VALS is pleased to present William Cordova. Cordova's work is tied to an urban ecology of obsolescence, disparity, and displacement. Busted cars, trashed tires, discarded shoes, machetes, speakers, and books yellowed with age provide the material support and iconographic program for his drawings, collages, and installations. For the artist, these material choices reference the reality of lived experience, as opposed to the spectacle of culture, mass-produced for constant consumption. The fluency with which Cordova traverses media and remixes cultural signifiers confirms his visual multilinguism, as barbed as it is lived-in.

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Join us for a fun afternoon of making friends and learning more about ways to get involved with UCSD's social scene. Find out about fun things to do, social events, important places and opportunities both on and off campus, great ways to meet people, and many other ways to maximize your time at UCSD and beyond. Bring and friend and make some friends while getting credit for an amazing CommunicateUCSD! certificate. Free snacks provided.

Institutes of the Americas
Thurs Oct 29. 6:30-8:30pm

The exhibit is composed of a series of powerful photographs, new works by award-winning journalist and documentary photographer David Bacon and moving narratives that explore the unique challenges facing California's indigenous Mexican communities. It documents the consequences of economic dislocation from Mexico and the challenges these dislocated communities face in California.

But the exhibit also celebrates the culture and community spirit that sustains these migrants who are agents of change, questioning unfair work conditions, working for better housing and making critical decisions about their community.

PRIDE FOUNDATION HAS $300,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS

This event is a reaffirmation of the "Collective Work and Responsibility" focus on programs that impact UC San Diego's African American students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members. Welcome by Chancellor Fox and other campus leaders. We hope you will join us for this exciting opportunity to engage in programs, events and opportunities that build community, address issues and celebrate our right and responsibility to the African American/Black community at UCSD. Hors D'Oeuvres will be served. No RSVP's required.  For addtiional information, contact Edwina Welch at (858)
822-0171.

Cross-Cultural Center ArtSpace Gallery. Mon Nov 9. 2pm
Hear from campus community members about the impact and role of alcohol and community. Topics include gendered perceptions, cultural values, and community impact around the practices and policies of alcohol use and consumption.

*A* PROGRAM
It's not too late to sign up for the *A* Program.  Students who are interested in learning more about how alcohol affects individuals, relationships, and communities are encouraged to participate in this exciting new multidisciplinary program.  Students who complete four workshops can earn a certificate of achievement.  A "don't miss" for students interest in medicine, law, social services, or related fields.  Contact SLS for more information or go to http://vcsa.ucsd.edu/spja/sls/_A_InfoFA09.pdf.