LIFE IN BRIEF: Speak Up, Speak Out postponed

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Film screening

At 6 p.m. Thursday in Pearce Hall Room 327, the Department of Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures will screen the movie “¡Ay, Carmela!” The film is a Spanish production about a band of vaudeville performers who are traveling the country during the Spanish Civil War, and suddenly find themselves in the Nationalist side of the conflict. Admission is free and open to the public.

Event postponed

The Speak Up, Speak Out event, scheduled for today, was postponed to a later date to be determined. For further information, contact the Multicultural Education Center.

Black history presentation

A multimedia interactive presentation, titled “Is Everybody Stupid? Apathy, Disengagement and Ignorance through the Hip Hop Lens,” will start at 6 p.m. Monday in the Bovee University Center Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Through a presentation, performer Ise Lyfe will tell a unique view of American attitudes. Using photographs, personal stories, statistics and official documents, Lyfe will attempt to offer a different perspective to commonly accepted doctrines of policy and perception.

Transfer reports available

Michigan Two-Year Institutions has released reports that provide a full five-year history of new transfer students by original institution, including average transfer GPA. They are now available on the Office of Institutional Research Enrollment Reports Web site.

Rob O’Reilly to perform

“America’s Got Talent” semifinalist and Comedy Central guest comedian Rob O’Reilly will perform a free show Thursday for students, sponsored by On the Fly Productions. The event will run from 9 to 10:30 p.m. in Carey Hall’s Real Food on Campus stage.

Fish N’ Chips auditions

The all-male a cappella group Fish N’ Chips will hold auditions for men that sing bass from 8 to 9:30 p.m. in the upstairs level of the Music Building. There will be a sign showing where those interested can go. Those who wish to audition should bring a song they are prepared to sing a cappella.

Volunteers needed

People are needed to help at the Special Olympics Michigan 2010 State Winter Games. The games take place from Feb. 2-5 at Grand Traverse Resort and Schuss Mountain in Traverse City. Applications are available at the Volunteer Center, Student Activity Center, Finch Fieldhouse and the Special Olympics Building. Call Dan Ekonen at 774-3911 with questions.

Blood drive continues

Central Michigan and Western Michigan will come together for a three-day blood drive starting at noon today and ending at 5:45 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church on campus. Sweeney Hall’s basement will host the drive from noon to 5:45 p.m. Thursday. Finally, from 11 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Friday, the last drive will take place in the Emmons Hall Lobby. The event is sponsored by the Red Cross and also will give participants the opportunity to win a 32” television, a Nintendo Wii console or an iPod Touch.