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What's up on campus
By CATHERINE CUSHING, Times Staff Writer Eckerd College4200 54th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, 864-8297 Author Elie Wiesel will speak on Reflections on the Significance of Sept. 11, 2001, at 8 p.m. Thursday at McArthur Gymnasium. Wiesel is the author of more than 40 books including Night, a memoir about his experiences at Auschwitz and Buchenwald. As a Holocaust survivor, he has devoted himself to human rights causes and in 1986 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1987, he and his wife established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. He has been the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University since 1976. This is part of the Presidential Inauguration Lecture Series. * * * Richard T. Dasher, member of the Academy of Senior Professionals at Eckerd College, continues his series of lectures on the evolution of the Broadway musical with The Beggar's Opera, 3 p.m. Friday at Lewis House. Dasher will talk about American minstrel shows, Gilbert and Sullivan, American operetta and the life and works of Richard Rogers. A $3 donation is suggested. Call 864-8834 for information. University of South Florida4202 E Fowler Ave., Tampa USF Tampa continues its celebration of Black Emphasis Month with the following events this week: Art Colors Our World, a multicultural art unveiling, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday at the Marshall Center. Black Jeopardy, 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Marshall Center Game Room. Africana Studies Presents: A Night of African Soul, 8 p.m.-midnight Wednesday at the Marshall Center Game Room. SOUL Escape, Gospel Music, 7-10 p.m. Thursday at the Marshall Ballroom. Community Service, 8:30 a.m.-noon Saturday at Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza. National Pan-Hellenic Games, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at USF Intramural Fields. For information, call (813) 974-8892 or visit the Web site at www.usf.edu/BEM. -- Area universities and colleges offer educational lectures and programs open to the public. The Times lists these events in an occasional column. All events are free unless otherwise indicated. Send information at least two weeks in advance to Catherine Cushing, the Times, P.O. Box 1121, St. Petersburg, FL 33731.
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