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Western's Harry Potter Club is hosting its third annual Yule Ball. There will be live music from local Wizard Rock Bands, food, dancing, a costume contest tarot by Trelawney and lots more Harry Potter fun. There is no dresscode, but costumes are encouraged.

The Western Gallery will present artist Geraldine Ondrizek's "The Sound of Cells Dividing" as its first major exhibition of the 2009-2010 academic year. The exhibit will be on display from Sept. 28 through Nov. 25."The Sound of Cells Dividing" will exhibit Ondrizek's recent film "Cellular" and its corresponding set of drawings of a blastocyst, a multiple-cell embryo, as well as her "Sound Wall" installation, which was created for the Center for Art and Technology (CAMAC) and housed in a 17th century monastery in France. "Sound Wall" will be recreated for the Western Gallery. In conjunction with the exhibition, Ondrizek will offer a lecture about her work on Wednesday, Oct. 21. For information on the time and location of her lecture, visit http://westerngallery.wwu.edu or call (360) 650-3900.Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Wednesdays, when the gallery is open until 8 p.m., and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Live music and poetry readings frequently are presented in the Gallery on Wednesday evenings. For more event details, visit http://westerngallery.wwu.edu/.

David Malki does a wonderfully strange comic strip on the web called Wondermark. He repurposes Victorian graphic art with very strange captions. I wrote about it once before on my other blog.

However, Malki is now offering free copies of his new book, Clever Tricks To Stave Off Death to ten bloggers who write about Wondermark in November, so here is my shameless attempt to grub a book.

It took me a long time to find this cartoon, which is one of my favorites.

Refreshments and a DJ will be provided for students and friends. All proceeds will be donated to the Marine Toys for Tots foundation. Bring an unopened toy for donation and recieve $2 off the ticket price.

The Veteran's Event Social is a great opportunity for Veteran's to meet others who have served and are going to school. If you are not a Veteran, it is a good opportunity to meet people on campus who are.

This workshop, sponsored by the AS Ethnic Student Center, offers students a chance to attend two workshops: Academic Advising and Finals Prep. 4:00-4:15: Academic Advising Presentation4:30-6:00: Individual Academic Advising Sessions5:00-6:00: Finals Prep/Study Tips Workshop

At around 11:10 p.m. Friday night, a man was shot and killed at the intersection of Ivy Street and...

Executive Strategy Speaker November 20 - Frank (Sandy) McIntireMcIntire is the former Managing Director for Johnson & Johnson's interests in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union), where he served from 2000-2007. He has more than 30 years of experience working for top U.S. multinational corporations, and received his MBA from the University of Virginia in 1976. His talk will be from 3-4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, in Academic Instructional Center West 210.The WWU College of Business and Economics Strategic Management Executive Strategy Speaker Series brings senior business leaders to campus to interact with students and local business leaders and share their perspectives on strategic management and leadership, and is presented by the CBE's Center for Excellence in Management Education.