My 21st birthday

So what are the options? Am I set for a binge? Do I suddenly need to get educated on the selection of brews around Bellingham? What a disturbing thought.

But help is on the way! I should have known.

I don't have to worry about a night out on the town. I just glanced at the Events Calendar up on the Associated Student web-site. What luck!

*scrolling down to the 22nd of February*

Tuesday, February 22nd:

Women's Center & AS Films Present: "Breasts"
8:00pm VU 552 $2.00
(co-sponsored by WEAVE & AS Films)

Women's Center Presents: Body Pride Week
Feb 22nd-25th
The events for Body Pride Week include the showing of the film "Breasts" and the Body Positive Belly Dance Workshop. See those events for times and locations.

Isn't it great that there is something worth doing on campus?! I don't have to hit "the city of subdued excitement" to celebrate something like my 21st birthday. All I have to do is watch "Breasts" and that should do it! I will have the satisfaction of witnessing, first-hand, the empowerment of every woman in attendance.

Then, since this film marks the beginning of "body pride week," why stop there? That "body positive belly dance" looks ever so tempting.

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Ok, so excuse me for being appalled at the waste of my money. Yes, my money... You know, the money I paid in taxes, that goes into the state education budget, then gets divided up between institutions. Then, when it reaches Western, the portion for the various clubs and campus organizations is set aside. The Women's Center, as you can see, finds very creative uses for my money.

Think this is only one weeks worth?

Thursday, February 10th

Vagina Memoirs Performance
February 10th-13th - FREE (asking for donations)
Feb 10th 7:00pm VU Gallery. Feb 12th 5:00pm Village Books. Feb 13th 7:00pm Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship

Monday, February 14th

V-Day Ball
7:00pm Multi-Purpose Room, Price: TBA
(Co-Sponsored by AS Pop Music & LGBTA)

V-Day Sales
Vendors row 10am-4pm
We will be selling roses, t-shirts, cards, and vagina friendly products

Wednesday, February 16th

Empowerment Workshop
6 PM VU 565 FREE

Oh, and this one beats them all!

Friday, February 18th

Vagina Monologues
February 18th, 19th and 20th at 7pm in the PAC. $10.00 students/$12.00 non-students

The absolutely hilarious and oh-so-empowering Vagina Monologues written by Eve Ensler will be making another appearance on Western's Campus during V-Week. Interested in volunteering? Awesome, we need it. In fact we still need the entire cast and crew. If interested stay posted: auditions should be sometime in November. Tickets on sale soon at the PAC box office

I'm sure it's just me, but that is a whacked out series of events. There has to be a better time and place to celebrate my 21st birthday. Oh yes, I just remembered--there is! You see, I will be spending my birthday at the County Council for a reporting assignment.

Am I ever relieved!