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1. Will Rice Courses
2. Center for the Study of Women Courses
3. Open Walk-In Advising Hours
4. Gender and Social Movements in Latin America
5. Humanities Courses offered Spring 2009
6. “Sons of Lwala” Documentary Showing
7. CAC Great American Smokeout
8. Honor Council Event
9. President's Lecture Series Event
10. Campus and Community Blood Drives
11. Senior Committee
12. Clubs Stripped of Club Status
14. Rec Center Pool Events
15. Iraq Veterans Against the War Wed Nov 12 & Fri Nov 14
16. Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage Tues, Nov 11
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Steak Sauce
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/funny-pictures-cat-asks-ted-to-get-the-steak-sauce-and-good-forks.jpg
2a. XKCD: Election
http://xkcd.com/500/
3a. Mad TV: Nouns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhOFX9uBww4&feature=rec-HM-fresh
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1. Will Rice Courses
WILL 103 Delving into the Human Condition in Science Fiction

The genre of science fiction literature covers a vast majority of subjects, including alien invasion and euthanasia. However, a large portion of science fiction works focus on one theme: the nature of the human soul. The purpose of this course is to analyze the relationship between the human soul and the external environment. Instructors: Katelyn Willis & Will Fischer

WILL 104 Science of Interpersonal Relationships

There is perhaps no topic more important to humanity than that of human relationships. This course will expose students to a scientific viewpoint of interpersonal relationships, with a special focus on the activities involved in, and the mental processes underlying, dyadic relationships. Instructor: Michael Rog

WILL 105 Presidential Assassination Attempts and Successes

This course will discuss the various assassins who have written themselves into American history. As opposed to approaching the subject objectively, we will attempt to understand the personal issues, emotions and motives of each assassin. We will cover the four successful presidential assassinations and the several attempts, societal reaction, punishment and aftermath. We will also discuss contemporary assassins and the challenges they face. Instructor: Amara DiFrancesco

WILL 106 Gender Relations: The Rice Experience

This class will function as an overview and investigation into gender relations, specifically as they relate to Rice University. We will be exploring the stereotypes concerning the social life at Rice as well as general gender relations studies of college students. We will also look at such roles as popular culture, feminism, scientific influences, the role of alcohol/illegal substances, acceptance of diversity, and Rice traditions (i.e. Screw Yer Roommate, NOD, etc). The class will include a midterm paper and a final paper as well as short homework assignments. Instructors: Sarah Nations & Gaelyn Sicher-Ford

WILL 107 Introduction to Advertising

In this participatory 13-week course students learn the practical skills that enable them to become beginning advertising professionals. They learn how to evaluate advertising, a 300 billion dollar plus business in the United States. This involves dealing with the broad fundamentals of advertising including brand positioning, strategic planning (analysis), copywriting, art direction, production, media concepts, and research, as well as integrated marketing communications in general. Real life marketer assignments integrated with course. Preference to seniors and juniors. Instructor: Ann Iverson
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2. Center for the Study of Women Courses
Looking for an interesting course for the spring? Christine Labuski, a new postdoctoral fellow in the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality and a cultural anthropologist, is teaching two classes that she hopes to fill with students from a wide range of disciplines. Descriptions of the courses are below and Christine can be reached at cml@rice.edu if you have any further questions about the course.

The Cultural Body: This seminar focuses on human and non-human bodies as not only symbolic of culture, but also as culture itself. How do physiology and social processes interact? What is the physical nature of "cultural" categories such as gender, race, class and sexuality? (Where) do we draw the line between nature and nurture?

Sexual Medicine: The history and contemporary practice of sexual (bio)medicine will be examined and analyzed. This course is intended for students from all disciplines. Topics will include: contraception, pain conditions, sexual enhancement drugs and procedures, sexual reassignment, genital surgeries, and Texas’ unique relationship with the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil.
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3. Open Walk-In Advising Hours
The Office of Academic Advising will have open walk-in hours for advising on Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14 from 1-4 pm. You do not need an appointment in advance. Please feel free to stop by if you have any questions or need assistance.
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4. Gender and Social Movements in Latin America
What: *_Popcorn and a Movie Study Break – “Sons of Lwala”_*

*_This is a 1.5 hour Sundance Festival winner documentary about two brothers from Africa who studied in the United States to become doctors. They're parents died of AIDS while in America and this documentary tells of their story in realizing the dream of starting a clinic in their village.
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When: *_Monday, November 10 at 8 p.m._*

Where:*_ Huma 117_*

Why:*_ A study break to raise awareness of the humanitarian aid that is needed in the world. To introduce a 1000 Wells charity initiative at Rice to raise money to build wells in African villages where clean drinking water is not readily available.

For more info about this documentary or our mission, you can check out the following websites:_*
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“Sons of Lwala” __

MSNBC article on “Sons of Lwala”

_*http://www.1000wells.com/*_



If you need any more information, e-mail Vivian Ban at vivian.ban@rice.edu

We hope to see you there!_*
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5. Humanities Courses offered Spring 2009
Colleges Against Cancer: Great American Smokeout
Raise tobacco awarness with your smiling face!

When: November 17-20, 2008
Where: College Serveries
Why: Raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use
How: Upload your picture to our Facebook event (Type in Great American Smokeout in the search box and then choose the Rice network) or email your picture to Justin Lopez at jml2@rice.edu

Please submit your pictures by November 12! We need particpation from all colleges, so encourage your friends to submit their pictures too!

For questions or more information contact: Tracie Pulido: tpulido@rice.edu, Justin Lopez: jml2@rice.edu; Shehni Nadeem: sn6@rice.edu, or Lisa Tseggay: lt5@rice.edu
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6. “Sons of Lwala” Documentary Showing
SWGS 357/ANTH 357
Gender and Social Movements in Latin America
T/Th 10:50 am - 12:05 pm

This course examines the diverse social movements for rights and resources that have emerged over the past few decades in Latin America, focusing on women’s participation, feminism, and gender contestations. Particular attention will be paid to movements for indigenous rights and to issues of transnationalism/globalization.

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7. CAC Great American Smokeout
When: November 17-20, 2008
Where: College Serveries
Why: Raise awareness about the harmful effects of tobacco use
How: Upload your picture to our Facebook event (Type in Great American Smokeout in the search box and then choose the Rice network) or email your picture to Justin Lopez at jml2@rice.edu

Please submit your pictures by November 12! We need particpation from all colleges, so encourage your friends to submit their pictures too!

For questions or more information contact: Tracie Pulido: tpulido@rice.edu, Justin Lopez: jml2@rice.edu; Shehni Nadeem: sn6@rice.edu, or Lisa Tseggay: lt5@rice.edu
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8. Honor Council Event
The Honor Council with be hosting a mock hearing/ open meeting next Tuesday, November 11th from 8-9 in DH 1064
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9. President's Lecture Series Event
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 · 8 p.m.
The Story of an Equation
Andrew Wiles
Location: Grand Hall, Rice Memorial Center
Before 1993, it was unprecedented for leading international newspapers such as the New York Times and Le Monde to proclaim a mathematical breakthrough on their front pages. But that year, Andrew Wiles earned the honor by solving Fermat’s Last Theorem, which had become the most famous mathematical problem of all time by resisting solutions by eminent mathematicians for nearly 360 years.

The President’s Lecture Series Committee is also soliciting recommendations from undergraduate and graduate students for the 2008-09 Series. If you have a recommendation, please fill out the form at http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pAlYM7vZmTy-IjupSTKVTXg by Wednesday, November 12. If you’d like more information about the President’s Lecture Series, please go to http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~events/pls/.

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10. Campus and Community Blood Drives
The next campus blood drives are Monday, November 17 through Thursday, November 20 in the residential colleges and the Rice Memorial Center. Rice University participates with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center as a "Commit For Life" partner. Through this relationship, Rice University sponsors 4 blood drives annually to help meet the needs of over 220 health care institutions in a 24-county Texas Gulf Coast region.

There is no substitute for blood. It has to come from one person in order to give to another. A critical number of voluntary donations are required every day to meet the need for blood in the Gulf Coast region. However, we are consistently falling short, and falling short means we may not have enough blood for someone like you. The process of giving blood takes about 1 hour. Appointments are encouraged and will be given priority, but walk-ins are always welcome.

TO SIGN UP TO DONATE:

Making an appointment is easy! Visit the Community Involvement Center's web site (http://www.rice.edu/service) and click on the link for "Campus Blood Drives." You will be directed to the on-line scheduling system for the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. If you have not used the on-line system before you can fill out the form with some basic information that the blood bank will need. Once you have selected your appointment time, date, and location, you will receive an e-mail confirming your appointment and a reminder before your appointment.

Wiess College (Upper Commons)
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 9:00am-2:00pm
Sponsor Code: 0343

Baker College (Baker Library)
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:30am-4:00pm
Sponsor Code: 1698

Sid Richardson College (Lobby)
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 11:30am-4:00pm
Sponsor Code: 4816

Martel College (1st Floor Game Room)
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 12:00-4:30pm
Sponsor Code: K079

Lovett College (Lower Commons)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 12:30-5:00pm
Sponsor Code: 0369

Will Rice College (Gameroom)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:30am-4:00pm
Sponsor Code: 2999

Rice Memorial Center (Farnsworth Pavilion)
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 10:00am-4:00pm
Sponsor Code: 5024

Brown College (Elevator Lobby)
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 12:30-5:00pm
Sponsor Code: 3635

* You will receive an e-mail confirming your appointment and a reminder before your donation date.
* Please eat a hearty meal and drink plenty of fluids, preferably water, prior to donation and continue to do so throughout the day. Remember to bring a positive I.D.
* For eligibility questions, contact Medical Services by phone (713-791-6612) or e-mail (medops@giveblood.org). A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) web page is also available at http://www.giveblood.org/faq.htm. Please refer to it with any questions you may have related to recent travel, medications, piercings, tattoos, or medical conditions.
* If you have any questions about donating blood, please contact the Blood Center by phone (713-790-1200) or visit their web site at http://www.giveblood.org.
* If you have any questions about the November campus blood drives, contact Wilbur Wang by e-mail (wilbur.wang@rice.edu).
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11. Senior Committee
Hello Seniors,
If you are interested in helping to plan 100 Days, 30 Days, and the Senior Gala, please email me at dylanguyer@gmail.com. We have about 100 days before 100 Days. Our first group meeting will be next week, so please indicate your interest in this committee as soon as possible.
Cheers,
Dylan Guyer
Senior Committee Chair
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12. Clubs Stripped of Club Status
For failure to re-register, the following student organizations have been
stripped of club status:

* Asian Pacific Americans for Social Action (APASA)
* Democracy Matters
* Christians on Campus
* Undergraduate Energy Club
* Ethnographic Film Society
* Film Club
* Gymnastics and Tumbling Club
* International Undergraduate Student Association
* the Outdoors Club (folded under the Rec Center)
* Owlchemy
* Rice for Thought
* Rice Independent Media
* Student Association of Health Sciences
* Student Voices
* Students for Policy Awareness
* Students Organized Against Rape (merging with CAPP)
* Web Design and Development

Their bank accounts should be frozen.

Any reservations that these organization have should be canceled. No further
reservations should be accepted. Additionally, any advertisements or event
listings that these organizations have should be removed. These
organizations are no longer allowed to use the Rice University name, brand,
or any of its facilities, nor are they allowed to advertise or recruit on
campus.

These organizations are free to re-register. Instructions for club
registration can be found at http://sa.rice.edu/page/clubs

The following organizations have been granted club status since the start of
the year:
* Puzzlemasters Club
* Student Athlete Advisory Committee
* Synthetic Biology Club
* Rice Scientists and Engineers for America (RICE-SEA)
* Robotics Club
* Rice Powerlifting Club
* Pride and GATHER have merged to become Q&A

They should be afforded all the rights and privileges of student
organizations.

Questions should be directed to the Student Association Parliamentarian,
Christopher Warrington .

Should you ever need to check whether a club in a registered student
organization, please contact the Office of Student Activities


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14. Rec Center Pool Events
The Rice Recreation Center pool has a few events open for registration:

-Free 'Swim Across Houston' event: Swim laps and win prizes. Register on the pool deck.
Event continues through the month of November. All registered participants receive a
prize. www.rice.edu/aquatics

-Spring 2009 Learn to Swim registration has opened. Our fall 2008 classes filled up fast.
Classes available for adult stroke mechanics, adult beginner and youth classes level 1-4,
ages 3 and up. www.rice.edu/learntoswim. Great prices for students, staff & faculty.

-The final fall Learn to Swim session, MW3, begins on Wednesday. A few youth level 3 spots
are remaining. Link to youth level 3 skills:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/aquatics/pool_lesson_descriptions.html#Level3

Other pool information:

-We are hiring lifeguards for winter break and spring semester. Rice students may receive
free training. More information:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/aquatics/lifeguarding.html

-Pool schedule: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/aquatics/schedule.html

-Helpful pool links:
Aqua fit classes, www.rice.edu/fitness
Masters & Age group swim teams, www.riceaquatics.com
Rice Swim team, http://riceowls.cstv.com/sports/w-swim/rice-w-swim-body.html

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15. Iraq Veterans Against the War Wed Nov 12 & Fri Nov 14
Rice for Peace presents..
Iraq Veterans Against the War Nov 12&14

Wed, November 12 at 12pm in Huma 117
Join us for a lunch discussion with Brandon Neely of Iraq Veterans Against the War. Brandon served in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq. He'll share his experiences in the army and talk about why he's organizing against the war. free lunch!


Friday, November 14 at 8pm in Rice Cinema
Come out for the film screening of "Deserter" followed by a panel discussion featuring Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, and local counter-recruitment activists.

RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=34353168540&ref=mf
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16. Humanities Courses Spring 09
Foundations of Medical Humanities
HUMA (HEAL) 200
T – Th 2:30pm 3 semester hours

Daniel Goldberg, JD, PhD(c)
Health Policy & Ethics Fellow
Chronic Disease Prevention & Control Research Center
Baylor College of Medicine.

Course Description:
What are the medical humanities? What are the key ideas of the field? What is its relevance for medicine, bioethics, and health policy? What is the justification for taking an interdisciplinary approach to problems of health and illness? The course will explore the integrative nature of the medical humanities, as well as provide students with a basic understanding of the humanist ethos. This course receives Group I distribution credit.
You may also want to explore these other Medical Humanities offerings:
THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE – PHILOSOPHY 314
The biomedical sciences, the practice of medicine, and health care policy employ concepts of health, disease, disability, and defect in explanatory accounts, intermixing factual claims with moral and other evaluations. This course explores the interplay of evaluation and explanation in medicine's models of disease and health. This course received Group I distribution credit.
Tuesday/Thursday 9:25 – 10:40 a.m. H. Tristram Engelhardt, Jr., Ph.D., M.D.


MEDICAL ETHICS - PHILOSOPHY 336
A philosophical examination of some of the fundamental issues in clinical ethics, including informed consent, competency, confidentiality, end of life decision making, the definition of death, allocating scarce medical resources, and the role of economic analysis in clinical decision making. Readings drawn from the clinical and philosophical literature. This course receives Group I distribution credit.
Tuesday/Thursday 1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Jennifer Swindell, Ph.D. Baylor College of Medicine, Assistant Professor, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy

SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES - SPRING 2009
ALL COURSES LISTED BELOW RECEIVE GROUP I DISTRIBUTION CREDIT

HUMA 102: FROM RENAISSANCE TO PRESENT: INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN LITERATURE, HISTORY, AND PHILOSOPHY
Study of the foundational intellectual and artistic texts of the Western tradition from the Renaissance to Einstein. Consideration of texts and images over time and in their historical development as we reflect on who are and how we got here. Readings from Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Kant, Flaubert, Nietzsche, Freud, Beauvoir, Einstein, Levi, Kuhn, Borges, and King, and images from such artists as Michelangelo, Goya, and Picasso. Group I distribution credit.
001 Bernard Aresu - 1:00 - 2:20 Tuesday/Thursday
002 Deborah Harter -10:50 - 12:50 Tuesday/Thursday
003 Edward “Ted” Anderson - 2:30 - 3:50 Tuesday/Thursday
004 Mark Kulstad - 4:00 - 5:20 Tuesday/Thursday
005 Robert "Lane" Kauffmann - 1:00 - 1:50 Monday/Wednesday/Friday

HUMA 104: TRANSCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS: FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD TO CONTEMPORARY GLOBALIZATION
Explores interactions between cultures from early modern period to the present day through films, novels, memoirs and travelogues, bringing alive the experiences of historical and fictional figures, who, through colonialism, trade, war and conflict, travel, and migration, find themselves face to face with people who are not like them, and in particular, their responses to these new situations. Group I distribution credit.
Betty Joseph – 1:00 – 2:20 p.m. Tuesday/Thursday

FSEM 126 / GERM 126: THE LEGEND OF KING ARTHUR IN THE MIDDLE AGES
In the 1100's people began writing down stories of Arthur, Guinevere, Merlin, and the Knights of the round table using sophisticated techniques of literary composition. Today, these stories count among the great writings of Europe. This course examines the spectrum of medieval stories and histories of Arthur that arose in England, France, and Germany from the beginning to the age of printing, plus some recent revivals. This course is limited to first-year students only. Group I distribution credit.
Sarah Westphal-Wihl – 2:00 – 2:50 Monday/Wednesday/Friday

FSEM 136 / GERM 136 : GERMAN FILM
"From Caligari to Hitler" -and beyond. In the vein of the title of a well-known study on German film during the Weimar Republic the course offers a cinematographic history of German and European politics and culture from the early Expressionist silent movies on the award winning "Life of Others." Taught in English. This course is limited to first-year students only. Group I distribution credit.
Martin Blumenthal-Barby – 9:25 – 10:40 a.m. Tuesday/Thursday

FSEM 160 / HIST 160: THOMAS JEFFERSON, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, AND THE USES OF THE PAST
Seminar will focus on three dimensions of Thomas Jefferson's life and legacy: first, what he said and did in the American Revolution; second, how he has been understood by historians; and third, how his words, ideas, and actions have been used by successive generations of Americans. This course is limited to first-year students only. Group I distribution credit.
Ira Gruber – 2:30 – 5:30 p.m. Thursday

FSEM 167 / HIST 167: NEWTON AND THE 18TH CENTURY
Newton was the indispensable starting point for 18th century thought from the physical sciences to medicine and the so-called Ahuman sciences. Seminar will consider Newton and the complex legacy of his thought in other 18th century thinkers: Locke, Leibniz, Boerhaave, Voltaire, D'Alembert, Hume, Maupertuis, Buffon, Kant, Priestley, Blake and Goethe. This course is limited to first-year students only. Group I distribution credit.
John “Jack” Zammito – 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Monday
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16. Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage Tues, Nov 11
Rice ACLU Hosts
Prop 8: The Future of Gay Marriage
Tuesday, November 11
Herring Hall 125 at 8pm

Local ACLU lawyer Sunshine Swallers will lead a discussion about the legal consequences of California's Prop 8 vote to ban gay marriage and what it means for the rest of the country.

questions? email psr1@ or ben.carson