February 14, Thursday
Hungry for a Valentine? 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Patroon Room, Campus Center. Bring a sweetie or just enjoy the sweets of a fabulous Valentine’s Day dessert bar. Calories don’t count today so enjoy two favorites. Buffet $7.50. For more information, call 442-5994 or 442-5986, or visit our Web site at www.mycampusdining.com/albany.

Black History Month:
The Art of West African Woodcrafting
Noon, Campus Center, Terrace Lounge. Harry Bile, presenter. For more information, call 442-4726.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Former UAlbany President H. Patrick Swygert honored, noon - 1:30, Campus Center Ballroom. Join the University community to celebrate Black History Month at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Luncheon. Swygert will be honored with the University Medallion and an unveiling of his presidential portrait.

Women’s Basketball vs. Maine
7 p.m., RACC. Bring your family and friends for a fun and affordable night out with the Great Danes! Can’t make the game? Listen in on WCDB 90.9 FM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

Sexuality Week Presents:
“The Vagina Monologues,” by Eve Ensler 8 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Part of the International V-Day College Initiative, which includes more than 400 colleges and universities around the world. UAlbany’s successful shows last year sold out and raised more than $5,000 for local rape crisis centers.

February 15, Friday
Physics Department Colloquium
3:15 p.m., Physics 129 “Quantum Gravity and the Unity of Physics,” presented by Professor Rafael Sorkin from Syracuse University. For more information, call 442-4500.

Sexuality Week Presents:
“The Vagina Monologues” by Eve Ensler 8 p.m., Page Hall, Performing Arts Center. Part of the International V-Day College Initiative, which includes more than 400 colleges and universities around the world. UAlbany’s successful shows last year sold out and raised more than $5,000 for local rape crisis centers.

February 16, Saturday
The NYPD will administer a free police officer exam at 1 p.m. in the Lecture Center. Seating is limited to the first 1,000 people. For more information, call (212) RECRUIT or visit the Web site at http://www.nyclink.org/NYPD.

Black History Month:
Brain Bowl Competition
10 a.m., Humanities 039. Sponsored by NEFER ROHU. For more information, call 442-4726.

Women’s Basketball vs. Boston University
1 p.m., RACC. Bring your family and friends for a fun and affordable day out with the Great Danes! Can’t make the game? Listen in on WCDB 90.9 FM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

Men’s Basketball at Boston University
1 p.m., at BU. Can’t join your Great Danes on the road? Listen in on SportsTalk 980 AM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

February 19, Tuesday
Tuesday Policy Luncheon 12:15 p.m., Rudolf Room, Husted Hall. Alan Chartock, executive director, WAMC Public Radio, will speak on “Politics, the Media, and Public Policy.” For more information, call 442-5244 or visit our Web site at http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/policylunches.htm.

Department of Chemistry Seminar Series
4:30 p.m., CH 151. Dr. Hanadi Sleiman of McGill University will present “Metal-Mediated Self-Assembly of DNA.” For more information, call 442-4400.

Reading by Lucy Grealy
8 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Lucy Grealy, author of the memoir Autobiography of a Face, reads from her work. For more information, call 442-5624 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/writers-inst.

February 20, Wednesday
Black History Month: Poetry Readings
12:30 - 2 p.m., Humanities 039. Students, faculty and guests read from their own works. For more information, call 442-4726.

CETL Workshop
1:25 - 2:20 p.m., CETL East Seminar Room. Topic: Teaching Writing Intensive Classes. Jill Hanifan and Stephanie Hassan from the Writing Center address issues specific to teaching writing across the disciplines. For more information, call 437-3918 or visit our Web site at http://www.albany.edu/cetl/workshop/seminar_spring2002.html#intensive.

Black History Month: Africana Studies Lecture
2 p.m., Humanities 039. Dr. Oscar Williams, “Sweet Soul Music in the Black Community: 1967-’73,” will speak. For more information, call 442-4726.

Study Abroad: Latin America
3:45 p.m., CC 361. Meet with our program advisers about studying in Costa Rica, Brazil, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic. Programs open to students in all fields. For more information, call 442-3525 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/intled.

Study Abroad: Australia
4:15 p.m., CC 361. Study Abroad advisers will be available to answer questions and provide information about SUNY’s 300+ International Programs open to students in all fields. For more information, call 442-3525 or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/intled.

Belaousov, cello & Cockrell, piano
5 p.m., Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center. Vladislav Belaousov, an 18-year- old cellist from Russia, will perform with pianist and UAlbany Associate Professor Findlay Cockrell. Program will include pieces from Rachmaninoff & Dvorak. For more information, call 442-3997 or visit our Web site at http://www.albany.edu/pac/music/02feb20cellopiano.html.

February 22, Friday
It’s Freaky Friday! 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m., Patroon Room, Campus Center. Start your Spring Break with the frivolity of Freaky Friday at the Patroon Room. Buffet includes some unusual offerings, so come with fun in mind! For more information, call 442-5994 or 442-5986, or visit our Web site at www.mycampusdining.com/albany.

Women’s Basketball at Hartford
7 p.m., at Hartford. Can’t join your Great Danes on the road? Listen in on WCDB 90.9 FM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

Men’s Basketball vs. Hartford
7 p.m., RACC Bring your family and friends for a fun and affordable night out with the Great Danes! Game tickets start as low as $6. Can’t make the game? Listen in on SportsTalk 980 AM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

February 24, Sunday
Men’s Basketball vs. Stony Brook 1 p.m., RACC. Bring your family and friends for the final men’s home game of the season. America East Tournament play begins March 2 in Boston, Mass. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

Women’s Basketball at Stony Brook 1 p.m., at Stony Brook. Can’t join your Great Danes on the road? Listen in on WCDB 90.9 FM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

February 28, Thursday
Women’s Basketball at Vermont 7 p.m., at Vermont. Can’t join your Great Danes on the road? Listen in on WCDB 90.9 FM. For more information, call 442-DANE or visit our Web site at www.albany.edu/sports.

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