Monday - The Convocations Committee and ISA host Elizabeth Duban, who will present a talk titled “Trafficking in Women: A Human Rights Abuse of Global Proportions,” and a video, “Bought and Sold,” at 7 p.m. in Nucor. A reception will follow.

Tuesday - Global IQ Quiz. Pick up quizzes in Ed’s, Morrow Building, Student Life Office, Career Development Office, or the APPLE Project Office. Answers must be submitted by 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

Wednesday - Quiz winners will be announced and prizes awarded at noon in Edwards Dining Hall. The film, “Everest IMAX,” will be shown in Nucor at 7:30 p.m. Relive a breathtaking journey to the top of the world.

Thursday - A dedication and planting of a friendship tree will follow the Thanksgiving Convocation at 11 a.m. in Brown Chapel. The film, “Babette’s Feast,” sponsored by Spragins House, will be shown in Hoke-McCain at 6:30 p.m. International Food Tasting Night will follow the film. (Reservations are required for the food tasting event only.)

Friday - The Starlight Club will feature international student participation at 8 p.m. in the Lower Union.

Kristy Barrington and Megan Osborn were the other nominees from Lyon.

Charity bike ride to benefit Arkansas Children's Hospital

Lyon College biology professors Dr. Tim Lindblom and Dr. Mark Schram, along with Shajjan Rajbanshi, vice president of the International Student Association, will bicycle from Batesville to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock on Saturday, November 23, in an effort to raise $10,000 to benefit the hospital. All interested cyclists are invited to join the trio.

The three cyclists are soliciting donations from Lyon College students, faculty and staff, and from businesses and individuals in the community. For additional information including details of the bike ride, how you can make a donation, or how you can ride along, contact Joni Bube at 698-1782 or email jbube@lyon.edu.

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is the state’s only pediatric medical facility and one of the 10 largest children’s hospitals in the country. Last year, more than 250,000 admissions and patient visits were recorded from all 75 Arkansas counties and from around the nation and world, including 1,560 from Independence County.

Lyon Preview Day The Lyon enrollment services office hosted its second Preview Day Saturday with 90 prospective students and their families in attendance.

The play is based on the book written by James Lapine with music by Stephen Sondheim.

The Pipers are in Jackson, Tennessee, this weekend for the TranSouth Conference Tournament at Union University.

The Pipers, 21-16 for the season and 5-7 in the conference, are hoping to earn a berth in the regional tournament by finishing in the top four in the conference tournament. The team will meet Union at 9 a.m. today for the first tournament matchup.

Lyon closed out the regular season with a 5-set victory over Martin Methodist Nov-ember 8. Kim Ricker led with 17 kills and 23 digs. Yllen Rosales had 46 assists; Tara Carnahan added 11 blocks; and Jodi McFarland scored four aces.

Cross Country

Shajjan Rajbanshi and Ariel Maddox were the top Lyon finishers in the November 9 TranSouth Conference and Region XI Cross Country Championships.

Rajbanshi was 46th in the men’s race with a time of 30:36 over eight kilometers. Maddox finished 35th in the 5-kilometer women’s event with a time of 23:04.

Basketball

The Scots claimed a hard-fought 80-76 overtime victory over Williams Baptist Monday in Walnut Ridge.

Brandon Byrd scored 28 points to pace the Scots. Norris Weintz had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Chris Wilkinson had 10 points.

Lyon is 1-1 for the season. They opened with a 71-59 loss to Missouri Baptist in St. Louis on Saturday.

Weintz led the Scots with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Wilkinson added 11 points and Byrd had 10.

The Scots will host Missouri Baptist at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Becknell Gym.

The Pipers fell to 1-1 when they lost to Williams Baptist 64-53 Monday in Walnut Ridge.

Prescilla Mathias led the Pipers with 17 points. Mika Seay and Sarah Adcock added 10 apiece. Candace Pettis had eight rebounds and Seay had seven.

The Pipers will compete in the John Brown Classic this weekend in Siloam Springs.

Lyon College Campus Calendar

Friday, November 15

12 noon Hispanic Club             EDH 001 Area

12 noon Catholic Campus Ministry             EDH 002

8 p.m. Basketball: John Brown Classic, Pipers vs. JBU             Siloam Springs, Ark.

9 p.m. Toga Party (IFC)             Lower Union

Saturday, November 16

9 a.m. APPLE – Saturday Session             Lyon, Nucor & Flanders

9 a.m. Volleyball: Conf. Tournament, Pipers vs. Union U.             Jackson, Tenn.

1 p.m. Basketball: JBU Classic, Pipers vs. Oklahoma Baptist             Siloam Springs, Ark.

2 p.m. Tennis: Pipers/Scots vs. College of the Ozarks             Lyon Tennis Courts

9 p.m. Clayton Miller Band - SAC             Lower Union

Sunday, November 17

2 p.m. BCM Bible Study             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

5 p.m. Alpha Xi Delta Meeting             Lyon, Rooms 200 & 202

6 p.m. Kappa Sigma Meeting             Alphin, Arkansas Room

7 p.m. Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting             Alphin, Patterson Room

BSA Executive Meeting                 Lyon, Seminar East

8 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Zeta Beta Tau Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Monday, November 18

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cafeteria Enrollment for 2003 – Faculty/Staff             Lyon, Seminar East

12 noon Alpha Chi Meeting             EDH 002

Spanish Table             EDH 003

1:30 p.m. Executive Cabinet Meeting             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

4 p.m. Promotion & Tenure Committee             Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

Reception for International Women’s Rights             Spragins House

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE             Lyon, Rms. 100,200,204,214

Alphin: Barton & Long

7 p.m. Convocation: Elisabeth Duban, “Trafficking in Women”             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Phi Mu Meeting             Union Conference Room

Women’s Bible Study             Morrow Lounge

8 p.m. International Film Night             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

8:30 p.m. Highlander Staff Meeting             Alphin, Louisiana Room

Tuesday, November 19

9 a.m.-4 p.m. Cafeteria Enrollment for 2003 – Faculty/Staff             Lyon, Seminar East

12 noon Erosophic Society             EDH 003

5:30 p.m. SAC Meeting             Union Conference Room

6 p.m. Scot Yearbook Staff Meeting             Alphin, Louisiana Room

6 p.m. Basketball: Pipers vs. Central Baptist College             Becknell Gym

7 p.m. French Film, Amelie             Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

Lyonex Computer Club             Lyon, Computer Science Lab

8 p.m. Basketball: Scots vs. Missouri Baptist College             Becknell Gym

9:30 p.m. BCM Pizza Giveaway             Lower Union

Wednesday, November 20

10 a.m. LATEC Meeting             Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

11:30 a.m. Sigma Tau Delta Meeting             EDH 002

12 noon Wesley Fellowship             EDH 003

Tau Kappa Epsilon Meeting Union Conference Room

3 p.m. Institutional Assessment Committee Meeting Lyon, Seminar West

4-8:15 p.m. APPLE Lyon: Rms, 100,200,204,206

Alphin: Barton & Long

7 p.m. Phi Mu Meeting Union Conference Room

7:30 p.m. International Film Night Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

9 p.m. BCM Meeting Morrow Lounge

Thursday, November 21

11 a.m. Thanksgiving Convocation Brown Chapel

11:30 a.m. Teacher Education Meeting Union Conference Room

12 noon French Table EDH 001 Area

Campus Ministry Board EDH 002

Black Students’ Association EDH 003

Lyon Ambassadors Lyon, Nucor Auditorium

4 p.m. Academic Affairs Council Lyon, Worthen Bank Room

Faculty Personnel Committee Lyon, Seminar East

6 p.m. Residence Life Staff Meeting Lyon, Citizens Bank Room

Basketball: Pipers vs. Arkansas Baptist Little Rock, Ark.

6:30 p.m. Video Diversity – “Babette’s Feast” Young House Lounge

7 p.m. Spragins House Bible Study Morrow Lounge

7:30 p.m. Batesville Community Theatre, “Into the Woods” Brown Chapel

Basketball: Scots vs. John Brown University Siloam Springs, Ark.

8 p.m. Coffeehouse Edibles

Friday, November 22

11:30 a.m. Artist’s Luncheon with John Minkoff Alphin, Kresge Art Gallery

12 noon Hispanic Club EDH 001 Area

Catholic Campus Ministry EDH 002

7:30 p.m. Batesville Community Theatre, “Into the Woods” Brown Chapel