Union of Youth

The Key is starting a new college prep program and needs lots of help to get it going! The program is designed to help juniors and seniors in high school and above looking to apply for a college. The money would go towards helping applicants pay for any application fees. Amy Merritt (Adult Board Member) will be at the Key every Wednesday coordinating and helping applicants with essays, forms and eventually the dreaded FAFSA (see ‘College Prep’ post for more info). Show your support by coming to the Spaghetti Dinner on the 30th!

This Tuesday the 20th at 6:30pm, the Key will be doing ice candles for Art Project. Bring a friend.

The Key will have a radio prep meeting this Tuesday the 20th 4:00pm at KYMN studio. We will meet at The Key at 3:45pm and head over there. The hope is to get the Key Radio program running again for the 9:00am radio show slot.

The Key has started its College Prep @ The Key program, which will take place every Wednesday at 7:00pm. There will be adult staff on hand to help guide students interested in attending college. Whether your questions involve which college is the best fit, financial aid, ACT/SAT scores, etc., knowing adults will be on hand to answer these questions. We will also offer individual “game plans” for students, which will help guide you through the steps of the process. So please show up and bring a friend. This program is especially meant for those who don’t see college in their future. We can help make it so. Anyone with questions should contact Program Coordinator Amy Merritt at merritt.amy@gmail.com or call 507.301.8992.

What is feminism? Is there any reason for The Key to start a Feminism Group? If you are interested in starting up a feminist group, please come to the Key for the info meeting on Monday the 19th of November at 3:30pm. This is an info meeting that will gage whether on not there is interest in starting this group. Be prepared to talk about what feminism means to you and whether or not meetings should be a recurring thing.

November is Japanese month at The Key, and this Friday the Key will be playing Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo. This movie from 1961 stars the excellent Toshirō Mifune who plays Kuwabatake Sanjuro, a ronin who comes to a small village creating turmoil and mistrust. The movie was inspired by the John Ford westerns of the 40s and 50s and was a major influence on the Spaghetti Westerns of the early 60s (Yojimbo was remade as the Sergio Leone - Clint Eastwood film Fistful of Dollars in 1964) and has been remade numerous times (ever seen Last Man Standing with Bruce Willis?). There is a strong comedic current throughout the film, so don’t expect a serious samurai film. The film starts at 7:00 (this friday the 16th).