MONDAY 17

2:00 pm · Faculty Research Meeting · Library, Reading Room 1
5:00 pm · Deadline to sign up for the Loyola Pilgrimage Retreat
7:00 pm · Pizza meeting for all students going to Loyola

TUESDAY 18

Deadline to sign up in Student Life to go to Visit the Biggest Mosque in Europe on Wednesday 19
1:30 - 4:30 pm · SLU-Madrid International Graduate School Fair · PRH Patio
10:00 pm · Slu-Madrid Billikens Vs Catenaccio FC · Green Canal

WEDNESDAY 19

End of Midterms
11:00 am · Visit to the Mosque in M-30, sponsored by Student Life/Campus Ministry · Meet at PRH front steps · more information: Ana Aizpún (aaizpun@slu.edu)
2:00 pm · Student Government Association informational meeting · PRH10
5:30 pm · Gay-Straight Alliance meeting · PRH Patio

THURSDAY 20

2:00 pm · Campus Ambassador Seminar · PRH10

FRIDAY 21

Simchat Torah
Friday-Sunday: Loyola Retreat
8:00 am · Departure of trip to Loyola · PRH front steps
11:00-12:00 am · TECNOLOGÍAS PARA LA ENSEÑANZA:
Creando actividades interactivas con JCLIC · PAH19 (Planta -1)

SUNDAY 23

NO MASS ON CAMPUS this Sunday · Check religious services nearby
7.30 pm · PRH front steps · Expected arrival of students coming from Loyola

Monday 24: United Nations Day

Tuesday 25: Languages & Literature Day

Wednesday 26: "Diwali" Festival of light / Pancake Breakfast run by Loyola Retreatants

Thursday 27 (11:00 am): David Heap, PhD (University of Western Ontario, Canadá): "El Atlas Lingüístico de la Península Ibérica" (SPAN 423)

Thursday 27-Sunday 30: EAS-105 · Oceanography trip

Friday 28: All Faculty Meeting (2:00 pm) / Faculty & Staff Soccer Match (3:00 pm)

Sunday 30: Daylight Saving Time ends (Spain)

Madrid Cultura y Arte Newsletter

ART

Free entrance in several Madrid´s palaces and museums in October to all those people presenting a metro pass or metro ticket.

Teotihuacán, City of the Gods (through November 13) · 400 pieces from Mexico's most prominent museums · CaixaForum Madrid · Paseo del Prado 36 · [Metro: Atocha (L1, C1, C2, C3, C5, C7, C8, C10) · 6, 10, 14, 26, 27, 32, 34, 37, 45].

TEATRO

El Perro del Hortelano by Lope de Vega · (through December 23) · Teatro Pavón · Calle Embajadores 9 · Wed to Sat, 8:00 pm and Sun, 7:00 pm · [Metro: Latina (L5) · Bus: 17, 18, 23, 35, 60] · 9-18€

MOVIES

La Voz Dormida. Director: Benito Zambrano. Intérpretes: Inma Cuesta, María León, Marc Clotet. País: España. Año: 2011. Estreno: 21 de octubre.

The Change-Up (El Cambiazo). Director: David Dobkin. Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Leslie Mann, Olivia Wilde, Alan Arkin. Country: USA. Year: 2011. Release date: October 21.

Margin Call. Director: J. C. Chandor. Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Paul Bettany, Zachary Quinto, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci. Country: USA. Year: 2011. Release date: October 21.

I Want To Be A Soldier (De mayor quiero ser soldado). Director: Christian Molina. Cast: Robert Englund, Cassandra Gava, Danny Glover, Cameron Antrobus. Country: Spain, Italy. Year: 2010. Release date: October 21.  

ALSO, check “Cultural Offerings in Madrid” on the Madrid Campus website.

Changes to Residency Cards Renewal: Tarjeta de estudiante renewal appointments now located on Calle San Faustino, 23 (Metro: Canillejas, L5).  Documents required have changed. Renewal appointments scheduled for April or beyond: Visit Ariadne Ferro before Friday, October 21, Student Life Office.

Help keep SLU Madrid green and save energy: If you're the last one out of the classroom, turn off the lights and shut the windows!

For inclusion of an item in the Billiken News, please submit your notice to billikenews-madrid@slu.edu no later than Friday at 6:00 pm.

Advertising Campus Events: If you have signs to post, please take them to the Office of Student Life (ground floor, PRH) for approval and posting.

Submit Titles for First-Year Summer Reading Program: Members of the Saint Louis University community are encouraged to submit a book recommendation for consideration for the University's First-Year Summer Reading Program by Friday, October 28.

To assist you in planning your own exciting trips, visit the "Independent Student Travel" section of our website.

SPANGLISH-Language Exchange
Tuesdays · 8.30-10.30pm (check in until 9 pm) · SPANGLISH · Free language exchange for SLU-Madrid students with SLU - Madrid ID card at El Chapandaz, Calle Fernando el Catolico, 77