The Valpo Core

Still need a fifth hour before the end of the semester?  Join the student body for a free screening of the academy award winning feature film Philadelphia this Thursday, December 4th, at 7 pm in Neils Science Center Auditorium (234). In the film, a lawyer (played by Tom Hanks) with AIDS is fired by a conservative law firm because of his condition, and he hires a homophobic small time lawyer (played by Denzel Washington) as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit. Following the film members of VU’s Alliance will lead a conversation covering the issues raised in the film, how the film relates to today, the issues of homophobia and race relations, and the facts and myths of AIDS in America and around the globe.

Sponsored by Alliance.

Tuesday, Dec. 9th, Mueller Hall 114, 7:00-8:15

On Tuesday night, The Philosophy Club will host a discussion to explore recent notions of change as invoked by contemporary leaders such as President-Elect Barack Obama. As our country moves through a time of transition we find ourselves asking philosophical questions like: what criteria must be met for (social or political) change to be good or desirable? Is change inherently good? What is the relationship between hope and change? We’ll explore questions such as these on many levels: ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, political, and social.

Join the Social Action Leadership Team (SALT) Monday night to learn more about what makes fair trade so fair!

On Monday, December 8th, 7:00 pm, in the Community Room of the CCLIR, SALT will have a speaker from a fair trade company called Ten Thousand Villages.  She will give a presentation and will display some of her goods.  She will speak for a while, then answer questions.  SALT is sponsoring the event as a kick off to their fair trade fair which will run Tuesday and Wednesday (9th-10th) in the Union from 11-5 pm.

Flyer: Fair Trade