http://hanszen.blogspot.com/
1. Service Scholarship Opportunities (probably for not-Objectivists)
2. The Hu(man)ity Campaign (AKA ballin' out humanitarianly)
3. Spring Break in Mexico Advisory (b/c it's dangerous down south ya'll)
4. Hanan Ashrawi @ Baker Institute (RSVP needed, so you know it'll be epic)
5. Student summer job at Rice Quantum Institute (the what now?)
6. The greatest closing weekend for The Greatest Story
7. Stride4Stroke (yeah walk it out)
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A) LOLcamel (it turns out there's more than one. We were surprised.):
http://www.tachyon-city.com/wp-content/LOLZOO1.jpg
B) The wiki for Objectivism for those of us who want to know more about a way to justify not doing community service:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objectivism_(Ayn_Rand)
C) A pretty okay cover of Lil Wayne's song Lollipop by Framing Hanley:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSEZsfVwbHY
D) omg space invaders/I wonder if anyone actually plays these games:
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_space_invaders/
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1. Service Scholarship Opportunities (probably for not-Objectivists)
Deadlines are quickly approaching for several scholarships administered by
the Community Involvement Center! Don't miss this opportunity to be
recognized for your involvement in the Houston community.
* Morty Rich Scholarship - DEADLINE: Friday, March 20
This scholarship is awarded to a continuing student who has distinguished
himself/herself through his/her commitment and service to Rice and/or to the
greater community. The successful candidate(s) will have recognized a need
in the community, developed objectives and implemented or established
program(s) that would benefit the community and will realize no personal
gain for these efforts.
* Alan Grob Prize - DEADLINE: Friday, March 20
This award is named in honor of Alan Grob, for forty years a great teacher
of literature at Rice University and a voice for those who cannot speak for
themselves. The Alan Grob Prize is awarded annually to the Rice
undergraduate who, through service to the larger community, has demonstrated
the most devotion to the needs and interests of the economically and
culturally disadvantaged. The recipient's activities shall exemplify the
values of community service that Professor Grob lived and so eloquently
taught.
More information and applications are available on the Community Involvement
Center's web site at http://cic.rice.edu.
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2. The Hu(man)ity Campaign (AKA ballin' out humanitarianly)
HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY -- THE HU(MAN)ITY CAMPAIGN
GAP made shirts like this to help AIDS in Africa.
http://www.tshirtwatch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/red-gap.jpg
Hanszen's Men's Resource Center is going to make shirts like this to help young at-risk boys in Houston. http://i40.tinypic.com/2ekqg55.jpg
Pick from WO(MAN), PERFOR(MAN)CE, (MAN)GO, E(MAN)CIPATE, COM(MAN)DO, BRO(MAN)CE and also the color of the shirt. For $7.
For more info, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6023938484 or email ath@rice.edu
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3. Spring Break in Mexico Advisory (b/c it's dangerous down south ya'll)
As an information initiative and service to our campus communities, we would like to provide you with safety information prior to spring break. Our ally in security, the U.S. Department of State and the Overseas Security Advisory Council, has issued an advisory for anyone traveling in Mexico. The United States and Mexico are working to provide a safe and secure travel experience and distributed this advisory related to those issues.
You will find valuable information regarding entry requirements, necessary documents, travel location information, and certain laws in “Spring Break in Mexico, Know Before You Go” (“college students taking spring break in Mexico).
Here's the link:
https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=97668
Be safe and have fun!
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4. Hanan Ashrawi @ Baker Institute (RSVP needed, so you know it'll be epic)
The Founding Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy cordially invites you (cordially, man. They like, really want you there) to attend a presentation by the Baker Institute’s Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies. Her Excellency Hanan Ashrawi, Ph.D. with introduction by The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian, founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
6:00 pm
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University
If you would like to attend, fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/ashrawi before Friday, March 20, 2009.
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5. Student summer job at Rice Quantum Institute (the what now?)
Position: Student Assistant
Department: Rice Quantum Institute
Dates: April/May to August 2009
Description:
Rice Quantum Institute (RQI) is looking for a part-time assistant for the summer of 2009 to help with the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program. The student assistant will work under the Executive Assistant to plan weekly activities and seminars for the REU students and RQI’s research colloquium, in addition to providing administrative support.
Responsibilities:
Plan and attend weekly social activities for a group of 10-20 undergraduate students.
Assist with planning and setting up weekly seminars.
Assist with planning and running RQI’s Research Colloquium in August.
Provide administrative assistance, including filing, organizing, typing, answering phones, and ordering office supplies.
Qualifications:
Must work Thursday and Friday afternoons (otherwise, schedule is flexible).
Must be organized and detail-oriented.
Should be personable and work well with others.
Compensation:
The student assistant will work on average 20 hrs/wk (subject to the needs of RQI) and will be compensated $8/hr.
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should contact Caroline Holcombe (carolineholc@rice.edu) with their availability for an informal interview.
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6. The greatest closing weekend for The Greatest Story
Thursday and Friday at 8 PM in the Hanszen Commons. Come see "The Greatest Story", an original musical theater production starring Paul Early, Maria Failla, Erika Rodden, Erica Schoelkopf, Quinn Shadko and Paul Wilt. Music and lyrics by Hanszen Junior Music Composition Major Garrett Schumann. $5 Rice, $7 non-Rice.
HFH!
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7. Stride4Stroke (yeah walk it out)
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States and the primary cause of serious long-term disability in Americans. In Harris County, which is located in the nation’s “stroke belt,” the stroke death rate is twice the national average. In response to this enormous public health threat, The Methodist Hospital established the five-year Taking Strides4Stroke Community Stroke Awareness Campaign. All funds raised through the campaign benefit the Methodist Neurological Institute and its community stroke outreach education initiative.
Fellow Owls, I would like to extend an invitation to you to join The Methodist Hospital’s third annual Stride4Stroke 5K Walk/Run on Saturday, March 7 at Rice Stadium. To register, visit the Stride4Stroke website; you can sign up independently or as part of a team. With your participation cost of $25, you will raise awareness of stroke, enjoy a jaunt around the outer loop, and receive a Stride4Stroke t-shirt.
I hope to see you there!
Marie Parks (Martel ’08)
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SECRETARIES' SLOGAN TBA
vote in the poll on the blog or suggest one of your own via comment on this post!
-Chethlyn
(AKA Chethan and Gracelyn, who are now both irrevocably married to the U-students listserv oh God.)
P.S.: Actually, this is more from Gracelyn, since Chethan totally ditched her for Ohio today without even saying bye whaaaaat.
HAVE A GREAT SPRING BREAK AND COME BACK SAFELY! HFH!
February 26, 2009
February 24, 2009
Tuesday's "omg Camels oh and turnover happned too" Funpage
1. A HANSZENITE CALL TO ARMS: JOIN BEER BIKE SECURITY
2. Rice Night at the Houston Aeros Hockey Club
3. Summer job opportunity in Houston: Urban Immersion Student Coordinator
4. Writing in the Workforce with Marie Parks
5. Join the Owl Investing Forum
6. GO VOTE RIGHT NOW SA.RICE.EDU OH GOD YES
7. Skin cancer in your mailbox (This is something you should probably check up on)
8. New Playwright's Festival! Deadline coming up! (or RAPIDLY APPROACHING, in the words of Teresa)
9. Discount Tickets to Livestock Show & World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest this weekend
10. Want to be a Women's Resource Center coordinator? Apply now!
11. Outreach Day Group Registration Forms Due Friday
12. Picture Yourself and 08 Yearbook Distribution -- This Thursday Feb 26
14. Part-time Mother's Helper/Babysitter Position Available
15. Conversation with Idil Biret (Pianist)
16. Sports Volunteer Opportunity
17. Metro's Airport Direct Service to IAH
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In honor of Turnover, here's some Turnover-themed goodies!
A) LOLcamel:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3048/2645365551_fd416bda77.jpg?v=0
B) A comic! http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ksc/lowres/kscn899l.jpg
C) A recipe! http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/printrecipe?id=50273
D) A picture of a turnover that could very well be your desktop wallpaper! http://thesimplewife.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451f65869e20105351b9449970b-pi
E) A game that has nothing to do with turnovers! http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/pacman_flash/
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1. JOIN BEER BIKE SECURITY
We need LOTS of Hanszenites to join the Beer Bike Security Squad. Security people carry around clipboards and fine the other colleges if they break the rules (or if they even think about breaking the rules) during the parade; they're also the ones who don't get hurt by water balloons. So if you love Hanszen, if you don't want to risk bodily injury during the water balloon fight, or if you're a freshman who hasn't yet gotten two Freshman Service Points (you'll need them to have a shot at living on campus next year!),
JOIN SECURITY!
Do it for Hanszen!
- Becca (rarriaga@rice.edu)
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2. Rice Night at the Houston Aeros Hockey Club
Do you enjoy hockey? Then you won't want to miss Rice Night at the Houston Aeros Hockey Club on March 13 at 7:35 p.m. Anyone affiliated with Rice University can attend, including students (omg what), family, friends, alumni, and faculty. There will be discounted tickets for $8 in the upper end zone and discounted parking for $5. If you have any questions, contact Amber Williams
Amber Williams
awilliams@aeros.com
713-361-7912
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3. Summer job opportunity in Houston: Urban Immersion Student Coordinator, for those of us who have nothing better to do and care about people
The Community Involvement Center's pre-orientation program, Urban Immersion (an intensive service-oriented program designed to introduce incoming Rice students (pre-freshmen) to the urban issues, social needs, and the cultural diversity of Houston) is looking for Student Coordinators!
Student Coordinators will work together as a team to shape the focus of this year’s program, plan service projects, organize meetings with community leaders and social service agencies, and explore possibilities for entertainment and dining. While the participants are in Houston, Coordinators will serve as city guides, reflection facilitators, service site coordinators, and small group leaders.
This year, Urban Immersion will again have two one-week sessions (Sunday, July 12 - Friday, July 17 and Sunday, July 26 to Friday, July 31). As a Coordinator you are able to work in one or both of the sessions. If you coordinate one session, you will be compensated with a $200 stipend. If you coordinate two weeks you will compensated with either a $600 stipend OR $750.00 credit for summer campus housing.
For more information or to apply, please visit the Community Involvement Center's website (http://cic.rice.edu). Applications are due by 5:00pm on Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Christa Leimbach by phone (713-348-6044) or e-mail (leimbach@rice.edu).
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4. Writing in the Workforce
Marie Parks, Development Writer, Methodist Hospital Foundation
February 26, 2009, 7:00pm
Herring Hall 126
What will you do after you graduate? How should you be preparing right now for graduate studies, a career, or both? How do the skills you are gaining translate into an exciting future? Hear firsthand a former Rice student's answers to these questions and the challenges and opportunities that may await you after college.
Marie Parks earned her B.A. in English in 2008 from Rice University, where she defended her senior honors thesis, written under the direction of Dr. Caroline Levander and Dr. Scott Derrick. Marie plans to apply for graduate programs in nineteenth-century American literature.
This talk has been organized by the Humanities Research Center on behalf of its Undergraduate Fellowship Program. All Rice students are invited to attend the talk, which is part of the speaker series “Big Questions and Future Directions in the Humanities.”
http://hrc.rice.edu/fellowships_undergrad.html
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5. Join the Owl Investing Forum
Got questions about the stock market, investing, or economic policy? Want to meet people who are interested in investing and finance but don't have time to come to Investment Club meetings? Then join the COLLEGIATE INVESTING FORUM, a free online community made by Rice Students where members of the Investment Club are ready to answer YOUR QUESTIONS. Come ask us about the stock market, stock picks, economic issues...there is no such thing as a dumb question!
JOIN NOW AT HTTP://WWW.OWLINVESTING.COM/FORUM
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6. GO VOTE RIGHT NOW SA.RICE.EDU OH GOD YES
REMEMBER TO VOTE ANYTIME BETWEEN NOW AND 2:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 AT
IT FEELS SO GOOD YOU WILL FEEL SO GOOD DOING IT
SA.RICE.EDU
VOTE! GET STICKERED!
If you would like an "I Voted!" sticker before we distribute them to the colleges, please contact Director of Elections Timothy Faust.
In addition:
The Student Association Election Committee would like to clarify a few items regarding the current Student Association General Election.
The proposed change to Article XII of the Honor Council Constitution is Issue #7. In this week's edition of the Rice Thresher, it was listed as with the wrong issue number.
The correct numbering is as follows:
Issue #1: To Remove University Blue's Blanket Tax
Issue #2: To Increase Rice Program Council's Blanket Tax
Issue #3: To Increase Rice Program Council's Blanket Tax for Major Events
Issue #4: To Increase KTRU's Blanket Tax
Issue #5: To Establish R2: The Rice Review as a Subsidiary Organization
Issue #6: To Establish Open Magazine as a Subsidiary Organization
Issue #7: To Amend Article XII and others of the Honor Council Constitution
RPC is proposing, in Issue #2, a blanket tax increase from $13 to $21 (in addition to a Issue #3, a separate $15 major events tax). This week's
edition of the Rice Thresher had incorrect amounts in some locations. For more information about the RPC proposals, please see
REMEMBER TO VOTE ANYTIME BETWEEN NOW AND 2:00 PM ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 AT
With love,
Student Association Election Committee
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7. Skin cancer in your mailbox (This is something you should probably check up on)
CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES
Colleges Against Cancer (CAC) is putting flyers with useful information about skin cancer and sunscreen use in everyone's mailboxes! In order to get sunscreen before Spring break, please contact one of your college health reps. Have fun this vacation and don't get burned!
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8. New Playwright's Festival! Deadline coming up! (or RAPIDLY APPROACHING, in the words of Teresa)
Rice New Playwright’s Festival DEADLINE RAPIDLY APPROACHING!!
seeking ONE ACT PLAY submissions for juried sit down readings April 6 + 7 at Hamman Hall on Rice University’s campus
E-mail your submissions, questions, comments to tab1@rice.edu or send them to
Teresa Bayer
Hanszen College
6350 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Interested in acting in the plays? Please let us know!
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9. Discount Tickets to Livestock Show & World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest this weekend
Discount tickets to the Livestock Show & World's Championship Bar-B-Que
Contest are on sale now at the Student Center Information Desk.
$5 Undergrads (subsidized by RPC), $7 Grad/Fac/Staff/Alumni
Tickets include one day's admission to the World's Championship Bar-B-Que
Contest and carnival, Feb. 26- 28, 2009, or to the livestock and horse
shows, carnival, and shopping and food areas, March 3 - March 22, 2009.
Activities in Reliant Stadium and wine event activities are not included.
During the World's Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, a Reliant Park Admission
Ticket provides the ticket holder with a free chopped brisket sandwich meal
upon presentation of a ticket stub.
Sincerely,
Boyd
Boyd Beckwith
Asst. Dean/Director of Campus-wide Programs
713/348-3718
beckwith@rice.edu
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10. Want to be a Women's Resource Center coordinator? Apply now!
Ever thought about getting more involved in the RWRC? Now is your chance! Apply to be a coordinator for the 2009-2010 school year!
Coordinator applications are up outside the RWRC, along with job descriptions. They're due back (same place, different folder) by March 13th at 4 PM.
There are six positions available (though we sometimes accept more than one coordinator per position!):
Student Director
Women's Advocacy
Wellness
Outreach
Office
Programming
For more information, check out the website (women.rice.edu) and contact the current coordinators about what they do.
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11. Outreach Day Group Registration Forms Due Friday
As seen on the Leo-themed flyers, Outreach Day is Saturday, March 14, and individual volunteer sign-ups have begun online! This is just a reminder that if you would like to sign up for a particular Outreach Day site as a group, those forms will be due to Grace Chang by this Friday, Feb. 27 (see attached). You can see a final list of the sites available along with descriptions and shift times on the individual registration form at http://www.rice.edu/rsvp (or specifically at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dg6mj3cg_0hcm527gp). On the group registration form, please indicate which site your group would like to help out with, which time shifts, and any other crucial information or complications.
Grace Chang
Outreach Day Coordinators
grace.chang@rice.edu
972-342-5895
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12. Picture Yourself and 08 Yearbook Distribution -- This Thursday Feb 26
Thursday, February 26, from 7:00 PM until midnight is your second chance to GUARANTEE you're in the 2009 Campanile Yearbook!
That evening, the Campanile Yearbook Staff will host its Spring Picture Yourself event in the Grand Hall of the RMC.
If you looked through the 08 Campanile and were sad because you didn't see yourself in the book, here's your opportunity to make up for it.
This is your picture, and you get to do what YOU want: go solo, come in a group, make it serious or make it fun, be yourself, wear a costume, wear a hat, or wear no clothes at all!
Clubs and student orgs, this is also an opportunity to have your club picture taken for the yearbook. Round up your club's members and head for the RMC Thursday night. This is the perfect opportunity to make sure your club / student organization gets due representation in the Campanile.
There will be plenty of space in the Grand Hall for people to wait, change clothes, get organized, etc.
Copies of the 2008 Campanile will also be available for pickup. Current sophomores, juniors, and seniors who attended Rice during the 2007 - 2008 school year: your yearbook is FREE, so if you didn't get one in the fall, come pick it up and take it home before you leave for Spring Break.
Join us this Thursday from 7:00 PM to midnight and guarantee yourself a spot in the 2009 Campanile!
As always, feel free to write us if you have any questions or concerns.
Cheers,
The Campanile Yearbook Staff
yearbook@rice.edu
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14. Part-time Mother's Helper/Babysitter Position Available
Seeking a Part-Time Mother's Helper/Babysitter who is reliable, caring, energetic, nurturing and creative for after school care for our three young children Monday through Friday from 3:00pm to 7:00pm (twenty hours a week) in the Bellaire/Meyerland area - only ten minutes from Rice University. We would also consider hiring someone Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3:00pm - 7:00pm (twelve hours a week) if that is all your schedule allows. The job would entail helping me while I'm home to keep the afternoon running smoothly as well as help with the children's dinner prep and getting ready for bath and bed. Great job for a local college student who just has classes in the morning. We would consider splitting the position between two people if necessary and can be a bit flexible with the hours for the right sitter. Babysitting/Childcare experience preferred. Non-smoker, transportation, references and love of dogs required. We also may use you on occasional Saturday evenings and can give you more hours in the summer if needed.
This position is available immediately. Please contact me for more information at 713-589-9503 or RLHerschy@gmail.com.
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15. Conversation with Idil Biret (Pianist)
Idil Biret is coming to Rice to give a talk and answer questions, don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from this world-renowned pianist from Turkey. The event will take place in Farnsworth Pavilion at Rice Memorial Center between 2pm and 4pm on Monday, February 23.
Hope to see you there,
Sinan Ertemel
SERTEMEL@RICE.EDU
President of the Rice Turkish Student Association
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16.Sports Volunteer Opportunity
Are you looking for a fun volunteer opportunity involving sports? The University of Houston and the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority are hosting the 2009 NCAA Division II Winter Sports Festival March 10-14, where champions will be crowned in women's and men's swimming and diving, women's and men's indoor track and field, and men's wrestling. It's a fun volunteer job because there are lots of different jobs available and you get to watch championship sports! Plus, volunteers get a T-shirt and if you work two four-hour shifts (they don't need to be continuous), you'll get TWO FREE TICKETS in a suite for an Astros game this season.
We are in the most need for volunteers who can work shifts in the morning, but we do have spots still available in the afternoon or evening as well. We ONLY NEED VOLUNTEERS FROM WEDNESDAY MARCH 11 - SATURDAY MARCH 14. All of the shifts before that are filled. If you know someone else who might be available, please forward this to them! Either click the link below to register as a volunteer, or e-mail Meghan Hall at mmh1@rice.edu if you have any questions.
Thanks!
https://www.planningpoint.net/V2/Registrations/index.cfm?EventID=1066
http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=824
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17. Metro's Airport Direct Service to IAH
If you are planning to fly out of Intercontinental Airport for Spring Break (or anytime during the academic semester), please be aware that you can use your METRO Q Card for both the trip to the Downtown Transit Station and the roundtrip to/from IAH. If you haven’t picked up your free Metro Q-Card yet, they are available from the Cashier’s Office (by showing your current Rice ID). For more information about the Passport to Houston program, visit us at www.rice.edu/passport and join the Passport to Houston group on Facebook.
Have a great break,
Boyd
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In Mike and Casey We No Longer Trust.
It's time for some new shit.
Go to the Hanszen blog and vote for a new slogan!
Happy Turnover, Hanszen!!
-C & G
February 19, 2009
WILL'S LAST FUNPAGE
1. Rice University New Playwright's Festival!
2. AFRICAN BUFFET!
3. Dr. Byrd Book Signing and Reading
4. Bioengineering REU at Saint Louis University
5. Relay For Life
6. Rice Team- Race Against Violence
7. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
8. Spring Break Meal Service
9. Nanotechnology Event - Baker Institute - 3/9/2009
10. The Hu(man)ity Campaign
11. Rice ACLU Discussion on Racial Profiling Tues, Feb 24
12. National Recreational and Sports Fitness Day 2/20
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Drunk Friends
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-cat-suggests-your-drunk-friends-go-home.jpg
2a.Failblog: License Plate Fail
3a. Play with Yourself: Text Twist. It’s just that good
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=texttwist
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1. Rice University New Playwright's Festival!
Rice New Playwright’s Festival seeking ONE ACT PLAY submissions for juried sit down readings April 6 + 7 at Hamman Hall on Rice University’s campus
E-mail your submissions, questions, comments to tab1@rice.edu or send them to
Teresa Bayer
Hanszen College
6350 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Deadline February 28, 2009
Interested in acting in the plays? please let us know!
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2. AFRICAN BUFFET!
Do you want to eat Amazing but cheap African Food before Rondelet?
Do you want to watch an awesome drum and dance performance by a Professional West African Group?
Do you want to win a $15 giftcard?*
Then come to the
AFRICAN BUFFET
FEBRUARY 21, 2009 6pm (performance ~ 6:45pm)
Hosted by the Rice African Student Association
Tickets: $3 for Rice Students, $5 otherwise.
Ticket sale ends on February 20. We can only sell a limited number of tickets so get yours early!
We will have a wide variety of foods, including vegetarian options.
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3. Dr. Byrd Book Signing and Reading
The Office of Multicultural Community Relations, Public Affairs
and the Association of Rice University Black Alumni
cordially invite you to
a reading and book signing by
Dr. Alexander X. Byrd '90
Associate Professor of History
Rice University
Captives & Voyagers:
Black Migrants Across the Eighteenth-Century
British Atlantic World
Monday, February 23, 2009
Herring Hall 100
Rice University Campus
6:30 p.m. Reading
7:15 p.m. Discussion and Questions
7:45 p.m. Reception and Book Signing
Free Admission
For directions and maps visit
www.rice.edu/maps
Alexander X. Byrd is an associate professor of history at Rice University, where he received a bachelor of arts in 1990. Dr. Byrd earned a doctorate degree from Duke University in 2001. He graduated from Yates High School in 1986. Dr. Byrd is an expert in Afro America, especially black life in the Atlantic world and the Jim Crow South. He is a member of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and a life member of the Southern Historical Association.
About the Book:
"Captives and Voyagers breaks away from the conventional image of transatlantic migration and illustrates how black men and women, enslaved and free, came to populate the edges of an Anglo-Atlantic world. By following the movement of this representative population, Captives and Voyagers provides a vitally important view of the British colonial world and its intersection with the African Diaspora."
--Courtesy of LSU Press
For more information about the book visit
www.lsu.edu/lsupress.
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4. Bioengineering REU at Saint Louis University
-See attached flyer
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5. Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is coming to Rice!
Come learn more:
Relay for Life Meeting
Wednesday, February 24 @ 8 PM
Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) Conference Room, RMC top floor
What is Relay? 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! Relay for Life will be taking place on Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 at the Rice University Track/Soccer Stadium. For more information, please visit www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx or contact relaytmc@gmail.com.
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6. Rice Team- Race Against Violence
If you are going to be around on the second Saturday of spring break,
March 7th, please join me and the Rice Team in the Race Against
Violence.
Through the following website you can register with the Rice team or
you can also sponsor me by typing in my name under "Sponsor a
Participant."
http://www.hawc.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=295425
March 7th
8:00am 5k Run & Family Walk
9:00am Kids' K
Did you know?
In 2007 in Texas, 104 women were murdered by their intimate male
partners. Texas Department of Public Safety, 2007
In Texas, there were 8,430 reported rapes in 2007. This is one rape
per hour. Texas Department of Public Safety, 2007
In homes where partner abuse occurs, children are 1,500 times more
likely to be abused. American Bar Association Commission on Domestic
Violence, 2005
70% of women with pets who reported domestic violence indicated that
their pets had been threatened, hurt or killed by their abusive
partners. The Humane Society, 2006
During 2006 in Texas, there were 275,539 alleged victims of child
abuse and neglect. Of these 67,737 were confirmed. In Harris County,
there were 35,033 alleged and 6,883 confirmed victims. Texas Depart of
Family & Protective Services 2006 Data Book
Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 2009, when over 1500 survivors, family
members, and community supporters will take a step to stop domestic
and sexual violence in Houston. Your financial support of this
community event directly supports vital programming offered by the
Women's Center, including the only Rape Crisis Center and domestic and
sexual violence shelter in the City of Houston. Additionally, you are
lending support to day-to-day services, such as our two twenty-four
hour hotlines, counseling and court advocacy services for adult and
child survivors, shelter and housing support services. The magnitude
of how violence is affecting our neighborhoods is revealed in the
numbers; in 2007, the Women's Center answered 41,000 hotline calls and
offered free and confidential services to 7,000 adults and children in
our community.
If you have any questions please ask! My e-mail is
Nikka.t.landau@rice.edu and my number is 215-720-4648.
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7. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
EVER DREAM OF MEETING RICE VISITORS LIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG?
RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO
* Shake hands with the heads of state, political officials, athletes and celebrities
* Encourage children to attend college
* Mingle with Houston’s Consular Corps
* Lead international visitors on a campus tour
* Learn all about Rice and its rich history
* Become the “Face of Rice” for visitors
ALL WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON!
APPLY TODAY at www.rice.edu/amb for more information on the Student Ambassador Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3 by 5:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Adair, Welcome Center Manager at 713-348-6124 or adair@rice.edu.
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8. Spring Break Meal Service
MID TERM RECESS
MEAL SERVICE INFORMATION
ALL COLLEGES WILL CLOSE AFTER LUNCH ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
MEAL SERVICE WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH FOR DINNER ONLY AT THE NORTH & SOUTH SERVERIES
ALL OTHER COLLEGES WILL RE-OPEN ON MONDAY, MARCH 9TH
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9. Nanotechnology Event - Baker Institute - 3/9/2009
The British Consulate-General, Houston,
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP,
and the
International Council on Nanotechnology
present a public lecture and reception on
Novel Materials in the Environment:
The Case of Nanotechnology
with
Professor Michael Depledge
Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)
Monday, March 9, 2009
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Please RSVP by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu, by fax to 713.348.2713, or on the
Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/depledge by Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
Space is limited; RSVP required.
About the Event
Professor Michael Depledge is a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP), will discuss the commission’s recent report “Novel Materials in the Environment: The Case of Nanotechnology” at the Baker Institute.
The November 2008 report examines issues related to innovation in the materials sector, and the challenges and benefits arising from introducing nanomaterials and other novel materials to the environment. The commission also makes recommendations on how to deal with ignorance and uncertainty in this area, which can be applied to other areas of rapid technological development.
Depledge holds the Chair of Environment and Human Health at the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, in Devon, U.K. He is also currently the chairman of the Science Advisory Committee on the Environment and Climate Change of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research in Brussels and a board member of Natural England. Depledge has also been a visiting professor in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University since 2007 and at the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering of Imperial College, London, since 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he served as the chief scientific adviser of the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency.
For more information about the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, please visit www.rcep.org.uk
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10. The Hu(man)ity Campaign
HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY -- THE HU(MAN)ITY CAMPAIGN
GAP made shirts like this to help AIDS in Africa. http://www.tshirtwatch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/red-gap.jpg
Hanszen's Men's Resource Center is going to make shirts like this to help young at-risk boys in Houston. http://i40.tinypic.com/2ekqg55.jpg
Pick from WO(MAN), PERFOR(MAN)CE, (MAN)GO, E(MAN)CIPATE, COM(MAN)D, BRO(MAN)CE and also the color of the shirt. For $7.
Look for us at meals this week.
For more info, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6023938484 or email ath@rice.edu
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11. Rice ACLU Discussion on Racial Profiling Tues, Feb 24
Rice ACLU presents..
a closer look at
Racial Profiling
Tues, Feb 24th
8pm in Huma 119
Featuring Greg Gladden, local Houston attorney and former Board president of the Houston ACLU. Gladden was also featured along with Willie Nelson, Susan Sarandon, Rage Against the Machine, Al Gore, and other really famous people in the film Last Party 2000.
ALSO: If you're interested in becoming an ACLU officer for next year, start thinking about wich position you'd like to run for - we'll be taking nominations and making candidate lists at the next meeting.
questions? contact psr1@ or ben.carson@
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12. National Recreational and Sports Fitness Day 2/20
The Recreation Center would like to invite you to come celebrate National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day with us tomorrow (Friday Feb.20). The Recreation Center will have complementary snacks and drinks for all patrons throughout the day. In addition, the fitness program will be offering free classes Friday and Saturday. If you have any questions please visit the Recreation Center website at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ .
In Mike and Casey We Trust
2. AFRICAN BUFFET!
3. Dr. Byrd Book Signing and Reading
4. Bioengineering REU at Saint Louis University
5. Relay For Life
6. Rice Team- Race Against Violence
7. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
8. Spring Break Meal Service
9. Nanotechnology Event - Baker Institute - 3/9/2009
10. The Hu(man)ity Campaign
11. Rice ACLU Discussion on Racial Profiling Tues, Feb 24
12. National Recreational and Sports Fitness Day 2/20
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Drunk Friends
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-cat-suggests-your-drunk-friends-go-home.jpg
2a.Failblog: License Plate Fail
3a. Play with Yourself: Text Twist. It’s just that good
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=texttwist
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1. Rice University New Playwright's Festival!
Rice New Playwright’s Festival seeking ONE ACT PLAY submissions for juried sit down readings April 6 + 7 at Hamman Hall on Rice University’s campus
E-mail your submissions, questions, comments to tab1@rice.edu or send them to
Teresa Bayer
Hanszen College
6350 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Deadline February 28, 2009
Interested in acting in the plays? please let us know!
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2. AFRICAN BUFFET!
Do you want to eat Amazing but cheap African Food before Rondelet?
Do you want to watch an awesome drum and dance performance by a Professional West African Group?
Do you want to win a $15 giftcard?*
Then come to the
AFRICAN BUFFET
FEBRUARY 21, 2009 6pm (performance ~ 6:45pm)
Hosted by the Rice African Student Association
Tickets: $3 for Rice Students, $5 otherwise.
Ticket sale ends on February 20. We can only sell a limited number of tickets so get yours early!
We will have a wide variety of foods, including vegetarian options.
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3. Dr. Byrd Book Signing and Reading
The Office of Multicultural Community Relations, Public Affairs
and the Association of Rice University Black Alumni
cordially invite you to
a reading and book signing by
Dr. Alexander X. Byrd '90
Associate Professor of History
Rice University
Captives & Voyagers:
Black Migrants Across the Eighteenth-Century
British Atlantic World
Monday, February 23, 2009
Herring Hall 100
Rice University Campus
6:30 p.m. Reading
7:15 p.m. Discussion and Questions
7:45 p.m. Reception and Book Signing
Free Admission
For directions and maps visit
www.rice.edu/maps
Alexander X. Byrd is an associate professor of history at Rice University, where he received a bachelor of arts in 1990. Dr. Byrd earned a doctorate degree from Duke University in 2001. He graduated from Yates High School in 1986. Dr. Byrd is an expert in Afro America, especially black life in the Atlantic world and the Jim Crow South. He is a member of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and a life member of the Southern Historical Association.
About the Book:
"Captives and Voyagers breaks away from the conventional image of transatlantic migration and illustrates how black men and women, enslaved and free, came to populate the edges of an Anglo-Atlantic world. By following the movement of this representative population, Captives and Voyagers provides a vitally important view of the British colonial world and its intersection with the African Diaspora."
--Courtesy of LSU Press
For more information about the book visit
www.lsu.edu/lsupress.
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4. Bioengineering REU at Saint Louis University
-See attached flyer
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5. Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is coming to Rice!
Come learn more:
Relay for Life Meeting
Wednesday, February 24 @ 8 PM
Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) Conference Room, RMC top floor
What is Relay? 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! Relay for Life will be taking place on Friday-Saturday, April 17-18 at the Rice University Track/Soccer Stadium. For more information, please visit www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx or contact relaytmc@gmail.com.
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6. Rice Team- Race Against Violence
If you are going to be around on the second Saturday of spring break,
March 7th, please join me and the Rice Team in the Race Against
Violence.
Through the following website you can register with the Rice team or
you can also sponsor me by typing in my name under "Sponsor a
Participant."
http://www.hawc.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=295425
March 7th
8:00am 5k Run & Family Walk
9:00am Kids' K
Did you know?
In 2007 in Texas, 104 women were murdered by their intimate male
partners. Texas Department of Public Safety, 2007
In Texas, there were 8,430 reported rapes in 2007. This is one rape
per hour. Texas Department of Public Safety, 2007
In homes where partner abuse occurs, children are 1,500 times more
likely to be abused. American Bar Association Commission on Domestic
Violence, 2005
70% of women with pets who reported domestic violence indicated that
their pets had been threatened, hurt or killed by their abusive
partners. The Humane Society, 2006
During 2006 in Texas, there were 275,539 alleged victims of child
abuse and neglect. Of these 67,737 were confirmed. In Harris County,
there were 35,033 alleged and 6,883 confirmed victims. Texas Depart of
Family & Protective Services 2006 Data Book
Join us on Saturday, March 7th, 2009, when over 1500 survivors, family
members, and community supporters will take a step to stop domestic
and sexual violence in Houston. Your financial support of this
community event directly supports vital programming offered by the
Women's Center, including the only Rape Crisis Center and domestic and
sexual violence shelter in the City of Houston. Additionally, you are
lending support to day-to-day services, such as our two twenty-four
hour hotlines, counseling and court advocacy services for adult and
child survivors, shelter and housing support services. The magnitude
of how violence is affecting our neighborhoods is revealed in the
numbers; in 2007, the Women's Center answered 41,000 hotline calls and
offered free and confidential services to 7,000 adults and children in
our community.
If you have any questions please ask! My e-mail is
Nikka.t.landau@rice.edu and my number is 215-720-4648.
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7. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
EVER DREAM OF MEETING RICE VISITORS LIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG?
RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO
* Shake hands with the heads of state, political officials, athletes and celebrities
* Encourage children to attend college
* Mingle with Houston’s Consular Corps
* Lead international visitors on a campus tour
* Learn all about Rice and its rich history
* Become the “Face of Rice” for visitors
ALL WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON!
APPLY TODAY at www.rice.edu/amb for more information on the Student Ambassador Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3 by 5:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Adair, Welcome Center Manager at 713-348-6124 or adair@rice.edu.
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8. Spring Break Meal Service
MID TERM RECESS
MEAL SERVICE INFORMATION
ALL COLLEGES WILL CLOSE AFTER LUNCH ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27TH
MEAL SERVICE WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, MARCH 8TH FOR DINNER ONLY AT THE NORTH & SOUTH SERVERIES
ALL OTHER COLLEGES WILL RE-OPEN ON MONDAY, MARCH 9TH
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9. Nanotechnology Event - Baker Institute - 3/9/2009
The British Consulate-General, Houston,
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP,
and the
International Council on Nanotechnology
present a public lecture and reception on
Novel Materials in the Environment:
The Case of Nanotechnology
with
Professor Michael Depledge
Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP)
Monday, March 9, 2009
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University, Houston, Texas
Please RSVP by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu, by fax to 713.348.2713, or on the
Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/depledge by Wednesday, February 25, 2009.
Space is limited; RSVP required.
About the Event
Professor Michael Depledge is a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP), will discuss the commission’s recent report “Novel Materials in the Environment: The Case of Nanotechnology” at the Baker Institute.
The November 2008 report examines issues related to innovation in the materials sector, and the challenges and benefits arising from introducing nanomaterials and other novel materials to the environment. The commission also makes recommendations on how to deal with ignorance and uncertainty in this area, which can be applied to other areas of rapid technological development.
Depledge holds the Chair of Environment and Human Health at the Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, in Devon, U.K. He is also currently the chairman of the Science Advisory Committee on the Environment and Climate Change of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Research in Brussels and a board member of Natural England. Depledge has also been a visiting professor in the Department of Zoology at Oxford University since 2007 and at the School of Earth Sciences and Engineering of Imperial College, London, since 2002. From 2002 to 2006, he served as the chief scientific adviser of the United Kingdom’s Environment Agency.
For more information about the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, please visit www.rcep.org.uk
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10. The Hu(man)ity Campaign
HELP BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY -- THE HU(MAN)ITY CAMPAIGN
GAP made shirts like this to help AIDS in Africa. http://www.tshirtwatch.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/red-gap.jpg
Hanszen's Men's Resource Center is going to make shirts like this to help young at-risk boys in Houston. http://i40.tinypic.com/2ekqg55.jpg
Pick from WO(MAN), PERFOR(MAN)CE, (MAN)GO, E(MAN)CIPATE, COM(MAN)D, BRO(MAN)CE and also the color of the shirt. For $7.
Look for us at meals this week.
For more info, http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6023938484 or email ath@rice.edu
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11. Rice ACLU Discussion on Racial Profiling Tues, Feb 24
Rice ACLU presents..
a closer look at
Racial Profiling
Tues, Feb 24th
8pm in Huma 119
Featuring Greg Gladden, local Houston attorney and former Board president of the Houston ACLU. Gladden was also featured along with Willie Nelson, Susan Sarandon, Rage Against the Machine, Al Gore, and other really famous people in the film Last Party 2000.
ALSO: If you're interested in becoming an ACLU officer for next year, start thinking about wich position you'd like to run for - we'll be taking nominations and making candidate lists at the next meeting.
questions? contact psr1@ or ben.carson@
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12. National Recreational and Sports Fitness Day 2/20
The Recreation Center would like to invite you to come celebrate National Recreational Sports and Fitness Day with us tomorrow (Friday Feb.20). The Recreation Center will have complementary snacks and drinks for all patrons throughout the day. In addition, the fitness program will be offering free classes Friday and Saturday. If you have any questions please visit the Recreation Center website at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ .
In Mike and Casey We Trust
February 18, 2009
Feb 18 2009 Cabinet Minutes
Announcements
SA: All about elections! Presidential debate, elections start Friday and go to Wed at noon.
RPC: Rondelet is this Saturday in the Grand Hall with Open Bar! Buy tickets from Radhika for $10 dollars or more at the door
Honor Council: Please vote on article 12 to fix a loophole! Talk to Ted or Ben!
HMRC: Humanity Campaign (man) shirts for sale! Different words: mango, performance, command, woman, emancipate and bromance!
Musical: Premiere this Friday at 8:00! Come support Hanszen arts!
Beer Bike: Tomorrow is last day to buy shirts! A volunteer to head the Hanszen security team.
The Presidential Candidates came to talk. If you really care about this, go look at their Facebook groups or something. Its float the keg, my last day as secretary and I don’t feel like typing. Here are their names: Patrick McAnaney, Nick Muscara and Matthew Weingast.
College Night: Friday the 13th : The 7 Sins! March 13th
Trayless forum Feb 24 at Wiess. We will be going trayless the Monday after Spring Break
Senior Events: Tomorrow at 9:00 PM Wine and Cheese
Money Requests
$300 – Ambiance to meet their matching funds for sundeck and quad furniture APPROVED
$300 - HBTH for more rodeo tickets APPROVED
$450 – Sports to update stuff APPROVED
College night’s whole budget APPROVED
$1915 – Tom Miller to pimp out the movie room, new TV, surround sound and Wii APPROVED
$150 for Lacrosse Goal for the quad NOT APPROVED
$100 for Lunar New Year APPROVED
$500 for a Middle Eastern Lamb Roast (two lambs) APPROVED
$100 for Gregapalooza Old Section Funfest APPROVED
$100 for Philharmonic competition APPROVED
$200 for O-Week Dollies NOT APPROVED
$300 for food and maybe Camel or monkey serving beer for turnover APPROVED
$20 for functional markers NOT APPROVED
$800 for an indoor terrarium for growing “plants” NOT APPROVED
$350 for Red Party bud for HMRC camping trip NOT APPROVED
$1000 for Ryan Berry Super Adventure Club NOT APPROVED
$100 for multi-access blue and yellow tire swing APPROVED
$50 for Mary Draper’s Future Husband Search Fund NOT APPROVED
$145 for 25 cent ping pong ball dispenser APPROVED (most controversial vote everrr)
$40 for guitar hero for weenie loft NOT APPROVED
$15 for new nets for ping pong tables APPROVED from sports
$300 for foozeball table NOT APPROVED
$5 for Sean’s markers APPROVED
$250 for Senior Events APPROVED
It’s Business Time:
Bylaw for Honor Council Rep – tabled
Turnover is next Tuuuuuesday
Abbie thanks you, drunkenly and in tears. WE LOVE YOU ABBIE! Omigod.
SA: All about elections! Presidential debate, elections start Friday and go to Wed at noon.
RPC: Rondelet is this Saturday in the Grand Hall with Open Bar! Buy tickets from Radhika for $10 dollars or more at the door
Honor Council: Please vote on article 12 to fix a loophole! Talk to Ted or Ben!
HMRC: Humanity Campaign (man) shirts for sale! Different words: mango, performance, command, woman, emancipate and bromance!
Musical: Premiere this Friday at 8:00! Come support Hanszen arts!
Beer Bike: Tomorrow is last day to buy shirts! A volunteer to head the Hanszen security team.
The Presidential Candidates came to talk. If you really care about this, go look at their Facebook groups or something. Its float the keg, my last day as secretary and I don’t feel like typing. Here are their names: Patrick McAnaney, Nick Muscara and Matthew Weingast.
College Night: Friday the 13th : The 7 Sins! March 13th
Trayless forum Feb 24 at Wiess. We will be going trayless the Monday after Spring Break
Senior Events: Tomorrow at 9:00 PM Wine and Cheese
Money Requests
$300 – Ambiance to meet their matching funds for sundeck and quad furniture APPROVED
$300 - HBTH for more rodeo tickets APPROVED
$450 – Sports to update stuff APPROVED
College night’s whole budget APPROVED
$1915 – Tom Miller to pimp out the movie room, new TV, surround sound and Wii APPROVED
$150 for Lacrosse Goal for the quad NOT APPROVED
$100 for Lunar New Year APPROVED
$500 for a Middle Eastern Lamb Roast (two lambs) APPROVED
$100 for Gregapalooza Old Section Funfest APPROVED
$100 for Philharmonic competition APPROVED
$200 for O-Week Dollies NOT APPROVED
$300 for food and maybe Camel or monkey serving beer for turnover APPROVED
$20 for functional markers NOT APPROVED
$800 for an indoor terrarium for growing “plants” NOT APPROVED
$350 for Red Party bud for HMRC camping trip NOT APPROVED
$1000 for Ryan Berry Super Adventure Club NOT APPROVED
$100 for multi-access blue and yellow tire swing APPROVED
$50 for Mary Draper’s Future Husband Search Fund NOT APPROVED
$145 for 25 cent ping pong ball dispenser APPROVED (most controversial vote everrr)
$40 for guitar hero for weenie loft NOT APPROVED
$15 for new nets for ping pong tables APPROVED from sports
$300 for foozeball table NOT APPROVED
$5 for Sean’s markers APPROVED
$250 for Senior Events APPROVED
It’s Business Time:
Bylaw for Honor Council Rep – tabled
Turnover is next Tuuuuuesday
Abbie thanks you, drunkenly and in tears. WE LOVE YOU ABBIE! Omigod.
February 17, 2009
Monday's Funpage
Hold on, it’s a long one.
1. Lost ipod
2. "Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
3. Career Opps for Rice Students
4. Willy Week Concert
5. Feb. 18 Men's Basketball - 50-cent hot dog night, giveaways
6. Rice Art Car Contest
7. Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series--THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
8. Sustainability Research & Opportunities
9. Rondelet
10. IMPACT award nominations due 2/18!
11. Wiess Art Show
12. KTRU Battle of the Bands
14. The Nirvana Workshop: Last chance to sign up for FREE!
15. Job Opening: Rice's Club Sports Manager
16. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
17. The Greatest Story Opening Weekend!
18. Hooking Up at the RWRC
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: … http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-your-cat-wears-a-pink-wig.jpg
2a. A Brief History of Ding-Dong-Ditch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_dong_ditch#Knicky.2C_knicky.2C_nine_door
3a. Play with Yourself: Zuma
http://www.popcap.com/gamepopup.php?theGame=zuma
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1. Lost ipod
A black 80 GB classic iPod in a black case was lost somewhere in the South Lot. Please contact Will Ricer Eric Zarsky at eric.j.zarsky@rice.edu.
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2. "Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
"Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
Submission Deadline: 5:00pm on Monday, April 6
9 Different Cash Prizes totaling $1450 in CASHHFH!
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~service/videocontest.html
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3. Career Opps for Rice Students
As a graduating senior you are no doubt trying to decide what you will do next year, or even for the next 5 years. I want to let you know more about opportunities in the environmental advocacy field.
http://www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs
Environment America is the federation of state-based environmental advocacy organizations, from Environment California to Environment Texas to Environment Massachusetts. This year we are hiring graduating college seniors for our fellowship program to help change the environmental direction in this country: to solve our energy problems; fight global warming; preserve our open spaces; clean up our air and water; and make an impact on many other environmental issues. Environment America gives recent graduates the opportunity to mobilize and empower Americans and work with legislators on environmental policy. We build and demonstrate support for proposals at the state and federal levels to ensure that decision makers hear from and pay attention to the public.
We will be attending the CIC's Good Works Career Fair and holding interviews on campus next week, on Thurs., 2/19 from 2pm-5pm in the RMC and all day on Fri., 2/20 in the Center for Student Professional Development, respectively. I encourage you to participate in either opportunity and get back in touch with me if you are interested at alumni@publicinterestnetwork.org.
For more information, I invite you to check out our Web site, or contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Schatz
Alumni Coordinator
Environment America
303.573.3871 x331
www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs
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4. Willy Week Concert
Achachay (featuring Jordan Allen) will open for.. BEN KWELLER
Willy's Picnic will begin at 5pm on Monday where food will be served for all who have meal plans on campus.
At 5:30 Achachay will play
At 6:30 Ben Kweller will play
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5. Feb. 18 Men's Basketball - 50-cent hot dog night, giveaways
Join the fun and the game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, when the Rice men’s basketball team takes on the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) in the newly renovated Tudor Fieldhouse.
Also that night: hot dogs for only 50 cents, and free stadium bangers so the crowd can make some noise and cheer the team to victory! AND here’s your chance to get in on the shot: A photographer will be there to shoot another 360-degree photo for the popular virtual tours featured on www.rice.edu. Let’s make this a three-sixty-pointer!
Please plan to join in the fun and support the team.
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6. Rice Art Car Contest
CREATIVELY DRIVEN?
BUILD AN ART CAR!
Submit your unconventional plans for a Rice-themed vehicle and you might get to build it
and represent the university in the 22nd annual Houston Art Car Parade (May 9, 2009).
■ First Prize: up to $2,000 toward the build out
■ Second Prize: up to $1,000 toward the build out
■ Third Prize: up to $500 toward the build out
Rice community members are invited to submit written proposals by noon on Friday, Feb. 27.
Winning entries will have their approved construction expenses reimbursed up to the prize amounts.
· Each contest entry proposal should include a written description of the proposed parade entry including photos or drawings of the proposed vehicle design, a detailed construction budget, names and contact information for the members of the design and construction team, names and contact information for those who will drive or appear with the vehicle in the parade, and a completed copy of the Art Car Parade entry form.
· Entries should embrace the Unconventional Wisdom of Rice and represent university attributes, research or academic strengths in a positive, family-friendly fashion, tastefully incorporating the Rice university name or logo.
· Entries must comply with the rules set forth in the 22nd Annual Art Car Parade entry form (however, please note that because of the regulations governing nonprofit educational institutions, entries of a political nature cannot be considered).
· Winning entries will be announced by Friday, March 6 and must be completed and ready to drive by Thursday, May 7.
Submit proposals to the Office of Public Affairs, 316 Lovett Hall (Mail Stop 700) by noon on Friday Feb. 27
Good luck!
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7. Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series--THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
*THE SECRET HANDSHAKE* will be playing as part of the “Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series” this Tuesday February 17^th . Doors open at 10pm in Willy’s Pub. Known for their hit song “I Wish”, the secret handshake is a self described pop electronica band and also partook in Warped Tour 2008. Check’em out at http://www.myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
Love,
Willy's Pub & Rice Program Council
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8. Sustainability Research & Opportunities
The Shell Center for Sustainability (a collaborative organization between Shell and Rice) sponsors several research teams that are comprised of Rice faculty members along with one or two students. Come hear from Rice professors about what they are working on and how undergraduates can find research opportunities for the future. The SCS can also help with finding internships (see http://cohesion.rice.edu/centersandinst/shellcenter/education.cfm?doc_id=12080).
All majors (especially S/E's) are welcome!
FREE DINNER IS INCLUDED!
*Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009*
*Time: 4:00pm - 6:30pm*
*Location: Farnsworth Pavilion, RMC*
Speakers:**
1. Peter Hartley (Economics)
2. Bill Hockaday (Earth Science)
3. Daniel Cohan (CEVE)
4. John Anderson (Earth Science)
5. Rob Griffin (CEVE)
6. Doug Schuler (Jones Grad School of Management)
Please RSVP to Lila.Holzman@rice.edu or on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7060941285#/event.php?eid=54983756267&ref=mf
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9. Rondelet
Rondelet is here! Come dressed in your best for the Moulin Rouge themed event held February 21, 2009. Tickets are $10 advance, $15 at the door with $5 wristbands for an open bar. Tickets can be purchased at each college from RPC representatives and at the Information Desk in the RMC.
RPC Representatives=
Baker: Max Quintanilla
Lovett: Kevin Sigerman
Will Rice: Alex Espinoza
Sid Rich: Sloane Taliaferro, Sara Millimet, Meredith Buchberg
Hanszen: Valerie Peicher, Rhadika Chabbra
Wiess: Tiffany Kim, Kelley Liao
Jones: Eric Friedlander
Martel: Rhodes Coffey
Brown: Shea Thompson
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10. IMPACT award nominations due 2/18!
Women's Resource Center IMPACT Award
The Women's Resource Center is now accepting nominations for the 2009 IMPACT Awards. These awards recognized individuals who meet the following criteria:
*Demonstrates service to the campus and community;
*Demonstrates involvement and participation in student life/activities at Rice and/or beyond;
*Works to make a positive impact by raising awareness of women's issues affecting his/her community; and,
*Serves as a role model in the empowerment of women.
The Women's Resource Center recognized recipients in the following categories for the IMPACT Awards:
*Undergraduate Students (up to 4)
*Graduate Students (up to 2)
*Faculty and Staff (up to 2)
If you would like to nominate a worthy individual please respond to this email following the instructions below. Nominees will be asked by the Women's Resource Center to submit a separate information form and resume after the nomination deadline.
All nominations are due by 5pm on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to hildebrandt@rice.edu.
The mission of the Rice University Women's Resource Center is to increase awareness of and sensitivity to issues facing women in order to build a more supportive, dynamic atmosphere on campus. To provide opportunities for Rice University community members to educate themselves and encourage one another, the Women's Resource Center coordinates educational and social activities and programs. In addition, the Center offers information and support for groups and individuals who hold an interest in women's issues. By providing a setting for individuals to share ideas, engage in dialogue, and collaborate on programs, the Women's Resource Center encourages students to develop their leadership skills and to further their interpersonal, academic, and professional development.
Please fill in the following information.
Nominee:
Category for Nominee (Undergraduate/Graduate/Faculty and Staff):
College/Department of Nominee:
Nominator:
College/Department of Nominator:
Relationship to Nominee:
Nomination: Please describe below how the nominee fulfills the criteria described above. Include specific examples and descriptions. Please note: nominees will be asked to submit a resume and information form in which they can describe how their activities meet the award criteria.
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11. Wiess Art Show
Hey Rice Artists!
The second annual Wiess Art Show will be held on Friday, April 10, and we need submissions from all Rice students who want to showcase their work. All types of studio art will be accepted - drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, anything. It can be something made specifically for the show or an older work that you're especially proud of.
If you are interested in submitting to the show, email michelle.s.conway@rice.edu with as much of the following information as you know:
Your Name:
College:
Type of work:
Title/theme of work:
Size of piece:
Is it show-ready (matted, framed, etc.)?
Submission details are due Wednesday, March 11. Pieces need to be submitted by March 18.
Also, if you are interested in assisting with curating the show, please contact me.
Feel free to ask any questions regarding the show. Looking forward to seeing your work!
-Michelle Conway
michelle.s.conway@rice.edu
281 414 8690
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12. KTRU Battle of the Bands
You don't want to miss this year's KTRU Battle of the Bands!
When? Friday, February 20th at 7pm
Where? Lovett Undergrounds
Who? Stranger Still, Mimeogwrath, The Smoking Section, The Cosmonauts, and The Boat Show. Members of these bands are Rice students AKA your friends!
Why? FREE admission, live music, and pizza!
For more information, check out the facebook event!
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14. The Nirvana Workshop: Last chance to sign up for FREE!
Part 1: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction_
Facilitated by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C.
Wednesday, February 18th
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
_Part 2: Guided Imagery 101_
Facilitated by Emily Page, M.S.
Saturday, February 21st
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
Faculty, staff and students are welcome. You are not required to attend both sessions. R.S.V.P. to wellness@rice.edu!
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15. Job Opening: Rice's Club Sports Manager
The Recreation Center is currently looking for a new Club Sports Manager for Fall '09. If interested in applying, please read the job description below and contact Natalie Alderson at clubsports@rice.edu.
Type: Rice Work or Federal Work Study
Category: Student Administrator
Hours: 20-25
Location: On Campus, Recreation Center Offices
Description: Manage all of Rice's Club Sports teams and assist the Recreation Center Associate Director in running the Club Sports Program. Duties include collecting, organizing, and tracking all club teams' paperwork, overseeing club teams' travel and Rice facility use, holding general information meetings for club officers, and serving as a member of the Club Sports Committee. Good communication skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook preferred.
Compensation: $8.00/hr starting
Other: looking for students who wish to occupy a long term position (1-3yrs.)
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16. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
EVER DREAM OF MEETING RICE VISITORS LIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG?
RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO:
* Shake hands with the heads of state, political officials, athletes and celebrities
* Encourage children to attend college
* Mingle with Houston’s Consular Corps
* Lead international visitors on a campus tour
* Learn all about Rice and its rich history
* Become the “Face of Rice” for visitors
ALL WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON!
APPLY TODAY at www.rice.edu/amb for more information on the Student Ambassador Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3 by 5:00p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Adair, Welcome Center Manager at 713-348-6124 or adair@rice.edu.
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17. The Greatest Story Opening Weekend!
Hanszen College presents the world premiere of Garrett Schumann's original musical, The Greatest Story.
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be blown away by the amazing musical score and the quirky, heartfelt story about a college graduate moving to L.A. to pursue his dream of becoming a famous screenwriter.
Hanszen College Commons
Friday, February 20th at 8 pm.
Saturday, February 21st at 8 pm.
Tickets available at the door. $5 for Rice Students, $7 General Admission
Music/Lyrics by Garrett Schumann, Hanszen '10
Book by Mark Schumann
with Robert LiKamWa, Will Rice '10, on piano.
Starring:
Paul Early, Lovett '09
Maria Failla, Jones '11
Erika Rodden, Hanszen '11
Erica Schoelkopf, Hanszen '11
Quinn Shadko, Sid Rich '09
Paul Wilt, Baker '12
Produced by Peter Denton, Hanszen '10
Assistant Directed by Kristen Hallberg, Wiess '09
Set Design by Tatjana Crossley, Hanszen '11
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18. Hooking Up at the RWRC
The Rice Women's Resource Center is hosting its weekly Perspectives and Popcorn THIS WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18th at 8 pm in the RWRC in Kelley Lounge in the RMC.
HOOKING UP?
Why we do it, why we don't, and why does our parents' generation care so much?!?
Possible Questions:
What does it mean to "hook up"? What do people actually do when they "hook up"?
Has "hooking up" replaced dating? What does that mean for our futures?
Is "hooking up" a new trend? Or is it all media hype?
What does "hooking up" mean for women?
Come with questions, or opinions, or just to listen and learn!
Grab some friends, and we hope to see you there!
- Anna and The RWRC
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In Mike and Casey We Trust
1. Lost ipod
2. "Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
3. Career Opps for Rice Students
4. Willy Week Concert
5. Feb. 18 Men's Basketball - 50-cent hot dog night, giveaways
6. Rice Art Car Contest
7. Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series--THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
8. Sustainability Research & Opportunities
9. Rondelet
10. IMPACT award nominations due 2/18!
11. Wiess Art Show
12. KTRU Battle of the Bands
14. The Nirvana Workshop: Last chance to sign up for FREE!
15. Job Opening: Rice's Club Sports Manager
16. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
17. The Greatest Story Opening Weekend!
18. Hooking Up at the RWRC
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: … http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-your-cat-wears-a-pink-wig.jpg
2a. A Brief History of Ding-Dong-Ditch
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ding_dong_ditch#Knicky.2C_knicky.2C_nine_door
3a. Play with Yourself: Zuma
http://www.popcap.com/gamepopup.php?theGame=zuma
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1. Lost ipod
A black 80 GB classic iPod in a black case was lost somewhere in the South Lot. Please contact Will Ricer Eric Zarsky at eric.j.zarsky@rice.edu.
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2. "Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
"Lights, Camera, Action: Your Life at Rice"
Submission Deadline: 5:00pm on Monday, April 6
9 Different Cash Prizes totaling $1450 in CASHHFH!
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~service/videocontest.html
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3. Career Opps for Rice Students
As a graduating senior you are no doubt trying to decide what you will do next year, or even for the next 5 years. I want to let you know more about opportunities in the environmental advocacy field.
http://www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs
Environment America is the federation of state-based environmental advocacy organizations, from Environment California to Environment Texas to Environment Massachusetts. This year we are hiring graduating college seniors for our fellowship program to help change the environmental direction in this country: to solve our energy problems; fight global warming; preserve our open spaces; clean up our air and water; and make an impact on many other environmental issues. Environment America gives recent graduates the opportunity to mobilize and empower Americans and work with legislators on environmental policy. We build and demonstrate support for proposals at the state and federal levels to ensure that decision makers hear from and pay attention to the public.
We will be attending the CIC's Good Works Career Fair and holding interviews on campus next week, on Thurs., 2/19 from 2pm-5pm in the RMC and all day on Fri., 2/20 in the Center for Student Professional Development, respectively. I encourage you to participate in either opportunity and get back in touch with me if you are interested at alumni@publicinterestnetwork.org.
For more information, I invite you to check out our Web site, or contact me directly.
Sincerely,
Kirsten Schatz
Alumni Coordinator
Environment America
303.573.3871 x331
www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs
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4. Willy Week Concert
Achachay (featuring Jordan Allen) will open for.. BEN KWELLER
Willy's Picnic will begin at 5pm on Monday where food will be served for all who have meal plans on campus.
At 5:30 Achachay will play
At 6:30 Ben Kweller will play
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5. Feb. 18 Men's Basketball - 50-cent hot dog night, giveaways
Join the fun and the game at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18, when the Rice men’s basketball team takes on the University of Texas-El Paso (UTEP) in the newly renovated Tudor Fieldhouse.
Also that night: hot dogs for only 50 cents, and free stadium bangers so the crowd can make some noise and cheer the team to victory! AND here’s your chance to get in on the shot: A photographer will be there to shoot another 360-degree photo for the popular virtual tours featured on www.rice.edu. Let’s make this a three-sixty-pointer!
Please plan to join in the fun and support the team.
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6. Rice Art Car Contest
CREATIVELY DRIVEN?
BUILD AN ART CAR!
Submit your unconventional plans for a Rice-themed vehicle and you might get to build it
and represent the university in the 22nd annual Houston Art Car Parade (May 9, 2009).
■ First Prize: up to $2,000 toward the build out
■ Second Prize: up to $1,000 toward the build out
■ Third Prize: up to $500 toward the build out
Rice community members are invited to submit written proposals by noon on Friday, Feb. 27.
Winning entries will have their approved construction expenses reimbursed up to the prize amounts.
· Each contest entry proposal should include a written description of the proposed parade entry including photos or drawings of the proposed vehicle design, a detailed construction budget, names and contact information for the members of the design and construction team, names and contact information for those who will drive or appear with the vehicle in the parade, and a completed copy of the Art Car Parade entry form.
· Entries should embrace the Unconventional Wisdom of Rice and represent university attributes, research or academic strengths in a positive, family-friendly fashion, tastefully incorporating the Rice university name or logo.
· Entries must comply with the rules set forth in the 22nd Annual Art Car Parade entry form (however, please note that because of the regulations governing nonprofit educational institutions, entries of a political nature cannot be considered).
· Winning entries will be announced by Friday, March 6 and must be completed and ready to drive by Thursday, May 7.
Submit proposals to the Office of Public Affairs, 316 Lovett Hall (Mail Stop 700) by noon on Friday Feb. 27
Good luck!
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7. Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series--THE SECRET HANDSHAKE
*THE SECRET HANDSHAKE* will be playing as part of the “Willy’s Pub & RPC Performance Series” this Tuesday February 17^th . Doors open at 10pm in Willy’s Pub. Known for their hit song “I Wish”, the secret handshake is a self described pop electronica band and also partook in Warped Tour 2008. Check’em out at http://www.myspace.com/thesecrethandshake
Love,
Willy's Pub & Rice Program Council
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8. Sustainability Research & Opportunities
The Shell Center for Sustainability (a collaborative organization between Shell and Rice) sponsors several research teams that are comprised of Rice faculty members along with one or two students. Come hear from Rice professors about what they are working on and how undergraduates can find research opportunities for the future. The SCS can also help with finding internships (see http://cohesion.rice.edu/centersandinst/shellcenter/education.cfm?doc_id=12080).
All majors (especially S/E's) are welcome!
FREE DINNER IS INCLUDED!
*Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009*
*Time: 4:00pm - 6:30pm*
*Location: Farnsworth Pavilion, RMC*
Speakers:**
1. Peter Hartley (Economics)
2. Bill Hockaday (Earth Science)
3. Daniel Cohan (CEVE)
4. John Anderson (Earth Science)
5. Rob Griffin (CEVE)
6. Doug Schuler (Jones Grad School of Management)
Please RSVP to Lila.Holzman@rice.edu or on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7060941285#/event.php?eid=54983756267&ref=mf
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9. Rondelet
Rondelet is here! Come dressed in your best for the Moulin Rouge themed event held February 21, 2009. Tickets are $10 advance, $15 at the door with $5 wristbands for an open bar. Tickets can be purchased at each college from RPC representatives and at the Information Desk in the RMC.
RPC Representatives=
Baker: Max Quintanilla
Lovett: Kevin Sigerman
Will Rice: Alex Espinoza
Sid Rich: Sloane Taliaferro, Sara Millimet, Meredith Buchberg
Hanszen: Valerie Peicher, Rhadika Chabbra
Wiess: Tiffany Kim, Kelley Liao
Jones: Eric Friedlander
Martel: Rhodes Coffey
Brown: Shea Thompson
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10. IMPACT award nominations due 2/18!
Women's Resource Center IMPACT Award
The Women's Resource Center is now accepting nominations for the 2009 IMPACT Awards. These awards recognized individuals who meet the following criteria:
*Demonstrates service to the campus and community;
*Demonstrates involvement and participation in student life/activities at Rice and/or beyond;
*Works to make a positive impact by raising awareness of women's issues affecting his/her community; and,
*Serves as a role model in the empowerment of women.
The Women's Resource Center recognized recipients in the following categories for the IMPACT Awards:
*Undergraduate Students (up to 4)
*Graduate Students (up to 2)
*Faculty and Staff (up to 2)
If you would like to nominate a worthy individual please respond to this email following the instructions below. Nominees will be asked by the Women's Resource Center to submit a separate information form and resume after the nomination deadline.
All nominations are due by 5pm on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to hildebrandt@rice.edu.
The mission of the Rice University Women's Resource Center is to increase awareness of and sensitivity to issues facing women in order to build a more supportive, dynamic atmosphere on campus. To provide opportunities for Rice University community members to educate themselves and encourage one another, the Women's Resource Center coordinates educational and social activities and programs. In addition, the Center offers information and support for groups and individuals who hold an interest in women's issues. By providing a setting for individuals to share ideas, engage in dialogue, and collaborate on programs, the Women's Resource Center encourages students to develop their leadership skills and to further their interpersonal, academic, and professional development.
Please fill in the following information.
Nominee:
Category for Nominee (Undergraduate/Graduate/Faculty and Staff):
College/Department of Nominee:
Nominator:
College/Department of Nominator:
Relationship to Nominee:
Nomination: Please describe below how the nominee fulfills the criteria described above. Include specific examples and descriptions. Please note: nominees will be asked to submit a resume and information form in which they can describe how their activities meet the award criteria.
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11. Wiess Art Show
Hey Rice Artists!
The second annual Wiess Art Show will be held on Friday, April 10, and we need submissions from all Rice students who want to showcase their work. All types of studio art will be accepted - drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, anything. It can be something made specifically for the show or an older work that you're especially proud of.
If you are interested in submitting to the show, email michelle.s.conway@rice.edu with as much of the following information as you know:
Your Name:
College:
Type of work:
Title/theme of work:
Size of piece:
Is it show-ready (matted, framed, etc.)?
Submission details are due Wednesday, March 11. Pieces need to be submitted by March 18.
Also, if you are interested in assisting with curating the show, please contact me.
Feel free to ask any questions regarding the show. Looking forward to seeing your work!
-Michelle Conway
michelle.s.conway@rice.edu
281 414 8690
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12. KTRU Battle of the Bands
You don't want to miss this year's KTRU Battle of the Bands!
When? Friday, February 20th at 7pm
Where? Lovett Undergrounds
Who? Stranger Still, Mimeogwrath, The Smoking Section, The Cosmonauts, and The Boat Show. Members of these bands are Rice students AKA your friends!
Why? FREE admission, live music, and pizza!
For more information, check out the facebook event!
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14. The Nirvana Workshop: Last chance to sign up for FREE!
Part 1: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction_
Facilitated by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C.
Wednesday, February 18th
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
_Part 2: Guided Imagery 101_
Facilitated by Emily Page, M.S.
Saturday, February 21st
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
Faculty, staff and students are welcome. You are not required to attend both sessions. R.S.V.P. to wellness@rice.edu!
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15. Job Opening: Rice's Club Sports Manager
The Recreation Center is currently looking for a new Club Sports Manager for Fall '09. If interested in applying, please read the job description below and contact Natalie Alderson at clubsports@rice.edu.
Type: Rice Work or Federal Work Study
Category: Student Administrator
Hours: 20-25
Location: On Campus, Recreation Center Offices
Description: Manage all of Rice's Club Sports teams and assist the Recreation Center Associate Director in running the Club Sports Program. Duties include collecting, organizing, and tracking all club teams' paperwork, overseeing club teams' travel and Rice facility use, holding general information meetings for club officers, and serving as a member of the Club Sports Committee. Good communication skills and experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook preferred.
Compensation: $8.00/hr starting
Other: looking for students who wish to occupy a long term position (1-3yrs.)
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16. RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
EVER DREAM OF MEETING RICE VISITORS LIKE LANCE ARMSTRONG?
RICE STUDENT AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO:
* Shake hands with the heads of state, political officials, athletes and celebrities
* Encourage children to attend college
* Mingle with Houston’s Consular Corps
* Lead international visitors on a campus tour
* Learn all about Rice and its rich history
* Become the “Face of Rice” for visitors
ALL WITH A CLICK OF A BUTTON!
APPLY TODAY at www.rice.edu/amb for more information on the Student Ambassador Program. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 3 by 5:00p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Adair, Welcome Center Manager at 713-348-6124 or adair@rice.edu.
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17. The Greatest Story Opening Weekend!
Hanszen College presents the world premiere of Garrett Schumann's original musical, The Greatest Story.
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll be blown away by the amazing musical score and the quirky, heartfelt story about a college graduate moving to L.A. to pursue his dream of becoming a famous screenwriter.
Hanszen College Commons
Friday, February 20th at 8 pm.
Saturday, February 21st at 8 pm.
Tickets available at the door. $5 for Rice Students, $7 General Admission
Music/Lyrics by Garrett Schumann, Hanszen '10
Book by Mark Schumann
with Robert LiKamWa, Will Rice '10, on piano.
Starring:
Paul Early, Lovett '09
Maria Failla, Jones '11
Erika Rodden, Hanszen '11
Erica Schoelkopf, Hanszen '11
Quinn Shadko, Sid Rich '09
Paul Wilt, Baker '12
Produced by Peter Denton, Hanszen '10
Assistant Directed by Kristen Hallberg, Wiess '09
Set Design by Tatjana Crossley, Hanszen '11
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18. Hooking Up at the RWRC
The Rice Women's Resource Center is hosting its weekly Perspectives and Popcorn THIS WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18th at 8 pm in the RWRC in Kelley Lounge in the RMC.
HOOKING UP?
Why we do it, why we don't, and why does our parents' generation care so much?!?
Possible Questions:
What does it mean to "hook up"? What do people actually do when they "hook up"?
Has "hooking up" replaced dating? What does that mean for our futures?
Is "hooking up" a new trend? Or is it all media hype?
What does "hooking up" mean for women?
Come with questions, or opinions, or just to listen and learn!
Grab some friends, and we hope to see you there!
- Anna and The RWRC
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In Mike and Casey We Trust
February 11, 2009
Feb 11 2009 Cabinet Minutes
Announcements
SA- general elections with lots of blanket tax issues to vote on. VOTE! Feb. 20-25 online
RPC – Crush Party 10-2 at Pub. Rondelet tickets on sale for $10 for Feb. 21st Ben Kweller is coming March 16th yayy
CU @ CABS
Beer Bike – 37 days left! Shirt design is cool. Order shirts at dinners and lunch.
Service- Hanszen outreach day site on March 14th Hanszen Service Week with three cool events to crown Hanszen’s best Baller, Gamer and/or Brain. $5 donation per event. Sign-up!
HBTH – email Alyssa starting at FIVE for Brad Paisley or Ketih Urban rodeo tickes. One name per email. Also, next Saturday is “ethnic dinner” reimbursement night
Crane Day on Friday! Beer Pong Tourney!
Fellows- applications are available on Joyce’s door for rising juniors, seniors and fifth years with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Due next Wed. at midnight
SMR – H and D wants to put safes in rooms.
MRS Jones OWEEK THEME : Aficionado!
Run-off elections for Secretary and EVP on Thursday! Class Rep, SA senator, RPC rep, etc. elections on Monday.
Money Requests
Senior events - $250 – wine table
Bleeding Hearts - $235 - Ghana trip
ALL APPROVED
Space Requests
Will Randall - Movie Room - March 26th from 7 - 11 pm for class
Tara Skebba - Glass Classroom - Thursday Feb 19th from 8 to 12 pm for Senior Wine Table
BIOS 310 Dinner Meeting - Glass Classroom on Tuesday Feb. 17th from 6 to 8 pm
Richard Latimer - Kitchens - Saturday Feb. 21st in the afternoon (trying to get more info)
Service Committee - Lower Commons - March 11th from 9 to 10pm
Service Committee - March 13th - Deathball tournament - March 13th from 10 to 12pm
Drake - Lower Commons - Saturday from 3 to 4 for Tabasco Drinking Contest between Ryan and Erol
ALL APPROVED
It’s Business Time:
Next week: FLOAT THE KEG CABINET!
Food, frivolity and beeeeer.
Get ready with your wacked out money request!
Tuesday, Feb. 24th is turnover! Get ready!
SA- general elections with lots of blanket tax issues to vote on. VOTE! Feb. 20-25 online
RPC – Crush Party 10-2 at Pub. Rondelet tickets on sale for $10 for Feb. 21st Ben Kweller is coming March 16th yayy
CU @ CABS
Beer Bike – 37 days left! Shirt design is cool. Order shirts at dinners and lunch.
Service- Hanszen outreach day site on March 14th Hanszen Service Week with three cool events to crown Hanszen’s best Baller, Gamer and/or Brain. $5 donation per event. Sign-up!
HBTH – email Alyssa starting at FIVE for Brad Paisley or Ketih Urban rodeo tickes. One name per email. Also, next Saturday is “ethnic dinner” reimbursement night
Crane Day on Friday! Beer Pong Tourney!
Fellows- applications are available on Joyce’s door for rising juniors, seniors and fifth years with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Due next Wed. at midnight
SMR – H and D wants to put safes in rooms.
MRS Jones OWEEK THEME : Aficionado!
Run-off elections for Secretary and EVP on Thursday! Class Rep, SA senator, RPC rep, etc. elections on Monday.
Money Requests
Senior events - $250 – wine table
Bleeding Hearts - $235 - Ghana trip
ALL APPROVED
Space Requests
Will Randall - Movie Room - March 26th from 7 - 11 pm for class
Tara Skebba - Glass Classroom - Thursday Feb 19th from 8 to 12 pm for Senior Wine Table
BIOS 310 Dinner Meeting - Glass Classroom on Tuesday Feb. 17th from 6 to 8 pm
Richard Latimer - Kitchens - Saturday Feb. 21st in the afternoon (trying to get more info)
Service Committee - Lower Commons - March 11th from 9 to 10pm
Service Committee - March 13th - Deathball tournament - March 13th from 10 to 12pm
Drake - Lower Commons - Saturday from 3 to 4 for Tabasco Drinking Contest between Ryan and Erol
ALL APPROVED
It’s Business Time:
Next week: FLOAT THE KEG CABINET!
Food, frivolity and beeeeer.
Get ready with your wacked out money request!
Tuesday, Feb. 24th is turnover! Get ready!
February 10, 2009
Tuesday's Funpage
1. Volunteering/Interning Opportunities at the Center for Survivors of Torture
2. Join us for RSVP Spring Outreach Day
3. Register for Relay For Life Today!
4. Very Exciting Opportunity for Rice Students
5. Owl Investment Society Poll
6. RSVP Health Awareness Week
7. Habitat for Humanity ASB’s Valentine's Day Raffle!
8. Leave No Trace Trainer Course for Environmental Ethics
9. Good Works Internship and Career Fair
10. Rice University Zipcar Program- A way to rent affordable cars
11. BMES Career Panel
12. What's up with this Nirvana stuff?
14. Intramural Sports Fields Closed
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1a. Youtube: David at the Dentist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
2a. LOLCat of the Day: Spectacularly Awesome
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-your-cat-likes-laying-around-all-day.jpg
3a. Play with Yourself: Space Invaders
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_space_invaders/
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1. Volunteering/Interning Opportunities at the Center for Survivors of Torture
What: Informational Session
When: THURSDAY, FEB. 12TH, 7-8 PM
Where: HUMA 117
Hosted By: Rice Amnesty International
*****FREE FOOD AND T-SHIRTS*****
The Houston Center for Survivors of Torture (CST) is looking for various volunteers including community orientation, cultural orientation, event planning, grant writing, educational outreach, interpreter, and more! Summer internships are also available!
For More Information about CST: http://www.cstnet.org/index.htm
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2. Join us for RSVP Spring Outreach Day
Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) is organizing its annual Spring Outreach Day, which will be held on Saturday, March 14 (with 2 shifts, 9-11:30 AM and 1-3:30 PM). Outreach Day happens once a semester and encourages a large number of Rice students to go out to over 20 different sites around the Houston area to volunteer. Previous sites have included the Forge for Families, The Houston Food Bank, Hermann Park, The Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries, among various others.
In addition to individual volunteer sign-ups starting soon, clubs or large groups who would like to volunteer together can also register via the attached Group Registration Request Form. Please indicate your group, your preferred area of activity (or even a specific project you're interested in when that is posted online Feb. 23), and your participants' names and return it to me by Friday, Feb. 27.
Feel free to contact me with any questions! Thanks!
Grace Chang
RSVP Spring Outreach Day Coordinator
grace.chang@rice.edu
972-342-5895
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3. Register for Relay For Life Today!
Want to eliminate cancer? Join us on the track!
Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center
April 17-18, 2009, 7 PM-7 AM
Register at www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx
Questions? Email relaytmc@gmail.com
Each year, across the nation, one event brings together entire communities to take part in the fight against cancer. That event is the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®. It's a time and place where people come to celebrate those who have survived cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against a disease that touches too many lives. Won't you join us this year and be a part of Relay? It's not just an opportunity to celebrate, remember, and fight back your involvement will help the American Cancer Society work toward a mission of eliminating cancer as major health issue and will support much-needed services in your community. Thanks in part to the donations from Relay For Life and other events, the Society is saving lives, helping those touched by cancer, and empowering people to fight this disease all over the world.
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4. Very Exciting Opportunity for Rice Students
Ever been to Israel?
Owls for Israel wants to feature YOUR personal photos taken in Israel, during the Cultural Fair next month!
Whether coated in mud at the Dead Sea, haggling at the Street of Chain in Jerusalem's Old City, or hitting all the nightlife hot spots in Tel Aviv, we want to see it all!
Please send your photos (preferable in .JPG format) to maebariff@rice.edu. Also, feel free to contact me by email, if you have any questions, regarding this project.
We will be compiling all of your photos into a giant slide show to be displayed at our Israeli Culture Booth.
Can't wait to see your photo submissions!
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5. Owl Investment Society Poll
The Owl Investment Society wants to know your opinion on the Stimulus Plan. We have a ONE-QUESTION poll at
http://www.owlinvesting.com
that we would like as many people as possible to fill out so we can compile a result and see what Rice students think of the stimulus. It takes 10 seconds, I promise.
Please answer the question (it's on the right hand side), and support the undergraduate investing club by visiting our advertiser's website =)
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6. RSVP Health Awareness Week
RSVP HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK (FEB 9 - 14)
Tuesday, February 10:
A showing of Roger Weisberg's documentary "Critical Condition" which chronicles the struggles of four American families living without health insurance. If you are interested in learning more about the health care crisis in America, come to BIOS LAB 123. The movie starts at 7:00 PM and dinner will be provided from Thai Village and by Chipotle! This event is sponsored by CDF-Shout.
Wednesday, February 11:
"Sustainable Health Care in the Developing World: Challenges and Partnership Models in Rural Haiti"
7:30 PM in BIOS LAB 131
Interested in global health? Nontraditional medical careers? Geoffrey Preidis, a current M.D./Ph.D. student at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the President and Co-Founder of Health Empowering Humanity (HEH), will come speak to us about sustainable health care and challenges in global health, by using his personal experience in Haiti as an example. He will also be free to answer any questions and give advice about career paths in global health and medicine. This talk will begin at 7:30 PM and will be located in BIOS LAB 131. There will also be free food! This event will be collaborated with HuMed.
Saturday, February 14:
Volunteering at Medical Bridges, 1-4 PM
Want to do some hands on volunteer work? Come and help sort/box unused medical supplies that will be sent off to developing countries! E-mail wilburw@rice.edu if you are interested in coming! Medical Bridges is a non-profit organization in Houston that recovers medical surplus that would otherwise be discarded and redistributes it to hospitals, clinics and healthcare providers in less fortunate countries.
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7. Habitat for Humanity ASB’s Valentine's Day Raffle!
The Habitat for Humanity ASB is having a Valentine's Day Raffle! We will be selling tickets at Hanszen during lunchtime Monday through Wednesday. If those times aren't convenient but you still want tickets, you can email us at mel2@rice.edu or elisa.y.chen@rice.edu and we'll figure something out.
And now for the prizes...
- Two $25 gift certificates to Buffalo Wild Wings
- Two $50 gift certificates to Clique Salon
- One $60 gift certificates to Clique Salon
- Three lbs of coffee from Starbucks
- $20 gift certificate to Fu's Garden
- $25 gift certificate to Hungry's
- $20 gift certificate to Thai Spice
- Three $10 gift certificate to Two Rows
- 1 item free at Ben & Jerry's
- homemade cakes, cupcakes, and cookies
Prices are:
1 for $1
6 for $5
14 for $10
Winners will be notified by email after the drawing on Wed, Feb. 11. Thanks for your support!
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8. Leave No Trace Trainer Course for Environmental Ethics
Become a Trainer for Leave No Trace Center for Environmental Ethics (www.lnt.org).
Register today at http://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=5W2V7K7
$50 covers course registration and includes:
LNT training and teaching materials ($35 value)
Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch
Friday night camping fees
Please email me with any questions.
Thank you,
Nathan McKinnis
Assistant Director, Outdoor Programs
Rice Recreation Center
(Phone) 713-348-4069 (Fax) 713-348-5329
www.rice.edu/rope
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9. Good Works Internship and Career Fair
Looking for an summer internship or a career in the non-profit sector? If so, save the date for the Good Works Internship and Career Fair on Thursday, February 19 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the RMC, Grand Hall. The Good Works Internship and Career Fair will feature community agencies that are looking for qualified students for summer internships, full time employment, and year of service placements. Please visit the Community Involvement Center's
web site (http://www.rice.edu/service) for more information.
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10. Rice University Zipcar Program- A way to rent affordable cars
Rice University students and employees have a new transportation option available on campus, the use of a Toyota Prius or a Volvo S40 through
the Zipcar program.
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.
To learn more about the Zipcar at Rice program, please visit www.zipcar.com/rice or call 866-494.
Please use your Rice University email address on your Zipcar application so we know who you are. You can always change it later.
Rice University students, faculty, and staff can join Zipcar for only $35/year. You also get $35 in free driving to use your first month!
Get 24/7 access to Zipcars parked right on campus in front of Baker College. Simply reserve online, let yourself in with your Zipcard and drive.
Our low hourly and daily rates always include gas and insurance.
You only need to be 18+ to join. Members age 18-20 can use the zipcars. Members age 21+ also have access to thousands of Zipcars
all around the world. Find cars on or around the Rice University campus.
As you may know, every Zipcar membership comes with comprehensive insurance, which covers you if you're ever in an accident in a Zipcar.
If you're ever in an at-fault accident (or an accident where no fault is assigned), you could be responsible for a $500 damage fee, which covers
the cost of repairs. Zipcar understands that $500 isn't lunch money, so they want to remind you that they offer Damage Fee Waivers to reduce,
or eliminate, the potential out-of-pocket costs associated with at fault and no-fault accidents.
This program was first introduced by Zipcar as a result of feedback from members and it has been well-received.
There are two Damage Fee Waivers available:
1, Pay $50/year to reduce your damage fee to $250
2. Pay $75/year to reduce your damage fee to $0
All Zipcar members age 21+ who haven't had any accidents in the past 12 months are eligible to purchase Damage Fee Waivers.
Waivers are completely optional, and are meant only to reduce or eliminate the potential costs associated with having an accident
in or causing damage to a Zipcar.
Waivers are valid for one year from the original date of purchase. To learn more about Damage Fee Waivers, or to purchase one,
please visit www.zipcar.com/members/add-waiver
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11. BMES Career Panel
Attention all BIOEs!
Have you been wondering what you can do with a bachelor's in bioengineering after leaving the safety of Rice's hedges. Never fear, BMES is hosting a panel of young professionals and intellectuals to provide some insight into possible career paths. Our career panel will include a post-doctorate student, a MD/PhD, a medical student, a patent lawyer (bring your resumes), and not one but TWO industry representatives (bring your resumes). On top of all of that, we will be having delicious chips, queso, and creamy jalapeño sauce) complements of TC and Chuy’s.
Thursday, February 12, Duncan 1064, 7:00-9:00pm
Speakers:
Post-doctorate
MD/PhD
Pure medical student
Patent lawyer
2 Industry representatives
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12. What's up with this Nirvana stuff?
Are you wondering if participating in the 20-minute Nirvana Sessions will really help you?
Are you curious about the evidence supporting mind-body therapies?
Do you want to learn how to "do it right"?
Do you like to win FREE door prizes?
Join us for
THE NIRVANA WORKSHOP
Part 1: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Facilitated by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C.
Wednesday, February 18th
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
Part 2: Guided Imagery 101
Facilitated by Emily Page, M.S.
Saturday, February 21st
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
You are not required to attend both sessions. R.S.V.P. to wellness@rice.edu!
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14. Intramural Sports Fields Closed
Due to the rain and wet field conditions all intramural sports fields will be closed until further notice. Any events already scheduled through the recreation center will take place as scheduled (boot camp, club sport practice). If you have any questions please check for updates on the recreation center website http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ .
In Mike and Casey We Trust
2. Join us for RSVP Spring Outreach Day
3. Register for Relay For Life Today!
4. Very Exciting Opportunity for Rice Students
5. Owl Investment Society Poll
6. RSVP Health Awareness Week
7. Habitat for Humanity ASB’s Valentine's Day Raffle!
8. Leave No Trace Trainer Course for Environmental Ethics
9. Good Works Internship and Career Fair
10. Rice University Zipcar Program- A way to rent affordable cars
11. BMES Career Panel
12. What's up with this Nirvana stuff?
14. Intramural Sports Fields Closed
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1a. Youtube: David at the Dentist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
2a. LOLCat of the Day: Spectacularly Awesome
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/funny-pictures-your-cat-likes-laying-around-all-day.jpg
3a. Play with Yourself: Space Invaders
http://www.thepcmanwebsite.com/media/flash_space_invaders/
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1. Volunteering/Interning Opportunities at the Center for Survivors of Torture
What: Informational Session
When: THURSDAY, FEB. 12TH, 7-8 PM
Where: HUMA 117
Hosted By: Rice Amnesty International
*****FREE FOOD AND T-SHIRTS*****
The Houston Center for Survivors of Torture (CST) is looking for various volunteers including community orientation, cultural orientation, event planning, grant writing, educational outreach, interpreter, and more! Summer internships are also available!
For More Information about CST: http://www.cstnet.org/index.htm
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2. Join us for RSVP Spring Outreach Day
Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) is organizing its annual Spring Outreach Day, which will be held on Saturday, March 14 (with 2 shifts, 9-11:30 AM and 1-3:30 PM). Outreach Day happens once a semester and encourages a large number of Rice students to go out to over 20 different sites around the Houston area to volunteer. Previous sites have included the Forge for Families, The Houston Food Bank, Hermann Park, The Cathedral Health and Outreach Ministries, among various others.
In addition to individual volunteer sign-ups starting soon, clubs or large groups who would like to volunteer together can also register via the attached Group Registration Request Form. Please indicate your group, your preferred area of activity (or even a specific project you're interested in when that is posted online Feb. 23), and your participants' names and return it to me by Friday, Feb. 27.
Feel free to contact me with any questions! Thanks!
Grace Chang
RSVP Spring Outreach Day Coordinator
grace.chang@rice.edu
972-342-5895
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3. Register for Relay For Life Today!
Want to eliminate cancer? Join us on the track!
Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center
April 17-18, 2009, 7 PM-7 AM
Register at www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx
Questions? Email relaytmc@gmail.com
Each year, across the nation, one event brings together entire communities to take part in the fight against cancer. That event is the American Cancer Society Relay For Life®. It's a time and place where people come to celebrate those who have survived cancer, remember those we've lost, and fight back against a disease that touches too many lives. Won't you join us this year and be a part of Relay? It's not just an opportunity to celebrate, remember, and fight back your involvement will help the American Cancer Society work toward a mission of eliminating cancer as major health issue and will support much-needed services in your community. Thanks in part to the donations from Relay For Life and other events, the Society is saving lives, helping those touched by cancer, and empowering people to fight this disease all over the world.
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4. Very Exciting Opportunity for Rice Students
Ever been to Israel?
Owls for Israel wants to feature YOUR personal photos taken in Israel, during the Cultural Fair next month!
Whether coated in mud at the Dead Sea, haggling at the Street of Chain in Jerusalem's Old City, or hitting all the nightlife hot spots in Tel Aviv, we want to see it all!
Please send your photos (preferable in .JPG format) to maebariff@rice.edu. Also, feel free to contact me by email, if you have any questions, regarding this project.
We will be compiling all of your photos into a giant slide show to be displayed at our Israeli Culture Booth.
Can't wait to see your photo submissions!
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5. Owl Investment Society Poll
The Owl Investment Society wants to know your opinion on the Stimulus Plan. We have a ONE-QUESTION poll at
http://www.owlinvesting.com
that we would like as many people as possible to fill out so we can compile a result and see what Rice students think of the stimulus. It takes 10 seconds, I promise.
Please answer the question (it's on the right hand side), and support the undergraduate investing club by visiting our advertiser's website =)
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6. RSVP Health Awareness Week
RSVP HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK (FEB 9 - 14)
Tuesday, February 10:
A showing of Roger Weisberg's documentary "Critical Condition" which chronicles the struggles of four American families living without health insurance. If you are interested in learning more about the health care crisis in America, come to BIOS LAB 123. The movie starts at 7:00 PM and dinner will be provided from Thai Village and by Chipotle! This event is sponsored by CDF-Shout.
Wednesday, February 11:
"Sustainable Health Care in the Developing World: Challenges and Partnership Models in Rural Haiti"
7:30 PM in BIOS LAB 131
Interested in global health? Nontraditional medical careers? Geoffrey Preidis, a current M.D./Ph.D. student at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and the President and Co-Founder of Health Empowering Humanity (HEH), will come speak to us about sustainable health care and challenges in global health, by using his personal experience in Haiti as an example. He will also be free to answer any questions and give advice about career paths in global health and medicine. This talk will begin at 7:30 PM and will be located in BIOS LAB 131. There will also be free food! This event will be collaborated with HuMed.
Saturday, February 14:
Volunteering at Medical Bridges, 1-4 PM
Want to do some hands on volunteer work? Come and help sort/box unused medical supplies that will be sent off to developing countries! E-mail wilburw@rice.edu if you are interested in coming! Medical Bridges is a non-profit organization in Houston that recovers medical surplus that would otherwise be discarded and redistributes it to hospitals, clinics and healthcare providers in less fortunate countries.
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7. Habitat for Humanity ASB’s Valentine's Day Raffle!
The Habitat for Humanity ASB is having a Valentine's Day Raffle! We will be selling tickets at Hanszen during lunchtime Monday through Wednesday. If those times aren't convenient but you still want tickets, you can email us at mel2@rice.edu or elisa.y.chen@rice.edu and we'll figure something out.
And now for the prizes...
- Two $25 gift certificates to Buffalo Wild Wings
- Two $50 gift certificates to Clique Salon
- One $60 gift certificates to Clique Salon
- Three lbs of coffee from Starbucks
- $20 gift certificate to Fu's Garden
- $25 gift certificate to Hungry's
- $20 gift certificate to Thai Spice
- Three $10 gift certificate to Two Rows
- 1 item free at Ben & Jerry's
- homemade cakes, cupcakes, and cookies
Prices are:
1 for $1
6 for $5
14 for $10
Winners will be notified by email after the drawing on Wed, Feb. 11. Thanks for your support!
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8. Leave No Trace Trainer Course for Environmental Ethics
Become a Trainer for Leave No Trace Center for Environmental Ethics (www.lnt.org).
Register today at http://www.signmeup.com/site/reg/register.aspx?fid=5W2V7K7
$50 covers course registration and includes:
LNT training and teaching materials ($35 value)
Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch
Friday night camping fees
Please email me with any questions.
Thank you,
Nathan McKinnis
Assistant Director, Outdoor Programs
Rice Recreation Center
(Phone) 713-348-4069 (Fax) 713-348-5329
www.rice.edu/rope
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9. Good Works Internship and Career Fair
Looking for an summer internship or a career in the non-profit sector? If so, save the date for the Good Works Internship and Career Fair on Thursday, February 19 from 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm in the RMC, Grand Hall. The Good Works Internship and Career Fair will feature community agencies that are looking for qualified students for summer internships, full time employment, and year of service placements. Please visit the Community Involvement Center's
web site (http://www.rice.edu/service) for more information.
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10. Rice University Zipcar Program- A way to rent affordable cars
Rice University students and employees have a new transportation option available on campus, the use of a Toyota Prius or a Volvo S40 through
the Zipcar program.
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.
To learn more about the Zipcar at Rice program, please visit www.zipcar.com/rice or call 866-494.
Please use your Rice University email address on your Zipcar application so we know who you are. You can always change it later.
Rice University students, faculty, and staff can join Zipcar for only $35/year. You also get $35 in free driving to use your first month!
Get 24/7 access to Zipcars parked right on campus in front of Baker College. Simply reserve online, let yourself in with your Zipcard and drive.
Our low hourly and daily rates always include gas and insurance.
You only need to be 18+ to join. Members age 18-20 can use the zipcars. Members age 21+ also have access to thousands of Zipcars
all around the world. Find cars on or around the Rice University campus.
As you may know, every Zipcar membership comes with comprehensive insurance, which covers you if you're ever in an accident in a Zipcar.
If you're ever in an at-fault accident (or an accident where no fault is assigned), you could be responsible for a $500 damage fee, which covers
the cost of repairs. Zipcar understands that $500 isn't lunch money, so they want to remind you that they offer Damage Fee Waivers to reduce,
or eliminate, the potential out-of-pocket costs associated with at fault and no-fault accidents.
This program was first introduced by Zipcar as a result of feedback from members and it has been well-received.
There are two Damage Fee Waivers available:
1, Pay $50/year to reduce your damage fee to $250
2. Pay $75/year to reduce your damage fee to $0
All Zipcar members age 21+ who haven't had any accidents in the past 12 months are eligible to purchase Damage Fee Waivers.
Waivers are completely optional, and are meant only to reduce or eliminate the potential costs associated with having an accident
in or causing damage to a Zipcar.
Waivers are valid for one year from the original date of purchase. To learn more about Damage Fee Waivers, or to purchase one,
please visit www.zipcar.com/members/add-waiver
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11. BMES Career Panel
Attention all BIOEs!
Have you been wondering what you can do with a bachelor's in bioengineering after leaving the safety of Rice's hedges. Never fear, BMES is hosting a panel of young professionals and intellectuals to provide some insight into possible career paths. Our career panel will include a post-doctorate student, a MD/PhD, a medical student, a patent lawyer (bring your resumes), and not one but TWO industry representatives (bring your resumes). On top of all of that, we will be having delicious chips, queso, and creamy jalapeño sauce) complements of TC and Chuy’s.
Thursday, February 12, Duncan 1064, 7:00-9:00pm
Speakers:
Post-doctorate
MD/PhD
Pure medical student
Patent lawyer
2 Industry representatives
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12. What's up with this Nirvana stuff?
Are you wondering if participating in the 20-minute Nirvana Sessions will really help you?
Are you curious about the evidence supporting mind-body therapies?
Do you want to learn how to "do it right"?
Do you like to win FREE door prizes?
Join us for
THE NIRVANA WORKSHOP
Part 1: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Facilitated by Micki Fine, M.Ed., L.P.C.
Wednesday, February 18th
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
Part 2: Guided Imagery 101
Facilitated by Emily Page, M.S.
Saturday, February 21st
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Miner Lounge, Ley Student Center
You are not required to attend both sessions. R.S.V.P. to wellness@rice.edu!
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14. Intramural Sports Fields Closed
Due to the rain and wet field conditions all intramural sports fields will be closed until further notice. Any events already scheduled through the recreation center will take place as scheduled (boot camp, club sport practice). If you have any questions please check for updates on the recreation center website http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ .
In Mike and Casey We Trust
February 6, 2009
Thursday's Funpage
1. Wellness Center Announcements
2. Teach For America's final deadline
3. Mr. Rice Asia Pageant
4. Wyrd Sisters
5. Nourish International Chapter Founders Program
6. Participate in student filmmaking contest
7. Rice New Playwright's Festival
8. Candlelight Vigil for Gaza Sun, Feb 8 630-7pm
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Concerto Cat
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-concerto-cat.jpg?w=320&h=480
2a. Sexy veggie ad banned from Super Bowl: ABSOLUTELY Crazy
http://www.peta.org/content/standalone/VeggieLove/Default.aspx
3a. Play with Yourself: Blocky
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/blocky.jsp
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1. Wellness Center Announcements
* The Nirvana Sessions have resumed for the spring semester. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm, Wednesdays at 12:30 pm,
and Thursdays at 3:30 pm in the Rice Memorial Chapel. Take 20
minutes out of your day to relax and refocus!
* The Wellness Center is offering a discounted rate on Hot Stone
Massage. During the month of February you can schedule an hour
appointment for $50. Gift certificates are available for your
Valentine!
* The next Backrub 101 workshop will take place on Tuesday, Feb.
10th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The cost is ONLY $5, but space is
limited!! Another workshop will be offered in March. To register
you must pre-pay either in person or over the phone by credit
card. Call the Wellness Center for more information.
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2. Teach For America's final deadline
Disparities in educational opportunities limit the life choices of the 13 million children growing up in poverty today, impacting their earning potential, voter participation, civic engagement and community involvement. These disparities disproportionately impact African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American children, who are three times as likely to live in a low-income area.* You have the power to change this.
Teach For America seeks individuals from all backgrounds, academic majors, and career interests who possess the leadership skills and experience that will enable them to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental change in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.
As a member of Teach For America, you will commit two years to teach in one of our country’s high-need public schools and will gain the skills, perspective, and experience that will help you make an impact over the long term and pursue your personal and professional goals, regardless of your career path.
This is a challenging endeavor, but by taking advantage of the support and resources that Teach For America provides, you can have a tremendous impact on the lives of your students.
To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org.
FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009
Full salary and benefits. All academic majors.
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3. Mr. Rice Asia Pageant
On Saturday, February 7th, 2009, Wiess Commons, 6 pm.
Come join us for a night of food, fun, and Asian culture! Owl Microfinance, South Asian Society, and Chinese Student Association are hosting the Mr. Rice Asia pageant to raise money for microfinance in China and Pakistan.
A portion of the money raised goes to the Hashoo foundation, the 2008 BBC World Challenge winner! Another portion will go to microcredit in China. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6047364.stm
Microfinance is a financial practice whereby low interest loans are made to the socioeconomically deprived, typically in group formats. The loans give people the dignity and opportunity that comes from working your way up through poverty. In Bangladesh alone, the Grammen bank has helped lift millions from acute poverty.
For a 6 dollar admission fee, you get
A. Boba tea (limited quantities, first come first serve!)
B. Chipotle
C. Celebrity Judges: Ping Sun (University Representative), Dr. Gao (Diff E teacher), Gautami Shah (Hindi teacher), Indranil Dutta (Hindi teacher)
D. and entertainment from your fellow students
Konrad Stoick (Will Rice)
Arindam Sarkar (Lovett)
Zachary Jeng (Hanszen)
Ravi Shah (Baker)
Michael Nguyen/Sam Sok(Sid Rich)
Dave Luke (Baker)
Selim Sheikh (Martel)
Chethan Ramprasad (Hanszen)
David Sing (Lovett)
The Contest consists of a walk off, Q and A, and finally talent portion conducted by MCs Abhishek Nag and Ann Chou.
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4. Wyrd Sisters
The rice players are proud to present Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, adapted by Stephen
Briggs and directed by Tommy Mings.
8pm
Februrary 6,7, & 12-14
Hamman Hall, Rice University
Wyrd sisters is a Monty Python-esque comedy about Macbeth's three witches. There is a wicked duke and duchess, a ghost of a murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, and a land in peril. But it is three witches, who view magic in the most practical way possible, who stand between the kingdom and destruction.
Ticket Prices are as follows:
Rice Students-$5
Rice Faculty & Staff-$8
Non-Rice Students-$8
Senior Citizens-$8
General Admission-$10
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5. Nourish International Chapter Founders Program
This year, 8 million people will die because they are simply too poor to stay alive.
You can change this.
Nourish International is inviting you to be a part of the solution to global poverty by applying for our Chapter Founders Program.
During the school year, Nourish Chapters run small businesses called ventures on campus to raise money, membership, and awareness. They then choose a compelling student-led project proposed by an international organization. Over the summer, students travel abroad to a local community to implement their chosen project as a tangible solution to poverty.
Steve Mullaney, founder of our Minnesota Chapter, wrote about his experience in Nebaj, Guatemala, where his team partnered with the community to build a greenhouse and an education center:
I met two boys: Eliu and Jacinto. Both just started talking with me. Both are brilliant. Eliu is twelve and is very motivated. He's aware of how knowing math will positively affect his future. He told me that he wants to go to the US—not to work, but to continue his studies. Like many other Guatemalan twelve year olds I've talked with he loves soccer, is fascinated by my stories of Minnesota snow, and is incredibly motivated/talented/brilliant. He asked me to help teach him algebra; I said yes.
On his first day of doing multiplication with two digits he mastered it in five example problems. Yes, he's behind grade level, but still—that's impressive. He's a sponge whose mind is naturally geared towards excellence in math. I've never seen the level of focus and intensity in anyone learning anything. Ever.
And then [my friend] Nick hits me with a bombshell which I know [that] I know, but wasn't something I was thinking about at the time: "It's like this with kids all around the world."
Students can have a global impact and ensure that brilliant students like Eliu have a chance to succeed. If you are interested, you can do two things:
· Apply to be a Chapter Founder – Between now and February 28th Nourish is accepting applications for its Chapter Founders Program. This spring, we'll be selecting students from 10 campuses across the country to receive professional training, support and $500 start-up capital. To start your application, click here.
· Tell a friend – If Nourish isn't the right opportunity for you, you can still help accomplish our mission of eradicating global poverty. Spreading the word to just three people drastically raises our chances of finding the right student on your campus. Nominate a friend now by clicking here.
To apply, get more information or nominate a friend, go to http://www.nourishinternational.org/students/founders. Act now - applications are being reviewed as they come in!
Sincerely,
The Nourish Team
chapter.founders@nourishinternational.org
About Nourish International
Nourish International was founded in 2003 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the student group Hunger Lunch. Since incorporating as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit in 2006, Nourish has begun chapters on 23 campuses nationwide. In 2008, Nourish was awarded the North Carolina Peace Prize for excellence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development.
Since inception, Nourish students have raised and invested more than $100,000 in sustainable development projects in 14 communities worldwide.
For more information go to www.nourishinternational.org
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6. Participate in student filmmaking contest
Calling all (aspiring) student filmmakers! You could win acclaim and a $500 prize for making a short (5 minute or less) film about student life at Rice. Special prizes will be awarded for films focused on a residential college or student organization, an alternative Spring Break or other civic engagement experience, environmental or sustainability issues, or academic research. The deadline is Monday, April 6 at 5 p.m.; films will be screened at the Rice Media Center on April 8 at 7 p.m.
See http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~service/videocontest.html for contest rules.
Interested in participating, but unsure how to get started? Sign up for a free short course on documentary production taught by veteran filmmaker Doug Killgore, or take a course at the Digital Media Center (DMC) on using video cameras, editing video, or producing a DVD. See
www.ricedocumentaryclass.info and http://library.rice.edu/services/digital_media_center/services/short-courses You can check out a camcorder, tripod, and audio gear for free at the DMC (Herring 129), and you can edit your video at one of the DMC's 6 video editing stations.
The contest is sponsored by:
* Center for Civic Engagement
* Community Involvement Center
* Digital Media Center
* Fondren Library
* Information Technology
* Office of the Dean of Undergraduates
* Office of Sustainability
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7. Rice New Playwright's Festival
Seeking ONE ACT PLAY submissions for juried sit down readings April 6 + 7 at Hamman Hall on Rice University’s campus
E-mail your submissions, questions, comments to tab1@rice.edu or send them to
Teresa Bayer
Hanszen College
6350 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Deadline February 28, 2009
Interested in acting in the plays? please let us know!
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8. Candlelight Vigil for Gaza Sun, Feb 8 630-7pm
Candlelight Vigil for Gaza
a call for peace and humanitarian aid
Sunday, Feb 8 at Willy's Statue 630-7pm
Please join us for a short vigil to reflect on the human costs of the recent conflict in Gaza and to call for a peaceful solution. We'll also be taking cash donations that will go towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's humanitarian aid efforts inside the Gaza Strip. Any amount you can contribute will go a long way in providing medical supplies and educational opportunities in Gaza.
The vigil will feature statements from student clubs, Rice faculty, community peace activists, and readings by local Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah.
RSVP on the facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58744128209&ref=mf
In Mike and Casey We Trust
2. Teach For America's final deadline
3. Mr. Rice Asia Pageant
4. Wyrd Sisters
5. Nourish International Chapter Founders Program
6. Participate in student filmmaking contest
7. Rice New Playwright's Festival
8. Candlelight Vigil for Gaza Sun, Feb 8 630-7pm
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1a. LOLcat of the Day: Concerto Cat
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/funny-pictures-concerto-cat.jpg?w=320&h=480
2a. Sexy veggie ad banned from Super Bowl: ABSOLUTELY Crazy
http://www.peta.org/content/standalone/VeggieLove/Default.aspx
3a. Play with Yourself: Blocky
http://www.shockwave.com/gamelanding/blocky.jsp
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1. Wellness Center Announcements
* The Nirvana Sessions have resumed for the spring semester. Sessions are held on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm, Wednesdays at 12:30 pm,
and Thursdays at 3:30 pm in the Rice Memorial Chapel. Take 20
minutes out of your day to relax and refocus!
* The Wellness Center is offering a discounted rate on Hot Stone
Massage. During the month of February you can schedule an hour
appointment for $50. Gift certificates are available for your
Valentine!
* The next Backrub 101 workshop will take place on Tuesday, Feb.
10th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. The cost is ONLY $5, but space is
limited!! Another workshop will be offered in March. To register
you must pre-pay either in person or over the phone by credit
card. Call the Wellness Center for more information.
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2. Teach For America's final deadline
Disparities in educational opportunities limit the life choices of the 13 million children growing up in poverty today, impacting their earning potential, voter participation, civic engagement and community involvement. These disparities disproportionately impact African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and Native American children, who are three times as likely to live in a low-income area.* You have the power to change this.
Teach For America seeks individuals from all backgrounds, academic majors, and career interests who possess the leadership skills and experience that will enable them to change the prospects of students growing up today and, ultimately, to effect fundamental change in our society that will make it a place of opportunity for all.
As a member of Teach For America, you will commit two years to teach in one of our country’s high-need public schools and will gain the skills, perspective, and experience that will help you make an impact over the long term and pursue your personal and professional goals, regardless of your career path.
This is a challenging endeavor, but by taking advantage of the support and resources that Teach For America provides, you can have a tremendous impact on the lives of your students.
To learn more, visit www.teachforamerica.org or contact admissions@teachforamerica.org.
FINAL Application Deadline: Friday, February 13th, 2009
Full salary and benefits. All academic majors.
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3. Mr. Rice Asia Pageant
On Saturday, February 7th, 2009, Wiess Commons, 6 pm.
Come join us for a night of food, fun, and Asian culture! Owl Microfinance, South Asian Society, and Chinese Student Association are hosting the Mr. Rice Asia pageant to raise money for microfinance in China and Pakistan.
A portion of the money raised goes to the Hashoo foundation, the 2008 BBC World Challenge winner! Another portion will go to microcredit in China. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6047364.stm
Microfinance is a financial practice whereby low interest loans are made to the socioeconomically deprived, typically in group formats. The loans give people the dignity and opportunity that comes from working your way up through poverty. In Bangladesh alone, the Grammen bank has helped lift millions from acute poverty.
For a 6 dollar admission fee, you get
A. Boba tea (limited quantities, first come first serve!)
B. Chipotle
C. Celebrity Judges: Ping Sun (University Representative), Dr. Gao (Diff E teacher), Gautami Shah (Hindi teacher), Indranil Dutta (Hindi teacher)
D. and entertainment from your fellow students
Konrad Stoick (Will Rice)
Arindam Sarkar (Lovett)
Zachary Jeng (Hanszen)
Ravi Shah (Baker)
Michael Nguyen/Sam Sok(Sid Rich)
Dave Luke (Baker)
Selim Sheikh (Martel)
Chethan Ramprasad (Hanszen)
David Sing (Lovett)
The Contest consists of a walk off, Q and A, and finally talent portion conducted by MCs Abhishek Nag and Ann Chou.
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4. Wyrd Sisters
The rice players are proud to present Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters, adapted by Stephen
Briggs and directed by Tommy Mings.
8pm
Februrary 6,7, & 12-14
Hamman Hall, Rice University
Wyrd sisters is a Monty Python-esque comedy about Macbeth's three witches. There is a wicked duke and duchess, a ghost of a murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, and a land in peril. But it is three witches, who view magic in the most practical way possible, who stand between the kingdom and destruction.
Ticket Prices are as follows:
Rice Students-$5
Rice Faculty & Staff-$8
Non-Rice Students-$8
Senior Citizens-$8
General Admission-$10
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5. Nourish International Chapter Founders Program
This year, 8 million people will die because they are simply too poor to stay alive.
You can change this.
Nourish International is inviting you to be a part of the solution to global poverty by applying for our Chapter Founders Program.
During the school year, Nourish Chapters run small businesses called ventures on campus to raise money, membership, and awareness. They then choose a compelling student-led project proposed by an international organization. Over the summer, students travel abroad to a local community to implement their chosen project as a tangible solution to poverty.
Steve Mullaney, founder of our Minnesota Chapter, wrote about his experience in Nebaj, Guatemala, where his team partnered with the community to build a greenhouse and an education center:
I met two boys: Eliu and Jacinto. Both just started talking with me. Both are brilliant. Eliu is twelve and is very motivated. He's aware of how knowing math will positively affect his future. He told me that he wants to go to the US—not to work, but to continue his studies. Like many other Guatemalan twelve year olds I've talked with he loves soccer, is fascinated by my stories of Minnesota snow, and is incredibly motivated/talented/brilliant. He asked me to help teach him algebra; I said yes.
On his first day of doing multiplication with two digits he mastered it in five example problems. Yes, he's behind grade level, but still—that's impressive. He's a sponge whose mind is naturally geared towards excellence in math. I've never seen the level of focus and intensity in anyone learning anything. Ever.
And then [my friend] Nick hits me with a bombshell which I know [that] I know, but wasn't something I was thinking about at the time: "It's like this with kids all around the world."
Students can have a global impact and ensure that brilliant students like Eliu have a chance to succeed. If you are interested, you can do two things:
· Apply to be a Chapter Founder – Between now and February 28th Nourish is accepting applications for its Chapter Founders Program. This spring, we'll be selecting students from 10 campuses across the country to receive professional training, support and $500 start-up capital. To start your application, click here.
· Tell a friend – If Nourish isn't the right opportunity for you, you can still help accomplish our mission of eradicating global poverty. Spreading the word to just three people drastically raises our chances of finding the right student on your campus. Nominate a friend now by clicking here.
To apply, get more information or nominate a friend, go to http://www.nourishinternational.org/students/founders. Act now - applications are being reviewed as they come in!
Sincerely,
The Nourish Team
chapter.founders@nourishinternational.org
About Nourish International
Nourish International was founded in 2003 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the student group Hunger Lunch. Since incorporating as a 501 (c) 3 non-profit in 2006, Nourish has begun chapters on 23 campuses nationwide. In 2008, Nourish was awarded the North Carolina Peace Prize for excellence in cross-cultural solutions and sustainable development.
Since inception, Nourish students have raised and invested more than $100,000 in sustainable development projects in 14 communities worldwide.
For more information go to www.nourishinternational.org
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6. Participate in student filmmaking contest
Calling all (aspiring) student filmmakers! You could win acclaim and a $500 prize for making a short (5 minute or less) film about student life at Rice. Special prizes will be awarded for films focused on a residential college or student organization, an alternative Spring Break or other civic engagement experience, environmental or sustainability issues, or academic research. The deadline is Monday, April 6 at 5 p.m.; films will be screened at the Rice Media Center on April 8 at 7 p.m.
See http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~service/videocontest.html for contest rules.
Interested in participating, but unsure how to get started? Sign up for a free short course on documentary production taught by veteran filmmaker Doug Killgore, or take a course at the Digital Media Center (DMC) on using video cameras, editing video, or producing a DVD. See
www.ricedocumentaryclass.info and http://library.rice.edu/services/digital_media_center/services/short-courses You can check out a camcorder, tripod, and audio gear for free at the DMC (Herring 129), and you can edit your video at one of the DMC's 6 video editing stations.
The contest is sponsored by:
* Center for Civic Engagement
* Community Involvement Center
* Digital Media Center
* Fondren Library
* Information Technology
* Office of the Dean of Undergraduates
* Office of Sustainability
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7. Rice New Playwright's Festival
Seeking ONE ACT PLAY submissions for juried sit down readings April 6 + 7 at Hamman Hall on Rice University’s campus
E-mail your submissions, questions, comments to tab1@rice.edu or send them to
Teresa Bayer
Hanszen College
6350 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005
Deadline February 28, 2009
Interested in acting in the plays? please let us know!
---------------------------------------------
8. Candlelight Vigil for Gaza Sun, Feb 8 630-7pm
Candlelight Vigil for Gaza
a call for peace and humanitarian aid
Sunday, Feb 8 at Willy's Statue 630-7pm
Please join us for a short vigil to reflect on the human costs of the recent conflict in Gaza and to call for a peaceful solution. We'll also be taking cash donations that will go towards the United Nations Relief and Works Agency's humanitarian aid efforts inside the Gaza Strip. Any amount you can contribute will go a long way in providing medical supplies and educational opportunities in Gaza.
The vigil will feature statements from student clubs, Rice faculty, community peace activists, and readings by local Palestinian-American poet Fady Joudah.
RSVP on the facebook event at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58744128209&ref=mf
In Mike and Casey We Trust
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