2. Hero Contest
3. WIN $200 or $100 for telling me about who you hang out with
Help Jane Sundermann: It's for Her Senior Thesis!
4. Register Relay for Life
5. Primary Voting Information
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1. Take Back the Night Interest Meeting
Interested in helping organize this years Take Back the Night?
What is it?
Take Back the Night is a night of empowerment, to remember the survivors of sexual violence and to say that it must stop. The event exists to empower, to find support, and to break the silence. www.takebackthenight.org has more information.
Interested?
Come to an organizational interest meeting Thursday, March 13th at 6:30 pm in the Women's Resource Center (located in the back of Kelley Lounge in the RMC).
Email Kate Hildebrandt (hildebrandt@rice.edu)
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2. Hero Contest
The Rice Women's Resource Center presents the Hero Contest in celebration of Women's History Month
Submission Deadline
Email entries (subject line 'Hero Contest Submission') to hildebrandt@rice.edu by Friday, March 21st at 5:00 PM.
Poetry and Short Non-Fiction Contest
Write a poem or short story relating to femininity, feminism, or womanhood, or a woman in your life who has inspired you. Entries will be judged on: Originality, creativity, and expressiveness Relevance to the topic
Submissions should be no longer than 50 lines for poetry, and 3 pages for stories.
General Rules
Submissions may come from women or men, undergraduate or graduate. There is no limit for the number of entries one person may submit. To view past winning submissions visit http://women.rice.edu/impactawards.cfm?doc_id=10270.
Recognition
Winners will be recognized at the RWRC Impact Awards ceremony on April 21st. The winning poems or stories will be published on the RWRC website (women.rice.edu). Depending on the number of entries and with the permission of the authors, all submissions will be compiled and published in a volume that will become part of the RWRC permanent library. Winners will be notified by April 3rd.
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3. WIN $200 or $100 for telling me about who you hang out with
As of right now, 22 people at Hanszen have turned in the surveys that were placed in mailboxes on Monday. THANK YOU. You guys are awesome. Also, you have great odds! There are EIGHT prizes (6 for $100 and 2 for $200) for the
RAFFLE.
The rest of you Hanszenites…TAKE A LOOK AT THE ODDS, and turn in your surveys as soon as you can! The drawing will be after spring break, so do it in your free time this next week.
*I need ALL Hanszenites to participate!*
**SURVEYS CAN NOW BE COMPLETED ONLINE** (for those of you who prefer this style, are abroad, off campus, etc.). Simply go to this link and follow the
directions:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=YJWowKuuGn35vHVxlcuTrg_3d_3d
You will then be eligible for the drawing.
Thank you all!
-Jane Sundermann-
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4. Register Relay for Life
Register for the Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center by MARCH 13!
How to register:
1. Go to www.events.cancer.org/rflhoustonmedicalcentertx to register as a team captain/member.
2. If registering as a team captain, pay the REDUCED registration fee of $90 (split among your team members)
3. All team captains and members registered online by March 13 are guaranteed free event t-shirts!
4. Start fundraising for the American Cancer Society!
5. Make a difference in the fight against cancer!
Relay for Life will be taking place on Friday-Saturday, April 18-19 at the
Rice University Track/Soccer Stadium.
For more information, please contact Kelsey.S.Lau@rice.edu.
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5. Primary Voting Information
Tuesday March 4th is the day of the 2008 Texas Primary. If you are registered to vote in Harris County, and have not already taken advantage of early voting or voted by mail, you may vote tomorrow by appearing in person at your designated polling location between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and presenting either your valid voter ID card or Texas Driver's License.
Polling locations are based on the home address you have on file with the Harris County Voter Registrar:
*_Rice students, staff and faculty who live on the Rice campus_*
Both the *Democratic* and *Republican* primaries will be at:
*Christ the King Lutheran Church *
2353 RICE BOULEVARD, HOUSTON.
*_For residents of the Rice Graduate Apartments at 1515 Bissonnet*
The *Democratic* primary will be at:
*Poe Elementary School *
5100 HAZARD STREET AT SOUTH B, HOUSTON.
The *Republican* primary will be at:
*Judson Robinson Junior Community Center *
2020 HERMANN DRIVE, HOUSTON.
*_Rice students, staff and faculty who live elsewhere in Harris County:_
*Visit http://www.harrisvotes.org/English_MainForPrimary.aspx, click the "address" link, choose the primary in which you wish to vote and enter your home address to find your March 4th 2008 Primary voting location.
_*ALL RICE VOTERS:*
Non-partisan candidate information including an online voters guide may be found at http://www.lwvhouston.com/
Don't forget, precinct-nominating conventions (caucuses) will be held at 7:15 p.m. at your assigned primary voting precinct (the addresses identified via the methods detailed above--even if you voted early in a different location, be sure to turn up at your assigned primary voting precinct to participate in the process of selecting delegates to your party's state convention).
Brought to you by the Rice Vote Coalition
vote.rice.edu <http://vote.rice.edu>
Hope Ya'll are having a great Spring Break!!
Will
In Mike and Casey We Trust
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