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Campus community: Register online to attend Cornel West address

The College will host civil rights activist and champion Dr. Cornel West as keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. Week on Friday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. Admission for faculty, staff and students is free, but you must register online in advance. Tickets for the public are $10. On the 50th anniversary of Dr. King’s visit to North Central, West will speak from the same stage (Pfeiffer hall) and lectern as the great civil rights leader did in 1960.

Video of Grand Opening of Carius Track, Alumni Track Meet

Tribune critic previews Charlie Haden’s concert in Wentz

Renowned jazz bassist Charlie Haden will perform Oct. 2 in Wentz Concert Hall. Says Chicago Tribune’s jazz critic Howard Reich about Haden, “It’s difficult to overstate bassist Haden’s stature in jazz, starting with his groundbreaking collaborations with Ornette Coleman in 1959. Haden’s subsequent work leading the Liberation Music Orchestra and partnerships with pianists as far-flung as Keith Jarrett and Gonzalo Rubalcaba barely hint at the breadth of his work.

Recreation Center opens Jan. 11 to campus community

Paintings of Midwest landscapes featured in exhibit

The exhibit “A Thousand Acres” opens Jan. 10 and features paintings and watercolors by artist Carole Hennessy, who’s been creating Midwest landscapes on canvas for more than 30 years. Her exhibit runs through Feb. 18 in the Gallery of Oesterle Library, with an artist’s reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10.

Grand Opening of Carius Track & Gramarosso Gallery Jan. 8

Alumni and the campus community are invited to attend the Grand Opening celebration of Carius Track and Gramarosso Gallery at the Res/Rec Center. A special program begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8, as part of the 26th Annual Alumni Indoor Track & Field Meet, which kicks off at 5:30 p.m. The Grand Opening festivities include raising the Men’s Cross Country National Championship banner, special remarks from coaches and President Wilde and a ceremonial first lap around the new Carius Track.

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Campus status during severe weather

With freezing temperatures and recurring snowfalls this winter, members of the campus community are reminded to visit the College's homepage to learn whether classes or events are canceled or offices are closed. In the upper right corner, select the Campus Status box and you'll be linked to a page with detailed information.

Intramural sports for faculty, staff start Jan. 17

The College’s new recreation and wellness coordinator Corey Bitzer is recruiting faculty and staff for intramural sports leagues that begin Jan. 17. Form your own team or join a co-ed basketball or volleyball team, men’s basketball, women’s volleyball or bags team. Visit www.northcentralcardinals.com/recsports or contact Bitzer at clbitzer@noctrl.edu. Fitness classes will begin Feb. 1.

"Out of Order" brings laughter, love to the stage

Senior Alyssa Digges will direct Out of Order, a comedic farce by British playwright Ray Cooney, Jan. 7, 8 and 9 as part of North Central’s Student Director Series. It's an adult comedy about a romantic evening that goes terribly awry. The plot line features Richard Willey, the Junior Prime Minister, who plans to spend an evening with Jane, a secretary for the Opposition, in the Westminster Hotel in London. Things go disastrously wrong, beginning with the discovery of a body trapped in the hotel room’s unreliable window.