Screening of Point BlankWhen: Oct. 28 7-9 p.m.Where: Arts W-125DESA presents a film screening of the 1967 noir classic Point Blank. Cultural Studies professor Alanna Thain will be presiding over the screening and will lead an informal discussion after the movie. There will be free popcorn!

National Novel Writing MonthWhen: Nov. 1, 12:00 a.m. to Nov. 30, 11:59 p.m.Where: EverywhereNational Novel Writing Month is a writing contest in which participants write 50,000 words (175 pages) by the end of November. Valuing quantity over quality, NaNoWriMo is a novel-writing extravaganza for everyone who has thought fleetingly about writing a novel but has been scared by the time/effort involved. Visit www.nanowrimo.org for more info or to sign up.

Election Coverage When: Nov. 4, 8 p.m.Where: Gert’s (Shatner basement)The Political Issues Club wants you to join in on our American election night extravaganza! We’re meeting to catch the results of the election live, along with other political clubs and students. Questions? Contact [email protected].

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