posted Oct 11, 2009 7:02 PM by Rachel Solnick
 |AMERICA SEX BUTTER CABINET MINUTES:
AMERICAN SEX BUTTER
Various people speculate over whether this is an actual
product or not. The general consensus seems to be: no, but it should
be.
ATTENDANCE
Everyone is here. Travis looks a lot different though. Matt
motions to impeach Charlie, probably because Charlie is too hot for
him to handle. Also, Mimi forgets about Joe again.
I STILL DO NOT LIKE THE ANNOUNCEMENTS SONG
But we only have a few, very brief announcements. Mike says that there is a Masters? Tea tomorrow. People cheer.
Laura Bargalow says that we have an associate-sponsored tex-mex cooking class coming up soon. People cheer.
Charlie Dai says that NOD decorations will be ongoing throughout
the break, so come help out. People?s childhoods are ruined.
TENNIS
Becky announces that something tennis-related is going on
in the movie room at 10 tomorrow, and that maybe the freshmen might
want to check it out possibly.
REJECTION!
Not at tennis. Rather, Bonnel motions to reject the budget.
This is the first time that this has happened in quite a while. Hooray!
AWESOMENESS!
Now I, for the first time this year, get up to talk to
Cabinet. Joe promptly fills in as secretary. Recap from his notes:
Some teacher people want to reserve the commons during spring break
and we should probs let them. Some other peeps ask some questions, the
most important of which is asked by Becky, which is: how much will
they drink. The probable answer is:
ALL OF THE ALCOHOL
Come on. They?re high school teachers. One time I had a
high school teacher who came into class with a fifth of Jack Daniels.
And then he drank it, and yelled about how us kids just wouldn?t shut
up and leave him alone.
AHHH, MEMORIES.
Becky also notes that we should check with tabletop to make
sure that nothing conflicts. The motion to give the teachers the
commons passes with that caveat.
BUT WAIT! THERE?S MORE!
In case you weren?t at cabinet, the agenda is now posted on
the TV in the upper commons, thus saving all the trees wasted when I
print paper agendas. However, the cable that I?m using to do so I
stole from Charles Lena, and he?s experienced at swordfighting.
Therefore, I ask Cabinet for money to get a cable. They decide that
this is a good idea.
TAPDANCE!
Would be like Flashdance, but in the 1920?s. Stuart wants
to buy 4 more taps, so that Wiess has a total of 5 taps. This is a
good number of taps to have for things like NOD. Stuart also points
out that the taps keep on disappearing, but that he?s going to develop
an accountability system so that they?ll hopefully stop. Joe mentions
that we can engrave TFW on the taps. We decide to give Stuart $200 to
buy taps, and it is also declared that anyone who wants to borrow a
tap has to put down a $10 deposit, which can be redeemed when the tap
is returned.
THAT?S THE UGLIEST RASH I?VE EVER SEEN
Is just one of the tidbits of advice that you can receive
from the Rice Health Advisors, who are now holding office hours in the
small classroom from 12-1 every Tuesday. Nick Arnoudse, the head Wiess
RHA, also says that there is a ?Male Mailbox? in the commons, which
contains condoms and lube. He also says that health advisors have to
take a class now in order to be health advisors, making them
essentially mini-doctors. He finally mentions that there are flu shots
available at Health Services. Molly says that they are free to people
with asthma.
I HAVE ASTHMA
Does that mean I can get all the shots I want for free?
Because I assume there?s a black market for them, and I can get a lot
and then sell them for a profit. Mimi says she used to have asthma.
Matt says that he?s coughed before.
STOP TRYING TO INTRUDE ON MY BLACK MARKET, MATT
It?s a dangerous place anyway. You?d only hurt yourself.
PIRATES
Have eye patches. As we?re Wiessmen, we get Wiess patches!
Bonnel says that the Wiess patches are arriving on Monday. He says
that he wants $500 to cover the initial order, and that he?ll sell the
excess patches to various alumni on Beer Bike and pay cabinet back
through the in and out budget. Becky motions to let Bonnel in and out.
The motion passes.
SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK
Natalie is back, with facts about Dyson vacuums! She says
that the cheapest good Dyson that we can buy costs $400, and that it
DOES come in Goldenrod. This is ridiculous. Furthermore, she says that
it comes with a 5 year warranty, provided that we don?t do anything
ridiculous with it, like ride it down the hallways. Charlie Dai says
that he thought that the Dyson was a riding vacuum, like a riding
lawnmower. We motion to give Natalie $400 out of the vacuum budget and
carryover.
EVERYONE E-MAIL DHRUV
Bonnel mentions that H&D will steam clean your room for
free once a semester. We decide that we should coordinate a mass
e-mail to Dhruv, requesting steam cleaning for everyone.
CASHMONIES
Joe and Doward want more people to come to powderpuff
games. Because of this, they ask for $50,000 to give the first person
to go to the next powderpuff game a new car. We give them $200 from
non budgeted for fajitas, smores, and general awesomeness.
ESSAY
Rachel Liontas says that it?s time for us to gather round
and learn stuff about the SA. First, she tells us that the SA has a
test bank, so we should check that out if we ever study for anything
ever.
MARTEL IS A FAILURE
And because of this, Rachel says that the administration
has a new way of populating the new colleges. For those of us who?ve
missed the 800 e-mails about the procedure, here it is again: e-mail
invites will be sent out to sophomores and juniors randomly on the
16th. The invitation will say how many people you can bring with you,
but the invitation will not guarantee that you can live with them, or
that you?re even guaranteed housing. The dean?s office is reasonably
sure that you?ll have oxygen to breathe when you transfer, but they
won?t guarantee it.
It is mentioned that there?s going to be a wooing party for
people who get invites. My concept of a wooing party involves a lot of
people standing around and going:
WOOOOOOOOOOOO!
So that should be fun. Or at least loud.
TAXMAN
The SA is going to establish a blanket tax accountability
committee, since the blanket tax money that we all pay to certain
organizations isn?t always used for the best things. For example,
UBlue received a dollar from each student for the past 2 years, even
though it didn?t exist. The fact that the university is funding
imaginary organizations is slightly troubling.
WHO DREW?
Rachel says that the SA is having a t-shirt competition!
800 copies of whichever design that wins will be printed and sold.
Photoshopped pictures of Leebron are encouraged. Submit designs to pat1@rice.edu
REMEMBER HOW WE DON?T HAVE TRAYS ANYMORE?
Well, we reduced servery water waste by 9%! And food waste by 2%!
CAN I HAVE MY TRAY BACK NOW?
I promise to still like trees.
SEAT OF SHAME! SEAT OF SHAME! SEAT OF SHAME!
SOD
Adrian wants new grass for the acabowl, still. People ask
him if he?s talked to anybody about it since the last time he was at
cabinet. He says no. Mike says that he should e-mail Frank Rodriguez,
who is apparently omnipotent. Adrian promises to do so and get back to
us.
DAMMIT
The newspaper people are being bitches, and have decided
not to give us newspapers even though we would pay for them. I feel
that this goes against economics, as well as common decency. Mike
mentions that he still gets a newspaper. I suggest that Mike order 30
copies of the New York Times.
MMMMBOP
Bonnel has a happier announcement: Hansen is coming to
Rice. Like, Mmmbop, 90?s pop sensation, Hansen. Holy shit. The 12-year
old girl inside of me is really excited.
MAN, THAT WAS A CREEPY SENTENCE.
Sorry.
BACK TO HANSEN
Apparently, they?re coming to the bookstore on Halloween to
sign the book that they wrote. Also apparently, they wrote a book.
Christa says that they?re going to be doing a charity walk around
campus, and that they want people to walk with them. Then, they?re
putting on a show! Becky says that anyone who hooks up with a member
of Hansen wins at college.
BRIAN ZALL, TAKE NOTE.
ENVIRONMENT!
Kelly announces that most people should have recycling
buckets by now, and if not, e-mail her. She also says that H&D
gives the colleges $1000 a year to spend on sustainability, which
we?re using for composters, fans, shower timers, and laundry trees.
Several people want to know what laundry trees are.
THEY?RE TREES MADE OF LAUNDRY!
Just kidding. They?re giant poles that you can use to hang
your laundry out to dry. We decide that maybe we?ll put them on the
acaterrace.
CABINET ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan ?This confuses me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upgejnlYgSE? Nelson
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posted Sep 28, 2009 11:37 AM by Rachel Solnick
[TFW] Fellows Auction Cabinet Minutes!BECKY IS FOSTERING ABUSE
She gave Jeremy one of those auction fans. And he won’t stop paddling
me with it. The things I have to go through to bring you guys these
minutes.
ATTENDENCE IS TAKEN
Mimi forgets about Matt Sorenson and Joe Dwyer. Matt yells “What the
Hell? Here!” Joe announces that he is here as well. Also, someday
people will stop singing that song about...
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tiffany says that there will be a tennis match and a home football game
this weekend. She says that there is going to be tailgating, body
paint, and parents. Why we want to get our parents drunk and paint
them, I don’t know.
Laura Bargalow says that there will be two associate things on October
3^rd . Because I can see into the future, I predict that one of them
will be canceled, but movie screening in the commons with pizza is
still a go.
Jacob Pflug announces the One-Acts! They are Thursday and Friday at 8
and Saturday at 10. Prices are $5 for non-rice people and $3 for rice
people and $free on Saturday for Wiessmen.
Huda announces that anyone who wants can participate in the MSA’s fast-a-thon on October 3^rd to fight hunger.
POW!
Take that, hunger!
PATCHES O’HOOLIHAN
Is from Dodgeball. Bonnel, however, is concerned with different
patches. Namely, the patches that he wants us to know we should buy,
because they are Wiess Crest Patches! Buy them.
IRRELEVANT ANNOUNCMENT
Not that Jon Endean doesn’t matter, but he says that everyone who wants
to sign up for freshman basketball has to talk to him tonight. It’s not
tonight anymore, so if you didn’t talk to him and want to play, tough.
JK!
Talk to him anyway. Also, Erin Waller has a similar announcement to make about soccer.
CHECK IT OUT!
Abie and Jae are Wiess Community service reps. They’re going to send out e-mails about how we can do community service!
LOOK AT OUR MONEY!
Because we have a lot of it. Specifically, $80,000. We all clap at how
rich we are. Travis announces that we’ve decided to take most of our
spare $80,000 and invest it in Rice’s endowment. He also announces that
we have the ability to withdraw pretty much as much or as little of our
money as we want to at the beginning of each year, which is good.
ROBOTS
Can do many things, but they can never love. Or be creative. So it’s a
good thing that none of us are robots, because we’ve established the
Wiess Creativity Fund! How it works, according to Travis, is that we
come up with cool ideas to pimp out Wiess with the $2,000 in the fund,
and then we tell him, and then if Cabinet approves, said ideas get
carried out.
TAIWAN!
Celestine wants to use $100 to help the Rice Taiwanese Association
throw it’s Night Market, which involves lots of free food and goodies
and Asian culture. Everyone gives her the money except Adrian, who
appears to be outraged. Jeremy and Jacob, in turn, are outraged by
Adrian, who is not being the best cultural that he can be at the moment.
MARATHON!
Laura Bargalow is going to run a marathon, even though her leg appears
to be in a cast. The level of badassness that this requires is slightly
terrifying. She demands that we give her one million dollars, and we
give it to her out of fear.
AUCTION BREAK 1: TIKE
Someone has placed a fan blowing up at the fellows to be auctioned.
This is mildly inconvenient, as they’re all wearing skirts. Even the
guys. Tiffany and Mike, first to be auctioned, offer an evening of fun,
food, and movie rentals at Mike’s place OC. Joe takes a brief moment
before the bidding begins to establish that yes, we do in fact have to
pay this money in real money. Dejected, I put my stash of monopoly
money away. After a lengthy bidding war involving phone conversations,
Gabi ends up buying them for $40.
NOD WOOOOO
Molly and Charlie need to open their budget for NOD so that they can
have money for to buy stuff. We allow them to do so. Also, they
announce that there’s a NOD decorations committee, and if you like
Disney, Porn, or a combination of the two, you should check it out.
WHO KNEW?...
...Wiess Freshmen can get service points by making paper-mache
genitalia! That’s right, freshmen: join the decorations committee and
get your service points out of the way. Also, if that’s not your cup of
tea, then you should do NOD security! Molly and Charlie say it’s a good
time. Travis asks people if he had a good time at NOD security, because
he can’t remember.
MOLLEV!
Molly and Sev offer up their services in a two-part deal. Part 1: Sev
will grill and dance for you on the night before NOD at his house. The
dancing will be, at a minimum, quite sexy. Part 2: 4 NOD tickets and
t-shirts. Jeremy says something about this, and we tell him to shut up.
As retaliation for this, he then bids $50 and buys Molly and Sev. He
then announces that he needs friends.
MORE SERVICE
Effie and Alisher reiterate that Freshmen need to give Wiess 4 service
hours. If not, then you’ll get fined $15 per hour. So that’s kind of
lame. They promise to keep all of the freshmen posted about
opportunities.
CAROLHAM
Graham and Caroline, when purchased, will take you and your friends out
bowling, after which you’ll reconvene in their room for milk and
cookies. They both emphasize that “milk and cookies” is _not_ a
euphemism – there will literally be milk and cookies. Bidding action:
Kait bids 30, Jordan Bunch bids $35, Kait bids $40, Jordan bids $45 and
tells Kait he will bury her, Kait bids $50, Jordan bids $55 and then
grabs Kait and a shovel and runs off into the night.
WHERE’S STUART?
Not at cabinet.
PANS
Erin Waller and Jae are kitchen reps. They list all the types of pans
that the kitchen has in excruciating detail, ending with “and pans for
everything.” Which is kind of redundant. They also clarify that the
kitchen that you cook in is the third floor kitchen, unless by “cook”,
you mean “not play beer pong, because that would violate the alcohol
policy.” They want to buy a mixer someday, but they don’t ask for money
for it.
TRALISSA
Travis and Melissa are also offering a two-part package. Part 1:
Melissa will make you an awesome 4-course dinner at her house, while
Travis dances sexily. He says that he’ll preview the sexy dance if you
bid more than $1000. Part 2: You can use Travis’ car whenever he’s not
using it. Like, WHENEVER. Roque wants to know if that includes the
backseat. Bidding comes to a stall at $40, and then Bonnel says “Dan?”
APPARENTLY, SOMEONE BID MORE THAN $1000
Because at this moment Travis previews his sexy dance. Because of this,
I bid $45. Sadly, Emily Viehman bids $50 and takes Travis.
YOU’VE BROKEN MY HEART, EMILY
Into a million pieces.
GOLDENROD
Is what everyone who’s standing up is wearing right now. Jon Endean
announces that there’s going to be a beer bike study break for biking
and chugging on October 5^th . Because study breaks need food (read:
Chick-fil-A), they open the Beer Bike budget for $200. Matt forgets to
abstain. Today is a sad day.
MIMIBOX
Mimi and Mailbox offer to throw a birthday or half-birthday party for
whoever buys them, as well as three late-night trips to Whataburger.
Brett, Becky, and Caroline all buy them together for $25. So I guess
they’ll be throwing three birthday parties.
JEREMY IS FAST
He gets up to ask to open the powderpuff and sports budgets. Before he
fully explains what he needs, Bonnel says “They’re open. GET OUT!”
Instead of being scared out of the room, Jeremy takes this as a cue to
go to pub.
KOXY
Kurt and Roxy are going to take people on a picnic in Hermann park,
including an epic paddle-boat race, complete with gunfire and
explosions. Kait, who has managed to unbury herself, buys the trip for
$20.
WILLY WONKA
Is fictional. Sorry. However, Zach Strickland may as well have an army
of little orange men, as he’s brought us candy! Specifically, the candy
in the candy machine. As such, he wants to be reimbursed the $203 that
he spent. We give him the money, provided that he looks into purchasing
a chocolate river.
BECHEN
Becky and Stephen are selling memberships in the Becky and Stephen sexy
gift club, wherein they put a sexy gift in your mailbox and the
mailboxes of your friends every day for a week. The gifts are, of
course, surprises, which makes them sexier. Charlie Dai buys them for
$40.69.
SUCK SUCK SUCK SUCK
Natalie, the vacuum rep, wants to get a new vacuum, because our vacuums
always get abused until they break. She brings up that Meltem had
suggested last year that we buy a Dyson, because they’re the
Rolls-Royce of vacuums, so they can possibly take more abuse. Someone
points out that even a Rolls-Royce will break if you spill enough beer
on it. Natalie says that we usually spend $80 on a shitty vacuum, and a
Dyson runs between $350 and $500. The more mathematically inclined
members of cabinet point out that a Dyson would have to last about four
and a half years to be economically feasible, and the less
mathematically inclined point out that, damn, $500 is an expensive
vacuum. Natalie says she’ll research warranties and get back to us.
CAUSTIN
Bonnel asks what Cara and Austin are selling. Cara says “sex.” Holt buys them for $65.
JONJANA
Jon and Tatjana say that they’re selling a well-grilled dinner right in
the acabowl. Jon says that he’ll buy pretty much any meat short of
filet mignon, which everyone takes to mean that he’ll buy them filet
mignon. Becky buys the meal for $25.
REMEMBER THAT TIME THAT ONE RICE STUDENT SHOT SOME PEOPLE WITH A BB GUN?
Well, says Bonnel, if we want to read about such things over meals,
we’re going to have to shell out some more money. Apparently the
newspaper companies are being lame, and so they won’t bring newspapers
to Wiess anymore unless we buy 20 New York Times and 10 Chronicles a
day, which is more than we currently buy. This will cost us $3000 a
year.
JUST KIDDING!
Cara and Austin weren’t selling sex. They were selling cupcakes, doing
your laundry for you, a trip to a haunted house, and a late night trip
to House of Pies.
NEWS, HOWEVER, IS SERIOUS
And so it will seriously cost us $3000. We’ve already budgeted $2200
for it for the year, so it’d be an extra $800. Bonnel’s not sure if
this is going to be a temporary measure, as if the economy gets better,
then Forman might decide to pay for papers again. We move to pay the
money, for this year at least.
BRACY
Brett and Tracy, who looks suspiciously like Bonnel, are selling a
laser tag adventure, followed by an adventure back at Wiess. Tracy
volunteers to go drunk to laser tag. Gabi buys them for $80.
JESIN
Jessie and Erin advertise a trip to Galveston, including food, rat
hunting, and intimate moments. I’m not totally sure how intimate you
can get with rats around, but maybe that’s just me. Their trip goes for
$40 to Maggie.
BURRITOS ARE MORE IMPORTANT
No, I don’t need to finish that statement. Burritos are _always_ more
important. Regardless of what they’re being compared to. That’s why we
give Bonnel $100 to buy burritos that he can distribute to people who
are cleaning out the War Room.
RIFFANY
Ricky and Tiffany are providing a night that is chock full of zombies,
including zombie movies, zombie video games, nazi zombies, and a trip
to go see Zombieland. Various munchies will be provided, although they
will probably not be brains. Jacob buys the zombie night for $20.
ADRIAN
Has no one for me to portmanteau his name with, which is sad. However,
he’s offering an epic road trip to wherever you want to go in Texas.
Like anywhere.
DAMN!
I mean, there's a lot of Texas that you can drive to. That's pretty
ridiculous. Adrian also offers to buy drinks along the way, although
he’s 20, so he says he’ll mainly be able to buy orange/purple drink.
Becky and Christina buy him for $40.
FREE PIZZA!
Bonnel says that Kaplan, who are test prep people, want to come to
Wiess and do a study break. People are kind of ambivalent until he says
that when they did this at Jones, people walked off with lots of free
stuff. We agree that they must come.
WE HAVE A PRICE
And it’s pretty low.
IF JUSTICE IS BLIND, SHOULD RUPD BE DRIVING?
Officer Duncan, the new Wiess officer, says that we should keep locking
our bikes. She also says that RUPD caught a bike thief, and he was
summarily justiced. Finally, she says that we should come to the
football stadium on the 6^th , and there will be free food.
SPACE IS AWESOME
And Rolf and Carlos, two professors, know it. That’s why they’ve
gathered an astronaut, a guy who trains astronauts, and a telescope
maker to come and talk about how much ass space kicks on the 2^nd at
6:30 in Keck 210.
MIKE ALWAYS HAS THE BEST NEWS
This time, he says that H & D is finally putting a drinking
fountain in the commons! Apparently there will be some construction in
the men’s room while this is going on, but the bathroom will still be
functional almost all the time, and the fountain should be in by NOD.
SERVE SOME FRESHMEN
Jacob says selling tickets before one-acts is a great way to get service points and a free ticket to see the one-acts.
CHAIN SOME FRESHMEN
Jacob also says that freshmen can get service points working the chains for powderpuff.
CABINET ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan “Speaking of auctions, $5 will get you in the minutes” Nelson
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posted Sep 15, 2009 11:55 PM by Rachel Solnick
PRE-SUMMIT SHENANIGANS:
EVERYONE WILL NOT SHUT UP
We’re on a school bus, and it’s before noon on a Saturday, and the back
of the bus is singing. And will continue to sing. The entire way to
Lake Conroe. That’s an hour, for those of you who don’t know. BC later
threatens to drown Charlie Dai if he sings on the way back.
HOUSE-PARTY-BOAT?
The boat that we’re summiting on turns out to be a houseboat. Actually,
it’s some dude’s houseboat. And the guy is on the boat with us. He
doesn’t seem to be overly wary about the keg. This may or may not be a
mistake on his part.
ACTUAL SUMMIT:
HOLY BALLS! MONEY!
$80,000, to be specific. At least, so says Travis, and he has some
official looking sheets of paper to back him up. Mike interrupts with a
history lesson, to explain where exactly this money came from: Jason
Hawley (last year’s treasurer) found it hiding in our accounts
somewhere. Travis elaborates that we’ve got a lot of different
funds/endowments invested/endowed by various past Wiessmen, and some of
them pay us money each year that we’ve pretty much forgotten about
until now.
More importantly, we need to do something with it. Various things are
proposed, including: buy this boat, buy a giant money pool, and give it
to Joe Dwyer. Brett and Mimi say they considered buying an island, but
they looked into it and it’s not feasible. Apparently, the only islands
within our price range are off the coast of Northern Canada and small.
Which is upsetting.
Travis points out that we shouldn’t spend all this money, as it was
only through saving that we were able to get it in the first place. He
then proposes that we invest some of the money in Rice’s Endowment,
which will then pay us back a certain percentage of our investment plus
interest each year. Questions are raised about how, hey, isn’t the
economy pretty much not that great right now? BC responds that Rice’s
endowment beats general stocks/mutual funds by quite a lot, and that we
didn’t lose too much in the crash when compared to, say, everyone else.
Bonnel adds that the economy’s about bottomed out, so it should improve
soon. He also suggests harassing alumni who are investment bankers, so
as to get accurate information on our investment.
Brett and Mimi point out that we could buy 160,000 keystones.
Ultimately, we decide the best course is to spend some of the money on
the War Room Renovations, invest a bunch of it in the endowment (with
details to follow when Travis gets more info out of the elusive Kathy
Collins (the BANNER lady, for those of you who aren’t freshmen)), and
keep some on hand for emergencies. Speaking of emergency money, Bonnel
says that everyone should
HARASS THE CANDY MACHINE REPS
That way we can get more monies, because Candy money goes to Wiess. Also, then there will be candy. Which is nice.
MAKE THE WAR ROOM PRETTY
Bonnel says that despite his best efforts, there are still things in
the War Room. Which is disappointing, but he says Charles Lena will
find some way to sell/burn them. He says that he’s spoken to H&D,
and while they don’t like it, they can’t really stop us from doing some
of the renovations ourselves. This naturally raises the question: what
renovations are we, then, going to do?
Getting all of the beer out of the carpet (by getting all of the carpet
out of the room) is a good start. Bonnel reiterates that we can put
down tile or faux wood, and that either way we need to stamp an
enormous Wiess crest on the floor of the room. This is agreed to be
generally awesome.
Matt Sorenson proposes that we make the war room such that it can be an
OC student hangout during the day, and a space for chillin/partying
(legitimate registered affairs only, of course) at night. People point
out that this is what the OC lounge is for. Other people point out that
the OC lounge kind of sucks. It is decided that maybe we could buy the
OC lounge a nice table or get rid of that nasty fridge full of cake
from last year.
Becky brings up the fact that the War Room may someday in the future
get used for storage again, and then become all beaten up/lame, as it
is at present. She mentions the possibility of Wiess organizing a
public storage space for Wiessmen, so as to provide storage that is not
the War Room. Bonnel suggests that we codify “War Room Regulations,” so
as to ensure that people don’t mess with the War Room in the future,
even when we’re gone.
Various other modifications to the War Room are proposed, centering on
the already proposed booth seating and sexy lighting. It is decided
that the renovations will be put before Cabinet once they are all
planned, and then approved and carried out.
COLLEGE IS FOR LEARNING SOMETIMES
Lauren Schoeffler wants to talk about merging the STC Chair position
with the College Course position. Conveniently, she holds both. This
helps her convince us that this is a good idea. Becky doesn’t want the
College Courses (courses taught by faculty through Wiess) to die out.
Problem: we haven’t had any in a few years, and they cost more money
than STC’s. Also, it's hard to pay for both when we only have $2,000
alloted for Student Taught/College courses. We decide that Wiess should
continue to have the best student-taught course program on campus, and
that if professors approach us with interest in teaching a class, we
can harass Dean Forman in order to get some more money.
SWIMMING BREAK
Roque and Austin, who actually have talent at this sort of thing,
inspire everyone else to try and do backflips off the boat. Hilarity
ensues.
NOD THEMES!
Charlie and Molly have compiled a list of NOD themes that are just the
right level of offensive. We go through and reject a lot of them right
off the bat. Highlights from the rejects:
POKENOD: CAN I SQUIRTLE ON YOUR JIGGLYPUFF?
This is the best theme ever. And it would probably lead to the creepiest costumes ever.
NINETEEN EIGHTY NOD: MR. GORBACHEV, TEAR OFF THIS BRA!
Although the concept of NOD-goers dressing as Ronald Reagan is a wee
bit terrifying, I do think that the various speeches that will be given
by political figures (Bush Sr., or so I’m told) on campus in
celebration of the anniversary of the end of the Cold War would be best
if attended in NOD attire.
NODZILLA VS. KING DONG
Picture this fight in your mind.
AND NOW, THE ACTUAL CHOICES ARE:
MAKE LOVE, NOD WAR: TIME TO PULL OUT
Hippies!
NOD SAVE THE QUEEN: SHOWCASE YOUR FAMILY JEWELS
The potential for decorating the Wiess commons as “Fuckingham Palace” cannot be denied.
THE WONDERFUL NOD OF DISNEY: YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME
It’s agreed that the actual wording of the theme could use work, but a
Disney themed NOD has too much potential to ruin everyone’s childhood
memories not to be considered.
SUMMIT ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan “Everything Should Be on a Boat” Nelson
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posted Sep 11, 2009 11:07 PM by Rachel Solnick
SILLY HATS CABINET MINUTES:
HATS ALL AROUND
My personal favorite is Charlie Dai, who’s wearing a military helmet
with a TFW bandana wrapped around it. He opens a can of Sprite, which
explodes, and attempts to pass it off as a grenade. He then yells
“Charlie’s in the trees,” and hides under the foosball table.
IRONY!
Because his name is Charlie.
RHYME TIME
Mimi has a baseball bat. I would point out that it’s silly _hat_
cabinet not silly _bat_ cabinet, but she’s the one with the bat, so I’m
not pointing out anything other than hey, nice bat. Also, it is made
clear that the bat is for hitting people without silly hats. She
forgets Matt Sorenson’s title when taking roll, but at least he has a
hat and so doesn’t get hit with a bat.
JOE!
Bonnel moves to approve Joe Dwyer as the new Capital Improvements Rep.
Cabinet heartily agrees to do so. Joe says “Now I can vote,” and then
looks around shiftily.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
FREE T-SHIRTS
...to the first 100 people who come to the volleyball game this
Saturday at 7, says Tiffany. We’re playing Wichita State, who beat us
in a very important game last year, and so we need to beat them. To
emphasize all the beating, Tiffany grabs Mimi’s bat and tries to beat
B.C. because he has no hat. B.C. cleverly turns his beer into a hat.
Frustrated, Tiffany walks onto the Acaterrace and beats various
Hanzenites who aren’t wearing hats. No one seems to mind.
HOW TO STEAL A TIGER
...is just one of the courses that you could teach as part of the
Student Taught Course program (assuming, of course, that you know how
to steal a tiger). If you’re interested, there’s a mandatory meeting in
the upper commons on Sunday at 10pm. Also, email Lauren Schoeffler at schoeffler@rice.edu <mailto: schoeffler@rice.edu> if you have questions about STC or tigers.
IT’S THE POLICE
Bonnel introduces Officer McDuell, who is quick to point out that she
is not Officer Duncan. Which is good to know, because I was confused.
She mentions a BB gun incident, which I don’t know anything about, but
frankly we have a bat at cabinet, so I’m not worried. She also says to
register your bike, and be careful when running around campus late at
night. This makes sense.
FOOTBALL
Christa is going to start hosting Monday Night Football this Monday.
She says that everyone should come, and that if you don’t know anything
about football (which makes you a COMMUNIST) she will teach you (which
makes her a COMMUNIST SYMPATHIZER). She will also make unhealthy things
to eat, in keeping with her trend of sponsoring both junk food and Team
Running Wiess. I’d accuse Christa of hypocrisy, but I love cupcakes.
MORE CHRISTA
Christa says that there’s going to be a volunteer opportunities fair
this Monday in the grand hall from 3-5. So if you’re interested in
volunteering, then you should go.
SPEAKING OF GOING
The Wiess Auction will take place this Friday at 4 pm. You should go if
you want to buy various sketchy couches or that mattress that’s been
blocking the 4^th floor for the past three weeks.
I DO NOT LIKE THAT MATTRESS AT ALL
If you buy it and let me burn it, I’ll make you cookies.
LAUREN SCHOFFLER IS SAD
Because someone stole her couch and won’t give it back. Bonnel says that he’s also lost a couch. There is a moment of silence.
TRW!
The R conveniently stands for Roque and Running, as Roque is talking
about Team Running Wiess, which will leave from the Acabowl Thursday at
5:30.
FOOD!
Carlyn Chatfield, an associate, is going to have a class at the
Masters’ on the 19^th , where anyone who’s interested can learn how to
cook rice from around the world.
COOKING RICE AT RICE! HAHAHA!
I bet no one’s ever made a joke about how Rice is a food and a university before. Ever.
MOVIES!
Another associate is going to screen some movies that were made at Wiess in the commons on Oct. 3^rd .
MIKE!
Says that Project Runway will be at the Masters’ on Thursday at 9, pending functioning cable.
THE BUDGET IS LOOKIN’ GOOD
At least, that’s what Travis says. He also says that anyone who wants
to join the appropriations committee, which gives out money to various
non-Wiess activities that it deems appropriate, should contact him at tbm1@rice.edu <mailto: tbm1@rice.edu>.
RIGHT TO VOTE
Joe asks Matt Sorenson if he can vote. I think this is a mistake, as Matt is much more versed in not voting.
SUMMIT!
Becky reminds us all of that time that she asked for $2000 for summit,
and then asks for $500 more. We give it to her, as it will pay for more
boat. The bus to summit leaves Saturday at 9 from the commons. Charlie
Dai is not pleased about this, which confuses me, as he should be used
to waking up early, what with the whole army thing.
JOCELYN AND SHUMAILA ARE THE SAME PERSON
Because they’re both on the agenda and only one person gets up to
speak. Jocelynumaila says that the Wiess mentors society will be
hosting study sessions in the commons on Sundays from 7 to 9. She also
says that contact information for the mentors is on a big shiny poster
in the commons that happened to cost $36, and hey, can we have money
for that? We give them $36 from non-budgeted.
DON’T EAT FRIED BUTTER
Is just one of tidbits of wisdom that the Rice Health Advisors can
impart to you. Hari says that the Rice Health Advisors, which is the
merger of Health Reps with the College Assistance Peer Program, have
such nifty things as bandaids, cough drops, and glow-in-the dark
condoms. He also says that Rice won’t have flu shots for a while. For
some reason this makes everyone cheer.
FRESHMEN! FRESHMEN! FRESHMEN!
...rep speeches, that is. A summary of the positions of the candidates:
JORDAN BUNCH
Is wearing a sombrero. He says he’s always open to suggestions, ideas,
and other things for Wiess. He wants to get to know us all, because
we’re pretty cool. He also says that he will get shit done, because
Wiess is a priority.
EMILY VIEHMAN
Is wearing a cheesehead hat, which I, as a Bears fan, do not apreciate.
She says that she’s taking 13 hours of classes, so she has a lot of
spare time. She also says that she can get in people’s faces regardless
of if it’s needed, that she’s secretly very organized, and that she is
similar to Gouda and Munster cheese.
CHRISTINA VILLAREAL
Is wearing a cowboy hat with Ramen on it. She says that as a girl
scout, she had to decorate a Christmas Tree every year, so she’s on top
of that responsibility. She is also taking 13 hours, so she has a lot
of time on her hands too. She ends by saying that she’s friendly, and
that she makes (good) things happen.
YAHIRA VERDEJO
Says that she thinks she knows us all, and wants to know us if she
doesn’t. She also says that she is very organized when it comes to not
doing homework, that she is friendly and likes to help everyone, and
that she has crazy Christmas tree decorating skills. She also says that
she’s open to ideas, and that she has some pretty cool ideas of her own.
BARACK OBAMA
Is really concerned about healthcare. He’s pretty charismatic, but he seems a little old for a freshman.
MEREDITH VENTURA
Loves Wiess so much that she made a TFW hat. In high school, she was a
really involved member of key club, so she learned how to work with
other people through that. She has experience coordinating people to
get things done, and wants to use it to be a freshman rep.
LAUREN THEIS
Has prepared a book on why she should be a rep, and says she’ll read us
a summary of chapter 1. She enjoys baking cookies, so she’ll make them
for us. She’s also experienced at yeas and nays through model UN, has a
black belt in taekwondo so nobody’s gonna steal our tree, and was a
class rep in High School so she knows how to rep a class. She closes by
making the point that she likes Rice, Wiess, and her last name is
Theis, which rhymes with Wiess.
HI RACHEL!
Rachel says hi to all of us, and we say hi back. She says that the SA
loves us even though we’re going to secede from it, and that she’s
going to be telling us stuff about the SA every week.
Her first announcement is that we can use our hedgehopper cards to buy discounted things. This is true.
She also says that there is a new clubs website located at (appropriately) clubs.rice.edu. Adrian asks Rachel to repeat this about 600 times. If you’re interested in clubbing, check it out.
Apparently the old events calendar died, but there’s a new one at studentevents.rice.edu.
Finally, she announces that Wiess has three NSR’s, but I didn’t hear
any of their names, so I’ll call them Snap, Crackle, and Steve.
THREE CHEERS FOR SWINE FLU!
Everyone claps when Rachel says that there have been 200 confirmed cases of swine flu on campus.
TIME TO CRUSH RACHEL’S SPIRIT
Bonnel takes the floor, and removes his hat to show that he is serious.
He says that he’s been to the SA meetings, and that they are painful,
unpleasant, and boring. Therefore, he says, with tears in his eyes, we
must secede! Everyone is moved by his speech and votes to secede.
Everyone, that is, except for Adrian, who is summarily ubangeed, as
everyone forgets that he is the cultural and can in fact vote.
MIKE AGAIN!
Mike has no hat, so Christa hits him with a bat. Undeterred, he gathers his strength to make several awesome announcements:
STUDY BREAKS
As those of us who were here last year know, the Masters hosted a
Middle Eastern study break, complete with roast lamb, and it was
excellent. In addition to hosting this again, Mike also wants to host
an East Asian study break, complete with food from Korea, China, Japan,
Mongolia, and Taiwan. People are really excited about Taiwan. If you
want to get involved with any of these, talk to Mike.
KOREAN THANKSGIVING
On October 3^rd , which is Korean Thanksgiving, an associate who
teaches Korean is going to bring various Korean foods to the commons
for us to enjoy. Volunteers are needed to help with setup/takedown.
KAZAKHSTAN! NO, REALLY!
On the 21st and 22nd of this month, the Ambassador from Kazakhstan,
Erlan Idrissov, will be giving a speech in the Wiess commons. This is
awesome. I have no idea how it happened, but I think I can safely say:
VERY NICE!
Mike, in anticipation of people making insensitive jokes (see above),
says that we shouldn’t make Borat references. Also, he points out that
ubangeeing the ambassador may not be the best idea, unless we clearly
explain that it’s an act of love beforehand. Anyone who wants to help
out with setting up the commons for this awesome event should talk to
Mike.
SEAT OF SHAME! SEAT OF SHAME! SEAT OF SHAME!
ADRIAN AND MARGAY CLAIM NOT TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE AGENDA WORKS
Which is why they have to sit in the trash can. They need to open up
their budget for a DJ and margarita machines for Salsa Night. We open
up the budget, and Joe offers to make margaritas for Adrian.
MIMI WANTS TO GIVE AWAY TWO MATTRESSES
Some voice from the crowd says that they’re interested. I can’t hear who, but I assume it’s either Snap, Crackle, or Steve.
SHOW EVERYONE YOUR UNDERWEAR
Kelly the EcoRep says that we’ll be setting up clotheslines on the 4^th
floor so that we all can air dry our laundry instead of using dryers,
because air is environmentally friendly.
JACOB PFLUG FALLS INTO THE SEAT OF SHAME
And Matt kicks him over. Jacob also opened the tabletop budget for one-acts, but that’s not as important.
OTHER 4^TH FLOOR ROPE THINGS
Bonnel wants to put up 4^th floor rope lighting, to make it more of a
chill hangout type place. I picture people hanging underwear out to dry
on the rope lights. Come to think of it, that’s not such a bad idea.
We’d only have to buy one kind of rope.
CABINET ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan “Kazakhstan!” Nelson
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posted Apr 18, 2009 11:05 PM by Rachel Solnick
RICE NERD CABINET MINUTES:
A BOX FULL OF TARP
Is what I have to carry upstairs. Secretaries get no respect.
MIMI CALLS ROLL
She starts by calling “Boner,” to which Alex responds “Here.” Then she
says “Socials,” “External VP,” and so on. Therefore, Bonnel’s official
position is Wiess Boner. As the King of France (see last week’s
minutes), this troubles me.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Patricia Ladd says the Wiess garage sale will take place from 2 to 5 in
the commons on Tuesday. She also says it is for selling small things.
Ashten asks if we can sell couches, and Patricia says yes, but that we
can’t bring the couches into the commons, only pictures of the couches.
She then says that the money we makes goes to us, not Wiess. This makes
me happy – I like money. This makes Travis less happy – as the minutes
will shortly point out, everyone wants his money.
There is going to be a super amazing cartoon fest at the Masters’ house
on Saturday from 10:30 to 12:30. It will feature breakfast goodies and
nostalgia.
Christa will have a tye-dye study break next week at some point. She
says that she was going to have it on Wednesday, but then someone
decided to have coffeehouse night on Wednesday. Then she glares at
Jacob. Jacob takes Christa’s hatred as a cue to get up and announce
that Coffeehouse will be next Wednesday from 8-10. There will be free
food and performances and coffee. Bonnel helpfully points out that
coffeehouse night is not tonight.
BUDGET
Travis says that he’s zeroed out the budget. I initially imagine Travis
going on a mad crazy spending spree with all of Wiess’s money until
there’s none left, thus zeroing the budget. He then clarifies this
means that he’s moved around money so that we don’t have any more
negative budget items. I like my first idea better.
Travis also says that if you want to be on the appropriations
committee, you should talk to him and he’ll make all your dreams (of
being on the appropriations committee) come true. E-mail Travis ( tbm@rice.edu) if you’re interested.
Mimi declares “Now we reject the budget.” So that’s good.
JEREMY LOOKS HOT TODAY
BC points out that Jeremy also looks more intelligent. This is because
he’s not actually Jeremy, even though that’s what the agenda says. He’s
Ashten, who’s filling in for Jeremy. Ashten has a list of things that
Jeremy wants her to read – He wants to open the sports rep budget to
buy keys for the sports cabinet, a clipboard, tennis balls, and goalie
gloves so that people can play sports during the first week of classes.
This is allowed.
FAKE JEREMY WON’T GO AWAY
S/He also wants to open the powderpuff budget to buy a new football
because three of ours have been stolen. Ashten points out that we won’t
get footballs stolen anymore once we buy these, because we have a nifty
lockable cabinet. I point out that the cabinet is next to the candy
machine, which has been consistently empty this semester. If the candy
board of directors doesn’t step their game up next year, people will
die. Of sadness. Due to lack of candy.
SEGUE FROM CANDY-RELATED THREATS BACK TO CABINET
There is no money in the powderpuff budget. Everyone at cabinet feels
the need to express that we can’t buy footballs with no money. Jeremy
says that there will be money once Travis and Jason correct some
spending errors, but Travis says that there probably aren’t errors, and
Jeremy is making things up. Cabinet decides that Travis is more
trustworthy than Jeremy, so it is decided that Jeremy can only buy
footballs if there is money. Alternatively, he can embarrass himself in
the commons during lunchtime to raise money (this is an actual
proposal).
COLLEGE NIGHT
Ellie and Becca want to open the college night budget to buy “a lot of
stuff.” People are skeptical, so they elaborate that they want to buy
mud, soap, and tattoos. They are given permission to do this. They then
open the alcohol budget to get many kegs.
Ellie and Becca also have a problem: Wiess wants linens for college
night dinner, but H&D is charging money for linens now. I think the
easiest solution to this problem is violent revolt, but then again,
that’s my solution to every problem. They say that H&D is being
accommodating in that they’re only charging us $2 per linen instead of
$5. Mimi says “I’ve heard that one before.” BC asks where she heard
that. She doesn’t answer.
It is ultimately decided to give Ellie and Becca $80 for tablecloths,
and if H&D wants more money, we won’t give it to them. Based on the
tablecloths that we had at college night, I assume that this plan
worked out. It is also decided that we will form a committee to
investigate whether it’s cheaper to buy our own linens.
Ellie and Becca have another problem: H&D wants to charge for OC
students. Bo says that OC students should work security to pay off
their meals. BC says that H&D is being ridiculous. Cabinet decides
that since some on campus students won’t be at dinner, there might be
some way to negotiate around this. I had dinner yesterday, so
apparently there was.
JACOB PFLUG IS QUICK
He opens his budget for coffeehouse night.
WIESS DAY
Jocelyn begins by announcing that she’s bought a 40’X60’ tarp, but
cabinet doesn’t need to pay for it. I question why I had to carry the
tarp upstairs, and vow to make Jocelyn’s life miserable. Bo then comes
up, and he and Jocelyn have some hasty secret negotiations with Travis.
I view this as a great chance to eat a delicious Rice Krispie Treat,
which Officer Ruth brought in.
After the negotiations, Bo says that Baker normally buys 400 lbs of
crawfish, but since we’re just testing out this whole crawfish thing,
we’re only opening the budget for 300 lbs. This will still cost $700.
Becky opens the alcohol budget for “crawfish crawfish yum yum.”
Bo then announces that the associate is going to come and start the
crawfish boil at 2 pm on Wiess day, and that everyone who wants to can
come watch and learn how to boil crawfish.
THIS IS COOLER THAN EVERYTHING ELSE
Roque and Arin claim to have noticed that some of the OC students have
started a colony on the acaglider. They cite Travis, Andre, and Margay
as examples. Someone points out that Margay is an imposter OC student.
Given the glamorous sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll lifestyle that most of
us OC students adopt, I can understand why Margay wishes she was OC.
Who knows? Someday, she may be. Don’t give up on the dream, Margay.
To better provide for the OC students, Roque and Arin have designed a
solar-powered system to provide lights on the acaglider at night. Both
sides of the acaglider can be lighted independently of each other, and
this can all be done for the low price of $240. Since science is cool,
Cabinet approves this purchase and Roque says they will “Order stuff
tonight.” Becky adds the caveat that they cannot provide a
solar-powered toilet for the OC students, no matter how much they might
want to.
THEN WHERE WILL THEY GO TO THE BATHROOM, BECKY?
Bet you didn’t think about that.
I WASN’T EXPECTING JEREMY TO CARE ABOUT CLEAN LAUNDRY
And I was right – Ashten comes in front of Cabinet, and announces that
she is actually Ashten this time. Therefore, she is also the Laundry
rep, and like Obama, she has some sweeping change that she wants to
implement. Unlike Obama, the main point of her change is more baskets.
People are very big fans of this idea, and it is determined that the
laundry budget for next year can be used to hopefully get more baskets.
Ashten also wants a corkboard so people can post lost socks. This idea
has much less support. I disapprove because if you pin socks to a
board, then they will have holes in them. Kristen suggests giving all
of the freshmen the same socks, so that it doesn’t matter whose socks
you have because they’ll fit anyway. This idea receives some support,
until the ghost of Harry Carothers Wiess enters cabinet and calls us
all “Dirty, dirty Commies.” Cowed by his accusation, we decide sharing
is anti-American and move on.
The final change that Ashten wants is an online system so that we can
monitor whether any machines are currently taken. This really excites
Emily Salomon, who then proceeds to talk about how she used to go to a
school with this system and it was the only thing that she liked at
that school. It is resolved that we should look into this.
SA PARTY
Rachel Liontas says that the SA is having their senators give updates
to cabinet, so she’ll be doing this every week from here on out, but
she’ll “make it quick and we don’t have to hate it.” Truer words have
never been spoken.
The south college construction is going to proceed as planned except
there will be no common servery built between Will Rice and Lovett
because it turns out that you need money to build a servery.
On a more terrifying note, there are currently two new plans for having
an earlier end to morning classes on Tuesday and Thursday, both of
which are displayed on the SA website. Bonnel says that option 1 is the
better choice. BC then blows everyone’s minds by revealing “the truth:”
the Faculty Whoever’sinchargeofthis are planning to eventually
institute lunchtime Tuesday-Thursday classes. Mike is not pleased by
this news. Nor am I.
Also, bike registration will be necessary next year, so register your
bikes or else they will be taken, even if they are locked. Officer Ruth
jumps in on this, and says that we should take our bikes over the
summer or else H&D will take them to RUPD. She also says that even
if we have a U-Lock, they call in “Tommy the Torch Guy,” who will
blowtorch through your U-Lock and then give your bike to RUPD.
The fact that we didn’t secede from the SA this year is mentioned.
Bonnel says that Patrick is legitimizing the SA to the point where
Bonnel didn’t even fall asleep during the last SA meeting. He also says
that the SA apparently charges us when we secede. Undeterred, we decide
to secede next year, but not to tell the SA about it.
JEREMY CAVES!
Jeremy Caves gets up in front of cabinet, and everyone bursts into
applause and cheering for a very long time (this actually happened). He
then announces that after 6 months of long, tortuous negotiations with
H&D, we have new recycling bins on the side of Wiess without a
stairwell. He also announces that we have $80.01 left in the
environmental budget, and that he wants to use it to buy more
recyclers, because apparently people keep stealing them.
Jeremy has one final request – to use the community service budget to
plant wildflowers in the big gulley/mudpit next to Wiess and the
powerstation. People seem on edge about this, because people hate
flowers. Also, there is going to be a path plowed through there to go
to the new fancy BRC, but eventually Cabinet decides to plant flowers
anyway.
Kelly Ididn'tcatchherlastname attempts to make a motion to plant
flowers, and is summarily ubangeed. Jeremy then announces that she is
the new Wiess ecorep, so her eagerness can be forgiven.
MIKENOUNCEMENTS
Mike begins by reiterating that there is going to be a path built from
the corner of Wiess around the track stadium to the BRC (that’s the
Biosciences Research Collaborative/Buildin Ruiningtrafficonthe
Cornerofgreenbriarandmain, for those of us who are acronymly
challenged). Roque says that the path will be elevated. I picture a
glass-enclosed skyway, and if there isn’t one next year I will hold
Roque personally responsible.
Mike then announces that as they’re tearing out parking spaces in South
Lot due to construction, there are plans to make Alumni drive one way
and allow for parking on one side of it. He’s not sure which way it’s
going to go.
Finally, Mike says that plans are in motion to maybe start building a
new Wiess masters’ house. Jocelyn takes this as an opportunity to
interrupt Mike with a long, convoluted history lesson that I don’t feel
like typing because it’s too long. You can e-mail her for the details ( Jocelyn.A.Wright@rice.edu <mailto: Jocelyn.A.Wright@rice.edu>),
they’re really fascinating and I highly suggest that everyone ask her
for them. The new Masters’ house should be in the green space in front
of the old masters’ house, with the eventual goal of moving H&D
into the Hanszen Masters’ house, the Hanszen Masters to the current
Wiess Masters’ house, and the Wiess Masters into their new house. Becky
offers to 6 man with Mike and Denise while their house is being built.
Mike has one final secret: The new Masters’ House will be LEED
certified, probably LEED platinum (for those who are acronymly
challenged, LEED stands for Super Environmentally Friendly). Jeremy
Caves starts crying.
DON’T WORRY
He’s crying happy tears.
SEAT OF SHAME
Jacob gets into the trash can and pretends to be Dhruv. Everyone
immediately wants to know why the commons is so cold. JacobDhruv has no
answers for them. Instead, he requests $40 to buy spackle so that he
can fix holes in peoples’ rooms so that H&D doesn’t fine them for
it. Bonnel and Becky point out that people should buy their own
spackle. So no money for Dhruv.
Bo needs $350 to rent a bus for the senior pub crawl that is coming up.
He asks for it out of alcohol, and he gets it, provided that the only
legitimate alternative is having freshmen drive the drunken seniors
around for a night in a last-ditch effort to get their service points.
Arin does not get into the trash can and pretends to be Joel. She wants
$242.40 out of the bike budget to buy a toolbox that was budgeted for.
I question why they didn’t buy the toolbox before Beer Bike, since it
was budgeted for and Beer Bike already happened. But then again, I’m
not one for bike repairs, given that I found my bike in a dumpster
(which did not prevent it from being stolen. Register your bikes!). She
gets the money.
Matt Sorenson wants to open the Movie room budget for $150 for a new
DVD player, as the DVD player has been broken for a while. No one seems
to have noticed that the DVD player is broken, given that no one is
totally sure how to operate the Movie room. He is given the money.
Officer Ruth says that everyone should come to Rice Fest tomorrow in
the grand hall from 11-3. There will be lots of free stuff, including a
cookie bouquet. I didn’t know that they made flowers out of cookies.
Apparently I have a lot to learn.
CABINET ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan "If you're going to make me carry heavy objects for no reason, be prepared to reap the consequences" Nelson
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posted Mar 31, 2009 4:18 PM by Rachel Solnick
SURPRISE NON-CABINET ANNOUNCEMENT
For those of you who hate computers, there will be copies of the minutes on tables in the commons! Now then:
The Lonely Island Cabinet Minutes
NOTHING IS HAPPENING YET
Mimi says she’s glad she’s not the permanent parlimentarian because she’s too big for the seat. After some thought, I realize that the parlimentarian for tonight is actually not Mimi, but rather Graham. Suddenly, everything makes sense.
ATTENDANCE
Is taken. Everyone’s here except Mimi, who’s at the Britney Spears concert. Graham refers to Alex as El Presidente, and Alex calls him the Parlementarián. I guess the Lonely Island is off the coast of Mexico. Alex looks exactly like Andy Samberg. It's a little disconcerting
APPROVAL OF APPOINTED POSITIONS
Becky motions to “make everybody the positions they are”. I don’t fully know what this means, so I decide mentally that I’m the King of France.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Matt Sorenson would like us all to go check out the PDR, because it’s apparently been remodeled to the max. He says it’s “conducive to work.” Someone says that it looks really nice. I don’t hear who, so from here on out if I’m unable to figure out who said something, then Roque said it.
I announce that I’m the King of France. This may or may not have actually happened. Moving on:
Laura Bargalow says that Associates Night is next Tuesday at 7 pm. There will be associates, food, and awards. She says that the menu is not solidified yet, but there will be berries involved. The only non-solid food with berries in it that I can think of is jello. So that should be fun.
B.C. has an awesome hat on. He tells us all to Ubangee Doward tomorrow. So, everyone who’s reading these minutes, get on that.
Dhruv tells us not to screw with the second floor kitchen. Becky assures everyone that Dhruv is not being literal. I think this means that Becky can read Dhruv’s mind.
BUDGET
Travis announces that there are several negative funds in the budget, but that we shouldn’t worry, because he will “fix it.” He then pulls on a ski mask and runs towards the Med Center Chase.
APPROPRIATIONS
Kelsey is here from KTRU. She wants money for KTRU’s outdoor show. KTRU needs Fifteen Thousand Dollars (not just from Wiess) to make their show happen. They’re having Ted Leo, which apparently means something to Roque, who squeals briefly.
Kelsey says that they have to get money from the colleges and local businesses, and “as we can imagine,” local businesses have been stingy with their money. I imagine a bunch of kids wearing plaid attempting to get money from Memorial Hermann Hospital. We give her $100.69. Matt Sorenson abstains.
RACHEL JACKSON
Will not give me Goldfish. I am hurt.
JAMFEST
Molly and Charlie come up. Charlie has an orange shoebox sticking out of his shorts at waist level. How cute. They say that they have three things to discuss. This is conducive to an outline, so :
1. We’re hiring Matt Taylor’s band
Matt Taylor does not want our money, but the other guys in his band do. Joe says that they are legit because they were on the backpage. I feel that using the backpage to determine legitimacy is probably a poor choice, unless you’re all about the dick jokes. Which is fine – I don’t judge. Molly and Charlie want $300 from their budget to do this. There is an awkward pause where no one makes a motion, and we move on to:
2. Security and people working the sound system are necessary.
3 security people at any given time are needed. Molly and Charlie say that the freshmen should feel free to work all of their remaining service hours at Jamfest, or they can feel free to pay $60 dollars to Wiess.
Joe says that he will send out a list of all of the freshmen who still need service hours. He has a really bright jacket on. I’m not totally sure why I just noticed that, but then again, I’m not totally sure about many things. Professional curling, for example.
Charlie tries to intimidate Dhruv with his box into working the sound board for all 10 hours. Dhruv is not amused. Ever.
If you want to work the sound board or security, e-mail Charlie/Molly (charles.s.dai@rice.edu <mailto:charles.s.dai@rice.edu> orirefusetotakethetimetolookuptwoemailaddresses@rice.edu
3. Also, Jamfest is on the 10^th from 4-2. There will be 10 awesome bands, a moonbounce, and Rock Band.
LAURA B-ART-GALOW
Makes an announcement (she calls it an interjection) that the Wiess art show is on the 10^th from 2-4 pm. There will be arts of all shapes and sizes.
JAZZ NIGHT
Adrian says that Jazz Night is 9-12 on the night before Jamfest (April 9^th ). We are getting Larry Slezak (?) and his quintet to play – he’s pretty good, which is why he wants $1000. Adrian’s trying to “kick that down.” Adrian and Margay need alcohol servers, so e-mail them (adrian.a.frimpong@rice.edu<mailto:adrian.a.frimpong@rice.edu> or whatdidisayabouthesecondemail@rice.edu) if you can do that. They also need $300 for wine, which they get. Margay assures us that there will be sparkling cider for those not of age. Also, if you play jazz and want to do it at jazz night, tell Adrian/Margay.
I may have made the sparkling cider thing up. But I really like sparkling cider. So we should have some.
COMMUNITY SERVICE TIME
Danielle has three announcements, which she makes really quickly. She’s going to be in the commons this week working for the Dollar Difference, a program wherein you give a dollar to her, and then she gives it (directly) to people in the third world, who use it to start businesses that will allow them to have businesses and be awesome.
Her second announcement: The Wiess blood drive is April 9^th from 11-4:30. So, if you’re planning on bleeding profusely then (and who isn’t), consider donating your blood instead. You can sign up for times by e-mailing Danielle (danielle.n.axelson@rice.edu)
Finally, we need a Wiess representative for RSVP, or else we are all heartless, selfish, uncaring people. E-mail Danielle if you’re interested.
BIRTHDAY REP
Alex decides that he is Robyn. As he is the president, no one questions him. “Robyn” wants to create a birthday rep position, wherein someone would be in charge of making a list of birthdays, a Ubangee board, and giving out cakes and stickers. Roque says that cakes are expensive, but stickers are cheap.
BC and Matt Sorenson both mention that Nancy has been doing a lot for birthdays recently, and maybe she likes it, so we shouldn’t just take that away from her. I concur. “Robyn” says that Robyn is “really into birthdays,” which confuses me on several levels. It is eventually decided that instead of cake money, Robyn can get $20 for “birthday stickers.” (This is not a joke.) Matt says we should give her the money to make her feel good. You know what would make me feel good, Matt? No?
A PONY
Now you do. So get on that.
But not literally, because that would crush the pony.
NEWSPAPERS
Alex says that Forman has decided to stop providing newspapers for the colleges, so the colleges need to pay for them instead. They’re still in the process of working out a system (who buys weekend editions given that not all serveries are open on the weekend, etc.) Roque says that we don’t get weekend papers, but then Roque says that actually, we do.
It costs about $1375 for papers for a college for a year. We don’t open the budget yet – the figure is for future reference. Alex says that the administration is actually being very helpful; I agree, except for the part where they took away our newspapers. But then again, I’m a bitter shell of a man.
SEAT OF SHAME
WIESS DAY
Jocelyn says that she’s been talking to Charlie and Molly. Good for her!
She then expounds that she’s been talking about having Wiess Day again (for those of you who are freshmen, it’s like one of those field days in elementary school, except at least twice as awesome). A page of notes’ worth of conversation happens here, during which time I come to realize why Patricia Ladd is so bitter. Noteworthy happenings:
· -Wiess Day will contain sno-cones, a popcorn machine, maybe a food fight, and a baseball-field sized golden tarp which will work as a slip n’ slide. Kristen says that we can grease the tarp up with a “handle of dishsoap.” This is probably my favorite thing said tonight.
· -Joe says that he learned on Wikipedia that Wiessmen used to go “zipsledding,” which is like slip n’sliding without the slip n’ slide. Bonnel and Graham agree that Joe has far too much free time.
· -We will have Jazz Night, Jamfest, Wiess Day, and Bacchanalia in the span of three days. It is unanimously decided that this is awesome.
· -Bo says an associate has volunteered to boil crawfish for us. Graham says that the crawfish will cost at least $300. I feel like this is excessive; I am also from the Midwest.
· -There is discussion as to whether we should just keep the moonbounce from Jamfest for an extra day. Matt questions whether we need a moonbounce for two days.
· -Matt’s inner child is dead.
·Jocelyn is eventually given $700 dollars out of carryover, “most of which is for crawfish,” and $120 out of alcohol.
OWLS
Will be here on April 8^th , according to Molly. By Owls, she means prospies. Matt says that he wants there to be actual owls, but Bonnel beats him into submission. Bo is sitting in the background, fanning himself, and staring into space. This is weird. Also, Bonnel has stolen my cheetos.
ANYWAY, BACK TO OWLS
Molly wants to get $75 for a prospie mixer with food, cornhole, smores, and so on. Bo motions to open the alcohol budget for the prospies. Molly gets $75 from non-budgeted. Jason Hawley tries to say something about abusing the budget, but he’s cut off.
ASSOCIATES NIGHT ROUND TWO
Laura asks for a straw poll as to whether we should continue to pay the servery $300 for goblets, linens, and napkins for associates night. Roque says we should “nix the goblets.” The straw poll indicates that yes, we should keep paying the servery $300.
Laura says that this is wonderful, and now she needs $300. There is an attempt to take it out of coffeehouse, but then Jacob Pflug gets really defensive. Roque wonders when we’re having coffeehouse night. So do I. Laura eventually gets $315 from carryover. Jason Hawley looks as though someone just killed his family. In front of him. Slowly.
TV
Matt takes a straw poll as to whether the TV for the upper commons should be “here or there.” It is decided that it should be there. B.C. says that instead of mounting it on the wall, we’re hiring someone to hold it.
We may get HD cable for the TV next year. Bo wants the playboy channel. Kristen wants a Tivo. No one else does. She’s the capital improvements rep now, so she could probably get one anyway. I support this because I’m all about abusing power and because I want a Tivo.
RACE
Jason and Roque are both in running stances to race to the Seat of Shame. Roque takes off his glasses, which is intimidating. As soon as Matt gets up, they both run to the seat. Roque wins, mainly because Jason is still in tears over the loss of the carryover budget.
Roque says that he needs people to help disassemble the remnants of the Wiess-Hanszen unity bridge after cabinet. I assume that this has already happened, so you probably don’t need to read about it anymore.
Also, Roque and Jeremy Caves (who is conspicuously absent) are looking for someone who will put out
PAUSE
the recycling bins during cabinet next year. Margay volunteers.
NO, I’M NOT BEING IMMATURE
The pause actually happened.
FILING CABINET
Jason says that he has bought a filing cabinet that we can use to “keep money in,” thus avoiding the Banner system entirely. Jason wants reimbursement for the filing cabinet. We give him $99.99 from carryover.
As Jason is talking, he slowly sinks deeper into the trash can. It emits a high-pitched whistle, which I assume means that it is dying. A struggle ensues to get him out, which results in Jason being dropped on the ground. Old milk is spilled all over his pants. Things like this are why you should come to cabinet.
CREAM SODA
Charlie wants to buy cream soda for cabinet. No one else does.
SURPRISE FICTIONAL TRAVIS
Travis runs in with a sack full of gold bars. He smiles, and says that he “fixed the budget.” There is blood on his shirt, and he has the look in his eyes of a man who has gone too far.
CABINET ADJOURNED!
TFW,
Dan “I go to cabinet so that Patricia Ladd doesn’t have to” Nelson
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Cabinet Minutes--3/18/09
Mason calls us all to order, and we are at once somber and rowdy at the
prospect of LAST CABINET EVER (I'm in the denial phase where I refuse
to believe that Cabinet can just go on without me as if we never shared
something special). Then Mason forgets me during roll and I progress
rapidly into the Anger stage, where, I admit, I am most comfortable.
Jason doesn't have a proxy? And isn't here for the ten millionth time
(approximately)? I motion to impeach him, and the motion passes.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Alex says to come fill water balloons because there's free Chipotle.
Joe says the Beer Bike Barbecue will be this Saturday as well as the
cornhole tournament, which you can get in on by emailing Molly.
Travis says the OC Camp out is tonight after cabinet (actually, right
now, but since Travis is at it, I bet it's already too late for you to
go if you are reading these words).
Sukh says the alumni powderpuff game is this Sunday at 11 with attached
barbecue. Do you realize how easy it would be for you to subsist on
nothing but free booze and barbecue this weekend? I'm just saying.
Kelley is selling WhataWilly Week t-shirts now and during lunch for
five dollars. I heard a rumor that if you wear them to Whataburger on
Beer Bike when the moon is full and William Marsh Rice's ghost whispers
on the wind, you get a free Whatachicken.
Roque comments on my Microsoft Word minutes-taking set up, but I choose
to hear a compliment instead. THE TRUTH IS WHAT I MAKE IT, ROQUE.
BUDGET
In a shocking bout of truth, Jason comes before us and states that he's
sorry he hasn't been around lately. "Most of you probably think it's
due to West Side Story, but the truth is, I've been investing Wiess'
money in a massive ponzi scheme. I do have a diamond encrusted
computer. I'm deeply sorry." I'm not saying "I told you so" because
even I did not realize the full truth until this admission. West Side
Story IS the ponzi scheme! This was their plan all along! Hopefully it
isn't too late! Jason holds out his hands resignedly to Officer Ruth,
saying he wants to turn himself in (and squeal on his singing, dancing
cohorts?) and Officer Ruth HANDCUFFS HIM AND LEADS HIM AWAY!!!!!
Seriously. Handcuffs him and leads him away!
Then they just kind of stand in the back awkwardly. Finely Officer Ruth
says, "What? I don't carry the keys around with me. You'll have to go
to the station." Epic.
RELAY FOR LIFE
Emily Page is here! She says that for the second year, Rice is hosting
Relay For Life! It's 80s themed and they're trying to get Molly and the
Ringwalds. So far, no one from Wiess is participating. So if you like
running or raising money for the American Cancer Society (or,
preferably, both) you should sign up! Talk to Christa if you have
questions.
TURNOVER BUDGET
The amazingness of turnover is Tuesday! Yes, though this is the last
time you will be graced with my insightful and timely cabinet minutes,
I am still in charge of room reservations till Tuesday, afterwhich you
and your desperate need for the PDR are someone else's problem (i.e.
Dan Nelson's). Also, that Tuesday is pub night! In consequence, Brett
and Becky need to open the alcohol budget to pay for kegs (shenanigans
come free). Joe, in a trend that will continue throughout cabinet,
despite that it has never worked so far this year, tries to motion "to
give them whatever they want". Bo coaches him through the process of
making a motion, making me once again suspect that Bo is a corrupt and
seedy dictator. Anyway, motion to open alcohol and carryover for food
passes.
THE LAST JEREMY CAVES RANT I WILL EVER, EVER HEAR
Jeremy Caves is back! And he has props! He says with our green funds we
bought five desk fans and three room sized fans. If you want to rent
one for the year, give him ten dollars (desk fan) or twenty dollars
(room fan) as deposit. If you want to keep it, he'll keep your deposit.
He also has shower timers that have sand inside and last for four
minutes. He describes them as "really a lot of fun". Roque says they've
tried them out together. Arin asks how much they cost and Jeremy says
they're cheap, like him, so you can keep them or give them back to him
at the end of the year. He takes them out of the packaging and tries to
demonstrate the high-tech suction cup technology by attempting to stick
it to his forehead. Brent asks if cold water counts as using water.
Debates are inconclusive.
WIESS ART SHOW
Michelle announces that the Wiess Art Show will be April 10th in the
Wiess commons. The budget is $400, but she needs $400 more for hanging
and matting supplies, as well as the food and alcohol. Last year the
art show Rob put on was RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING (we even heard tell of its
greatness in Scotland) but this year it will also be amazing because it
will be in the commons where the art will stay for you to appreciate
long after the last cube of cheese from the reception has been
consumed. Motion to give her $200 from alcohol and $200 from
nonbudgeted passes. Dr. Gustin says this is yet another example of
Wiess being a leader (see: Student Taught Courses, making hideous
colors look good).
OC CAMP OUT
Once again, the virtues of the OC camp out are extolled to us, this
time by Laura who says they will be watching Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Motion to give her $69.69 out of her budget passes to pay for smores,
etc.
ASSOCIATE'S NIGHT INVITATIONS
Sukh has a problem because they've already spent $150 on swank
Associate's Night invitations but they don't know how much money is
left in the Associate's budget since Jason joined the West Side Story
Mafia. Motion to give her $150 out of carryover passes. When asked, she
says Associate's Night will be April 7th at 6pm and mutters the word
"berries" a lot, but away from me, so I don't know what that means.
Hopefully it will involve some kind of berry picking! Or Barry Manilow!
GAMING
Bo says that soon he and Matt will buy the awesome TV for the upper
commons (but don't hold you're breath, he's been saying that all year).
He says it would be awesome if there was a gaming system there too and
asks if anyone has an old N64 or something. Everyone descends into
chaos. I flashback to pwning at the original Sonic the Hedgehog. So
many golden rings!
SEAT OF SHAME SEAT OF SHAME SEAT OF SHAME
Rob says that he is doing the Senior Slideshow, so if anyone has
pictures of us glorious seniors they should send them to him so he can
put together something as angsty as it is uplifting.
Rice fitness programs are doing a 5k on April 11th and want to know if
Wiess wants to sponsor students to run. Because we don't know how many
Wiessmen will participate we motion to give them $50 out of
Appropriations.
Charles says they need to open the budget for Jamfest on April 10th.
Discussion you really don't care about happens, and motion passes to
open nonbudgeted and alcohol!
Charles also says NCAA tournament starts tomorrow and you should join
his pool and pay $5 because you could win $100! Dr. Gustin won last
year. I smell foul play.
Alex says Ariele has an SLR camera that Dr. Bill gave to us and wants
to know if he's the camera rep now or what? After much mumbling about
the Wiess Historian and Wiess Photographer, a straw poll decides that
we should next year have a Double-Headed Wiess Historian (i.e. two
people, not some kind of mutant. I guess one of them could be a
mutant), one taking care of photography and one taking care of the PDR,
plaques, and apparently collecting T-shirts and Wiess themed board
games. Only Brent is opposed to this because he fears change.
MOTION TO ADJOU--
No, wait. Adrian says he has an N64 at home. After a dramatic pause, he says he's willing to give it to Wiess.
MOTION TO ADJOURN FOR REAL PASSES!!!!
And so, Wiess, I bid you farewell. However, if you, like Travis Martin,
will still be jonesing for your bi-weekly dose of Patricia Is Easily
Annoyed or even Patricia's Paranoia Turns Out To be Totally Justified,
you could visit http://www.patricialadd.com for even more excitement and poorly-remembered dialogue.
Kisses!
Patricia the Secretary (pladd@)
Go To Cabinet Yourself, I'm Tired
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able of Contents!!!
0) Hanan Ashrawi-Baker Institute
1) Rice Service Council seeking new members
2) Christian Spicer at Pub Friday
3) Take Back the Night
4) Apply to Women?s Resource Center Coordinator
5) Shoe Drive Box in Commons
6) Relay for Life Registration
7) Environmental Conference in Commons on Saturday
8) Chalk the Broch
9) Share your Story for Relay for Life
10) Loewenstern Fellowship Presentation
11) ACLU Officer Elections
12) Free Swim Clinic
13) Douglas Johnston Baker institute
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The Founding Director
of the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
cordially invites you 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
Please RSVP by 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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Hanan Ashrawi is the Diana Tamari Sabbagh Fellow in Middle Eastern Studies at the Baker
Institute. A noted Palestinian legislator, activist and scholar, Ashrawi served as the
official spokeswoman for the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East peace process
during the Madrid peace conference in 1991. In 1996, Ashrawi was appointed the
Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research, but she resigned the
post in 1998 in protest of the political mishandlings of peace talks during that period.
In 2006, Ashrawi was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council on the ?Third Way?
bloc ticket. She founded and serves on the executive committees of the Palestinian
Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH) and the National
Coalition for Accountability and Integrity (AMAN). She also founded and is commissioner
of the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR). Ashrawi serves on the advisory
board of several organizations, including the World Bank Middle East and North Africa
(MENA), United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) and the
International Human Rights Council. She is the recipient of the 2005 Mahatma Gandhi
International Award for Peace and Reconciliation, the 2003 Sydney Peace Prize and the
2002 Olof Palme Prize. Ashrawi is also the author of many books, articles, poems and
short stories on Palestinian politics, culture and literature. Her book ?This Side of
Peace? (Simon & Schuster, 1995) earned worldwide recognition.
Ashrawi received her bachelor?s and master?s degrees from American University of Beirut
and her doctorate in medieval and comparative literature from the University of Virginia.
She has also received honorary doctorates from universities in the United States, Canada,
Europe and the Arab world.
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Want to make an impact on the culture of service at Rice?
Applications are now being accepted for the inaugural year of the Rice Service Council.
Rice is a small campus that has several effective student organizations
that promote service and advocate for social responsibility. At times,
however, there is a lack of communication between these campus groups,
which can limit their creativity, resources, and impact. As a Rice
volunteer, you have the opportunity to have a tremendous influence on
the culture of service on campus by becoming a member of the new Rice
Service Council. Working with other student leaders, you will not only
represent your service organization, but also increase collaborative
efforts both on and off campus.
The Rice Service Council will have four different initiatives:
1. Create a forum in which Student Service Organization leaders can learn, share, and benefit from each other;
2. Coordinate a campus-wide annual Volunteer Recognition Event;
3. Increase volunteer leadership development, including coordinating a Fall Service Retreat; and
4. Advertise and advise on the awarding of the Community Service
Grant, Spirit of Service Awards, and service-based scholarships.
For more information, or to apply, visit the CIC's website ( http://cic.rice.edu). Applications are due by 5:00 pm on Monday, March 16, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact me at sarah.hodgkinson@rice.edu or ;) 713-34....
Thanks!
Sarah Hodgkinson
Assistant Director
Community Involvement Center
Phone: 713-348-6409
Fax: 713-348-5885
http://www.rice.edu/service
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Comedian and Rice alum Christian Spicer is going to perform this Friday at 7 PM at
Willy?s Pub. Come check him out!
Part of his show will be reserved for Rice student comedians. If you want to entertain
us, there will be short auditions from 6-7 pm on Wed, 3/11 at Willy's. Just bring a joke
or two and give it your best. The best few will be chosen to perform on Friday. This
could be the start of your comedic career!
Love,
Willy's Pub
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Take Back the Night:
What is it?
Take Back the Night is a night of empowerment to remember the survivors
of sexual violence and to call for an end to all forms of sexual
violence. The event exists to empower, to find support, and to break
the silence. www.takebackthenight.org has more information.
How can you help?
1. The Women's Resource Center is calling for testimonials (from both
men and women) relating to the theme of Take Back the Night; your
experience or the experience of someone you know as a survivor of
sexual violence. You can anonymously submit testimonials to the
Women's Resource Center in Kelly Lounge or you can e-mail them to jel2@rice.edu.
2. If you would like to read a testimonial at the event on the evening of March 25th, please contact Julia at jel2@rice.edu.
For more information or to help organize the event, please contact Julia at jel2@rice.edu more information.
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Apply now to be a 2009-2010 Women's Resource Center Coordinator!
Applications are available on the door of the RWRC (located in Kelley
Lounge in the RMC) and are due Friday, March 13 by 4 pm.
Apply for one of these six coordinator positions:
Student Director
Wellness Coordinator
Programming Coordinator
Outreach Coordinator
Women's Advocacy Coordinator
Office Coordinator
Check women.rice.edu for more information on what the coordinators due!
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Box in Commons!
*Donate your shoes! *- Shoe Drive for Quentin Mease Community Hospital - will be
collecting used athletic shoes (no flip flops please)
They can be in about any condition, or if you can only find 1 shoe out of a pair, that's
fine too.
Thanks!!
Questions?... dna2@rice.edu
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The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is coming to Rice!
EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY, MARCH 17
Register online today at www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx.
All teams that meet this deadline are given priority campsite
selection. All participants who register by this date are guaranteed
t-shirts of the correct sizes if they fundraise a minimum of $100 by
the Relay For Life event date.
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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Green Pays: Environmental Responsibility in the Business World
Rice Environmental Club?s 16th Annual Conference
* Wondering about the economics of sustainable development?
* Interested in green jobs trends and entrepreneurship?
* Curious about the business challenges of environmental stewardship?
The Green Pays conference takes place this coming Saturday, March 14 at
Wiess Commons, 11 am-4:30 pm. Come discuss the role of
environmentalism in industry with leaders of national and regional
businesses, as well as representatives from legal and advocacy groups.
Panel Speakers:
Debra Marshall, Principal Advisor, Shell Global Solutions (US) Inc.
Paul C. Marley II, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Power Development, LLC.
Juan Parras, Community Organizer, Environmental Justice Advocacy Service
Sarah J. Mason, Environmental Analyst, City of Houston Mayor?s Office
Jim Blackburn, Environmental lawyer, Blackburn and Carter
Duane Windsor, Lynette S. Autrey Professor in Management, Jones School of Management
Keynote Speaker:
Paul C. Marley II, Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Renewable Power Development, LLC.
Free lunch provided.
Please contact rrc2@rice.edu with any questions
Hey Wiess!
Do you want to spend a year studying abroad at one of the world's top
universities... for FREE? Every year Rice sends one student to study
at Trinity College, University of Cambridge on the C.D. Broad Exchange
Scholarship, which covers tuition, fees, room, and board. I'm that
student for 2008-2009, and next year it could be you!
The application/interview process is very easy and straightforward, and
the scholarship is open to all Rice undergrads, including graduating
seniors. If you are interested in this fantastic opportunity, I highly
recommend that you submit an application. More information can be
found online here: http://cohesion.rice.edu/administration/internationalscholars/internatl.cfm?doc_id=5227
If you have specific questions about the scholarship or about life at Trinity College, please feel free to e-mail me at lmc55@cam.ac.uk.
TFW,
Laura "stay in school, especially if someone else is paying" Campo
Wiess '08
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Subject line: Chalk the Broch! Rice's 1st Sidewalk Chalk Festival
Come to the Central Quad from Friday, March 13 to Saturday March 14 to
participate in Rice's first-ever CHALK FESTIVAL!! Team up with friends,
or draw on your own, and if we like what you've drawn, you could win a
$50, $30, or $20 gift card!!
Judging starts at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, so make sure you've finished
your masterpieces by then. We'll even provide the chalk!! We'll also
have FREE FOOD on Saturday at 5:00 p.m., so even if you didn't draw
anything, come join us for dinner and some art!!
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SHARE YOUR STORY TO HELP WITH CANCER AWARENESS
On April 17-18 Rice will again host the Relay for Life of Houston ?
Texas Medical Center. Relay is one way that cancer survivors,
caregivers, and those who have lost loved ones to cancer show their
support, dedication, and commitment to persevere in the battle against
this dreadful disease. In an effort to not only raise awareness about
cancer and cancer prevention, but also raise awareness about Relay
itself and how students can get involved on campus, the Rice Chapter of
Colleges Against Cancer is writing an article for the Thresher. In this
article, we would love to share the story of an individual who is a
cancer survivor, has been a caregiver for someone with cancer, or has
been greatly affected by cancer in any manner. It is our goal that your
voice is heard across campus to improve cancer awareness here at Rice.
If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact Dolapo Sokunbi at oos1@rice.edu. For more information about the Relay for Life event, to form a team, or make a donation, visit http://www.cancer.org/houstonmedicalcentertx.
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"A Night of Llamas, Mangos, and International Service"
** Open to Rice University and Houston Communities **
Monday, March 23 - 7:00-8:00pm
Martel College - Masters' House
Presenters: Michael Puente and Tiffany Yeh
Over the summer 2008, nine Rice University undergraduate students completed 4- to 12-week
service projects with community organizations throughout Latin America as part of the
inaugural year of the Loewenstern Fellowships. The 2008-09 class of Fellows will present
to the Rice University community information on their experiences at this fourth of four
sessions. Refreshments will be provided.
Guests are requested to RSVP by e-mail ( griswold@rice.edu) or on the Facebook event
( http://www.facebook.com/event.phpeid=72798071194).
Join Loewenstern Fellows Michael Puente & Tiffany Yeh as they reminisce about their past
summer experiences in Peru, Haiti, and Guatemala. Both rediscovered their inner child as
they spent time teaching and playing with kids of all ages. Michael was in Cusco, Peru
working with ProWorld Service Corps as a much-needed mentor and friend for disabled
children. Tiffany was in Terrier Rouge, Haiti where she taught health/science education
to 450 school children. While they both learned much from the experience, hopefully their
contributions had a wider impact, reaching the kids as well as their surrounding
community. Come and listen to their stories!
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Fellows' Backgrounds and Project Descriptions:
Michael Puente volunteered in a pediatric clinic in Cuzco, Peru assisting the medical
staff of the facility. He also interacted with patients and took care of the basic needs
of the students at an associated special needs school. Michael is a junior Biological
Sciences student with medical school aspirations.
Tiffany Yeh implemented a school health-science curriculum she developed to teach primary
school children in Haiti about basic hygiene and science. At a medical outreach center in
Guatemala, she assisted with projects and assessed program needs. Tiffany is a graduating
senior in Cognitive Sciences.
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More information on the Loewenstern Fellowships program is available on the Community
Involvement Center's web site at http:// http://cic.rice.edu/loewenstern.
Machttp:// www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=48014992756 for professors' bios and more!
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ACLU Officer Elections!
Tues, March 17
8pm in the Kelley Lounge
The Rice ACLU will be hosting officer elections at our next meeting! Becoming an ACLU
officer is a great opportunity to gain leadership skills, make connections with local
lawyers and civil rights activists, and promote civil liberties on campus. Everyone is
invited to join, even if you haven't been involved with ACLU before.
If you're interested in running, email psr1@ or ben.carson@ and let us know which
position (pres, secretary, treasurer, publicist) you're interested in.
Hope to see you on the 17th!
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Aquatic Program Updates:
1. Summer Learn to Swim registration is now open! For more information and to register go
to: www.rice.edu/learntoswim (There are 2 classes for adults: beginner and stroke
mechanics)
2. Free Swim Clinic: Registration is required. This Saturday, March 14th, 1:30-2:15 pm. A
few spaces still remain. Clinic is open to Rice students, faculty and staff. Register at
www.rice.edu/aquatics
3. Spring Learn to Swim classes: The last session of Spring Learn to Swim
begins on March 18th. There are a few spaces left in adult stroke mechanics. (Adult
beginner class is full.) Register at: www.rice.edu/learntoswim
4. The Swim Across Houston event continues through the end of March. Sign up with your
lifeguard and win prizes for swimming. Information at: www.rice.edu/aquatics
5. The next lifeguarding class will be offered in May. The course will be available to
all, 15 years and older. Registration information will be posted on the aquatic list serve
in late March. Join the list serve:
https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/aquatic_programs-l
Liz Harwood
Assistant Director for Aquatic Programs
Rice University
(713)348-2742
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The Founding Director
of the
James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
cordially invites you to attend
a discussion on
Faith-Based Diplomacy
and Global Security
with
Douglas Johnston
President, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
6:00 pm
Kelly International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University
Please RSVP by fax to 713.348.5993, by e-mail to bipprsvp@rice.edu
or the Web at www.bakerinstitute.org/events/johnston
before Monday, April 6, 2009.
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Douglas Johnston
President, International Center for Religion and Diplomacy
The International Center for Religion and Diplomacy (ICRD), founded by Douglas Johnston
in 1999, specializes in ?preventive diplomacy? ? the concept that religion can help
mediate and end conflicts that are resistant to traditional diplomacy. Though an advocate
of separation of church and state, Johnston emphasizes understanding the role that
religion plays in human cultures. Learning to relate respectfully to these factors and
drawing on them when appropriate can help to reduce violence and promote mutual
understanding. In his presentation, Johnston will describe and provide examples of this
approach.
Before starting the ICRD, Johnston served as chief operating officer and executive vice
president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has been a planning
officer in the President?s Office of Emergency Preparedness, director of policy planning
and management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and deputy assistant secretary
of the Navy. He also taught international affairs and security at Harvard University and
was the founder and first director of the Kennedy School?s Executive Program in National
and International Security. Johnston has edited and authored several books, including
?Religion, the Missing Dimension of Statecraft? (Oxford University Press, 1994); ?Foreign
Policy into the 21st Century: The U.S. Leadership Challenge? (CSIS, 1996); and
?Faith-based Diplomacy: Trumping Realpolitik? (Oxford University Press, 2003). Johnston
is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and holds a master?s degree in public
administration and a doctorate in political science from Harvard University.
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posted Feb 12, 2009 1:20 AM by Rachel Solnick
Happy Birthday Cabinet Minutes--2/11/09
This week's Special Early Edition of Cabinet brought to you from the
WAR room, with accompanying cupcakes and special beverages. Mason calls
roll! Both Jason and Bova have proxies who turn out to be, strangely,
even more enthusiastic.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Someone named Matt is here! He is running for SA president! He wants to
let us know that right now the SA is more like a club than a
representative body and wants to change that. If elected, he promises
to stand up to the administration and take issues directly to the top,
to the people who can make changes (Dhruv?). SA elections will open the
20th and he urges everyone to exercise their democratic rights to guard
against the rising threat of fascism in these economic times!
Arin, Chief Justice, tells us that Wiess budgeted $2000 for damages
this year, and we have already spent $2300. This does not even include
Beer Bike, H&D's damages milk cow! She urges all of us to be more
careful about public spaces, especially in the second floor kitchen,
where a disproportionate amount of damages have occurred. Court will be
addressing this on an individual fines basis, please see the list serv.
Duly chastised, we fall into an awkward silence.
Christa announces that her office is holding a non-profit internship
and career fair in the grand hall next Thursday from 2-5. Mason wants
to work with Christa, but Matt doesn't want to see her more than he
already does. Brent throws a cupcake wrapper at him, but it hits Alex
instead.
BUDGET and APPROPRIATIONS
Zach is proxying for Jason and actually pronounces the T in budget,
which makes me sad. Apparently Jason's computer is still broken, so
there is no budget to show us, but Zach assures us that Jason has
assured him that Wiess is still not bankrupt. I think this is just
getting sketchier and sketchier. How do we know that Jason doesn't have
a proxy because he's already absconded to Mexico with our precious
money? Who will pay for my cheese sticks now?
Appropriations has advised us to give $90 to the sophomore archis who
are raising money for their required trip to Paris. People repeat that
it's required over and over until motion passes to give them the money.
HONOR CODE AMENDMENTS
People read too far into the symbolism of my agenda formatting for
awhile, and then Lindsay and Erin tell us about Article XII of the
honor code, which will be up for vote on the SA ballot. Basically,
Article XII says that, if accused of an honor code violation, you have
three days to either show up or withdraw from the university and either
transfer or come back in a year, when it will be as if nothing had
happened. Apparently this widely-used clause is left over from a time
when the Honor Council was a shifty council of shadowy figures bent on
the destruction of their fellow students. Erin and Lindsay assure us
that they are not like that now. Lindsay urges us to vote to repeal
Article XII since there has to be a 75% majority and she will be having
a study break Monday in the commons.
BO TALKS
Bo tries to jump in "on that note", by telling us to also carefully
read the blanket tax increase requests on said ballot before
immediately voting yes or no. He admits that some are ridiculous (RPC
wants $45 more per student--to throw another concert? Or to gold plate
the RPC president? Suspicious) and some are legit.
WIESS ELECTIONS
Hoping no one will notice his interruption of the set agenda, Bo speeds
quickly into the item that he's actually supposed to talk about.
Elections will be Monday and Tuesday at lunch and dinner for every
position except OC Rep, since we don't know who's OC yet (good luck,
freshmen!). An unheard-of SIX people are running for president, which
means that voters will rank the candidates one thru six, points will be
assigned, and then some math will happen (good luck, Adam!). Speeches
will be on Sunday at 9pm; Bo urges you to tell your friends. Matt wants
to know what he should do since he has no friends. Bo says running for
president may not be the best decision then.
SENIOR EVENT COMMITTEE or BO TALKS MORE
Bo says he wants a separate senior list serv so that we can all hang
out and bond. Sukh screams at a frequency only dogs can hear until we
acknowledge that because she is graduating she can count as a senior.
OC THEME DINNER
Laura and Travis report that they are hard at work planning this
semester's themed dinner! They say that this year H&D is charging
them a linen cleaning fee so they need to open their budget. Erin
volunteers to eat off of dirty linen. I volunteer to eat off the table
like my Viking ancestors (or freshmen year). Despite our environmental
friendly suggestions, motion to open their budget passes.
THE OC and WHAT THE ELECTION MEANS FOR THEM
Laura and Travis also want to open the meal subsidy budget for lunch
Monday and Tuesday for OC students who vote. Motion passes. Bo shouts
that he's sick and that he doesn't "want to put his mouth on that".
Everyone shouts "That's what she said!" Erin and I are discussing ways
to get out of being charged for linens, so Bo is forced to reenact the
scene so that I can write it down. I therefore assume this is the most
important part of the minutes so I hope you're paying attention.
BIKE TEAMS!
Arin is a bike captain! She wants to open the bike team budget for a
new bike and a tool set. Brett says that Dhruv must have four by now,
but Arin says she wants her own. She also wants to open the alcohol
budget for a keg for mock beer bike Feb. 21st. Motion to open both
budgets passes!
TRAYLESSNESS
Rory is not here! Also, we suddenly realize that JEREMY CAVES is not
here?!? Will I go an entire cabinet without hearing one of his
long-winded rants criticizing my shower use (I like to sleep to the
sound of running water), my laundry strategy or other minutia of my
daily life? How will I cope?? We conclude that he is probably sitting
in the Upper Commons with the lights off wondering where we all are. So
emo right now, Jeremy!
SEAT OF SHAME SEAT OF SHAME SEAT OF SHAME
After a long silence of awkwardness, Laura and Travis get up again to
announce that there will be a Hobo Potluck at the Master's house sunday
at 6pm for all OC students. Bring a plate, silverware, and food!
Then Rory arrives!!! He says he did not know he was on the agenda and
ran up here after reading the email. He seems to think this is my
doing, but we all know this is a ploy by Bo to damage Rory's
reputation, already tarnished by the Great Cheese Stick Scandal of the
Jones Picnic. He explains that at the last SA meeting it was decided
(or mandated?) that all colleges will go trayless hopefully after
spring break. Trays will be available on demand, but only if you have a
disability that necessitates you using one (like Alex Mainor's
klutziness and supremely pretty hair?). Mason suggests the servery
auction off the trays for money, and Brett wants next year's freshmen
reps to make us trays. There is much talk about moving
soup/salad/drinks out of the servery proper but no one knows what's
going on. Eventually Bo and Rory both tell us that there's probably
nothing people who hate the environment can do to stop this from
happening. As someone who will drop a class if it's farther than Huma,
I feel your pain. It's definitely WAY too hard to walk back into the
servery for a drink. My elderly senior legs just can't take it.
Seriously, come on, ya'll. Stop whining.
Motion to adjourn passes! Huzzah!
With elections coming up, you should give serious thought to running
for the best of all positions: Secretary! While ruling room
reservations with an iron fist, you also get to valiantly go to cabinet
so that everyone else doesn't have to! Basically, it's like being a
super hero, but sometimes there's cupcakes!
With love,
Patricia the Secretary (pladd@)
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posted Jan 29, 2009 12:16 PM by Rachel Solnick
GOSSIP GIRL HERE, your
exclusive source for the scandalous lives of Wiess' "elite"
(who is she? That's a
secret I'll never tell)
Coming to you from the
Upper East Commons,
Spotted: A certain SMR
makes fun of my cabinet agendas and also the rice basketball team.
Spotted: Erin Waller
rocking a a red and blue leggings look. Patriotism hasn't looked this good
since Dolly Madison.
We on the Upper East side prefer a certain IVP
in charge, but our hoping someone is having a good med school interview.
Mason takes role –
everyone accounted for.
Announcements:
Adam, Stacey and Laura are recruiting
for chugging. NEED MEN. Come to practice Thursday at 8:30 in the Commons! S says, "we'll be nice to you".
Someone wants a demonstration.
Rumor has it, there is a whiskey
tasting on Friday night at 8:30. No sneaking in, little J. Only over 21 yr.
olds allowed. We can't wait to see Brett blowing on some pipes.
Shumalia says Rockets tickets at
info desk!
Beer Bike Chugging Demo –
Spotted: L is crazy good at sucking. If you also suck- sign up to be on the
chug team – you might see me there!
It's that time again, when all
the wiess elite bring out their goldenrod and clever ideas. Vote on Berr bike
themes – Thursday and Firday at lunch. Your choices are Le Tour de Wiess-
drunkstrong liverstong, Beer Ike, Cpt. Gustin or PUNCH YOU IN THE FACE BIKE.
May the best theme win, or someone might just get punched in the face. Don't
say I didn't warn you.
Rory reminds us that servery is
closed on Friday night for the Wiess/Jones BBQ at 5 in the Jones Quad there
will be dodge ball games, beer , cheese sticks and "ton of fun". Maybe its
worth leaving Wiesshattan for this party. We never miss an opportunity to keep
up with the Jones'
Officer Ruth explained that last
night there was an assault on campus. Guy had black jacket, fleece gloves, had
three fresh scratches. If you see a guy with three scars on his right cheek,
call the police. The attacker was found sleeping in the HUMA building.He was
probably a vagrant. Remember you can always call for escort and make sure you
have 6000 programmed in your cell. Check the listserv for more details.
ALSO: they are cleaning out bike
racks. So all abandoned bike locks or tires or bikes are going to be cleared
out.
A little bird told me, Greg might
be a bike thief with his having no serial number on his bike and all.
BUDGET
Jason's computer crashed so he
did not have any budget tonight. Next thing we know he will be fleeing the
country. Just in time for turnover.
AGENDA
Gary Chiles (class of 86) and Amy
Sutton (class of 89) He is chair of annual fund. He told us about the senior
gift challenge for wiess. They will give 100 dollars for all seniors who give
any amount of money this year and promise to give money for for next year. If
you decide to give- make sure you see Adam and fill out a pledge form. If you
give, you get to go to a pub night and a block party in April! There is a pub
night and block party.
Amy Sutton told us that when she
was treasurer she never showed up to cabinet without the budget. Spotted: Jason
crying a little.
We ubangee them! Gary Chiles then
tells us that they used to not have braces and that one time they ubangeed
their president and he broke a blood vessel in his eye. Vintage is really in
right now and I suggest we bring back this trend – Bo needs a new look and I
think bright red eye would make a statement for any med school.
Our commons will be used Feb. 7th 4-9 PM for the Mr. Rice
Asia Fundraiser. Judges will include Ping, Hindi teachers, Gao. The proceeds
will benefit micro-finance projects in Pakistan and China
Adam opened the games budget for
300 bucks. If you have suggestions email Adam. Gossip Girl thinks its charming
that people still play board games instead of manipulating social games.
Thomas and Arya opened the
alcohol budget and got money from non-budgeted for SUPERBOWL SUNDAY! It's on
SUNDAY!
Arya gets nostalgic and tells
story about puking because he was so
hot. We've all been so "hot" before that we vomited -that special kind of heat
that comes from waking up and drinking tequila for breakfast. Cabinet gives
into his request for a tent that we stencil ourselves and can take to all our
outdoor events.
Jeremy once again proves that
green and talking for a long time never go out of style. It is the campus wide
energy competition next week –North Colleges vs. South Colleges.The losing
college has to pay for a pub night for the college that wins. Gossip Girl never
pays for her own cheesesticks (FREE AT JONES –FRIDAY) and she'll be damned if
she has to pay for someone else's.
Due to a "clerical error", we
have 300 dollars less in our Green Funds account. Hmmm, we know embezzlement is
hot this spring, but J do you have to be so obvious?
With the rest of our Green funds
money we will be buying loads of environment friendly things. I'm sure Jeremy
would talk to you about it if you want more info.
Jeremy, seemingly trying to
remind us why we wouldn't want to live under a dictatorial state, keeps talking
- this time about going trayless. H and D is losing money and they might lose
trays, or raise prices or get crap food.
Rory and Jeremy enact a skit
about it. Gossip Girl feels her cold heart being melted by how cute Rory is.
Rory wants to know if we support
an SA resolution about going trayless. I'd go trayless with you anytime Rory.
They decide to create a survey.
Rachel Solnick wants to know how much our food
prices will go up. Dhruv officially answers her "5 to 8 percent" emphatically
and repeatedly. Once people believe him he mutters under his breath "I'm really
just throwing numbers out there"
. .
Spotted : hot blonde freshmen
talking about how the fuck long cabinet is.
Rachel Solnick wants a new VHS
player for the Movie Room .Greg wants a Beta Max. Dhruv and Rachel fight about
whether or not the VCR works for a while. Arin seems to be confused about what
"working means" and asks if it technically works or if it works if you turn it
on. Cabinet decides they will investigate this.
Spotted: Dr. Gustin looking
rebellious in a leather jacket and a look that seems too-cool for college
bureaucracy.
Due to the recession Bova and Alex
have no job. They are picking fellows – junior and seniors can pick up an app
in the commons or on the listserv. They are due next Thursday the 5th.
Alex tries to lure applicants saying, "want your own freshmen to mess with?" –
Hmmm, Alex, when you say things like that it just makes it too easy.
Jason asks for and receives funds
for the Dr. Bill memorial. There will be a reception with brisket, drinks and
snacks. People will be able to share their stories and remember Dr. Bill at the
reception.
Rory wants to write an SA
resolution that honors all the service Dr. Bill gave to Wiess and Rice. If you
have something specific you want in it, email Rory.
SEAT OF SHAME
The trashcan is wet tonight. But
we all know the best kind of shame is wet shame.
Matt Sorenson discusses buying 40
inch TV for upper commons. We have ordered the TV but do we want to buy a DVD
player? A blu ray player? A VHS that works?
We conduct a straw poll - I'm a
senior I don't care but it seems DVD wins.
Dhruv says some numbers and
letters that I don't understand.
Email Matt Sorenson with your
ideas.
Jeremy talks again. Jeremy saves
energy by running his mouth and not his appliances. He wants to know if the Environmental Club can
use the commons on March 14th. Cabinet gives it the OK as long as
the West Side Story mafia gives their blessing. Cabinet knows where its bread
is buttered.
Cabinet finally over!!!!
Post Cabinet Gossip
SPOTED: CD hiding in the
stairwell, staring at the West Side Story dancers. Creepy was never so
charming.
You Know You Love Me
XOXO,
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