This October, Lourdes College is hosting the following activities in honor of Hispanic heritage:

Monday, October 20: Baldemar Velasquez, President and founder of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC), will give a presentation addressing the Hispanic/Latino population within the Toledo area, the status of the Immigration Bill and conditions of migrant camps throughout Ohio. His address will be held in the Ebeid Student Center from 4 to 5:30 p.m.



Tuesday, October 21:  Lourdes College will host a performance by El Corazon de Mexico in the Ebeid Student Center from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.  El Corazon de Mexico is a Ballet Folklorico type dance troupe hailing from the Toledo area.



Both events are free and open to the public.

For more information, please contact Larry Murphy, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Justice Studies, at 419-824-3825 or email lmurphy@lourdes.edu.

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LourdesWorld .com welcomes Literati Blog as a new blogger!

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Last summer, Dr. Dariel Jacobs, Assistant Professor of Education, and Dr. Paul Longenecker, Assistant Professor of Leadership Studies traveled to Hungary as part of the Great Lakes Consortium’s (GLC) American Summer Institute. While in Hungary, Dr. Jacobs and Dr. Longenecker instructed several groups of teachers and students in Szeged, Csongrad and Veszprem on global learning and the English language.

As a follow up to the GLC’s American Summer Institute, a delegation of 14 Hungarian visitors will travel to northwest Ohio from October 15 through November 3. While in Ohio, visitors will partner with Lourdes’ Department of Music and Perrysburg High School in a music exchange.

On Thursday, October 16, Lourdes College will welcome the international group to campus with a day of activities that includes:

• A presentation about fall in Northwest Ohio by the Life Lab
• A viewing of Theater Vision’s production of The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
• Lunch at Café` Lourdes
• A tour of campus

Please offer a warm "Lourdes College" welcome to our international visitors if you should happen to come across them while on campus!

Wednesday, October 15, 2008 10:36:46 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

The local peace, human rights and anti-violence groups to host a rally in the Ebeid Student Center in McAlear Hall on Saturday, October 18.

Part of the Sing Out the Vote Ohio campaign, the rally will begin at 7 p.m and is free and open to the public. Sing Out the Vote events are hosted by Folk musician and activist Holly Near and are designed to “inspire, energize and support the dedicated election organizers of Ohio through music and song.” Joining Holly in performance will be Wishing Chair’s Kiya Heartwood and local music group Spectrum.

The Media Blog that advertised this event was not really all that forthcoming. Or, they did not click on the link that was provided on the blog to view the folk artisits biography. After reading the biography one must ask the question, why is Lourdes College allowing a student organization to host an event to be led by a gay activist on campus? Sure, peace, human rights and anti-violence is something that ALL students and faculty should be aware of and active in. However, Holly Near, on her own web site states:

"HOLLY NEAR SINGS FOR LOVE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Twenty some years ago, there were no nationally or internationally known, out lesbian singers. Holly was a major force in bringing lesbian music to a larger audience. The music was a lifeline for thousands of people as they "came out". Holly's songs crossed the ocean and found their way to those who thought they were "the only one" or to those whose very lives were in great danger if they were found out. Lesbians in the military mentioned Holly's name as a code word while trying to find each other amidst the hostility of the barracks. For years, Holly would be a lone voice at folk festivals, peace rallies and Hollywood fund-raisers, not only daring to say the word, but often getting large crowds of people to sing "...We are gay and straight together, singing for our lives."
Although Near now is in a relationship with a man, she is still a powerful voice for love and continues to include lesbian material in her work.

A peace activist and advocate for human and civil rights, Holly has linked the multitude of issues that are our lives, refusing the idea of separate "causes", calling for lesbian and gay issues to be part of the larger world peace addenda,"

By allowing this folk artisit to appear on campus at the invitation of a student organization, is the Catholic Lourdes College promoting homosexuality or atleast lesbianism? Is this not against Church teaching? If it is not, please explain?

Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:21:19 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [3] | 

Don't miss the last debate before you vote.  Face to face, John McCain and Barack Obama will debate for the third and final time.  The debate will start at 9pm from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. 

If you want your questions answered on a variety of topics, then be sure to watch. 

get involved, get engaged, get educated

Monday, October 13, 2008 5:39:41 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

Lourdes’ newest student organization, the Young Democrats, are partnering with local peace, human rights and anti-violence groups to host a rally in the Ebeid Student Center in McAlear Hall on Saturday, October 18.

Part of the Sing Out the Vote Ohio campaign, the rally will begin at 7 p.m and is free and open to the public. Sing Out the Vote events are hosted by Folk musician and activist Holly Near and are designed to “inspire, energize and support the dedicated election organizers of Ohio through music and song.” Joining Holly in performance will be Wishing Chair’s Kiya Heartwood and local music group Spectrum.

Read a full bio on Holly Near.

For more information about this rally, please contact Lisa Binkowski, Director of Student Activities and Recreation at Lourdes College, at 419-517-8870 or email lbinkowski@lourdes.edu.

A sample of Holly Near's musical performance can be viewed below:

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On Sunday, October 19, Lourdes College’s Speaker Series returns with guest speakers Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker.

Eikenberry and Tucker, best known for their roles on the four time Emmy-winning show LA Law, will present “Destined to Live,” which first appeared as a NBC documentary featuring cancer survivors including former first-lady Nancy Reagan. Their presentation will stress the importance of breast cancer education, early detection, research and treatment.

As Ann Kelsey and Stuart Markowitz on NBC’s LA Law, Eikenberry and Tucker earned a combined seven Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations and one Golden Globe award. In 1986, Eikenberry was diagnosed with breast cancer. Since then, she and Tucker, who have been married for 35 years, have remained dedicated to telling their important story to audiences around the world.

The Speaker Series presentation, sponsored by Flower Hospital, will be held in the Franciscan Theater of Lourdes College at 7 p.m. Admission is FREE and open to the public with a valid ticket. To pick up tickets, visit the Franciscan Center box office or call 419-824-3999.

Monday, October 13, 2008 2:47:51 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)    Comments [0] | 

If you are interested in "locking in" your VOTE for 2008, then please read on. 

New just this year, Ohio is one of the many states that is able to VOTE early.  Ohio registered voters are able to VOTE on local issues, election races for both local and state levels and for president.  If you are a registered voter in either Lucas or Wood county you will report to the following sites to VOTE early:  

Lucas County

EMS Training Center

2127 Jefferson St.

Toledo, 43604

On the corner of Jefferson and 22^nd Street

Monday through Friday 8:30am to 7:00pm

Saturday Oct. 25^th and Nov. 1^st 8:00am to 4:30pm

Sunday Oct. 26^th and Nov. 2^nd 1:00pm to 5:00pm

Wood County

Board of Elections Office

One Courthouse Square

Bowling Green, 43402

Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

Saturday Nov. 1^st 8:30am to 12:00pm

For more information about voting early click here

If you are ready to cast your ballot, go ahead and do so.  It's your voice make it heard and make it heard early because you can.              

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