TODAY:
1. Pictures from Beer Bike '09
TOMORROW:
2. Tulia Texas @ Rice Media Center
3. Rorschach Lecture in Legal and International Human Rights History
THIS WEEK
4. Pirates of Penzance (Avast!)
5. Sid Rich presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)"
6. Celebrate Women's History Month with the RWRC
7. Stop Violence Against Women week THIS week with AI
8. Boniuk Center's Bridge Builder Lecture
9. Year-End Awards Deadline Extension
10. African-Americans and Latinos Merging for Action
11. Islam 101 Events
12. Comedy Night With Preacher Moss (right before this week's exciting cab)
14. RNASA's 11th Annual Powwow
NEXT WEEK
15. Urbanizing Refugees in the Middle East and South Asia
16. THREEPENNY AUDITIONS (opera opera opera)
FUTURE
17. EMS Needs Your Help (surprisingly, overly pleasant ppl need not apply)
18. You (yes, you.)
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A) Simple English Wikipedia is the bomb (see: it's article on matter)
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matter
B) I don't know what to put here so here's some music
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVlBrooxcM
C) The end?
http://cyn.ical.us/media/blogs/mymedia/prophet_lol_cat.jpg
D) Dodge falling spikes without full use of your appendages!
http://www.freewebarcade.com/game/ragdoll-avalanche-2/
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1. Pictures from Beer Bike '09
For those who never knew, and for those who can only remember, Beer Bike was last Saturday. After gallons and gallons of water were thrown at members of rivaling colleges, everybody went home to work on homework... not. Actually, the Parade was followed by the most competitive race in recent memory, in which one of the favorites (GSA) surprisingly did not win any accolades.
Continuing the nice tradition of getting in the way, one guy with a yellow poncho was taking pictures of the epic battles. The following is the usual preview, and the rest of the pictures are online at http://dtabakov.com/categories.php?cat_id=328&po=328&pm=6
Deian
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2. Tulia Texas @ Rice Media Center
Tuesday,
March 24, 2009,
Screening
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion
8:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Seating is limited
Join us for this month's HoustonPBS Community Cinema Free Screening and Panel Discussion of the film, Tulia, Texas, at Rice Cinema. Tulia, Texas tells the story of a small town's search for justice and the price Americans pay for the nation's war on drugs.
Panelists:
Russ Jones has been involved in the "War on Drugs" on various fronts for 30 years. He worked as a narcotics detective for the City of San Jose and as a DEA Task Force Agent. As a government intelligence agent, he worked in Latin America observing narcotics trafficking.
Dean Becker is a producer, writer, director, editor and host of numerous radio programs for the Drug Truth Network which air on more than 60 broadcast affiliates in the US, Canada and Australia.
Sandra Guerra Thompson is a Professor of Law and Criminal Justice Institute Director at the University of Houston Law Center.
Click here for a video clip
For More Information visit the Community Cinema website
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3. Rorschach Lecture in Legal History
Anti-slavery Courts
And the dawn of International
Human Rights Law
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
7:30 p.m.–9 p.m.
Reception to follow
Room 102, Keck Hall
For more information, contact Martin Wiener at 713-348-4947 or wiener@rice.edu.
Jenny S. Martinez
Professor of Law and Justin M. Roach, Jr. Faculty Scholar
Stanford Law School
An experienced litigator, Martinez argued the 2004 case of Rumsfeld v. Padilla
before the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to clarify the constitutional protec-
tions available to post-9/11 enemy combatants who are U.S. citizens. She also
has served as a consultant for both Human Rights First and the International
Center for Transitional Justice.
Her scholarship, beginning with neglected 19th century anti-slavery courts,
makes the first major attempt to analyze the ramifications of the increasing
number of international tribunals operating in a globalized environment, but
without any supervening sovereign authority to which they are all bound.
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4. Pirates of Penzance
Mark your calendars, the Pirates of Penzance are coming....
RLOS proudly presents a long loved favorite by the swashbuckling duo
Gilbert and Sullivan. Come see adventure on and off the high seas with
danger, thwarted love, mismanagement, and merrymaking. The very thing!
*THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE* -- RMC Grand Hall
March 26 and 27 @ 9pm
March 28 and 31 @ 8pm, March 29 @ 2pm (matinee)
April 1 and 2 @ 8pm
$5 Rice students
$10 non-Rice
Tickets available at the door or thru www.hailpoetry.com
Begone and buy them before it's too late...
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5. Sid Rich presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)"
"The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged," originally written and performed by the world-renowned Reduced Shakespeare Company, will be debuted at Rice this spring at Sid Richardson College.
The show parodies Shakespeare's vast body of work as three dazzling performers manage to recreate all of the Bard's plays onstage, frequently at supersonic speed. Performances will be held from March 26th to 28th in the Sid Big Room at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $5 for general admission. This frenetically paced and always off-the-cuff comedy will be sure to bust a gut--you won't want to miss out.
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6. Celebrate Women's History Month with the RWRC
Celebrate March and Women's History Month with the RWRC Women's History Lecture and Lunches. All are welcome -- undergraduates, grad students, and professors. Free RWRC t-shirts (and food) are available to all who attend!
Thinking about Grad School in History? Want to know what it's really like? Come to a...
*A Panel Discussion of Women in History Graduate Programs
*With Mercy Harper, Katie Knowles, Amanda Moehnke, Robin Sager, and Alyssa Honnette
TUESDAY MARCH 24th, 12:05-12:50, Miner Lounge, RMC
Have a lunch and an casual and fun discussion with an all-woman panel of graduate students in Rice's Graduate Program in History. Panelist will discuss their individual experiences and paths toward both graduate school and women's history. Panelist will also a few topics such as interdisciplinary work, career possibilities after grad school, and professional associations. The lunch will be casual, fun, and inviting so everyone feels ready to get involved and ask questions.
*/Lienü/ versus /Xianyuan/: The Two Biographical Traditions of Chinese Women*
With Nanxiu Qian, Associate Professor of Chinese Literature, Asian Studies at Rice
March 26th 12:05-12:50, Baker College Library, Baker College
Qian will two major biographical traditions, /Lienü/ (exemplary women) and /Xianyuan/ (Virtuous and talented ladies), existed in Chinese women history. Her presentation will examine how these two traditions, complementing and interacting with each other, offered multi-dimensional portrayals of Chinese women's history.
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7. Stop Violence Against Women week THIS week with AI
Rice Amnesty is hosting a week of events for Stop Violence Against Women week, 3/23-3/27:
Monday 3/23
6:30-7:30, HUMA117: Safety Discussion. How can we best keep ourselves safe both on and off campus? What precautions should we take and what does a dangerous situation look like? RUPD officers will answer these questions and more as we explore the topic of safety. Light refreshments will be served.
7:30-9:30pm: SAFE Program Training. Women only. Become trained in SAFE, a safety program designed specifically for women and with the goal of training women in identifying and reacting in dangerous situations. This training includes physical drills, so come dressed for movement. Light refreshments will be served.
Tuesday 3/24
7:00, Wiess movie room: Movie Screening, “Señorita Extraviada”
A documentary about the disappearance of hundreds of young women from assembly plants in Juárez, Mexico, on the Mexican-American border.
Wednesday 3/25
7:30-9:30: Take Back the Night
What: A night of empowerment to remember and support survivors of sexual violence and to call for an end to all forms of sexual violence.
Where: March from Willy’s Status (7:30) and around the residential colleges. Arrive at Brown Gardens (8:30) for a candle light vigil.
Thursday 3/26
9:00-10:00, Kelly Lounge: study break!
Come enjoy games, free Chipotle, and coffee
Friday 3/27
Rigoberta Menchú, 1992 Nobel Peace Laureate from Guatemala, will speak at the Rothko Chapel in collaboration with the University of Houston chapter of PeaceJam Foundation. Carpools will leave from the circle drive at 4:00 and 5:00. The event begins at 6:00.
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8. Boniuk Center's Bridge Builder Lecture
A Boniuk Center Bridge Builder Lecture:
Inciting Hatred, Dehumanization, and genocide
Presented by Dr. Alexander Tsesis of Loyo;a University, Chicago, School of Law
7:30 PM
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Farnswoth Pavilion in the RMC
Dr. Tsesis teaches Constitutional Law, Civil Procedure, First Amendment, and a seminar devoted to civil rights issues. Professor Tsesis’s scholarship focuses on
constitutional law and civil rights. He has written on a variety of subjects, including the legal history of civil rights, the abolition of slavery, equal protection, due process, women’s rights, children’s rights, hate crimes, and hate speech.
Find out more at www.boniukcenter.org
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9. Year-End Awards Deadline Extension
2009 Year-End Awards--deadline extension to Friday, March 27, 2009
The Office of Student Activities, the SA Awards Committee, the Association of Rice Alumni, and the Community Involvement Center coordinate their respective year-end awards that recognize service by students to the Rice community. Any member of the Rice community may submit a nomination. Qualified candidates may be considered for any of the six awards. If you have any questions please contact the Office of Student Activities (x4097).
You may nominate a student for one or more of the awards listed below at:
http://studentactivities/awards.html
You will need to enter your net id and password.
The extended deadline for nominations is 5 pm Friday, March 27th, 2009.
Any accompanying letters of recommendations and references can be emailed to pangel@rice.edu, or sent by campus mail to Student Activities - MS-527.
1) The RICE UNIVERSITY SERVICE AWARD, given in memory of Dean of Students Hugh Scott Cameron, is awarded to as many as four individuals of the Rice student population, past and present, who have been most exemplary in rendering service to the student body.
2) The OUTSTANDING SENIOR AWARDS are given to graduating seniors who have contributed the most to excellence at Rice University. This award recognizes excellence not only in service but also performance, dedication, and character.
3) The MORTY RICH 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.
4) The ALAN GROB PRIZE 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 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. The recipient must be a current Rice University undergraduate, but does not have to be continuing (can be a graduating senior).
5) The SALLYPORT AWARD is presented by the Association of Rice Alumni to recognize a deserving:
(i) undergraduate degree candidate who has made contributions to the Rice community above his or her individual college and who may not otherwise be recognized; and
(ii) graduate degree candidate who has made contributions to the Rice community above his or her individual department and who may not otherwise be recognized.
A faculty letter of recommendation and a resume are required for the Sallyport Award.
6) The ZAINAB SALBI COMMENCEMENT AWARD FOR LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY
Rice University is soliciting nominations for the inaugural commencement award to be given in honor of this year's invited speaker.
Presented to a graduating student, the commencement award is designed to recognize the student that best exemplifies the values and causes of each year's invited commencement speaker. This year, the commencement award honors Ms. Zainab Salbi.
The Zainab Salbi Commencement Award for Leadership and Advocacy will honor a 2009 graduating student, undergraduate or graduate, whose academic or extracurricular work while at Rice University demonstrates compassion, understanding, and advocacy for issues affecting women or victims of foreign or domestic conflicts.
The award is named for Ms. Zainab Salbi, founder of the organization Women for Women International. Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife, and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.
A paragraph describing the nominees contributions (300 words or less) and two references are required for nomination.
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10. Exciting news! African-Americans and Latinos Merging for Action
1st Annual ALMA Conference at Duncan Hall
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Keynote speaker: Dr. Richard Tapia
Our goal is to highlight the similarities between blacks and Latinos, and to celebrate the differences. We hope that through this conference, students will create an alliance that will lead to civic action.
Through lectures, panels, and discussions, the conference will address the political and social issues affecting the relationship between African-Americans and Latinos and encourage conjoined leadership to improve the plight of both. Look forward to honest discussion, informative panels and inspiring lectures.
Registration and Breakfast begins at 8:30 A.M
Lecture begins at 10 A.M
Rice students: $15
All meals provided. Live entertainment at dinner!
For more info visit www.alma.rice.edu or email alma@rice.edu
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11. Islam 101 Events
The Muslim Students Association’s Islamica Series continues with two back-to-back events!
On Thursday evening, Imam Wazir Ali (Imam = religious leader) will speak about Islam's emphasis on Our Common Humanity and then take your questions:
DAY 1: Islam 101 - Ask an Imam
When: Thursday, March 26
Time: 8 – 9pm
Where: Sewall 307
On Friday afternoon, you’re all invited to attend a Muslim prayer service, which involves a sermon and a 5-minute prayer. This week's sermon will be titled, "Abraham: the model for man's pursuit of knowledge."
DAY 2: Muslim congregational prayer with Imam Wazir
When: Friday, March 27
Time: 2 – 3pm
Where: Kyle Morrow Room, 3rd floor of Fondren Library
At both of these events, you’ll get an opportunity to speak one-on-one with Imam Ali and find out more about Islam!
We'll have some great refreshments! You can also check out http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=58126235035.
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12. Comedy Night With Preacher Moss
The Muslim Student Association and the Black Student Association proudly present...
... Comedy Night With Preacher Moss! For one night only, don't miss out on this FREE chance to hear a provocative brand of comedy that's been featured on Saturday Night Live and the nationwide "End of Racism" tour. And best of all, it's LIVE!
Preacher Moss (no, he's not actually a preacher) is also a part of the Muslim stand-up trio "Allah Made Me Funny," which released their hit movie with the same title last year.
When: Wednesday, March 25
Time: 8:00 - 9:30pm
Where: Hanszen commons
Food will be served!
Questions? Email msa@rice.edu or bsa@rice.edu, or check out http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=74013647348. See you there!
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14. RNASA's 11th Annual Powwow!
Osiyo everyone!
It is time for a Powwow!
Come learn about Native American culture and enjoy some delicious food, spectacular dancing, and great company at the Rice Native American Association's 11th Annual Powwow this Saturday, March 28th! The location this year is the field between the Shepard School of Music and the Baker Institute, across the street from the IM fields. Gourd Dancing begins at 11AM and the Grand Entry of the dancers is at 1PM.
Powwow time is the Native American people?s way of meeting together, to join in dancing, singing, visiting, renewing old friendships and making new ones.
Rice Native American Student Association's 11th Annual Powwow will feature a tribal dance competition and native music, as well as delicious Indian tacos and traditional crafts and artisans' work for sale.
Rice's Annual Powwow is an exciting tradition you won't want to miss, so bring the family, a picnic blanket/lawn chairs and be prepared for a good time!
Please feel free to join the Facebook event:
http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?info&eid=60501383889#/event.php?eid=60501383889
or contact Kendall Toarmina: ktj1@rice.edu for more information!FREE T-Shirts will be given to the FIRST HUNDRED STUDENTS!
See you there!
Jordan P. Smith
RNASA Secretary
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15. Urbanizing Refugees in the Middle East and South Asia
The New Scholarship on Transnational Asia (NSTA) Lecture Series Presents
Insurgency at the Margins:
The Politics of Shelter and Humanitarianism in Refugee Spaces
by
Romola Sanyal, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Rice University Chao Center for Asian Studies
Monday, March 30, 4:00 p.m.
117 Humanities Building, Rice University
Sponsored by Rice University's
Chao Center for Asian Studies
and the Program in Poverty, Social Justice, and Human Capabilities
of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
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16. THREEPENNY AUDITIONS
The Threepenny Opera
by Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill
Come one and all and audition for a musical of
murder, mayhem, and matrimony!
Rice Theatre presents:
Threepenny Opera
Opening November 2009
Auditions: March 30 & 31, 7-10:00 p.m., Hamman Hall
Call Backs: April 1, 7-10:00 p.m., Hamman Hall
Auditions open to all students, faculty, staff, & alumni. Rice students may receive
D1 academic credit by enrolling in THEA 331. Prepare two contrasting songs,
musical theatre, or operetta. Accompanist will be available.
For audition time, call Christina Keefe, 713-348-4668
or email ck1@rice.edu.
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17. EMS Needs Your Help
On April 11, Rice EMS will be holding its annual drill for the students of our EMT-Basic class, known as Extrication Day. The students will be pitted against real-world scenarios involving a variety of injuries, diseases, and emergencies.
We're looking for VOLUNTEERS to act as patients and difficult bystanders during the scenarios. You'll be moulaged with injury makeup including fake blood & broken bones, fed a free lunch, and you'll have a blast acting injured or sick and making life difficult for our EMTs-in-training.
If you're interested in learning more about EMS or just want to be covered in realistic injuries to scare your friends, please email s.price@rice.edu. You'll be needed from about 11:45am to 4pm, and you'll eat lunch, prepare for your scenario and then the fun begins.
Please volunteer! It helps out REMS and you're guaranteed to have a great time. Please tell us in advance about any dietary restrictions or if you prefer not to be moulaged.
Thanks!
Stephanie Price
Rice EMS
s.price@rice.edu
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18. You
A little bit about you: You are awesome, but come two weeks or so from now, you will be even more awesome. No one knows why these things happen, only that they do. Something to do with being a Hanszenite, I've heard. Anyway, just wanted to let you know so you'd have ample time to get ready.
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<3,
Chethlyn
P.S.: Friday is going to be cool beans. I can feel it.
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