March 23

Tonight, Dr. Eric Sandgren, chair of the All Campus Animal Care and Use Committee, debates the propriety of animal research with Rick Bogle, head of the Primate Freedom Project, part of the Madison-based Alliance for Animals. Isthmus news editor Bill Lueders and Deborah Blum, a UW-Madison journalism professor whose reporting on the issue of primate research earned her a 1992 Pulitzer Prize for beat reporting, will moderate the debate. There will be an opportunity for audience members to submit written questions to the panelists. This is in Room 2103 of Chamberlain Hall, 1150 University Avenue, from 7:00 to 8:30.

Tonight, the PoliSciFi book club hosts a reading and discussion of China Mieville’s “Perdido Street Station”. Light refreshments and snacks are provided and donations are accepted. This is at Escape Java Joint, 916 Williamson Street, at 7. For more information, call 442-8399 or email dvdwilliams51@yahoo.com.

Tonight, there is a panel discussion on "Pink-collar Poverty: Women in Low-wage Jobs". A panel of experts on the work issues women face discuss wage equity, health and child care, affordable housing, moderated by Cindy Rolling, Professor at Edgewood College. This is in the Wasbhurn Heritage Room of Regina Hall on Edgewood College’s campus from 7 to 8:30.

Pacific Intercultural Exchange has international exchange students from over 40 countries arriving into the area for home stay programs. The non-profit organization is looking for host families to share the American way of life. If you think you may be interested in hosting a foreign teen or would like more information about the program, please call P.I.E. at 1-800-828-9001.