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BSU Movie Night
Sponsoring Organization: Black Student Union
Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: TBA
Riddim Explosion
The hottest reggae/soca party to every hit UNH's campus is back!
Sponsoring Organization: Caribbean Student Association
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: 9 PM to 1 AM
Location: German Club
Diversity Thursdays
November is Native American History Month! Join us in making sand paintings reminiscent of those traditionally created by the Navajo during sacred healing ceremonies.
Sponsoring Organization: Office of Intercultural Relations
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Time: 4 to 5 PM
Location: Main Lobby, Bartels Hall
LASA Fiesta
Enjoy great food, fun and music! Dress is semi-formal. This year's theme is the Dominican Republic.
Sponsoring Organization: Latin American Student Association
Date: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Time: 7 to 9:30 PM
Location: German Club
Diversity Thursdays
NAACP General Body Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities NAACP will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Date: Every other Monday (November 9 and 23, 2009)
Time: 8 pm
Location: Moulton Lounge, Bartels Hall
Black Student Union (BSU) Weekly Meeting
Meetings are held to discuss various events and activities BSU will be involved with. All are welcomed.
Sponsoring Organization: Black Student Union
Date: Every Wednesday
Time: 8:30 pm
Location: Meeting Room A & B, Bartels Hall
National American Indian Heritage Month:
The term 'American Indian' incorporates hundreds of different tribes and approximately 250 languages. Starting in 1976 as Native American Awareness Week, the period was expanded by Congress and approved by President Bush in August 1990 by designating the month of November as National American Indian Heritage Month.
November 1, 1848:
The first medical school for women opened in Boston. The Boston Female Medical School was founded by Samuel Gregory with just twelve students. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.
November 1, 1995:
The first all-race local government elections took place in South Africa, marking the end of the apartheid system.
November 4, 2008:
Barack Obama became the first African-American and first bi-racial President of the United States.
November 12, 1815:
American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, NY.
November 12, 1985:
Xavier Suarez was elected Miami's first Cuban-American mayor.
November 13, 1856:
Birthdate of Louis D. Brandeis, Jewish-American lawyer and jurist
During his service as a United States Supreme Court justice from 1916 to 1939, Brandeis became known for his vigorous defense of civil liberties.