Friday's Funpage

1. KTRU battle of the bands
2. Parking Survey
3. R2 Submissions Due DEC 1st
4. Take a Political Survey! Nov 20-28
5. FREE Movie this Friday Night!
6. Gift Certificates for Survey
7. Free Thanksgiving Shuttle Service to Hobby
8. RICE THEATRE AUDITIONS
9. Fall OWL-Space surveys
10. Holiday Rideshare Program
11. Linguistic Survey
12. Volunteer for the Boy Scouts
14. New Soci Courses Added
15. Safety Brochure Contest
16. FRESHMAN NEEDED FOR COLLEGE NIGHT

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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Cheez-It
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/funny-pictures-cat-has-his-own-box-of-cheese-crackers.jpg
2a. Beware of Lofted Beds
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1891306
3a. Play with Yourself: Trapped!
http://www.snoick.com/game/1692/Trapped-5.html
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1. KTRU battle of the bands
Attention: KTRU Battle of the Bands Submission is coming up!

Demos due: Friday, February 6, 2009, at 5pm.

**SOMEONE IN YOUR BAND MUST BE FROM RICE TO BE ELIGIBLE**

Each band will perform a 20 to 30 minute set (length TBD), judged live @ Lovett Undergrounds Friday, February 20.

Winning group will receive a spot at the 2009 KTRU Outdoor Show.

For more info, email rachelo@rice.edu or check out the facebook event!
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2. Parking Survey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=AMtA_2bnwxjoPeWczedGDa5Q_3d_3d
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3. R2 Submissions Due DEC 1st
R2: The Rice Review, Rice's premier undergrad literary magazine is currently accepting submissions, and the deadline is right around the corner! Current undergrads should submit original work by Monday, December 1st at 5 pm (NO EXCEPTIONS to this deadline.) Please send electronic submission(s) to r2mag@rice.edu or hand in hard copies to the English Department office (located on the 2nd floor of Herring Hall). Do not put your name on the actual submission(s). It should however, be included in the body of the email or on the cover sheet (if hard copy). The subject line should be the genre you are submitting to.

The submission limit is 5 poems, 3 fiction pieces, and/or 3 creative nonfiction pieces per person.

Prizes will be awarded for the best work submitted in each genre. There is a 1st place prize of $500 and a 2nd place prize of $250 in each genre (fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry.) Prizes are juried by non-Rice professional judges.

Please email r2mag@rice.edu or meg.scarborough@rice.edu with any questions.
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4. Take a Political Survey! Nov 20-28
Take a Political Survey!
hosted by Rice for Peace
now until November 28

Need a quick study break? Take a survey to let us know your political interests! Rice for Peace wants to know YOUR intersts so we can make the best of our events & actions next semester. It's quick, super easy, and you can win a FREE Rice for Peace Tshirt! Just go to http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=djtmc9zg56i5ll5512661
before Thursday, Nov 28. Thanks!
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5. FREE Movie this Friday Night!
Come enjoy a FREE movie at Rice Stadium this Friday night!

What: The Wizard of Oz
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Rice Stadium (enter through Stadium Entrance 1)
How Much: FREE!

You are welcome to bring lawn chairs, blankets, refreshments, and all your friends!

For more information, visit: http://www.rice.edu/movie

**Please, no pets or glass containers.
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6. Gift Certificates for Survey
Rice Students – we are doing a marketing research project to help a fellow Rice graduate. Please take a minute or two to fill out this survey. It is extremely short and we will be giving out several gift certificates to students that participate in the survey.
You can fill it out online at:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pnGvowyLYyFnXagWGIf-aTQ
Thank you for your time and assistance. Best of luck with your upcoming finals.
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7. Free Thanksgiving Shuttle Service to Hobby
The Transportation and Parking Department will provide free shuttle service to the Hobby Airport only on Wednesday, November 26, 2008 and Sunday, November 30 as follows:
Departure from circular drive outside the Student Center (RMC).
Wednesday, November 26
9 am, 10:30 am, 12 pm, 1:30 pm, 3 pm, 4:30pm
On Sunday November 30, 2008, the shuttle will pick up students returning to Rice University.
Pickup time from Hobby Airport is as follows:
1 pm, 2:30 pm, 4 pm, 5:30 pm, 7 pm, 8:30 pm.
Let me know if you have any questions at 713-348-5223 or 5996.
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8. RICE THEATRE AUDITIONS
COME AUDITION FOR OUR SPRING PRODUCTION
THEA 331 - Theatre Production - Variable Credit
AUDITIONS: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, Hamman Hall Studio 7-10.
Stop Kiss by Diane Son, directed by Matt Huff, a professional director recently relocated to Houston from Atlanta. The plot is simple, girl meets girl, they talk about their boyfriends, they feel an unspoken, growing attraction, they finally kiss. That one innocent kiss sets off a savage gay-bashing. But the play moves beyond the violence with grace and wit to bring us all to unexpected places.
NEEDED: 3 men, 3 women.
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9. Fall OWL-Space surveys
Please help us improve OWL-Space by giving us your opinion through the
Student Survey:
https://my.rice.edu/survey/entry.jsp?id=1225136290667

Questions? Contact Angela DeHart Rabuck at edtech@rice.edu
or 713-348-8220.
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10. Holiday Rideshare Program
I hope everything is going along well with the semester winding down.

With the holidays coming up, it?s time to figure out how to get home!

SA RIDE FINDER ? find a ride from your fellow Rice students!
http://sa.rice.edu/ride_finder

If you have a car, please volunteer to take people with you! Meet new people and they might even pay for your gas. Besides, you?re probably going there already anyways!

We really need your help on this one because people won't be able to find a ride unless you guys offer rides. So please contribute!

RICE SHUTTLE SERVICE
http://parktrans.rice.edu/holiday.cfm

There will be scheduled Rice shuttles taking students to Hobby Airport before Thanksgiving and taking students back from the airport after Thanksgiving.


METRO'S AIRPORT DIRECT (Use your Q-Card!)
http://www.fly2houston.com/iahGroundTransportation

Use your Q-Card to take the Metro to Bush International Airport (IAH)!

Ronnie Ren
SA Director of Communications
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11. Linguistic Survey
I am conducting a research project based on Brochstein Pavilion.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=vv7pDPVTKMJUUgMa_2fceakA_3d_3d

Please take five minutes of your time to do it!
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12. Volunteer for the Boy Scouts
Volunteer to be a unit commissioner with the Boy Scouts and get free Rocekts tickets!


What this means: As a unit commissioner you will be responsible for contacting (e-mail or phone or visit) Boy Scouts units in the Houston area and seeking their opinion on how they feel the meetings are going once a month. The Boy Scouts are very flexible so this won't be a big time commitment.

As an incentive, Boy Scouts is offering free Rocket tickets for the Dec. 5th game against the Warriors for anyone who signs up.

To sign up: pick up the application form on the RSVP office door (outside the RMC) and return it to the same place.

For more info, contact Tina Cai at tina.cai@rice.edu
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14. New Soci Courses Added
Rice students --

I know registration for Spring 2009 just ended, but we've had a late addition to the spring offerings for sociology:

Sociology 360: Sociology of Culture. MWF 11-11:50am. The class will be taught by Dr. Suzanna Crage, a visiting
professor who will be teaching in the department this year, and probably next year as well.

The course informaton has been submitted to the registrar, and students can add the course at any time. Dr. Crage
doesn't have office space with us yet, so I can sign any Add forms on her behalf if you'd like to add this course now,
rather than waiting until spring semester, if you'd like.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Dr. Bridget Gorman
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15. Safety Brochure Contest
GREETINGS FROM RUPD AND YOUR CAMPUS WATCH CAPTAINS!!

We realize that the Holidays can be a stressful time of year. There never seems to be enough time or money. Unfortunately, though, there tends to be an increase in criminal activity. We would like for all of you to have a Safe and Happy Holiday. RUPD and the Campus Watch Captains are hosting a Safety Brochure Contest. The Winner will receive a $50.00 Visa Gift Card and the Runner Up will receive a $25.00 Visa Gift Card. In addition, the winning entry will be posted across campus to remind everyone of what to do and what not to do during this Holiday Season. The contest is simple. Safety Tips are provided or you may provide your own. Each flyer submitted must include 3 to 7 tips. The flyers will be judged on creativity, originality and Safety Awareness.

SAFETY TIPS:

Before you leave campus…..

REGISTER and SECURE your bike properly.

SECURE your room door and windows. If you can…. take valuables such as I Pods, cameras, video games, etc.

Anytime…Anywhere….

Always be aware of your surroundings. If talking on your cell phone…don’t look down…look around!

Park your vehicle in a well lit area whenever possible. Have your keys ready as you approach your vehicle. Scan the area underneath and around your vehicle. Check your back seat as you enter. If you have a security remote….be aware if anyone is nearby. Lock your doors as soon as you are inside.

DO NOT leave packages and other valuables in open sight. Secure them in the trunk or beneath the seat.

Try not to carry large amounts of cash. Have only 1 credit card to keep up with when shopping.

If you feel you are being followed…..RETURN to the last place you felt safe….If not, drive to a Police or Fire Station. Maintenance your vehicle….keep gas in the tank, have the oil changed when due and check tire pressure regularly.

ENTRIES ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 10PM TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25th

DROP THEM BY THE RUPD LOBBY OR EMAIL THEM TO skwhite@rice.edu

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2nd
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16. FRESHMAN NEEDED FOR COLLEGE NIGHT
Hanszen Freshmen,

To all of you out there who used to sit on your couch and watch American Gladiators, now is your chance to be a contender in the Hanszen College Fall College Night American Gladiator celebration of '08. Compete against a select team of your Hanszen seniors for guts, glory, and an undisclosed prize. There will be six contenders of each gender. The signup sheet is on Joyce's door, and we will be selecting using an unbiased lottery system. Don't forget to bring your spandex!

XOXO,
Your College Night Committee

In Mike and Casey We Trust