1. Fall Fitness Programs
2. Announcing METRO's Airport Direct
3. ZipCar comes to Rice in August
4. Parking Registration
5. Work at Coffeehouse
6. Sammy's Picnic Awesome Tailgating Competition
7. Speech and Debate Team Tryouts
8. An Evening with Stephen Lewis in Africa
9. Distinguished Lecture Series with Michael Rabin
10. KTRU seeks new DJs
11. Rice Student Babysitter
12. Harris County Democratic Party Internships
13. Student Job - Rice Business School - $12/hr
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Saving the Species
2a. XKCD: Bacon, per Peter’s requests
3a. Injured, Injured Bad
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1.Fall Fitness Programs
In this Newsletter::
- Two Free Weeks of Fitness
- Fitness Pass Giveaways
- ½ Off Unlimited Passes for Students
- New Fitness Class Policy
- Fall 2008 Specialty Programs
o Boot Camp
o Tai Chi
o Spine Health
o Women on Weights
o Intro to Pilates
- Free Programs for Fall 2008
o Weight Room Orientations
o Weekend Warrior Lecture Series
=== Two Free Weeks of Fitness! ===
Try out some new classes and see how the regulars fit into your schedule from August 18 – August 30. Check the website for the current schedule of classes available to try out. Our full schedule will begin on August 25th.
New Class Demos Already Scheduled for Week of August 18:
Nia – Friday 12:00 pm - Activities
Step and Sculpt – Tuesday 5:15 p.m. – Activities Room
Aqua Intervals – Tuesday and Wednesday 11:00am - Pool
Pilates – Thursday 11:30am – Activities Room
Move and Groove – TBD
Total Body Conditioning – TBD
=== Fitness Pass Giveaways ===
As a bonus for trying out classes during those two weeks and telling us your opinion, you will be entered into a drawing to win one of 10 group fitness and mind body passes (10, 20 and unlimited).
=== ½ off Unlimited Passes for Students ===
From August 25th – 30th, students can purchase unlimited group fitness and mind/body passes for ½ off the purchase price. These passes are good for the whole semester
=== New Fitness Class Pass Policy ===
All Patrons of the Recreation Center are required to swipe their Rice ID when they enter the building. Now when you purchase a Group Fitness or Mind Body Pass, your Rice ID will now serve as your ticket to class! Complete details on the new system for class passes is on our website.
=== Fall 2008 Specialty Programs ===
Our specialty programs satisfy those needs you can’t get with traditional group fitness and help you stay committed to better health.
Boot Camp Session I – MWF Sep 8 – Dec 5, 6:15 – 7:15 a.m. Costs: $90 Students, $180 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Boot Camp Session II – TTh Sep 9 – Dec 4, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Costs: $50 –
Students, $110 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Chen Style Tai Chi – TTh Sep 9 – Dec 4, 6:00 – 7:00 a.m. Costs: $50 – Students, $110 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Lifelong Spine Health Session I– TTh Sep 9 – Oct 16, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Costs: $25 – Students, $55 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Lifelong Spine Health Session II– TTh Oct 21 – Dec 4, 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. Costs: $25 – Students, $55 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Women on Weights – TTh Sep 23 – Oct 30, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Costs: $30 – Students, $60 - Faculty/Staff/Community members
Introduction to Pilates – MW Sep 15, 17, 22, 24 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Costs: $20 - Students, $35 - Faculty/Staff/Community members (class space is limited
Keep an eye open for additional specialty programs as the semester progresses. Our website contains information on how to register for these classes, detailed descriptions and instructor bios.
=== Free Classes!! ===
These classes will help you learn more about the Rice Recreation Center Facilities current and future, and how to keep your body healthy for all yor fitness pursuits inside and outside the gym.
Weight and Fitness Room Orientations:
Session 1 – Thu, Sep 4th 12:00pm (1 hour)
Session 2 – Mon, Sep 24 at 8:30pm (1 hour)
Weekend Warrior Lecture Series (1.5 Hours Each):
Sat, Sep 20 – Warm Up and Cool Down
Sat, Sep 27 – Injury Prevention Techniques
Sat, Oct 4 – Cutting/Jumping Techniques
Sat, Oct 11 – Endurance Sports Training
Find out all these details and more on our website. The latest information is always posted there as well as any updates or changes.
Would like to receive our bi-monthly fitness newsletter and know first what’s going on with Fitness Programs? Subscribe to our getfit-l listserv. Details below.
=== Fitness Tips ===
Looking for a way to keep yourself motivated to get in the American College of Sports Medicine’s (ACSM) recommended physical activity minimums? Don’t know what those minimums are?
Check out this summer’s Fit Society Newsletter from ACSM for more information about how to get and stay active to support your health.
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2. Announcing METRO's Airport Direct
See attached
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3. ZipCar comes to Rice in August
Rice University students and employees have a new transportation option available on campus: use of a Toyota Prius or a Volvo S 40 through the Zipcar program.
On Tuesday, August 26th, Zip Car representatives (and free ice cream while supplies last) will be on the north side of the RMC from 10 am - 3 pm to answer questions and sign individuals up for membership. Zipcar, a car-sharing service, is an easy way to get access to a car, whether it’s for an hour or an overnight trip. The service allows members to reserve a car online or via a mobile device any time – day or night. Hourly and daily rates include gas, insurance and use of a car up to 180 miles per day.
Rice applicants must be at least 18 years old to become Zipcar members. There is a one-time $35 membership fee, and new members get a $35 driving credit (in the first 60 days of membership).
To learn more about the Zipcar at Rice program, please visit www.zipcar.com/rice.
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4. Parking Registration
OPTIONS:
ONLINE – VIA ESTHER
- Students may register for one year permits - payment defaults to cashier billing
· Instructions below
VISIT the Registration Office -
1. Students needing to register for one semester only
2. Students needing to purchase a replacement Proximity-Card
3. Students on their College List to be able to purchase a College Lot space
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Instructions for using ONLINE registration:
1. Log onto your Esther parking account –Link to Esther: http://esther.rice.edu/
2. Select the Parking Registration link
3. The first time you register for parking you will be asked to read the Terms of Use and accept agreement to be able to park on campus
4. You will select the lot that you desire
5. If you are a new student or first time parker you will need to input your vehicle information into the appropriate fields
6. When complete print the last page titled “Temporary Permit” and display on the driver side dash until your permit arrives to your college
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5. Work at Coffeehouse
Rice Coffeehouse is your completely student-run coffee shop, serving up fair trade & organic coffees and teas, local pastries, & a whole bunch more right in the Student Center. Come visit us for a treat & a bit of caffeine to get you through the rest of O-week!
Want to join in on the fun? If you're looking for a lively job on campus that lets you rock out to your own music while being surrounded by delicious smells & awesome people, we'd love to have you apply. So stop by, pick up an application, & make sure to give it back to us by next Wednesday (August
27).
See you at Coffeehouse!
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6. Sammy's Picnic Awesome Tailgating Competition
COLLEGE COMPETITION
Rice vs. SMU Tailgating
DEEP DOWN WE ALL WEAR BLUE AND GRAY
TAILGATING DETAILS:
-All the serveries will be closed the evening of Friday, August 29th for the annual Sammy’s Picnic. This year the picnic will be located just outside the East side of the stadium where the student tailgating is located.
-Each college will have their own tent and area in this tailgating spot.
COLLEGE COLORS DAY CLASSIC COMPETITION DETAILS:
-Sponsored by Collegiate Licensing Company www.collegecolorsday.com
-RICE University colors – not individual residential college colors
-The competition they are hosting will be a tailgate competition between the 9 colleges and GSA
-Each college will receive $100 for participating
-The Most RICE & College Colors Day spirited tailgate area will receive a Best Buy gift card in the amount of:
1st Place = $1,000
2nd Place = $500
3rd Place = $250
4th Place = $125
-Here are some pointers to help win:
-Show Rice and College Colors Day spirit
-Paint your bodies
-Large banners/posters for outside and inside the stadium (Athletics will provide each college with a sheet)
-Blue and gray decorations all around the tent and yourselves
-Collegiate Licensing Company will have a representative at the game that will be doing the judging. Judging will take place at 6:00. The crazier the better according to them, and we all know Rice students can do crazy!
Results: the results will be announced during a time out at the start of the second half of the game. The flag runner for your college will also stand as the representative for the results announcement. (Presidents: please email me your flag runners names, emails and cell phone numbers for the first game by Wednesday, August 27th)
Gather your college and start planning. This game is nationally televised and the cameras plan to come out to the tailgating area for some pre-game coverage.
For more information or if there are any questions please contact
Megan Dodge mdodge@rice.edu 713.348.6923
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7. Speech and Debate Team Tryouts
Do You Enjoy Travel, Debate, Critical Thinking, Public Speaking, Oral Interpretation, and Competition?
Then You Are Invited to Audition For the George R. Brown Forensics Society
National Award Winning Speech and Debate Team!
Auditions for the Rice Speech & Debate Team will be held Tuesday AUGUST 26 in Sewall 280 @ 6:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided during a brief discussion and orientation.
All students should be ready to perform a practiced 3-5 minute selection (a dramatic monologue, oral interpretation of poetry or prose, prepared public address speech), or an extemporaneous speech or brief debate case (1AC) of their choice.
If you have any questions, contact Director of Forensics Dr. David Worth (dworth@rice.edu) or Assistant Director of Forensics Mr. Glenn Prince (gp3@rice.edu)
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8. An Evening with Stephen Lewis
2008 Global Health Technology Speaker Series: Global Health, Opportunities and Empowerment
On behalf of Beyond Traditional Borders and Rice 360°, you are invited to
An Evening with Stephen Lewis
Co-Director, AIDS-Free World
Former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Thursday, September 25, 2008
6:00 PM
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University
Reception and poster session to follow. This event is free and open to the public.
Stephen Lewis is the author of Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa. His impassioned speeches, alive with anecdotes ranging from maddening to hilarious to heart-breaking, are a wake-up call for a world falling desperately short of the goals it has set for itself. Lewis probes the appalling gap between vision and current reality in the global fight for an AIDS-free world, but he also offers bracing attainable solutions.
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9. Distinguished Lecture Series with Michael Rabin
Distinguished Lecture Series
Hosted by the VISEN Center in cooperation with the departments of Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering & Statistics
Practical, Provably Unbreakable Encryption
When: Wednesday, August 27th @ 4:00 pm
Where: Duncan Hall – McMurtry Hall
Reception to follow in Martel Hall
Michael O. Rabin
Thomas J. Watson Professor of Computer Science Harvard University
http://www.seas.harvard.edu/directory/professionalbio/index.html?id=2542
Cryptography is an essential tool for secure communication, computer security, and safe commercial transactions. Modern Cryptography is based for its security on unproven assumptions such as the intractability of factorization. The possible breaking of current encryptions by algorithmic innovations will entail disastrous consequences. The primary suggested method to overcome this problem is use of Quantum Cryptography. This solution is encumbered by serious practical and cost limitations. We shall describe a realization of provably unbreakable encryption within a network of computers, which is readily implemented. The presentation will be self contained and accessible to a wide audience.
Michael O. Rabin is the Thomas J. Watson Professor of computer Science at Harvard University and was the Albert Einstein Professor of Mathematics and Computer science at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
His contributions were recognized by awards including the ACM Turing Award in Computer Science, the ACM Kanellakis Theory and Practice Award, the Rothschild Prize in Exact Sciences, the IEEE Charles Babbage Award, the Harvey Prize for Science and Technology, the Israel Prize in Computer Science, and the EME’T Prize in Computer Science.
Rabin was elected as member or foreign honorary member to academies including the US National Academy of Sciences, the French Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and a Foreign Member Royal Society. He holds honorary degrees from New York University, Haifa University, the University of Bordeaux I, Israel's Open University, Ben Gurion University, and the University of Wroclaw.
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10. KTRU seeks new DJs
For the college listservs:
KTRU is seeking new DJs for the fall semester - our Informational Meeting is Wednesday September 3rd at 10:00 pm in the Kelley Lounge of the RMC (free pie!). Applications are due Friday September 12th at 5:00 pm, and Rice students are preferred in hiring. Perks of the job: listen to endless amounts of good music, score some free concert tickets, and meet people who care as much about music as you do. For more details, see www.ktru.org or email nls3884@rice.edu.
Other opportunities:
-Radio Engineering
-News Reporters
-Revelry Report hosts (Concert calendars, interview local bands, host live band performances on air)
-Spoken Word Show
-Scordatura (Modern Classical Music) Show
Thanks!
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11. Rice Student Babysitter
LOOKING FOR RICE STUDENT BABYSITTER. 1 mile from Rice campus - a newborn and a mature 3 year old in a calm/peaceful home. Must adhere to structured newborn schedule and be willing to be pre-interviewed. Please send me a little background information about yourself or a resume to ricebabysitter@yahoo.com.
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12. Harris County Democratic Party Internships
To all interested students:
2008 is shaping up to be an exciting year for Democrats, and Houston is no exception. The 2008 Coordinated Campaign is the Harris County Democratic Party's county-wide effort to promote and elect Democratic candidates this fall. We have built a busy and growing organization in many locations across the county, and we are now offering unpaid internship opportunities for Political Science, Public Policy, or other interested students at Rice. Our campaign will offer interns valuable and broad perspectives into the political process and how campaigns are run.
We intend to give interns hands-on experience with the day-to-day operation of our campaign — such as projects in youth and community outreach, field organization, and communications — and to minimize clerical or "busy" work. Interns are expected to be motivated and enthusiastic supporters of Democratic candidates and causes, interested in local and state politics, and willing to put forth the best professional face to the Democratic party. Good writing, communications, research, and interpersonal skills are necessary, as is familiarity with standard computer software. Familiarity with internet resources (flickr, facebook, etc.), web development, and design are also welcome.
Interns will work out of our Midtown Campaign Office (Travis & Alabama) and hours (days, nights, and weekends) are flexible. Internships will last throughout the Fall semester, and will finish after the general election in early November.
Anyone interested should contact Dan Derozier at daniel@hcdp.org, and we look forward to seeing you!
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13. Student Job - Rice Business School - $12/hr
Student Job - Rice Business School - $12/hr
We're looking to hire a computer-savvy undergrad student to help us throughout the school year (and possibly summer) in the Jones School's Finance Center (stock trading floor).
Pay starts at $12/hr, hours will be very flexible, and will be no more than 10 hours per week. Candidates would be eager to work with state-of-the-art computer hardware and would be self-directed. Work would include computer setup and maintenance, web design and development, and other tasks related to upkeep of a server room and a computer lab.
Preferred majors are comp sci and elec, though most important is a working knowledge of computers. Interest in the world of business and finance is a plus - the position will be a great resume-building opportunity with hands-on experience with industry-standard computer hardware and finance applications.
Interested students should e-mail their resumes to Nolan Waugh at nolan@rice.edu. [Work study not required]
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14. SA Marketplace Announcement
Hey Rice!
Sell your books! Get your books! Do it at the best place possible: online at the SA Marketplace at http://sa.rice.edu/marketplace. We have over 600 books and counting in the database, and we expect there to be more soon with your help.
Your Student Association
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Saving the Species
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/funny-pictures-pandas-are-saving-the-species.jpg
2a. XKCD: Bacon, per Peter’s requests
http://xkcd.com/418/
3a. Injured, Injured Bad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5jVNsiM4IU
