Around the Campus

Turkish poet Week of Events ends with lecture, readings\nThe Turkish poet Nazim Hikmet Week of Events will commence today with several events, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the poet's birth. Ibrahim Bastug will present a lecture about "The Originality of Nazim Hikmet" from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Dr. Ataol Behramoglu and Professor Kemal Silay will give a poetry recitation in Turkish and English from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. "Poetry Unites" -- a poetry reading in world languages and reception from 7 to 8:30 p.m. All events are in the IMU State Room East. The week of events is sponsored by the IU Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies Chair and the IU Turkish Student Community. For more information, e-mail kniggle@indiana.edu.\nSpeech will present views about Nationalist China\nRebecca Nedostup, an assistant professor of Chinese History at Purdue University, will give a speech about "Civic Faith and Hybrid Ritual in Nationalist China" from 12:30 to 2 p.m. in Ballantine Hall 004. For more information, call the East Asian Studies Center at 855-3765.\nHip Hop Congress to hold MC Battle Saturday\nIU Hip Hop Congress will have a MC Battle and canned food drive Saturday in the McNutt Flame Room. The winner of the competition will receive $50. Admission is free with canned food item. Sign-up starts at 8:30 p.m., and the event will start at 9 p.m.