2014 Subway AUS Women's Basketball Championships

Join the Department of Athletics and Recreation as they host the 2014 Subway AUS Women's Basketball Championships. See championship schedule below: Friday, March 7 Game 1, Quarter‐final #1 6:00 pm 4th place vs 5th place Game 2, Quarter‐final #2 8:00 pm 3rd place vs 6th place Saturday, March 8 Game 3, Semifinal #1 6:00 pm 1st vs Winner QF #1 Game 4, Semifinal #2 8:00 pm 2nd vs Winner QF #2 Sunday, March 9 Game 6, Championship 2:00 pm Championship game Tournament Passes: Adult $20 Non‐UPEI student $8 Daily Passes: Adult $10 Non‐UPEI Student $5 UPEI students and children 12 & under: Free Tickets will be on sale at all UPEI games prior to the Championship and one hour prior to game time on game days. Visit Panther Central to purchase your tournament or day passes.

Community Workshop: Care of the Geriatric Pet

The Atlantic Veterinary College will host a community workshop entitled “Care of the Geriatric Pet” on Wednesday, March 5, in Lecture Theatre A, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. With advances in veterinary medicine, proper nutrition, and increased awareness of pet owners, pets are living longer lives. How do owners prepare for and provide the best care during their pet’s senior years? At what age is a pet considered senior or geriatric? Dr. Peter Foley, assistant professor of small animal internal medicine, will discuss common diseases of older pets, how to spot symptoms of potential illnesses or problems, and how to handle their special needs. He will present information on end of life issues and euthanasia. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free and refreshments will be served. Donations to the AVC Friends and Family are gratefully accepted. For information, call (902) 566-0589 or visit upei.ca/avc.

Chemistry Seminar

Join Dr. Tyson MacCormack, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mount Allison University, for a seminar on Wednesday, February 26 at 12:30 pm. Dr.MacCormack’s presentation is entitled “Nanoparticle-Protein Interactions and Their Consequences to Physiology and Metabolism.” The seminar will be held in the Regis and Joan Duffy Research Centre, Lecture Theatre, room 212.

Atlantic Universities Undergraduate History & Classics Conference

From March 7-9 2014, UPEI students will host approximately 40 of their peers in History and Classics from universities throughout the Atlantic region, in this annual undergraduate conference. There will be 12 UPEI History and Classics students among those presenting papers drawn from their own coursework and/or Honours research. Papers to be presented range from warfare in the ancient world to 1990s pop culture.

Financially Fit Workshop

On Tuesday, March 4, Enactus UPEI will host "Financially Fit" - a personal budgeting workshop from 12:00 to 1:30 pm, at McMillan Hall, W.A. Murphy Student Centre. Glenn Trueman, Branch Manager of CIBC Queen Street, will be leading the presentation that will focus on personal budgeting, debt, loan applications, credit cards, and more. This event is one of the projects in the Enactus Canada Financial Education Challenge. This event is free and all are welcome to attend.

Electra by Euripides

Ancient Greece was far away and long ago, but it will be up close and personal in UPEI’s Faculty Lounge this Spring. Vagabond Productions will be staging the Greek tragedy of Electra by Euripides. Director Greg Doran’s vision is to bring Electra into the 21st century by putting a modern political spin on things. “At its heart, Electra can be read as a play about the financial dispossession of two characters, Orestes and Electra. I saw it as an opportunity to highlight current economic and political divisions in society. I feel the play offers an interesting insight for today’s society.” Electra is its tenth show. The show runs March 18 to March 22 in The Faculty Lounge, in the Main Building. The doors will open at 7 pm for a 7:30 pm start. Admission is pay-what-you-can and seating is limited, so make sure to show up early For more information, you can contact the Theatre Studies Program at 566-6013 or Dr. Greg Doran at gdoran@upei.ca.