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Raising alcohol awareness on St. Patrick’s Day
Several campus programs, including the Alcohol Advisory Council Student
Subcommittee and Social Norms Project, think of the color green when they
promotes alcohol awareness.
A St. Patrick’s Day barbecue will be held in The Pit at the University
Student Union on Mar. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
An Irish Step Dance will be performed by Cynthia Merrill’s School
of Arts. Also, free hot dogs and non-alcoholic drinks, music and prizes
will be available at the barbecue.
In addition, results of a new informal survey of students’ plans
for spring break will be revealed.
For more information, call project assistant for Social Norms Marketing
Roberto Vaca at 278-6774.
Lovely songs
The Fresno State Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will kick off their
annual Central California tour with a performance, “Love and Song
in the Romantic Era,” on Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Concert Hall.
The concert is directed by Anna Hamre, and it will highlight European
music from the 19th century with a guest appearance by the Fresno Community
Chorus.
Tickets are $8 for general and $6 for students. For more information,
call 278-2654.
Percussion event on Saturday
The Fresno State music department will present its 14th annual Central
California Day of Percussion on Saturday in the Concert Hall. The clinics
will be at 8:45 a.m. and the concert at 6:30 p.m. The clinic admission
is $15 for general admission and $10 for students. The concert is $10
for general admission and $6 for students.
For more information, call 278-2654.
Armenia author to discuss book
Author of “My Brother’s Road” Markar Melkonian will
speak Tuesday at Fresno State as part of the Armenian Studies program
spring lecture series. The lecture will be held Tuesday in the Industrial
Technology Building, Room 101, at the corner of Barstow Avenue and Campus
Drive. The event is free and open to the public.
“My Brother’s Road” is the story of Melkonian’s
brother, Armenian hero Monte Melkonian, who grew up to become a promising
archaeologist, witness to revolution in Iran, militiaman in the streets
of Beirut, guerrilla in southern Lebanon, prison strike leader in France
and commander of 4,000 fighters in the Karabagh War in the last days of
the former Soviet Union.
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