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By on March 18, 2009

The Great American Meatout. Sponsored by Speak Out for Species. Vegan food samples and literature in honor of the Great American Meatout, a national celebration of vegetarian living and its benefits for health, animals and the environment. 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tate Plaza. Contact: sos@uga.edu, www.uga.edu/sos

Seminar: Demographic Trend in Georgia. Sponsored by the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics. Dr. Doug Bachtel, the Georgia demographer in the Department of Housing and Consumer Economics, discusses the populations in Georgia. 11:15 a.m. 312 Dawson Hall. Contact: ymimura@fcs.uga.edu

APERO Africana Brown Bag Lecture: Haitians Working to Make a Difference. Sponsored by African American Studies, African Studies and the African American Cultural Center. Dr. Leara Rhodes of Grady College gives the talk. 12:15 p.m. African American Cultural Center, Memorial Hall, fourth floor. Contact: fsgiles@uga.edu

Beginning Scuba. Sponsored by the Georgia Outdoor Recreation Program (GORP). A beginning course covering two phases of the three-phase Scuba PADI certification process. The first phase covers basic knowledge about equipment, environments and dive planning, while the second phase, a pool session, helps master basic scuba skills. Register by March 18 at the Cashier’s Window, Ramsey Student Center. $150 students, $160 faculty & staff. 6:30-10 p.m. 202 Ramsey Student Center. Contact: 706-542-8030, recjls@uga.edu

Softball vs. Kennesaw State. 5 p.m. UGA Softball Complex.

Workshop: Nuts and

Bolts of Citing Sources. Sponsored by the University Libraries. Citation Boot Camp. Bring your papers to this interactive workshop to ensure that every dot and comma are in place for the bibliographic style you are using. 8:30-9:15 p.m. 368 Miller Learning Center. Contact: 706-542-6196, ccason@uga.edu

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