TODAY
ASUCD Blood Drive
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Freeborn Hall
Stop by and give a free pint of blood. In exchange ASUCD and Blood Source will give you a free pint of Baskin-Robbins ice cream!
Contemporary Immigration to Spain: 1980 to the Present
12:10 to 1:30 p.m.
5214 Social Sciences
Hear Herb Klein discuss recent immigration to Spain in this talk sponsored by the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas.
Funding workshop opportunities in China for faculty and students
12:10 to 1:30 p.m.
360 Shields Library
If you are interested in collaborating with China, working in China as a visiting faculty member or hosting Chinese students in your lab, feel free to attend this meeting. Speakers include the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, a UC Office of the President representative and a UC Davis representative.
STATS training night
7 to 9 p.m.
207 Olson
Learn how to become an intern for Students Teaching AIDS To Students and present information about HIV/AIDS to high school students.
Book Club at UC Davis meeting
8 to 9 p.m.
109 Olson
The book for this month was Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, but even people who didn’t get a chance to read it are welcome. Think up suggestions for the Book Club’s next book, as there will be voting tonight!
Mavis Staples
Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center
8 p.m.
The Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with this special presentation by Mavis Staples. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $45.
THURSDAY
Project Compost
6 p.m.
43 Memorial Union, MU Basement
Learn about radical composting on campus and how to get involved.
STATS training night
7 to 9 p.m.
207 Olson
Learn how to become an intern for Students Teaching AIDS To Students and present information about HIV/AIDS to high school students.
FRIDAY
PokerPalooza registration
From 8 a.m. Jan. 12 to Jan. 16 at 5 p.m.
ARC Ballroom
Go any time before 5 p.m. on Friday to sign up for Campus Recreation’s PokerPalozza. This free event will happen on Jan. 23, and there are no requirements for skill level or experience. The two champions will have their pictures of the Wall of Fame in the Activities and Recreation Center.
SUNDAY
Alexander String Quartet
Studio Theatre, Mondavi Center
2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Go to either of these two performances and hear Beethoven’s Op. 18, No. 2 and Op. 18, No. 5. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $45.
To receive placement in the AGGIE DAILY CALENDAR, e-mail dailycal@theaggie.org or stop by 25 Lower Freeborn by noon the day prior to your event. Due to space constraints, all event descriptions are subject to editing, and priority will be given to events that are free of charge and geared toward the campus community.
