Eyes Wide Open holds first meeting

The Grand Valley State University student organization, Eyes Wide Open, will hold its first meeting of the year at 9 p.m. tonight in Room 1142 in the Kirkhof Center.

Eyes Wide Open works closely with the GVSU Women’s Center to raise awareness about sexual assault in the GVSU community. The group hosts various programs, presentations and events throughout the year, including annual events such as Take Back the Night and Rock Against Rape. All students are encouraged to attend the weekly meetings.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/women_cen/eyes-wide-open-sexual-assault-peer-educators—86.htm or contact [email protected].

We All Live in Gaza- a Film Screening

Photojournalist and Grand Rapids native Maurice Jacobsen will show his film “We All Live in Gaza” at noon on Tuesday in Room 2263 of the Kirkhof Center at Grand Valley State University.

The film shows real footage of the current situation in the Gaza strip and its citizens’ daily struggles of being caught between Israeli and Palestinian military forces. This complements Jacobsen’s ArtPrize exhibit, which will be displayed at the Fountain Street Church in downtown Grand Rapids.

GVSU English professor David Alvarez, the GVSU Middle East Studies Program and the local nonprofit group, Healing Children of Conflict, are sponsoring the screening. For more information, contact [email protected]. 

Goldwater scholarship session

Grand Valley State University’s Office of Fellowships is hosting a workshop for the Barry M. Goldwater scholarship at noon on Wednesday in Room 216 of the Mary Idema Pew Library.

Students studying mathematics, natural science or engineering and who are of sophomore or junior standing are eligible to apply. Most Goldwater candidates are planning to pursue a doctorate degree in one of these fields.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/fellowships or contact Amanda Cuevas at [email protected].