QUOTE OF THE WEEK

In Anne of Avonlea, L. M. Montgomery wrote, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but those that bring simple little pleasures, following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”

Happy Monday, Wildcats! While a fast-paced, exciting week can be great, sometimes, a calm week is just what you need to feel refreshed. A week that might not be particularly spectacular but is filled with the simple little pleasures that make you smile.

With midterms around the corner and then the excitement of spring break, I hope your week is the calm before the (almost inevitable) storm.

THIS WEEK AT FALVEY

Monday, February 19

Mindfulness Monday | 1-1:30 p.m. | Multifaith Prayer Room, St. Rita’s Hall | Virtual Option | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to Villanova Students, Faculty, & Staff

Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free

“Caribbean Women Will Have Their Revenge on the New World”: Author Dionne Irving | 5 p.m. | Speakers’ Corner | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here

Tuesday, February 20

Snow Day Make-up: Intro to Python | 10-11 a.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here

Snow Day Make-up: Excel for the Humanities | 12-1 p.m. | Virtual | Free & Open to the Public | Register Here

Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free

Interfaith Human Library: Where Books Talk and We All Learn About Life in a Multi-faith World | 4:30-6:00 p.m. | Speakers’ Corner | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to Villanova Students, Faculty, & Staff | Light Refreshments Served | Register Here

Wednesday, February 21

Panel on Land Acknowledgements | 12-1:30 p.m. | Speakers’ Corner | ACS-Approved | Free & Open to the Public | Light Lunch Served

Lenape Material in the Classroom: A Conversation with Adam DePaul | 1:45-3 p.m. | Speakers’ Corner | Free & Open to the Public

Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 4-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free

Thursday, February 22

Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 12-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free

Sunday, February 25

Center for Speaking and Presentation/The Learners’ Studio | 3-9 p.m. | Room 301 | Free

HOLIDAYS THIS WEEK

Photo by JACQUELINE BRANDWAYN on Unsplash

If you need a great on-the-go snack that’ll satisfy your sweet tooth, tomorrow, Feb. 20, is National Muffin Day. So, if you’re in the mood for a treat, swing by Holy Grounds (or wherever you go for breakfast) tomorrow.

Wednesday, Feb. 21, is Mother Language Day, also known as Language Day. Mother Language Day is a day dedicated to the preservation of languages, especially those that are minority or unrecognized as official languages where you live. So, whether it’s be your mother tongue, the language of your culture, or a language you’ve been learning, honor a language today. (If nothing else, let this be a reminder to keep your Duolingo streak going).

Sunday, Feb. 25 is Quiet Day. We (typically) live pretty noisy lives. I don’t know about all of you, but I’m the type of person that turns on the TV for background noise and never leaves the house without headphones. But Quiet Day reminds us that sometimes, we just need to take a break and enjoy some quiet.

Annie Stockmal is a second-year graduate student in the Communication Department and Graduate Assistant in Falvey Library.

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Mango covers 70 world languages and dialects, including English as a second language, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, and ancient Greek (or even Pirate!) through courses crafted using conversational methodology.

Villanova students, faculty, staff, and alumni now have full access to Mango and can create individual profiles. Creating a personal profile allows users to personalize their experience in Mango whether they are using it online or in the iOS or Android apps, this means you can work through a course on a single language or multiple language and Mango will track your progress and remember where you left off.

How to start using Mango:

• Click on the link in Databases A-Z
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• Mango will then walk you through setting up your profile
• Once you have set up an account and created a profile go to the app store on your phone, search for “Mango,” download the app, and then login using the profile information you previously created.

Sarah Wingo, MSI, is Liaison Librarian for English Literature, Theatre, and Romance Languages at Falvey Memorial Library.