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Speakers, Shows, Opportunities, Calls for Work...pulled from the Student Loop news page.

Wellness Fair: Healthy Body, Creative Mind
Date: 8/21/2008 to 11/12/2008 The fall 2008 Wellness Fair is coming up. The fair will present various health-related services available to students for no cost, including HIV and STD testing, immunization registration, substance abuse and depression screenings, student athletic team sign-ups, free massages, and nutrition consultations. ... read the complete entry

Get Your Multipass, Get It Punched, Get Free Prizes!
Date: 8/13/2008 12:35 PM to 10/31/2008 Make space in your wallet between your Campus Card and U-Pass, because the Multipass is back.  Get your Multipass card, get it punched eight times, and qualify to win free stuff like a $250 gift card to the Columbia bookstore. ... read the complete entry

Sell your Work at Columbia’s new Student Store
Date: 7/22/2008 to 9/26/2008 Shop Columbia, the new student store opening this fall, is currently gathering a wide spectrum of student artwork and artistic services to sell. Shop Columbia will feature a curated collection of Columbia student talent including paintings, drawings, prints, jewelry, sculpture, photography, paper arts, silk screens, fashion, design, music, film, creative writing, graphic novels, and anything else Columbia you create! ... read the complete entry

Kerouac’s Original On the Road Manuscript Hits Columbia
Date: 7/14/2008 12:50 PM to 9/5/2008 One of the Beat Generation’s defining works, Jack Kerouac’s On the Road, is coming off the road for the fall to be put on display at the Center of Book and Paper Arts. ... read the complete entry

Columbia Offering Free HIV Testing Every Month
Date: 7/9/2008 7:22 PM to 12/19/2008 HIV testing costs aren’t scary anymore! This fall, Student Health and Support will be offering free HIV testing on the first Wednesday of every month. HIV testing at other facilities and clinics can often range between $45.00 - $100.00. Clinics that do free testing are hard to find, and sometimes nowhere near campus. Students with a Campus Card can now skip the anxiety of looking for a clinic, traveling there, and paying for testing.       ... read the complete entry

Exhibit: The Art of Play
Date: 7/7/2008 1:18 PM to 11/27/2008 As a celebration of the Columbia College Chicago’s Game Design Program, the Interactive Arts and Media department at Columbia College Chicago is pleased to present the 2nd annual Art of Play exhibition at The Project Room, October 30 – November 27. Works range from fine art dealing with notions of playfulness to video and cellular phone games that the audience can literally play.   ... read the complete entry

Film Student Brad Bischoff Shows Production I Piece at Cannes
Date: 7/7/2008 12:56 PM to 11/30/2008 Brad Bischoff’s “Eyelids” began as a simple Post-it drawing of an eyelid and a stick figure boy living in the corner of it.  It transformed into a Valentine’s Day poem and then a children’s storybook for his girlfriend Paula.  In Screenwriting I, it became a screenplay; and simultaneously, as a Production I project, it became a silent black-and-white short film. ... read the complete entry

Upcoming Events from the Student Loop calendar.

Andrew Bird @ Millennium Park (FREE)
Date: 9/3/2008 6:30 AM to 8:00 PM Concert opens with the Occidental Brothers and the amazing Andrew Bird band at the Pritzker Pavilion @ Millennium Park. ... read the complete entry

U-Pass Distribution
Date: 9/3/2008 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. ... read the complete entry

Last Day of U-Pass Distribution
Date: 9/4/2008 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM The U-Pass is a deeply discounted transit farecard that offers all full-time students unlimited rides aboard all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) buses and trains during the fall and spring semesters. The U-Pass is your connection not only to campus, but to arts and entertainment venues, galleries, shopping, and sporting events in Chicago. ... read the complete entry

Mixer with a Twist: Speed Networking (MGSG)
Date: 9/8/2008 5:00 AM to 6:00 AM Get to know other graduate students and grab a bite before your night class with this "Speed Friending" event.
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Fall Job Fair
Date: 9/10/2008 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM The fall Job Fair will bring approximately 30 employers to campus to meet student interested in locating part time work and internships. ... read the complete entry

Profile Diversity: Fruits of the Loop - LGBTQ Reception
Date: 9/10/2008 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM A juicy pulpy lip-licking-good reception to kick off a ripe new year. All LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff are welcome, and our allies too! ... read the complete entry

Profile Diversity: ASO & Asian American Cultural Affairs Welcome Reception
Date: 9/15/2008 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM Join fellow Asian and Asian American students, faculty, and staff for food and fun.
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