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Thomas Paine lecture  

As part of OU’s “History Comes Alive” lecture series, associate professor of history, Todd Estes will be giving a talk on Thomas Paine, tracing what happened to him after 1776 and its meaning for democracy.  The free lecture will take place in the Oakland Center’s Oakland Room on Wednesday, Jan. 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. Reservations are requested. For more information, contact Johanna McReynolds at 248-370-3511.

Past, present, future of African American Greek organizations

Rasheed Ali Cromwell will be giving a presentation on the past, present and future of the African American Greek organizations on university campuses on, Jan 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center.  For more information, call the Center for Multicultural Initiatives at 248-370-4404.

Chinese New Year 

A Chinese New Year celebration will be held in the Oakland Center banquet rooms on Thursday, Jan. 19 from 4 to 7 p.m.  The event is free to all Oakland University students, faculty and staff. In order to represent China, everyone is encouraged to wear red. For more information, contact Melanie Chang at 248-370-4248.

MLK Day of Service   

The Center for Multicultural Initiatives will be participating in the 2012 MLK Day of Service taking place Saturday Jan 21 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Pontiac High School.  The event is the collaborative effort of several area universities.  For more information, visit www.oakland.edu/MLKDayofService.

OU Homecoming 

A variety of events will be held between Jan. 27 to 29 on campus to celebrate OU’s homecoming. The weekend long event includes women and men’s basketball games followed by a tailgate on Jan 28. For move information visit http://www.oakland.edu/comehomet

Compiled by Kevin Graham, Staff Reporter