1. Abortion Debate
2. RUwell Newsletter
3. "Katrina and Houston" Finale: Artist Reception and
Spike Lee Films
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1. Abortion Debate
How do you feel about abortion? Should it be legal? Ever wonder about
the other side?
Come here from two women on both sides of the issue, and ask them your
questions.
ABORTION DEBATE
Wednesday, March 12
Herring 100
8 p.m.
Stacey Emick, Texas Right to Life vs. Laurie Jones, NARAL Pro-Choice Texas
Sponsored by Rice for Choice and Rice for Life
***FREE PASTRIES AND COFFEE FROM THE RICE COFFEEHOUSE WILL BE PROVIDED***
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2. Summer Work Opportunity
The Rice Recreation Center presents a wonderful summer working opportunity for students who will be around for the summer. The SUMMER YOUTH ACTIVITY PROGRAM is the Rec Center’s sport-related summer program for children ages 6-11, placed in age-specific groups of 6-8 year olds and 9-11 year olds.
The Program is seeking counselors to lead the children throughout the program. Hours are 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday, and all workers receive the week of July 4 off.
If you’re interested, please view more information as well as the application at the Web site listed below. We look forward to a great summer!
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/syap/syap_jobs.html
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3. "Katrina and Houston" Finale: Artist Reception and
Spike Lee Films
The Humanities Research Center at Rice University offers a weeklong public lecture series featuring speakers from a variety of academic and professional backgrounds who will address the social, cultural, economic, educational, and demographic impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city of Houston. By combining perspectives from the evacuee community, the academy and municipal government, a many-faceted and still-emerging portrait of Houston will be composed.
Friday, February 29, 2008 5-7 pm
Rice Media Center
As a finale to this series, we invite Houston and New Orleans to share an evening of music, art, food, and refreshments in honoring the evacuee community, including transplanted artists, musicians, entrepreneurs and community leaders. This event will take place at the Rice Media Center.
February 21 to March 15: The Rice Media Center hosts an exhibition titled Katrina: Evacuation and Inspiration", featuring primarily artists from New Orleans who are currently living in Houston. They hew to no single approach or back ground, reflecting the great diversity of art in New Orleans, and the great bounty received here in Houston. Their works range from the exuberant proclamations of folk artist *Big Al Taplet*, long known in Jackson Square for his shoe shine placards, to the rather more abstract considerations of color, dimension, and form in *Jeffrey Jennings'* tall paper and wood constructions, which seem to pull themselves down off the wall. The exhibition — which
includes works by *Lolet Boutté*, *Mike Guidry*, *Alice McNamara*, and *Robert
Ruello* — honors New Orleans and acknowledges the ties of kinship between our cities.
"When the Levees Broke"
Rice Cinema will screen Spike Lee’s documentary film which provides an essential resource for future considerations of the disaster.
Friday, February 29
7:00 p.m. "When the Levees Broke" – Part I
8:15 p.m. "When the Levees Broke" – Part II
Saturday, March 1
7:00 p.m. "When the Levees Broke" – Part III
8:15 p.m. "When the Levees Broke" – Part IV
For more information please visit our website:
http://www.publichumanities.org/Katrina1.html
