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Thursday, February 07, 2013

Miscellanea: Beginnings, closings, readings and taxes

Bloomsburg University’s annual Chinese New Year Party, sponsored by the BU Chinese Student Association and Chinese Faculty, will begin at noon Saturday, Feb. 9, in Kehr Union Ballroom. The potluck dinner will be served at 1 p.m., followed by music and dance programs. For information, contact Ju Xin, associate professor of physics and adviser of the Chinese Student Association, (570) 389-5309.

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A reception to close an exhibit of photography by Tomiko Jones will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Bloomsburg University’s Haas Gallery of Art. For information, contact Rebecca Morgan, art gallery associate, (570) 389-4708 or rmorgan@bloomu.edu.

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Bloomsburg University English faculty members Anne Dyer Stuart and Jerry Wemple will read from their personal works at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, in BU’s Monty’s Assembly Room, Upper Campus. Each will present their manuscripts-in-progress: Stuart from How to Behave after Murder and Wemple from The Artemas Poems. For information, contact the BU English Department, (570) 389-4427. The reading is part of the Big Dog Reading Series.

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Discussions on faith 

Dr. Ian Wendt, history department, Bloomsburg University, will give a talk “One God, Many Gods: Diverse Hindu Paths” on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 pm in McCormick Center, room 1303.

Dr. Jeffrey Long, Professor of Religious Studies and Department Chair, Elizabethtown College, will give a talk “Buddhism: Origins, Philosophy, and Practice” on Tuesday, March 12, at 7 pm in Hartline Science Center, Kuster Auditorium, Hartline.

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Free tax help for qualified residents of Columbia and Montour counties is available from the Student Accounting Association at Bloomsburg University. Help will be available from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from Monday, Feb. 11, to Wednesday, April 10, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 130 W. Third St., Bloomsburg. The site will be closed March 18, 19 and 20. No appointments are needed. To learn more about the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, visit the IRS website or contact Gabriel Genovese, accounting instructor, (570) 389-5234 or ggenoves@bloomu.edu.


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