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Prescott Campus Event Calendar - Fall '06
Campus Activities provides opportunities for you to integrate recreation, social and civic experiences with your academic programs. Enjoy comfortable and safe communities that encourages not only academic achievement, but also personal, physical, intellectual, ethical and cultural growth.
Celebrating Hawaiian Culture
Hula Demonstration and Lecture
Monday, October 2, 2006; 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Hula Master, Kehau Chrisman and Cultural Advisor, Kaimiloa Chrisman will present an overview of Hawaii's history (Post-Western Contact) through the art of its Hula dance and music.
Celebrating Hispanic Culture
Salsa Challenge
Wednesday, October 4, 2006; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Library Circle (outdoor area by the flagpoles at the center of campus)
Prepare your best salsa recipe, hot or sweet, and submit it in the Campus Activities Salsa Challenge! Contest is limited to 6 entries, so stop by Campus Activities, Bldg. 3-119, to sign up today!
- Voting open to all students, staff, faculty & community members
- Choose 3 salsa samples for $1
- FREE tortilla chips OR
- Make your own tortilla, demonstration provided by Marapai Hall Director, Bryan Homrighausen and his wife, Lupita Homrighausen
- Top recipe wins a pair of Harkins movie tickets and a $25 gift certificate to Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant
- Music provided by YC's own Ritchie Hernandez of the BUCS Division Click here for a sample
Questions? Please contact Julie Moss at 928.717.7679 or Tina Huyler at 928.717.7677 for more information.
Capoeira Performance and Workshop
Sunday, October 8, 2006; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that blends elements of dance, gymnastics, martial arts and music. Come experience the flavor of Brazil! Click to view images
South of the Border Buffet
Sunday, October 8, 2006; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Chartwells (Bldg. 3)
Chartwells joins in the cultural celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a South of the Border Buffet dinner. Your choice of an entree, three sides, and a drink for $5.45 plus tax, or you may use your meal card.
Celebrating American Indian Culture
Wikiup Construction
Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Library Circle
Members of the San Carlos Apache tribe will construct a wikiup, their traditional dwelling. Once constructed, visitors will be able to enter the wikiup and ask questions.
Don Decker, Emcee
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Library Circle
A traditionalist from the Yavapai Apache tribe in Camp Verde, Don Decker will serve as an emcee for Yavapai College's American Indian cultural celebration.
Fry Bread Fundraiser
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Library Circle
Native American Club members will prepare fresh fry bread, a popular Native American speciality. Supplies are limited, so make sure to come early!
- $3.00 for plain fry bread - served with honey or powdered sugar
- $5.00 for an Indian Taco - fry bread with the works: beans, lettuce, tomato, cheese and salsa
Gourd Dancers
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 11:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Library Circle
The Gourd Dance is a traditional dance performed to initiate an event or ceremony.
Presentation of Tribal Wear
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Library Circle
Native American club members will display the beauty and intricacy of their native dress.
Hopi Eagle Dancers
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Library Circle
Three Hopi individuals, Bucky Preston, Travis Sahneyah (YC student) and Chad Baker, will perform the Eagle Dance, which portrays the life cycle of the eagle from birth to death. The dance shows how the eagle learns to walk, hunt and feed itself and it's family.
Apache Crown Dancers
Wednesday, November 8, 2006; 12:30 - 1:00 p.m.
Library Circle
Performed by students from the San Carlos Junior High, the Crown Dance calls on the Mountain Spirits to provide bountiful crops and good health.
Navajo Code Talker
Tuesday, November 14, 2006; 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
YC Performance Hall
Navajo Code Talkers were instrumental in securing the line of communication during WWII. Arthur Hubbard, 94-year old Navajo Code Talker, will present to you his personal experience, followed by a discussion, led by his daughter, Ronnie Towne, on the historical impact the Code Talkers had on our nation and our world.
Thanksgiving Buffet
Wednesday, November 15, 2006; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Chartwells (Bldg. 3)
Chartwells joins in the cultural celebration of American Indian Heritage Month with a Thanksgiving Buffet dinner. Your choice of an entree, four sides, and a drink for $6.65 plus tax, or you may use your meal card.
Constitution Day
Tuesday, September 19, 2006; 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Celebrate our Nation's Independence with a DVD presentation: Saving the National Treasures, FREE pocket-size Constitution guides, Constitution facts crossword puzzles and patriotic ribbons.
National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week, Oct. 15-21
It starts with your decisions.
- Choose - to take care of yourself and your friends
- Choose - to not allow others to pressure you into drinking or drinking too much
- Choose - if, when, how much, or how often you drink alcohol:
- 0 - if you are underage, pregnant, taking medication or driving
- 1 - no more than 1 drink per hour
- 3-4 - the total number of drinks on any one occasion
- 1-2 - no more than 1 to 2 times per week
- Choose - to keep safe by not drinking to excess, by not driving after drinking and by not riding with a driver who has been drinking
- Choose - to protect your health, your academics, your friendships, your future
Mocktail Party
Tuesday, October 17, 2006; 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Campus Activities and the Residence Halls provide FREE, safe alternatives to alcoholic beverages. Recipes include the Pineapple Nod-A-Colada, Strawberry Dak-A-Wari, and the Sparkling Rainbow. Stay safe this semester, choose a mocktail! Click to view images
The MADWomen Poetry Slam
Wednesday, October 25, 2006; Starting at 5:30 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Come celebrate the oral tradition of poetry with the MADWomen Poets. The evening will begin at 5:30 with a poetry reading by the MADWomen, followed by a student poetry slam at 6:30 p.m.. Dan Seaman of the MADLinguist will serve as the emcee for the evening. There is only room for 10 student poets, so stop by Campus Activities, Bldg. 3-119, to sign up today!
- Come prepared to present 3 original PG13 poems (no foul language permitted), no longer than 3 minutes each.
- Contestants may not used any music, instrumentation or props...bring only your voice and let it ring!
- Material does not need to memorized.
- Prizes will be awarded to the three top student performers!
Questions? Please contact Julie Moss at 928.717.7679 or Tina Huyler at 928.717.7677 for more information.
Hypnotist, Andrew Becker
Thursday, October 26, 2006; 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Lobby of Kachina Hall (Bldg. 10)
Come watch your friends provide the entertainment, center stage, as Andrew Becker taps into the mysteries of the sub-conscious mind! Seating is limited for this very popular event, so come on time!
Dance Team Auditions
Friday, Oct. 27, 2006; 1:30 p.m. OR Friday, Nov. 10, 2006; 5:00 p.m.
YC Gymnasium, Bldg. 2
Get in on the fun! Learn a little jazz, a little hip-hop, and then perform at YC home basketball games!
- Applicants must be 18 or older
- Non-students welcome
- Wear black jazz pants (fitted) and a plain t-shirt top
- Bring jazz shoes if you have them, sneakers if you don't
- Hair off your face, ponytail preferred
- No gum, jewelry, food or drink
- BE ON TIME!
Questions? Please contact Sally Smith, Dance Team Sponsor by email, or Julie Moss, Campus Activities Coordinator at 717-7679.
Project: Clean Plate
November 6 - 16, 2006
Chartwells, Bldg. 3
Project: Clean Plate is a campus wide service program organized by Chartwells, Campus Activities, Facilities, Phi Theta Kappa and the Baha'i Association, but YOU are key to the program's success.
The goal of Project: Clean Plate is to reduce food waste by creating an awareness about how much food is thrown away.
How does it work? Simple:
- take only what you plan to eat and clean your plate
- Chartwells will weigh the garbage daily
- beginning weight - ending weight = lbs. of food donated
- donation will go to the Yavapai Food Bank in time for the Thanksgiving holiday
- Chartwells will donate a minimum of 20 lbs. of food
- Shamrock Farms will match Chartwells' donation
Did you know...
- Americans throw away more than 25 percent of the food we prepare, about 96 billion pounds of food waste each year.
- According to Food Not Bombs, an advocacy group, the amount of food required to meet the needs of the hungry is only four billion pounds.
- The decomposition of food and other waste under anaerobic (without oxygen) conditions in landfills produces methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG) 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Landfills are the largest human-related source of methane in the United States, accounting for 34 percent of all methane emissions.
What YOU can do:
- Source Reduction – Reduce the volume of food waste generated by
Taking only what you plan to eat
Allowing enough time to eat or getting it to go - Feed People – Donate extra food to food banks, soup kitchens and shelters
- Feed Animals – Provide food to farmers
- Industrial Uses – Provide fats for rendering and food discards for animal feed production
- Composting – Convert food scraps into a nutrient rich soil amendment
Questions? Please contact Julie Moss, Campus Activities Coordinator at 717-7679 or by email.
Noon Walks
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
V.A. Grounds
Beat the "freshman fifteen" by getting regular exercise. Every Tuesday and Thursday at noon, meet with students, staff and faculty for a walk through the V.A. grounds. Whether with the group, or at your own pace, take some time to rejuvenate and refresh your mind, body and spirit!
The Great American Smokeout
Wednesday, November 15, 2006; 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)
Thousands of people use this day to quit smoking. Why not you? FREE information, support and quit kits, and all kinds of ideas to kick the tobacco addiction will be available.
Sponsored by: American Cancer Society, 1-800-ACS.2345, www.cancer.org; The Yavapai Tobacco-Free Partnership and Yavapai County Health Services with funding from the Arizona Department of Health Services; Tobacco Education and Prevention Program and Yavapai College Campus Activities.
Questions? Please contact Julie Moss, Campus Activities Coordinator at 928.717.7679 for more information.
World AIDS Day 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006; 11:00 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Food Court Dining Area (Bldg. 3)/Health Center (Bldg. 3-122)
G.L.B.T.S club members will be handing out safe-sex packs and literature on safe sex behaviors in the Food Court Dining Area.
Free HIV Testing will be offered in the Health Center, Bldg. 3 -122.
- No needles, only a cheek swab
- 20 minute results
- 100% confidential
- No appointments, walk-in only
Sponsored by: the World AIDS Day Coalition of Yavapai County, YC Campus Activities and the G.L.B.T.S. Club.
HIV/AIDS is a non-discriminatory disease! Know the numbers:
- 5 million - people newly infected with HIV in 2001
- 3 million - AIDS deaths in 2001
- 40 million - estimated number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2001
- 21.8 million - total of AIDS deaths at the end of 2000
- 13.2 million - total number of AIDS orphans
Questions? Please contact Jeff Rhoads, Campus Activities Coordinator at 928.717.7679 for more information.
