Inauguration Funpage

1. Veritas Forum
2. Volunteer for VISION
3. Salsa lessons
4. ACLU Internship in Washington DC
5. Pub Bartender Auction!
6. Want to volunteer at the RWRC
7. OPEN PostSecret
8. Spring Dance Concert
9. Rice EMS CPR Classes
10. Rice for Peace End Executions in 2009
11. John E. Parish Fellowship for Summer Travel

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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Internets http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-the-internet-is-a-series-of-tubes.jpg
2a. Anastasia’s Pick: Human Tree Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DStwXsmZ3OE
3a. Play with Yourself: Pacxon
http://www.addictinggames.com/pacxon.html
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1. Veritas Forum
The Language of God: A Scientist Provides Evidence for Belief

Francis Collins- Former director of the Human Genome Project
Shell Auditorium in the Jones Graduate School of Business Management
Wednesday, January 21
Doors open at 6:30, program begins at 7:30pm
The talk will be followed by a Q&A session
All are encouraged to attend!
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2. Volunteer for VISION
If you were unable to attend or did not hear about the VISION study break last Thursday and would still like to volunteer to be a day or overnight host, airport greeter or registration worker for VISION (February 15th-17th), please visit https://admit.rice.edu/riceadmission/vision_volunteer.cfm to sign up.
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3. Salsa lessons

Come to the Rice Salseros FREE salsa lesson THIS WEDNESDAY so that you can finally get rid of your two left feet. We'll be having one beginners class at 7PM for those of you who have never danced, and an intermediate/advanced class at 8PM for those who want to refine their skills and learn some awesome patterns. We've got some new instructors to spice things up, so it should be exciting this semester.

Farnsworth Pavillion
Wednesday January 21, 2009
7PM

Our first lesson will be free, so make sure you drag your friends along as well...they'll have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Semester dues will be as follows (prices include ALL classes):

$10 for Rice students/staff/faculty
$20 for Rice Alumni
$30 for Non-Rice people

No experience is required, and no partners required either. See you Wednesday!
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4. ACLU Internship in Washington DC
Rice undergrad-only Summer Opportunity: Paid ($8,000) ACLU Internship in Washington DC

Each summer, Rice sends one student to the Washington DC Legislative ACLU office. If selected for this internship, you will receive an $8,000 stipend.

This internship is designed to give a student the opportunity to experience, first hand, the workings of a full-service national legislative office. Interns will have the opportunity to attend congressional hearings and press briefings; assist in field organizing and grassroots operations; track current events relating to civil liberty issues; monitor state political and judicial developments that may impact national ACLU legislative initiatives.

-Applicants must have excellent research and communications skills, both oral and written.
-A strong interest in civil liberties.
-Interests in policy, the legislative process and current events are preferred.

Interested students should email ben.carson@rice.edu for applications, which are due Friday, February 13, 2009.
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5. Pub Bartender Auction!
Need a date? Need someone to cook you dinner? Come to the bartender auction at Willy’s Pub on Thursday night, January 22 and you will have the opportunity to bid on a number of gorgeous Pub bartenders. The bidding will start around 11 PM and all proceeds will go towards buying board games for Pub, fixing the sound system, and other amenities that we would like everyone to enjoy.

Love,
Willy’s Pub

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6. Want to volunteer at the RWRC
Hello everyone!

Want to volunteer at the Rice Women's Resource Center?
send me back an e-mail at sw1@rice.edu
and read the message below!

Volunteers have to do ONE office hour a week and MUST attend an
approximately 10minute orientation this week.

The orientation will take place during the following times:

Wednesday Jan 21st 11:00am-
Wednesday Jan 21st 3:00pm-
Thursday Jan 22nd 7:00pm-

If you cannot make it to any of these times, please send me your time
availability and we will meet up some other time

Thank you for volunteering!

Shi-Hua Wu
RWRC Office Coordinator
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7. OPEN PostSecret
Do you have a secret you've never told anyone?


OPEN, Rice's first literary sex magazine, invites you to share your secret- anonymously.
These can be embarrassing, shocking, secretive, hopeful, artistic, or anything. It can be about sex, love, relationships, all the topics OPEN deals with. Create a postcard with your secret and drop it off in one of the PostSecret envelopes!

PostSecret is an online project by Frank Warren where people send in their secrets anonymously on a homemade postcard. The blog is updated every Sunday with new secrets. And, we are bringing this phenomenal project to Rice.

The Postsecret collection envelopes are located near the coordinator's office in each college, and at the Coffeehouse in the RMC. Collection time for each college is listed on the envelope. Selected secrets will be published this upcoming issue of OPEN.

For last year's issue of OPEN:
http://openmagazine.rice.edu/

For PostSecret the blog:
http://postsecret.blogspot.com/
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8. Spring Dance Concert

Do you love to dance, choreograph, and/or raise money for a good cause!
Get INVOLVED in
Hanszen College's 2nd Annual SPRING DANCE CONCERT
"[to be determined]"
Come to our informational meeting Thursday, January 22, 2000
5:30 pm
There will be treats!
Last year Hanszen College's Spring Dance Concert raised over $500 for the Houston Ballet's Education and Outreach Department. The even was well attended and showcased original choreography from Rice students. Participation in the the Spring Dance Concert is not a large time commitment, with occasional meetings for planning the event and collaborating on choreography, and rehersals the week of the event which is tentatively scheduled for March 27th and 28th.
Got questions and/or can't make it-
E-mail tab1@rice.edu
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9. Rice EMS CPR Classes
Rice EMS will be holding FREE CPR/AED training to all faculty, staff and students on-campus on the following dates. Please RSVP to rems-education@rice.edu by the dates below to reserve your spot. Space is limited.

Saturday, 24 January at 9am (Location TBA)
OR
Saturday, 24 January at 9pm (Location TBA)
RSVP by Friday (1/23) at 5pm

Sunday, 25 January at 2pm (at Hanszen College)
RSVP by Friday (1/23) at 5pm

Saturday. 31 January at 9am (Location TBA)
OR
Saturday, 31 January at 2pm (Location TBA)
RSVP by Wednesday (1/28) at 5pm

All classes will last approximately four hours. You only need to attend ONE of the above sessions.
Departments and organizations interested in scheduling group trainings should email rems-education@rice.edu with estimated number of participants and at least three options for dates.
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10. Rice for Peace End Executions in 2009
End Executions in 2009!
Rice for Peace
Jan 21 - April 7

Texas is the death capital of the world. There are 10 executions scheduled from now until April, 6 of them in January alone. Rice for Peace is going to be raising awareness about the Texas death penalty and asking students to take action. Throughout the semester, we will be setting up a table in the RMC on the date of each execution to raise awareness and petition all members of the Rice community. On Jan 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, Feb 4, 10, 12, March 3, 4, 10 and April 7 we call on you to contact Texas governor Rick Perry 800-252-9600 and demand a death penalty moratorium. If you're interested in volunteering and helping us lobby our local representatives, email us at activism@.
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11. John E. Parish Fellowship for Summer Travel
Wiess College announces competition for the 2009 John E. Parish Fellowship. The winner of the Parish Fellowship will receive support of approximately 2 months travel during the Summer of 2009. The purpose of the fellowship is to enhance the undergraduate education of the Fellow by broadening the range of experience via individual travel. All full-time returning undergraduates at Rice are eligible. For further information, call the Wiess College coordinator (713-348-5743), or see the web page at www.ruf.rice.edu/~parish.

Deadline for application is Friday, February 13, 2009.

In Mike and Casey We Trust