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UHS to host Latino & Sustainability Cultural Dinner
University Housing Services will host the Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner with musician and activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in the Brown Ballroom, Bone Student Center.
Xiuhtezcatl is a musician, activist, and a prolific voice for his generation. Xiuhtezcatl’s first relationship with music was as a means of preserving his Indigenous culture and language, which influence the sound and direction of his releases to this day. Drawing from his Xochimilca and Mexican roots, along with the environmental justice work his mother raised him in, his lyrics resonate with depth and purpose. Find more information about the event here.
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Important Dates
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Fall Break
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
close on Saturday, November 23 at 2 p.m.
and reopen on Sunday, December 1 at 2 p.m. - All other residential areas (Hewett-Manchester Halls, Fell/School St. Apartments, Cardinal Court, and Wilkins Hall) will remain open.
- Students: check your e-mail for additional details and instructions as we get closer to these dates.
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
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Winter Break
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
close on Saturday, December 14 at 2 p.m.
and reopen on Friday, January 10 at 8 a.m. - All other residential areas (Hewett-Manchester Halls, Fell/School St. Apartments, Cardinal Court, and Wilkins Hall) will remain open.
- Students: check your e-mail for additional details and instructions as we get closer to these dates.
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
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Beginning of Spring Semester
- Friday, January 10 | Halls open at 8 a.m.
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Spring Break
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
close on Saturday, March 8 at 2 p.m.
and reopen on Sunday, March 16 at 2 p.m. - Students: check your e-mail for additional details and instructions as we get closer to these dates.
- Watterson Towers, Wright & Haynie Halls
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End of Spring Semester
- Saturday, May 10 | All residential areas will close at 2 p.m.
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