First aid courses
Trent is offering first aid and basic rescuer cardiopulmonary resuscitation courses and recertification classes in both on weekends in November. The courses follow Canadian Red Cross and Heart and Stroke Foundation guidelines. For information, call Sue Robinson at 748-1432.

Physics seminars
The Physics Department offers the following undergraduate seminars every second Wednesday in the Natural Sciences lecture hall (Environmental Sciences Centre 319) at 4:30 p.m. Coffee is served at 4:15 p.m.

• Nov. 5, University of Western Ontarioıs Peter Poole on polymorphic phase transitions in liquids and glasses

• Nov. 19, National Research Councilıs Carl Ross on the Development and Use of Measurement Standards for Ionizing Radiation

• Jan. 7, University of Torontoıs Dwayne Miller, The Big Bang of Nature: How Do Proteins Harness Energy?

• Jan. 21, McMaster Universityıs David Venus on magnetic thin films

• Feb. 4, University of Western Ontarioıs Allan MacIsaac on statistical physics of solids

• Feb. 25, Trentıs Kenzu Abdella on global circulation models

• March 11, Canadian Association of Physicists speaker

• March 25, Guelph Universityıs Elisabeth Nicol on superconductivity theory

        For dates and times of the morning and afternoon workshops, check the CTS Web site at http://www.trentu.ca/cts/workshops.

        Workshops are limited to nine participants, so registration is first come first served. Sign up by contacting Kathy Fife by e-mail at kfife@trentu.ca or at the CTS office in Bata Library. Participants will be notified by e-mail if workshops are cancelled.

Colombians talk
Two Colombian labor leaders talk at Trent Nov. 5 about working conditions in the oil fields.

        They are speaking in Lady Eaton College lecture hall at 7:30 p.m. For information, contact Jill Ritchie at the Ontario Public Interest Research Group at 748-1767 or by e-mail at opirg@trentu.ca.