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"Last Words" are Voices from Death Row, March 7

Associated Students Productions and the Student Union bring the voices of the condemned to Evert B. Person Theater at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 7. Ken Carnes’s “Last Words” is an amalgamation of stories from hundreds of different death row inmates, wardens, friends, families and politicians produced in an attempt to humanize the men and women often portrayed as monsters. The event is free to SSU students and faculty with ID, and $10 general admission.

Carnes, a successful dramatist and avid researcher, developed this singular program by gathering facts, opinions and stories directly from death-row inmates, whose collective persona he adopts on-stage in his show. The one-man play is specifically structured in such a way as to not advocate a position on the death penalty. Phone 4-2382 for more information.

Fundraiser for Children's School at Chevy's

Invite friends and family to dine at Chevy's in Santa Rosa Thursday, March 9 any time between 4-10 p.m. and Chevy's will donate 20% of the proceeds to the Children's School. The 20% isn't just on the food, but drinks as well. "The donation will help fund projects for the Children's School such as classroom supplies, activities, books and playground equipment," says Jennifer Christie, president of the Parent Club.

 

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BIG CAT SHOW

Back by popular demand, Associated Students Productions brings the wilds to SSU with the Big Cat Show at 7 p.m. on March 8 in the Cooperage. Five different species of big cats are scheduled to appear: a mountain lion, a king cheetah, an African leopard, a serval, and a lynx. Many of the cats appearing are endangered or their numbers are beginning to dwindle because they are hunted for their coats. The event is free to all. Visit Leopards, Etc. at www.leopardsetc.com for photos and facts of the wild creatures soon to be on campus. Above is a cougar named Lakota.

National Writing Project Coming to SSU

The National Writing Project is launching a new site at SSU and will hold its first invitational institute for teachers this summer. The site will begin as a satellite site of the Bay Area Writing Project. Bay Area Writing Project/Sonoma State plans to collaborate with teachers, schools and school administrators in Sonoma and Napa counties, developing a strong teacher base (K-14) and providing programs that will address the need for exemplary writing instruction in the schools.

Greta Vollmer, assistant professor in the Department of English , will serve as the site’s Director. The co-director, Gina Cloud, is an award-winning teacher of English and Language Arts at Mountain Shadows Middle School in Cotati-Rohnert Park. Any questions about the Project can be addressed to Greta Vollmer, 4-2504.

China as Awakening "Sleeping Giant"
Topic of March 8 Lecture

"China: The Sleeping Giant Awakes" is the title of a free public lecture by Edwin Williams from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, in Schulz 1121. The event is sponsored by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Williams has traveled to China 12 times since the early 1980's and witnessed first hand its spectacular economic growth since the inception of the "free-market economy." Now president of TraveLearn and former Director of International Programs at Kean University in New Jersey, Williams was also in China during the 16th Party Congress of the Communist Party which brought a change to the current leadership and successful capitalist entrepreneurs into the party. A question and answer period following his lecture will allow for responses to issues related to contemporary China, travel in China and the country's past. For more information, contact Joni Boucher at 4-2615.

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