Tuesday's Fun Page

1. Spring Election Petitions
2. “Oil On Ice”
3. ENGL 320: Shakespeare on Film Course Offering
4. Calculus: The Musical
5. Beer Bike Plans
6. Join CAPP
7. PAIR Study Break
8. Bhangra Team T-Shirts
9. Scholarship Nomination
10. Rec Center Summer Job Offers
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1. Spring Election Petitions

2008 Spring Elections
New Positions available:
3 Honor Council At Large Representatives
In addition, to the positions listed in the Spring Elections Packet
IMPORTANT: The Deadline for Thresher Blurbs has been moved to Tomorrow, Wednesday at 5 PM! Please email me your blurbs.
My email address is abowen17@rice.edu
Here are the guidelines..... Blurbs may be no longer than 250 words; a blank line counts as 8 words (if you go over your word limit; your blurb will be cut off after the first 250 words, so make each word count)! We will use Microsoft
Word to count the number of words in your blurb.
• Put your name and the office you are running for at the top of your blurb (this does not count towards the 250 word limit).
• Your blurb will not be edited by the Student Association or the
Thresher Staff before the issue goes to print!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Andrew Bowen
SA Director of Elections- email: abowen17@rice.edu

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2. “Oil On Ice”

Narrated by Peter Coyote, is an award-winning documentary that connects the fate of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska and the conflict over drilling for oil there to critical decisions America makes about energy policy and transportation choices. The film examines the battle over one of America's last great wild places, which is currently at the center of a national energy debate. Caught in the balance are the Gwich'in Indians and the migratory wildlife in this fragile ecosystem. Through stunning footage and in-depth interviews, this entertaining film links seemingly unrelated matters such as energy independence, global warming, Native American rights, wildlife and wild lands protection.
*Guest Speaker: * Following the film, Terrel Dixon of the University of Houston will lead a short discussion on issues related in the film.
*When: *Wednesday, March 12, 2008 @ 7pm
*Where: *Rice Media Center, Rice University
*Cost:* Free, however donations will be accepted at the door.
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3. ENGL 320: Shakespeare on Film Course Offering

Hello!
Due to a technical problem, my class did not appear on the Registrar's list of possible courses for the summer 2008 session. The Registrar has addressed this problem, but please forward this message to your undergraduate students so that they know that English 320, a Distribution I course, is available for the general Summer session. The class will meet 9-11 Tuesdays and Thursdays, from June 2 until July 25. The section number is 001 and the CRN number for registration is 30296.

In the class we'll watch films such as Al Pacino's Merchant of Venice; the 1996 Midsummer Night's Dream (with Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Callista Flockhart, Stanley Tucci, etc.); Twelfth Night, with Ben Kingsley and Helena Bonham Carter; and several versions of Hamlet, possibly including Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Mel Gibson's Hamlet, and Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet (with Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Kate Winslet).
Thanks so much for your time and help!
Best,
Jill Delsigne
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4. Calculus: The Musical

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
The Rice Players, Houston's oldest collegiate theatre troupe, in honor of Pi Day, are proud to sponsor Calculus: The Musical!

Calculus: The Musical! is a comic "review" of the concepts and history of calculus that promises to entertain everyone from arithmophobes to rocket scientists. Born as a teaching tool, Calculus is sketch comedy, musical theatre, and classroom lecture using musical parodies to illuminate such concepts as limits, integration, and differentiation. From Archimedes to Riemann, Calculus comes to life through music spanning opera to hip hop and The Beatles to Eminen.
Calculus: The Musical! will run Friday, March 14 (3.14), 2008 at 8:00 PM in Sammy's Café in the Rice Memorial Center.
For tickets or more information, please e-mail players@rice.edu
Tickets are going fast. Please reserve yours now.
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
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5. Beer Bike Plans

This Saturday, March 15, the annual Beer Bike Parade and Race will kick off spring. As always, here are a few reminders that will help you move about on campus more easily:
1. Please do not park your vehicle in the South Stadium Lot, south of the football stadium, between Thursday, 03/13/08, 10:00 PM and Saturday, 03/15/08, at 4:00 PM.
2. Please do not park in the Greenbriar Lot between the stadium and a flagging line just west of the bicycle track between Thursday at 10:00 PM and Saturday at 4:00 PM. The flagging line will be erected on Wednesday, 03/12/08.
3. Remember to remove all vehicles from Laboratory Rd. between Founder's Court and Alumni Drive by 6:00 AM, Saturday.
4. Also, please remove all vehicles from the roadway that runs between Entrance 3, near Lovett College, and the Inner Loop, near Baker College, by 6:00 AM, Saturday.
5. Finally, please keep in mind that the parade lines up at 10:00 AM on Founder's court. At 11:00 AM it will begin making its way westbound on Laboratory Rd. toward the football stadium. This is a change from previous years! During this time, there will be traffic stoppages and delays along the route. Entrances 1, 2, 3 will be closed for a short period of time until the route is cleared.
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6. Join CAPP

Are you a good listener? Wish you knew how to help your friends cope with stress? Are you interested in promoting mental health awareness on campus?
Join CAPP : College Assistance Peer Program !
CAPP members are hand-selected from the student body for their interest in peer health and are trained twice a year to handle a plethora of complicated issues, including depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, relationships, and roommate issues. Each college has several CAPP members that are available to talk anytime, day or night, to help students understand their situations better and find effective solutions. CAPP also organizes several events addressing prevalent health-related issues in an educational, objective, and most importantly fun manner.
Applications can be found online at www.ruf.rice.edu/~capp
Email your completed application to rossj8@rice.edu
Deadline: March 12
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7. PAIR Study Break

Interested in helping international refugees go to college?
PAIR College Counseling will be visiting two HISD high schools (Lee and Shapstown) this spring to help teach students about the college application process in the U.S. It's a great chance to meet some amazing students and put those SAT-taking, essay- writing, scholarship-finding skills to good use. If you are interested in getting involved, come to an informational study break hosted by PAIR on Wednesday, March 10 at 8pm in Farnsworth. There will be baklava and cinnamon buns courtesy of Chef Roger.

See you there!

Galina Toneva (galina@rice.edu)
Yaw Temeng (temeng@rice.edu)
PAIR College Counseling Coordinators
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8. Bhangra Team T-Shirts

The Rice University Bhangra Team will be selling t-shirts for $7 each during lunch at Wiess all week to raise money for our trip to Virsa Punjab Da, a national bhangra competition in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 22nd. Donations are also welcome. We need all the support we can get!! (we know y'all are college students, but so are we!)
Email monique.gill@ or sukhdeep@ for more information.
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9. Scholarship Nomination

Dear all,
It that time of year again -- time to nominate students you feel have contributed to theatre in a significant way this academic year and who deserve to receive either the Barbara Long Chilton Scholarship or the Neil "Sandy" Havens Scholarship. These merit scholarships are awarded to returning undergraduate students who have demonstrated exceptional potential in theatre or who have made a significant contribution to theatre at Rice, including college theatre, student organizations, or the Visual and Dramatic Arts Theatre Program.
If you would like to nominate someone please send their name and a brief letter of recommendation to me by reply e-mail no later than Friday, March 28. All nominees will then be asked for a resume, an additional letter of recommendation, and a personal statements ab out their involvement in theatre at Rice to be turned in by Monday, April 7, 2008.
We are eagerly looking forward to reviewing this year's nominees.
Best regards,
Christina Keefe
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10. Rec Center Summer Job Offers

The Rice Recreation Center is seeking undergraduate and graduate students to work for the Summer Youth Activity Program (SYAP) this summer, an athletic program design for kids ages 6-11. You even get the week of July 4 off!
If you’re interested, it offers competitive pay rates, and is a great summer job for those who are sticking around. For more information, including the application, hours, and dates, please visit our SYAP jobs Web site:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/syap/syap_jobs.html
We look forward to meeting you!

In Mike and Casey We Trust