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Siciliano Lecture to Discuss 2010 Midterm Elections

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The man who has been called “the godfather of political reform in California,” Robert M. Stern, will deliver the keynote address for the 2010 Rocco C. and Marion S. Siciliano Forum at noon on Thursday, Nov. 4 in the Katherine W. and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Auditorium in the Utah Museum of Fine Arts (UMFA).

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Tribute to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Pastor France Davis Scholarship Fund

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Community members will come together to honor the Pastor France A. Davis and celebrate the first anniversary of the scholarship that carries his name – The Pastor France A. Davis University of Utah Scholarship Fund. Former Brigham Young University head football coach, LaVell Edwards, and Weber State University head football coach, Ron McBride, will also be honored for their contributions to the community and for promoting and supporting higher education for African American and other students traditionally underrepresented at Utah colleges and universities. The recipient of the 2009-2010 scholarship will be announced.

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Mirror, Mirror

Researchers report that women’s magazines have ten and a half times more ads and articles promoting weight loss than men’s magazines do and over three-quarters of the covers of women’s magazines include at least one message about how to change a woman’s bodily appearance-by diet, exercise or cosmetic surgery. Twenty years ago, the average model weighed 8 per cent less than the average woman, but today’s models weigh 23 per cent less. Real women’s bodies have become invisible in the mass media.

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WEST SALT LAKE RESIDENTS INVITED TO UNP’S 3rd ANNUAL COMMUNITY DAY

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West Salt Lake residents interested in obtaining information about higher education will get a taste of college life through University Neighborhood Partner’s 3rd annual CommUnity Day this Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 from 10am to 1pm. Families will meet with contacts from over a dozen University departments in the Crimson Room of the Student Union to collect information about pursuing higher education and then cheer for the University of Utah Utes football team later that afternoon. The event will also serve as a way to recognize board members, residents, and faculty partners.

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