Club Corner
APO
Hello, OIsters and pledges, and welcome to a new term at our beautiful school (Okay, I may be going a bit overboard). Anyways, I hope you had a nice break. Well, things have already started, with the Big-Little Olympics already completed. However, since they are Late Games, I can not tell you the results until next week.
Service is up and running, with the most important event of the term already underway, the Dance-a-thon. Yes, the Dance-a-thon, in Alumni Gym, will be on March 29 and March 30. Why? Because it goes from 5 PM to 5 AM. The service committee does needs your help for March 2-8th and 29th to set up. It should make a good bit of money. Any questions, ask Smiley. And in that same vein, there are other projects in the works. The Blood Drive is on April 3rd, and Worcester Clean-Up is on April 15 (No, Yusef, they don't use thermonuclear weapons for that). And more projects are in the works. As for fellowship, well, there are things planned, and they are all surprises, right Brain. If anybody has anything else, just contact me.
Oh yeah, Meetings, Pledges Sunday 9 PM, SL 104 (or what Jodi tells you) , and Brothers (and Pledges), Monday, 6:30 PM, GH227.
ASME
Hi everybody! I know it's been a long time since I've written. Hope everyone had a great break and I ish everyone luck this term. Sooooo... here's what's going on. Thursday 3/21 there will be a meeting in HL154 @7:00 to discuss the tenure denials of Profs. Walcerz, Zenger, Bausch, and Griffin. You DO NOT have to be in ASME to attend-We will be serving pizza at the meeting. We will have an ASME section meeting Thursday 3/28 in HL219 (Discovery Classroom) @7. We will be having officer elections at this meeting so start thinking about running-It looks great on a resume. We will also be discussing the few plans we have for D-Term and..oh yeah..pizza will be in the vicinity of the meeting. That's all for now. PLEASE try to bring as many people as you can to the Tenure denial meeting Thurs. 3/21. L8r-John
BiLAGA
Welcome to D-term, boys and girls. Looking into my crystal ball I see.. Clark University.. I see sharing of funds.. lots of people dancing, music, weirdness, fun, and probably lots of exciting little melodramas. What could this signify? Perhaps a dance? Aha! That would make sense. End of March or beginning of April? May be running out of time but we'd like this to happen. Anyone wanting to help out, keep up with your BiLAGA mail and/or e-mail us directly. Now what other images arise out of the smoke in my crystal ball? Iseeeee...PIZZA. Yes. Pizza. Aaahh, good friend Pizza, always so giving, so wholesome, so nutritious and fun loving. Pizza pizza pizza. Keep posted. I also hope to see Freshmen and Sophomores creeping out of their closets far enough to contact us and join in the festivities however subtely they choose to, maybe taking it a step farther and saying "Hey, our officers are lame and never do anything right, especially that lazy president who's going on co-op and won't be around next semester, I know I could do a better job!" The crystal has spoken. BiLAGA is the Bisexual Lesbian and Gay Alliance at WPI. Contact us at bilaga@wpi.edu for more information or if you just want to talk. Membership confidential. Possible meeting Thurs., again, keep posted via e-mail.
Chinese Student Association
Hello, and welcome back! Everyone have a good vacation? I hope so because mine was filled with hours of snow shoveling. It always seems to happen, just as the weekend or vacation starts. Anyways, did anybody go away for vacation? Did anyone go to some far away island paradise where the wine flow from fountains and the girls run ......uhm... excuse me. Anyways, I hope it was good break for everyone.
Ah yes, that homepage competition thing. Apparently there has been some additions to it and those who have voted before can vote again. This only applys to those that have already voted. Those who have not voted yet, you are required to do so otherwise Jack Lock and Ricky Cheng will have to bust you up.
Even more important is the upcoming elections. Why is this important? I don't know! It's such a silly thing. Just Kidding. This is a serious matter. Without officers we will not be able to have a CSA next year. How Distressing! What members can do is think of an officer as a person that is responsible, has leadership qualities, and is motivated to help the CSA. (At this rate I'll never be elected again! Some one with the qualities of Eric Law! (why am I kissing his butt, you might ask? Well I know it's late in the year, but he's giving me a ride home and I have to sit next to him for an hour!)
Can I leave yet? Ok, I guess it is time for me to leave. Maybe next time I'll tell you a really cool story. Bye Bye!
Christian Bible Fellowship
D-term is begun. Winter has started to break, spring is in the air. Soon the world will be wrapped in a time of new growth. A wonderful season is coming, one unlike any of the others, and yet the same. Need anything else be said?
Well, yes. This Friday night, at 6:57pm, CBF will be meeting for FNF (that is Friday Night Fellowship). This a a wonderful time of sharing and praising and general renewal with the Lord. Saturday morning at 10:24, we will be meeting in front of Alumni to play Sports. Will we end up outside you ask? Hum. I don't know. You'd better consult a more qualified Source for a weather forecast.
"And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds." Hebrews 10:24 (NIV). How can we motivate each other toward love and good deeds, if everyone is motivated in a different way? For some a kind word motivates, for others a sense of competition. One way is to talk to the specific person who needs the loving support you can provide. I challenge you to think of just one person in your life who you are not "spuring on," but who you desire to. Then talk with them. Just do it. Then praise God for His power in you to help them.
ISO
Hello everybody and welcome back to another exciting term (yeah right!) at WPI. D-term promises everyone a lot of colorful events hosted by the ISO. The officers are working hard on the upcoming shows, doing their very best to make sure you enjoy it to the fullest. Very soon we have the ISO Dance Party with lots of festive Holi colors to play with and of course good Indian food (samosas). More information can be gathered from all the posters and flyers posted all over campus. Hope to see all of you there. Now, for those ignorant souls who don't look around much here's the required information: INDIAN DANCE PARTY 22ND MARCH 1996 RILEY COMMONS 7p.m. to 1a.m. We are going to have a very popular d.j. Who? Let's keep that bit a surprise, but we promise you won't be dissapointed. We can assure you that the music will be all exiting, a good combination of all cultures. You really don't want to miss this one. Can't say when there will be one to beat this.
What else is on? Some of our members went to Brown University for a major South-Asian function there. Reports say that the Indian performance was mindblowing. More deatils shall follow in the next issue.
That is all for now. Make sure you read our next article, next week right here in Newspeak.
See you guys later.
ISC
The International Student Council (ISC) would like to welcome back all its members to its revitalized club corner column. Additionally all ISC members and international students are invited to attend the next ISC meeting, to be held in Morgan A, 4:30p.m., on Wednesday, April 20th.
Points of discussion at the meeting will include : The "Cultural Festival," the ISC survey, latest update on DAKA committee meetings, announcements from international student organizations, a petition for financial aid, ISC elections and a volleyball tournament.
The ISC plans to sponsor this year's "Cultural Festival". The festival will be held in Harrington Auditorium, 10:00am - 2:00pm on the 13th, April. The "Cultural Festival" is one of the most successful events, the ISC sponsors. Various international student organizations will set up stands, displaying, and selling foods, and souvenirs, from their respective countries. There will also be some live performances, music, and videos. This year's Cultural Festival will be open to any group that wants to put up a stand and exhibit for a foreign culture. Forms for space, equipment, food, and performance planning are available from the Student Life office and should be returned by March,25.
During this week's ISC meeting, the ISC survey is going to be circulated for evaluation. The survey will attempt to find out how many international students there are at WPI and how the ISC can represent them better. Upcoming elections, of ISC officers, (chair, co-chair, and secretary) will also be discussed, and anyone that wants to run for an ISC post in the election, may come to the meeting or contact the ISC. The elections for a new chair, co-chair and secretary will be held in D term. Final plans for this year's ISC volleyball tournament will be put into place at the meeting and any groups willing to take part may sign up. For more information contact the ISC at e-mail : isc@wpi.edu, WWW : http://www.wpi.edu/~isc.
Lens and Lights
Well, here we are back again for another term. This term we have many fun things happening. There is (was) Braveheart, BCG, there is Quadfest to think about, and many more fun things. One being New Voices 14. Now that I've said all that, don't leave the club. These things really are fun. Trust me. Would I lie?
I hope that everyone had a good break. I got the wonderful job of staying around and doing the basketball games. That was fun. We will all hope that I don't get as stressed as last term.
Well, for those of you who don't know what we are or who we do, ahhh... I mean who we are and what we do, don't ask me, 'cause I don't either. Just kidding. I think we set up all the cool sound and lights for the events on campus. Oh yeah, and there's that projection thing, too. We project the movies. If you want to join, and eventually become as insane as the rest of us, come to one of our meetings which are held every Wed. at 4:30 in AK232. Or you could come to an exec meeting which are held every Mon. at 4:30 in Beckett Conference Room in Fuller Labs.
Keep the sanity...
Masque
Well, here's what's happening in the world of Masque:
Can we say "N-E-W V-O-I-C-E-S"?! Auditions are over and there were 93 brave souls that attended those three grueling days. Only four directors had to be committed as a result... Oh! By the time you read this, call backs will have happened, BloodBath(tm) will have turned the Green Room red, and all parts will have been cast. For those of you who are hermits or too lazy to trek to the Green Room to find out "who is who in NV 1-2" (sorry, no more rhymes... I promise... at least this time), I will have a list on my account. Just type "more ~brotherj/NV".
Congratulations must go out to Kenny and Dana for providing us with such an impressive and smooth running auditions. So, if you see them, pat them on the back, shake their hand, give them Guiness...
This is my first Club Corner, so if you have any comments or criticism, email me (brotherj@wpi.edu) and I'll be glad to go completely out of my way to enhance your reading pleasure and make your life just that much better.
Wow, this is fun... can't wait for next week! Ok, I know... I'll calm down... -Jed
Newman Club
Well our Appalachia in Worcester Project went very well at Youville House, a shelter for battered women and their children. We are grateful to the fifteen volunteers that gave up some of spring vacation time to help in the project. Roger Roy and Ryan Abraham did a great job as the team bosses. As one battered woman said so well with tears in her eyes as she watched one of the conference/recreation rooms being repaired and painted, "it is great to see college 'kids' involved in trying to help us get a better life for ourselves. There are not too many people who believe in us and these 'kids" do'. Election Results for our club were Ryan Abraham, President; Jordan Massad, Vice President; Erin Smith, Secretary; and Kathy Abbott, Treasurer. The last three each won their office by two votes. One hundred and fifty four ballots were cast. Chairperson will be picked next week and all present officers will assume the role of senior advisors to the Club. John D, our great Italian chef, volunteered to serve another year in that capacity. Actually he figured that no one could equal his cooking skills so there was no need, in his opinion, for an election to that post. So the present officers accepted his opinion and allowed him to retain his title. The Bishop of Worcester, The Most Rev. Daniel P. Reilly, will be here on campus April 21st to install the new officers and chairpersons.
Rugby Club
Regular practices are now being held for spring rugby. The team meets at Alumni Gyn Monday thru Thursday at 4:30 p.m. for practice. The first game of the season is on Saturday March 16 at Brandeis. The spring season isn't a formal one, and everybody gets to play. Newcomers are always welcome, and if anybody wants to watch a home game to see what a rugby game looks like, email isaiah@wpi for the next home game.
Science Fiction Society
Well, we have started D-term off right by spending 48 hours doing nothing but playing games at the Gaming Weekend last weekend. The rest of the term promises to be active enough to help anybody snowflake.VP Ben is still working on his new and improved version of Assassin. It should be all set within a week or so. More details will be availible at the meeting tomorrow. Two or more LARPs may or may not be run this term. The Star Wars game is definitely on for the last weekend of March, but others are not so certain. Due to the success of the last Descent multi-player game we didn't have, and calls for a repeat, we may do it agin this term. Watch for more details some time in April. To find out what really is going to happen this term, and to try to add anything you want to do, come to this weeks meeting of the WPISFS, Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in Olin 107. Maybe you can snowflake too.
Society of Women Engineers
Hey there, SWE members! Welcome back. Hope everyone had a great break. To all those who have a nice tan, the rest of us sure do envy you. Well, here's a list of what's new and upcoming. There will be a meeting this Thursday evening, March 21st, at 7:30 in SL 121. Hope to see everyone there. Also, SWE is planning to start a Women's Mentoring Program next year. If anyone is interested in becoming a mentor, or has any other ideas for the program, email swe@wpi. Also, don't forget about the Girl Scout Overnight at the Boston Museum of Science on Saturday, March 23rd. If anyone still would like to attend, let Wendy know asap.
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