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Pictured: Andrew Oedel sings as Shake the Baron performs at Floralia 2011.
Seth Brown has some beautiful photos up from Floralia. Head over to his Flickr account to check them out.
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The design for the centennial class ring has been revealed. 400 rings have been ordered, valued at over $400,000 each. President Higdon said it took nearly “the entire endowment” to fund the project. Alumni and trustees agreed with the graduating senior class that it “was totally worth it. I mean look at that sucker.”
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We are excited to bring the speakers of the Newark Peace Education Summit to VYou. A panel of national and international activist from various cultures, disciplines and perspectives.
We will be setting up VYou stations at the event for audience interactions. There will also be an opportunity to participant in the conversation and share your thoughts. Tickets for all 3 days of the summit are still available at www.newarkpeace.org
Some of the panelists included on the channel are:
Robert Thurman: American Buddhist writer and academic who has authored, edited or translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism.
Roshi Joan Halifax: Buddhist teacher, social activist, author, anthropologist. She is founder of Upaya Zen Center
Author Romano: Certified nonviolence trainer and accomplished international educator who has worked globally to challenge violence and promote peace.
Meet the rest at http://vyou.com/channel/newarkpeace
About the conference: The summit will be held on May 13-15, 2011 and will be focusing on peacemaking practices from around the world. It will explore programs, policies, and methods users by communities to establish peace, why and how they work, and how to replicate them in America and around the world.
Tech plus activism? Sounds awesome! Check it out if you have the chance.
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