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Submitted by Rick on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 9:48pm.
Nov 3 2005 - 6:00pm
As part of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador (CISPES) tour “Confronting Repression with Organizing and Alternatives
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Submitted by stevenl on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 6:59pm.
In 1974-75 there were a couple guys who were residents of C Dorm and they had a fun little game. Their window faced the central courtyard, giving them a full view of all the westward facing windows of A Dorm. At night these two liked to call up certain rooms in A Dorm in order to get the residents to turn on their lights. They were playing a form of tic-tac-toe.
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Submitted by Rick on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 12:08pm.
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Submitted by Rick on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 8:45am.
Here is a "train cam" that is continuously updated (every 90 secs.). I guess you can use it to tell if your train has arrived or not. The site shows both north and south views.
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Submitted by Rick on Mon, 10/31/2005 - 8:14am.
Oct 31 2005 - 12:00pm
Rolando Lopez Maya-Mam, “The Guatemalan Perspective: Resisting the Hazardous Effects of Globalization"
Monday, October 31, 7:00 p.m.
Worthington Conference Center,
St. Martin's College, Lacey.
5300 Pacific Ave. SE.

Speaker will discuss fight against open-pit gold mining in Guatemala

The Saint Martin's University Social Action Club invites the public to hear a representative of the AJCHMOL Mayan Integral Development Association, Rolando Lopez Maya-Mam, at 7:00 p.m. Monday, October 31. The free program, “The Guatemalan Perspective: Resisting the Hazardous Effects of Globalization,
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