The Valpo Core http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour Information on 5th-Hour Activities and More Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:51:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.4 en Rock, Hop & Roll Tour http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/23/rock-hop-roll-tour/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/23/rock-hop-roll-tour/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:10:59 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/23/rock-hop-roll-tour/ FREE SHOW!!!!

VUCAB Proudly Brings you the
ROCK, HOP, & ROLL Tour

Featuring:
Attaboy
Heath Mcnease
and
Hello Kelly

Thursday, April 24th, 7-9 pm in the Union Great Hall

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/23/rock-hop-roll-tour/feed/ VuVox Concert http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/18/vuvox-concert/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/18/vuvox-concert/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:42:20 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/18/vuvox-concert/ Introducing Valpo’s First Ever Male Acappella group!!!

VUVOX!

VuVox will be having their first concert this Sunday, April 20th at 7:30 pm in the Duesenberg Recital Hall in the VUCA!!! Doors open at 7:00. There are limited seats available, so get there early!!!

VuVox is made up of gentlemen of all different majors here at Valpo, so you are sure to know someone in the group! They will be singing a variety of songs, including songs by Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Van Morrison!!!

Come and support one of the most unique and exciting groups on campus!!!

LINK to VuVox Poster

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/18/vuvox-concert/feed/ The Undertaking: Film screening and discussion http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/17/the-undertaking-film-screening-and-discussion/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/17/the-undertaking-film-screening-and-discussion/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:45:31 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/17/the-undertaking-film-screening-and-discussion/ Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm in CCLIR 205

The Core Program will offer a screening and discussion of the one-hour PBS Frontline video _The Undertaking_. It is an insightful documentary made about funeral director and author Thomas Lynch and his sons. In this film, you’ll get behind-the-scenes access to the business and meaning of serving the living by caring for the dead.

Link to official website:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/undertaking/

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/17/the-undertaking-film-screening-and-discussion/feed/ VU Art Student Exhibition Opening Reception and Award Ceremony http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/10/vu-art-student-exhibition-opening-reception-and-award-ceremony/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/10/vu-art-student-exhibition-opening-reception-and-award-ceremony/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:43:08 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/10/vu-art-student-exhibition-opening-reception-and-award-ceremony/ The Brauer Museum of Art will host an opening reception and award ceremony for the VU Art Student Exhibition on Wednesday, April 23, at 7 pm.  Refreshments will be served, and the event is Core 5th Hour approved.

The exhibition runs from April 23-May 11.  Come take a look and support VU student artists!

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/10/vu-art-student-exhibition-opening-reception-and-award-ceremony/feed/ Out of the Darkness: Suicide Prevention and Awareness http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/08/out-of-the-darkness-suicide-prevention-and-awareness/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/08/out-of-the-darkness-suicide-prevention-and-awareness/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:56:28 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/08/out-of-the-darkness-suicide-prevention-and-awareness/ Come watch a  movie promoting suicide prevention and awareness, and learn some facts about suicide and depression, warning signs, how to help someone in need, and be introduced to the “King of Hearts” program. This program can help save lives!

When: Thursday, April 10 at 7 pm
Where: CCLIR Community Room

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/08/out-of-the-darkness-suicide-prevention-and-awareness/feed/ Spring Break 2009 http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/spring-break-2009/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/spring-break-2009/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:14:08 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/spring-break-2009/ Spring Break 2009!!!!!!!

April 10, 2008, 9:00 pm, Lankenau Hall Blue Light Lounge

Several students will talk about the mission trips they had over Spring Break, in Peru, Haiti, and Nicaragua. They will talk about their experience and what they gained from going on those trips. There will be information provided on how students can partake in mission trips and alternative spring breaks next year. A snack will be provided.

Sponsored by Residential Life

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/spring-break-2009/feed/ Foire au fromages (cheese tasting event) http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/foire-au-fromages-cheese-tasting-event/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/foire-au-fromages-cheese-tasting-event/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:48:25 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/foire-au-fromages-cheese-tasting-event/ The Cercle français (French Club) cordially invites you to the second annual “Foire au fromages” or cheese tasting event. The event takes place on April 16 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Lumina room of Huegli Hall. Come sample a variety of French cheeses, learn about their history, and play a cheese trivia game.

Tickets are $5 in advance (available at the Union front desk or from any French Club officer or French faculty member) or $6 at the door. A portion of the ticket sales will be donated to SALT’s EdJakarta campaign.

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/03/foire-au-fromages-cheese-tasting-event/feed/ “Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice” http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/forty-years-gone-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-many-guises-of-prejudice/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/forty-years-gone-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-many-guises-of-prejudice/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:21:37 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/forty-years-gone-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-many-guises-of-prejudice/ In commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., The Conversations Project is sponsoring a panel discussion and community conversation:

Forty Years Gone: Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Many Guises of Prejudice.

The event will take place on Thursday, April 3rd, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Christopher Center Community Room.  Panelists will start a conversation exploring the history, social dynamics, and impacts of both diversity and prejudice on American society.  Audience members are encouraged to share their own knowledge and experience concerning prejudice and how it affects us all.

The panel will consist of four members of the Valparaiso University faculty: Larry Baas (Political Science), Angela Jackson (Psychology), Gregory Jones (Theology), and Lissa Yogan (Sociology and Criminology).

The event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be provided.

LINK to event poster: Conversations Project: Forty Years Gone

LINK to official press release: Forty Years Gone Press Release

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/forty-years-gone-martin-luther-king-jr-and-the-many-guises-of-prejudice/feed/ “Cloning & Stem Cell Research: Dispelling the Myths” http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/cloning-stem-cell-research-dispelling-the-myths/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/cloning-stem-cell-research-dispelling-the-myths/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 14:56:25 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/cloning-stem-cell-research-dispelling-the-myths/ V.U. Students for Life invites you to hear…

“Cloning & Stem Cell Research: Dispelling the Myths”

A lecture by Maylie Smith, who graduated from Valpo’s law school and specializes in bioethics issues. She will be discussing the currently debated issues of cloning and stem cell research.

—What is the difference between adult and embryonic stem cells?

—What are the ethical and moral problems with cloning? With embryonic stem cell research?

—How far has science come regarding these issues?

—Can we clone human beings?

—Can stem cells cure diseases or grow replacement organs?

Please come to this exhilarating lecture and discover things you NEVER knew that are crucial issues in our world!

Saturday, April 5, 2008
Noon: Pizza - 1 pm: Lecture
CCLIR 205 Tiered Classroom

]]> http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/04/02/cloning-stem-cell-research-dispelling-the-myths/feed/ “Science and Ethics: A Call for Interaction and Collaboration on Ecological Integrity” http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/03/28/science-and-ethics-a-call-for-interaction-and-collaboration-on-ecological-integrity/ http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/03/28/science-and-ethics-a-call-for-interaction-and-collaboration-on-ecological-integrity/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:07:09 +0000 jgoss http://blogs.valpo.edu/fifthhour/2008/03/28/science-and-ethics-a-call-for-interaction-and-collaboration-on-ecological-integrity/ Christian social ethicist Dr. James Nash will present “Science and Ethics: A Call for Interaction and Collaboration on Ecological Integrity” at 3 p.m., Friday, March 28 in the Huegli Hall Lumina Room. Following his lecture there will be refreshments and open topic round table discussion.

Dr. Nash is author of Loving Nature: Ecological Integrity and Christian Responsibility and former director of the Churches’ Center for Theology and Public Policy.

http://www.intra.valpo.edu/index.php/chronicle?edition=223&section=2&article=4162&options=

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