Blog Posts by Westmont

Author Gustavo Arellano will give a free lecture, “Beaner, Wetback and Other Spicy Words You Can’t Say But Should: Satire as Hammer Against Anti-Immigrant Madness,” Wednesday, March 26, at 3:30 p.m. in Westmont’s Founders Dining Room. Refreshments will be served at the lecture.

Arellano will discuss his nationally acclaimed column “¡Ask a Mexican!” in which he addresses questions about the Latino culture using “satire to combat racism and stereotypes against Mexicans.”

The Westmont student group Act on AIDS is hosting a Broken Bread Poverty Meal Tuesday, March 11, at 5 p.m. on Westmont’s Kerrwood Lawn. The benefit dinner, sponsored through World Vision, will allow students, faculty and the public to identify with families and individuals affected by HIV/AIDS and hunger around the world by coming together to eat a meal of porridge and share a night of fellowship and discussion on the subjects of AIDS and hunger.

Donations will be taken to raise money for HIV/AIDS orphans in Malawi.

Westmont’s Keck Telescope has confirmed the existence of a supernova, discovered this week by astronomical investigators Jack Newton and Tim Puckett in the course of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search.

Within 48 hours of receiving a communication from Puckett about the discovery, Michael Sommermann, Westmont physics professor, spent several early morning hours imaging Supernova 2008an.

Five prospective Westmont students competed for scholarships of up to $10,000 Feb. 22-23. The Computer Science Connection and the scholarships are funded by a $287,500 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The event included problem-solving activities and a dinner at the home of Kim Kihlstrom, computer science professor.

A world-class panel of evaluators and qualified investors will assess 10 national semifinal ventures at the 5th Annual Spirit of Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development (S.E.E.D.) National Collegiate Venture Forum, March 14-15 at the Reagan Ranch Center. The event helps top college entrepreneurs meet potential capital funding for their business plans. The student presentations on Friday, March 14 from 1:30-4:30 p.m. and Saturday, March 15, from 8-11:30 a.m. are free and open to the public.Dr.

In preparation for Easter, Westmont choirs and chamber orchestra present a free concert, Choral Masterworks, Friday, March 7, 8 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church on State and Micheltorena Streets.