No classes Tuesday
Classes will not be in session Tuesday, October 20, because of Staff and Faculty Development Day. Offices will be closed until 11 a.m. The Bookstore will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sustainability Day Activities on Wednesday
10 a.m.—Help form the number 350
Colleges, universities and organized groups will be focusing on the number 350 next week. Why 350? This is the maximum number of parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide (CO2) that scientist have determined will allow ecosystems on the earth to function efficiently and in a healthy manner. The earth registers at 390 ppm of CO2. As part of Campus Sustainability Day, Wednesday at 10 a.m., Moraine Valley students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in making a human number 350 on the Moraine Green, near the Gateway. Glenn Carpenter, Moraine's photographer, will take a photo and it will be posted on the 350.org website along with others from around the world.
11a.m.-noon—Environmental & Social Justice Activities in Student Union
Stop by activities and information tables and learn about national and regional organizations and activities that promote a healthy environment for people and the planet.

Still time to enter the Library's Pumpkin Contest
Donate decorated pumpkins for the eighth annual contest. Pumpkin drop-off begins Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. and voting runs from Thursday at noon until 9 p.m. Oct. 27. Votes sell for 25 cents each or 5 for $1. All proceeds will go to the Moraine Valley Library Student Scholarship Fund. Winning pumpkins will be announced at noon Oct. 28.

No carving allowed, and be careful about fully painted pumpkins and gourds. They implode. There is no entry fee. When a pumpkin is entered, it is considered a donation. After the contest, the creator(s) can buy it back for $7 or the Library will sell it for $7 to the first buyer. For more information, contact Joe Mullarkey at  mullarkeyj@morainevalley.edu or 974-5293.

Craft Show scheduled, crafters needed
The Student Government Association and Heifer International will sponsor a  Craft Show on November 7-8 to raise money for student scholarships. The event will be from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day in the Student Union. Admission will be $3 for ages 12 and older and $2 for students with ID. Anyone interested in a table at the event may contact SGA president Meme Shublaq, at (708) 608-4167. An application may be downloaded at www.morainevalley.edu/sga.

Evil Dead: The Musical
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 5-7, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 8, 3 p.m.
Dorothy Menker Theater in the Fine and Performing Arts Center
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students
Based on Sam Raimi's 1980s cult classic films. "Evil Dead" tells the tale of five college friends who travel to a cabin in the woods and accidentally unleash an evil force. Although it may sound like a horror, it's not! The songs are hilariously campy, and the show is bursting with more farce than a Monty Python skit. As musical mayhem descends upon this sleepover in the woods, "camp" takes on a whole new meaning with uproarious numbers like "All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Candarian Demons," Look Who's Evil Now," and "Do the Necronomicon."

Art Gallery exhibit
Kim William Fink
Oct. 19-Nov. 12
Kim William Fink explores contemporary American popular culture and documents its symbolic language through his work.

New Building Dedications/Open House
Sunday, 1-4 p.m.
Dedication of the Dr. Vernon O. Crawley Science Hall, the Moraine Business and Conference Center and the Student Union/Student Development Center at 1 p.m., in the Moraine Rooms in Building M. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at the new Gateway. Activities will include tours, demonstrations, kids' games, food tent and appearances by Boomer the Windy City Thunderbolts mascot and Skiddles the Clown. The college's fire truck and ambulance will be on hand. College musical groups also will perform

Observatory Open Viewing Night
Last one of the season
Friday, Oct. 23, 6 p.m.
Nature Study Area's G. Jack Bradley Memorial Observation Deck. Hosted by Tom McCague, retired associate professor and department chair of Biology and amateur astronomer for more than 40 years. Dress appropriately for the weather, and bring binoculars if they have them. Viewings will be canceled in the event of cloudy or inclement weather.

Student Government blood drive
Tuesday, Oct. 27, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
L Building Atrium
All donors receive a free pair of flannel pants!
Photo ID required. To schedule an appointment, visit http://iwebb.heartlandbc.org/pls/iwebb/adrv?prz=75038&pdr=DRV2009371
Please note, after you click "save appointment," you also need to click the "OK" button on the subsequent screen or your appointment may not be saved. For donor qualifications, http://www.heartlandbc.org/donating_qual.html

An honors Biology class took advantage of a nice day to do some prairie restoration work.

Men's and Women's Soccer
The ladies will be at South Suburban College at noon, Saturday. The men are at the Inter-University games in Milan, Italy.

Women's Tennis
The women's tennis team will host the Region IV Tournament today and Saturday.

Women's Volleyball
The women are playing in the Inter-University games in Milan, Italy.

Cross Country
Men's and women's cross country team travel to University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for a Saturday meet.