Office survey. We are seeking feedback and your opinion is important to us. All responses are completely anonymous. Thank you in advance for your participation.

The survey can be accessed by clicking here or by following this link:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=1OMte1bDv5grEbNvQjIjTg_3d_3d

The Nevada Institute for Children's Research and Policy is holding their annual Gift Card Drive to benefit the Nevada Partnership for Homeless Youth, which conducts street outreach activities and runs a drop-in shelter for homeless teens.

We hope to collect enough cards to ensure that every teen utilizing services receives a present this holiday. This year, we would like to collect gift cards to places like Target, Walmart, fast food places, or other restaurants around the university. Gift cards may be purchased in any denomination you wish, however, donating more cards with smaller denominations will reach more youth. We suggest Target/Walmart cards with balances of $10 or $20, and restaurant/fast food cards with a $5 or $10 balance. All gift cards can be dropped off in the NICRP office in CSB 221 (there is a box on the desk when entering the office where cards can be placed).

Please leave a name, the number of cards donated, and the balance of each card so that you can be properly thanked and NPHY can issue you a receipt if needed. We would like to collect all donations by Friday, Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. Thank you for your support and generosity.

Given UNLV's commitment to sustainability and drive to address complex problems with complex solutions, the feasibility of forming a community garden is being considered. A community garden provides an avenue for individuals, groups and organizations to work together to foster greater engagement with sustainability and environmental stewardship, as well as contributing to an overall sense of community on campus.

A community garden could benefit the UNLV campus in multiple ways:

• Provides a laboratory for horticultural, biological, nutritional, and environmental research;
• Provides a catalyst for community engagement;
• Conserves resources and promotes sustainability;
• Produces organic and nutritious food.

Efforts are underway to determine the level of and type of interest in the community garden concept. Please complete the attached survey.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=xw_2bdcpCITsFQueOUansDRg_3d_3d

We're all in the same boat, the "budget" boat that is. Let Reprographics/Design Services be your lifesaver. Learn how to save time, money, and frustration. Open house hours today run from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring a business card for the prize drawings or sign up on site. You could win tickets to the Monster Jam World Finals, the UFL Championship game, Broadway in Concert, and Forbidden Broadway. Other prizes include a gift certificate for a dinner at Cili, a Walmart gift card, gift baskets, and much, much more. The traditional Reprographics goodies will be there as well.

The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV presents the holiday classic "A Christmas Carol," adapted by David Bell, Nov. 27-Dec. 13 in the Judy Bayley Theatre.

Clarence Gilyard stars as Scrooge and Brad Carroll directs. The tale begins on Christmas Eve seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner Jacob Marley. That night seven years later, the ghost of Jacob Marley appears before Scrooge and warns him that his soul will be bearing heavy chains for eternity if he does not change his greedy ways, and also predicts that a series of other ghosts will follow. Three ghosts visit Scrooge during the course of the night, fulfilling Marley's prophecy. The first, the Ghost of Christmas Past, takes Scrooge to the scenes of his boyhood and youth. The second spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Present, takes Scrooge to the home of his nephew Fred and to the humble dwelling of his clerk, Bob Cratchit. The third spirit, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come, harrows Scrooge with dire visions of the future if he does not learn and act upon what he has witnessed.

Performances are Nov. 27-28, Dec. 3-5, and 10-12 at 8 p.m., and Nov. 29, Dec. 6 and 13 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20-$30 and on sale at the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office. Special rates are available for groups of 15 or more. Performing Arts Center Box Office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The box office may be reached by calling 895-2787. View the entire season at nct.unlv.edu.

Stop into the Sidewalk Cafe and take advantage of these "Happy Hour" specials:

Monday - breadsticks half price with any personal pan pizza purchase
Tuesday - free beverage with the purchase of cheesesticks
Wednesday - half price cinnamon sticks with the purchase of a personal pan pizza
Thursday - half price buffalo wings with any personal pan pizza purchase

Cinnamon sticks are now available every day at the Sidewalk Cafe for $3.49.

Today Only
Thursday, Nov. 19

Receive a free tall drip coffee with any pastry purchase at the Book'N'Bean.

Be a Facilitator for the Spring 2010 Cultural Leadership Retreat.

February 5-7, 2010
Zion National Park, Utah

Facilitate Students' Understanding of Multiculturalism in the Context of Leadership

Applications are due Friday, Dec. 11.

Click on the link below for more information and to complete the online application:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=wnB4Jc6RsZ26OXeWaveeUw_3d_3d

Visit the UNLV bookstore and purchase a book to donate to the Adopt-A-School book drive for Cunningham Elementary School. UNLV has adopted Cunningham Elementary, an at-risk school, in an effort to give back to the community that supports the university. The program provides UNLV with an opportunity to interact with Cunningham Elementary throughout the year, and has already rewarded deserving students with a pep rally and family fun packs to the Homecoming game. The book drive will help supply Cunningham Elementary School's library with the books required for the Accelerated Reading program. The program motivates students to read books on their level. After reading those books, students take an online comprehension test, and earn points and various incentives if they score an 80 percent or better.

Today Only
Wednesday, Nov. 18

Receive a combo upgrade with a small combo purchase at the Burger King
in the Sidewalk Cafe.

The UNLV commencement committee is still accepting nominations for outstanding graduates to be recognized by President Smatresk during the December 2009 commencement ceremony. Nominations must be received by Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Do you know an undergraduate or graduate student who achieved outstanding academic success; participated in significant research projects while at UNLV; made a unique and lasting contribution to UNLV or the community; overcame adversity to succeed in the classroom or in the community? If so, please send a detailed submission via the following link: http://commencement.unlv.edu/outstandingGradForm.html.

Be as thorough as possible in your description. Your comments are very important in helping committee members and President Smatresk judge the nominations. Additionally, please include the student's e-mail address and telephone number with your submission. Please note: nominees must be planning to participate in the commencement ceremony. Thanks for helping to continue this long-standing campus tradition.

UNLV Athletics Results - Last Week (Nov. 9-15)

For Full Recaps and Results, Click Here

W. Basketball
* Mon., 11/9 - W vs. San Francisco (Exhibition)
* Fri., 11/13 - W at Southern Utah
* Sun., 11/15 - L vs. Nebraska

M. Basketball
* Tues., 11/10 - W vs. Washburn (Exhibition)
* Sat., 11/14 - W vs. Pittsburg State

M. Soccer
* Thurs., 11/12 - W vs. San Jose State (MPSF Tourn.)
* Fri., 11/13 - L vs. Sacramento State (MPSF Tourn.)

Volleyball
* Thurs., 11/12 - L vs. New Mexico
* Sat., 11/14 - W vs. TCU

Football
* Sat., 11/14 - L at Air Force

Cross Country
* Sat., 11/14 - at NCAA West Regional

"UNLV In The News"

UNLV Athletics Events - This Week (Nov. 16-22)
Tues., 11/17
* 7-8 pm - Mike Sanford Radio Show (AD Jerry Koloskie & Softball Coach Pete Manarino guest appearances) - Liquidity Lounge @ Luxor - Listen on ESPN Radio 1100 AM

Wed., 11/18
* 7:30 pm - M. Basketball vs. Nevada, Reno - Thomas & Mack Center

Thurs., 11/19
* Volleyball at Wyoming
* W. Basketball at Sacramento State (7 pm - listen on KSHP 1400 AM)

Fri., 11/20
* 7-8 pm - Lon Kruger Radio Show (AD Jerry Koloskie & W. Basketball Coach Kathy Olivier) - Brendan's Irish Pub @ Orleans - Listen on ESPN Radio 1100 AM
* M. & W. Swimming at Houston Invite (Divers at Arizona Invite)

Sat., 11/21
* 7 pm - M. Basketball vs. Southern Illinois - Thomas & Mack Center (First 1,500 kids free wristbands. Also bring 3 cans of food, receive 2-for-1 coupon for balcony tickets to Dec. 17 Weber State game)
* Volleyball at Colorado State
* M. & W. Swimming at Houston Invite (Divers at Arizona Invite)

Sun., 11/22
* 2 pm - W. Basketball vs. North Carolina - Cox Pavilion ($1 tickets)
* M. & W. Swimming at Houston Invite (Divers at Arizona Invite)

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The Sunken Fleet of 1758: History and Underwater Archaeology

Joseph W. Zarzynski
Underwater Archaeologist (Bateaux Below, Inc.--Lake George, New York)
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
CBC A, Room 108

Underwater archaeologist Joseph W. Zarzynski's will present a lecture on "The Sunken Fleet of 1758" and talk about Bateaux Below's 22-year-long underwater archaeological study of these submerged watercraft. Included in the presentation is "North America's Oldest Intact Warship"--the 1758 Land Tortoise radeau. The seven-sided British floating gun battery, designated a National Historic Landmark, is the only vessel of its class to have been found and studied by underwater archaeologists. The program also examines the dozens of sunken bateaux (30-35 ft. long vessels) found in Lake George as well as a mysterious yellow submarine wreck. The 15 ft. long sub was constructed to photograph the "Sunken Fleet," but in 1960 was stolen and sunk. Bateaux Below discovered the research sub during a submerged cultural resources survey of the 32-mile-long Lake George. Join us as we explore one of the mysteries of the 18th century--"The Sunken Fleet of 1758."

Tuesday, Nov. 17, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., WRI B114

"Diabetes Awareness Retreat"

What is diabetes?

Can I prevent diabetes?

How do people live with their diabetes?

Guest speakers: UNLV dietitian Debi Meyers will discuss healthy eating and Allison Cantor will provide an overview of current research on diabetes.

This two hour event is aimed at getting people affected by diabetes and/or interested in diabetes together to discuss various aspects of the disease.

The Student Union at UNLV is constantly seeking new and creative ways to make your experience in our facility better. With this in mind, Student Union & Event Services is pleased to introduce a series of Town Hall Meetings specifically designed for students, faculty, staff, alumni and other guests of our facility. These forum sessions will allow attendees to provide feedback on programs and services offered within the Student Union. Each session will include a focus on one specific topic, as well as ample time for general Q&A.

Date: Thursday, Nov. 19

Time: Noon to 1 p.m. or 6-7 p.m.

Location: Student Union, Room 208BC

Our November meetings will have a special presentation about proposed changes to the Game Room, opportunity to provide feedback on what you would like to see in the space and time to learn other ways to enjoy all the Student Union has to offer.

Whether you visit the union everyday or on occasion, your opinions are crucial to the continued success of this hub of campus activity.

The UNLV Symphony Orchestra performs in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Artemus Ham Concert Hall. The program includes: W.A. Mozart Overture from "Don Giovanni," C. Ives "Unanswered Question," P. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Tickets are $10 general admission and available at the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office or by calling 895-2787.

Ends: 11/24/2009 10:00 PM

Las Vegas Academy Jazz Band conducted by Patrick Bowen and UNLV Jazz Ensemble I conducted by Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box Theater. For tickets, visit the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office or call 895-2787. $10 general $8 seniors, Las Vegas Jazz Society members and military with ID. UNLV students and Department of Music faculty free (one each with ID).

Ends: 11/23/2009 9:30 PM

Please join us on Thursday, Dec. 3, at 2 p.m. as UNLV alumnus Rob Bone gives a Gaming Research Colloquium talk on WMS Industries' culture of innovation. WMS is one of the world's leading slot suppliers with an unmatched reputation for innovative game design and development whose portfolio includes many of the industry's most popular and profitable branded casino slots.

Bone, Vice President of Marketing for WMS, will discuss his education and career and take the audience inside the creative process of one of the gaming industry's most innovative manufacturers.

The event is free and open to the public. Gaming management majors and those interested in software development, slot machines, and business are encouraged to attend.

The talk is being held in Lied Library's Extended Study Area.

Ends: 12/3/2009 3:00 PM

Please join the Women's Research Institute of Nevada (WRIN) for the last Gender Research Roundtable of the fall semester on Wednesday, Dec. 2.

Tiffiany Howard, Assistant Professor, Political Science Department

"Weak States, Terrorism and Sexual Violence in Sub-Saharan Africa"

At the time of this writing there exist a handful of studies that examine the relationship between fragile states and the emergence of political violence; few that restrict their research to the study of Africa, and even fewer that assess the impact this relationship has on women. In conflict ridden societies, where the state has collapsed and there are fledgling political infrastructures, there has been a gross negligence in the protection of women and girls. In failed states, women are overwhelmingly the victims of rape and other gender based violence, and while studies have examined this phenomenon, there are no existing studies that evaluate the impact exposure to violence has on women's attitudes towards certain socio-political issues. I mainly raise the question that in societies where women are made to feel powerless through sexual dominance and violence, is there a propensity for these women to support and engage in acts of terrorism and political violence? The female terrorism literature points to the victimization and powerlessness of women as the major impetus that motivates females to engage in acts of terrorism. Consequently, using sub-Saharan Africa as the unit of analysis, where state failure and gender based violence are pandemic, I evaluate the attitudes of women who have been victimized regarding their support for the use of political violence. The argument is that women who have been sexually victimized are more likely to blame the state for failing to protect them, and as a consequence are equally likely to support the use of terrorism and political violence against the state. This is an important avenue of research because it raises the question that if the increasing trend of sexual violence in sub-Saharan Africa remains, will the international community soon see an emergence of terrorist threats from Africa, with female faces?

Tiffiany Howard is an Assistant Professor of Political Science. Her fields of expertise include International Relations, State Failure, Conflict and Security, and Refugee and Immigration Policy. She is the author of The Tragedy of Failure forthcoming from Praeger Security International Press and numerous articles

Ends: 12/2/2009 1:00 PM