Lt. Dan Choi- Iraq War Veteran and LGBT Activist
On March 19, 2009, Lt. Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and Iraq veteran fluent in Arabic, announced that he was gay on The Rachel Maddow Show. Because of three words – “I am gay” – Lt. Choi’s life changed forever. Despite his extreme value as an Arabic speaker able to communicate quickly and clearly with the Iraqi people, one month after his announcement Lt. Dan Choi was notified that the Army had begun discharge proceedings against him. He was one of only eight soldiers from his graduating class who majored in Arabic.
On July 22, 2010, Lt. Dan Choi received notification of his honorable discharge from the army under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”
Lt. Choi is committed to applying the leadership lessons he learned at West Point. He helped form Knights Out, an organization of West Point alumni advocating for the rights of gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military.
Use these links for more information about the event, Dan Choi, and Knights Out.
Lt. Choi will be speaking in Dixon Auditorium on Wednesday, September 15th, at 7pm. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Brought to you by TUCP Direction.
TUCP Presents Ratatat- Fall Concert
Ratatat has been confirmed for the Fall Concert at Tulane! The electronic-rock producing duo has toured with Daft Punk, Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, and more. Ratatat was the first band to perform a public show inside the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. Their last US tour ended with two sold out nights at New York’s Terminal 5, playing to over 6,000 people. In between albums, Ratatat contributed two tracks featured on Kid Cudi’s debut album, including the single ‘Pursuit of Happiness’. The band performed the track live on Letterman with Kid Cudi in September of 2009. The most recent Ratatat album, LP4, was released in June of 2010.
Click here to visit Ratatat’s web page, or click here to visit TUCP’s Facebook event.
The concert is Thursday, September 30th at 8pm in McAlister Auditorium. Tickets cost $20 for the general public and can be purchased online. Student tickets will be available on campus with ANY college ID for only $10.
Get your student tickets now in LBC room G11E (basement level, in the rear of the Student Organizations Center)…remember, you need a college ID to get student pricing.
E-mail any questions to tucp@tulane.edu.
Presented by TUCP Concerts.
Homecoming Concert
Indie rock band Dr. Dog will be here to help kick off Tulane’s Homecoming weekend festivities with a free show on the LBC quad. The band has toured with My Morning Jacket, appeared on both Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and has been praised by New York Times music critics. Dr. Dog has also played several music festivals, including Bonnaroo.
Click here for more information about Dr. Dog.
Again, the show is FREE, and will take place at 6:45pm on Thursday, October 7th, on the LBC quad.
Brought to you by TUCP Recreation Committee.
Free Concert on LBC Quad!
Join TUCP on Monday, October 11th for a FREE concert featuring Local Natives, The Ruby Suns, and The Union Line.
For more about these great bands, use the links below:
The Union Line , The Ruby Suns, Local Natives
The show will take place at 6pm outside on the LBC quad. The best part? It’s FREE!
Presented by TUCP Recreation Committee.
