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Calendar: Nov. 4 to Nov. 6

Monday

Ethnic: Celebrate Diwali, India’s most important holiday, with the Indian Students Association from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.

Literature: Check out a book signing and review of Bernadette Pruitt’s “The Other Great Migration” from 5 to 7 p.m. in Agnes Arnold Hall, Room 628. Pruitt is an associate professor of history at Sam Houston State University.

Music: Enjoy Percussion Ensemble’s performance of compositions by Bancks, Dietz and Kellogg from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Moores Opera Center. Student and alumni tickets are $7.

Tuesday

Workshop: Harvard professor Chris Dede will present new ways to integrate technology with customizable classroom experiences from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library. Though it is free, pre-registration is required at fd7.formdesk.com/mcgraw-hill/t2k_Houston_Tech_Summit_2013.

Sports: Get to the game and cheer for the men’s basketball team against St. Thomas University from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Hofheinz Pavilion. Admission is free for students with UH ID.

Wednesday

Art: Blaffer continues their Brown Bag Gallery Talk with visiting artists and a Rice art history professor in “In and Out of Algeria” from noon to 1:30 p.m. on the first floor of the School of Art in the Blaffer Art Museum.

Talk: The Women’s Resource Center will host its weekly brown bag discussion group that focuses on gender and sexuality issues. This week, the topic will be “Dating after Trauma” from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the University Center, Room 279A.

Fair: The Health Internship and Career Fair will hit campus from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Farish Hall in Kiva Room 101. Make sure to bring lots of CVs and resumes.

Lecture: The Distinguished Leadership Series will provide a panel discussion on “The Future of Electric Power Generation” and will expose the community to business moguls of the energy sector from 5 to 7 p.m. in Michael J. Cemo Hall’s Stubblefield Auditorium.

Poetry: “Poetry & Prose – Shrimp Boat Projects” hosts readers from Ecopoetics on the Gulf, who work to bring ecological awareness to the Gulf through multidisciplinary art forms, to create an immersive art experience from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Honors College Commons.

Movie: Watch a screening of “Slavery Out of the Shadows: Spotlight on Human Trafficking” and engage in a panel discussion on how to fight human trafficking in Houston from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Graduate School of Social Work Auditorium, Room 101.

Government: Student Government Association will congregate for a senate meeting from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Rockwell Pavilion of the M.D. Anderson Memorial Library.

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