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Students learn proper etiquette for socializing, dining with business professionals

Monday, Feb. 8

Members of the IU Student Alumni Association gathered Monday at the DeVault Alumni Center for a free six-course dinner. What was the catch? It was a crash course on restaurant etiquette.

Joseph Boes, associate director of recruiting and marketing for the School of Optometry, conducted the lessons throughout the evening.

Latino GLBT group forms for campus support

Monday, Feb. 8

Senior Enrique Perez is helping create a Latino gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender group at IU, called LOUTin@s, to create a support community.

The group is the first of its kind at IU. Lillian Casillas, director of La Casa Latino Cultural Center serves as one of the advisers for the group and said it is building a strong foundation so it will last for years to come.

Patten lectures to include life on Mars debate

Monday, Feb. 8

From early life on Earth to the possibility of life on Mars, Harvard University professor Andrew Knoll will be presenting two public lectures that span 600 million years of history.