Hi! How's everyone's semester coming along? As for me, I'm just busy annd I have so much work to do but there are a lot of fun events that will be happening on campus this following month so please take it into consideration and come and enjoy and support the following events!

ISSI Annual Asian Lunar New Year Celebration
Celebrating the Year of the Rat!
Host: ISSI & VSA
Type: Festival
Time and Place Date: Saturday, February 9, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Fenway Center
77 Saint Stephen Street

Welcome the Year of the Rat as Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and other Asian traditions meld into a colorful and captivating celebration!

Come and enjoy a delectable array of Asian cuisine, cruise around the many booths of celebratory games and activities, and enjoy the various performances and dances that will prove to be the best Lunar New Year celebration that Northeastern University has to offer!

Exciting festivities sponsored by the International Student & Scholar Institute and Vietnamese Student Association.

Name: N.A.S.O presents the African Renaissance

Join NASO for a celebration of old and modern Africa as it is continuously changing!
Host: NASO
Type: Music/Arts - Performance
Time and Place Start Time: Monday, February 11, 2008 at 6:00pm
End Time: Saturday, February 16, 2008 at 7:00pm
Location: Northeastern University
City/Town: Boston, MA
Contact Info Email: NASO_EBOARD@YAHOO.COM

Come Learn about the African Renaissance and celebrate Africa through art, music, food and much more!!!

February 11th thru the 16th
Week of events:
Monday: Movie night (room TBA)
Tuesday: Quiz Bowl (407 Ell ISSI)
Wednesday: Dance Workshop (320 CSC)
Thursday: Food Tasting &Exhibition (AAI Cabral Center
Saturday: Africa Night with performances, fashion shows and FREE FOOD! 7-10p.m

Through out the week African art will be displayed in the Curry Student Art Gallery ( Monday thru Friday from 12p.m to 5p.m)

Meet Author Geraldine Brooks
Book Lovers unite for People of the Book, so March to Snell Library!
Host: I Love NU Libraries!
Type: Education - Lecture
Time and Place Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Time: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Location: 90 Snell Library
Street: 360 Huntington Ave.
City/Town: Boston, MA
Contact Info Phone: 617.373.5452

In her latest novel, Geraldine Brooks, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist, focuses on the mythical and historical trajectory of the Sarajevo Haggadah, a rare illuminated religious text. Brooks intertwines past and present in this great historical adventure. The book follows the novel’s main character, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare book expert, as she decodes the Haggadah’s secrets. This novel weaves together Hanna’s adventures in 1996 with the exciting histories of the tome’s past owners—charting a course that reveals the Haggadah’s mysterious origins.

The Washington Post praises People of the Book as “intelligent, thoughtful, gracefully written and original.�

A delicious international luncheon will be served!

Sponsored by the NU Libraries, the NU International Student & Scholar Institute (ISSI), and the NU Bookstore. Free & open to the public. Part of ISSI Carnevale 2008.

http://www.lib.neu.edu/libraries_and_collections/libraries/calendar_of_events/

International Soccer Match

Type: Sports & Recreation - International Sports

Description: The ISSI is proud to present one of a few cultural events that is accepted in every country around the globe… soccer!!! As part of the International Carnevale 2008, the ISSI is bringing its annual soccer tournament on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. This is a tournament similar to the World Cup, but the best part is you can create your own team with ANY person from ANY country. Combine unique skills from each nationality to create the best international team!

There will be a total of 16 teams. Every team will have a total of 10 players, including 1 team captain. In order to sign up for the tournament, the captain must have a list of 10 players, including himself. The captain must give the names of all 10 players at the ISSI Office in 405 Ell Hall before Tuesday, February 12, 2008, in order to register for the tournament. There are only 16 teams allowed to play, so if you want to register a team, sign up as soon as possible! Teams will be co-ed, so both males and females can play on the same team. It will be a night full of competition and fun, as your team shares and showcases the maneuvers and tactics that reflect the most popular sport in the world!

There is a mandatory meeting for the captain of every team on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 6:00pm in 405 Ell Hall. Important information regarding the soccer tournament will be shared with the captains. If the captain of your team does not come to the meeting, your team will not play in the tournament!

The tournament is organized for Wednesday, February 20, 2008, between 8:00 pm and midnight, at Cabot Field on the Northeastern Campus. If there are any other questions, please contact the administrators of this group on Facebook or any of these emails. (sun.p@neu.edu, alarcongonzalez.f@neu.edu, konekito.k@neu.edu, willits.k@neu.edu)

Important dates to remember:
1.)Tuesday February 12, 2008; last day to register one team at 405 Ell Hall

2.)Tuesday, February 19,2008; meeting only for captains at ISSI, 405 Ell Hall 6 pm

3.)Wednesday February 20, 2008; soccer tournament at Cabot Field (8:00-midnight)

Contact Info Email: ISSI@neu.edu
Website: www.issi.neu.edu
Office: ISSI 405 Ell Hall
Street: 360 Huntington Ave

Recent News
There is ONLY 7 DAYS before all the teams must be registered. Many teams will be signing up by the end of the week, GO REGISTER NOW!
Only 16 teams can play. The captain must register the team in 405 Ell Hall before Tuesday February 12, 2008. When he signs up, he must have a team name and the names of all the players on his team. People who do not have teams can sign up as well and we, the admins, will assign you to a team that needs more players.

Carnevale di Venezia

Masking Making Workshop & Celebration (also known as Mardi-Gras in America)
Host: NU Italian Culture Society
Type: Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Time and Place Date: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 405 Ell Hall (ISSI Office)

Description
Did you know that the roots of the cultural celebration of Carnevale are actually Italian?

Dating back to the 13th century, the festival of Carnevale hails from the northern Italian city of Venezia (Venice). Characterized best by the local saying that accompanies the festival, “A Carnevale Ogni Scherzo Vale�- anything goes at the carnival; Venetians historically celebrate this event with parades, masquerade balls, entertainment, music, and parties. The rebellious nature of the festival is reflected in the many laws created over the centuries in Italy attempting to restrict celebrations and often banning the wearing of masks.

Come be part of this unique event to make your very own beautiful Venetian mask, learn more about the history of the festival, and enjoy some Italian food from the region.

Hope to see all of you at these events! Stay warm and have a nice weekend~