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Attention to all fun seekers! The Recreation and Park Administration Department Rec 280 class is hosting their 2nd Annual 4 Square tournament on Tuesday Feb. 12th at 12:30pm in the Rec Center Basketball Courts. This event is free and open to anyone. If you think you have what it takes to be champion, come spend an hour with the Rec and Park Administration Department for some fun and friendly competition! Hope to see you on the courts!

AFST is selling a variety of freshly homemade Old Kentucky Chocolates! See one of our members for Caramel Truffles, Melt Away Peanut Butter, Milk Chocolate and Almonds, Milk Chocolate, or Krispies Chocolate bars. Help us in our fundraiser to send our students to Capitol Hill, Washington DC to rally for Fire Safety! These tasty treats make for a great valentines present or just a little nibble for yourself! Come see us at lunch in the Stratton Cafe.

GURU Tara Glenn will be hosting a Valentine-themed craft night at Tech Commons on Wednesday! We will be making heart-shaped Valentine candy holders! Materials are provided; just come ready to craft!

New York Times Bestselling Author Harlan Cohen is coming to EKU! He will be giving relationship advice, playing music, and telling the naked truth!

When: February 11, 2013 @ 8 p.m.

Where: Powell Underground

Looking for love? JOIN THE GETTING NAKED GROUP EXPERIMENT: http://ning.it/UqdmTc

Come out to Powell corner and send FREE Valentine's Day Candy to on-campus residents. The person will receive them on Valentine's Day. It is FREE! We will be there from 11 a.m to 2 p.m.

Accounting students will offer free help for people who make $50,000 or less and need assistance in preparing income tax returns. Students are IRS-certified to provide free basic income tax return preparation to qualified individuals on and off campus. Two levels of service are available: students will prepare federal and Kentucky tax returns, or students will serve as consultants for those who would like to prepare their own tax returns but would like to ask questions as they do so. Both services include free e-filing. Call 211 to schedule appointment. VITA sessions held in BTC 269 Feb. 12, 5-8 p.m.; Feb. 22, 10a.m.-3 p.m.; February 28, 5-8 p.m.; March 5, 5-8 p.m. and April 2, 5-8 p.m.

You will need to bring Social Security cards, picture ID, W-2s and other income documents, last year’s returns, and other information listed at www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html.

The EKU Appalachian and Bluegrass Music Organization is moving its regular evening open jam session to Tuesday nights at 7 pm. Bring your fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, dobro, or bass and join in. All EKU students, staff, faculty, and other members of the community are invited. Beginners to advanced pickers welcome.

Next week on Tuesday we will be having Gary Ludwick as a guest speaker to discuss opportunities and the process of entering into the FBI. He is a UK graduate and received his CPA in 1975. He served the FBI for 34 years as an FBI special agent (accountant) and currently works as a special investigator handling personnel clearances.

We will assemble in BTC 049 at 4:50

Please RSVP

Dues will be taken at the end as well for those who wish to be a member for 2012-2013

Lauren Jackson

Public Relations Officer

EKU ACC Society

The ACM chapter at EKU is hosting a League of Legends Tournament that will go from Feb 18 - April 29.

The tournament works as follows:

Registration will last from Feb 11 - 18 after which matches will be arranged on a week by week basis. Only 1 team will play 1 other team each week. Only Captains are required to be Eastern Students.

Captains of a team must submit

phone #

email

Skype

Summoner name

to make contacting easy for us

Each week on Mon you (as the captain) will be contacted and given the contact of information of your opponent for that week. It is then up to you 2 to schedule the match before the following Sun. Matches can be 1 match best 2/3 its up to the 2 captains to decide, we just need to know who won by the following sun. this will repeat until the last week of the tournament. For more information or to register email benjamin_ayresker@eku.edu or txt the #

Come out and see your own EKU Athletes perform at Jock N' Roll an all athlete talent show on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at Brock Auditorium at 9pm.

We have the Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Softball and Women's Golf teams performing and maybe even more!!

All proceeds raised will go toward sending 4 EKU military veterans to the OVC basketball championship in March in Nasvhille. One of the veterans, Cris Burgin is going to be a judge along with EKU's Student Body President, Madelyn Street, a Veteran Studies Professor, Travis Martin and Dan McBride, the Associate Athletic Director.

Tickets are on sale now for $2 before the event in the Bratzke Center in Alumni Coliseum RM 103 or $3 at the door! Doors will be open on Tuesday at 8:30pm!!

You don't want to miss this very entertaining show!! See you there!!!

EKU's Athletic Training Education Program is putting on its second annual 5k Race for Rest!

We are celebrating Athletic Training Month in March and raising awareness of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

All Proceeds go to EKU ATEP and The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association!

Registration begins at 12:30 March 2nd

Only $18 per person on active.com

$25 day of race

$10/person group rate for groups of 10 or more

ALSO 1 mile dash for kids 13 and under! $8

Register at -> http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=2081467

Come out for a great run with some great people all for a good cause.

Invite everyone you know

Come into the Fountain Food Court located at the bottom level of Powell to purchase our New, Reusable, Aluminum sports bottle or an aluminum coffee tumbler. Once purchased, you can get free fountain drink refills or $1 brewed coffee refills at all locations on campus including POD Market, Java City, Starbucks, Einstein’s, and Cuisine. Each bottle costs $12.95 and don’t forget that it comes with endless refills. Click below to check them out!

Our guest speaker is Jamie Cook of the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources who will be presenting a seminar titled “The Future of Hunter Education”.

Come out to the climbing wall for a fun night of bouldering! --this event takes place every Monday night at 9!

Did you know that Heart disease is a woman’s #1 health threat, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. Also, 90% of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.

Women’s symptoms of a heart attack include shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, sweating, lightheadedness or dizziness, unusual fatigue, and neck, shoulder, upper back or abdominal discomfort.

To reduce your risk of heart disease, get 2 ½ hours of exercise each week, maintain a healthy weight, stay smoke free, and eat a diet that’s low in saturated fat, cholesterol and salt.

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Our service capabilities range from the simplest of coffee breaks to elegantly served reception and dinners. Our menu reflects Eastern Kentucky University, service, continuing concern for quality, and variety. Our catering staff strives to work with individual clients to develop and produce customized menus and events. We are able to provide catering both on and off the EKU campus. We invite you to call our staff to assist you in booking your function. Your place, our place or any place, we are prepared to serve you.

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You may also RSVP for workshops from your EKU JobLink account at www.career.eku.edu and receive a special gift for attending.

The AARI is sponsored by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and is endorsed by the International Reading Association. EKU is serving as a host institution for this event in order to raise an awareness of African and African American literature. EKU faculty, staff, administrators and students, along with area high school students are invited to read a 3-5 minute excerpt from favorite African and African American writings. Reading material will be provided and sign-ups are at the door.

Drop in and enjoy free food, fun, giveaways, and great African and African American Literature. Enjoy a special guest performance featuring famous jazz saxophonist Ron Jones.

Sponsored by the African/African-American Studies Program, Honors Program, EKU Libraries,Housing, EKU Student Life, EKU Admissions, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, and the Department of English and Theater.

This series of workshops will provide tips for the writing portion of the Praxis I exam, including writing the essay and analyzing grammar for the multiple choice section.