Coming events

The SIU women's basketball team hosts Stephen F. Austin in the first round of the Women's National Invitation Tournament at 7:05 p.m., Thursday, March 15, at the SIU Arena. Tickets are $6 for adults; $4 for SIUC and high school students and younger. The Salukis, 20-10, earned the bid by winning the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season title.

The Saluki men's baseball team hosts Western Michigan in a three-game series this weekend at Abe Martin Field. SIUC faces the Broncos at 2 p.m., Friday, March 16; 1 p.m., Saturday, March 17; and 1 p.m., Sunday, March 18. Admission is free.

The Saluki men's basketball team faces Holy Cross in the first-round of the NCAA Tournament's West Regional at 8:40 p.m., Friday, March 16, in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be televised on CBS by KFVS.

The Saluki women's softball team opens the Missouri Valley Conference schedule with a three-game series this weekend against Bradley at Charlotte West Stadium. SIU faces the Braves in a doubleheader that begins at noon, Saturday, March 17, with a single game set for noon, Sunday, March 18. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for faculty, staff, senior citizens and high school students and younger. SIUC students are free with a valid SIUC student ID.

The SIU men's tennis team hosts Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianaoplis in the team's home opener at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 17, at University Courts. The match will be held at Sports Blast in Carbondale in case of inclement weather. Admission is free.

The SIUC Department of Public Safety presents a "Women's Safety Class," from 7 to 9 p.m., Monday, March 19, in Student Center Ballroom A. Admission is free. The event is part of Women's History Month.

A workshop for faculty and teaching assistants on how to respond to students' disclosures of violence in relationships is being presented by The Women's Center, from 3 to 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, in Faner Hall, room 1006. Admission is free.

Readings of winning essays from the American Association of University Women writing contest begin at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 20, in the Faculty Club, 1000 S. Elizabeth St., Carbondale. A reception begins at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

The second Graduate Feminist Scholars Panel, facilitated by Melinda Yeomans, a teaching assistant in Speech Communications, is from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, in the Student Center Mississippi Room. Admission is free.

The Saluki men's baseball team hosts Murray State at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, at Abe Martin Field. Admission is free.

The Saluki women's softball team hosts Missouri at 3 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, at Charlotte West Stadium. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for faculty, staff, senior citizens and high school students and younger. SIUC students are free with a valid SIUC student ID.

Mark A. Rothstein, director of the Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, presents the inaugural John & Marsha Ryan Bioethicist-in-Residence lecture at 5 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, in the Life Science III, auditorium, Room 1059. Rothstein will present, "Health Privacy in the Electronic Age." Admission is free, and the lecture is open to the public.