Midnight Madness is coming to the Sports Arena this Saturday night. Midnight Madness is the traditional opening practice of the college basketball season and is celebrated on campuses all across the nation. This is your first look at the men's and women's basketball teams here at Buffalo State as well as your chance to win dozens of prizes and giveaways throughout the night. Included in the celebration are three-point shooting contests, scrimmages by both teams, and a slam dunk competition. Doors open at 11:15 p.m., and admission is free.

The McNair Scholars Program will host an information and recruitment session on Thursday, October 19, from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. in Science Building 250. The program helps prepare first-generation, low-income, and/or underrepresented Buffalo State students for graduate study. Students who participate in this program are provided with research opportunities and faculty mentors.

Remember to designate your gift to the SEFA Campaign this year! Maximize the impact of your dollars by writing on your pledge form the agency code where you want your dollars used. The SEFA Agency Directory is linked at www.buffalostate.edu/sefa/2006_SEFA_directory.pdf. Your solicitor can also help. The code for the United Way of Buffalo and Erie County is 57-600. Thank you very much.

We are pleased to invite the entire campus community and the community at large to join us for the first session of this year's Newman Scholars' Forum, "How Did We Get Here? Stories of Creation," on Monday, October 16, at 7:00 p.m. in the Buffalo State College Newman Center, 1219 Elmwood Ave.

Join us on Friday, November 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in E. H. Butler Library CyberQuad 316 and learn about the emerging field of computational science. Dr. R. Panoff from Shodor Education Foundation will present cutting-edge digital tools to explore math and science.

Visiting scholar Jia Lansheng will speak on "The Role of Chinese Culture in China's Economic Development" tomorrow, October 12, at 12:15 p.m. in Bulger Communication Center South.

China Week 2006 kicks off today at 12:15 p.m. with a lecture by visiting scholar Ren Ping on "One Child Policy: Its Past and Present" in Bulger Communication Center South.

As interest and excitement builds for the upcoming November elections, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) is in the middle of a six-week campaign to register over 1,750 Buffalo State students to vote and to ensure that students' voices are heard on Election Day.

This is of special interest to elementary, middle, and high school teachers. Archives: Bridges from the Past to the Present—An Educator’s Open House for History, on Saturday, October 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum, 220 North Street, Buffalo, NY. The Open House introduces educators to the many unique resources that are available locally to enrich the learning experience of students. Representatives from local historical and cultural agencies will be available to explain and demonstrate their education products and services.

"Bullshit and Political Spin: Is The Medium the Message?”  Kimberly Blessing, assistant professor, Philosophy and Joseph Marren, assistant professor, Journalism