July 22, 2008

Reminders

* In conjunction with its July Americana music feature, KMUW's Global Village will celebrate the birthday of dustbowl legend and Americana original Woody Guthrie today (Monday, July 14). The program of Guthrie tunes will include some surprising covers, new material from the Woody Guthrie archives and selections from the new two-disc Woody Guthrie Tribute Tour set. Global Village airs weeknights at 9 p.m. on KMUW, FM 89.1 and at midnight, 9 a.m., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on KMUW HD2, which you can hear online at www.kmuw.org.

* Among college students, 21 percent report they have experienced dating violence by a current partner, and 32 percent report dating violence by a previous partner. Learn how to prevent this from happening or how to help someone in an abusive relationship at a Counseling and Testing Center informational table from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the RSC. For more information, call 978-3440 or e-mail jonnek@aol.com.

* Race to the WSU blood drive from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, in the Heskett Center Lobby and receive a NASCAR lanyard. To donate, call 268-0835 or visit www.givelife.org to schedule an appointment. Please bring your donor card or photo ID. Walk-ins also welcome. http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/newsresource/nascar1.asp

* Discover the emergence and beauty of abstraction during the July 16 Senior Wednesday at the Ulrich Museum of Art. There will be complimentary refreshments at 10 a.m. and a guided tour at 10:30 a.m. with Emily Stamey, curator of modern and contemporary art, of "Taking Shape: Geometric Abstraction from the Collection." Free admission. For more information, call Aimee Geist at 978-7116 or aimee.geist@wichita.edu