NEWS BRIEFS

Dance for dental hygiene

Students from the Pre-Dental Student Organization (PSO) and the Hippoh Project will host a benefit dance tomorrow evening for the Elementary Outreach Program.

According to a press release, this is the third installment of the 80s-themed dance and hip-hop dance competition, called “So Fresh, So Clean.”

The Elementary School Outreach Program provides dental health and hygiene education to low-income children in the area’s schools. In addition, canned food donations will go to the Friends of Seasonal and Service Workers, which helps low-income families.

Admission to the dance is $8 for the general public and $6 for students. It will begin at 5 p.m. and run until 10 p.m., and will be located in the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom.

Support the local community on MLK Day

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, Jan. 17, students from eight college and universities in the Portland region will gather at Portland State to improve their community.

At the morning rally, Portland Mayor Sam Adams and PSU President Wim Wiewel will welcome the students at 9 a.m. before they take buses to various service projects at more than 30 community organizations.

According to a press release, projects include delivering food donations with Northwest Portland Ministry and planting trees with Friends of Tyron Creek. PSU, Portland Community College and Lewis & Clark College are among the various organizations participating in the event.

For those interesting in participating in the event, visit www.pdx.edu/cae/sls-events to register. The website also includes a list of the service projects.