Capitol Lake, Olympia, WA

Hosted by Saint Martin's University in cooperation with Washington Dragon Boat Association.

Dragon boat racing dates back to fourth-century China to commemorate a famed poet, Qu Yuan, who threw himself in the Milo River to protest the political turmoil and suffering of the people at that time. Nowadays, dragon boat racing is primarily for fun and is festive in nature.

This will be the third dragon boat race at the Capitol Lake in Olympia. The event is expected to draw up to 1,000 spectators. Saint Martin's University is proud to be hosting the event with the cooperation of the Washington Dragon Boat Association.

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Saint Martin’s University will host the third lecture of the 2007–08 Robert A. Harvie Social Justice Lecture Series on Friday, Feb. 22, at 4 p.m. in Spangler Hall on the University’s main campus, 5300 Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, Washington, 98503.

Saint Martin’s distinguished alumnus Thomas W. Hillier II, federal public defender for the Western District of Washington state, will speak on federal public defense and its relationship to the changing landscape of federal sentencing law. The event is free and open to the public.

Hillier, a graduate of Saint Martin’s (1969) and the Gonzaga University School of Law (1973), has served as the district’s federal public defender for more than 25 years. In 1982, he was appointed to the position and has been reappointed every four years since. He argued before the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Bagley, 473 U.S. 667 (1985), and has appeared before the 9th Circuit on many occasions. Hillier currently represents Ahmed Ressam, the “Millennium Bomber,” and will be appearing before the United States Supreme Court on Ressam’s behalf next month.