By Nikky Farmakes

The week of Veterans Day is always a time of remembrance. It is the time where you give thanks to all those men and women who have given their time, service, and even their lives to protect our country.  This week starts us on our road toward the Thanksgiving holiday as a reminder that the smallest things should never be taken for granted, not even the daily emailed Digest.  In case you missed reading it this week, here is what you missed.

Intramural Champions Boarder Battle
Titans will battle this Sunday, November 15 as the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and the College of Saint Scholastica duke it out to see which school boasts the greatest intramural teams.  UWS and CCS champion intramural teams will compete in four common intramural sports: men’s flag football, coed soccer, men’s volleyball and women’s volleyball. The first battle starts at 2 p.m. with the men’s flag football at the soccer/football turfed field.  The rivalry is intense, and if it’s your sort of thing to support your team, this event is perfect.

“The Culture of Conflict”
UWS is proud to have any exchange student who wishes to attend school here, and is also proud to send students from our campus to study in countries all over the world.  But, as we all know the world isn’t always a peaceful place, and there are countries and cultures where students are from/studied in that conflict is an everyday thing. The World Student Association and the Global Awareness and Education Committee are hosting a discussion addressing the issues both for students from these cultures and those choosing to study abroad there. The forum is being held in Rothwell Student Center’s room 112 this Friday, November 13, at noon. 

Flags being half-staff
Even if you don’t read the digest, it was quite apparent that the flag outside of McCaskill Hall was flown at half-staff Monday through Wednesday.  What you did miss in the digest was the explanation of why. As ordered by Governor Jim Doyle, the flags of all buildings are to be flown at half-staff through the end of Veterans Day in remembrance of the terrible shootings at the Texas Military base, Foot Hood. 

Other things you might want to check out:
- RAGE Night, Friday, November 13, 8 p.m. in HWC
-Cultural Night, Saturday, November 14, 7 p.m. in Thorpe Langley in Old Main
-MCS LAN Party, Saturday,  November 14,  noon in Old Main 132
 


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