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Scholarship winners to be announced at Breakfast:
Jose Marti Scholarship winners will be announced Jan. 28 at the BBC Wolfe Center Ballroom at 8:30 a.m. over breakfast. Hosted by FIU and Miami-Dade College, the prizes will be awarded to two contestants: one for an essay in English and the other in Spanish. The event features keynote speaker Uva de Aragon, associate director of the Cuban Research Institute. For more information, call 305-919-5543.
Dancing with the Wolfe steps into Spring:
Dancing with the Wolfe will offer dancing lessons Monday through Thursday at 6 p.m. in WUC 155. Mondays feature Ball Room dancing, Tuesday’s Salsa, Wednesdays Belly Dancing, and Thursdays Hip Hop Dancing. Call 305-919-5280 for details.
Middle East Society to present “Beyond the Veil: The Status and Role of Women in Islam”:
Aisha Musa, professor of religious studies, will lecture “Beyond the Veil: The Status and Role of Women in Islam” as presented by the department of international relations’ Middle East Society. The event will be held in Academic I, room 194 on Jan. 27. For more information, call 305-919-4839 or e-mail MES@fiu.edu.
SJMC to host Spanish-language, bilingual media review:
SJMC will present Mark Fitzgerald’s presentation of “Dos Rios, Dos Puentes: The Unique Dual Transitions Facing Hispanic Media,” a review of the current state of Spanish-language and bilingual media on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. Fitzgerald is Editor & Publisher magazine’s Editor-at-Large. Attendance is free and open to the public. For more information call 305-919-4411.
Osher Lifelong learning Instititue to present sound tour:
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will present a tour of the Arthur and Mata Jaffe Collection and the Judaica Sound Archives at Florida Atlantic University Libraries in Boca Raton. The event will be held Jan. 30, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For members, the fee is $40 and for non-members, $50. Register at 305-919-5910 or www.caps.fiu.edu/olli.
- Compiled by Susana Rodriguez and Catherine Kaiman / Beacon Staff
