TAKE BACK THE NIGHT UC Irvine’s Gender...

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT

UC Irvine’s Gender Education Series on Tuesday will hold “Take

Back the Night,” a candlelight vigil and march to raise awareness

about sexual violence.

Walkers are scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. at 100 Gateway Commons to

begin the journey around campus.

The Alliance for Sexual Assault Survivors, the Panhellenic Assn.

and other groups will host stations during the event. Call (949)

824-6000 for information.

SAY HI TO THE PRESIDENT

A reception to welcome the new president of Orange Coast College,

Bob Dees, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The event will be at the school’s Student Center, 2701 Fairview

Road, Costa Mesa. Information: (714) 432-5725.

HARD TO PIN, POLITICALLY

Author and political journalist Christopher Hitchens, whose work

has appeared in publications including Vanity Fair and The New

Yorker, will speak Friday and Saturday at Newport Beach Central

Library about literature in the 21st century.

His speeches, part of Newport Beach Public Library Foundation’s

Distinguished Speakers lecture series, are scheduled for 6 p.m.

Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday.

Contact (866) 301-2411 for more information.