Good morning and welcome to February! Over at Ames Library, we hope your semester is off to a good start and we want to make sure you are aware of some resources that can help get your feet firmly in place.
International students – Dr. Teddy Nikolova is available to assist you with academic writing, reading, and speaking. She will be meeting with students in the Writing Center in Ames during the following hours:
- February 4 – Study smart and read efficiently
- February 11 – Enhancing note and test taking skills
- February 18 – Procrastination: Getting started on getting started
- February 25 – Understanding faculty expectations
- March 4 – Manage your stress before it manages you
- March 18 – Writing 101: Crafting strong papers
- March 25 – Podium skills: Improving your presentations
- April 1 – The Ames advantage: Research skills for success
- April 8 – Survival tips for finals
Thursday, 7pm, Beckman Auditorium – “Divided We Fall” (2000, Czech Republic), presented by Isaac Funk Professor of German and Russian and Co-director of International Studies Marina Balina.
Instruction Lab, Room 129
- Monday, 1pm – OU Training & Lab
- Tuesday, 9:15am – Political Science 225
- Wednesday, 12pm – Writing Tutors Workshop
- Thursday, 1:10pm – Prof. Robey’s Gateway
- Thursday, 2:30 – English 352
Beckman Auditorium
- Monday, 7:30pm – Nursing 218
- Tuesday, 1:10pm – Sociology 222
- Tuesday, 8pm – NSLS Orientation
- Wednesday, 6pm – Women’s Health Gateway
- Thursday, 1:10pm – International Politics of East Asia
- Thursday, 7pm – International Film Series
- Friday, 7pm – Philosophy Club
Meeting Room 214
- Monday, 9;30am – Network Meeting
- Tuesday, 1pm – Assessment Committee Meeting
- Tuesday, 3pm – Kanopy Presentation
- Tuesday, 4:30pm – Star Literacy
- Wednesday, 9am – Star Literacy
- Wednesday, 11:30pm – Theatre Recruitment
- Wednesday, 2pm – CUPP
- Thursday, 1pm – CUPP
- Thursday, 4:30pm – Star Literacy
- Friday, 2pm – Portal Meeting
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic…Article I, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed February 2, 1848.
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.
The terms of the agreement confirmed U.S. claims to Texas and established the border between the U.S. and Mexico at the Rio Grande and the Gila River. The treaty also granted the U.S. more than 525,000 square miles of former Mexican territory that includes present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of New Mexico and Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming. In exchange, the U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for the territory and agreed to assume the claims of American citizens against the Mexican government, a sum of approximately $3 million. This treaty, along with the 1853 Gadsden Purchase, completed the continental expansion of the United States.