posted Nov 4, 2009 1:38 PM by Rachel Solnick
Table of Contents!!!
0) Cyberspace in America: A Status Report 1) Mock Consulting Case Study and Interview 2) German Unification: Expectations and Outcomes 3) Rice Starlight Movie Night
4) Love Your Body Month Survey 5) EMT-B course applications 6) The Mexico-U.S. Border Through the Lens of a Screenwriter 7) R2 Open Mic Night 8) Housing for this semester, and next semester?
9) Alternative Spring Break 2010! 10) Labs to LDCs Workshop 11) Baker Shakespeare Call for Directors' Pitches 12) Rice Annual Fund - Student Advisory Committee 13) Wiess alumna/ Jobs for Graduating Students
14) Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues 15) India and the United States: A Partnership for Prosperity 16) IT Security Presentation: protecting your credit 17) Rice Shuttle Tracker Survey
18) health dispariites at Rice University 19) Rice Service Council is Seeking Members 20) ZIPCAR APPLICATION AT RICE 21) A Personal Perspective on the Rice-BCM Merger 22) Birthday Party for Fondren Library
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The
Technology, Society and Public Policy Program of the James A. Baker III
Institute for Public Policy in conjunction with the Greater Houston
Partnership,
Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and Rice
University Computer Security Lab continues its cyber initiative with a
presentation by:
The Honorable Dale Meyerrose Vice President and General Manager of Cyber and Information Assurance,
Harris Corporation
The Hon. Dale
Meyerrose, a retired Air Force Major General and former Senate
confirmed Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Intelligence
Community, will broadly address the status of Cyberspace in America.
Meyerrose will also detail some of the top cyber issues affecting
government, industry and academia and will host a questions and answers
session regarding the specific security concerns facing the energy,
healthcare and financial industries. Meyerrose is the current Vice
President for Cyber Solutions and Information Security for Harris
Corporation.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 James A. Baker III Hall, Rice University
8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 am Presentation
For more information and to RSVP, please visit
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Interested in a career in consulting?
If
you answered yes, then come to the Rice Consulting Club's Mock
Consulting Interview & Case Study event on Thursday the 29th of
October at 8:30 pm in the RMC 2nd floor conference room.
Can't make it to this meeting? No problem. Join the
Rice Consulting Club group on Facebook to receive information regarding
future meetings.
The Rice Consulting Club
(RCC) is a student run organization that facilitates unique
opportunities for exposure to premier consulting firms and provides a
head-start for students interested in the consulting industry. Working
with our faculty sponsor, Director of Career Planning at the Jessie
Jones School of Business, Deanna Fuehne, we will review case studies,
hold mock interviews, and bring in representatives from various
consulting firms to give you a taste of life as a consultant at their
company. In the past, the RCC has gained hands on experience by
consulting for on-campus organizations, such as coffeehouse.
Again, join us on Thursday on Thursday the 29th of
October at 8:30 pm in the RMC 2nd floor conference room to experience a
mock consulting interview & case study. For more information about
the RCC, email rconsultingclub@gmail.com
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The
Baker Institute is honored to bring together leading diplomats,
political scientists, economists and historians to commemorate the 20th
anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, a watershed in European and
world history. When the wall fell, policymakers faced the unprecedented
challenge of establishing the foundation for a unified, stable and
prosperous Germany within a peaceful Europe. This academic conference
will examine the economic and political consequences of the
sometimes-treacherous path to German unification.
This academic conference will follow Friday evening's panel discussion on German Unification.
Saturday, October 31, 2009 8:00 am - 5:30 pm James A. Baker III Hall
Rice University
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Friday, Oct. 30 Forbidden Planet Rice Stadium
6 p.m. - gates open
7 p.m. - movie starts
Show off your Halloween costume!
For more information visit:
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The
Wellness Center wants your input! Please take this short survey about
events and topics you’d be interested in for February’s “Love Your
Body” Month! The survey will greatly help us with planning events that
meet YOUR interests!
Participants will be entered into a drawing for 25
Wellness Bucks, redeemable towards massages or any other Wellness
Center service!
The survey can be accessed here:
The survey is open as of today, and will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6th. Thanks for your help!
Rice Wellness Center
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EMT-B APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE
Interested in EMS? Applications for a possible Spring 2010 EMT-Basic Course are currently available. They can be found in folders in each of the
colleges either in the college commons or near/in the coordinator's
office. Written applications are due 5 pm Friday, November 6th, and
will be followed by a
short interview.
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The Latin American Initiative of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University
in conjunction with the Cinema Arts Festival Houston
cordially invites you to attend
a lecture on
The Mexico-U.S. Border Through the Lens of a Screenwriter with Guillermo Arriaga Writer and Director
Thursday, November 12, 2009 3:00 pm
Kelly International Conference Facility James A. Baker III Hall Rice University
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On Friday, October 30 at 9 PM, R2 will hold its annual
Open Mic Night in the Lovett Undergrounds. Snacks and drinks (for those
of age) will be provided, so stop by and check it out! Bring something
to read (10 minutes MAX) or just come to support your fellow Ricers.
See you there!
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Hello, My
name is Shamsa Mangalji. I'm a sophomore student at Columbia
University, but am currently taking classes at Rice, under the status
of 'Visiting Student.' I will be here until the end of this school
year. I was looking for on-campus housing for the rest of this semester
and next semester, but Housing and Dining informed me yesterday that a
Visiting Student could not live here; only transfer students could
secure a bed on campus.
I'm currently looking for an apartment close to
campus or close to a Lightrail station, given that I won't have a car
until February. Honestly, those are my only criteria for housing; I'm
very low-maintainance, and would just like to have a place to sleep and
keep my things as soon as possible! I've currently been sleeping on
friends' couches etc, but I'd love to have a permanent place to stay
for this semester and next semester, quickly. I'm happy to pay any
amount of monthly rent necessary.
Thank you so much,
Shamsa Mangalji (713)444-7636
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What are you doing over spring break? Looking to
make an impact and spend the week serving with other Rice University
students? Apply to participate in one of the eleven Alternative Spring
Break (ASB) trips sponsored by the Community Involvement Center. Trip
descriptions and participant applications are now available on the
Community Involvement Center's web site ( http://cic.rice.edu). Completed applications are due by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 2, 2009.
2010 ASB Trips are listed below. Go to the Community Involvement Center's web site ( http://cic.rice.edu) for detailed descriptions!
Rice Children's Defense Fund (CDF) ASB - Community Health Councils, Inc - Los Angeles, CA
Student Engineers Educating Kids (SEEK) ASB - Breakthrough of Greater Philadelphia - Philadelphia, PA Rice Habitat for Humanity ASB - HandsOn New Orleans - New Orleans, LA Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) ASB - Camp Courageous - Monticello, IA
Best Buddies ASB - Camp Oakhurst - Oakhurst, NJ Environmental Club ASB - Catalina Island Conservancy - Santa Catalina Island, CA One on One Mentoring ASB - YMCA Camp Whittle - Big Bear Lake, CA
The Mentorship Project ASB - Citizen Schools - Charlotte, NC Wharton and Rice Mentoring (WARM) ASB - YMCA Camp Campbell - Boulder Creek, CA Rice American Red Cross ASB - CO Center for the Blind/National Sports Center for the Disabled - Denver Metro Area, CO
Rice American Civil Liberties (ACLU) ASB - Boston Rescue Mission - Boston, MA
If
you have any questions about the overall ASB program or the application
process, please contact the Community Involvement Center ( service@rice.edu).
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One
third of the world’s population is infected with tuberculosis. A
rapid, effective, and widely available diagnostic for tuberculosis
could save approximately 400,000 of them each year1.
Learn how the brightest
minds in science and technology are designing and disseminating
diagnostic technologies to stem the tide against tuberculosis and other
diseases:
· Integrated Technology Platforms for Poverty-Related Diseases, Evan Lee, FIND Diagnostics
FIND
is a product development and implementation partnership devoted to
developing and implementing diagnostic tools for poverty-related
diseases.
· Microfluidic Point-of-Care Diagnostics, Sam Sia, Columbia University
Sia’s
research focuses on developing simple and powerful microfluidic
techniques for biomolecular detection that can be used to tackle global
health problems.
· Nanosensors to Probe Antibiotic Resistant Superbugs, Rachel McKendry, University College London
Rachel
McKendry of the London Centre for Nanotechnology studies nanomechanics
of antibiotics and superbug resistance with the aim of developing
nanosensing technology for applications in disease diagnostics and drug
screening.
· Lab-on-a-chip technology for measuring CD4 Counts, John McDevitt, Rice University
Originally
developed for use in rural Africa, the lab-on-a-chip provides results
at the point-of-care so HIV/AIDS patients can initiate or adjust
anti-retroviral therapy immediately.
Transitioning Technologies from Labs to Least Developed Countries Workshop
Rice University
November 6, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall
This
event is FREE and OPEN to all students and researchers.
Students are
encouraged to submit a 250-word abstract for the poster session by
October 26, 2009.
To register* and view
additional information on the workshop, click on the following link:
Transitioning Technologies from Labs to LDCs Workshop Homepage
*The conference is free, but advance registration is required.
For more information, contact Janet Wheeler at jmw@rice.edu or 713-348-3071.
This workshop is brought to you by Rice 360°: Institute for
Global Health Technologies and the Beyond Traditional Borders
initiative.
2 Emmett Keeler, Mark D. Perkins, et al. “Reducing the global
burden of tuberculosis: the contribution of improved diagnostics”
Nature. Published online 22 November 2006. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v444/n1s/pdf/nature05446.pdf
A rapid and widely available diagnostic for tuberculosis (TB) with ≥85%
sensitivity for smear-positive and smear-negative cases, and 97%
specificity, could save ~400,000 lives annually.
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Baker Shakespeare is looking for any student, staff, faculty member, or other affiliate who is interested in directing a Shakespeare
production for our 40th Anniversary.
Baker Shakespeare has chosen a selection of plays from which we are asking directors to pitch their vision of the production. Director
pitches will begin Sunday, November 1st and will end Sunday, November pitch or to ask any questions regarding the production.
The list of plays (in descending order of votes by Baker Shakespeare members): Midsummer Night's Dream As You Like It Comedy of Errors Macbeth Winter's Tale
We look forward to hearing what the directors have in mind for any of these plays.
Bailey Basile Baker Shakespeare Financial Producer
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In
May 2008, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to raise $1 Billion
by 2012 to fund the Vision for the Second Century. We are currently
seeking a select group of student leaders to help with our Annual Fund
Student Advisory Committee. All students are invited to participate on
the committee. The committee’s immediate purpose is to facilitate
discussion and cooperation between those involved with the Centennial
Campaign and those most directly impacted by the campaign -- current
Rice University students. Activities related to the campaign and the
Annual Fund will be on-going starting this month. All interested
students should contact Sean Britton at seanb@rice.edu
or 713-348-3287. We need at least one representative from every
college, and our first meeting will be within the next two weeks.
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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
As
a graduating senior you are no doubt trying to decide what you will do
next year, or even for the next 5 years. I want to let you know more
about opportunities in the environmental advocacy field.
Environment
America is the federation of state-based environmental advocacy
organizations, from Environment California to Environment Texas to
Environment Massachusetts. This year we are hiring graduating college
seniors for our fellowship program to help change the environmental
direction of our country: to solve our energy problems; fight global
warming; preserve our open spaces; clean up our air and water; and make
an impact on many other environmental issues. Environment America gives
recent graduates the opportunity to mobilize and empower Americans and
work with legislators on environmental policy. We build and demonstrate
support for proposals at the state and federal levels to ensure that
decision makers hear from and pay attention to the public.
We actually already have a couple Rice alums on our
staff: Dana Hoffman (Will Rice '09) and Kirsten Schatz (Wiess '03), so
you'd be in good company.
We will be holding
an information session and interviews on campus on Thursday, October
29th at 5:30pm in the Kelley Lounge at the RMC, and we’ll hold
on-campus interviews throughout the day on Friday, October 30th at the
Rice Career Center. I encourage you to participate in either
opportunity and contact Alejandro Savransky at asavransky@environmenttexas.org or 512-610-0084 if you are interested. If you can't attend either opportunity, please apply online at http://www.EnvironmentAmerica.org/jobs .
Sincerely,
Kirsten Schatz (Rice '03)
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The
Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and
the Rice Interfaith Dialogue Association are hosting a night of
dialogues on Thursday, November 12 from 6-8pm in the Hanszen Upper
Commons, Wiess 146, and the Brown PDR.
Register online by 5PM on Sunday November 1 here:
This link provides more insight to the structure of the dialogues:
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The Founding Director of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
and the
Office of the President Rice University
cordially invite you to attend a presentation on
India and the United States: A Partnership for Prosperity
by
Her Excellency Meera Shankar
Ambassador of India to the United States
with welcoming remarks and introduction by
The Honorable Edward P. Djerejian Founding Director, Baker Institute for Public Policy
and
David W. Leebron President, Rice University
Friday, November 6, 2009 5:30 pm Reception 6:00 pm Presentation
Doré Commons James A. Baker III Hall Rice University
before Tuesday, November 3, 2009.
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Final IT Security Awareness Month Presentation:
Friday, October 30, 2009 noon - 1:00 p.m. Hanszen Classroom 207
If
your credit is ruined by a thief who steals your information and runs
up thousands of dollars of debt, it can jeopardize your future
employment opportunities, result in declined home and car loan
applications, and raise your interest rates.
Most consumers do not want to consider these
threats because purchasing convenience and speed are in high demand
these days, even though fast and easy financial transactions increase
the risk of credit information loss and theft.
Officers Brucus Owdley and Jacob Web from the
Financial Crimes Unit of the Houston Police Department discuss how to
protect your credit information, how to monitor your credit reports,
and the steps to take if your credit information is stolen.
Bring your lunch and join us above the Hanszen College Commons; no RSVPs required.
Carlyn Chatfield
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Attention Rice Shuttle riders!
Have you ever waited for a shuttle for more than ten minutes? Have you done so standing in Houston's rain or heat? Have you ever wondered where the shuttle was and whether it would be
faster just to walk to your destination?
Wouldn't you like a way to find out where the shuttles are without staring down the street?
We are a Senior Design team working on a solution to your problem: a
Bus Tracking System for Rice. This system would track the locations of the shuttles, determine their route, and provide this information back to you, the user. Please take our survey at the following link to help us design the
best user experience possible.
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Dear Colleagues and Students:
Abdo
Yazbeck, Ph.D. (Rice University, Economics, 1991) will be speaking at
Rice University in a lecture jointly sponsored by the Econometrics and
the Empirical Economics Workshops of the Economics Department. Dr.
Yazbeck is the Lead Health Economist and Program Leader of the Health
and AIDS Program at the World Bank Institute and will discuss a new
landmark report on health disparities. The title of his talk is
"Attacking Inequality in the Health Sector: A Synthesis of Evidence and
Tools" and will be held this Friday, October 30, 3:30-5:00, in Baker
Hall Room 116.
I would greatly appreciate your rsvp (via email to rsickles@rice.edu) if you wish to attend this lecture in order to assess the need to possibly move the lecture if seating capacity is an issue. I will alert you via email if a move is necessary later in the week.
Best regards,
Robin Sickles
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Want to make an impact on the culture of service at Rice?
Applications are now being accepted for the Rice Service Council.
Rice
is a small campus that has several effective student organizations that
promote service and advocate for social responsibility. However, often
there is a lack of communication amongst 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 has 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 Leadership Development, including coordinating the Fall Service Retreat 4. Advertise and advise on the awarding of the Community Service Grant, Spirit of Service Awards and 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, November 9, 2009.
If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Hodgkinson, Assistant Director of the Community Involvement Center, at sarah.hodgkinson@rice.edu or 713-348-6409.
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For those interested in the Zipcar program, this is an important information to share with you.
The zipcar application process is very easy but you must follow the instructions carefully so your application is not rejected. 1. Provide your student ID number 2. Provide your Rice email address only.
3. The mailing address you provide must match your credit card address for verification by Zipcar. 4.
Once the application is approved by Zipcar and Rice, you can contact
Zipcar to mail your card to your Houston address (it takes 7-10 days to
receive the zipcard)
If your application is turned down use these tips and try again.
If you have any questions please contact zipcar.com/rice or call 866-4ZIPCAR. The cars are located at the Lovett Hall parking lot near Cohen House.
At your service, Transportation and Parking Department. 713-348-5223/5996
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The Whole May Be Less than the Sum of the Parts: A Personal Perspective on the Rice-BCM Merger
Moshe Y. Vardi Rice University
McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice University
October 26, 2009, 4-5:30pm Overflow room: Duncan Hall 1064
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Come celebrate Fondren Library's 60th Birthday Party: The Student Party!
Wednesday, November 4th 8:30 pm to 10:30 pm Kyle Morrow Room, Fondren 3rd Floor
Cake, Bubble Tea, Bubbles, and music by: The Phils
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Enjoy these disney related videos, in celebration of NOD.
Family guy:
Disney Templates Fail:
Sexy, Naughty, Disney:
"Good Teenagers Take Off Their Clothes" - Aladdin:
Aladdin Banned Scene:
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posted Nov 4, 2009 12:09 PM by Rachel Solnick
able of Contents!!!
0) OPEN 1) Crotchet and Cookies! 2) Homecoming 2009 King and Queen Nominations 3) Are you interested in directing the Vagina Monologues?
4) RICE INVESTMENT SOCIETY SPEAKER SERIES 5) Cell Phone Drive 6) HIV/AIDS Service Opportunity 7) The Partnership Walk 8) Rice Cyber Sports Halo/Smash Bros Events 9) Business Stuff
10) WIN $250! (R2 Cover Art Contest) 11) Windows 7 is RELEASED! 12) Love Your Body Month Survey -- Reminder! 13) No Shave November 14) Transnational Symposium talk 15) Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues
16) Police Officer Hiring Process 17) Increased service on the Texas Medical Center/ BRC route 18) Rice Dance Theatre Presents - "In Habit" 19) Community of Rice Entrepreneurs
20) Undergraduate Education Seminar 21) *Earn $10 in 30 minutes*
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1. Art Contest:
Hey Wiess Artists!
OPEN Magazine is proud to announce its first art contest and gallery show!
Submit photography and visual art to RiceOpen@gmail.com, and you could win $100 in cash and gift cards !
Deadline is MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9th at 7 PM. Best
entries will be displayed in Farnsworth Pavilion in late November, and
published in the 2010 edition of Open this spring. See openmagazine.rice.edu for full details.
OPEN is a literary magazine that examines and
promotes discussion of the interplay between sexuality and society
through student journalism, fiction, and art.
Good luck!
2. General Submissions Hey Wiess!
Got something to say about sex?
OPEN,
Rice's literary sex magazine, is looking for articles, short stories,
poetry, personal essays, opinion pieces, artwork and more for the
Spring 2010 edition!
OPEN aims to inform and promote healthy discourse
on the social, health, and cultural aspects of sex and sexuality. Email
submissions to riceopen@gmail.com. Pieces will be kept anonymous at the author's request.
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Hi everyone, Colleges Against
Cancer is holding a Crotchet and Cookies study break on Wednesday (Nov
4) at 8 PM in Farnsworth! If you would like to learn how to crotchet or
knit, or already know how, we hope you will join us! We'll be making
pink scarves to donate to local hospitals for Breast Cancer Awareness
month. We will supply the yarn, needles, and snacks, and NO EXPERIENCE
is NECESSARY!
Hope to see you all there!
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Rice Homecoming Election 2009
Homecoming is less than 3 weeks! That means it's time to pick your
2009 Homecoming King and Queen! Last year, Hurricane Ike won Homecoming
King for reminding us what "Making It Rain" really meant, and Kathy
Collins, VP for Finance, won Homecoming Queen for her complete overhaul
of club finances.
Who will win this year? Submit your nominations to:
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The Rice Women's Resource Center will be holding an
information meeting for all individuals interested in directing the
Vagina Monologues next semester at Rice. This annual show is an
important and well-attended event at Rice, so we are seeking
impassioned individuals who want to help make the show the best it can
be! Come by the Women's Resource Center in Kelley Lounge at the RMC
next Wednesday, November 4th at 8 pm to get information about the show,
directing responsibilities, and ask any questions. Email rnp1@rice.edu with further questions, or if you cannot attend.
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Rice Investment Society is starting a speaker series that is bringing successful financial professionals from the Houston area to Rice. The
aim of these events is to help undergrads who are interested in finance learn about the industry, discuss various career paths, and network with established professionals. These events are going to be
fairly informal and after the speaker talks about his background and career choices, the remainder of the event will be discussion based and will rely on questions from the audience.
The first speaker will be J. Cole Dawson, the President of the Houston division of Telemus Capital Partners. Prior to joining Telemus, Mr. Dawson served as Senior Vice President-Private Banking & Investment
Group at Merrill Lynch. He is also a former Vice President-Private Client Group at Goldman Sachs, and has served as a financial analyst in Investment Banking at Salomon Brothers.
The event will be held on Nov. 10th at 8:00PM (Location TBA). We are trying to gauge interest so if you think you might attend please email
Hope to see y'all there!
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Rice's
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will be holding a campus and
community wide cell phone November 9-15. I was hoping to get a
listserv announcement out at each of the colleges. I have attached a
copy of the flyer. If possible, could this attachment also be attached
to the listserv email. Here's the message:
Cell Phone Drive! Old Phones Save Lives! Rice's
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee is holding a week long cell phone
drive beginning November 9th and continuing through homecoming weekend.
The donations will go toward Hope Phones and Front Line SMS - to
organizations devoted to providing cell phones for health care workers
in developing countries. Donation boxes will be located across campus
and at all sporting events during that week. So, drop off your old
phone and save a life.
Thanks so much, Alexandra Ernst
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Who
knew that Houston has the 4th largest population of people with
full-blown AIDS in the nation? The high price of care has increasingly
affected people who are poor and 20% of patients are completely
uninsured. Bering Omega is a nonprofit organization that looks to
alleviate these financial burdens by providing compassionate healthcare
and social services.
We hope to see you soon! Benjamin Lu and Manivel Rengasamy Rice University Bering Omega Site Leaders
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The Partnership Walk ( http://www.partnershipsinaction.org/walk/about/index.php) is an event sponsored by The Aga Khan Foundation USA ( http://www.akdn.org/akf),
an incredible organization that supports innovative projects in Health,
Education, Rural Development,Civil Society, and the Environment in Asia
and Africa. The Walk is a public event to raise awareness about how
people here can make a difference in ending global poverty. It promotes
partnerships among Americans and people in the developing world. The Walk raises
funds for innovative,cost-effective projects that improve the quality
of life of the most vulnerable,especially women and children, in some
of the poorest areas of Asia and Africa.
I'd like to get a Rice team together to fundraise,
volunteer, and walk the walk (hehe).Let's try to hit at least $1,000!
There will be dancing, some great keynote speakers,and, last but not
least, FREE INDIAN FOOD!!! :)
The Walk will be held at Sam Houston Park Downtown (1100 Bagby Street Houston,
TX 77002) on Saturday, November 14, 2009, and bus transportation will
be available from Rice at 10:00am...We will return back to campus at
1:00pm.
up to be part of the 'Rice University' Team, and start e-mailing people to raise some
money!
to donate however much you'd like to.
Thanks,
Shamsa
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Come
play some Halo 3 and Smash Brothers! As a bonus, we will also be
broadcasting our CSL Starcraft match vs Carleton College LIVE! Check
out the Facebook event.
November 7th, 8pm, McMurtry PDR
Get
some practice in, because Rice Cyber Sports is hosting their first ever
Halo 3/Smash Melee/Smash Brawl tournament! Details can be found in the
Facebook event. Invite all your friends, it's going to be crazy!
November 21st, 12pm Noon, Martel First Floor Classrooms
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Curious about what is marketing and the careers options in marketing?
Want
to learn about brewing coffee and meet Mr. Katz, the owner of Katz
Coffee which provides coffee to our beloved Coffeehouse and all
serveries on campus?
1. November 5th, Business For All General Meeting Speaker Series: Thursday, 7:00 to 8:00 pm, in Martel Classroom 101 Melissa
Mohr, a Rice alumni and current MBA student concentrating in marketing
and advertising, will come and talk about what she is doing now, the
different career options in marketing and current trends. In the past,
she has worked for Hill ‘N’ Dale Farm and is currently a consumer
insight intern at Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.
2. November 13th, Business For All First Field trip: Friday, 2:15 pm at the RMC Circle Drive We will be visiting Katz Coffee Company ( http://www.katzcoffee.com/),
where we will be given a tour and Mr. Avi Katz, the owner, will tell us
about the company and how they manage their business. We will be
learning about how they roast coffee and there is a high chance that
they can set up a cupping for us! If you are interested in joining us, please RSVP by emailing your name and phone number and if you can drive or not to lz10@rice.edu by Friday, November 6th. For more info, please check out our facebook group "Business For All."
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This
Friday, November 6, is the last day to submit art to R2's cover art
contest. We're looking for artwork in pretty much any genre and format
(see r2mag.rice.edu for more details) to publish as the cover of our 2010 magazine. Send your submissions to r2mag@rice.edu, and you could win the $250 prize!
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The newest operating system perfect for your PC or Mac! COME CHECK OUT Windows 7, Microsoft's latest operating system made just for you! Get a $10 gift card for doing a 5-minute demo!
Learn about getting Windows 7 for $30 as a student (vs. $120 retail)! Demos at the RMC on Friday 1-3 PM!!!
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Help
the Wellness Center in planning February’s “Love Your Body” Month!
Participants completing this 3-minute (or less!) survey on the events
and topics you'd be interested in will be entered into a drawing for 25
Wellness Bucks, redeemable towards massages or any other Wellness
Center service!
The survey can be accessed here:
The survey will close at 5:00 pm on Friday, November 6th. Thanks for your help!
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From November 1 to November 30, join the Hanszen Men's Resource
Center and the Brown Social Concerns Committee in the fight against
testicular cancer by not shaving for an entire month. The goal of No
Shave November is to raise funds and awareness for testicular cancer,
which is the most common form of cancer for men between the ages of
15-40. When someone asks you why you are so incredibly hairy, tell them
your cause, and ask them for a small donation. All donations will go
to the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation ( www.seankimerling.org < http://www.seankimerling.org>
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The Chao Center for Asian Studies invites you attend a lecture titled, “Thinking Laterally: A Conjunctural History of the Late Nineteenth
Century World” by Assoc. Prof. Mark Metzler, a historian and Asian Studies scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 3 p.m. in Room 123, Rayzor Hall.
This talk is part of our “Transnational Symposium.” This interdisciplinary lecture series proposes to address “transnationalism” as an idea, category and social science paradigm and aims to demonstrate
how transnationalism works or fails to work in actual scholarship in various regions of the world and traditions of scholarship.
We hope that you can come.
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Hey everyone!
The Registration deadline for the Amazing Faiths Dinner Dialogues has been EXTENDED ONE WEEK to SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, at 5PM.
The dialogues will take place on Thursday, November 12 from 6-8pm in the Hanszen Upper Commons, Wiess 146, and the Brown PDR.
REGISTER HERE:
This link provides more insight to the structure of the dialogues:
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On November 20 and 21, 2009, the University Police
Department will host an assessment center as part of the selection of
three new Police Officers. An assessment center has been in use as a
part of the hiring process for nearly fifteen years. It was chosen
because it provides a fair method for determining the most qualified
applicant for the position of Police Officer.
A critical component of a good assessment center is
the quality of those observing behaviors and judging the performance,
the assessors. In addition to the vital part assessors play, role
players also have great impact on the success of this process. We are
asking the support and assistance of the community by participating as
either an assessor or role player. If you are interested in being
involved in either of these capacities, please respond by email to this
message.
The schedule is as follows: November 20, 5p-630p, Assessor/Role Player Training and Orientation November 21, 8a-3p, Assessment Center Thank you for your consideration,
Dianna Marshall
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Effective Monday, November 9, 2009, the Texas Medical Center/BRC shuttle service will run Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm every 30 minutes. The shuttle will leave the west stadium bus shelters
every 30 minutes and travel on Collegeway to the BRC and the Texas Medical Center. The final shuttle from campus to the BRC and Texas Medical Center will be at 5:30pm. The service ends promptly at 6pm at Rice. For additional information, please check
Thank you for using the Rice shuttle.
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Join Rice Dance Theatre for Fall 2009 Dance
Performances of "IN HABIT", a student choreography showcase featuring
new dance works by Emily Jacob, Prudence Sun, Dina Yangirova, Taylor
Coon, Nazima Zakhidova, Claudia Casbarian, Stephanie Dunlop and Guest
Choreographer Leslie Scates. Thoughtful, athletic, contemporary
dancing for your viewing pleasure.
Performances take place in the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center's Dance Theater Studio.
Space is limited so reservations are recommended.
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"Have you ever wanted to start a business?"
This lecture is made possible by the undergraduate club, CORE (Community of Rice Entrepreneurs).
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On
November 13, the Rice MBA Finance Club will host an educational seminar
for undergrads from 1pm – 4pm. We will teach the undergraduate
students everything they need to know for Investment Banking, Sales
& Trading, and general finance interviews. The seminar will take
place at the Jones School in room 218. I will be assisted by Rob
Meister, a senior undergrad who worked with me last summer as an
analyst at JPM.
Feel free to pass this email on to everyone interested. RSVP by signing up at the following link:
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Participate in an interesting (and easy) linguistics experiment! All you have to do is:
a. Sign in (sign up as a participant, if you are not already registered in Experimetrix)
b. Select the 'Pantos Linguistics' study c. Pick an available time slot 2. Show up in the Behavioral Lab (Room #308) in the Jones School of Business (3rd floor, north end) at your scheduled time.
After you have successfully completed your participation, which
takes no more than 30 minutes to complete, you will receive $10 cash.
(You can only participate in this experiment once, so if you've already
participated for class credit, I'm sorry to say you can't participate
again.)
Andrew Pantos
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Table of Contents!!!
0) Take a Quick Volunteering Survey and Win $25! 1) Rice Annual Fund - Student Advisory Committee 2) Last chance to get your FREE yearbooks!!!!!
3) Email login required to send messages as of October 15 4) Invitation: Breakfast and Lecture with Ambassador Luis Gallegos 5) Farnsworth Student-Run Gallery Spring Open Calls 6) Hydrogen Energy Lecture - Oct. 30 - Duncan Hall
7) Fall 2009 Envision Grant 8) deposit your yogurt lids in boxes 9) Event Invitation - Cyberspace in America: A Status Report 10) TMP Committee Meetings 11) Loewenstern Fellowship Presentation
12) Culture Quest Announcement 13) Cookies and Conversation 14) Impact Rice Participant Applications! 15) The Global Financial Crisis and Asian Women 16) Wildflower planting 2009!
17) Quilt Exhibit, Panel Discussion and Reception 18) Will Rice & McMurtry Present "When Classy Met Trashy" 19) National Coming Out Month Discussion with attorney Jerry Simoneaux!
20) Rice Consulting Club Presentation - Tomorrow 21) Saturday Night's Symphonic Band Fall Concert at Stude Hall 22) HC Announcement
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Whether or not you are currently involved in volunteering, your input is valuable.
AND, once you complete the survey, you'll be entered to win a $25 Cash Prize! Please complete the survey by Saturday, October 17 to be eligible to win.
Thank you!
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In
May 2008, the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to raise $1 Billion
by 2012 to fund the Vision for the Second Century. We are currently
seeking a select group of student leaders to help with our Annual Fund
Student Advisory Committee. All students are invited to participate on
the committee. The committee’s immediate purpose is to facilitate
discussion and cooperation between those involved with the Centennial
Campaign and those most directly impacted by the campaign -- current
Rice University students. Activities related to the campaign and the
Annual Fund will be on-going starting this month. All interested
students should contact Sean Britton at seanb@rice.edu or 713-348-3287. Our first meeting will be near the end of October (with free food!) Sean Britton '08
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So,
by now you've probably seen your fellow students poring through the
Campanile yearbook... and you want your OWN. Although you've missed our
distribution, there's still a chance to get your own special copy!
You can come up to the Campanile office on the 2nd floor, above
the Academic Advising office stairs anytime during our office hours: Monday 10-12:30 Tuesday 1-3 Thursday 1-3 Friday 10-12:30
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Rice Faculty, Staff, and Students,
Since
April 20, 2009, IT has been distributing reminders to the campus about
the fact that your NetID login will be required in order to send email
messages to non-Rice addresses starting October 15, 2009.
IMPACT: If NetID authentication has not been provided, each message sent to an address that does not end in " rice.edu" will result in an error notification.
* Your Rice FAX, printer, and other devices sending messages to addresses ending in rice.edu will NOT be affected. * If your messages go to only rice.edu addresses, you will NOT be affected.
Thanks to everyone who has already adjusted their email clients to use NetID authentication for reading and sending messages.
If you do experience issues sending mail on or
after October 15, please contact the Help Desk: 713.348.HELP (4357) for
assistance.
Carlyn Chatfield
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The Latin American Initiative of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University
cordially invites you to attend a breakfast and lecture on
Ecuador and the United States: Economic and Social Relations With His Excellency Luis Gallegos Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States
Friday, October 23, 2009
9:30 am – 10:30 am
James A. Baker III Hall Room 104
Rice University
before Wednesday, October 21, 2009.
Luis Gallegos is the current ambassador of Ecuador to the United States. His career as a government diplomat began in 1966 when he joined the
Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In subsequent years, he held a variety of positions, including director of the Planning Department and of the Technical Cooperation and External Debt Department,
undersecretary for political affairs, and acting minister of foreign affairs. Among other Foreign Service posts, he has been consul general of Ecuador in Chicago; ambassador of Ecuador in El Salvador; permanent
representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in Geneva; permanent representative of Ecuador to the United Nations in New York; and ambassador of Ecuador to Australia. He is, in a personal capacity, an
expert member of the U.N. Committee Against Torture and Other Cruel and Inhuman Treatments. The Congress of Ecuador has honored Gallegos twice for his work on human rights and for his leadership in the promotion and
protection of human rights of persons with disabilities.
At present, Gallegos is also chairman of the Global U.N. Partnership for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies, president of the
International Rehabilitation Foundation and honorary chairman of the Global Universal Design Commission. Gallegos has taught at the School of International Relations of the Central University of Quito, at the
military academies of the Ecuadorian Army and Air Force, and has spoken at numerous conferences in Ecuador and abroad. He holds a law degree from the Central University of Ecuador. He earned a Master of Arts from
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
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Farnsworth Student-Run Gallery Spring Open Calls - Info session on Wed the 14th at 9pm in the Miner Lounge.
We're currently planning the springs shows for the
Farnsworth Art Gallery in the RMC. There will be two themed shows in
March and April for which we are accepting submissions. These shows are
open to everyone in the Rice community including undergraduates, grad
students, faculty and staff.
The two themes are "Fairy Tales", to showcase how
artists interpret legends and folklore, and "Hopscotch", a show focused
stylistically on new brow and underground art movements including pop
surrealism, manga illustration, and much more.
Come to the info session to find out details and
get your questions answered! Next Wednesday the 14th at 9pm in the
Miner Lounge (RMC)
If you have any questions, please email Amy (HL5@)
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The Challenge of Fukuoka: Realization of a Hydrogen Energy Society Mr. Shogo Watanabe, President, Hydrogen Energy Test and Research Center
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:00 - 7:30 PM McMurty Auditorium, Duncan Hall, Rice University 7:30 - 8:30 Reception _______________________________________________
Hydrogen is key to future sustainable energy resources and environmental improvement.
Mr.
Watanabe, President of the "Hy-Life Project" in Fukuoka Japan, will
speak on the technological development of hydrogen and other
alternative energy research being developed in Fukuoka and Japan.
Toshiba representatives also will present current
EnvironmentalSustainability projects for the Smart Grid in Japan,
Houston, and globally. This event is free and open to the public. For information and reservations, contact Ryan Pauley at the
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Dear student,
Leadership Rice aims to provide opportunities to students like yourself who aspire to become leaders. Every year we fund student-run projects through Envision Grants. These
grants provide up to $2,500 in support for student projects that promote service, foster leadership development and innovation, and plan for sustainability. Implementing a project funded by an Envision Grant is an excellent to demonstrate leadership and make a
positive impact in our world.
The deadline for Fall 2009 Envision Grant is October 22nd 2009 at 5 p.m.
Learn more at
To read about projects previously funded by Envision Grant, visit
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Hey everyone!
Guess
what?! There are finally official yogurt lids collection boxes all
around campus now! For those of you who don't know, each lid we mail in
to Yoplait, Yoplait will donate 10 cents toward breast cancer research.
The collection period ends December 31st, so I will be mailing them all
out at the end of the year.
Collection areas: every college commons RMC Brochstein Pavilion Yay for breast cancer research!
Thanks, guys!
Charlene Lo
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The
Technology, Society and Public Policy Program of the James A. Baker III
Institute for Public Policy in conjunction with the Greater Houston
Partnership,
Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology and Rice
University Computer Security Lab continues its cyber initiative with a
presentation by:
The Honorable Dale Meyerrose Vice President and General Manager of Cyber and Information Assurance,
Harris Corporation
The Hon. Dale
Meyerrose, a retired Air Force Major General and former Senate
confirmed Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Intelligence
Community, will broadly address the status of Cyberspace in America.
Meyerrose will also detail some of the top cyber issues affecting
government, industry and academia and will host a questions and answers
session regarding the specific security concerns facing the energy,
healthcare and financial industries. Meyerrose is the current Vice
President for Cyber Solutions and Information Security for Harris
Corporation.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 James A. Baker III Hall, Rice University
8:00 am Breakfast 8:30 am Presentation
For more information and to RSVP, please visit
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Always wanted to mentor high school students but never seem to have the time?
Well,
come to The College Workshops hosted by The Mentorship Project, which
is a 2 day event from 11pm -2pm on Oct. 28-29th. Contribute your input
to the Essay, Financial Aid, or Application Committees at the committee
planning meeting this Wednesday, October 14th, at 9pm in the Second
floor conference Room (located right outside of the Community
Involvement Center).
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Over the Summer of 2009, fifteen Rice University
undergraduate students completed 4- to 12-week service projects with
community organizations throughout Latin America and Asia as part of
the second year of the Loewenstern Fellowship.
Join Loewenstern Fellows Lila Keer, Janice Loh,
Jing Luo, and Rodolfo Velasquez Lim on Wednesday, October 14 at 7:00pm
in the Farnsworth Pavilion of the Rice Memorial Center as they
reminisce about their past summer experiences in Costa Rice, China, and
the Dominican Republic. In their presentation, "Live, Laugh, Learn -
Connecting with Children Abroad" the Fellows will share their
experiences with the Rice University and Houston community.
Facebook users can RSVP for the event at:
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Fellows' Backgrounds and Project Descriptions:
Lila
Kerr (Sid Rich '12) served with Projects Abroad in Liberia, Costa Rica
during the summer of 2009. She worked in a government preschool program
for disadvantaged children who are undernourished or whose parents are
working during the day. The program aims to teach (colors, shapes,
numbers, the alphabet), foster interpersonal skills, and provide a hot
meal in addition to serving as free childcare.
Janice Loh (Baker '11) worked at Gongnonglu Primary
School in Xian, China, with Cross-Cultural Solutions. In a school with
only 2 English teachers, she assisted the teachers before and during
class. She also taught the children using books, songs, and games.
Jing Luo (Sid '11) traveled to Xi'an, China with
Cross Cultural Solutions. She taught English to tour guides at the
local history museum as well as taking care of orphans with special
needs at Starfish, a local orphanage. Jing learned more about the
culture of her native country while addressing the issue of children
with special needs this past summer.
Rodolfo Velasquez Lim (Jones '11) worked with
Orphanage Outreach in the Dominican Republic. For two months, he was at
an orphanage called El Hogar Esperanza de un Nino, located in a small
town called Monte Cristi. At the orphanage he helped take care of the
orphans, assisting with chores, and teaching English at local public
schools.
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Culture
Quest is an event sponsored by Rice ADVANCE (Advocating Diversity and
the Need for Cultural Exchange) in an effort to promote awareness of
Houston's cultural offerings among the Rice community. Teams of 4
compete in a scavenger hunt around Houston. At check-in at noon on
October 24th, each team will be provided with a packet of clues,
guiding them towards a variety of interesting Houston venues. All of
these venues will be accessible by Metro Light Rail. At each location,
teams will be asked to either take a picture, answer a question, or
retrieve an item. Scores will be calculated based on the number of
tasks each team is able to complete in the time limit. Teams will be
allowed to leave Rice at 1 pm and must return by 4:30 pm. At that time,
there will be a free dinner for all participants, featuring cuisines
from around the world. There will also be a prize giveaway for top
teams. Prizes will include gift certificates and even a free online
course from Kaplan! Sign up today http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~advance/cqreg09.html. The first 125 to register will get a free T-shirt at check-in.
-------- What? Scavenger hunt + food + prizes Where? Kelley Lounge of the RMC When? October 24th, 1-5 pm (check-in starts at 12) How?
Bring 3 friends, a digital camera, your Metro Q-card, $2/person
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This Thursday from 8-9 p.m., the RWRC is hosting an informal discussion, called Cookies and Conversation, on Caster Semenya. All -- graduate
students, undergrads, profs, men, and women -- are welcome to come to RWRC office in Kelley Lounge in the RMC for this week's C&C on women in sports and the controversy over Caster Semenya!
Don't forget! Next week is... ****Consent is Sexy Week - Oct 19 - 23****
Upcoming Perspectives and Popcorn: 10/20 - Is Sex in a Relationship a Right or a Privilege?
10/27 - Women and Work in the Developing World
For more information or if you'd like to facilitate a Perspectives & Popcorn, please contact Anna Roberts,
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Hey freshmen and sophomores! Impact Rice is a campus-wide leadership retreat that takes place one weekend in early January. Participants
come from every college, a variety of organizations and activities, and they all hope to initiate change at Rice. It provides students with an excellent opportunity to network with other motivated
students, and it also educates participants in the most effective ways to lead organizations and other students at Rice. For more information, please see the attached application from. It is due to
the Office of Student Activities in the RMC Cloisters by 5pm on Friday, October 30th. If you have any questions, feel free to e-mail this year's Impact Rice Retreat coordinators, Mary Draper
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You are cordially invited to a presentation on
The Global Financial Crisis and Asian Women: More Pressure for a Race to the Bottom?
by Yana van der Meulen Rodgers
Rutgers University
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Kelly International Conference Facility James A. Baker III Hall, Rice University
Sponsored by the Program in Poverty, Justice, and
Human Capabilities of the Center For The Study of Women, Gender, and
Sexuality; the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy; and the
Chao Center for Asian Studies
Please R.S.V.P. by fax to 713.348.5495 or by email to cmedina@rice.edu by Friday, October 16, 2009
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If you enjoy flowers, this is your opportunity to
help embellish our campus. Come and participate in the wildflower
planting 2009! This Friday, October 16th, at 3:45pm
Meet us at the South West corner of Wiess College (next to the Community Garden) Bring all your enthusiasm and shoes that can get muddy. We hope to see you there!
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"Hearts, Hands & Heritage: The Patchwork Soul of Houston"
Quilt Exhibit featuring the Blue Triangle Quilt Guild
October 8 - November 6 - 8 am - 5pm @ the Rice Media Center
Panel Discussion and Reception Friday, October 16 - 7pm @ the Rice Media Center
The Exhibit, Panel Discussion and Reception are open to the public
This
inaugural quilting exhibit is produced and curated by Rice students and
will include a reception and panel discussion consisting of many of the
leading scholars and practitioners of the art of quilting. The exhibit
will introduce visitors to a collection of powerful works of art that
illuminate and touch on many levels, including the spiritual. We plan
to illustrate a broad range of artistic techniques and inspirations,
shed light on the lives and experiences of Houston quiltmakers, and
examine the role quiltmakers have played in the arenas of education,
politics, religion, the arts, business, the family and much more.
Co-sponsored by the Department of Visual @ Dramatic Arts arts.rice.edu
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For
those of you who dont know already, McWill is Mcthrowing a public party
this Saturday! It is going to be very trashy...and very classy. In
fact you might say it will be when classy met trashy...
Will Rice & McMurtry Present : "When Classy Met Trashy" Saturday, October 17th @ 10pm Will Rice & McMurtry Commons See the Facebook Event for more info!
Love, Your Will Rice Socials
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National Coming Out Month Discussion with attorney Jerry Simoneaux!
What: A presentation and Q&A session on GLBT
family law, the future of gay marriage, and any questions in the entire
world that you might have. When: Tuesday, October 20. 7 PM.
Where: HUMA 119. Why: To learn and become a participant in the fight for equality. And meet a great lawyer. And eat some delicious snacks!!!
Questions, pressing concerns? Contact Page Robinson (psr1) or Amy Lanteigne (aesl) of the Rice American Civil Liberties Union.
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Interested in a career in consulting?
Want to learn more about life as a consultant?
Unsure about what you want to do upon graduation?
If
you answered yes to any of these questions, come to the Rice Consulting
Club?s first informational meeting on Thursday, October 15th at 8:30 pm
in the Farnsworth Pavilion.
The Rice Consulting Club (RCC) is a student run
organization that facilitates unique opportunities for exposure to
premier consulting firms and provides a head-start for students
interested in the consulting industry. Working with our faculty
sponsor, Director of Career Planning at the Jessie Jones School of
Business, Deanna Fuehne, we will review case studies, hold mock
interviews, and bring in representatives from various consulting firms
to give you a taste of life as a consultant at their company. In the
past, the RCC has gained hands on experience by consulting for
on-campus organizations, such as coffeehouse.
Again, join us on Thursday, October 15th at 8:30 pm
in the Farnsworth Pavilion to learn about consulting. For more
information about the RCC, email rconsultingclub@gmail.com
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You are invited to the annual Rice Symphonic Band Fall Concert
Performing works of Clare Grundman, Gustav Holst, John Barnes Chance, and John Philip Sousa
Stude Concert Hall Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Saturday, October 17, 2009
8:00-9:00 p.m. Free and open to the public
Featuring Rice students who are not music majors. Please come support and encourage these talented young musicians.
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Have ideas about how Honor Council could be improved?
Have questions about how the Council functions?
Want to influence the way the Coucil makes penalty decisions this next year?
This
Sunday (10/18), the Honor Council will hold a public meeting to gather
ideas for the 2009-2010 Consensus Penalty Structure (CPS), the method
the Council uses to determine the penalties when students are found in
violation of the Honor Code. The meeting will be from 1 - 2 pm in
Duncan 1064 and lunch (Chipotle!) will be provided. To get geared up,
you can check out our current CPS and the five that came before it at http://honor.rice.edu/
under Current Information. If you can't make the meeting but want to
have a say, feel free to e-mail your questions/comments/thoughts/ideas to your College Reps:
Martel - Andrew Briggs (atb1@) Sid Rich - Matthew Diasio (matthew.a.diasio@) Will Rice - Amara Difrancesco (acd2@) Brown - Austin Edwards (awedwards@) Wiess - Lindsay Kirton (lindsay.m.kirton@)
Baker - Matthew Nanes (matthew.j.nanes@) Hanszen - Kate Snyder (kts2@) Lovett - Rejnal Tushe (rt4@) Jones - Kaleb Underwood (kmu1@)
Much Love from your Honor Council
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Table of Contents!!! 0) Crime Awareness Message 1) Specialty Dance Classes 2) boba sale 3) Financial Planning 101 4) Swim Across Houston 5) Intramural Sports Annual Owl Golf Tournament Oct. 17th 6) The Importance of Being Earnest!
7) VISEN Pioneers Distinguished Lecture Series And Computer Science Colloquium 8) Home Visit Program 9) Rice Cyber Sports First EVER General Meeting 10) Entrepreneurship Conference 11) Rice Parking Announcements
12) Who Drew? Rice Universities Official T-Shirt Design Competition 13) UNDERGRAD VOLUNTEERS WANTED 14) Pick up your Campanile yearbooks! 15) Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives 16) Windows 7 17) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy cordially invites you!
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incident that occurred off-campus Sunday in the home of three Rice
students serves as a reminder to take safety precautions to protect
your home, possessions and well-being. Fortunately, due to some quick
thinking and prompt reaction from the three roommates, no one was
injured and property was not stolen.
Around 12:40 p.m., a male burglar entered an unlocked door of a
house on Dryden Street and tried to steal a handbag that belongs to one
of the undergraduates who live there. When the owner of the handbag
walked in on the burglary, the suspect pushed her down until one of her
roommates intervened and demanded that the man leave the house. The
students then called 911 to notify the Houston Police Department. The
Rice University Police Department is now assisting HPD with the
investigation. The suspect was described as African-American,
approximately 30 years old, 5’10” to 6’ tall, approximately 200 pounds,
short black hair and light brown eyes. If you have seen a suspect
matching this description or have information that might be helpful in
this investigation, please contact HPD at 713-222-3131 or RUPD at
713-348-6000.
No matter where you are, even at home, you need to be vigilant.
Below are a few simple precautions that you should incorporate into
your personal safety plan: * Always lock your doors, windows and other access points.
* Develop a home safety plan. * Be alert to crime trends in and around your neighborhood. * Participate in your neighborhood watch or help get one started. * Report anyone you see loitering in your neighborhood to the police at the numbers above.
Thank you for helping keep Rice safe. Captain Dianna Marshall 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Hi Friends, Thursdays at the Recreation Center we have lunchtime Dance/Exercise classes.
In the Social Dance Studio, Latin Lunch Moves with Jill Banta
happens from 12-1pm. Sultry Latin moves work your core muscles and
build stronger leaner legs. No experience necessary. Low impact. In
the Dance Theater from 12-1pm, Gyrokinesis Movement Classes start
today. Exercises done in chairs and on yoga mats build flexibility and
build strong back and abdominal muscles. Relaxing and toning.
Swing Dance Series starts Monday, October 5th from 6-7pm in the
Social Dance Studio. Four Monday clsses introduce Swing Dance Moves
and get you dancing right away. No experience necessary. Social
Dancing improves mental health and is great for your body. Come out!
Pay for all classes at the Operations Desk in the Recreation Center: Swing Dance : $20 students $25 Faculty / Staff ( Includes all 4 classes ) Gyrokinesis and Latin Lunch Moves: $5 students $6 Faculty / Staff
You may also purchase a 5 class Dance Card for Drop In classes: $20 for students $25 for Faculty / Staff ( one class free !) Enjoy! Leslie Scates~* 22222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222
Hey Guys, Chinese Student Association is selling boba tea
Friday from 12pm to 4pm at RMC. Come out and buy some delicious asian
tea and support us so we can present you with a free cultural show next
year!
Thank you! Chinese Student Association 33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Are
you stressed about paying off student loans? Do you want to more about
investing? Do you know what employer matching is? To find out the
answers to all these questions and more come to...
Financial Planning 101 Presented by Rice Women’s Resource Center and Owl Capital Management Where: Martel Classroom 101 When: Wednesday, October 7th 8:00-9:30 PM What: Presentation by Owl Capital Management and
Discussion And yes, there will be delicious snacks…in case you were wondering. 44444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 Swim
Across Houston is gonna be this October! Swim laps at the old rec
center lap pool (entrance is around back) during the month of October
and win prizes. Win a Rice water bottle just for participating, a Rice
Swim Cap at 25 miles, and the top ten swimmers receive a Rice Beach
Towel!
Sign up at the old pool by asking a lifeguard there to give you a card. Feel free to email me at eh5@rice.edu if you have any questions. Thanks, Elias Hoban P.S. We are still accepting new lifeguard applications at the new rec center. Lifeguard classes available:
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Intramural Sports will be hosting the annual Owl Golf Tournament on
Oct. 17th at Clear Creek golf course. This event is a 4 man scramble
with a shotgun start that includes green fees, cart, range balls, and
contest prizes. Sign ups will be taken up until Oct. 12th at 5pm, so be
sure to get a team together and sign up now at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ims/teamsports.html. All of the Rice community is encouraged to come out for a cheap round!
It will be $15 for all students, $25 for all faculty / staff, and
$35 for community members with a Rice affiliation. For all sign up and
fee questions please feel free to contact me at jstafford@rice.edu or 348-8810.
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Thursday October 8th, Friday October 9th, and Saturday October 10th 8 pm all three evenings Hamman Hall Students $5 Faculty, Staff, Alum, Senior Citizens $8 Community $10 For tickets call 713-348-play
or email players@rice.eduYou can also purchase tickets at the Box Office! 77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 VISEN Pioneers Distinguished Lecture Series And
Computer Science Colloquium Frances E. Allen IBM Fellow Emerita Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009 Time: 2:30pm Location: DH 1064 Is Computing at a Tipping Point? A Personal Perspective
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The Office of Admission is holding training sessions to prepare you to
speak about your Rice experience with prospective students in your high
school. If you are interested,please email us at sandrag@rice.edu to sign up for one of the training dates listed below.
What: Home Visit Training Where: Sewall 301 When: 12:00 noon on EITHER Wed, Oct 14; Thursday Oct 15; or Wed, Nov 11 Incentive: PIZZA! (and your love of Rice, of course) 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
Rice Cyber Sports, Rice's one and only competitive video gaming
club, is having our FIRST EVER general meeting on Thursday, October 15,
2009 at 8pm in the McMurtry PDR (upstairs above the servery). Come
experience what competitive gaming is all about and learn of all the
events we are planning for this year.
Check out the Facebook event, which also has the meeting agenda posted. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148386196283Hope
to see everyone there! Invite your friends and tell everyone you know!
Let's get this brand new and exciting club off to a successful start!
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October 15-17, Rice Alliance will be hosting the annual Global
Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) conference. GCEC
membership consists of over 200 entrepreneurship centers from around
the world. This conference provides member programs with a unique
opportunity to interact in workshops and discussion sessions designed
around the most pressing issues in entrepreneurial education today. In
addition to networking and best-practice discussions, the conference
will include workshops centered around topics including:
· Curriculum Design and Student Programming · Center Funding, Operations, and Structure · Center Outreach, Community Impact, and Marketing/PR · Entrepreneurship Across Campus / Across Institutions
· Tech Commercialization and New Venture Creation Although
this event is targeted at entrepreneurship center directors, it will be
a unique learning opportunity for any who are able to attend. This conference will not be open to the public. However, we are looking for student volunteers to participate.
The following time commitments are currently available: Tuesday, October 13th : 1pm-3pm (conference material preparation; lunch provided) Thursday, October 15th: 9am-noon (conference set up) Friday, October 16th: 9am-noon (room moderator and event host – lunch provided)
Friday, October 16th: 1pm-4pm (room moderator and event host – lunch provided) Saturday, October 17th: 9am-noon (room moderator and event host – lunch provided) Saturday, October 17th: 1pm-4pm (room moderator and event host – lunch provided)
As
a host/moderator, you will receive clear guidelines. The
responsibilities will mainly involve distributing and collecting
feedback forms and ensuring presentations are properly saved to our
flash drive. Otherwise, you will be entirely free to enjoy the
presentation.
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Rice Parking wishes to communicate a couple recent changes. *
The Beer Bike Track is now open to biking during daylight hours
everyday unless there is an event. Please make sure prior to riding
that you do a safety check of the track and surrounding flagging to
make sure nothing will impede your ride. Those who choose to use the
beer bike track do so at their own risk.
* Gate 54 (closest parking control gate to the South Stadium Lot in
West Lot 5) has been relocated to the street between the two lots to
provide better lot security in that area. West Lot Commuter parkers
(with proxy card) and visitors (with credit card) may still use West
Lot 5. South Stadium Lot parkers (with proxy card) will now gain
access to their lot through Gate 54. Visitors need to use West Lot 5
since South Stadium Lot requires a permit.
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Tired of the t-shirts at the bookstore? Wish the had better designs?
WELL! For the first time ever, the Student Association is hosting a
university-wide t-shirt design competition! The competition starts
Monday, October 5th, 2009 and ends three weeks later on Monday October
26th. The goal of the competition is to create the design for the
official 2009-2010 Rice University Student T-Shirt! The winning design
will be put onto a shirt and will be sold to the student population
here at Rice. The competition is open to ALL CURRENT RICE STUDENTS and
anyone can and should send a design in. The shirt is NOT related to
Athletics nor a specific Residential College. It truly will be a
t-shirt designed by the students for the students. 800 shirts will be
made and subsidized by the SA. The designs will be chosen by a
majority vote during a Student Association Senate Meeting. The winning
designer will potentially be featured in the Rice Thresher and will
receive the shirt free of cost.
The winning shirt will also potentially be sold through the Rice Bookstore! COMPETITION RULES: The competition starts Monday, October 5th and ends October 26th, 2009. Rules for Submitting Designs:
-Submit it by Midnight on Monday, October 26th. -Hand in a physical copy of your design to your College President OR College Senator AND -Email pat1@rice.edu a scanned copy of your design.
AT THE VERY LEAST HAND IN A PHYSICAL COPY!!! T-SHIRT LIMITATIONS -The shirt WILL be a gray shirt. - It can have any design on it, front or back -The design can be up to two colors. You do not have to use two.
(So: Gray Base and two other design colors) -The SA logo will go on the back of the shirt, at the bottom of the neck. (It's the SA Owl logo in the top left corner of the SA website) THESE ARE THE ONLY LIMITATIONS.
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for a sociology study exploring the social stigma of smoking - Are you at least 18 years old and an undergrad? - Do you smoke cigarettes? (often? only sometimes?) Participate in one informal interview lasting less than one hour and receive a $10 Target gift card.
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yearbooks 2008-2009 have arrived! Come pick them up anytime during the
distro hours listed below. If you were an undergrad last year, you've
already paid for them so come pick the up with your Rice ID.
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The Association of Rice Alumni invites you to meet David Eagleman '93 reading from his new book Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives http://www.davideagleman.com/SUM.html
Thursday, October 8, 2009 Huff House (formerly O'Connor House) Rice Campus 7:30 p.m. Reading and book signing Join
Rice alumni and guests for an evening with author and Rice alumnus
David Eagleman '93 as he reads from his provocative new book exploring
the meaning of life and death. Eagleman, a neuroscientist at Baylor
College of Medicine, studies time perception, synesthesia, and the
impact of neuroscience on the legal system. Sum is his first published
work of fiction and has been acclaimed by Time Magazine, The New York
Times Book Review, LA Times, Vanity Fair, and the Globe and Mail and
continues to find new audiences worldwide. A limited number of books
will be available for purchase at the event.
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Want to learn about getting Windows 7 for $30 as a student (vs. $120 retail)? See what all the hype is about before Windows 7's release on October 22nd! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139900847269&index=1
This Friday at RMC from 12:30-2:30 PM and 1-3 PM on Fridays until Nov. 20th 17171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717 The Student Forum of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy
Rice University cordially invites you to attend a discussion on The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money with author Timothy Carney Warren T. Brookes Journalism Fellow
Competitive Enterprise Institute Thursday, November 5, 2009 6:00 pm Dinner to Follow Kelly International Conference Facility James A. Baker III Hall Rice University Timothy
P. Carney, the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Warren T. Brookes
Journalism Fellow, is the author of “The Big Ripoff: How Big Business
and Big Government Steal Your Money” (Wiley, 2006). Carney was a
2004-2005 Phillips Foundation Journalism fellow, and before that he was
a political reporter for Bob Novak and assistant editor at Human
Events. He is a columnist for America’s Future Foundation’s webzine
Brainwash, and is a contributing editor to Human Events. Carney has
been published in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, New York
Sun, National Review Online, American Spectator, American Conservative
and other magazines, newspapers and Web sites. You can follow Carney’s
blog at http://timothypcarney.blogspot.com/.
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******************************************************************************** Here are some more videos to help you study for your exams! You will ace your tests if you watch these! Bills! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEJL2Uuv-oQ
Conjunctions! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkO87mkgcNo&feature=relatedInterjections! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhHpJ45_zwM&feature=related
Adverbs! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWYmEICNgOQ&feature=relatedBonus: Nouns! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhOFX9uBww4&feature=related
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posted Sep 17, 2009 2:20 AM by Rachel Solnick
Table of Contents!!!
0) Student Panel Discussion This Thursday!!! 1) Lunch With a Nutritionist 2) Passport Fair 3) Amnesty International
4) Señorita Extraviada Movie Screening with Free Dinner~ 5) Volunteer Event with United Way of Greater Houston 6) NEW - Bicycle Safety Policy for Rice University 7) Recreation Center move
8) Pray the Devil Back to Hell 9) Rice HuMed General Meeting 10) Grad School Confidential 11) Photo Exhibit - La Casa de España 12) Rice Standard Website
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Hey, everyone!!
The Rice Interfaith Dialogue Association invites you to the first of our
Student Panel Series on "Common Heritage: Abrahamic Understandings of the Prophets."
Dialog 1: "Adam Our Forefather" will be presented by David Sorge of Agape
Christian Ministries and M. Emre Coskun of the Rumi Club. David is a junior at Martel College majoring in Linguistics and Asian Studies. Emre is a graduate student in the Department of Economics.
Thursday, September 17 9pm at Sammy's Cafe in the RMC
Refreshments will be provided.
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Lunch With A Nutritionist Friday(THIS FRIDAY), September 18th, 12 pm DUNCAN PDR (above the Duncan Servery)
Still worried about the freshman 15?
Nutritionist Brandi Powell will be answering questions on nutrition and
giving advice on navigating the serveries(finding the healthy options,
increasing variety, and getting creative with your food), eating late
night and off campus, and dealing with your burgeoning beer belly...
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The Passport Fair is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
in Kelley Lounge in the Ley Student Center.
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To whom it may concern: Hi,
my name is Gabi Huesca, I am a senior student at Lovett college, and
the Rice Chapter's Amnesty International Internal Vice President. As a
means of generating awareness across the nation about the banning of
books in public institutions, Amnesty International has deemed the week
of September 27th through October 3rd Banned Books Week. Books of all
genres and authors are banned in public libraries and schools. We at
Rice Amnesty want to generate more awareness on campus on this issue by
having a Banned Books reading, and are requesting your help. We would
like to extend an invitation to any student to read an excerpt from one
of your favorite banned books on campus on Tuesday, September 29th
between 7 and 8PM (refreshments will be provided). Please let me know
if you are available on this date, and if you are willing to
participate (and what book you would like to read from!). Thank you so
much for your time!
Sincerely, Gabi Huesca
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This
Saturday, Amnesty International and the Rice Women's Resource Center
are cosponsoring the first of a monthly movie series. This month's
movie, Señorita Extraviada, is a short documentary investigating the
Ciudad Juárez Femicides.
Also, free dinner (including a vegetarian option)
will be provided by Riva's Italian Restaurant, and dessert will be
provided by the RWRC.
What: Señorita Extraviada Movie Screening with free dinner!
Where: Huma 117 When: Saturday, September 19 at 6:00-7:30 pm
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The
Jones School has teamed up with United Way for a volunteer event on
Friday September 18th 2009. This is a wonderful opportunity for all
Rice colleges to come together for a worthy cause and network while
giving back to the Houston community. Please communicate your
availability using the voting buttons above by Thursday September 17th.
Details follow below:
· Location – Boy Scouts of America, Sam Houston Area Council
2225 North Loop West
Houston, TX 77008
· Work description – very easy: raking and spreading mulch around the trees and grounds on the Boy Scouts campus
· Work time – 8am to no later than 2pm with time for lunch and breaks
· Tools – will be provided, but feel free to bring your own pair of work gloves
· Lunch, snacks, juice, water – will be provided
· United Way T-shirts – available for pickup on Thursday September 17th
This event promises to be a lot of fun, and I greatly anticipate your participation.
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Rice University has adopted a NEW and ENFORCEABLE Bicycle Safety Policy!
Please read the following for some highlights of the policy. The entire policy may be found at rice.edu/bikesatrice – click on “Bicycle Safety Rules”.
REGISTER YOUR BIKE
· Bicycle registration is now MANDATORY
· Helps RUPD identify lost, stolen or impounded bicycles
· Disseminates safety information
· Registration is FREE
BELL OR YELL
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Rice has adopted a “Bell or Yell” program for cyclists to
announce their approach when passing pedestrians from behind.
· You will get a free bicycle bell when you register your bicycle.
OBEY THE RULES OF THE ROAD
Cyclists riding in the street are required to comply with motor vehicle traffic regulations
Cyclists should obey traffic signs and always ride with the traffic. At all stop signs, cyclists must stop and yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians RUPD will ticket cyclists for right-of-way violations at intersections
YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS
Pedestrians have the right of way on sidewalks, in crosswalks, and around any stopped bus. Pedestrians are encouraged to be aware of their surroundings, but it is the cyclist’s responsibility to yield to a pedestrian.
Cyclists may not pass any bus that has stopped to pick up or discharge passengers. RIDING PROHIBITED IN COVERED WALKWAYS
Covered walkways are OFF LIMITS to bicycle riding.
Because covered walkways have blind corners and are located in
front of building entrances, cyclists must walk their bicycles in these
areas of the campus. RUPD will issue citations for riding a bicycle in these prohibited areas.
RIDING BICYCLES ON SIDEWALKS
Every person riding a bicycle on a sidewalk MUST:
Ride in a careful and prudent manner Slow to a near walking pace within 10 feet of any pedestrian or building entrance
Yield the right of way to pedestrians Give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian A cyclist who strikes someone may be liable for personal injuries and property damage.
LOCK YOUR BICYCLES IN RACKS
Cyclists are expected to secure their bicycles in the bicycle racks. Rice has bicycle racks that are conveniently located throughout the campus.
Bicycles secured to fences, sign posts, stair railings or
locations other than bicycle racks may be ticketed or impounded.
Unsecured bicycles may be impounded for safekeeping.
ABANDONED BICYCLES WILL BE REMOVED
Bicycles left unattended for an extended period of time are presumed to be abandoned and as such will be removed by the RUPD. Suspected bicycles will be tagged with a removal end date.
Abandoned bicycles will be held at the RUPD for 60 days before they may be disposed. To retrieve an impounded bicycle, the owner must provide proof of ownership.
Thank you from the Bicycle Safety Committee: Carolie Allgood, Renee Block, Janie Bowes, Scott Chamberlain, Phillip Hassell, Hannes Hofer, Richard Johnson, Amy Kavalewitz, Jeff Kilpatrick, Nick Muscara, Maude Rowland and Bill Wilson
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Rice community,
After years of planning, the Recreation Center staff is truly excited
to be just days away from the opening of the Barbara and David Gibbs
Recreation and Wellness Center. This new facility, which we are proud
to share with the Rice community, promises to be a state of the art,
marvelous, gigantic, awesome Recreation Center. However, before we can
open access to this new space, there will be a few required closures to
the current facility over the next two weeks:
The current Recreation Center will be closed this
Friday, September 18th, for our move into the new Barbara and David
Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center. This shutdown will allow the
moving company to safely transport all necessary equipment and supplies
across campus while ensuring we can re-open Saturday morning, September
19th as scheduled. We anticipate most full-time staff will have
limited access to phone extensions and e-mail from Friday morning,
September 18th until Monday afternoon, September 21st. The main office
line (x4058) will be staffed throughout the transition. Full-time
staff can be reached via this extension during the move.
The administration offices will remain closed for
the week of September 21st - 25th. The full-time staff will be
available at their normal phone extensions. Recreational programming
and open recreation will continue throughout the week, and we will have
administrative staff at the Operations Desk to process membership
applications and answer any Recreation Center related questions.
In addition, on Wednesday, September 23rd, the
current facility will close at 5pm for an all-staff training in the new
building. We will reopen Thursday, September 24th at 6am.
Finally, the current facility will close Friday, September 25th in
preparation for the dedication and grand opening of the Barbara and
David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center. At the conclusion of the
ceremony (currently scheduled for 2-2:45pm), all Rice community members
will be granted complimentary access into the new building until 10pm
to sample new equipment, tour the facility, or sign-up for memberships.
Please note that in spite of the opening of the
new building, the indoor pool that is currently utilized will remain
operational from Saturday, September 26th until the 50-meter pool at
the new site is completed.
Thank you in advance for your understanding and
cooperation during this transition. Please feel free to contact me if
you have any questions-
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Pray the Devil Back to Hell Directed by Abigail E. Disney and Gini Reticker (US, 2008, 72 min.)
Wednesday, September 16, 7:30pm Rice Media Center
This year's Common Reading is The House at Sugar
Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood, by Helene Cooper, a
memoir of a difficult upbringing in war torn Liberia. To supplement
the reading we bring you this extraordinary story, in an award-winning
documentary film, about a small band of Liberian women who came
together in the midst of a bloody civil war, took on the violent
warlords and corrupt Charles Taylor regime, and won a long-awaited
peace for their shattered country in 2003.
Prof. Elias K. Bongmba, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Chair in
Christian Theology and Professor of Religious Studies, will lead a Q
&A session immediately following the film.
For more information about the film, visit
Sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Undergraduates
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Rice
HuMed (Humanitarian Medical Outreach) is having its first general
meeting next Thursday, Sept. 17th, at 9:30 PM in HUMA 117. We'll be
talking about our three summer outreach trips - to Bolivia, Ghana, and
India - as well as some of the other volunteer projects we're taking on
this year.
You do not have to be pre-med to attend! Anyone interested is welcome:)
And the best part: THERE WILL BE FOOD!
See you there!
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Grad School Confidential
Herring Hall 224 September 24, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Pizza and soda served.
The
Humanities Research Center invites undergraduate students to attend a
panel discussion in which humanities grad students share their
experiences and thoughts about the admissions process and
graduate-level research methods. The panelists include recipients of
the HRC's Graduate Student Fellowships:
Catherine Fitzgerald Wyatt, history David Getman, history Cory Ledoux, English Valerie Olson, anthropology
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La
Casa de España, a non-profit organization that promotes the culture and
traditions of Spain in Houston, is now organizing a photo exhibit that
will take place at the Central Library in Downtown, Oct. 26-Nov.13.
[[In case I did not tell you, I am its president.]]
The theme is:
Crossing boundaries, Forging ties: Unity and Diversity in the Spanish-speaking world.
Cruzando fronteras, creando lazos: unidad y diversidad en el mundo hispanoparlante.
We are inviting the community of Houston to
participate. We would also like to invite the Rice students to submit
their pictures.
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www.ricestandard.org
The Rice Standard launched its NEW website this weekend to rave
reviews. Check it out to read over twenty of your peers sharing their
thoughts on life at Rice and in the world. Also, if you're already a
fan you can find all of our old articles on the site as well.
Supporting the Rice Standard is supporting Wiess! The site is
managed by Jon Endean (2011), Matt Schumann (2010), Brian Reinhart
(2010) alongside a slew of talented Wiess writers.
CHECK OUT WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT -www.ricestandard.org
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I know all of you miss O-Week, so here are all the
college cheers and anti-cheers. You can save these for Beer Bike and
feel really informed.
Cheers of note: all of the new McMurtry/Duncan Cheers.
Baker
Cheers
Baker Loves Meat
Baker x infinity
Baker! Hell Yeah!
Baker has class!
Baker comes first in your face!
Anti-Cheer
2, 4, 6, 8 Baker Men Masturbate, 7, 8, 9, 10 Baker Women
Look like Men
Baker eats ass!
Baker Men Come Early!
Baker! Hell No!
Will Rice
Cheers
Will Rice Will Sweep
Will Fucking Rice
O-Week, Beer Bike, & The Rest. We know Will Rice is the
Best. Do we have to say it twice? Hell No! Fuck You! Go Will Rice!
I saw your mom smoking Crack on the corner
Anti-Cheer
Will Rice Will Suck
Will Rice Will Cheat
You’re Will Rice!
Will Rice… Sucks… My Dick!
Will Rice Throws Shitty Parties
Hanszen
Cheers
Hanszen Rocks My Face Off
Hanszen’s got that ramma-jamma… oooh-ahhh
Harry Fucking Hanszen
Hanszen, Hanszen, Yeah!
Anti-Cheer
We Jack Off & We’re Nazis
Hanszen stole my high school cheer… oooh-ahhh
What time is it? Hanszen still sucks
Hanszen’s got the gonorrhea … oooh-ahhh
Give me an S, Give me a T, Give me a D, now give it to
Hanszen
(Harry Fucking Hanszen) SUCKS!
Wiess
Cheers
Team Wiess
Anti-Cheers
Pubic… Lice
Fist… Wiess
Tea-Bag… Wiess
Leave… Rice
Jones
Cheers
JIBA
Jones wins again
Don’t Fuck With Jones
Knock Knock! Whose there? Jones. Jones who? Jones Bitch!
Hooray for Jones! HUZZAH!
You! Fuck You!
Anti-Cheers
Jones? Fuck Jones!
Jones Blows Goats
Brown is Jones, Jones is Brown, Brown is Shit, Shit is Jones
Mary Gibbs Jones [is our bitch (swatting)]
Jones says, watch us pee! We say no, no means no, Jones, no
means no.
Brown
Cheers
Brown Shit We’re Bad
Longer Stronger Deeper Brown
Brown, Shit in your face
Brown is sweet, we’re nice people
Bow down to Brown (x3)
Fuck You! We’re from Brown, Bitch!
Anti-Cheers
Brown is Shit, Shit is Brown
Brown is undeniably the worst college
Brown is Jones, Jones is Brown
Lovett
Cheers
(Middle)
Eat Shit, Fuck Off, Kick em in the ass, they can take away
our cheer, but we’re still fucking crass. We are the best college, all the
others suck. Edgar Odell Lovett, Ra Ra Fuck!
(Clean)
Do Good, Do Right. Wash behind your ears. Don’t drink, don’t
smoke. And respect your peers. We are the best college, all the others cuss.
Edgar Odell Lovett, yay for us!
Lovett! Built during ‘Nam! Lovett! Safe from the bomb!
Lovett! We fucked your mom! Go Go Lovett! Lovett! Don’t be sad. Lovett! We
fucked your dad. Go Go Lovett!
Anti-Cheers
Lovett Hate It Burn It Down!
Lovett some, Hate It some, fill it full of cum!
Toaster! Toaster!!
Lovett loved it in the butt!
Lovett Lovett Lovett sucks!
Sid Rich
Cheers
Sid Rich! Sid Rich Rules! Death From Above!
Sid Kill, Pillage, Burn! Sid Kill, Pillage, Burn! Eat the
babies!
Sid is king, toil in our salt mines
Sid is Huge! Suck Our Cock!
Bow Down Bitch, We’re Sid Rich
Anti-Cheers
Sid Rich! Sid Rich blows! Death From Behind!
Sid Rich, you’re so tall, something else must be small
Who sucks? Sid Sucks! Who sucks? Sid Sucks! Who sucks? Sid
Sucks! Fuck you Sid!
Martel
Cheers
Martel song
Martel is not a shit hole
Martel bangs your mom
Single Quad Double Hex, Martel has better sex, 10% more!
Your mom is not a women
Martel, What is your profession? HUAH HUAH HUAH!
We Rock, We Fuck, We Steal your Hoes, so bitch, go to hell!
Anti-Cheers
Martel is not a college
Social Rejects
Martel gets fucked, face down, ass up
McMurtry is a college!
McMurtry
Cheers
McMurtry! What? McMurtry! Fuck Yeah!
Buh duh duh duh duh… SUCK IT!
(blow the conk)… MURT!!!
McMurtry x3! Fuck Yeah!
Anti-Cheers
McMurtry?! Meh…
McMutry is in tents!
Where’s your commons? (claps)
Whose fast and cheap? McMURTRY!!! xWhatever… Damn Right!
BLOW OUR CONKS!!
McMurtry! Stop!! Seriously… STOP! No, Seriously… STOP!
McDUNCAN!!!
Duncan
Cheers
Dunc is Crunk!
Anti-Cheers
Duncan! Duncan! Dunk ‘em in shit! Duncan! Duncan! Suck my
dick!
Duncan! Suck my dick!
NO, DUNCAN, NO!!
BURN THE FOREST! BUY A HUMMER! PUNT A PANDA! FUCK DUNCAN!!!
McDUNCAN!!!
DUN-CAN’T!!
Dunc is Bunk!
Give me an M, Give me an I, Give me a P, then give it to
Duncan!
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Table of Contents!!!
0) EXPLORE RICE volunteers 1) Screw Yer Roommate 2) Find a Job Working for the New Recreation Center 3) Habitat Info Session this Wednesday, Sept 9 at 8pm
4) Do you tend to get stressed out? Join The Club! 5) Spontaneous Combustion Auditions! 6) Thursday Night at Willy's Pub 7) Recreation Center Dance Classes This Week 8) Ombuds Interviews
9) Student Center "Owl Give Ya" Week 10) Volunteer Opportunities Fair 11) Interested in playing GUITAR and KEYBOARD for RENT? 12) Water in the Houston Metabolism-October 13, 2009
13) Library table at the Student Center
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Hey'll,
It's time to show some RICE LOVE & SPIRIT!!!
This Sunday is Explore Rice and the Student Admission
Council (SAC) needs your help! We're expecting more than 500 high
school students (not including their parents, siblings, etc) and we
need volunteers to help with checking-in, ushering, student panels,
setups, etc!
The Explore Rice programs provide the opportunity
for high school students to meet Rice students, faculty, and staff and
to explore what makes Rice distinctive. Attendees will also have the
chance to learn about the variety of academic and extracurricular
programs available and attend sessions on campus support services,
experiential learning, or financing your education. These programs are
designed especially for high school juniors and seniors.
Here's a brief schedule of Explore Rice: 11-12:30 Setup 12:30-1:30 Check-In 2:30-3:15 Academic Panels 3:30-5:15 Panels
5:30-6:15 Tour 4:30-6:30 Refreshments 6:30-7:30 Cleanup
If you can volunteer ANYTIME between 11 am till 7 pm this Sunday (9/13/2009), please e-mail back to ricesac@rice.edu (with subject: EXPLORE RICE).
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The Rice Program Council has scheduled SCREW YER ROOMMATE for Friday, September 18h 2009!
How It Works: 1) Find a date for your roommate. -Scope
out your classes, check cubby's at Fondren, or hunt down people you see
walking through the Quad. Feel free to post classified ads on the
discussion forums/wall on the facebook event ( http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=151982667173). Do what you gotta do to get your roommate a Screw.
2) Talk to prospective date's roommate. -Plan
an outfit for your roommate's to wear. The way they find each other is
through their attire, so be creative. Possible examples: PB&J, Adam
& Eve, Cookies & Milk.
Schedule of Events: 6 PM- Find your date in the Academic Quad! -Enjoy some Redbull drink while you wander the Quad and search for your other half.
Go have dinner with your date and a group of friends.
10 PM- Meet back at Willy's Pub for After-Screw.
-Share your Screw stories, get FREE FOOD, and end your evening the right way.
Shirts: There
is a new shirt design this year! Rice Program Council will start
selling shirts next week for $8.00. There's a limited supply so make
sure you have the money handy and check with your RPC reps soon.
Join:
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Are
you looking for an on-campus job in a fun and exciting environment and
with flexible hours? Then why not check out the jobs available in the
brand new Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center? The
new facility is opening on the 25th of September, and will vastly
increase the space and amenities offered by the current Recreation
Center. These increases mean program and service expansion, which means
increased employment opportunities for you! We are looking for
interested individuals to fill the following positions: sports
officials for intramurals, lifeguards, swim instructors, group fitness
leaders, weight room attendants, outdoor equipment rental managers, and
operations assistants.
To find out more information about the positions
available, apply for job and schedule interviews, come by our
informational session on Thursday, September 10, 2009 in the Trauber
Suite of the Tudor Field House from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. or come visit us
outside of the Grand Hall in the Student Center tomorrow (9/9) from
11-2.
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Does building houses for people in need sound like fun to you?
Have you ever wanted to learn more about Rice Habitat?
Then come join us for:
HABITAT'S FIRST GENERAL MEETING
THIS WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 9 at 8:00 pm in HUMA 226.
Find
out how you get involved in a Habitat build and other programs, join a
committee, meet the officer candidates and more! Feel free to bring
along any friends who might be interested.
Hope to see you there!
The Habitat Leadership Committee Ray Verm, Tawfik Jarjour, Taylor Hall & Lu Yang
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The
Nirvana Sessions return this week and you have a new opportunity to
make regular meditation and relaxation a part of your routine! Join
Club Nirvana, an incentive program designed to help Nirvana
participants remain accountable to their personal goal of practicing
stress-reducing techniques on a regular basis. For each Nirvana
Session you attend (over the course of the academic year), you earn a
point. As you accumulate these points, you can redeem them for really
cool stuff - like t-shirts, free massage therapy or gift cards! To
register for Club Nirvana or to learn more about The Nirvana Sessions,
go to http://wellness.rice.edu/nirvana.html.
The Nirvana Sessions in the Rice Memorial Chapel September 8th - December 3rd
Evening Nirvana (Guided Imagery) - Tuesdays: 5:00 - 5:20 pm
Noontime Nirvana (Mindfulness with Micki Fine) - Wednesdays: 12:30 - 12:50 pm Afternoon Nirvana (Guided Imagery) - Thursdays: 3:30 - 3:50 pm
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Hey you! Do you like fun? What about being attractive? Then
you should try out for Spontaneous Combustion! We’re Rice’s only
three-time award winning improv comedy troupe, and we’d love to see all
of you at tryouts.
Auditions are this Thursday the 10th at 9 pm or
Saturday the 12th at 2 pm in the RMC behind Coffeehouse. Come to
whichever time you can. If you can’t make it to either audition or have
any questions about SpoCo or life, email dsn1@rice.edu.
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This Thursday night Willy's Pub is having TWO big events:
From 7-9:30 we will be giving away 100 free sliders
and $1 nachos and $1 pizza slices all night long as part of the Student
Center's "Owl Give Ya Week"!
And at 11 we will be hosting the first RPC Concert
series performance of the year. The artist is Kenneth Scott, a Houston
based guitarist. Check him out online: http://www.myspace.com/kennethscottmusic. And then come check him out in person at Pub at 11 on Thursday night!
Love, Willy's Pub
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Hello Friends,
Get a
groove in your week! Dance Dance Dance ! Exercise keeps your immune
system strong and puts a smile on your face! For class costs and
details, check the Recreation Center Dance Website. Pay for classes at
the Operations Desk in the Recreation Center. Dancing makes you
healthy!
DROP IN DANCE CLASSES:
Keep on Dancing ~
Wednesday, Sept. 9 / Friday, Sept. 11 / 12-1 pm / Dance Studio. A fun
combination of Jazz and Modern Dance for all levels of experience.
Taught by Leslie Scates and Jackie Nalett
Latin Lunch Moves ~ Thursday, Sept. 10 / 12-1pm /
Dance Studio. Using moves from Latin Dances, this class tones your
muscles and improves coordination. Beginning level, moderate workout.
Taught by Jill Banta.
Enjoy!
Leslie Scates
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Hey college secretaries, if you could send this out in your announcements this week, that would be great:
-Want to be involved in the Honor Council?
-Interested in being an ombuds? -Want to help preserve our academic enviornment?
This
Saturday, September 10th, the Honor Council is holding interviews for
ombuds! If you are interested in interviewing, send your availability
on that Saturday to Austin Edwards ( awedwards@rice.edu). Please schedule a time by Thursday, September 7th.
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The Student Center will be hosting "Owl Give Ya" Week, September 8th - 11th.
9/10 Willy's Pub will be offering free sliders and $1 nachos and $1 pizza by the slice from 7- 9:30 p.m.
9/11 The Bookstore will be having a one day sale & raffle from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
All offers are while supplies last.
See you there!
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Looking to get involved in the Houston community? Unsure of
what volunteer opportunity will be the right fit? Come to the
Volunteer Opportunities Fair to visit with and learn about more than 40
agencies in the Houston area! The Volunteer Opportunities Fair will be
held on Monday, September 14 from 2:00-5:00pm in the Grand Hall of the
RMC. For more information about the agencies and their available
opportunities, please visit the Community Involvement Center's website ( http://cic.rice.edu) and click on the link for "Volunteer Opportunities Fair."
If you have any questions, please contact Christa Leimbach ( leimbach@rice.edu / 713-348-6044).
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As
you may be aware that the North College Theatre Association is putting
on Rent, the musical, this semester. I am the music director and am in
need of one more person. I need someone who plays both guitar and
keyboard. If you are interested or know anyone who is, please let me
know at peterd@rice.edu
-Peter Denton
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The Shell Center for Sustainability invites you to join us for Water in the Houston Metabolism:
Will
there be enough water for all of us in the next 100 years? What is the
current quality of our waterways? How can it improve and why? The Shell
Center for Sustainability at Rice University considers these and other
questions on water in the upcoming conference “Water in the Houston
Metabolism – Houston’s Water Needs and Water Quality for this Century”.
National and local experts come together to address questions about
water, one of our vital resources, and Houston’s sustainable
development, growth, natural environment, water, health, and the
policies that can make a difference.
The Shell Center for Sustainability in partnership
with the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy’s Science and
Technology Program and the Health Policy Forum will host this second
annual conference on sustainability in Houston series.
The all-day event will take place at Baker Hall on Tuesday, October 13, 2009.
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Hi From the Librarians at Fondren!
Do you need help NAVIGATING THE LIBRARY WEBSITE? We can help! WANT to LEARN more about WHAT THE LIBRARY HAS FOR YOU?
We will have a table and a laptop by the front door in the Student Center almost every Thursday this semester from 2:30-3:30. HELP is here for you!
NO SIGN UP NECESSARY – just pop by the TABLE and SAY HI!
Can’t make this time? Then shoot me an e-mail, and we can arrange for a one-on-one librarian consultation some other time.
CAN'T WAIT to meet you!
Cheers, Debra
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[TFW] Newsletter! (Ugly Animals Edition) | Table of Contents!!!
0) Catholic Student Center Masses 1) Construction near campus Entrance 9 2) No shuttle service on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2009 3) Conversation Partner Program
4) New DMC Short Courses added 5) HRC Speaker Series: Careers in Law 6) IT co-sponsored events next week 7) Seeking Pre-Law Students for Flexible Part-Time Job 8) Rice American Civil Liberties Union Informational Meeting
9) Dance Class Date/Time Correction 10) Concert Sunday, September 6th 11) First PAIR Meeting- Learn about refugees in Houston! 12) Interested in ASL? 13) Fall Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Short Courses
14) FREE UNDERGRADUATE SHOPPING SHUTTLE -STARTS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 15) Join us for a Look Inside Duncan and McMurtry Colleges 16) Men's Club Ultimate Announcement
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Hey Wiess,
The Rice Catholic Student Center has Mass Sundays 10am and 5pm. See
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Dear Colleagues,
Please be advised that beginning Friday, September 4th, a small portion of roadway on the southern-
side of campus Entrance 9 will be closed for the construction of a new parking access control island.
The entrance will be closed the entire duration of the project which is expected to complete by
Friday, September 18th.
West Lot 5 will be restricted to one entry point only behind the Rice Police building nearest the
Post Office. Access to the South Stadium Parking Lot will be by way of the east entrance from
University Blvd. for vehicles. Access to the athletic facilities for pedestrians, bicycles and carts
will be unaffected.
If you have specific questions or concerns about this project, please contact Max Amery (832-347-
5377). Parking related issues should be directed to Mike Morgan (x2021).
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In observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 7, 2009, no shuttle service will be provided. Regular shuttle service will resume on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.
If you have any questions, please call 713-348-5223/5996 or visit our website at http://park-
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Rice University’s Intensive English Program, offered through the Susanne M. Glasscock School of
Continuing Studies, is recruiting Conversation Partners. We have approximately 207 students from
over 38 different countries in our English as a Second Language Program, all of whom are looking to
meet native English speakers. Our Conversation Partner Program is not a tutoring program. The main goal is our students to be able
to practice English in an informal setting. The time commitment required may be as little as an hour
a week. We will match you up with one of our students. Where and when you meet will be decided by
you and your partner. No second language is required, just the desire to meet a new friend and learn
about other cultures. Next session dates: September 8 – October 26. If you are interested, please respond to fl@rice.edu by September 10, 2009.
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New Courses Added! Sign up for a free, hands-on short course sponsored by Fondren Library's Digital Media Center.
Keeping Current/Keeping Alert Friday, Sept. 25th, 2:00-3:30 Friday, November 6th, 2:00-3:30 Fondren Library B-39 (basement) classroom
Library Research in a Mobile World, Friday, October 23rd, 2:00-3:00
Fondren Library B-39 (basement) classroom
For more information about the short courses, visit
registration/
We also invite you to come to the Digital Media Center's open house on Wednesday, September 9 from 3
-5.
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the Humanities Research Center (HRC) is hosting a lecture about careers in law this Thursday, Sept
3rd @ 7pm in Herring Hall 126. Charlotte Fischer Ewart, a Rice grad will be talking about the different opportunities available
within the field of Law. All undergraduate students are welcome to attend, so come see what it is all about tomorrow night!
Careers in Law: What I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was at Rice About Law School and the Practice
of Law Charlotte Fischer Ewart ’89, General Counsel and Secretary of ICO, Inc.
September 3, 2009, 7:00pm Herring Hall 126
Charlotte Fischer Ewart graduated from Rice with majors in English and Political Science in 1989.
She received her JD from the University of Texas School of Law in 1992. After law school, Ms. Ewart
spent several years practicing litigation with a Houston law firm. In 1999, Ms. Ewart took an in-
house attorney position at the corporate offices of ICO, Inc., a publicly traded international
company in the plastics business based in Houston. As General Counsel of ICO since 2001, she has
been responsible for all legal concerns involving the company including major business transactions,
contracts, corporate governance and compliance matters, SEC filings, and litigation, as well as legal
issues involving areas such as human resources, compensation, benefits, and insurance.
This talk has been organized by the Humanities Research Center on behalf of its Undergraduate
Fellowship Program, as part of the speaker series “Big Questions and Future Directions in the
Humanities.” All students are invited to attend.
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Please join us for two IT-co-sponsored events next week. Details can be found in the Rice Events
calendar for each session.
Teaching With Technology: Let's Talk about Learning (and not just teaching) Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
co-sponsored by Fondren Library's Digital Media Center
Rice Web Forum: Web Sites, Rice Standards, and Usability
Friday, September 11, 2009 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM co-sponsored by Public Affairs and Web Services
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River Oaks area attorney search firm seeks energetic, quick-learning interns to assist with database
management in addition to occasional projects. The primary responsibility will be to input and update
data into the firm’s proprietary database of Houston lawyers, law firms, and corporations. This
requires highly organized, detail oriented individuals with the maturity and judgment to handle
confidential information with discretion. The atmosphere is professional but relaxed, and the hours
are flexible. The position has long been staffed by excellent Rice students looking for a part-time
position that accommodates their class schedules. Pay starts at $10/hr and increases after training
period ends.
*Victor Brooks** *| *Search Coordinator & Research Manager*
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ATTENTION CIVIL LIBERTARIANS! The Rice American Civil Liberties Union is having its first meeting of
the year!!! Stop by Sammy's Cafe this Thursday at 8, eat some delicious snacks, and learn about (and
contribute to) our program plan for this year in the name of civil liberties and civil rights!
When: Thursday, September 3rd. 8-8:30 PM. Where: Sammy's Cafe in the RMC. Why? Learn about getting involved in our film project "Busted! Rice University: Know Your Rights" and sign
up to lead or work on a project including (but not limited to!): reproductive rights, immigrants
rights, LGBT rights, civil rights, privacy and technology, religion & belief, voting rights, women's
rights and the death penalty!
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Hi Friends,
Please note that the Cha Cha Salsa Dance Specialty Series begins on Wedenesday, September 9, 2009 and
not September 2. To participate in the Specialty Dance Series, register and pay at the Operations
Desk in the Recreation Center before September 9.
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ATA-Houston is proud to bring you another excellent concert in
collaboration with the main organizer of the Painted on Water USA Tour, GNL Entertainment. This is a concert for all music lovers. Please spread the word; invite your friends; visit the Facebook event
for the concert.
The student rate at the door will be $30.
Hope to see you at the concert on September 6, 8 PM, at Meridian,
voted best live music venue in 2009 by Channel 2. Meridian is located at 1503 Chartres St, Houston, TX 77003.
For details, updates and contact info, please visit www.atahouston. org
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You knew Houston is diverse. But did you know that thousands of the 40,000 political refugees from
all over the world are resettled right here in Houston? We are Rice PAIR - Partnership for the Advancement and Immersion of Refugees. PAIR seeks to provide
academic enrichment, cultural immersion, and mentoring to young refugee students. Come to our first
general meeting of the year - munch on snacks, learn about what PAIR does to ease the refugee
resettlement process, and how you can join our team!
What: PAIR General Meeting and Study Break
When: Thursday, Sept. 3. 7pm. Where: RMC Grand Hall
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Anyone who knows ASL, a little or a lot, is invited to the ASL lunch table at Brown College being held on Fridays. Even if you don't know much about
ASL but are intrigued with this language, you are most welcome. Just look for the group talking with their hands (and the voices of those who don't know ASL well). Remember you can eat at any college so don't hesitate to
come to the ASL lunch on Friday at Brown. Anyone with questions can write
Jean Ashmore, M.S.
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WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT GIS?
The GIS/Data Center is offering FREE, one-time courses on different topics using the popular GIS
software ArcGIS Desktop 9.x. The short courses offered by the GIS/Data Center are very basic and
strive to form a strong foundation of GIS software knowledge. They are structured to teach central
concepts and tools necessary to complete a broad spectrum of GIS projects and analysis. All short courses are held in Fondren Library room 156. Enrollment is limited to 11 people per
course.
To sign up for a short course, please visit our website at
preferred dates and course titles.
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Saturday shopping shuttle news for our new and returning students.
On Saturdays during the school year, the Transportation and Parking Department, provides free shuttle service to Fiesta and Target stores located on Kirby and Old Spanish Trail.
The service starts at 11:00am to 3pm, every 30minutes.
To catch the bus, please wait at one of the bus stops located on the curb in the inner loop at Rice
University. The final bus to the shopping centers depart from the inner loop at Rice University at 2:00pm.
From Target/Fiesta, the final pick up is at 2:30pm and returns to Rice University just before 3:00pm. The service ends at 3:00pm.
Before getting on the bus at Fiesta/Target please check with the driver if you are catching the
undergraduate shopping bus......... we also provide similar service to the graduate students on another shuttle
going to the Graduate Apartments only.
Check the Welcome to Rice brochure located on the buses for bus stop locations or go to
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Please join us for a look inside Duncan and McMurtry Colleges on Tuesday, September 8, from 3 to 5 p.m.
Pauline
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Men's Ultimate Fall Season
Rice's competitive Men's Ultimate (Frisbee) team is beginning practices for the Fall season! We are
looking for a lot of new faces, so come out to our OPEN practices, get to know the team and learn how
to play! Never played before? DOESN'T MATTER!!! No experience is required and we'd be glad to have
you!
We practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 on IM Field 5, across from Dell Butcher Hall
and adjacent to the new, under-construction Rec Center.
Bring water, light and dark shirt, and cleats (if you have them)!
For more information, consult our website below or e-mail Captains Sev ( sat1@rice.edu) or Steven
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Hey Everybody,
I'm the Newsletter Rep, and my job is to send out the Newsletter every Wednesday. The Newsletter contains various announcements opportunities and
events around campus (that aren't Wiess specific). If you would like to
put an announcement on the Newsletter, email me ( tbm@rice.edu) before the next Wednesday.
Also, each Newsletter will have a theme, with fun surprises at the end.
--Travis
Table of Contents!!!
0) updates on new Medical Chinese course 1) HEDGEHOPPER AND JERSEY MIKE'S $1 SUB DAY 2) Men's Club Ultimate Announcement 3) Elementary, Middle, and High School Tutors Needed — All Subjects
4) Javanese Puppet Theater 5) Varsity Tutors job posting 6) Thresher survey on textbook purchases 7) Digital Media Center Fall Short Courses: Zotero, Movie Making, and More 8) Willy's Pub Wants Daytime Bartenders
9) Women's Basketball Manager Search 10) Brown Fellows Booksale 11) GUYS AND DOLLS AUDITIONS 12) Auditions for the Rice Philharmonics 13) Fall 2009 Fitness Update - Classes, Programs and More
14) Buy and Sell Textbooks on the SA Marketplace 15) Constructing Cybersecurity: Protecting Our Digital Infrastructure - September 3, 2009 at 4pm 16) Crime Awareness Message 17) So You Think You Can Dance? So Do We!
18) BIPP Invite: Stem Cell Discussion - September 14, 2009 at 2pm 19) AUDITIONS FOR THREEPENNY OPERA 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
This is Charlene Lo and I have a proposal to start a Medical Chinese course (CHIN 318) for the Spring
2010 semester. Dr. Lilly Chen used to teach this course over 2 years ago here at Rice, but this
course has not been offered since because of limited student interest and enrollment. I am very
interested in restarting this course, but in order for me to do so, I must recruit other genuinely
interested students. If I garner enough student interest, this course will be offered Spring 2010.
This class is worth 3 CREDIT HOURS and will only MEET ONCE A WEEK FOR 2 HOURS.
Here are the options that we should consider and find a time we can all agree on:
either Wed or Fri nights at 4-6, 4:30-6:30, 5-7, 6-8, 6:30-8:30, or 7-9 pm
If there is another time that you could also meet, email me the time and I will consider that.
We must have a strong interest in taking this course or the department chair will find no reason to
open this course. Chen Laoshi has told me that I must compose a formal request and have each
interested student show support. Since meeting in person and signing a petition may be inconvenient,
I have attached a formal request and I would like you to SIGN (TYPE YOUR FULL LEGAL NAME) THE LETTER
AND REATTACH IT AND EMAIL IT BACK TO ME.
Please sign this form and EMAIL IT BACK BY 11:59 PM September 1. If you need an extension, please
email me.
This course will not be very time-consuming. As long as you have moderate background in Chinese (like
you speak it at home, have taken classes before, can understand and engage in light daily
conversation), you will be fine in this class. This class emphasizes speaking and learning medical
terminology. We will not be tested on actual vocabulary not directly related to medicine. For example
we will learn a range of things from "my stomach hurts" to discussing blood pressure, heart
conditions, etc. If you are worried about the intensity of the class, don't. We will have input in
what Chen Laoshi teaches because she has not offered this in 2 years and she truly wants the class to
be about us and our interests. Also, she is never offering this course again. She is only making this
exception (for Spring 2010) because I have showed much interest. So, if you have ever wanted to learn
about medical Chinese, now is your chance!
Do spread the word to friends and classmates! There is strength in number.
Thank you, everyone! I really do hope we can take this class together!
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The 2009-2010 Student Association HedgeHopper card is now available to all Rice students and faculty
and are available at your college coordinator’s office. Please remember that all discounts are
participating businesses as well as maps and other information. If you have any questions, please
On Sunday, August 30, Jersey Mike’s Subs at Rice Village is working with the Rice Student Association
to bring $1 regular subs all day. Proceeds will benefit Sunshine Kids. Just print out the attached
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Men's Ultimate Fall Season
Rice's competitive Men's Ultimate (Frisbee) team is beginning practices for the Fall season! We are
looking for a lot of new faces, so come out to our OPEN practices, get to know the team and learn how
to play! Never played before? DOESN'T MATTER!!! No experience is required and we'd be glad to have
you!
We practice every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30 to 5:30 on IM Field 5, across from Dell Butcher Hall
and adjacent to the new, under-construction Rec Center. Bring water, light and dark shirt, and cleats (if you have them)!
For more information, consult our website below or e-mail Captains Sev ( sat1@rice.edu) or Steven
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"wonder" about the world around them. We are both a leading provider of technology education
solutions through our summer and after-school programs and a provider of general academic services
for standardized test preparation, academic enrichment, and one-on-one tutoring.
We current seeking tutors for Elementary, Middle, and High School academic subjects in the Houston
area. We are hiring immediately, and we are especially seeking individuals with the ability to tutor
Math, Science, Economics, English and other school subjects.
We are also interested in individuals who can teach foreign languages (Spanish, French, etc.), and we
have an immediate need for a Portuguese tutor.
Individuals with the ability to teach test preparation for exams such as the SATs are also welcome.
Qualifications: · Be a current college student with a good academic standing in the subjects you wish to tutor OR a
college graduate with no more than 5 years since graduation, who graduated with good academic
standing · Previous tutoring experience, or ability to work well with Middle School and High School aged
students · Applicants should be comfortable working one-on-one with students
· Be responsible and punctual individuals that love working with students and the public
tutoring services and programs that we offer to our students. You can submit an application online by visiting "Be a Tutor" on our home page or by clicking on the
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Join Asia Society Texas Center, the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia and Rice
University for an exhilarating sensory experience of color, movement and sound at the first Javanese
shadow puppet performance ever in Houston, and it is all FREE!
6:30 pm — Reception 7:00 pm — Pre-Event Lecture by Dr. Ward Keeler, Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of
Texas at Austin 7:30 pm — Shadow Puppet Theater performance
Location: Stude Concert Hall Alice Pratt Brown Hall The Shepherd School of Music
Seating: Free and open to the public
For more information or to register, please call 713-439-0051 55555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555555
VARSITY TUTORS - we need Rice students! ($22/hr)
Do you enjoy tutoring? Do you want to make money on your own time? Varsity Tutors is a local
Houston area private tutoring service which hires college students to tutor middle school to high
school students in surrounding communities. We pay $22/hr and need MANY new tutors for this oncoming
school year. If you are interested, please apply to be a tutor at:
66666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666666 The Thresher is conducting a survey on where students are purchasing their textbooks and why. Here is
the link to the survey:
77777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777777 Learn how to make a movie, DVD, animation or podcast, use Zotero to manage research materials and
create bibliographies, and operate digital cameras and audio recording devices. Sign up for a free,
hands-on short course sponsored by Fondren Library's Digital Media Center.
For more information about the short courses, visit
registration/
We also invite you to come to the Digital Media Center's open house on Wednesday, September 9 from 3
-5.
Courses include:
100 Research, Not Re-search: Using Zotero, the Next Generation Research Tool (Session I, Wednesday,
September 2, 2-4 p.m., Fondren B-39; Session II, Tuesday, September 8, 2-4 p.m., Fondren B-39)
102 Video Editing using Final Cut Pro - Intro (Session I: Thursday, September 3, 1-4 p.m.; Session
II: Wednesday, September 16, 6-9 p.m. 202 Video Editing using Final Cut Pro - Intermediate (Session I: Thursday, September 10, 1-4 p.m.;
Session II: Wednesday, September 23, 6-9 p.m.) 103 DVD Authoring using DVD Studio Pro - Intro (Session I: Wednesday, September 16 1-3 p.m.; Session
II: Wednesday, October 9, 6-9 p.m.)
104 Introduction to podcasting (Wednesday, September 30, 1-3:00 p.m.) 105 Choosing and using digital cameras (Tuesday, October 6, 1:30 -3:00 p.m.) 106 Crash course on video cameras (Wednesday, October 14, 1:30-3:00 p.m.)
107 Recording high quality audio using portable devices (Tuesday, October 20, 1:30-3:00 p.m.) 109 Introduction to Flash (Session I: Monday, September 21, 1-3 p.m.; Session II: Wednesday, October
28, 1-3 p.m.)
Unless otherwise noted, the courses will be held in the Digital Media Center, Herring 129.
If you can't make a class but want to learn more about producing or using multimedia, check out the
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Willy's Pub is looking to hire daytime bartenders for this school year. Applicants must be work study
eligible and be able to work from 10:45am-1pm any day of the week and/or from 1-3pm on Tuesdays or
Thursdays. Bartenders must be friendly, hard-working, and capable of multi-tasking. Pay starts at
$8/hour. If you are at all interested or have any questions just send us an email at
We look forward to hearing from you! Willy's Pub Management 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
Rice Women’s Basketball Wants YOU!!!!!
We invite you, male or female, to become a team manager for this upcoming 2009 -2010 season.
If you would like details of benefits and you are interested in this prospect please contact:
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It's the start of a new semester, and that means it's time for the fifth semi-annual Brown Fellows
HUGE FUCKING BOOKSALE (HFB)!!! HFB is a great way to sell your books and buy books from other students without paying too much at
the Bookstore.
This Wednesday night, Aug 26th Brown Commons Sellers arrive @ 9 with the books you want to sell Buyers arrive @ 9:45
Bring your books, bring your money, BE THERE.
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This semester, Brown College Theater is performing the classic musical GUYS AND DOLLS, and we want everyone to come out and audition for a part in this amazing show!
Auditions are August 26, 27, and 28 (Wednesday through Friday of the first week of classes) at 7:00 p.m. in the Brown Commons. Bring clothes/shoes to dance in; bring a song to sing (any song of your
choosing). Call-backs if necessary will be either Saturday or Sunday of that week. Everyone is welcome to try out!!!
Show dates are November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 14 at 8:00 p.m. Make sure
that you are available for all of these dates before you audition. Also note that the weekend of November 13 and 14 is homecoming weekend.
We've been planning this show since April, and we're dead positive
that this is going to be the most fun and exciting show to be involved with and the most entertaining show to see this year.
Email Mike Clendenen ( mpc2@rice.edu) with questions. Also, find our event "Auditions for GUYS AND DOLLS" on Facebook.
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co-ed a cappella group! When: Wednesday or Thursday at 7pm Where: Jones College PDR Who: Anybody! *You only need to come one day, and you don't need to prepare anything for auditions!
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1 :: FREE Group Fitness - August 24 - 28 2 :: Fall 2009 Classes, Pass Structure and LOWER Rates 3 :: Specialty Programs (Boot Camp, Kung Fu, Tai Chi 4 :: Free Weight and Cardio Room Orientations
5 :: Personal Training and Fitness Assessments 6 :: Your New Recreation Center - Opening September 25, 2009
1 :: FREE Group Fitness Try
any class on the Group Fitness schedule from August 24 - 28 for FREE.
Participants during these two weeks will be eligible to win prizes just
for trying out a class. See details below*.
2 :: Fall 2009 Classes, Pass Structure and Rates * You only need one type of pass to take any group fitness class INCLUDING yoga and Pilates! (Please note, Rice Dance Programs will also be implementing a pass-based set of classes this Fall as well.)
* New this semester: Zumba and Cardio Dance on Tuesdays (7:00pm) and Thursdays (5:30pm) * Dynamic Definition and T.A.C. are back at lunch time Monday through Friday.
* Fall 2009 Group Fitness Fees (Valid August 31 - Dec 19, 2009):
Pass Type Student Faculty/Staff Unlimited $60 $80 20 Class $45 $60 10 Class $25 $35 1 Class $3 $4
Please note: Graduate student, faculty and staff
holders of fitness passes must purchase a membership to the Gibbs
Recreation and Wellness Center in order to continue to use the pass
after the move. If you do not intend to become a member of the new
facility, please purchase your pass accordingly. No refunds will be
given for unused classes.
We hope these new rates and simplified pass
structure will encourage you to explore Rice Group Fitness for your
fitness activates.
3 :: Fall 2009 Specialty Programs
Theyyyyyyy're Baaaaaaaack! - Boot Camp Body Blast - 1 week of all you can handle Boot Camp - Try it out for only $10 (Starts Aug 31st) - Fitness Boot Camp (Starts Sep 14th) - Beginning Kung Fu (Starts August 31st)
- Tai Chi (Starting September 1)
New this semester: - Triathlon Training - Functional Fitness for Older Adults - Boot Camp - Special Ops (late night Boot Camp)
Visit our Specialty Programs Web Page for all the details and registration.
4 :: Free Weight and Cardio Room Orientations
- Session 1 – Thu, Aug 27th at 11:00 a.m. (1 hour)
- Session 2 – Sat, Aug 29th at 3:00 p.m. (1 hour) - Session 3 – Wed, Sep 2nd at 9:00 p.m. (1 hour) - Pre-registration is encouraged. Register here.
Please
note: Once the new recreation center opens, there will also be several
opportunities for tours and orientations, so visit our website
regularly to register as dates become available.
5 :: Personal Training and Fitness Assessments Need
professional assistance for your fitness goals? Our nationally
certified Personal Trainers can guide you through a personalized
exercise regimen to get you there. Visit our Personal Training website
today to learn about their qualifications and expertise.
6 :: Your New Recreation Center The Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center will open its doors to new members September 25, 2009.
Fitness Highlights of the New Recreation Center:
Expanded Group Fitness Class Schedule Group Cycling! Additional Classroom and Exercise Space 9000 sqft Weight and Cardio Room
We
ask that you pardon some schedule changes the week prior to the
official opening. However we invite you to join the Recreation Center
in being the first to participate in a class, use the cardio and weight
room, or just relax in the lounge area after we move! Complete
Membership information is available on our Membership Information
website.
Please note: Undergraduate students are automatically members during the academic year.
Thank
you for your attention and interest in our programs. We genuinely hope
to share our passion for health with you through fitness this year.
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The Technology, Society and Public Policy Program of the James A. Baker
III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University cordially invites you
to attend a panel discussion on:
Constructing Cybersecurity: Protecting Our Digital Infrastructure
Thursday, September 3, 2009 4:00 p.m.
Doré Commons James A. Baker III Hall Rice University
Panelists Include:
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) Co-Chair, Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency Member, Committee on Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives
Edward Amoroso, Ph.D. Chief Security Officer, AT&T Author, "Fundamentals of Computer Security Technology and Cyber Security"
Anne Rodgers Director of Information Safeguards, Waste Management, Inc.
Contributing Author, "Information Security for Lawyers and Law Firms"
Dan Wallach, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Director, Computer Security Lab, Rice University
For the most current information regarding the event, please visit the Web address above.
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During this very busy week, safety and security may
not have been uppermost in our minds. I am sure that we all have had
plenty to occupy our thoughts; class work, jobs, friends, and family.
As recently as last evening, we were all reminded of the need to be
vigilant about protecting ourselves and our personal property.
Unfortunately, a vehicle burglary was reported to
the University Police Department about 8:33 PM last night. That
burglary resulted in the loss of a new (still in the box) computer
belonging to one of our freshmen students. The computer was taken from
the backseat of a secured and unoccupied vehicle while it was parked
for only four minutes near the Brown Master’s House. The total loss
was substantial not only to the freshman student, but to the
upperclassman’s vehicle as his window was broken out to gain entry.
Please keep in mind these simply safety precautions to better safeguard your property and person:
Parking Lot Safety -
· Place valuables in the trunk or under the seats.
· Always lock your car, even if you leave it for a very few minutes.
· Have your keys in hand before you leave to go to your car.
· Have someone walk you to your car, especially at night.
· Use the escort service at any time when you feel uneasy or worried about getting to and from your college.
· Check your backseat before entering your car.
Personal Safety -
· Try to walk with friends when moving about, especially at night.
· Be alert to your surroundings and walk with confidence.
· Walk where the sidewalks are well lit and well traveled.
·
Trust your gut. If you feel like someone is following you, go
to a populated place where people can help you and then call police.
· Know where the campus emergency phones are located and do not hesitate to use them.
· Report anyone you see loitering around the colleges or academic buildings.
· Always lock your door and don't prop open your room doors, even if you are gone for a short time.
Please
don’t hesitate to contact the University Police Department for any
safety or security needs. You may do so by dialing 6000, (713)
348-6000, or by picking up any blue light or elevator phone. Off
campus dial 911.
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beginning of the semester is a great time to start a new health
routine. Dancing is a marvelous way to get into shape, improve your
coordination and enhance your overall physical and mental wellness.
Plus, dancing is FUN!!!
The Rice Recreation Dance program provides dance
instruction and enjoyable movement opportunities to the Rice Community.
We now offer a variety of drop-in dance classes and specialty dance
programs, and these classes are available to all members of the Rice
Recreation Center, no matter your fitness level or prior dance
experience.
Here is what's on the Dance Program schedule for the Fall semester: ~Pilates/Classical Movement Conditioning
~Keep on Dancing
~Latin Lunch Moves
~Gyrokinesis
~Hip Hop
~Contact Improvisation Jams
~Tango Series
~Swing Dance Series
~Cha Cha/Salsa Series
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Behalf of Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program in
conjunction with TX-UK Collaborative and the Science and Innovation
Section of the British Consulate General, Houston, you are cordially
invited to our upcoming discussion:
Policy, Regulation, Ethical and Collaborative Issues at the State, National and Global Levels
Monday, September 14, 2009 Kelley International Conference Facility
James A. Baker III Institute Rice University, Houston, TX 2pm
The
discussion is part of the workshop “Texas-U.K. Collaboration,” which is
the fifth event in the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy’s
“Stem Cells: Saving Lives or Crossing Lines” series. The event will
bring together researchers from Texas and the United Kingdom to find
common projects for collaboration. Speakers will discuss advancements
in the fields of stem cell biology and policy with regard to policy
roadblocks and policy changes in the Obama administration.
Support for this program has been generously
provided by the State of Qatar and the Emir of Qatar, His Highness
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, through the State of Qatar Endowment
for International Stem Cell Policy. Co-sponsors for the conference are
Texas-United Kingdom Collaborative and the Science and Innovation
Section of the British Consulate-General Houston.
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Welcome back from summer - it's the final round of auditions for Rice Theatre's fall production.
Final
casting for those actor/singers out there! Auditions for THE
THREEPENNY OPERA, Rice Theatre's fall '09 production will be held Sept.
1 7-10 pm, with callbacks Sept. 2. Auditions open to all students,
staff, faculty and alumni. Auditions will be held at Hamman Hall.
Please bring sheet music from the musical theatre or operetta genre.
Rice students may receive D1 academic credit by enrolling in THEA 331.
Joining
us will be guest director Leslie Swackhamer (director of the sold-out
run of RABBITHOLE at Stages Rep.), our conductor is Cristi Macelaru
(staff conductor at the Shepherd School).
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A tortoise!
A kitten!
Otters holding hands!
A puppy!
A seal!
Pandas!
A bunny!
A very sleepy baby!
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table
of Contents!!!
0)
IT Help Desk - new hours
1)
Perception and Action Experiment
2)
RUPD Alert
3)
Art with Heart Volunteer Registration Google Form
4)
IT email news: login to send Rice email, reduce spam
5)
BISF Journal- CASH PRIZES- DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 24th
6)
1-hour Job Interview Training Study (compensation: $20)
7)
Summer Sublet
8)
Tryout for the Rice Debate Team
9)
Relocation of Zipcars to Lovett Lot -April 23, 2009
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Rice
faculty, staff, and students,
After the last week of classes for the spring semester, the Rice IT Help Desk
hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The new hours
begin Monday, April 20, 2009.
Do you Twitter? I am testing a new, non-critical IT announcement channel:
RiceITweets. If you want to participate in the test, just follow
RiceITweets and send your feedback to carlyn@rice.edu.
Critical IT service messages are posted as IT-Alerts. Watch for IT-alerts
on the IT web page or subscribe to the mailing list: https://mailman.rice.edu/mailman/listinfo/italerts-l
Carlyn Chatfield
Manager, IT Technical Communications
Rice University
713.348.4819
carlyn@rice.edu
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Dr.
David Eagleman’s neuroscience lab at Baylor College of Medicine is currently
seeking subjects to participate in a simple visual perception experiment,
lasting about 1 hr. The experiments will consist of making decisions
about different things you see and do using a computer, and will help us better
understand how the human brain constructs its temporal and visual model of the
world. You will be compensated for your time. If you’d like to
participate, please email me at perception@cpu.bcm.edu or call ;) 713... to schedule an
appointment for one of the time slots listed below. If you have any questions,
don’t hesitate to email or call. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
The following time-slots are available for participation:
Monday:
10-11 am
11-12 am
2-3 pm
3-4 pm
4-5 pm
Tuesday:
10-11 am
11-12 am
2-3 pm
3-4 pm
Wednesday:
10-11 am
11-12 am
2-3 pm
3-4 pm
4-5 pm
Thursday:
10-11 am
11-12 am
1:30-2:30 pm
Friday:
2-3 pm
3-4 pm
Tommy Sprague
Eagleman Lab for Perception and Action (http://eaglemanlab.net)
713-798-6224
perception@cpu.bcm.edu
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RUPD
has noticed an increase in thefts from the academic buildings around campus.
Laptops, wallets and money are among the most common items stolen. Please
remember to secure your valuables at all times. Lock cabinets, drawers, and
doors to offices and labs when not in use. It only takes seconds for a thief to
"grab and go." Please report any suspicious people to the RUPD at
713... immediately.
Captain
Phil Hassell
Operations
Commander
Rice
University Police Department
713-348-4595
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Volunteer
Opportunity this Saturday! Wonder how non-profits can continue doing their
great work? They need $ too.
Art With Heart hosted by San Jose Clinic
Saturday, April 25, 2009
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Three Allen Center, 333 Clay @ Smith Street, Houston, TX 77002
Complimentary valet parking available at 333 Clay Street
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=cHAxRzFZcEQxaWgxZGlxZm0zVTBaVnc6MA.
Help with Art with Heart hosted by San Jose Clinic. I will be working at San
Jose Clinic after graduation as a full time volunteer/intern. Imagine me but
x10 in kindness, dedication and passion.
2-3 hours will be appreciated! (I am not sure if you can use light rail...we
can car pool).
This is more artsy volunteering I guess (Kathleen :D)
Best of luck with exams/papers/projects/final designs! This could be a study
break...come enjoy art and wine/appetizers. Entrance tickets is $50, for
volunteers it is FREE!
Connie
P.S. San Jose Clinic team, my exam was moved so I will be able to assist the
entire day on Saturday until 6:30 pm. I have not been to the clinic for the
past three weeks because I have been sick. I quarantined myself from San Jose
Clinic. Miss everyone very much!
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Rice
Faculty, Staff, and Students,
For the past year, IT has been researching
methods to reduce internal spam and
prevent forged sender addresses.
One of the ways we can accomplish these
goals is by changing the way Rice email
is sent.
The change requires authentication
(NetID login) for all email sent from
computers on the Rice network. We anticipate
implementing this change in October.
Printers, FAX machines, and equipment
connected to your computers may not be able
to complete the required login, so we will
create an exception for these types of
devices. We are currently creating a list
of all the Rice devices that cannot complete
NetID login.
If you know you have a device that cannot
provide a NetID login, please contact your
IT support staff or the IT Help Desk
(helpdesk@rice.edu) to
ensure the device
is placed on the exemption list.
Next week's IT update will include instructions
on how to test your personal and department Rice
email messages to determine if they are being
authenticated.
Additional details about the login requirements
can be found in the IT web site:
http://www.rice.edu/it/Announcement3.html
Carlyn Chatfield
Manager, IT Technical Communications
Rice University
713.348.4819
carlyn@rice.edu
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The Baker Institute Student Forum is currently seeking submissions for the 2009
edition of The Rice Cultivator, BISF's own journal of undergraduate public
policy research.
We encourage all students who have conducted or are conducting any original
research that is relevant to public policy to submit a short abstract
describing their work to Chris Gabler <gabler@rice.edu> *by THIS FRIDAY APRIL 24th, 2009 *(the
last day of classes)*. *
Submissions are welcome from students in all academic disciplines. Graduate
students who conducted policy-relevant research while an undergraduate at Rice
are also encouraged to submit. If you have already prepared a manuscript
(or even just a rough draft) reporting your research, please feel free to
submit themanuscript/draft in lieu of an abstract.
CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED to the authors of the research articles deemed most
outstanding by the BISF Research Committee.
If you are a graduate student or an undergraduate not conducting research, you
can still be published in our journal! We are also accepting abstracts and
submissions for our 'News & Views' and 'Book Reviews' sections. You can
learn more about our research journal and how you can contribute, and view
theinaugural 2008 issue here:
http://www.bisf.rice.edu/research/
Thank you, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Chris Gabler
BISF Research Committee Chair
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English-fluent?
High school graduate?
Comfortable using computer mouse and keyboard?
At least one year of working experience?
Participate in a research study (08-123X) to determine whether training delivered
by computer can result in similar levels of knowledge and skill acquisition as
training delivered by a human trainer. In this study, you would complete a
brief training on how to conduct a job interview and participate in a mock job
interview with another trainee.
Participation in the study will take 1 hour, and is conducted on the Rice
University campus in Sewall Hall. You will be compensated $20 for the 1 hour
study.
We are currently scheduling sessions for MONDAY THRU FRIDAY between 9 AM and 4
PM. To schedule, please email Laura (lgb1@rice.edu) with your availability and include a phone
number where you can be reached.
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A
group of my friends and I are renting a house next year, and we are still looking
for people to sublet it to during the summer. The house is a 6 bedroom w/ pool
located near Greenbriar and Holcombe. The rent is negotiable. Groups of 3 or
more are preferred.
If you are interested, please contact: Craig Wilson (cjw2@rice.edu) or Konrad Stoick
(kas4@rice.edu)
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The
Rice University Debate Team is looking for up to 16 debaters for next year.
Formally known as the George R. Brown Forensics Society, we represent Rice at
various competitions throughout the year. This year, we travelled to
competitions in California, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oregon, and Washington
State.
If
you are interested in joining the team, please contact one the Director of
Forensics Dr. David Worth (dworth@rice.edu)
or the Assistant Director of Forensics Glenn Prince (gwp2@rice.edu). Tryouts will
not be held until the Fall semester. The Website can be found at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~forensic/index.html
Here
are some helpful facts about the team.
· The
time spent in preparation varies based on how much a debater wishes to succeed.
That said, on average team members can spend between two to four hours a week
researching current events.
· Prior
experience is helpful but by no means required. Team members can join with no
previous competition.
· All
competition fees, transportation, food, hotel accommodations are paid for by
the team. Team members bear no financial responsibility for the competitions.
Students are free to retain their frequent flier miles.
· Selection
on the team lasts for one academic year. Every continuing team member must
attend the tryout.
· The
team never competes during Final Examinations. In addition, as a
University-sponsored club, team members are entitled the right to make-up
missed work.
Feel
free to email me as well if you have any specific questions about debating for
Rice.
Sincerely,
Kern
Vijayvargiya
Jones
College
Rice
University
Kern.Vijay@rice.edu
321.506.0911
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Please
be advised that on Thursday April 23, 2009 the two Zipcars - Toyota Prius and
Volvo S40
will
be moved to Lovett Lot near Cohen House/Faculty Club (Building #18
on the campus map)
due
to scheduled construction at Baker College. Any relocation will be
announced in the future.
For
additional information on the zipcar, please go to www.zipcar.com/rice.
At
your service,
Transportation
and Parking
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Table of Contents!!!
0) Jones College Theater
Presents Vehicula Justicis
1) IT reminder: update
PC-Cillin license
2) SCS Presents Internship
Opportunities
3) Relay For Life
Information
4) Egyptian Queens and HACER
Book Drive
5) Rice ACLU 4/20 Meet &
Greet
6) 3rd Annual EQ Benefit
Fashion Show
7) VISEN Distinguished
Lecture presents Andrew Yao
8) Revised Club Statuses
9) Important: reminder about
library books
10) Varsity Tutors
11) RUPD Fundraiser for
Special Olympics
12) Greene Prize for
Environmental Papers
13) T-shirt sale to
subsidize fines for April Fool's joke
14) Free Tickets to
Sustainability Lecture by Lester Brown on 4/28
15) $1 Dog Night $3 Beer
Rice Baseball
16) VADA all campus party!
17) Recreation Center
Baskets
18) VISEN Distinguished
Lecture - Professor Yale Patt
19) New Search And Discovery
Tool From Fondren Library
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Jones College Theater
Presents Vehicula Justicis
An original, musical, very silly space opera/crime show/legal drama written for
the stage and directed by Ryan Stickney.
Performances are April 10, 11, 17, and 18 at 8:00pm and April 16 at 9:00pm in
the Jones College Commons.
Tickets $5 Rice, $7 non-Rice
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Rice Students,
Keep your computers clean this summer!
If you use PC-Cillin for antivirus protection (provided by IT at no cost to
you), you probably need to get a new serial number to keep your
software license from expiring in June.
Login to the IT Self-Service page: https://my.rice.edu/ITSelfService/
and select the link for PC-Cillin Serial Number.
This link generates an automatic email from the Help Desk with your new
serial numbers for PC-Cillin 2007 and PC-Cillin 2008.
Want to test PC-Cillin 2009?
We need more input on the latest version of PC-Cillin. Instructions for
downloading the software will be included in the email message with your
2007/2008 serial numbers.
Carlyn Chatfield
Manager, IT Technical Communications
Rice University
713.348.4819
carlyn@rice.edu
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Are
you looking for opportunities to participate in sustainable projects this
summer?
In preparation for the summer break, the Shell
Center for Sustainability is adding new internship opportunities in the area of
sustainable development offered by various organizations. Check back over the
next few weeks and see if there is an opportunity for you.
Internships
Lilibeth André
Associate Director
Shell Center for Sustainability
RICE UNIVERSITY
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Do
your part in the fight against cancer but joining members of the Rice and
Houston communities for the Relay For Life of Houston-Texas Medical Center!
April
17-18, 7 PM-7 AM
Rice
Track/Soccer Stadium
Website:
www.relayforlife.org/houstonmedicalcentertx
Email:
relaytmc@gmail.com
Each
year, across the nation, one event brings together entire communities to take
part in the fight against cancer. That event is the American Cancer Society
Relay For Life®. It’s a time and place where people come to celebrate those who
have survived cancer, remember those we’ve lost, and fight back against a
disease that touches too many lives. Won’t you join us this year and be a part
of Relay? It’s not just an opportunity to celebrate, remember, and fight back
your involvement will help the American Cancer Society work toward a mission of
eliminating cancer as major health issue and will support much-needed services
in your community. Thanks in part to the donations from Relay For Life and
other events, the Society is saving lives, helping those touched by cancer, and
empowering people to fight this disease all over the world.
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The EQ/HACER Book Drive will
be ending THIS FRIDAY (April 17).
Please turn in any books (including textbooks) that you are willing to donate
to the HACER office, located in the RMC Basement. All books collected
will be given to the underprivileged youth of the local Weekley Family YMCA
branch. Thank you so much for your support!
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What will you be doing on 4/20?
Join
the Rice ACLU for some lawful fun if you're interested in:
-civil
liberties and civil rights
-directing
and/or acting in a film
-managing
money for a nonprofit
-planning
BIG for the 2009-2010 year!
April
20th. Kelly Lounge. 8 PM.
Questions?
email psr1@rice.edu.
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3rd Annual EQ Benefit
Fashion Show
Love fashion?
Love sexy people?
Love giving back to good causes?
Then this is the event for
you!! This is the 3rd Annual Benefit Fashion Show hosted by Egyptian Queens.
AIDS Foundation Houston is our chosen charity. There will be food, AIDS
awareness info, music, and of course some hot Houston fashion. Don't forget
some of Rice's sexiest students as models! So come out April 18th at 6:15 for
dinner show starts promptly after dinner!
Date: Saturday April 18, 2009
Time: 6:15pm- Dinner
7:30pm- Fashion Show
Where: Grand Hall RMC
Tickets: $5 (students/undergrads)* $7 (adults)
*if you buy your tickets during pre-sale you will receive reserved seating...
contact your college rep or email >>> cec4@rice.edu, enh1@rice.edu, art1@rice.edu <<<
This year, we are donating the funds raised from our 3rd Annual EQ Benefit Fashion
Show to the AIDS Foundation Houston. AFH is a non-profit corporation
founded in 1982 as Texas' first organization dedicated to HIV prevention
education and services. Their mission is to create positive social impact
through the innovative management of HIV/AIDS and other chronic diseases.
AIDS/HIV Awareness &
Prevention Expo to Kick-off the EQ Benefit Fashion Show
** in Sammy's at 5pm - 6:00pm
Featuring representatives of AIDS Foundation Houston, Montrose Clinic, and
Houston Buyers Club. The expo will kick off the Benefit Fashion Show by
providing information on available HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and volunteer
services.
Contact Info: cec4@rice.edu,
enh1@rice.edu, art1@rice.edu
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VISEN Distinguished Lecture Series Presents
Andrew C. Yao
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
DATE: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
TIME: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
PLACE: Duncan Hall 1070
Title -- Vistas in Quantum Computing
Abstract -- With current
advances in technology, it appears that computing and communication devices
based on quantum principles may one day become a reality. Accompanying this
anticipation is the emergence of an energetic new interdisciplinary field known
as Quantum Information Processing, which involves physics, mathematics and
computer science. Why is there such enthusiasm over this new field?
What makes quantum algorithms
potentially much more efficient than conventional ones? In this talk, we will
give an exposition of both the fundamentals and some recent progress in this
area, focusing especially on algorithmic and complexity issues. Examples will
be taken from the topics of quantum communication complexity and quantum
cryptography, among others. The talk is for a general audience with any
scientific background; no specialized knowledge of quantum theory is assumed.
Bio -- Professor Yao
received a BS in Physics from National Taiwan University, a PhD in Physics from
Harvard University, and a PhD in Computer Science from University of
Illinois. >From 1975 onward, Professor Yao served on the faculty at
MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and during 1986 – 2004, as William and Edna
Macaleer Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton
University. In 2004, he left Princeton to become a Professor of Computer
Science at Tsinghua Univeristy in Beijing. He is also a Distinguished
Professor-at-Large at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Professor Yao was recipient
of the prestigious A.M. Turing Award in year 2000 for his contributions to the
theory of computation, including communication complexity, pseudorandom number
generation, and quantum communication. He has received numerous other honors
and awards, including the George Polya Prize, the Donald E. Knuth Prize, and
several honorary degrees. He is a member of the US National Academy of
Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Chinese Academy of
Sciences.
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Over the course of this
year, the Student Association Senate approved the
following clubs:
* Christians on Campus
* Community of Rice Entrepreneurs (CoRE)
* Puzzlemasters Club
* Rice Aerospace Club
* Rice Quiz Bowl
* Rice Scientists and Engineers for America (RICE-SEA)
* Rice Student Forum for Israeli-Arab Affairs
* Rice Triathlon Team
* Rice University Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (Rice-MAPS)
* Rice World Aid Organization
* Robotics Club
* Student Athlete Advisory Committee
* Synthetic Biology Club
* The Mentorship Project
* Underwater Owls
* Women in Architecture
* Rice Powerlifting Club
They should be afforded all the rights and privileges of student
organizations.
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The following clubs were unable to complete registration this year are ARE
NOT official clubs:
* Baker Institute Student Forum
* Owl Financial Journal
* Rice Argentine Tango Club
* Rice Chess Club
* Rice Pre-Dental Society
* Rice Toasters
* The Refuge
Their bank accounts should be frozen. Any reservations that these
organization have should be canceled. No further reservations should be
accepted. Additionally, any advertisements or event listings that these
organizations have should be removed. These organizations are not allowed to
use the Rice University name, brand, or any of its facilities, nor are they
allowed to advertise, publish, or recruit on campus.
These organizations are free to register next year. Instructions for club
registration can be found at <http://sa.rice.edu/page/clubs>.
===
Questions should be directed to the incoming Student Association
Parliamentarian, Jonathan Steward <chrisw@rice.edu>.
Should you ever need to check whether a club in a registered student
organization, please contact the Office of Student Activities
<sact@rice.edu>.
--
Christopher Warrington <chrisw@rice.edu>
Student Association Parliamentarian 2006--2009
http://sa.rice.edu/
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To all undergraduate
students:
Please remember to return your library materials before leaving campus for
the summer.
Graduating students, return all books by Wednesday, April 29, to clear
your accounts for graduation. The Cashier & Registrar will be
notified
about accounts with outstanding charges (books and fines). Diplomas will
be withheld until accounts are cleared.
Undergraduates, return all books by Wednesday, April 29.
If you need to borrow library materials during the summer, renewals will
resume for the 4-week loan periods on Friday, April 24.
All books are subject to recall by other patrons, so be prepared to
return any books which are recalled over the summer.
Reminder: we add nine extra hours to the library schedule during the
next two weekends for final exams. The library will close at midnight on
Friday and Saturday nights and will open Saturday & Sunday mornings at
8 am.
Thanks,
Ginny Martin
Circulation Manager
Fondren Library
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DON'T WASTE YOUR SUMMER!
Tutor for pay this summer.
Varsity Tutors is seeking
all highly qualified students with cars. $22/hr
is the starting pay for tutors. Our service provides academic
tutoring to Houston high school students in a wide variety of subjects (math,
science, foreign languages, psychology, English, etc.) as well as test
preparation (ACT, SAT, AP). Interested students should e-mail their
resume, a list of subjects they believe they are qualified to tutor, and their
standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, AP scores) to houston@varsitytutors.com.
Questions can also be answered by calling (832)748-1733.
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As the Rice University
Police Department has done for the past ten years, we are participating in the
Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. As part of this effort
the police department is participating in various fundraising efforts around
campus and in the community. 13th Street and Sammy’s have
again supported our fundraising efforts through the sale of torches with the
Flame of Hope. Finally, we have the traditional annual Torch Run T-Shirts
for sale. Shirts will be available at Rice Fest, but you can also get
your t-shirt by coming to the police department or calling your favorite
officer for a personal delivery. Shirts small through extra-large are $10
and double X and larger are $12.
Please help your police
department support Special Olympics!
Thanks!
Bill Taylor
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The Rice Environmental Club
announces the…
GREENE PRIZE
for Student Environmental Papers
1^st Place-$500
2^nd Place-$300
3^rd Place-$200
Endowed by the family of alumnus David Greene, the Greene Prize was created to
encourage original environmental work by undergraduate students at Rice.
Enter any type of environmental paper, whether it is a research, policy, or
creative writing piece! Submissions may have been developed independently, for
a class, or as a term paper.
Papers are due *Friday, April 24 at noon*. Either submit 4 hard copies to the
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department offices (Anderson Biolab 130) or
submit electronically to dmch11@rice.edu.
Remember to include your name, college, and contact information on your
submission.
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Several
Rice students were implicated earlier this week for their involvement in an
April
Fools joke--you might recall an email from President Leebron announcing the
merger with
BCM and his intentions to transform Rice into the Rice Premedical Institute.
Surprisingly, the administration failed to see the humor. As part of our
punishment we have been fined, so in proper Rice fashion, we will be
selling t shirts in an attempt to absorb the costs. The design for the
RPI (Rice Premedical Institute) shirts can be viewed at
* http://tinyurl.com/ricepremed
*. We will be taking orders at lunch in both
Hanszen College and Jones College. The shirts are $9 (+1.5 for XXL & XXXL)
if you pay in person. Additionally, you can purchase tshirts online at *
http://www.owlnet.rice.edu/~cre1/purchase.html
*. Any other requests should be sent to
jonesthirdsouth@gmail.com.
Thanks
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Once again, the Passport to
Houston program’s relationship with the Progressive Forum is providing an
opportunity for Rice students, faculty and staff to attend their upcoming event
for free.
Lester Brown: Sustainability
Lecture
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Lester Brown helped pioneer the concept of sustainability by creating the
first research institute devoted to analyzing environmental issues on a global
basis, Worldwatch Institute. More recently, he founded Earth Policy Institute
to show what sustainable economies look like and how to get there. The
Telegraph of Calcutta called him "the guru of the environmental
movement." He's been honored with a MacArthur "genius"
Fellowship, he's published 50 books translated into over 40 languages, and his
latest is Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.
Free
tickets are available at the SC Information desk on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Only 2 tickets per Rice ID will be available.
For more information on this
event and the Progressive Forum go to http://www.progressiveforumhouston.org/
Sincerely,
Boyd R. Beckwith
Assistant Dean/Director, Student Center & Campus-wide Programs
Rice University Student Center, MS-530
Houston, TX 77251-1892
(713) 3... ph (713) 348-5976 beckwith@rice.edu
Hanszen College Associate
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$1 DOG NIGHT
& $3 BEERS
THIS FRIDAY – RECKLING PARK
RICE vs MARSHALL 6:30PM (Gates open at 5:00)
*All Rice Faculty, Staff & Students get in FREE with a valid Rice
I.D.*
With budgets tight we are proud to offer concession stand specials at
Rice Baseball.
Come celebrate the last day of class at Reckling Park and cheer on your Owls.
Students… remember TETRA is accepted at the concession stands
$3 Beers are available in The Roost only. Fans must be 21+ years old with
a valid I.D. to purchase any alcohol.
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After you see the senior and
undergrad student
Art Show- make your way to the
Sculpture Courtyard of Sewell Hall at 9:30
for the after-party with music, dancing, art,
Amy's ice cream, pizza, and drinks hosted by the VADA Student Advisory Board.
Come show your Visual and Dramatic Arts Department some love!
Wednesday April 22, 9:30pm to 12 am!
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To All Recreation Center Patrons,
If you currently have a basket
registered in your name at the Recreation Center, please kindly remove your
personal items and lock if you are NOT going to be on campus
beyond MAY 8, 2009. The Recreation Center will be CLOSED Saturday, May 9 and Sunday, May
10 for graduation and will not be
accessible, so please plan ahead.
However, if you are planning
to stick out another HOT summer here in Houston, you will have until JULY
31, 2009 to remove all personal items and locks. There is no place
for us to store any personal items left behind prior to annual
maintenance. All locks left behind will be cut and items discarded.
Upon returning to campus in the fall, you will be able to reclaim the same basket.
To assure your personals remain YOUR personals, your lock remains yours, please
allow ample tine to empty your basket.
Thanks,
The Recreation Center Staff
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VISEN Center, The Dean of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Computer Science and Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology
VISEN Distinguished Lecture Series
Yale Patt
Professor
of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University
of Texas at Austin
Date:
April 17th
Location:
DH 1070
Time:
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
The Challenges of Multicore: Information and Misinformation
Abstract:
Now
that we have broken the threshold of one billion transistors on a chip and
multicore has become a reality, a lot of buzz has resulted -- from how/why we
got here, to what is important, to how we should determine how to effectively
use multicore. In this talk, I will examine a number of these new
"conventional wisdom" nuggets of information, to try to see whether
they add value or get in the way. For example: What can we expect
multicore to do about saving power consumption? Is ILP dead? Should sample
benchmarks drive future designs? Is hardware sequential? Should multicore
structures be simple? Is abstraction a fundamental good? Hopefully, our
examinations will help shed some light on where we go from here.
Biography of Yale Patt:
Yale
Patt is a teacher at The University of Texas at Austin. He holds the Ernest
Cockrell, Jr. Centennial Chair in Engineering and is Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering. His research in computer architecture, done jointly
with his PhD students, has resulted in among other things the HPS
microarchitecture (1985), the Block-structured ISA (1989), the Two-level Branch
Predictor (1991), SSMT aka helper threads (1999), Runahead Execution for
out-of-order machines (2003), and ACMP (2008). He has earned appropriate
degrees from reputable universities and more than enough awards for his
research and teaching. More detail is available on his web site http://www.ece.utexas.edu/~patt
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Students, Faculty and Staff,
As the semester comes to a close, many of you will be away from campus this
summer, and Fondren Library wanted to give you something to look forward to
with your research in fall '09. We are excited to announce the beta
release of our new search and discovery tool for library resources.
http://search.library.rice.edu
Using this unique, single-box research tool, you can search and refine results
from Fondren's catalog with ease, AND search online articles (from 50 of our
most popular databases) at the same time. Woodson Research Center Finding Aids
and Fondren's website resources are also included in the search results.
Continued development with this tool will also include resources such
as DSpace, Google Books, Google Scholar and more.
Of course Fondren's classic catalog will remain available, as well as hundreds
of subscription-based indexes & databases, but we hope you take the
time to try out http://search.library.rice.edu and
give us your feedback.
If you are wanting to access Fondren's resources from off-campus this Summer,
please see: http://library.rice.edu/services/access-to-electronic-resources
Kind Regards,
Fondren Library
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How Narwhals Work:
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/narwhal.htm/printable
The Inuits say narwhals got
their horns from a woman who transformed into one:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal#In_culture
Oh man a pun:
http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/65052/1236036869/BelowParwhal.jpg
Unicorn vs. Narwhal playset:
http://www.mcphee.com/items/11731.html
A CRAZY narwhal video (not
for the faint of heart):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc
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