Sunday's OH YES WE WON A FOOTBALL GAME Funpage

http://hanszen.blogspot.com

THIS WEEK:
1. Production Staff for The Mikado needed!
2. RSVP Hunger and Homelessness Week
3. Info session for Amnesty International
4. Great American Smokeout Carnival and Barbecue
5. ALL-CAMPUS PRAISE

FUTURE:
6. WRC Coordinator Applications for 2nd Semester
7. Panel discussion on Health Care Reform: Finding the Best Approach
8. Apply to be a Winter Tour Guide!
9. Apply for ADVANCE

~
Christopher Walken performs Lady Gaga's Pokerface:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJDx3H_hvI8

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1. Production Staff for The Mikado needed!

Brown College and the Rice Light Opera Society are teaming up to produce The Mikado this
spring! We are in need of people interested in helping with the technical aspects of the
show, including:

-Assistant Director
-Set design and construction
-Lighting
-Costumes
-Stage Manager
-Propmaster

If you are interested in being involved in any of these positions (or anything that's not
listed - we might have space to work with you anyways), please email aal1@ or rlos@ and
let us know!

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2. RSVP Hunger and Homelessness Week

RSVPs Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Events:

Monday (11/16):
Homeless Care Packages at RSVP meeting--Miner Lounge, RMC (7:00 pm-9:00 pm)

Tuesday (11/17):
Hunger Banquet--Kelley Lounge, RMC (5:30 pm-6:30 pm)

Wednesday (11/18):
Palmer Way Station--meet at Willy's Statue (7:15 am)

Thursday (11/19)
World Food Day held by the Red Cross--Kelley Lounge, RMC (9:30 pm-11:00 pm)

Friday-Saturday (11/20-11/21):
24 Hour Famine--Kelley Lounge (2:00 pm Friday to 2:00 pm Saturday)
2:00 pm-4:00 pm Friday-The Beacon Volunteer Trip
Friday night-The Pursuit of Happyness showing
Friday night/Saturday morning-Fun games!
8:00 am-12:00 pm Saturday-Houston Food Bank Trip
2:00 pm Saturday-Lots and lots of food!

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3. Info session for Amnesty International

Info Session and Ways to Get Involved
Rice Amnesty International

Come and see how you can get involved with human rights!
Volunteer opportunities, upcoming events, etc.

Free Nutella and Bread!
Where: 2nd floor conference room, RMC
When: 9 pm, November 19th

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4. Great American Smokeout Carnival and Barbecue

Come have some smoke-free fun and learn about the effects of smoking to you and the
people around you!

Friday, November 20, 3-6pm in the Central Quad

We'll have activities like
-balloon darts
-bobbing for apples
-smoking trivia
-the ground is lava
-pin the cigarette in the ashtray
-races
-hula hooping
-bocce ball

Prizes will include shirts and free barbecue!

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5. ALL-CAMPUS PRAISE

Save the Date!

what: ALL-CAMPUS PRAISE: an evening of worship and thanksgiving
who: Christians and friends from across campus. Everyone is welcome!
when: November 21, 8:00pm
where: RMC Chapel

see you there!

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6. WRC Coordinator Applications for 2nd Semester

The Women's Resource Center is accepting applications for Wellness Coordinator and Office Coordinator for the spring semester.

What do the coordinators do?
They put events on topics like sexual and mental health, human rights, and gender based issues. They organize awesome stuff like "Consent is Sexy" week or the weekly Perspectives & Popcorn(recent topics have included fatsploitation, airbrushing in the media, sex work on the internet). Find out more by checking out the coordinator pages as http://women.rice.edu

We're looking for individuals who are committed to promoting gender based rights and the well-being of the Rice community.

Applications are available on the door of the RWRC and are due Monday, November 30 @ 5 PM on the door of the Women's Resource Center (in the back of Kelley Lounge in the RMC).

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7. Panel discussion on Health Care Reform: Finding the Best Approach

The Student Forum
of the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University

cordially invites you to attend
a panel discussion on

Health Care Reform:
Finding the Best Approach
with
William A. Niskanen, Ph.D.
Chairman Emeritus and Distinguished Senior Economist, Cato Institute
Joseph S. Bak, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Member, Physicians for a National Health Program and Health Care for All Texas
with introduction by
Rob Meister
President, Baker Institute Student Forum

Thursday, December 3, 2009
5:00 pm Panel Discussion
6:00 pm Reception
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University

Please RSVP by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu before Monday, November 30, 2009.

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8. Apply to be a Winter Tour Guide!

Hey Everyone!

Interested in becoming a Winter Tour Guide? Wanna learn how to walk backwards? Looking
for a great way to earn $12/hr?

Then check out the attached Winter Tour Guide Application and apply. Drop off your
application to the Office of Admission, Entrance C by FRIDAY, DEC 4!

Okie dokies. That's it. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks!


Cheers,
Stacey Isidro
SAC Tour Guide Chair
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9. Apply for ADVANCE

What is ADVANCE, you may ask...

With the aim to promote cultural awareness in the Rice community, ADVANCE provides a safe space for students to freely discuss socially and culturally relevant issues at weekly lunch meetings. We also sponsor Culture Quest (a Houston-wide cultural scavenger hunt) in the fall and the Culture Fair in the spring so as to engage the Rice population in embracing its remarkable diversity.

Organizing these events makes them all the more fun and rewarding, so I encourage you to apply to become an ADVANCE member. When it comes to promoting diversity at Rice, the more the better! Fill out a quick application online at
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~advance/apply.html and sign up outside the Office of
Multicultural Affairs (RMC cloisters) for an interview.

I hope you will join us and look forward to seeing you at ADVANCE meetings and events!

Cheers,
Hannah Thalenberg
ADVANCE Student Coordinator

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Your secs,
Chethlyn

Monday's Super Happy Funpage

TODAY:
1. Deutsche Bank Info Session

TOMORROW:
2. RPC Yard Sale

THIS WEEK:
3. "Songs for a New World" Seeks Director, Vocal Director
4. BRC Open House

NEXT WEEK:
5. Academic Careers Discussion Panel

FARTHER FUTURE:
6. Abroad in China Info Session...FREE Swirll study break!!

~

lolcat: Tails
http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/funny-pictures-you-are-jealous-of-tails.jpg

Annnd youtube's down at the moment.

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1. Deutsche Bank Info Session

Deutsche Bank will be hosting an info session about their Summer 2010 intern program on Monday, November 9th at 4PM. The session will be in Room 107 of the Huff House with pizza and drinks. Dress is business casual. This will be a great chance to meet some investment bankers, hear about what their job is like and get to know Deutsche Bank.

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2. RPC Yard Sale

The Rice Program Council will be hosting a Yard Sale in Grand Hall Lobby of the Student Center on Tuesday, November 10th from 1130 am - 2 pm. Please stop buy and purchase various items for cheap prices! Its perfect to wear during Homecoming Week or wear home at Thanksgiving! Students, also come buy your Esperanza tickets and glassware if you haven't already. The glassware is really nice!

You can buy:

$1 Basic T-Shirts
$3 3/4 Sleeve T-Shirts
6 for $1 Cups
Hats
Coozies
Slinkies
Beach balls
Esperanza Tickets & Glassware

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3. "Songs for a New World" Seeks Director, Vocal Director

Dear theatre-lovers,

The Sid Musical Committee would like to announce that we're considering putting on Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" in the spring semester. We've tentatively scheduled performances for April 1st-3rd and April 8th-10th. Although we have a number of positions on the production team covered, we still don't have a director and vocal/music director for this production. Anyone interested in either of these positions can e-mail Jacob Lindse at jal3@rice.edu. Qualified candidates should have previous experience in
that position, preferably at the college level. Applications will be due by 12:00 pm on Monday, November 16th.

If we're unable to appoint directors at this time, the committee has decided that we'll be putting on a David Mamet or Tom Stoppard play. We'll be announcing production and audition information about whatever show we end up going with at the end of this semester.

Thanks a lot,

Jacob Lindsey
Sid Musical Committee

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4. BRC Open House

BioScience Research Collaborative Open House
Noon to 3 p.m. Friday, November 13

Tour the BRC and see where innovations in basic research led by Rice faculty are being applied to clinical problems identified by Texas Medical Center partners to facilitate a smooth transfer of knowledge from "bench to clinical practice."

Light refreshments will be served and the first 300 people will receive a free T-shirt.

The Texas Medical Center/BRC shuttle bus will leave every half-hour from the West Lot.

The BRC parking garage will be open and free during the open house.

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5. Academic Careers Panel Discussion

Academic Careers Panel Discussion
Wednesday, November 18
4:00-5:30
282 BRC Building
Light refreshments will be served

Faculty from U.T., M.D. Anderson and Rice University will share their experiences and personal decisions about becoming an academic faculty member. The panelists will discuss choosing a graduate school that is right for you; the different types of advanced degrees; career tracks; and share some of the decisions and choices that led them to their current position. Summer work experiences and opportunities will also be discussed.

· Sharon Y. R. Dent, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rebecca Meyer Brown and Joseph Mellinger Brown Chair in Basic Science Research, MDACC

· Carmen P. Escalante, M.D., Professor and Chair of General Internal Medicine, Ambulatory Treatment and Emergency Care, MDACC

· Lavinia P. Middleton, M.D., Associate Professor of Pathology, MDACC

· Judith K. Wolf, M.D., Professor of Gynecologic Oncology, MDACC

· Cindy Farach-Carson, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology and Associate Vice Provost for Research, Rice University

Moderator: Elizabeth L. Travis, Ph.D., FASTRO, Associate Vice President for Women Faculty Programs and Professor of Experimental Radiation Oncology, Mattie Allen Fair Professor in Cancer Research, MDACC
Hosts: Colleges Against Cancer - Graduate Student Association – University Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students - Women Faculty Programs, M.D. Anderson - NSF ADVANCE – Associate Vice Provost for Research, Rice University

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6. Abroad in China Info Session...FREE Swirll study break!!

How does a FREE Swirll study break sound on a Sunday night?!

EVENT: "Abroad in China Info Session"
HOST: Global China Connection
WHERE: Farnsworth Pavilion
WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 22, 9 pm
WHAT: Information panel about different abroad opportunities in China

Come learn about a variety of abroad opportunities in China, whether it's study abroad, volunteer, internships, etc. from students who have been there and experienced it first-hand.

PLUS! FREE SWIRLL!!!
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Your secs (who are loving No-Shave November),
Chethlyn

1. Undergraduate Education Seminar
2. Participants Wanted
3. ENGI 150
4. West Lot asphalt repairs scheduled
5. CSA DATE AUCTION!!!!!!
6. Catalyst Study Break
7. UN Film Festival
8. Baker Institute





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1. Undergraduate Education Seminar

On November 13, the Rice MBA Finance Club will host an educational seminar for undergrads from 1pm – 4pm. We will teach the undergraduate students everything they need to know for Investment Banking, Sales & Trading, and general finance interviews. The seminar will take place at the Jones School in room 218. I will be assisted by Rob Meister, a senior undergrad who worked with me last summer as an analyst at JPM.

Feel free to pass this email on to everyone interested. RSVP by signing up at the following link:


http://finance.rice.edu/events/detail.asp?id=108


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2. Participants Wanted


*Earn $10 in 30 minutes*
Participate in an interesting (and easy) linguistics experiment!
All you have to do is:
1. Go to http://rice-linguistics.sona-systems.com/
a. Sign in (sign up as a participant, if you are not already registered in Experimetrix)
b. Select the 'Pantos Linguistics' study
c. Pick an available time slot
2. Show up in the Behavioral Lab (Room #308) in the Jones School of Business (3rd floor, north end) at your scheduled time.
After you have successfully completed your participation, which takes no more than 30 minutes to complete, you will receive $10 cash. (You can only participate in this experiment once, so if you've already participated for class credit, I'm sorry to say you can't participate again.)


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3. ENGI 150

I will be teaching ENGI 150 again this spring. This fall, I had full enrollment (with a waiting list), and I hope to have a full batch of students this spring. The course is offered Tues and Thurs, 10:50-12:05.

The course focuses on learning important engineering skills, such as engineering design, communication, etc. This semester, I had MECH, ELEC, CEVE, CHBE and BIOE students (mostly MECH and ELEC students). Consider recommending this course to all engineering first-year students.

The course uses problem-based learning (PBL), a technique where students research and design solutions to authentic engineering problems. About 1/3 of the class time is “lecture” – see the list of topics from fall 2009. The remainder of class time is devoted to team PBL meetings, where the students are working together to solve problems. This fall, we did three problems: E-waste Disposal, Mathematical Model of Energy Loss through “Old” and “New” College Windows, and Drug Delivery.

Attached is a flier. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks, Ann Saterbak


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4. West Lot asphalt repairs scheduled

Please be advised that beginning early Saturday November 7th , an asphalt contractor will close the bus loop roadway located on the west side of West Lot 2 up to the Lab Road extension in the Stadium Lot. This will include campus entrance 18 south to the turn off roadway north of West Lot 2. This closure is necessary to repair sections of failed roadway. These areas will remain closed until 4:00 pm Monday, November 9th.

West Lots 2 & 3 will still be open for parking, but access to West Lot 2 will only be from the east side and on only from the west side for West Lot 3. On Saturday, November 7th, parking along the bus loop roadway is discouraged in order to avoid getting extremem amounts of dust on your car. A map of the area is included in this email for your use.

If you have any questions about this work, please contact Max Amery at 713-348-5350. Questions related to parking should be directed to Mike Morgan at 713-348-2020.


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5. CSA DATE AUCTION!!!!!!


come and see what your friends have to offer :)
*all proceeds will go to the Houston Asian Cancer Council, so BRING MONEY!!!

7PM-10PM Thursday, Nov. 12

There will be boba, snacks and Lunar New Year show sign ups!!

For a list of people who are auctioning themselves, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=160232429018&ref=ts

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6. Catalyst Study Break

Catalyst: Rice Undergraduate Science Review will be holding a study break on Tuesday, Nov. 10 from 7-8 PM in Kelley Lounge (RMC). This is a great chance for anyone who'd like to learn more about this student-run journal, see our past publications, or talk to the current officers and staff members about getting involved. Anyone is welcome to attend, and you don't have to be a science major. Food will be provided as well.

We hope to see you there!


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7. UN Film Festival

This weekend, Rice is hosting the United Nations Association Film Festival. And there are a number of events that may be of interest to you (see the schedule included in the attached poster), but I want to point your attention towards one special opportunity.

Everyone who read House on Sugar Beach by Helene Cooper, or who saw Helene when she spoke on our campus, will be interested in the showing of Iron Ladies of Liberia, a documentary about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who was elected Liberia's first female president in 2006, and her efforts to put the country back together after decades of civil war. This showing will be followed by a panel discussion. Saturday, 10am-noon. Student tickets are $8.

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8. Baker Institute

The Latin American Initiative
of the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
in conjunction with the
Cinema Arts Festival Houston

cordially invites you to attend
a lecture on

The Mexico-U.S. Border
Through the Lens of a Screenwriter
with
Guillermo Arriaga
Writer and Director

Thursday, November 12, 2009
3:00 pm
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University

Guillermo Arriaga officially arrived on the international cinema scene in 2000 with the release of “Amores Perros.” The Mexico City native was working in television and had already made a name for himself as a novelist and college professor when his trilogy of film collaborations with director Alejandro González Iñárritu debuted to critical acclaim. Arriaga’s literary roots, boldly complex narrative structures, and willingness to explore issues and ideas that tap into our deepest fears helped raise the bar for Hollywood films. “Amores Perros” catapulted Arriaga and Iñárritu to international success with an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film and established a working relationship between the writer and director that would play out for two more feature films: “21 Grams” (2004) and “Babel” (2006). “Babel” received seven Golden Globe nominations, including Best Motion Picture and Best Screenplay, and was nominated for several Academy Awards. Arriaga’s next work was the screenplay for Tommy Lee Jones’ “The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada” (2005), a story of justice and redemption set in the dusty, lawless deserts along the U.S.-Mexico border. The script was honored with the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2007, the film adaptation of his book “El Búfalo de la Noche” (The Night Buffalo), directed by Jorge Hernández Aldana, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2008, Arriaga added film director to his accomplishments with “The Burning Plain,” which premiered at the Venice and Toronto film festivals.

RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu or on the Web at
www.bakerinstitute.org/events/arriaga before Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy • Rice Universitylatin american initiative


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-Chethlyn

1. WIN $250! (R2 Cover Art Contest)
2. Windows 7 is RELEASED!
3. Love Your Body Month Survey!
4. Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues - Registration Deadline Extended
5. Police Officer Hiring Process
6. Increased service on the Texas Medical Center/ BRC route - Starting Monday, November 9, 2009
7. Rice Dance Theatre
8. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8drhCkYll4




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1. WIN $250! (R2 Cover Art Contest)

This Friday, November 6, is the last day to submit art to R2's cover art contest. We're looking for artwork in pretty much any genre and format (see r2mag.rice.edu for more details) to publish as the cover of our 2010 magazine. Send your submissions to r2mag@rice.edu, and you could win the $250 prize!

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2. Windows 7 is RELEASED!

The newest operating system perfect for your PC or Mac!
COME CHECK OUT Windows 7, Microsoft's latest operating system made just for you! Get a $10 gift card for doing a 5-minute demo!
Learn about getting Windows 7 for $30 as a student (vs. $120 retail)!
Demos at the RMC on Friday 1-3 PM!!!
---Learn more at www.win741.com or e-mail nlp1@rice.edu with questions---


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3. Love Your Body Month Survey!


Help the Wellness Center in planning February’s “Love Your Body” Month! Participants completing this 3-minute (or less!) survey on the events and topics you'd be interested in will be entered into a drawing for 25 Wellness Bucks, redeemable towards massages or any other Wellness Center service!

The survey can be accessed here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Yl8xRByXzqINgCyi9910ng_3d_3d

The survey will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6th. Thanks for your help!



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4. Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues - Registration Deadline Extended


The Registration deadline for the Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues has been EXTENDED ONE WEEK to SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, at 5PM.

The dialogues will take place on Thursday, November 12 from 6-8pm in the Hanszen Upper Commons, Wiess 146, and the Brown PDR.

REGISTER HERE:
http://bit.ly/UndergradDialogues

This link provides more insight to the structure of the dialogues:
http://www.amazingfaithsproject.org/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.fuavvzqvcikmtrvp

See the attached flier for more information. Email sws2@rice.edu if you have any questions.


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5. Police Officer Hiring Process

On November 20 and 21, 2009, the University Police Department will host an assessment center as part of the selection of three new Police Officers. An assessment center has been in use as a part of the hiring process for nearly fifteen years. It was chosen because it provides a fair method for determining the most qualified applicant for the position of Police Officer.



A critical component of a good assessment center is the quality of those observing behaviors and judging the performance, the assessors. In addition to the vital part assessors play, role players also have great impact on the success of this process. We are asking the support and assistance of the community by participating as either an assessor or role player. If you are interested in being involved in either of these capacities, please respond by email to this message.


The schedule is as follows:

November 20, 5p-630p, Assessor/Role Player Training and Orientation
November 21, 8a-3p, Assessment Center


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6. Increased service on the Texas Medical Center/ BRC route - Starting Monday, November 9, 2009

Effective Monday, November 9, 2009, the Texas Medical Center/BRC shuttle service will run
Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm every 30 minutes. The shuttle will leave the west stadium bus shelters
every 30 minutes and travel on Collegeway to the BRC and the Texas Medical Center.
The final shuttle from campus to the BRC and Texas Medical Center will be at 5:30pm.
The service ends promptly at 6pm at Rice. For additional information, please check
the Transportation website at http:/park-trans@rice.edu or call 713-348-5223/5996.
Thank you for using the Rice shuttle.

At your service,
Transportation and Parking Dept.

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7. Rice Dance Theatre

Join Rice Dance Theatre for Fall 2009 Dance Performances of "IN HABIT", a student choreography showcase featuring new dance works by Emily Jacob, Prudence Sun, Dina Yangirova, Taylor Coon, Nazima Zakhidova, Claudia Casbarian, Stephanie Dunlop and Guest Choreographer Leslie Scates. Thoughtful, athletic, contemporary dancing for your viewing pleasure.

Performances take place in the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center's Dance Theater Studio.

Space is limited so reservations are recommended.

(see attachment)

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8. NO SHAVE NOVEMBER

From November 1 to November 30, join the Hanszen Men's Resource Center and the Brown Social Concerns Committee in the fight against testicular cancer by not shaving for an entire month. The goal of No Shave November is to raise funds and awareness for testicular cancer, which is the most common form of cancer for men between the ages of 15-40. When someone asks you why you are so incredibly hairy, tell them your cause, and ask them for a small donation. All donations will go to the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation www.seankimerling.org

Donation envelopes are located inside your college coordinator's office. There are several levels of participation, please visit the facebook group for more information (http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=160548839834 ). If you have questions about No Shave November, please e-mail hairyowl@gmail.com
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-Chethlyn