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<Title>Pi Day with the Academic Success Center!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Happy Saturday Retrievers!<div>Here are some highlights of on-campus events for next week.</div><div><br></div><h4>Speed Friending!</h4><div><span>Another opportunity to make friends at UMBC! Join <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/events/128091" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OCSS</a> and OHP for Speed Friending on Tuesday, March 5, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in The Commons, Skylight! Don’t miss out on the connections, food, and giveaways! </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><h4><span>Karaoke </span></h4><div><span>Date: Tuesday, March 5th</span></div><div><span>Time: 7-10pm</span></div><div><span>Location: The Commons: Sportzone</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Come sing your hearts out with (seb) at another one of their fun and thrilling karaoke nights! You don't want to miss this.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><h4><span>Women's History Month Documentary Screening</span></h4><h6><span>The Life and Times of Laskarina Bouboulina</span></h6><h6><span><br></span></h6><h5>Join the Women's Center in celebrating Women's History Month at a special screening of Dr. April Householder's documentary film <em>The Brave Stepped Back: The Life and Times of Laskarina Bouboulina</em>.</h5><h6><div><br></div><div>"[Laskarina] is the first woman in world naval history to have earned the title of Admiral for her command of the Spetses fleet in crucial naval battles.  Her life represents an alternative history to the masculinist and nationalistic depictions of the Greek War of Independence, as told in both Greek and philhellenic literatures."</div><div><br></div></h6><h5>March 6th 12-2 PM<br>AOK Library Gallery (1st floor to the left of the security gates)<br><span>Refreshments will be provided!</span></h5><h6><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>We look forward to having you with us as we celebrate Women's History Month, and Dr. Householder's contribution to feminist scholarship.</span><br><span>For more information on Women's History Month and our other events, please check the Women's Center myUMBC page and follow them on Instagram @womencenterumbc</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Have a great weekend Retrievers!</span></div></h6></div>
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