April 11 in history: 

U.S. President William McKinley asks Congress for a declaration of war against Spain, 1898; Iowa becomes the first
state to impose a cigarette tax, 1921; the first live sports event on radio, a boxing match between Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee, is
broadcast KDKA Radio, 1921; Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player in Major League Baseball's history, 1947; U.S. President
Truman fires General Douglas MacArthur as head of United Nations forces in Korea, 1951; U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signs the
1968 Civil Rights Act, 1968; Apollo 13 blasts off on a mission to the moon that is disrupted when an explosion cripples the spacecraft,
1970; scientists in Hawaii measure the distance between the earth and moon within one inch, 1985; Dodge Morgan sails solo nonstop
around the world in 150 days, 1986; Kellogg's stops giving tours of its breakfast-food plant, 1986. 

Today

Global: The Gay, Lesbian or Bisexual Alliance will have a meeting at 6 p.m. in the Caspian Room. All are welcome. For more
information, e-mail David at nguyen0023@hotmail.com or visit www.uh.edu/~global.

Smarties: The National Society of Collegiate Scholars will meet at 4:15 p.m. in Rm. 238 of the UC, the Tejas Room. For more
information, e-mail Garo at garoy@aol.com or visit www.uh.edu/~nscs. 

Friday

Celebrate difference: The Council of Ethnic Organizations and Counseling and Psychological Services are sponsoring "The Diversity
Institute: A Diversity Training Program for Students" from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the UC's Bluebonnet Room. For more
information, e-mail jennifer.hartman@mail.uh.edu. 

Announcements

Put the Spotlight to work for you!: Post your group's next meeting or event. For more information and rules, visit
www.uh.edu/campus/cougar.

Lotus: The UH Wellness Center will sponsor a beginners yoga classes every Tuesday and Friday at noon in Rm. 206, Garrison Gym.
The classes are free and open to all UH faculty, staff, students and alumni. For more information, call Pam at (713) 743-3975 or e-mail
prossman@uh.edu.
 
 
 

Turn on the Spotlight:The Campus Spotlight is an easy and free way to announce your groupis next meeting or event. Just send the information (including the event Thursday, April 11, 2002 and time, a brief description, sponsoring organizations, location and a contact name and telephone number) to dcspots@mail.uh.edu, fax it to (713) 743-5384; send it via campus mail to STP 4015; or drop it by the Cougar newsroom, 160 Communication, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Monday. For information, call (713) 743-5361.