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    Student Health Advocates to help smokers quit

    The Student Health Advocates will provide games and information to promote the Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20 starting at 11 a.m. on Library Walk.

    The group is also offering support and additional resources for those who are trying to quit smoking.

    Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, the event encourages smokers to smoke less or stop smoking for 24 hours. The Great American Smokeout first began in the early 1970s when Lynn Smith, a publisher from the Monticello Times, announced the concept for the event and called it “”D-Day.”” It became a nationwide event in 1977 under the sponsorship of the ACS.

    Pan Asian Staff Association to host watercolor exhibition

    The Pan Asian Staff Association and Cross-Cultural Center will host the fifth annual “”Celebrations of Color”” on Nov. 21 with an exhibit of works by watercolorist Paul Chan. The event, which will be held at the Cross-Cultural Center at 11 a.m., will showcase the artist’s work depicting nature and surrealism.

    Chan’s works will be on sale along with food items with proceeds going toward the Pan Asian Staff Association’s scholarship funds. The event is free and open to the public.

    As a child growing up in Hong Kong, Chan was an avid painter and contributed drawings and caricatures to the local newspapers.

    He then took a break from art during his college years, but began painting again in 1997 to complete “”Sunset at the Lotus Pond,”” his first painting in 22 years. He has completed more than 50 paintings.

    For more information on Chan’s artwork, visit http://members.cox.net/atrsbypcsd.

    UC Laboratory Management Council reorganizes

    The University of California announced a new management organization that will include a strengthened internal organization and a new UC Laboratory Management Council. The management changes, announced on Nov. 14 are expected to take effect in the near future.

    The organizational modifications follow the recent appointment of retired Admiral S. Robert Foley as vice president for laboratory management.

    Some of the changes include the creation of two associate vice president positions that would report to Foley. One will oversee laboratory programs and the other position will focus on laboratory operations and administration.

    Former senior executive Robert Van Ness was named associate vice president of laboratory operations while John Birley will take the position of associate vice president for laboratory programs.

    Van Ness, who has worked for the University of California for 10 years, has also served in senior executive positions for federal government and private industries.

    Birley formerly held senior leadership positions with the Department of Defense and worked as an advisor in the U.S. Strategic Command and Defense Intelligence Agency.

    Birley has also worked for the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, one of the three national UC-managed laboratories.

    The University of California has also established four executive director positions, which will include executive directors for business and finance, contracts and administration, programs and science and technology.

    In addition, the University of California created the Laboratory Management Council that will develop and implement corporate policies as well as give advice to the vice president of laboratory management on issues such as performance improvements, risk areas and effectiveness of internal controls.

    The council will also participate in the hiring of positions.

    Kaibigang Pilipino sponsors arts and culture festival

    Kaibigang Pilipino will sponsor the sixth annual Magkasama Arts and Cultural Festival on Nov. 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    The event, which will be held at the Sixth College campus, will showcase the Pilipino culture through performances, informational booths and various forms of education and entertainment.

    Performances will include spoken word, music and commentaries. The event, whose title Magkasama means “”to come together,”” will feature free admission and parking.

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