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Because this day means you're DONE - for now.

To celebrate Earth Day, we're thanking customers that bring in or purchase their own reusable travel mug or to-go tumbler on April 15th with a free hot or iced espresso coffee of their choice.

Encouraging customers to use reusable travel mugs will positively impact the planet and will help us reach our Starbucks Shared Planet goal that by...

DESTIN END OF TERM PARTY!!!

DROP IT LIKE ITS HOT HOT HOT!!!

VALMONT CLUB (thevalmontclub.com)
(Friday 19th 8-3am)

Don’t Hold Out On DESTIN- Come and PARTY
This is your time to shine on the DANCE FLOOR and GRIND on people, who you don’t have to see on Monday morning!


SPECIALS!
Free 1st Shot for everyone!
Free...

Speakers:

Professor Stuart Corbridge, head of DESTIN,

Dr Kate Meagher, lecturer in development studies in DESTIN,

Professor Sylvia Chant, professor of development geography in the Department of Geography and Environment

Huge changes have occurred in fieldwork and research methodology in the field of development over the last few decades. In...

ATTENTION: BABY ON THE WAY!!!

In only a couple of weeks, Drew, Sophie and Ella will be welcoming a new bundle of joy, and you are cordially invited to his or her shower.

Bring on your A (baby) game and let's all prepare for the arrival of our new DV431 Seminar member - which we hope will soon present on the issues of institutions,...

JOIN THE TASTE CHALLENGE: 12-15th March
We believe Starbucks VIA™ tastes as delicious as our fresh filter coffee, and all it takes to prepare is a little hot water. Don't take our word for it though, we’ll be comparing Starbucks freshly filtered coffee against Starbucks VIA™ in your local Starbucks. Will you be able to tell the...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus claimed in 2007 that social business can bring about a world without poverty. But what exactly makes an enterprise a social business? We have invited a panel of representatives from successful social enterprises and funding organisations to answer this question and present their business models, predictions...

The third Knowledge and Network Event will be about education opportunities in developing countries. Panelists include those with experience in advocacy, education consulting, health education, teaching and more.

The format of the evening will be the same as the past two. For those that have been unable to join the first two sessions, it is very...

During the 60s, the IMF and World Bank turned their focus towards helping developing countries, yet their policies of structural readjustment and high loans have been criticised as having done more harm than good. This panel debate will explore the role and impact of the multilaterals and possible options for reform. Come and challenge the experts!...

The LSE Amnesty International Society invites you to learn more about careers in diverse Human Rights fields.

Come, listen and ask questions to people working in NGOs, law, academia, etc!


Venue:
Clement House, D302, 7-9pm

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight, we’re offering a free Fairtrade chocolate brownie when you make the swap and get your daily coffee from Starbucks on Friday 26th February 2010. We’re proud because all of our Starbucks® Espresso Roast is 100% Fairtrade certified - this means all the coffee in every latte, cappuccino and americano.

Use the...

IT IS ON!!!!
Come and celebrate with the DESTIN Society the best years of the past century and enjoy great music from the 80s and 90s!

Don’t miss THE party of the year and the chance to remember the good old times!!!

80s and 90s era attire welcome!!

Tickets will be on sale later this week in Houghton Street!!
Pre-sale tickets: 5 Pounds
Door:...

The second event in the series will take place next Monday,22nd February at 5.30pm in the 4th Floor reception area at the end of the 4th Floor restaurant in the Old building, Houghton Street. This is the enclosed area at the far end of the dining hall if you are coming in from the lifts, not to be confused with the smaller café where they do...

This is another event in the DESTIN Society external speaker series "Development in Action". This time we are very fortunate to welcome Stacey Swimmer, Programmes and Business Development Manager from the international NGO TeachAManToFish.

Like previous speaker events, Stacey will speak and then field questions from the audience, perhaps...

*** Calling all Grosvenor House Residents!!! ***

On Monday 15th February Raising and Giving (RAG) will be holding the largest interhall party EVER at LSE and we need to be there proving ourselves as a sociable hall. They hope to raise an impressive 4000 from this event alone, so come along, have a great time, and represent your hall. Its a great...

The first of a series of events based on the more popular topics/regions which came up in both the interests and the experience/knowledge on the DESTIN Society knowledge and networks data forms. The idea of the events is to match up those students with knowledge to share on a particular field of development with those who are interested in the same...