News Briefs

Live Group Sex Therapy

Daniel Packard will be leading a live group sex therapy session on Oct. 13, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Williams Auditorium. The free five-star event is sponsored by Entertainment Unlimited. For more information, call ext. 2610 or email EU@nullferris.edu.

Diane Wakoski Poetry Reading and Book Talk

Diane Wakoski, author of the recent poetry collection The Diamond Dog, will speaking on Oct. 13 at Great Lakes Books & Supply at 4:30 p.m. and at Artworks at 7:30 p.m. Great Lakes will be hosting the book discussion and Artworks will be hosting the poetry reading. Wakoski has published more than forty collections of poems and is a professor at Michigan State University. For more information, contact Phillip Sterling at ext. 5898 or sterlinp@nullferris.edu.

Study Abroad Fair

The Dome Room in Rankin will host the Study Abroad Fair on Oct. 14 from 2 to 5 p.m. The fair will provide students with information about studying abroad in many different countries around the world. For more information, contact Tara Benzing at ext. 2450 or benzint@nullferris.edu.

YBBW Comedy Jam

Hosted by You Beautiful Black Woman along with Finally Famous, the Comedy Jam will be on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. in Williams Auditorium. The Comedy Jam will feature Lil Duval, Benji Brown, Kellye Howard, Meechie Hall, and J Street as the emcee. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets cost $1 for Ferris students and $5 for non-FSU students. For more information, contact Joy Haley at 248-631-8952 or haleyj@nullferris.edu.

Bulldog Clash Men’s Volleyball Tournament

On Oct. 16, the Ferris State Men’s Volleyball team will be hosting the Bulldog Clash Volleyball Tournament from noon to 8:30 p.m. at the Student Rec Center. The team will be competing against several colleges, like Michigan State, Bowling Green, Grand Valley and others. The semi-finals will start around 6 p.m.

Tim Skubick – Telling It Like It Is

On Oct. 19, Tim Skubick is discussing politics and the upcoming midterm elections in BUS 111 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Skubick is the anchor of the weekly public TV series “Off The Record” and has covered politics in Michigan since 1969. This is a free event. For more information, contact Vickie Streeter at 591-2403 or streetev@nullferris.edu.

Discussion on Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Speaker Dawud Walid will be discussing the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam on Oct. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m. in BUS 111. The event, sponsored by the Muslim Student Organization and the International Student Organization, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Ahmed Tahaa at ext. 2617 or tahaa@nullferris.edu. n