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Civil Rights Film Series The sociology Department will once again offer a Civil Rights Film Series course this Winter Term. It meets Wednesday evenings from 5:30-7:50 in ITC 211 (Auditorium). We offer this course as a contribution to Black History Month and also as a tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King and other heroes of the Civil Rights Movement. The series also will include some films on the civil rights struggles of Native Americans. Everyone is welcome whether they are enrolled for the class or not. Bring your popcorn. See you there!

Instructional Technology Center, room 211

Swimming Lessons We pride ourselves on teaching the necessary skills needed to explore water as a lifelong fitness and recreational opportunity. Our philosophy is to always reward swimmers with praise and positive reinforcement for a job well done. We believe that with patience, encouragement, and practice, our students will make the most of their time in the pool. We offer a variety of sessions sure to meet your scheduling needs. www.wou.edu/aquatics

Health & Wellness Center, Aquatic Center

Track & Field WOU track & field team at Husky Classic

Seattle, Wash.

William H. York - "Caring for Animals in the Middle Ages" Dr. William H. York, candidate for assistant professor of history at WOU, will give a talk entitled "Caring for Animals in the Middle Ages": Animal husbandry was typically not of much interest to university scholars during the Middle Ages. However, the care of animals was of great importance to members of the aristocracy, particularly when it came to the health of their expensive and/or difficult to train warhorses, falcons, and hunting dogs. It is perhaps not surprising, therefore, that treatises written by lay nobles and directed toward an aristocratic reading public began to appear during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, focusing on the care of these important animals. Although aimed at a non-specialist audience and written in vernacular languages, such texts often sought to incorporate contemporary medical theories derived from learned Latin sources on human medicine. As a result, the authors reveal an effort to bring together their practical knowledge with theoretical learning and offer insight into what we might consider the rise of ?veterinary? medicine as a learned discipline. They also provide an opportunity to evaluate medieval attitudes towards animals and their beliefs about the animal-human divide. In this talk we will examine the variety of information available on animal care in two kinds of sources from this period: texts on animal husbandry and hunting manuals.

Hamersly Library, room 107

Track & Field WOU track & field at UW Indoor Open

Seattle, Wash.

Online Chat with Director of Admissions Rob Findtner Learn more about Western Oregon University and the admission process with Rob Findtner, Director of Admissions. Mr. Findtner will be available by online chat to answer your questions via the CollegeWeekLive web site from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (PST). Participants are required to have a CollegeWeekLive account to participate in the chat.

Academic Programs & Support Center, Admissions Office

One Billion Rising As part of our 2013 V-Day events, Abby's House will be celebrating One Billion Rising on February 14th. Join us on this important day in which people around the world will RISE to demand and end to violence. RISE with us! Dance with us! Add your name to our balloon sculpture! For more information on V-Day, see www.vday.org or stop by our Abby's House office!

Werner University Center

Icelandic Church and Society, 1300-1550 Dr. Elizabeth Swedo, candidate for assistant professor of history at WOU, will give a talk entitled: "No One Becomes A Bishop Unbeaten: Icelandic Church and Society, 1300-1550": The encounters between Bishop J?n Gerreksson (d. 1433) and the clergy and laity of his diocese highlight one extreme in the continually tumultuous relationship between the Icelandic community and the universal Roman Church in the late Middle Ages. Following the annexation of Iceland by Norway in 1262-4, Icelanders experienced dramatic reorganization of their society, including their church. Conscious of their peripheral role in European affairs, medieval Icelanders sought to preserve their local practices and traditions while integrating themselves into the framework of the Roman church. Religious reforms in Iceland both mirrored the intense religious flux in Europe in this period and did so in a uniquely Icelandic way. As one case within a broader study of late medieval Icelandic religious culture, Bishop J?n Gerreksson?s episcopate provides an understanding of how and when Icelanders conformed to the larger Christian community and when they privileged their own culture.

Hamersly Library, room 107

Men's basketball WOU men's basketball vs. Simon Fraser

Burnaby, BC

ASL Date Auction If you're alone today, have no fear! The ASL club is hosting the Date Auction in the Summit room! Both ASL and Non-ASL users are welcome, Voice Interpreters will be provided! So come down and grab yourself a date!

Werner University Center, Summit

WOU Parents and Family Weekend *Family Weekend brochures will be mailed the first week of December. **Please send in your registration by Saturday, February 2nd. On-site registration will be accepted, but signing up beforehand will help on an accurate headcount.** *Check-in and registration will be held all day Friday the 15th and the morning of Saturday the 16th. **Weekend highlights include poetry slam, Friday night magician, student performance showcase, afternoon Carnival, Sunday brunch, off-campus entertainment, and more!** Stay up-to-date here: www.wou.edu/students/sla/family

WOU Campus

Men's basketball WOU men's basketball vs. Western Washington

Bellingham, Wash.

Women's basketball WOU women's basketball vs. Saint Martin's

Lacey, Wash.