This Week At Hofstra
In this issue...
  • Friday, February 18th, 2011
  • Saturday, February 19th, 2011
  • Sunday, February 20th, 2011
  • Monday, February 21st, 2011
  • Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
  • Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
  • Thursday, February 24th, 2011
  • Friday, February 25th, 2011
  • Coming Soon!
  • Reminders
  • Beyond Hofstra
  • We're on Facebook Now!




  • Event Friday, February 18th, 2011

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Debbie 6:30-7:30 a.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Fridays @4 Hot Chocolate and Cookies. 4p.m., Student Center Atrium. Part of the Sweet Valentine Event series. Presented by Entertainment Unlimited Come one, come all, free chocolate!

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Kim 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: YOGA with Elizabeth 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    NO KARAOKE. If you have any questions, please contact OSLA at (516) 463-6914.


    Friday Saturday, February 19th, 2011

    Spring Fitness Activities: EPIC ABS with Jean. 1:00-2:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: BOOT CAMP with Jean. 2:00-3:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Free Movie Series: Tangled. 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Student Center Theatre Come see free movies all semester! Enter to win free concessions for the year! Contact hofstraentertainment@gmail.com for more information.

    Midnight Movie Series: Harold & Kumar (Go to White Castle). 11:59p.m. Student Center Theatre Come experience the magic of the movies with Entertainment Unlimited, The Division of Student Affairs and RSA. Contact hofstraentertainment@gmail.com.


    Saturday Sunday, February 20th, 2011

    Hofstra Women's Basketball vs Old Dominion. 1:00p.m. Mack Sports Complex. For more information, contact the Hofstra box office at 516-HOF-TIXX (463-8499) or log on to GoHofstra.com.

    Spring Fitness Activities: YOGA with Elizabeth. 5:00-6:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Russel. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: ZUMBA with Leah . 7:00-8:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Free Movie Series: Tangled. 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. Student Center Theatre Come see free movies all semester! Enter to win free concessions for the year! Contact hofstraentertainment@gmail.com for more information.


    Sunday Monday, February 21st, 2011

    President's Day - NO classes. University closed.

    Fitness Center Open. 11:00 a.m. - 6:00p.m.. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Mindfulness, Meditation, and Relaxation. 11:30a.m.-1:00p.m., Student Center Room 141 Learn to relax and manage stress, anxiety and other emotions through this Mindfulness Meditation group. Mindfulness Meditation reminds us to take a moment to pause and appreciate all of the good things in our life both large and small. This group will focus on learning ways to stay in the present moment rather than worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. For further information contact Student Counseling Services at (516) 463-6791.

    Back to the Root. 8:00 p.m. Multipurpose Room, Student Center. Discuss the trail of black history from Africa to the United States and provide students with a better idea of what it means to have "black roots." Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by the Black Student Union and Hofstra Afrikan Students Association Contact: omarpeele@aol.com.


    Tuesday Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

    President's Day - NO classes.

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Kim. 6:30-7:30 a.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: TURBO KICK with Gina. 5:15-6:15 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Lindsey. 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Hofstra Paw Pals Weekly Meeting. 6:00-7:00p.m. Location: TBD. Our mission is to help improve the lives of animals in local animal shelters. Many shelters are crammed and have little funding. Along with volunteering on a weekly basis, we hope to hold fundraisers for the animal shelter. Email hofstrapawpals@gmail.com for more information.

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Lindsey 6:45-7:45 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Hofstra Wrestling vs Military Academy (Army). 7:00p.m. Physical education Building. For more information, contact the Hofstra box office at 516-HOF-TIXX (463-8499) or log on to GoHofstra.com.

    Spring Fitness Activities: ZUMBA with Leah. 7:00-8:00 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: EPIC ABS with Jean. 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: BOOT CAMP with Jean. 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Fitness Center. For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958


    Wednesday Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

    Black History Month Readings. 11:15 a.m.-12:40 p.m. (Common Hour) Main Floor, Axinn Library. Short readings by Hofstra students, faculty, staff and administrators from works by or about individuals of African descent. Sponsored by the Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library. Contact: For more information contact David.Woolwine@hofstra.edu or the Office of Multicultural and International Student Programs (516) 463-6796.

    Iron Chef. 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. Student Center Caf�, Mack Student Center . Join Dining Services as they honor Black History Month with a culinary cook-off! Teams of students will compete to create the best meal with our secret ingredients. Think you have what it takes to impress our judges and become the next Iron Chef of Hofstra? Sign up by Monday, February 14, 2011 to participate. Sponsored by Lackmann Culinary Services. Contact Laura.Musa@hofstra.edu for more information.

    Assess Yourself Series: PERSONALITY. Common Hour. The Career Center. Your personality drives your energy and how you interact with the world around you. Success in a career, like everything in life, is driven by personality compatibility. This workshop helps students self-assess their personality utilizing the Myers-Briggs assessment. Students will learn to better understand themselves and how to apply what they've learned to a career path. PERSONALITY is the final of four workshops in the Assess Yourself Series this month. For more information contact the Career Center.

    Interviews to Impress. Common Hour. RM105 The Career Center. Learn the secrets of successful interviews! This workshop highlights the formats and stages of the interview process. A professional career counselor covers specific strategies for effective interviewing in many situations, including on-campus interviews. This workshop is mandatory for all PrideRecruiting participants. **Workshop on 2nd floor with no elevator, if you have special needs please call the Career Center.

    Spring Fitness Activities: POWER YOGA with Charlene 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Lindsey 6:00-7:00 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Apples to Apples (Jewish Edition) Tournament 8:00 p.m. Plaza Room Middle, Mack Student Center. Love the Game? Want a chance to win a Target gift card? Come out and play! For more information contact Hofstra Hillel 213A Student Center or call (516)463-6922.

    Malcolm X Vigil. 9:00 p.m. Plaza Room West, Mack Student Center. Discuss and celebrate the life of our Shining Black Prince. Sponsored by the Hofstra chapter of MALIK Fraternity Inc. and Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs. Contact: Aquino.o@gmail.com

    Spring Fitness Activities: YOGA with Joanna 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Lisa 8:300 - 9:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958


    Thursday Thursday, February 24th, 2011

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Nicky 6:30-7:30 a.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Hofstra Women's Basketball vs George Mason University (FAMILY FUN DAY). 2:00p.m. Mack Sports Complex. For more information, contact the Hofstra box office at 516-HOF-TIXX (463-8499) or log on to GoHofstra.com.

    NAACP Presents: Black History Month Film Series: "The Dark Side of Chocolate" 2:20 - 3:45p.m. Multipurpose Room East, Student Center. Each week in February, a film depicting African American history will be shown. The director, Roberto Romano, will be present to introduce the film and to answer questions. Sponsored by the Hofstra chapter of NAACP. Contact: Nfilsaime@gmail.com.

    Student-Activists During the South African Apartheid (A Diversity, Dialogue, and Desserts Series Event) 3:00-4:30 p.m. Emily Lowe Gallery. Discuss the impact of student-activists united against racism and discrimination as we reflect on the Hofstra University Museum exhibition Soweto Art: From the Collection of Violet and Les Payne. Sponsored by the Hofstra University Museum and Office of Multicultural & International Student Programs. Contact: Tineka.Brown@hofstra.edu

    Spring Fitness Activities: TURBO KICK with Gina 5:15-6:15 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Kim 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Debbie 6:45-7:45 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: ZUMBA with Leah 7:00-8:00 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    The Vagina Monologues. Doors Open:7:30 p.m. (Show time 8:00p.m. ) Monroe Lecture Hall Show dates: February 24th, 25th, 26th. Tickets $8 Hofstra students and $12 General Admission. Sponsored by: Division of Student Affairs, SGA and MALIK Fraternity Inc. For more information contact SGA, RM 207 Student Center or call (516)463-6960.

    Hofstra Concerts: Coffeehouse Performance Series 8:00-11:00p.m. Netherlands Caf� A series put on by Hofstra Concerts in order to allow students and local musicians to show their talent! Poets, Student Groups, Local bands, Comedy, Dance and so much MORE! Come out to a show, they are FREE! For more information contact: Hofstra Concerts, Room 212, Student Center or call (516)463-6967.

    Spring Fitness Activities: EPIC ABS with Jean 8:30 - 9:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: BOOT CAMP with Jean 9:30 - 10:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958


    Friday Friday, February 25th, 2011

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Debbie 6:30-7:30 a.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Hofstra Women's Lacrosse vs University of Denver. 4:00p.m. James M. Shuart Stadium. For more information, contact the Hofstra box office at 516-HOF-TIXX (463-8499) or log on to GoHofstra.com.

    Fridays @4. 4p.m., Student Center Atrium. Great Music & FUN!

    Spring Fitness Activities: CYCLE with Kim 4:30-5:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Spring Fitness Activities: YOGA with Elizabeth 5:30-6:30 p.m. Fitness Center For more information please and updates view www.hofstra.edu/Recreation or call (516)463-6958

    Hofstra Concerts Presents: Tokyo Police Club. 7;00-10:00p.m. Hofstra USA. Tokyo Police Club is playing at Hofstra! Recently selling out Terminal 5 in NYC. This show is 1 to 1, which means that guests can only attend when accompanied by a current Hofstra student. For more information contact Hofstra Concerts, RM212 Student Center or call 516-463-6967.

    Karaoke Fridays. 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Netherlands North Cafe. Come enjoy free fun, and giveaways! If you have any questions, please contact OSLA at (516) 463-6914


    Student Picks Coming Soon!

    P.R.I.D.E. Week March 7-11 Campus wide event. The Division of Student Affairs is sponsoring the first Hofstra P.R.I.D.E. Week, March 7-11, as we strive to promote our P.R.I.D.E. Principles and encourage our students to graduate with P.R.I.D.E.:

    • Personal and Social Responsibility

    • Respect for Self and Others

    • Integrity, Ethics and Leadership

    • Diversity and Community

    • Expression and Free Exchange

    There is wide array of programs scheduled throughout the week to promote each of the five P.R.I.D.E. Principles. Learn more about the P.R.I.D.E. Principles at www.hofstra.edu/pride, and visit the site later this month for all for a complete schedule of events.

    Building a Bridge Between Service and Learning Conference. Friday, March 11, 2011. 8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Multipurpose Room and David S. Mack Student Center. Division of Student Affairs and School of Education, Health and Human Services present: Building a Bridge Between Service and Learning Conference. You will be able to network with representatives from a variety of not-for-profit agencies and attendees will gain knowledge of public relations and outreach, as well as develop effective communication skills and strategies to promote activism. Free for all Hofstra Students! Please complete the registration form by February 14, 2011. Please visit hofstra.edu/bridgeconference to learn more about the conference. Contact Ashley.Gray@hofstra.edu with any questions!

    FREE EXPLORE NEXT DOOR - N.Y. Knicks vs. Indiana. Sunday, March 13th, 2011 - Madison Square Garden, New York City. Departure Time: 12.45p.m. SIGN UP - Begins Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. in 260 Student Center. OPEN TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS. Students are required to pay a $10 deposit to hold their spot. Your deposit is refunded when you attend the event. For more information check www.hofstra.edu/explorenextdoor or call (516)463-6914.


    Coming Soon Reminders

    75 Stories for 75 Years. 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. David Filderman Gallery, Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor. In celebration of Hofstra University's 75th anniversary, this exhibition, guest curated by Geri Solomon, assistant dean of special collections and Hofstra University archivist, is drawn from the University Archives collection, which focuses on the history of the University, and highlights 75 stories from the University's past. Through the use of photographs, original documents, memorabilia and objects, the exhibition tells the stories of William and Kate Hofstra, the University presidents, and Hofstra students, faculty and staff. Included are anecdotes and descriptions of events that many will have forgotten, such as: Who were the founding sisters of Alpha Theta Beta? Who were James Barnard, George Williams and Olive Plunkett? What was the concept behind Aymar Embury's design of the campus? For more information: (516)463-5672.

    Become a Welcome Week Coordinator. Hofstra University Welcome Week Coordinators 2011 are responsible for every aspect of the Welcome Week Program. Summer Positions are available for Publications, Programming, and Training Welcome Week Leaders.Free summer housing, stipend, great memories, and fun. Applications are due February 28 at 5pm in Student Center Room 260. Go to www.hofstra.edu/welcomeweek for more information and to find an application.


    Beyond Hofstra Beyond Hofstra

    Friday, February 18th, 2011

    The Stepfathers. 9:00p.m. Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. 307 W 26th St., Chelsea. Seven of the theater's best players create smart, patient improv in this flagship show. Admission $10. For more information, (212) 366-9176 or ucbtheatre.com

    Hot Chocolate Festival. City Bakery, 3 West 18th St. Heat-seeking chocoholics flock to this annual festival, when City Bakery owner Maury Rubin creates a different quaffs for each day of February. The calendar of flavors includes a "love potion" (dark chocolate and hot fudge) on Valentine's Day, beer- and bourbon-spiked riffs, a spicy-fig sipper and a surprise ingredient on the last day. Calorie counters can throw back a hot-chocolate shot for $3; a regular ($5) or large ($6) cup of steamy goodness will get the rest of us through those chilly winter afternoons. For more information: (212) 366-1414 or hot-chocolate-festival.com.

    Saturday, February 19th, 2011

    Williamsburg's Fashion Weekend. Glasslands Gallery, 289 Kent Ave, New York. The eighth season of this Brooklyn-centric fashion-meets-Conceptual art show is hosting 14 designers spread over two nights of raw and experimental talent. Runway shows from up-and-comers mixed with more-established favorites, including Ruffeo Hearts Lil' Snotty '80s Technicolor designs, Nathalie Kraynina gowns and streetwear, Alex Campaz menswear and La China Loca headgear. Bands like Small Time London Thug and DJ Katie Rosebot are providing the tunes. Entrance fee $8. For more information contact: (718) 599-1450 or glasslands.blogspot.com.

    Super S�bado!: Carnaval.. 11:00a.m. El Museo del Barrio, 1230 Fifth Ave. New York. Super S�bado! is a monthly extravaganza at El Museo del Barrio where everyone is welcome to come together and enjoy live music, family crafts, discussions and an exciting range of exhibitions. This month, get ready for Easter by celebrating Carnaval. The festivities on February 19 include a photo booth, storytelling, arts and crafts, a concert by Alma Moyo and special guests from The Legacy Circle, and bilingual gallery tours. Admission Free. For more information, visit elmuseo.org or 212-831-7272 .

    Sunday, February 20th, 2011

    Floating Kabarette. Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main St., New York. Galapagos reclaims the circus with this recurring cabaret night, featuring a rotating cast of performers. Expect burlesque, magic, trapeze and more-all hosted by potty-mouthed performance-art duo Olga and Bjorn. For more information contact (718) 222-8500 or check galapagosartspace.com.


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