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Students in Penn College's human services major held their annual Ten Thousand Villages salethis week in the CC lobby. All proceeds from the sale, conducted Thursday and Friday, go to the crafters of Ten Thousand Villages, a fair-trade organization working with underdeveloped countries. ( Photos by Stephanie A. Shutter, student photographer)

A Tuesday artist's talk and reception marked the first week of the "Vessels of Life" exhibit of mixed-media drawings by Kim Banister. The exhibit, in the Gallery at Penn College (Madigan Library, third floor), runs through Dec. 2. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. All exhibits are free and open to the public.

Approximately 300 people attended the John Prendergast talk Tuesday night in the ACC Auditorium. Prendergast, a renowned human-rights proponent and author of eight books on Africa, offered an engaging view of the crisis in Darfur, and many insightful questions were posed during the Q&A. The event, sponsored by the International Programs Office, drew attendees from the college and the community.

Pennsylvania College of Technology's Student Government Association recently hosted its fifth annual Student Leadership Conference, promoting student involvement and leadership to more than 100 on-campus participants. The theme for this year's program, held Nov.

During Saturday's Community Association for Progressive Positive Action annual recognition ceremony, Penn College's Multicultural Society received an award for its community service and financial contributions. Pictured at the CAPPA event, held at the Holiday Inn, are, from left, co-adviser Henriette K. Evans, President Lacy M. Gwynn, Vice President Elonzo R. Stroud and co-adviser Calvetta A.

Students pursuing bachelor's degrees in applied human services at Pennsylvania College of Technology will try to help effect positive change for working poor around the world by hosting a sale of fair-trade handmade crafts on campus Nov. 15-16.

More than 170 students packed the ACC Auditorium on Thursday night for "An Open-Forum Discussion on Marijuana Legislation, Enforcement and Consequences." The event was sponsored by Community Assistant Ben Bryan (an information technology: weband application development major from Spring City) and Resident Assistant Eric Bruno (automotive technology management, Spring City), and moderated by Georg

Penn College students and pet owners alike showed up for an evening of canine camaraderie and pumpkin carving last week. About 30 students came to carve pumpkins; enjoy pumpkin pie, apple cider and roasted pumpkin seeds; and enter their dressed-up pets in the costume contest.

The Gallery at Penn College, on the third floor of Pennsylvania College of Technology's Madigan Library, will host "Vessels of Life," an exhibit of mixed-media drawings by Kim Banister, from Nov. 9 to Dec. 2. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 4:30 p.m., with a gallery talk scheduled at 5:30 p.m.

Penn College Act 101 students and a staff member attended the K. Leroy Irvis Student Leadership Conference in Gettysburg on Sunday and Monday. Students Katherine E. Swift and John S. Cendoma enjoyed several conference sessions designed to increase students' leadership skills, and had the chance to network with other student leaders at various social events. Melissa M.