News briefs

February 8, 2010 —

Annual fundraiser to be held for cancer research\

The annual Relay for Life fundraiser with the American Cancer Society will kick off at 10 p.m. Monday in the Student Activity Room. Those interested in helping may also attend a meeting Thursday, Feb. 11, in the Unity Room.

In addition, the group will sell its signature “I Love Boobs” T-shirts from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday, near the first-floor entrance to the Melvin J. Zahnow Library. The shirts are intended to raise breast cancer awareness.

National political strategist to speak at SVSU

Diversity Programs will host national political commentator Donna Brazile for a discussion called “Women in American Politics: Are We There Yet?” She will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11. in the Rhea Miller Recital Hall.

Brazile has been named in Washingtonian Magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women” and Essence Magazine’s “Top 50 Women in America.” She worked on every presidential campaign from 1976 through 2000, and became the first African American to run one. She also is a syndicated columnist, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a regular guest on CNN, NPR and ABC.