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MICHAEL POLLAN TICKETS AVAILABLE
UP students, faculty and staff can register for free tickets to see the best-selling author of "In Defense of Food" and "The Omnivore's Dilemma," Michael Pollan. Pollan is scheduled to give the keynote address at UP's Food For Thought conference. The event is open to the public and will be at the Chiles Center on April 16 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-$25 but are free for University of Portland students, faculty and staff. You can register online at pilots.up.edu/web/foodforthought or at the UP box office. Space is limited, so be sure to get your tickets ahead of time.
HUNGER AWARENESS WEEK
Tonight, Hunger Awareness Week will host its Hunger Banquet in The Bauccio Commons from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be an interactive simulation to see the disparities between wealth and hunger in the world. $5 in meal point donations or cash will go toward Catholic Relief Services to address hunger issues. Walk-ins are welcome, but admission is limited to the first 100 people.
Tomorrow, see how hunger affects the local community at the Blanchet House from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., the Downtown Chapel from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., or the Oregon Food Bank from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. You can sign up in The Commons at the Hunger Awareness Week table. Sign-up is required.
CPB COFFEEHOUSE WITH MEG AND DIA
Tomorrow, CPB Coffeehouse continues with Meg and Dia, made famous by their single "Monster," which appeared on several MTV shows. They will play in St. Mary's from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. There will be free music, food and coffee.
‘MORNING GLORY'
Friday and Saturday, "Morning Glory" will play in the Buckley Center Auditorium beginning at 10 p.m.
CORRECTIONS
In the Jan. 27 issue, Samantha Heathcote's name was misspelled in the bylines for the art graphics on pages 11 and 12.
The Beacon regrets the error.
