Mid Finals Studypage

1. Greene Prize
2. Exciting times at Coffeehouse!
3. Cash for Experiments
4. Open Magazine
5. Senior Gala
6. Need a Roommate?
7. Basket Cleanout- Spring and Summer
8. Holocaust Remembrance Event 4-30-08
9. Indian Dance Event
10. Peak Oil and Future Energy Challenges Forum
11. Senior Awards Winners
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Self Cleaning
2a. Play with Yourself: Text Twist. Everyone should have played this
3a. Youtube: Super Hills Me
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1. Greene Prize
The Rice Environmental Club announces the
GREENE PRIZE for Student Environmental Papers
1st Prize - $500
2nd Prize - $300
3rd Prize - $200
Endowed by the family of alumnus of David Greene, the Greene Prize was created to encourage original environmental work by undergraduate students at Rice
Enter any type of environmental paper, whether it is a research, policy, or creative writing piece! Submissions may have been developed independently, for a class, or as a term paper.
Papers are due Wednesday, April 30 at 5pm. Please submit 4 hard copies to the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department offices (Anderson Biolab 130). Remember to include your name, college, and contact information on your submission.
Questions? greeneprize@rice.edu
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2. Exciting times at Coffeehouse!
Overwhelmed by finals? Rice Coffeehouse, your student-run coffee shop, is here to save the day! Check out the sweet stuff we have going on this week:
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Sunday, President's Study Break: Have you always wanted to indulge in that one special drink, but afraid to spend the money? Come by & order whatever you want for FREE! (9-11 PM)
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And (get ready for it)... Because we love you guys SO much, we're giving away *FREE DRIP COFFEE THE ENTIRE WEEK OF FINALS!!*
So stop by any time (& many times) this week for some delicious fair-trade, organic coffee, on the Squirrel! Yes, it's true. Free coffee for an entire week. Because we care.
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And finally, we are pleased to introduce... THE COFFEE FAIRY! 1-4 AM.
Have you ever been awake in the middle of night during finals week, sinking into a pit of despair, & wishing with all your heart that fresh, hot, delicious coffee could be delivered right to your door? Well, fear no more, because this coming week, THE COFFEE FAIRY is making a grand debut on campus!
That is right. THE COFFEE FAIRY. Beginning Monday night, we'll be using our magical powers to bring hope, in the form of coffee & Pixie maté, to the sleepless souls up studying in the wee hours between 1-4 AM.
The Fairy's route:
1:00 AM Fondren – outside Pavilion
1:30 AM South Servery
2:00 AM Sid/Will Rice
2:15 AM Baker/Lovett
2:45 AM Brown/Jones – fairy fountain (refill supplies if needed)
3:15 AM Martel
3:30 AM Mudd Lab
3:45 AM Fondren
It's about to be glorious. The Fairy can't wait to see you!
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3. Cash for Experiments
The Rice University Computer-Human Interaction Lab is recruiting students to participate in an experiment on campus in exchange for $25. Could you kindly include the following announcement in this week's email?
Get paid $25 to learn how to operate the Starship Enterprise's phasers and transporter AND contribute to science non-fiction all at the same time! The Rice University Computer-Human Interaction Lab is conducting a study of human error in routine procedures. Students who have not previously participated in the "Star Trek" experiment (otherwise known as psychology department experiment #213) are invited to participate. The study takes place during two sessions of approximately one hour each, four to ten days apart. Additional cash prizes of $25, $15, or $10 are awarded to the top three performers. Please email star-trek-experiment@rice.edu for more information or to set an appointment, or visit the project's homepage for more information:
http://chil.rice.edu/projects/error/
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4. Open Magazine
Are you still looking for a copy of Rice's first literary sex magazine, Open Magazine? If there aren't any at your college commons' magazine rack, please send an email with your name and college to Riceopen@gmail.com and we will mail one to you.
Also, if you would like to be on Open's staff next year ( editorial board, writer, model manager, photography, publicity, business, layout, advertising....there's a lot to do!) send an email with a short paragraph on what your experience is and how you want to get involved. Thanks!
-Open Magazine
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5. Senior Gala
ALL CLASSES are invited to the
SENIOR GALA
What: Party to celebrate graduation and the end of the school year.
When: Thursday, May 1, 2008 from 10:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Where: The Courtyard on St. James (1885 St. James Place)
18+ WELCOME
Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door
The cost includes food, transportation from and back to Rice, juices/sodas, appetizers, and an OPEN BAR (for those 21+).
Tickets will be sold this Monday-Wednesday (April 28, 29, and 30) at lunch in all of the colleges
21+ : Buy your tickets ASAP so that we can give the venue an accurate number of guests so that they will not run out of drinks
Buses courtesy of the Wellness Center will be departing from the Sallyport starting at 9:45 PM
Check out the facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11056628282
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6. Need a Roommate?
Hi,
My name is Nick. I am a freshman at Hanszen who, due to a sheer lack of luck during room draw, will not be staying on campus during my sophomore year. I'm looking for roommate to live off campus with for next year. If you're in a similar position, and are interested, please contact me at new1@rice.ed
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7. Basket Cleanout- Spring and Summer
If you currently have a basket registered in your name at the Recreation Center, please kindly remove your personal items and lock if you are not going to be on campus beyond MAY 9, 2008. The Recreation Center will be closed May 10 and 11 for graduation and will not be accessible, so please plan ahead. However, if you are planning to stick out another HOT summer here in Houston, you will have until AUGUST 1 to remove all personal items and locks. With renovations continuing at a rapid pace, there is not place for us to store any personal items left behind prior to annual maintenance.
All locks left behind will be cut and items discarded. Upon returning to campus in the fall, you will be able to reclaim the same basket. To assure your personals remain YOUR personals, and your lock remains yours, please allow ample time to empty your basket. If there are any questions or concerns, please contact me with the information below.
Deirdre L. Joseph,
Tel 713-348-4036
deedeejo@rice.edu
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8. Holocaust Remembrance Event 4-30-08
Rice University students invite you to join the community in:
The 2nd Holocaust Remembrance and Awareness Event at Rice University - 2008
Wednesday, April 30
6:00 PM
Rice Memorial Center
The event will include:
• 6:00 PM - Joint Holocaust art exhibition by Mr. Avraham Sapir (Israeli artist and Holocaust survivor) and Dr. Saúl Balagura (local artist)
• 7:15 PM - Reception and opening remarks by the Consuls General of Germany and Israel
• 7:30 PM - "Hitler, the Allies, and the Jews", lecture by Prof. Shlomo Aronson, Department
of Political Sciences, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sponsored by: The Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance, The Consulate General of Israel, The James A. Baker III
Institute for Public Policy, The Israeli House, The Graduate Student Association, the Office of Judicial Affairs,
Houston Hillel, and the Holocaust Museum of Houston

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9. Indian Dance Event
With support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Texas
Commission on the Arts and Houston Arts Alliance, Houston Institute for Culture presents two special appearances by Namita Bodaji and Samskara Academy of Fine Arts (Mumbai, India) with Houston Azerbaijanis Folk Dance Group. Performances take place on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, at University of St Thomas, Jones Hall and Sunday, May 4, 2008 at Rice University, Hamman Hall. Both performances begin at 7:00pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Admission is moderately priced at $10; $5 for students and seniors.
Groups or individuals needing special consideration should contact us at 713-521-3686.
Doors open at 6:30pm. Local performances are made possible by University of St. Thomas Modern and Classical Languages and KTRU, Rice University Radio. Special thanks to Masala Radio for its support of these programs.
Parking at University of St. Thomas is available in the Moran Center (West Alabama Street at Graustark Street). Parking at Rice University is available in visitor lots (entrance 20 and 21 on Rice Blvd).
For more information, please see:
http://www.houstonculture.org
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10. Peak Oil and Future Energy Challenges Forum
The AAPG and SEG student chapters from the Earth Science department at Rice University are co-hosting a panel on "Peak Oil and Future Challenges" on Wednesday, April 30, 5:30 - 7:30 PM at the Biology Auditorium. This event focuses on the current global energy reserves and the energy security. The panel will look into issued related to the unconventional resources and the renewable energy and how they will become more important as we move into the future. Dr. Amy Jaffe from the Baker Institute of Public Policy will provide an economic and political science perspective. The diverse panel offers an interdisciplinary approach in discussing some of the most pressing issues of our time, including estimating hydrocarbon reserves, utilizing alternative energy, economic and political impacts, and energy security.
More information can be obtained at:
http://terra.rice.edu/events/peakoil.html
Refreshments will be served and speakers will be available after the even for further discussion. RSVP: eak4412@rice.edu
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11. Senior Awards Winners
The Office of Student Activities and the Rice Student Association announce the
2008 Hugh Scott Cameron Service Award Winners
Christopher Theodore Bucher
Laura Elizabeth Kelley
Jonathan Harrison Maurer
Stephen Cole Rooke
Stephen Joseph Wallace

The Office of Student Activities and the Rice Student Association announce the
2008 Outstanding Seniors:
Tildon Grant Belgard
Alicia Renee Burns-Wright
Alice Wan Chai
Marissa Cindra Daniels
Benjamin Joseph Jedlovec
Neha Prashant Kamat
Sara Elizabeth Lark
Robert Erik Plummer
Claire Elizabeth Randall
Sarah Kay Wulf
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Self Cleaning
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/funny-pictures-cat-bath-self-cleaning-manual.jpg
2a. Play with Yourself: Text Twist. Everyone should have played this
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=texttwist
3a. Youtube: Super Hills Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5AbKEklngs

April 16th Cabinet Minutes

Announcements

Eric Max: The Hanszen Toilet Paper has arrived!

SA: Some University Standing Committees positions are open. Email Will. Take Me Out to the Ballgame this Friday! Ryan Berry is pitching!

HAIR! The Musical: At Jones starting this Thursday.

CU @ CABS!

HMRC: April 20^th: Prostate Cancer Run! The first 40 people to show up get sweet wristbands. Also, this Monday at 8:30, “What It Means to be Man” lecture in upper commons.
Musical: Way to go Passion! $565.90 spent, $980 raised for Ballet Outreach Program. If interested in directing Fall musical/play, talk to Teresa.

Hello RA-Jay’s-Wife Christine!

Money Requests

Class Reps - $400 – Social APPROVED

Hanszen Spirit - $2000 – Study Break ($1000 – HBTH and Socials) APPROVED

Tom Miller -- $200 – Boxers APPROVED

Tom Miller -- $15 – Bat for busting open computers. APPROVED

Becca Divers - Relay for Life - $200.45 APPROVED

Josh Kirlin - Tools - $900 APPROVED

Sports – $1400 – permanent sports banners for commons APPROVED

Ben - Refrigerator for satellite server -- $900 APPROVED

Anissa – HuMed – $150 – service trip financing APPROVED

Space Requests

Eric Kim – HMRC – Glass Classroom – Monday @ 8 pm – “What it means to be a man” speaker APPROVED

Dillon Eng – Upper Commons – Monday @ 8 pm – Info Session for Microfinance Club APPROVED

BSA Senior Graduation Reception May 9^th 2-4 PM Lower Commons APPROVED

It’s Business Time

Housing committee: Bump before room draw? How to assign freshman rooms? Which class to bump? Look for email with survey.

Last cabinet of the semester… thanks for a great 4 years seniors!

Classes Are Finally Over Super Happy Funpage

1. Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
2. Owl and Friends
3. "Out of Africa" Lecture Series
4. Short Term Tutoring Opportunities
5. Table Talk - Rebecca Richards-Kortum
6. Brochstein Pavilion Sneak Peek
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Napping
2a. Youtube: Muffins
3a. Play with yourself: Castle Siege
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1. Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra
FRIDAY, APRIL 25
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra and the Rice Chorale
Larry Rachleff, conductor
Program: Stravinsky - Symphony of Psalms; and Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Susan Lorette Dunn, vocal soloist).
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
No Tickets Required. Free Admission. Limited seating available on a first-come, first-served basis
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2. Owl and Friends
SUNDAY, APRIL 27
Faculty Recital
Rachel Buchman, vocalist and narrator
A program of music, puppetry, and stories for young people (ages 5 and older), including works by Alec Wilder, Moondog, and others, with pianist Dan Sedgwick, clarinetist Maiko Sasaki, and performers on accordion, udderbot, guitar, and cello.
Two performances: 1:30 and 6:30 p.m.
Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall
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3. "Out of Africa" Lecture Series
The Humanities Research Center African Studies Workshop
with the Houston Area Africa Studies Group
The Mickey Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern University
The Menil Collection
and the Houston International Festival
Invite you to the first of a series of Lectures
considering the theme "Out of Africa"
as a sequence of three journeys
Thursday, April 24, 2008
7:30pm
The Menil Collection - 1515 Sul Ross
"The First Journey
Re-envisioning West Africa's Past Through Archeology and Art"
As part of this year's Houston International Festival, this series of
presentations and discussions by Houston area scholars takes place April 24, 25,
28.
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4. Short Term Tutoring Opportunities
Hi,
Done with finals? Would you like to make some extra cash? Wonder-Space is a group of educational consultants (Rice Alumni) that provide tutoring services to students in the Houston area. We're currently looking for tutors that can take on some clients in the next couple weeks through the end of May. We tutor everyone including elementary students, college, and adults returning to education after many years. Pay is $12-20/hr, depending on experience. Earn more for tutoring done in clients' homes. Hours are flexible (work from 2-20hrs/week)!
Our tutors are all outgoing, exceptionally smart, and have excellent teaching and communication skills. They serve as role models and mentors to students while motivating and challenging them in various subjects. The office atmosphere is lively, energetic, and very conducive for growth potential. Most of our tutors are Rice University college students, and we prefer to get more, but other university students--please apply!
We are currently looking for:

Math (elementary, middle school, Algebra I/II, Geometry, Pre-Cal,Calculus)
Science (Chemistry, Biology, Physics)
Languages (Spanish, French, Latin)
Computer Programming (JAVA, C++)
SAT I/II (verbal and math, must have 90 percentile+ score (around 1500+)
Study Skills
Writing and History,
Other subjects, please e-mail and tell me. We prefer all around tutors!
Please send resume to josefa@wonder-space.com. Also mention which subjects you would like to tutor.
Thanks, hope to meet some of you guys soon!
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5. Table Talk - Rebecca Richards-Kortum
…see attached
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6. Brochstein Pavilion Sneak Peek
Brochstein Pavilion Sneak Peek
Friday, April 25
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Free Ice Cream and Coffee Drinks!!!
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Napping
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/funny-pictures-power-strip-nap-cat.jpg?w=500&h=375
2a. Youtube: Muffins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tcR19y7GPM
3a. Play with yourself: Castle Siege
http://www.addictinggames.com/castlesiege.html

Congratulations to Sara Rivas for her excellent performance on Wednesday. You totally deserve all the glory of your new award.

As always,
In Mike and Casey We Trust

Monday's Funpage

1. Rice Microfinance Club Tonight at 8
2. HERE Project Speaker Series
3. Chamber Orchestra Concert
4. Linda Williams Prize for Social Justice
5. The Global Energy Market Conference
6. HKSA fundraiser
7. Return Your Library Books
8. Earth Day Celebration Wednesday
9. Committee on Constitutional Revisions Application
10. Summer Sublet
11. Environmental Sociology Presentation 4/24
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1. Rice Microfinance Club Tonight at 8
Hey Hanszen!
At 8:00 tonight the Rice Microfinance Club will be having an information session! Microfinance is a very powerful tool for alleviating poverty, and we will be launching into full swing next semester. Stop by and learn something, and while you're at it, grab some dessert!
Dillon
Contact for more information: Dillon Eng, dpe1@rice.edu, 206.334.7899
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2. HERE Project Speaker Series
HERE Project Speaker Series Presents
***Dr. Edith Irby Jones*/
Chief of Medical Staff/
Riverside General Hospital
*Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM*
100 Herring Hall*
**Please join *H.E.R.E* in welcoming Distinguished Lecturer,
*Dr. Edith Irby Jones* to discuss her personal journey as a pioneer in the medical field and community leader in Houston.
The *Houston Enriches Rice Education (H.E.R.E.) Project* is an innovative curricular and research initiative that will advance Rice's relationship to the larger Houston community and enhance faculty research and both undergraduate and graduate education.
The *H.E.R.E Speakers Series* advances understanding of Houston's impact on national issues of religiosity, social justice, political equality, etc, by inviting noteworthy figures to give public lectures on related topics.

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3. Chamber Orchestra Concert
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23
Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra
Larry Rachleff, music director
Program: Messiaen - Oiseaux exotiques (Exotic Birds)(Brian Connelly, piano soloist); Respighi - Trittico Botticelliano; and Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B Minor "Unfinished."
8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall
No Tickets Required. Free Admission. Limited Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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4. Linda Williams Prize for Social Justice
Robin Forman, Dean of Undergraduates, solicits your assistance in nominating the first recipient of the Linda Faye Williams Social Justice Prize.
Rice established the Linda Faye Williams Social Justice Prize to recognize work that furthers social justice and enables understanding across boundaries of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, class, nationality, sexual orientation and ideology.
The award is named for the late Linda Faye Williams '70, one of the first two black undergraduate students to enter Rice and earn a bachelor's degree after the university abandoned its charter provision that limited enrollment to white students. Williams died October 16, 2006, at the age of 57.
Williams was a professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland and a highly regarded expert on race and gender politics. She also held positions with the Congressional Black Caucus and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Her most recent book, "Constraint of Race: Legacies of White Skin Privilege in America," won three national book awards, including the American Political Science Association's selection as the year's best book on race, ethnicity and politics.
The Linda Fay Williams Social Justice Prize, which includes a $1,000 stipend, will be awarded annually to a graduating senior or a recent graduate with a bachelor's degree (within five years of graduation).
Please send a brief narrative to of the work your nominee has performed, by Friday, May 2, 2008.
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5. The Global Energy Market Conference
The Energy Forum of
Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy cordially invites you to attend a conference discussing
The Global Energy Market:
Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Topics of Discussion:
Resource Nationalism and Conflict
Oil and Terrorism
Iran and the Nuclear Standoff
Oil, the Dollar and Financial Markets
Scenarios for Disruptions in Russian Natural Gas Supplies to Europe
Shell Distinguished Lecture Series Keynote Speaker
The U.S. Economy, Financial Markets and the Price of Oil
Martin Feldstein, Ph.D.
George F. Baker Professor of Economics, Harvard University, and President, National Bureau of Economic Research
Keynote Speakers
Thomas Fingar, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, National Intelligence for Analysis, and Chairman, National Intelligence Council (NIC)
The Honorable Reuben Jeffery, III
Under Secretary, Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, U.S. Department of State
About the Conference
The conference brings together senior policymakers, economists, academic specialists and industry professionals to discuss the geopolitical risks currently facing international energy markets and the global financial system. It also investigates the consequences that such risks could pose to energy security, pricing and supply, as well as to the transparent and smooth operation of the global market for oil and natural gas trade and investment. At the conference, the Baker Institute will release a new energy study titled "The Global Energy Market: Comprehensive Strategies to Meet Geopolitical and Financial Risks." By analyzing these key geopolitical threats in depth, the study identifies a series of policy frameworks that can be used to fortify the current market system and ensure that it can respond flexibly to the array of threats that might be encountered in the coming years. The study also examines the impact of emerging climate policy on future U.S. foreign and national energy policy.
Please RSVP on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/global_energy,
by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or
by fax to 713.348.5993.
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6. HKSA fundraiser
You might ask, so why is HKSA selling boba tea? Isn't it a Taiwanese thing? Indeed it is of Taiwanese origin, but it is so widespread in Asia, especially in Hong Kong, such that you can find it at nearly every corner of the city. Hong Kongers call it Pearl Tea (since tapioca looks like pearls), and it tastes slightly different, but on Tuesday, HKSA will be selling Bubble Tea straight from Teahouse to cool you off before the start of final's week! Last semester, we sold Red Bean Ice, another HK delicacy, and this semester, we offer another HK drink - Pearl/Boba Tea.
So come get some HK Pearl drink on Tuesday!!!
HK Student Association
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7. Return Your Library Books
To all undergraduate students:
Please remember to return your library materials before leaving campus for the summer.
Graduating students, return all books by Sunday, May 4, to clear your accounts for graduation. The Cashier & Registrar will be notified about accounts with outstanding charges (books and fines). Diplomas will be withheld until accounts are cleared.
Undergraduates, return all books by Tuesday, May 6.
If you need to borrow library materials during the summer, renewals will resume for the 4-week loan periods on Friday, May 2. To get your library PIN for online renewals, please check with the staff at the Circulation Department, 713-348-4021, or send a message to circ@rice.edu. Though most notices from the library are now sent by email, please advise us of summer address changes if you will be borrowing books during the summer. All books are subject to recall by other patrons, so be prepared to return any books which are recalled over the summer.
Reminder: we add nine extra hours to the library schedule during the next two weekends for final exams. The library will close at midnight on Friday and Saturday nights and will open Saturday & Sunday mornings at 8 am.
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8. Earth Day Celebration Wednesday
What: Earth Day Celebration!!
When: Wednesday, April 23
What time: 2:00-4:00pm
Where: Ray Courtyard
Why: To celebrate Earth and also the last day of classes!

We'll have FREE:
snow cones, popcorn, cookies, music, games, several informational booths representing environmental initiatives going on around campus, and FUN
We'll also be selling our awesome new Envi Club T-shirts. More info at:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15214017532&ref=mf
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9. Committee on Constitutional Revisions Application
The application for the Committee on Constitutional Revisions has been posted on the SA website:
http://sa.rice.edu/news/committee-constitutional-revisions-needs-memebers
If you are interested in the committee, please consider applying.
Applications are due by Friday, May 2, 2008 at 5:00 PM.
We have also created a special section of the SA website for submitting comments about the SA and its organization structure. Please visit
http://sa.rice.edu/forum/topic/changing-sas-representation-structure for more information.
NB: Your comments will be visible to anyone with a valid Rice netID and password.
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10. Summer Sublet
Summer Sublet
Available May 12. One bed, one bath duplex located on Dryden. Fully furnished.
Safe neighborhood. FIVE minute WALK from the South Colleges. Rent is $675/mo. and includes cable. Please contact:
Mimi Willard
845 548 4285
meems@rice.edu
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11. Environmental Sociology Presentation 4/24
The CSES (Center for the Study of the Environment & Society) at Rice will be hosting a lunchtime presentation on Thursday, April 24th at 12:00 noon. Professor Elizabeth Long, Dr. Kristen Schilt, and Andrea Dinneen will present the findings from their study of Rice students' attitudes on global warming.
I'm sorry fro the lack of funny again… I have a ten page research paper to right.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game Funpage

1. Rice Microfinance
2. Pavilion Sneak Peak
3. Summer Job in Biochemistry Lab
4. Free Bill McKibben tickets April 28
5. Public Lecture, 2008 Election
6. RSVP College Workshops for Fall 2008
7. ISP to Guatemala Car Wash
8. Relay for Life - Friday, April 18
9. Vecinos Lecture Series
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1. Rice Microfinance
Rice Microfinance Info-Session
To ANYBODY interested in poverty alleviation:
This coming Monday, 4/21 at 8:00 Rice Microfinance will be having an info-session in the Hanszen Upper Commons! Microfinance is an innovative and extremely effective way to go about alleviating poverty, and our club is getting directly involved. Come out Monday and find out more about it, DESSERT will be provided! See you there!
Contact Dillon Eng with any questions
206.334.7899 or dpe1@rice.edu
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2. Pavilion Sneak Peak
YOUR ARE INVITED TO A SNEAK PEEK OF
THE RAYMOND AND SUSAN BROCHSTEIN PAVILION
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
FREE ICE CREAM & COFFEE DRINKS!!!
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3. Summer Job in Biochemistry Lab
The Bennett lab in the Biochemistry & Cell Biology Department would like to hire a part-time person for the summer. This person would work 10-15 hours per week at a wage of $8/hour. Duties will include preparing media and cleaning glassware, preparing routine supplies, updating spreadsheets, and learning some basic molecular biology techniques. Hours will be flexible, between 9A-5P M-F. Please contact Mary at x3304 or email at mharriso@rice.edu.
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4. Free Bill McKibben tickets April 28
Dear Rice Community:
The Passport to Houston program (designed to engage undergraduate students with the city of Houston in order to develop students who are community-oriented, socially-engaged, and culturally-aware) has a unique opportunity for the entire Rice community. The first 25 individuals to send their email addresses to passport@rice.edu by Wednesday, April 23 will receive up to 2 free tickets for the Progressive Forum event listed below. Please indicate whether you need 1 or 2. Tickets will be available for pick up at the Student Center Information Desk from 12 pm on Thursday, April 24t h through Noon, Monday, April 28th during Student Center operating hours.
Bill McKibben
Monday, April 28 at 7:30 pm
Wortham Center, Cullen Theater
Bill Mckibben is the author of the environmental classic, The End of Nature. This past fall, he created a national movement called Step It Up 2007, resulting in a day of hundreds of rallies in all fifty states for climate stability on Nov. 3. One of the most important writers on business and the environment, his most recent book is Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. DETAILS are available on The Progressive Forum’s website.
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5. Public Lecture, 2008 Election
White House For Sale? Do Students Really Have A Voice?
Public Lecture
Dr. Joan Mandle, Colgate University, Democracy Matters President
4 pm Monday April 21st
Miner Lounge, RMC
Refreshments provided!
Contact Laura Kelley with questions, lkelley@rice.edu.
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6. RSVP College Workshops for Fall 2008
Information Session: 9:00 PM on Monday, April 21st, at Brown College, hosted by Dr. John Hutchinson
Featuring: Chocolate-Dipped Chocolate Chunk Cookies from the Dessert Gallery
Rice Student Volunteer Organization
Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology
Faculty mentor: Dr. Nichol cnichol@rice.edu
CBEN Nanotechnology Academy
These workshops aim to empower disadvantaged high school students from the CBEN Nanotechnology Academy in the college admissions process. The three areas of focus consist of:
 Application Process
 Essay Writing
 Financial Aid
Each area will be covered by an advisory group of Rice undergraduates, who will be preparing materials and a presentation for the group of selected students. After each presentation, four students will be assigned to one Rice advisor to answer any personal questions.

This Spring we had a really good turnout, and the workshops were held in the Space Science building. Not only did we have a chance to motivate them through presentations and giving information, but we also got to know them better by eating dinner with them. It was truly an awesome experience to see their excitement and enthusiasm for their life direction, and I hope you can join us for this experience!
Sincerely,
Dennis Shung and Courtney Ng
2008 Education Committee Co-Chairpersons
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7. ISP to Guatemala Car Wash
The Community Involvement Center's 2008 International Service Project (ISP) to Guatemala is sponsoring a Car Wash on Friday, April 18, from 3:00-6:00pm behind the Campus Police Station. If all the pollen has gotten to be too much for your car, stop by one your way home from work for a quick wash. The cost is $5.00/car and payment is accepted in the form of cash or check made out to "Rice University/CIC Service Council." If you cannot attend and wish to make a donation, more information on check and credit card donations is available at
http://www.rice.edu/misc/donor.htm.
This May the Community Involvement Center will sponsor its twelfth annual International Service Project (ISP). For two weeks, fourteen students will be immersed in the rich Guatemalan culture while working alongside the indigenous Mayan citizens. The focus of the group's volunteer efforts are with a mission in San Lucas Toliman, on the banks of Lake Toliman in the Solola region. The Catholic mission with whom the students work is dedicated to helping the indigenous Mayans gain back their land rights. The students are extremely excited about this once in a lifetime opportunity to interact and learn from another culture through community service.
The students will participate in a number of service projects including reforestation, coffee harvesting and processing, and construction. In addition, the group will have daily interactions with the citizens of the region. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about the history and politics of Guatemala, including the legacy of the peace agreement which was signed in 1996, ending a three-decade-long armed conflict. For more information about the trip, please visit the Community Involvement Center's web site at http://www.rice.edu/service/programs/isp/oldisps/08/guat08_about.html.
Cori Salmeron (Student Coordinator), Hanszen College
Megan Scarborough (Student Coordinator), Brown College
Alice Chi, Baker College
Meghali Goswami, Baker College
Jennie Wilburn, Brown College
Melody Muñoz, Will Rice College
Darren Arquero, Wiess College
Julia Mann, Baker College
Alicia Allen, Lovett College
Lila Holzman, Sid Richardson College
Michael Taylor, Jones College
Yordanos Gebretatianos, Baker College
Michelle Orchard, Brown College
Natalia Heredia, Baker College
Thank you for your support!
Mac
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8. Relay for Life - Friday, April 18
Please join the Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center on Friday, April 18 from 7:00 pm - 7:00 am at Rice University's Track and Soccer Stadium!
Relay For Life, the signature fundraising event for the American Cancer Society, is a community gathering open to all and designed to bring together those who have been touched by cancer, to celebrate survivors and to remember those who have died. The event is held overnight to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. The night will be filled with entertainment, food and the Luminaria Ceremony.
Those who are interested in attending, but are not a member of a team should check in at the Registration Tent, where they can make a donation to the cause.
If you are interested in attending or have any questions about the event, contact Christa Leimbach (713-348-6044 / leimbach@rice.edu).
For more information about Relay for Life or to sign up, visit www.events.cancer.org/rflhoustonmedicalcentertx
Christa Leimbach
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9. Vecinos Lecture Series
Rice University's James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and the Latin American Initiative
cordially invite you to
a Vecinos Lecture Series presentation on
A New Deal for a New Age with Carlos Fuentes
Mexican Author, Statesman and Scholar
Monday, April 28, 2008
6:30 pm Lecture
7:30 pm Book Signing
Doré Commons
Baker Hall
Rice University
Books will be provided for sale courtesy of Brazos Bookstore.
Please RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/fuentes before Wednesday, April 23.

Sorry about the lack of funny today
I do have a Play with Yourself link though: http://www.addictinggames.com/theimpossiblequiz.html

Tuesday's Funpage

1. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
2. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
3. Rice Dance Theatre's Spring Show "Dancing on the Edge"
4. Alternative Spring Break Showcase
5. Save the Environment through your stuff away
6. Open Discussion on Sexuality, Dating, Marriage and Relationships
7. Summer Youth Activity Program Job Openings
8. Conflict of Interest Policy Workshop April 16
9. TOMORROW: Commerce as the Pathway to Health in Developing Countries
10. Visen Center Distinguished Lecturer Series
11. Spring Harvest at the Farmers Market
12. Guest entrepreneur: Dr. Mauro Ferrari
14. DJ for KTRU this Summer!
15. The Academy of American Poets: Deadline- Friday April 18
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Color Blind Cat
2a. Brian and Stewie at the Emmys
3a. Pachabel Rant
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1. Take Me Out to the Ballgame
The Rice Student Association, Rice Program Council, and Student Athletic Advisory Committee invite YOU to sneak away from Fondren for a few hours to come celebrate Rice Baseball with us!! We will be hosting Take Me Out to the Ballgame on April 18, 2008. The event will take place from 4:30 - 6:15 in front of Reckling Park, right before the scheduled 6:30 game verse East Carolina.
The serveries will be shut down for dinner that evening. Each residential college will have a grill set up, and members of the football team will be grilling burgers and veggie burgers.
SAAC will be hosting numerous games/prize raffles on the Tennis Courts at Jake Hess Stadium (located right in front of Reckling Park). Games will include:
-Wiffle Ball Home Run Derby
-Speed Throw (Rader Gun Competition)
-Football Tire Throw
RPC will be selling T-Shirts. They will be available for 5$ at the event!
There will also be facepaint!!
WE WANT EVERYONE TO COME OUT FOR THE GAME!! The Rice Baseball Team is one of the best in the nation and deserves the support from the students!
The Athletic Department will be holding a CAN FOOD DRIVE. Bring in a can and receive a FREE RAFFLE TICKET.
Join the FACEBOOK GROUP!!!
Questions or concerns about the event? Contact your college SA Senator or SA External Vice President Nicholas Muscara, nmuscara@rice.edu
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2. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
featuring a live webcast of The China Issue in the 2008 Presidential and Congressional Elections
--Baker Hall--Thursday, April 17, 6:00 pm
The National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR)
announces its second annual CHINA Town Hall featuring Norman J.
Ornstein, noted political commentator, in a live national webcast.
Stephen A. Orlins, NCUSCR President, will moderate Ornstein's analysis and a real-time dialog with audiences in forty participating cities.
After the webcast, Frank Jones, Houston Forum Immediate Past Chairman, will moderate a local Town Hall discussion with Jacques deLisle, Stephan A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Steven W. Lewis, Director, Transnational China Project at the Baker Institute, and Associate Professor Hans J. Stockton at the Center for International Studies, will outline Houston and Texas interests and connections to China.
CHINA Town Hall is generously underwritten by the Starr Foundation. The Houston Town Hall is co-sponsored by the Houston Forum, the Baker Institute, and the Center for International Studies.
Speakers:
Norman J. Ornstein, Ph.D - Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Stephen A. Orlins - President, National Committee on United States-China Relations
Jacques deLisle, J.D. - Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
Frank Jones - Immediate Past Chairman, Houston Forum & Senior Partner, Fulbright Jaworski
Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D - Fellow in Asian Studies, James A. Baker III
Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Hans J. Stockton, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas
Free and Open to the Public
Please RSVP on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/china_townhall
**Seating begins at 5:30 pm
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3. Rice Dance Theatre's Spring Show "Dancing on the Edge"
Rice Dance Theatre is proud to present its spring show
"Dancing on the Edge"
Performances are in Hamman Hall on:
Friday, April 18th 8pm
Saturday, April 19th 8p
Tickets are $5/students and $7/general public
Reservations can be made by calling 713-348-PLAY or tickets picked up at the
Hamman Hall box office
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4. Alternative Spring Break Showcase
Students, Faculty, and Staff,
You heard about the Alternative Spring Break trips all throughout the fall semester and beginning of the spring semester...now come see what they were all about!
Alternative Spring Break Showcase
Tuesday, April 15
4:00-6:00pm
RMC Sammy's
FREE FOOD for attendees at each of the 9 groups' tables.
The students and Site Leaders of the 2008 trips will be hosting the Alternative Spring Break Showcase to highlight photo albums, journals, and slide shows of their experiences. Don't miss this opportunity to see what they experienced and learn how you can get involved next year!
Information will also be available about the 2009 ASB Site Leader, Faculty/Staff Participant, and site selection time lines and applications.
Mac
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5. Save the Environment through your stuff away
Don't Dump your Identity or Rice Data with Your Old Computer
Take advantage of Rice's Earth Day electronics clean* up on April 19, but don't lose your identity or your confidential data in the process.
If you plan to dispose of computers or other electronics that contain personal information or other confidential data, remove the hard drive and/or memory from the device.
Before dumping Rice computers, contact your IT divisional support staff to make sure no university or personal information remains on the machine.
Questions? Contact the IT Help Desk: 713.348.HELP(4357) or
helpdesk@rice.edu.
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6. Open Discussion on Sexuality, Dating, Marriage and Relationships
Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church Youth Adult Ministry is presenting an open discussion on sexuality, dating, marriage and relationships called "The Morning After". I hope everyone will be able to attend because it's guaranteed to be a very interesting discussion! Here are the details:
Date: Thursday, 17 April 2008
Time: 6:59 PM
Location: Willy's Pub
If you have any questions about the event, you can call (713) 524-6578 or email goodhopeyam@gmail.com!
G.Thomas
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7. Summer Youth Activity Program Job Openings
The Rice Recreation Center is still seeking undergraduate 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! We’ve once again extended the deadline as we’re still seeking to fill a couple spots.
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://wwwruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/syap/syap_jobs.htm
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8. Conflict of Interest Policy Workshop April 16
President Leebron recently signed Policy No. 838 that addresses many issues concerning conflict of interest among staff, and the necessary steps that must be taken to identify and manage such conflicts. The accountability for communicating and administering the policy for each Rice department rests with the chairs and managers responsible for each department. In order to assist chairs and managers in effectively carrying out the policy, the General Counsel's office and the Human Resources office are presenting a one-hour workshop in the Farnsworth Room of the Ley Student Center, at three different times during the month of April. The schedule is below. I strongly encourage all chairs, managers, and supervisors to please attend one the sessions. No RSVP is required.
April 16 10:30 – 11:30 AM Farnsworth
April 22 10:30 – 11:30 AM Farnsworth
April 29 4- 5 PM Farnsworth
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9. TOMORROW: Commerce as the Pathway to Health in Developing Countries
2008 Global Health Technology Speaker Series: Global Health, Opportunities and Empowerment
On behalf of Beyond Traditional Borders, Rice 360°, and the Jones Graduate School of Management, you are invited to
Commerce as the Pathway to Health in Developing Countries
a lecture be
Chris Crane
President and CEO
Opportunity International
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
6:00 PM
Shell Auditorium
McNair Hall
Rice University
Reception and poster session to follow in the Jones Graduate School of Management Executive Commons. This event is free and open to the public.
Commerce as the Pathway to Health in Developing Countries Microenterprise development – giving small loans and training to poor entrepreneurs – is one of the most promising means of providing health tools and medication to people in the developing world. Chris Crane, President and CEO of Opportunity International, which made over $500 million in loans last year to help poor business men and women start and build their businesses, will discuss how microenterprise development can improve health in the world’s poorest regions.
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10.Visen Center Distinguished Lecturer Series
VISEN CENTER DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES AT RICE UNIVERSITY PRESENTS:
Hubbert’s Peak, The Coal Question, and Climate Change
Dave Rutledge
Chair of Engineering and Applied Science,
Tomiyasu Professor of Electrical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
(See Bio and Abstract on page 2)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 @ 4:00 p.m.
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall
Reception to follow in Martel Hall
http://www.events.rice.edu/index.cfm?EventRecord=9749
Hubbert’s Peak, The Coal Question, and Climate Change
Dave Rutledge, Caltech
There is a vigorous debate now about whether our oil, natural gas, and coal resources will be sufficient in the future. At the same time, there is an intense effort to predict the changes in climate that will result from consuming these fossil fuels. There has been surprisingly little effort to connect these two. Do we have a fossil-fuel supply problem? Do we have a climate-change problem? Do we have both? Which comes first? We will see that the trend for future fossil-fuel production is less than what is assumed in the United Nations climate-change assessments. The implication is that an understanding of producer limitations could help us do a better job of predicting climate change. We will also see that the time scale for exhausting fossil fuels is much smaller than that for global temperature change. This means that it is critical to reduce the total fossil-fuel production, not just slow it down. One possible approach for reducing total production would be to establish fossil-fuel preserves on federal lands that would be off limits for new leases for drilling and mining.
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11. Spring Harvest at the Farmers Market
TODAY AND EVERY TUESDAY
3:30 - 7 PM
Rice University - Entrance #9 on University Blvd.
Behind the Athletic Training Center
South side of Stadium
INCREDIBLE PRODUCE
Mustard Greens – Arugula – Radish - Spinach – Beets – Turnips – jumbo cauliflower
Broccoli – Basil –Dill – Cilantro – “Season first Strawberries”
Organic Beef – Chicken – Rib eye steaks – all beef hotdogs –ground lamb and chops!
Pick-up dinner to go…..from Tafia,
Organic Breads and The Houston Dairy Maid Cheeses
Gelato and much, much more!
Inner loop shuttle bus will drop you off, just mention you want to go to the market
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12. Guest entrepreneur: Dr. Mauro Ferrari
Profs. Jack Gill and Bob Ulrich, the instructors of BIOE/MGMT 633 Life Science Entrepreneurship, would like to extend an invitation to the Rice community for the following guest entrepreneur lecture:
Who: Mauro Ferrari, MD, PhD
What: The story of Nano Medical Systems
When: Wednesday, April 16, 4:00-5:30pm
Where: Shell Auditorium, McNair Hall
Mauro Ferrari serves as Professor at the Brown Institute of Molecular Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Professor of Experimental Therapeutics at University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at University of Texas Medical Branch and President of the Alliance for NanoHealth.
Dr. Mauro Ferrari is a founder of the field of biomedical nano/micro-technology, especially in their applications to drug delivery, cell transplantation, implantable bioreactors, and other innovative therapeutic modalities. In these fields, he has published more than 160 peer-reviewed journal articles and six books. He is the inventor of more than 20 issued patents, with about thirty more pending in the US and internationally. His contributions have been recognized by a variety of accolades, including: the Presidential Young Investigator Award of the National Science Foundation; the Shannon Director’s Award of the National Institutes of Health; the Wallace H. Coulter Award for Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship; and the Marzio Tremaglia Italiani nel Mondo Award from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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14. DJ for KTRU this Summer!
Gonna be in Houston this summer? KTRU wants you!
Interested in college radio? Want your voice to be beamed out over a 50,000 watt transmitter and heard by thousands? Enjoy imposing your musical taste on others?
KTRU is looking for new DJs to start this summer term! If you’ll be around campus or have a summer job in Houston, this is the perfect time to pick up a new, awesome activity! No experience is necessary. If you're unfamiliar with the technical aspects of DJing, don't worry-- we'll train you from scratch! If you're not sure you're enough of a music guru to DJ, don't worry-- KTRU wants DJs who simply have an open mind and a desire to learn more about different kinds of music!
TO APPLY: pick up an application from outside the door of KTRU (on the second floor of the RMC, near the Thresher) and sign up for an interview time. Applications are due FRIDAY, MAY 2ND, in the same place.
If you have any questions, email me at kmayer@rice.edu
Hope to hear from you soon!
Katie Mayer
(KTRU DJ Director)
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15. The Academy of American Poets: Deadline- Friday April 18
Dear Rice Undergraduates,
The Academy of American Poets prize committee at Rice University is currently accepting submissions for the 2007-08 poetry contest. Any current undergraduate is eligible to submit up to two (2) poems for judging. The first-place poem will receive $100 from the Academy of American Poets, and runners-up will be recognized with honorable mention. Submissions must be turned in (hard copies only) to the English Department on the 2nd Floor of Herring Hall by 5 pm on Friday, April 18th. Please contact the English department at ext. 4840 with any questions, or email english@rice.edu.
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Color Blind Cat
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/funny-pictures-color-blind-cat-rubiks-cube.jpg
2a. Brian and Stewie at the Emmys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oX77WMrvUc
3a. Pachabel Rant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

Thursday's Funpage

1. Understanding Hizbullah
2. Jazz Soiree
3. Spring Fling
4. Flying Owls 5k
5. POLI SCI Experiments for Cash
6. 15th Annual Latin Jazz Concert Friday, April 11th at 4pm
7. 10th Annual Rice Powwow - Friday, April 11th, 5-11pm
8. Passion
9. Discussion of Social Issues with Muslim Televangelist Amr Khaled
10. 20th Anniversary of the Turning of Willy April 11, 2008
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Mapquest Blows
2a. In the Sprit of the End of the Semester
3a. You Tube: Map Deprivation: At least we all know were the US is
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1. Understanding Hizbullah
This Thursday, April 10th, there will be a lecture at the Baker Institute at 6:30 pm by Lara Deeb. She will speak on "Understanding Hizbullah." There will be free food.
As part of the lecture series "The Arab World: History, Politics and Culture," Lara Deeb, assistant professor of women's studies at the University of California–Irvine, will discuss Lebanon's Hizbullah organization. In her lecture, "Understanding Hizbullah," Deeb will present an overview of the origins of Hizbullah and the group's development into a multifaceted political party. She will also discuss the social and cultural institutions and networks associated with the party and with its constituents in the southern suburbs of Beirut and the party's appeal for many of Lebanon's Shi'i Muslims.
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2. Jazz Soiree
Rice Social Dance Society's Spring Dance!
The Jazz Soiree will be a night of Swing, Ballroom and Tango music
Performed by the Rice Jazz Band
Saturday, April 12
8:00pm - 11:55pm
Martel Commons
There will be a swing lesson taught at 8 and the music begins at 9pm and goes till midnight!
There will be refreshments! and... it's Free!!!
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3. Spring Fling
Like kids? Like art?
Join the Women's Resource Center this Saturday, from 1-4 at Spring Fling! We'll be helping 6-10 year-olds paint their own flowerpots and having a general blast hanging out with some awesome kids! Come for part or all of it and paint your very own flower pot.
Questions? Contact Julia at jel2@rice.edu
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4. Flying Owls 5k
This Saturday, April 12, the Flying Owls 5K Run will kick off at 8:00am and finish around 9:30am. As always, here are a few reminders that will help you move about on campus more easily:
Please keep in mind that the run will start and end at Rice Stadium near West Lot 4. Also be prepared to experience some delays as the runners traverse Rice. Pay special attention when driving in or out Entrances 8,3,1 & 1A during the event.
Thank you for your help in making this a safe event,
Sgt. Jesse Salazar
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5. POLI SCI Experiments for Cash
My name is Christy Aroopala, and I’m a Political Science graduate student. I’m running some experiments for my thesis that pay in cash (for Rice undergrads only).
They last less than an hour and the average earning is $20-$25. You just make simple decisions and your earnings are based on your choices. All experiments take place in Fondren Library.
I’m only going to be running these experiments for one final week. Below is a list of the final sessions of the experiment.
If you’re interested please reply with:
1) which sessions below will work for you (please send at least 2 options so I can be sure to save you a spot).
2) cell # (to contact you on experiment days)
Final Week of Experiments (April 12-17):
- 2pm Sat 4/12 (only 5 spots left)
- 3:30pm Sat 4/12 (only 5 spots left)
MANY OPEN SPOTS:
- 6:30pm Mon 4/14, Tues 4/15, Wed 4/16, or Thurs 4/17
Thanks!
-Christy
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6. 15th Annual Latin Jazz Concert Friday, April 11th at 4pm
The Rice Jazz Ensemble, Larry Slezak Director, presents the 15th Annual Latin Jazz Concert!
When: Friday, April 11th, 4:00 pm
Where: The RMC's Ray Courtyard
(RMC Grand Hall in case of rain)
Several guest artists and your Rice Jazz Ensemble will explore the Latin side of jazz.
Admission is free, casual dress
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7. 10th Annual Rice Powwow - Friday, April 11th, 5-11pm
Greetings, I hope this finds you all doing well. I am President of Rice’s Native American Student Association (RNASA) this year and wanted to tell you about our biggest event of the year, the Annual Rice Powwow. The powwow will be held at Rice University on Friday, April 11th from 5pm-11pm outside on the Intramural fields next to Autry Gym. Gourd dancing will begin around 5pm and Grand Entry is scheduled for 7pm. This year is our 10th Annual Powwow so it is a great accomplishment for RNASA to have continued to bring this event to Rice for 10 years. I am proud to have been involved with RNASA and the Annual Rice Powwow since 2001. For those of you who are not familiar with powwows, it is a Native American dance competition with several different dance and costume styles and different age groups who compete for prize money. There will also be Indian Tacos and Native American arts and crafts vendors.
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8. Passion
Passion! Hanszen's Spring Dance Concert is TONIGHT! Thursday April 10 and TOMMOROW! Friday April 11 @ 8 pm in the Hanszen Lower Commons
Admission is free but we are raising funds for the Houston Ballet's Education and Outreach Program!
Come for a night a dance, dessert, and... donations!
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9. Discussion of Social Issues with Muslim Televangelist Amr Khaled
The Baker Institute Presents:
Amr Khaled
Muslim Televangelist and Social Activist and
Chairman, Right Start Foundation International
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
6:00 pm
Dore Commons
Baker Hall
Rice University
RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993 or by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu before Friday, April 18.
Amr Khaled is a pioneer in religious and socially conscious satellite broadcasting in the Arab and Muslim world, with viewership reaching the tens of millions. Described as the "antidote to terror" by The Sunday Times (United Kingdom), Khaled, a leading advocate for moderation, was chosen in 2007 by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world. Khaled was born in Alexandria, Egypt, and began preaching in 1990, making it his full-time profession in 1998 when his lectures were broadcast over satellite television. He is currently the chairman of Right Start Foundation International, an organization committed to bridging cultural gaps and nurturing positive coexistence between minorities and host communities. Whether through his television programs or Right Start Foundation International, Khaled emphasizes the importance of the younger generation, who he believes is most capable of bringing about change in today's cultural conflicts.
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10. 20th Anniversary of the Turning of Willy April 11, 2008
THE RICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE RICE ENGINEERING ALUMNI
INVITE ALL FACULY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS
IN CELEBRATING THE
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURNING OF WILLY
WITH A VIEWING OF
“180 – THE SPIN ON WILLY’S STATUE” BY THERESA BUJNOCH ’88
AND A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE MASTERMINDS
(MODERATED BY PROFESSOR JOHN BOLES ‘65)
FRIDAY, APRIL 11
6:30 PM
RICE MEDIA CENTER
(ENTRANCE 8 AT UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD)
RICE UNIVERSITY
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Mapquest Blows
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/funny-pictures-spyware-cat-computer-monitor.jpg
2a. In the Sprit of the End of the Semester
http://images.despair.com/products/demotivators/potential.jpg
3a. You Tube: Map Deprivation: At least we all know were the US is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj3iNxZ8Dww

April 9th Cabinet Minutes

Announcements

RPC- H2007 Assassins. Shoot people w/ water guns. Sign up by 4 PM Friday on Joyce’s door

SAS Spring Show: Curry, this is why we’re hot. Saturday at 6:30. Dinner included w/ ticket.

Passion- Thursday and Friday. An evening of dance and dessert FREE. Donate money. Come.

Calculators- If you have one of these: TI-30X, TI-36X, HP-33s, HP-35s, Casio fx-115, see Eric Max.

Hanszen/Brown FUN TIME!- Friday BBQ, wiffleball, KEGS, and fun. 5:00 PM

Rice Dance Theatre- Next Friday and Saturday at Herman Hall.

Egyptian Queens Fashion Show: April 19^th, 7:00 PM in the RMC. Tickets are $5, buy them from Anisha Tuesday and Friday

C U @ CABS:

Associates: AWARDS NIGHTS. Schmoozing at 5:00, Dinner at 5:30, Awards at 6:00. Awesomeness all the time.
Tom Miller: More hammocks, better stacks. Don’t touch the wiring. Talk to Steve-o.

HMRC: Prostate cancer awareness run, participate, door-prizes April 20^th at 4:00 PM

Special Olympics: Silent Auction before baseball game on Sat. April 19, 2008 to raise money

Money Requests

Teresa-Money Earned From Charlie Brown Concert- ~$1000- Spring Dance Concert APPROVED

Phil-$1000-Senior Pub Crawl APPROVED

Sam-$2000-O-Week Subsidy APPROVED

Will-$130-Shiner Keg for Hanszen-Brown intercollegiate event APPROVED

Eric-$200-Prostate Cancer Run APPROVED

Megan-$150-5 K Fundraiser APPROVED

Space Requests

Glass Classroom – Saturday April 12 – 12:15 to 1:45 – Junior Visit Day for Swim Team (Jada Hallmark aka Karen Gerken)

Upper Commons – Thursday – 5:30 to 7:00 – CRU double birthday (James Bartlett)

Old Section Kitchen – Thursday – 9:30 – Relay for Life Pancake Study Break (Rebecca)

Glass Classroom – Sunday – 11:30 to 1 – HACER turnover meeting (Sarah Ortega)

Glass Classroom – Next Wednesday – Lunch time – O-Week Coordinator meeting (Dylan)

TV Room --- Thursday --- 8:00 PM --- THE OFFICE

ALL APPROVED

General Business

New presidential appointments: Parlimentarian: Ben Cuthrell. Historians: Elliot Harwell, Sara and Kate Coley, and Anastasia Alex. Guardian: Evan Miller

Next week’s cabinet… “a celebration of sorts”. LAST cabinet of the year. Request money.

This Friday is the Hanszen-Brown Picnic from 5-7 up at the Brown Quad!! Everyone should come because there will be lots of good food, music some volleyball, and a keg provided by each college. It will be a party. I promise.

1. Rice Ambassador Program
2. Academy of American Poets Prize, 2007-08
3. Passion
4. SAS NIGHT 2008 - CURRY: THIS IS WHY I'M HOT
5. Interested in a law career?
6. Work at Coffeehouse
7. Relay For Life
8. Screening of Kinsey Sponsored by Open Magazine
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Fail
2a. Youtube: They Might be a little young for Soulja Boy
3a. Busted Tees: I just had to share
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1. Rice Ambassador Program
~See attached flyer
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2. Academy of American Poets Prize, 2007-08
The Academy of American Poets prize committee at Rice University is currently accepting submissions for the 2007-08 poetry contest. Any current undergraduate is eligible to submit up to two (2) poems for judging. The first-place poem will receive $100 from the Academy of American Poets, and runners-up will be recognized with honorable mention. Submissions must be turned in (hard copies only) to the English Department on the 2nd Floor of Herring Hall by 5 pm on Friday, April 18th. Please contact the English department at ext. 4840 with any questions, or email english@rice.edu.
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3. Passion
Hanszen College Theatre
Presents: "Passion" A Spring Dance Concert, Benefit, and Dessert
Thursday April 10 and Friday April 11 @ 8 pm
Hanszen Lower Commons
Admission is free but we are accepting donations for the Houston Ballet's Education and Outreach Programs
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4. SAS NIGHT 2008 - CURRY: THIS IS WHY I'M HOT
The South Asian Society is having its spring show, SAS Night 2008 - CURRY: This is why I'm HOT!
Saturday April 12, 2008,
RMC Grand Hall
6:30 PM!!!
Tickets for the show are $6 for Rice students, $9 for non-Rice people. First 30 tickets at Cabinet will be subsidized by $2!
The ticket includes the show AND the delicious food! :)

Tickets can be purchased at Hanszen from : Rashmi Kammath, Shradha Kulkarni, Ramya Ramanathan and Anissa Meher-Homji.
Come out and show your support! Thanks! :)
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5. Interested in a law career?
Lovett College
Open House
The Honorable Dan Aaron Polster
United States District Judge
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio.
Wednesday, April 9
3:00-5:00 PM
Lovett Private Dining Room
Refreshments will be served
Judge Polster, here under the aegis of Lovett College Course Introduction to Law II, will b available to talk with all students interested in careers in Law and Public Service.
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6. Work at Coffeehouse
Rice Coffeehouse is now hiring for Summer and Fall 2008 positions!
Come work at the grooviest place in town, enjoy great drink benefits, and dance the night away. All classes and colleges welcome! Coffeehouse is a great tradition at Rice; run by and for students. Become a KOC today! Applications are available at Coffeehouse or by emailing coffee@rice.edu and are due by 5 p.m. April 16th.
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7. Relay For Life
Relay For Life is here!
Friday-Saturday, April 18-19, 7 PM-7 AM
Rice University Track/Soccer Stadium
Please join us to celebrate those who have survived cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against a disease that touches too many lives.
Relay For Life is a community gathering where everyone can participate in the fight against cancer by supporting the American Cancer Society. Teams of supporters will camp out at Rice University's track stadium and celebrate life throughout the night with food, music, and activities. Relay is not a race. Teams maintain constant vigil by continually having at least one team member on the track walking, jogging, or running at all times, because the final victory over cancer won't be a sprint or a marathon, it will be a Relay!
For more information, visit www.events.cancer.org/rflhoustonmedicalcentertx or email klau@rice.edu
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8. Screening of Kinsey Sponsored by Open Magazine
Open Magazine, Rice's first literary sex magazine, is screening the movie "Kinsey" in the Wiess commons this Friday at 8 as part of publicity for the magazine's upcoming release next Friday! Come support Open Magazine and watch the incredible movie about the first sex researcher, Alfred Kinsey.
"I can't think of another movie that has dealt with sex so knowledgeably and, at the same time, made the pursuit of knowledge seem so sexy."
-New York Times
Also, come to the Open Launch Party at Willy's pub next Thursday.
Bring money for a poster sale and auction!
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Fail
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/funny-pictures-bird-cat-cage.jpg
2a. Youtube: They Might be a little young for Soulja Boy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY8nPB8BXh4&NR=1
3a. Busted Tees: I just had to share this
http://5.content.bustedtees.com/d1/bt/2/5/bustedtees.61a447c28817dc5d7e45ab358670985a.gif

Tuesday's Happy Funpage

1. KTRU Outdoor Show
2. ADVANCE Discussion on the Olympics and the Politics of Tibet
3. Leadership Rice announces fall 2008 classes.
4. Take Back the Night: Wednesday at 8 pm
5. Important: Lost Laptop
6. SA website links
7. US-Mexico Border Wall Teach-in
8. Economic advisers to Obama & McCain speak at Baker Institute
9. The China Issue in the 2008 Election
10. Police Officer Hiring Process
11. Deadline extended to 4/10 for Centrale Paris Summer School
12. EMPOWER: Summer Program in Brazil on Sustainable Energy
14. Fondren Library Study Break
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Suffering
2a. You Tube: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
3a. XKCD: Your getting warmer. . .
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1. KTRU Outdoor Show
KTRU's 17th annual Outdoor Show is THIS SUNDAY, APRIL 13th!
Performances by: Rachel Buchman, Flying Balalaika Brothers, Miles Ahead, Social Insects, :::KAI/ROS:::, Balaclavas, Nosaprise, Dead PA, and Parts & Labor!
The show starts at noon on IM fields 2 and 3 (near Jones Business School)
IT'S FREE! There will be delicious food. There will also be delicious FREE BEER for those 21+.
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2. ADVANCE Discussion on the Olympics and the Politics of Tibet
Please join us for our weekly mad awesome discussion. This Friday the 11th @ noon in Miner Lounge (in the RMC) we will be discussing the current events surroundings the Olympics and the Politics of Tibet.
Here are some of the questions we will be discussing:
1. Is it an appropriate course of action to boycott the Olympics in Beijing in order to make a statement about China's treatment of Tibet?
2. Is there more effective method to criticize China's actions?
3. How do you think this boycott will affect the Chinese government's decisions? What about the process of the Olympics?
4. What message does the boycott send to the athletes competing in the Olympics from all countries?
5. Is boycotting a global event like the Olympics a valid means of pressuring national governments? Please come. There will be free ethnic food. See you there!
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3. Leadership Rice announces fall 2008 classes.
Leadership Rice classes prepare you for the challenges and opportunities leaders face today. Classes are open to students of all years and majors and may be taken independently of each other.
Secure your spot—register today.
LEAD 101: LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE (TR 10:50-12:05, 3 credits)
For aspiring leaders, LEAD 101 is the place to start for understanding what leaders really do and how they do it. In this class, you will explore and assess various leadership theories and approaches, and also learn how leadership must change to fit different contexts. Armed with a theoretical framework, you will have opportunities to address contemporary leadership challenges. Take LEAD 101 and learn what types of leadership you are best suited to practice.
LEAD 101 instructor: Dr. John Kimball Kehoe received his Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He has served on Eli Lily’s management team and currently directs the Jones School’s Action Learning Program.
LEAD 313: ENTREPRENEURIAL LEADERSHIP (M 3:30-5:30, 2 credits)
It’s one thing to have a good idea, but quite another to turn that idea into a marketable product or service. Through meetings and conversations with entrepreneurial leaders in Houston, readings, discussions, and presentations, LEAD 313 will equip you to translate your ideas to action.
LEAD 313 instructor: Joel Ferguson is an entrepreneurial leader who has served as a managing partner in a worldwide management consulting firm and founded his own consulting firm in 2004. He is the former president of an award-winning restaurant chain (owners of Amazon Grill and Churrascos).
LEAD 321: LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION (MW: 11-12:30, 3 credits)
Powerful communication skills are essential for effective leadership, and LEAD 321 will equip you to articulate ideas with poise, confidence, and clarity. In this class, you will develop written, oral, interpersonal, and team skills while developing an understanding of leadership communication in different contexts, including specific fields of study. Take LEAD 321 and practice the types of communication that are required in the workplace and that will be crucial for your success.
LEAD 321 instructor: Dr. Deborah Barrett has taught and coached executives on communication for over 25 years. She has served as a senior managing director at Hill & Knowlton and as a communication consultant with McKinsey & Co.
LEAD 325: APPLIED LEADERSHIP: POWER, INFLUENCE, AND PERSUASION (MW 2-3:30, 3 credits)
Today’s leaders need a broad skill-set in order to stand out from the crowd. LEAD 325 provides opportunities to practice advanced leadership skills such as negotiation, conflict management, delegation, change management, and group facilitation, with an emphasis on supervising, motivating, and persuading others. Take LEAD 325 and learn to lead from any point in an organizational hierarchy, whether interacting with supervisors, peers, or subordinates.
LEAD 325 instructor: Dr. Deborah Barrett (see above).
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4. Take Back the Night: Wednesday at 8 pm
Take Back the Night
Speak out against sexual violence!
We seek to raise awareness of sexual violence and assault in all forms, to take a stand against the violence, and to break the silence surrounding these events.
7:40 pm Meet at Willy's Statue for a candlelight procession to the RMC 8:00 pm Speak-out at Brown Gardens in the RMC
There will also be a quilting project sewing the names of victims of the Juarez Feminicide into a quilt to become part of a travelling exhibit. FREE CHIPOTLE provided!
Sponsored by the Rice Women's Resource Center and Amnesty International.
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5. Important: Lost Laptop
$200 Reward
No Questions Asked
LOST Black IBM ThinkPad laptop computer.
Last seen Lovett College Commons April 8 Early Tuesday Morning.
If found Please return to Lovett College Coordinator Room 103 or Lovett House
Student needs to have the information on this computer in order to graduate in a few weeks.
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6. SA Website Links
If you're organizing an event on campus, remember to post it on the RPC Calendar. Free publicity for your event. Also check it out to find out what's going on around campus.
http://sa.rice.edu/calendar
RUPD has added items to the new SA Lost and Found Database. If you're missing something, check it out.
http://sa.rice.edu/lost_and_found
The SA Textbook Marketplace has been cleared out in order to ensure a fresh selection of textbooks for the Fall semester. Students tend to get a lot more money for their textbooks selling them in the Marketplace than selling them back to the Bookstore. Add your textbooks now.
http://sa.rice.edu/marketplace
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7. US-Mexico Border Wall Teach-in
US-Mexico Border Wall: community, environmental, and legal implications
Friday, April 11 @ 12noon
Humanities 117
Free lunch from Madras Pavilion!
Please join us for a lunch discussion examining one of the most pressing issues facing our country today! Hear from:
Charles Irvine, environmental lawyer and University of Houston Law Center professor, will examine the environmental and constitutional implications and
Elizabeth Stephens, a Rice Alum and Brownsville U.S. History Teacher, will speak on the community impacts and current activism against the construction of Texas’ Border Wall.
Cosponsored by Rice for Peace & Justice, HACER and Rice Environmental Club
Questions? email activism@rice.edu
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8. Economic advisers to Obama & McCain speak at Baker Institute
The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Campaign 2008:
Economic Policies of the Candidates:
Beyond the Sound Bites
Thursday, April 24, 2008
5:45 pm (Refreshments served prior)
Doré Commons
Baker Hall
Rice University
Uncertainty regarding U.S. economic performance in the short term has greatly increased the importance of economic issues in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. As part of the Baker Institute's series on "Campaign 2008: The Issues Considered," the Tax and Expenditure Policy Program will host a discussion on the major economic issues that face the United States. The discussion will focus on several critical and contentious issues such as how to strengthen U.S. economic performance in an increasingly integrated global economy, how to reform the federal tax code in an efficient, fair and simple manner, how to effectively increase investment in education, and how to solve the long-term fiscal crisis associated with unfunded promises in the major entitlement programs.
Speakers include:
Austan Goolsbee, Ph. D.
Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and Senior Economic Adviser to Senator Barack Obama
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D.
Former Director, Congressional Budget Office, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Senior Policy Adviser to Senator John McCain
Please RSVP on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/soundbites
before Monday, April 21.
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9. The China Issue in the 2008 Election
CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections
featuring a live webcast of
The China Issue in the 2008 Presidential and Congressional Elections
Thursday, April 17, 2008
**6:00 pm
Baker Hall
Rice University
The National Committee on United States-China Relations (NCUSCR) announces its second annual CHINA Town Hall featuring Norman J. Ornstein, noted political commentator, in a live national webcast. Stephen A. Orlins, NCUSCR President, will moderate Ornstein's analysis and a real-time dialog with audiences in forty participating cities.
After the webcast, Frank Jones, Houston Forum Immediate Past Chairman, will moderate a local Town Hall discussion with Jacques deLisle, Stephan A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Steven W. Lewis, Director, Transnational China Project at the Baker Institute, and Associate Professor Hans J. Stockton at the Center for International Studies, will outline Houston and Texas interests and connections to China.
CHINA Town Hall is generously underwritten by the Starr Foundation. The Houston Town Hall is co-sponsored by the Houston Forum, the Baker Institute, and the Center for International Studies.
Speakers:
Norman J. Ornstein, Ph.D - Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Stephen A. Orlins - President, National Committee on United States-China Relations
Jacques deLisle, J.D. - Stephen A. Cozen Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
Frank Jones - Immediate Past Chairman, Houston Forum & Senior Partner, Fulbright Jaworski
Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D - Fellow in Asian Studies, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
Hans J. Stockton, Ph.D - Associate Professor, Center for International Studies, University of St. Thomas
Free and Open to the Public
Please RSVP on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/china_townhall
**Seating begins at 5:30 pm
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10. Police Officer Hiring Process
On April 18 and 19 the University Police Department will be holding an assessment center to choose three new Police Officers. We are asking your help to select the newest members of the department who will be serving our community. This is a chance to have a voice in the process! If you are interested and available for these two sessions please contact me or Officer Jared Goldman at jgoldma@rice.edu:
Friday, April 18th, 5p-630p, Assessor and Role Player Training
Saturday, April 19th, 8a-3p, Assessment Center
A light breakfast and lunch will be provided on Saturday. We look forward to your participation in this important process.
Dianna Marshall
Captain
Support Services Commander
Rice University Police Department
(713) 348-4593
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11. Deadline extended to 4/10 for Centrale Paris Summer School
I remind you that Centrale Paris Summer School 2008 will be held at Ecole Centrale Paris from May 24 to June 20.
We already have participants from Cornell University, Penn State University, York University, University of Alberta and Johns Hopkins University but Centrale Paris still has spaces available for engineering undergraduate students in its summer program.
We would be delighted to give your students the opportunity to: spend four weeks in Paris, experience life in a new and culturally reach environment and enhance their education through classes in engineering, management and French.
All courses are taught in English!
Your students can attend two or three specialized courses (3 US credit hours) and a compulsory Survival French course (1.5 credit hours). Each specialized course lasts 30hrs, French, 15 hours.
For further information, including costs, detailed program and more specific course information, students may go to: http://www.ecp.fr/summerchool
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12. EMPOWER: Summer Program in Brazil on Sustainable Energy
EMPOWER: Engineering for a Sustainable Future is a unique program which explores Brazil's approach to energy, including hydroelectric power and ethanol fuel.
The EMPOWER program is centered around a three-credit course from the University of Pittsburgh and includes nine days of site visits and plant tours in Sao Paulo and Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. The course can be completed online for students who are not in the Pittsburgh area.
The EMPOWER course will be offered during the summer term, with an international trip to Brazil from August 7-17, 2008. The $3800 program fee includes:
* Tuition for the three-credit online spring semester course offered by the University of Pittsburgh
* Roundtrip international airfare between Miami and Brazil as well as travel within Brazil
* Hotel accommodations, breakfasts, transportation and cultural activities while in Brazil
* Visa fee and visa processing fee
* Medical insurance during the international portion.
Engineering or science students who are interested in issues of sustainability and clean power will be ideally suited for the program. Applicants should be juniors or returning seniors (graduating seniors will be reviewed on an individual basis). U.S. citizenship is not required for the program.
Application Deadline: Limited spaces still available. Apply by April 14, 2008
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14. Fondren Library Study Break
Late-night study break at Fondren!
Come join us, Wednesday, April 9th, from 9 pm -11 pm in Lovett Lounge, on the third floor of Fondren Library.
Librarians will be there to answer questions, and we'll have pizza!
For more information, please contact Debra Kolah dkolah@rice.edu
In Mike and Casey We Trust
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Suffering
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/funny-pictures-cat-on-vomiting-person.jpg
2a. You Tube: The Mysterious Ticking Noise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx1XIm6q4r4
3a. XKCD: Your getting warmer. . .
http://xkcd.com/407/

This is for Kansas: Happy Funpage

1. Work at Coffeehouse
2. Clean Campaign Financing: Lecture and Discussion
3. Health Rep Application
4. Take Back the Night submissions- final call
5. Passion!
6. All in the Timing
7. Leadership Rice’s Envision Grant
8. Rice Ambassador Program
9. Lovett Open House
10. NYC Business Conference
11. Need a summer sublease?
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Tigger
2a. Youtube: Binocular Soccer
3a. Foxtrot: Supersmash…is…amazing
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1. Work at Coffeehouse
Rice Coffeehouse is now hiring for Summer and Fall 2008 positions! Come work at the grooviest place in town, enjoy great drink benefits, dance the night away. All classes and colleges welcome! Coffeehouse is a great tradition at Rice; run by and for students. Become a KOC today! Applications are available at Coffeehouse or by emailing coffee@rice.edu and are due by 5 p.m. April 16th.
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2. Clean Campaign Financing: Lecture and Discussion
ICF, Baker Hall
Monday, April 7th, 7:00 PM
Dr. Hamm, a professor of political science, will discuss campaign finance reform, and take questions from students. Topics covered will include the history of campaign finance reform, various proposals to improve campaign financing, and the role of money in the 2008 elections. Bring your Owls, and enjoy free pizza!
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3. Health Rep Application
Are you interested in promoting student wellness on campus? If you
are, you should look into joining Health Reps! You don't have to be pre-med to get involved, and all you have to do is fill out the attached application form. If you have any questions, please e-mail kwhung@rice.edu or jeanie.ling@rice.edu.
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4. Take Back the Night submissions- final call
Take Back the Night is looking for submissions of personal stories to be read at a speak out on April 9th.
We are looking for stories that bring out of darkness and into light issues of sexual violence or assault that college students experience. Stories can be short or longer and may be in various forms: poetry, narrative, speech, etc. Stories can be read at the speak-out either by the writer or by a Take Back the Night volunteer. All stories will be kept anonymous. Email all submissions to sdesai@rice.edu DEADLINE IS MONDAY, APRIL 7 at MIDNIGHT.
The missions of Take Back the Night is to create a place free from sexual assault and violence and to promote a world where sexual violence does not occur. Take Back the Night takes a stand against all forms of sexual violence and breaks the silence surrounding these events. For more information, visit www.takebackthenight.org
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5. Passion!
Hanszen College Theatre presents:
"Passion"
Dessert, Dance Convert, and Benefit
Thursday April 10th @ 8 pm, Friday April 11th @ 8 pm
Hanszen Lower Commons
Instead of charging admission, we are accepting donations for the Houston Ballet's Education and Outreach Programs
Questions? email tab1@rice.edu
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6. All in the Timing
Friendly reminder to support the Rice Theatre program and come to see our production of ALL IN THE TIMING.
Opening night, April 8, is free! Call ahead to reserve tickets at x. 4005 or 713-348-PLAY.
Thanks and I look forward to seeing you ther
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7. Leadership Rice’s Envision Grant
Think you can make Rice a better place?
Convince us and Leadership Rice can help you make it happen.
Leadership Rice’s Envision Grant program provides start-up funding for individual or group projects that generate a positive impact at Rice and beyond. Grants typically range from $200-$2500 and are awarded for projects that promote service, demonstrate ingenuity, plan for sustainability, and facilitate leadership development. Previous and current Envision projects include the Coffeehouse, the Undergraduate Research Symposium, and the EcoRep program in the residential colleges.
Employers and scholarship committees look favorably on students with unconventional leadership experiences and are particularly impressed by students who possess the initiative and ability to translate ideas to action. Show them you’ve got what it takes.
The Envision Grant.
Dream it. Plan it. Do it.
Deadline extended to April 15th.
Learn more at leadership.rice.edu/envision
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8. Rice Ambassador Program
It's that time of year again and we've started the recruiting process for the Rice Ambassador Program! I am hoping to get at least 40 more students on board this year. Do you mind distributing the attached flyer to the students in your college? This program is very important to us. Our Student Ambassadors represent Rice University; they are responsible for giving our visitors a better understanding of student life and a sense of the collegiate campus atmosphere. Students may apply today at www.rice.edu/amb for more information on the Student Ambassador Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 11 by 5:00p.m. If you have any question, please don't hesitate to contact me.
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9. Lovett Open House
*Lovett College Open House
The Honorable Dan Aaron Polster
United States District Judge
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio.
Wednesday, April 9
3:00-5:00 PM
Lovett Private Dining Room
Judge Polster, here under the aegis of Lovett College Course Introduction to Law II, will b available to talk with all students interested in careers in Law and Public Service.
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10. NYC Business Conference
All-Expenses Paid Student Business Conference in NYC!!!
If you relish the thought of hobnobbing with CEOs in New York on someone else’s dime, here’s your chance. The Foundation for Student Communication (student publisher of Business Today, founded by Steve Forbes and still run out of Princeton by undergraduate students) organizes an annual international conference whose goal is to bring together top student and corporate leaders for informal dialogue. I attended last year’s conference on sustainable growth and corporate responsibility. There were very frank discussions, and I think everyone left being more knowledgeable than before. The student organizers and attendees alike were very friendly and most everyone was interesting in some way.
This year’s conference is November 23-25 at the Times Square Marriott Marquis, and current sophomores and juniors (sorry seniors) can apply here. Read more about it here. You DO NOT have to be studying business to apply - I ran into several engineers and a couple other scientists.
Please see
http://tinyurl.com/532a84
for the flyer or if the hyperlinks above do not work in your email program.
Grant Belgard
http://www.grantbelgard.com
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11. Need a summer sublease?
I have a fully furnished apartment less than two miles south of campus and want to offer it to my fellow Hanszenites first. I have one great roommate who will be leaving in July. We have two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a huge living room with vaulted ceilings. The kitchen is fully equipped so no need to bring plates or silverware. We have 24/7 security, a fireplace, washer, dryer, balcony (second floor) and small community pool. The rent is $475 per month plus wireless ($22.50/month) and electricity. Call or email me for more info!
Katherine Gomer
832-215-9024
katherine@rice.edu
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Tigger
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/12/funny-pictures-cat-tigger-kill1.jpg
2a. Youtube: Binocular Soccer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwvVh0_ZelI
3a. Foxtrot: Supersmash…is…amazing
http://www.gocomics.com/foxtrot/2008/03/09/

The Not So Happy Funpage: Spring Recess is Over

1. 20th Anniversary of the Turning of Willy - April 11, 2008
2. RPMS - Senior Panel
3. On Campus Internship with Teach For America
4. US-Mexico Border Wall event April 11
5. Submit a monologue for LYBM, win a massage!
6. 20th Anniversary of the Turning of Willy - April 11, 2008
7. 2007-2008 Residential Dining Survey
8. Comedy's Odd Couple
9. UNIV 219: Survey of Sexual Violence in Our Society
10. Copies of R2
11. SAS NIGHT 2008 - CURRY: THIS IS WHY I'M HOT
12. Houston Enriches Rice Education(HERE) Project-Panel Discussion
14. April 7, 14, 21 Owl Days Reminder
15. Seminar on sea-level rise Wednesday, April 9th
16. Kevin Brockmeier Reading Sponsored by R2
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Duckies
2a. Youtube: Monkey Smells his finger… just watch it
3a. Penny Arcade: This is not a Rat
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1. 2007-2008 Residential Dining Survey
Housing and Dining invites you to take part in the 2007-2008 Residential Dining Survey! Give us your feedback and let us know how we're doing. Please click on the link to start the survey.
http://www.surveyconsole.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=455057
Housing and Dining
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2. RPMS - Senior Panel
Did you get into med school? Wanna tell others how you did it? Please consider being a panelist for the annual RPMS senior panel! You'll be sharing your pearls of wisdom with the underclassmen about various topics such as the med school application process, MCATs, interviews, and anything else we want to ask you. Please email sarah.wu@rice.edu if you're interested.
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3. On Campus Internship with Teach For America
You want to change things. Start here.
Help build Teach For America's movement as a campus campaign coordinator. Currently there are approximately 5,000 Teach For America corps members teaching in 26 regions across the country. By 2010, we aim to have some 7,500 corps members teaching in 33 regions. Campus campaign coordinators play a vital role in working towards this goal by joining Teach For America's effort to recruit talented and diverse college seniors to apply to our program and raise Teach For America's general visibility on campus.
Teach For America seeks outstanding undergraduate leaders to spearhead our recruitment efforts on your campus as campus campaign coordinators for the 2008-2009 academic year.
Main areas of responsibility:
*Work in consultation with the recruitment team to develop and execute an ambitious strategic plan for your campus to attract top students to Teach For America by identifying and reaching out to students and networking with professors and student organizations
*Plan and execute high-impact visits for Teach For America staff, corps members, and alumni who visit campus
*Increase Teach For America's general visibility on campus through the execution of mass publicity strategies (e-mail, campus press, hanging posters and flyers, etc.)
Campus campaign coordinators augment their professional skills in marketing, networking strategies, and communication while gaining an understanding of how a successful nonprofit organization operates.
Campus campaign coordinators will be paid hourly at state minimum wage. Total hours throughout the season will be determined by the Recruitment Director. Campus campaign coordinators will work from the start of school through approximately Friday, February 20, 2009. If you are interested in learning more about this position, please e-mail Ryan Smith at ryan.smith@teachforamerica.org or visit: http://www.teachforamerica.org/CampusCampaignCoordinator.html for more information.
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4. US-Mexico Border Wall event April 11
US-Mexico Border Wall: community, environmental, and legal implications
Friday, April 11 @ 12noon
Humanities 117
Free lunch from Madras Pavilion!
Please join us for a lunch discussion examining one of the most pressing issues facing our country today! Hear from:
Charles Irvine, environmental lawyer and University of Houston Law Center professor, will examine the environmental and constitutional implications and Elizabeth Stephens, a Rice Alum and Brownsville U.S. History Teacher, will speak on the community impacts and current activism against the construction of Texas’ Border Wall.
Cosponsored by Rice for Peace & Justice, HACER and Rice Environmental Club
Questions? email activism@rice.edu
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5. Submit a monologue for LYBM, win a massage!
Tired of "perfect" bodies on TV? Do you LOoOVe your body? Make an impact by submitting YOUR story, opinion, ideas or perspective for the 2008 Love Your Body Monologues.
This event is based on Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues and is an evening of prose, poetry, film and discussion dedicated to body image, loving your body, eating disorders, and more. The exciting part is that our readings come from the Rice community!!
Men and women, students, staff and faculty are all encouraged to weigh in on the topic of body image. Authors of selected monologues will win a FREE massage, and have the opportunity to see their piece performed in Lovett Undergrounds on Tuesday April 15, at 7:30 PM.
Interested? Get more information at www.wellness.rice.edu/LYBM
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6. 20th Anniversary of the Turning of Willy - April 11, 2008
THE RICE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND THE RICE ENGINEERING ALUMNI
INVITE ALL FACULY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS
IN CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURNING OF WILLYWITH A VIEWING OF:
“180 – THE SPIN ON WILLY’S STATUE” BY THERESA BUJNOCH ’88
AND A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH THE MASTERMINDS (MODERATED BY PROFESSOR JOHN BOLES ‘65)
FRIDAY, APRIL 11: 6:30 PM: RICE MEDIA CENTER
(ENTRANCE 8 AT UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD)
RICE UNIVERSITY
PAID PARKING AVAILABLE IN WEST LOTS 1 & 4
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7. 2007-2008 Residential Dining Survey
Housing and Dining invites you to take part in the 2007-2008 Residential Dining Survey! Give us your feedback and let us know how we're doing. Please click on the link to start the survey.
http://www.surveyconsole.com/console/TakeSurvey?id=455057
Housing and Dining
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8. Comedy's Odd Couple
Imagine top-notch comedy, two seasoned performers with unique “hooks,” and beneath it all, an implicit but not preachy message of healing and understanding.
Who: 1 Muslim (Azhar Usman) + 1 Jew(Bob Alper)
What: A night of stand-up comedy
Where: Baker College Commons
When: Tuesday, April 8th, @ 8:00 PM (but the doors open at 7:45)
Tickets: None. Just bring your Rice ID.
Contact: 713-526-4918, www.houstonhillel.org; msa@rice.edu
Sponsored by: Houston Hillel: Fdn for Jewish Campus Life, Rice Muslim Students Association, Boniuk Center for Religious Tolerance
For more information, go to http://www.facebook.com/event.php?
eid=9780756623&ref=mf.
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9. UNIV 219: Survey of Sexual Violence in Our Society
Dear Students,
Are you interested in learning about the myths and misperceptions that surround sexual violence in our community and beyond? The Wellness Center is proud to offer UNIV 219: Survey of Sexual Violence in Our Society, a classroom dialogue in collaboration with the Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC). Learn more about the continuum of violent behavior, including sexual harassment, stalking, domestic violence, and rape, as well as avenues for impacting change. Upon completion of this course, students will be eligible to volunteer on the HAWC Rape Crisis Hotline. For more information, please contact Emily Page at wellness@rice.edu.
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10. Copies of R2
R2 is here. Admire the prose and poetry of your talented fellow undergraduates by reading the magazine.
Pick one up at the English Department Office, Second Floor Herring Hall, or at your college. We are also trying to constantly replenish a small stock at the
Rice Coffeehouse.
Thanks for your readership! If you have any questions about the magazine (e.g. how to get involved), shoot an e-mail to r2mag@rice.edu.
Best,
R2 Staff
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11. SAS NIGHT 2008 - CURRY: THIS IS WHY I'M HOT
The South Asian Society is having its spring show, SAS Night 2008 - CURRY: This is why I'm HOT!
Saturday April 12, 2008,
RMC Grand Hall
6:30 PM!!!
Come join us for an unforgettable night of South Asian food, fun, and culture - full of various South Asian dances, a hilarrrrious movie skit, a performance by the Rice Bhangra Team, a dazzling fashion show, and of course - catered Indian food! :)
Tickets for the show are $6 for Rice students, $9 for non-Rice people.
First 30 tickets at Cabinet will be subsidized by $2!
The ticket includes the show AND the delicious food! :)
Tickets can be purchased at Hanszen from : Rashmi Kammath, Shradha Kulkarni, Ramya
Ramanathan and Anissa Meher-Homji.
Come out and show your support! Thanks! :)
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12. Houston Enriches Rice Education(HERE) Project-Panel Discussion
The Houston Enriches Rice Education (HERE) Project's founding Director is Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities at Rice University. The Houston Enriches Rice Education (HERE) Project's mission is to "advances Rice's relationship to the larger Houston community and enhance faculty research and both undergraduate and graduate education. It brings the unique socio-political research materials available only in Houston to the Rice community and integrates Rice learning environments into the greater Houston area. The HERE Project builds intellectual infrastructure by creating a model for integrated learning and collaborative research. Creating new, multi-directional learning pathways between Rice and Houston will innovate Rice academic culture and Rice's relation to Houston."
As part of this project, we are sponsoring a panel discussion on the Rice campus. It will take place next Tuesday, April 8th and it addresses public education in Houston.
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14. April 7, 14, 21 Owl Days Reminder
Hey Rice Students!
The Office of Admission and the Student Admission Council would like to remind you that our three Owl Days programs (formerly known as Owl Weekend) are fast approaching! In support of these events, we are asking all members of the Rice community to wear Rice gear on the Monday of each program.
Owl Days 2008 will be held on the following dates:
Monday, April 7 – Tuesday, April 8
Monday, April 14 – Tuesday, April 15
Monday, April 21 – Tuesday, April 22
To volunteer for Owl Days, go to http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricesac/volunteer.htm.
Go Owls!
Fitima Jackson, Alyson Butcher, Luis Arandia, Alexis Kramer
Admission Officers & Staff Coordinators for Owl Day
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15. Seminar on sea-level rise Wednesday, April 9th
The Baker Institute, along with the CSES and the Shell Center for Sustainability, is hosting an evening seminar on Wednesday, April 9th at 6:30 PM entitled "Next Century Forecasted Sea Level Rise: What Does It Mean for Houston?"
Please find more information here: http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/next-century-forecasted-sea-level-rise-what-does-it-mean-for-houston
The event is open to the public—please RSVP to bipprsvp@rice.edu
Cheers,
Jeff Krivohlavek (CSES Coordinator)
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16. Kevin Brockmeier Reading Sponsored by R2
R2 invites you to a free reading:
Kevin Brockmeier reads from The View From the Seventh Layer
Time: Monday, April 7, 2008 7:30 p.m.
Location: Brazos Bookstore
Sponsored by the Cherry Reading Series and the Rice English Department
See you there!
R2 Staff
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Duckies
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/ilikesuducky128391483457031250.jpg
2a. Youtube: Monkey Smells his finger… just watch it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZLaHBNpjMY
3a: Penny Arcade: This is not a Rat
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2008/3/19/