datebook
Thursday 5/6
College Democrats vs. College Republicans Debate
Representatives from the Democratic and Republican Parties on campus will debate the positions of each party's presidential candidate in front of the Student Senate. The debate will also be broadcast to the student body via Channel 36. All are welcome to attend in the Benson Parlors at 7 p.m.
Explore with Me at the de Saisset
Take an Explore with Me student docent tour of the exhibitions Dark Matter: The Art of David Huffman and Reverse Anthropology: Works on Paper by Enrique Chagoya at the de Saisset Museum. The free tours will be given from 6-7 p.m. For more information, contact Ramona Nadel at (408) 554-4528 or rnadel@scu.edu.
Friday 5/7
Stop Kiss
The Santa Clara theatre department presents Diana Son's award-winning play about two New York City women who enter each other's lives and develop a life-changing bond. The show will run through May 15 in the Fess Parker Studio Theatre. Tickets prices are: Sunday-Thursday: $12 General, $10 Seniors 60+ and SCU Faculty and Staff, $5 Students; Friday and Saturday: $14 General, $12 Ã Seniors 60+ and SCU Faculty and Staff, $5 Students.
For more information, contact the box office at (408) 554-4015 or visit www.scu.edu/events.
2nd Annual Casino and Auction Night
Join the Santa Clara women's soccer team and staff for an evening of Vegas-style gambling and a silent auction from 6-11 p.m. in Leavey Event Center. Admission is $30 in advance and $40 at the door, and includes food, drinks and entertainment. For more information, contact Mike Smith at 408-554-4624 or mhsmith@scu.edu.
Saturday 5/8
Live at the Bronco
The SCU Jazz Ensemble will play a free show at the Bronco, featuring an array of jazz standards. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. Food and drinks (including wine and beer with ID) will be served after 9 p.m. Ã
Ditchwater
The Chicago-based hard rock quartet will be playing Saturday at the Blank Club and Sunday at the Great American Music Hall. For more information, contact the Blank Club at (408) 292-5265, or the Great American Music Hall at (415) 885-0750.
MEChA Family Dinner
The Center for Multicultural Learning will sponsor a dinner in Market Square in recognition of Cinco de Mayo and MEChA-El Frente Week. All students are welcome at the dinner from 4:30-7 p.m. For more information, call (408) 554-1926.
Space Day 2004
Space Day returns to the Tech Museum of Innovation. Learn about the impact of Sputnik and the Arms race to the Moon. Try your hand at the martian Drop and Roll Design Challenge or the Future of Flight Multimedia Presentation from NASA Ames Research Center, then take part in a rocket building activity. The museum-wide event takes place from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information, visit www.thetech.org.
Sunday 5/9
Mary J. Blige
RandB songstress Mary J. Blige will be stopping at the Chronicle Pavilion in Concord on the tour to promote her latest album "Love and Life." Artists Musiq and Glenn Lewis will open. The show begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets range in price from $35.50 to $69.50, and are available at www.bgp.com.
 Monday 5/10
WWE Raw!
World Wrestling Entertainment, formerly the World Wrestling Federation, is bringing its popular wrestling match to HP Pavilion. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. Ticket start at $20. For more information, call (408) 287-9200.
Discussion Group: Mom and Dad, Please Understand Me
As part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for Multicultural Learning and the Counseling Center will sponsor a workshop on the impact of generational and acculturative differences between students and their families from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Sobrato Commons. For more information, contact Erin Kimura at (408) 551-7895 or ekimura@scu.edu.
How to Work a Room: Effective Tactics that Anybody Can Use
The key to any successful job search today is networking. MBA Career Services is offering a workshop in the Weigand Room of the Arts and Sciences building from 4-5:15 p.m., to help students learn to network for future careers. The workshop is free, but participants must RSVP. For more information, contact Julie Krugman at (408) 554-5291 or jkrugman@scu.edu.
Tuesday 5/11
Nick Swardson
A comedian who has appeared on "The Tonight Show," "Comedy Central Presents...," and in the feature film "Malibu's Most Wanted" will perform his stand-up comedy routine at the Punch Line comedy club in San Francisco. Henry Phillips and Rob Martinez will open. The show begins at 9 p.m., and tickets are $10. For more information, call (415) 397-4337.
Discussion Group on Asian Pacific American Issues: The Dating Scene
As part of Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Center for Multicultural Learning and the Counseling Center will sponsor a workshop to explore and examine issues that arise in romantic relationships such as gender differences, sexual orientation issues and interracial dating. The group will meet from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Casa Italian Common Room. For more information, contact Erin Kimura at (408) 551-7895 or ekimura@scu.edu
Thursday 5/13
Maroon 5
Activities Programming Board will present the funk and blues-influenced rock group Maroon 5 in Leavey Event Center. The sold-out show starts at 8:30 p.m. For more information, contact APB at (408) 554-5448 or APB_SCU@hotmail.com.
Julio Iglesias
Latin music legend, and father of Enrique, Julio Iglesias will perform a concert at the Flint Center in Cupertino. The show begins at 7.30 p,m. Tickets start at $40, and are available at www.bgp.com.