Club Corner
Christian Bible Fellowship
Thanksgiving break is here at last! We can all put classes aside for a few days and thank God for His innumerable blessings.
Because of the holiday break, there will be no formal Friday Night Fellowship this week, but if you'll be around on Friday night and feel the Holy Spirit urging you to praise and worship God, then just e-mail Rudy at robert@wpi.edu. There should be enough of us around, so we'll get together for an informal time of fellowship.
"Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." I Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV). Thanksgiving is a time of year that reminds most people to be thankful for what they have. But more often than not, our feelings of thankfulness fade away throughout the rest of the year. However, Paul tells us that as Christians we are to live much differently. We are to give thanks in all circumstances, not just on one day each year. As the children of God we have been given the gift of God's grace through the blood of His son, Jesus. With a gift like that, we truly can give thanks at all times and in all circumstances. So don't save all of your thanks just for Thanksgiving. Spread them out to any time and any place. Don't just give thanks while you're on break, give thanks when life seems overwhelming also. Don't just give thanks over a feast but give thanks in times of hunger as well. It is God's will for us to do so. Nothing can keep us from his love and nothing can keep us from giving thanks!
Graduate Student Organization
The last GSO meeting took place as usual at Morgan A. As was mentionned two weeks ago, the campus center committee would like to have grad students in their committee to represent the voice of GSO. For that reason, we had the opportunity to have Janet Richardson (Dean of Student Life) explain the role of the committee and its expectations. Several issues regarding the Campus Center have been more or less clarified and there are many other concerns that need to be addressed. Any grad student who is interested in the committee and who is willing to represent the GSO should notify GSO through email: gso@wpi.edu. The outgoing secretary Mohamed Dembele also explained the responsibilities of his positions and nominations for the post of secretary of GSO are being accepted through email. Mr. Gregory Snoddy - Director of Orientation Programs and Student Activities would like to have one representative from GSO on the Student Organization Council. This council is responsible for making decisions pertaining to the official WPI recognition of student organizations. You can contact either the GSO or Mr. Greg Snoddy (gsnoddy@wpi.edu) for further informations.
Indian Students Organization
Diwali Dinner -A Grand Success! The Diwali dinner hosted by the Indian Students Organization on November 16th turned out to be a grand success. A huge number of people especially non indians came in for the event and every single person had a wonderful time out there. There were a number of performances ranging from songs and dances to highly entertaining and funny musical skit. There were a number of kids who came for the event and one could see what a great time they had. The efforts put in by the members of the ISO are to be appreciated considering the fact that they had to race with time to make the show a successful and memorable one. The tradition and variety in indian culture was displayed to the fullest extent and people were overawed by the depth of talent exhibited. The food was catered by India Cafe, Shrewsbury. It was typical Indian food with all the spices and love as the ingredients. I am sure every one enjoyed their food as much as the programs and some literally were humming the songs as they left. The show had a grand finale with a thundering dance party which lasted for a hour and half. It was a great mode of cultural exchange and made people long for more of such stuff. I am sure every one from ISO is proud to have hosted such an event and this will prompt other organizations to follow suit. I am sure that ISO has a lot in store for us. Long live peace lovers.
International Student Council
As many already know, the ISC has a week full of international events coming up in the second week of December. At its last meeting, Wednesday, 20th November, the ISC announced that it will kick off the week of events with its annual "International Buffet" in Alden Memorial Hall, on Saturday, 7th December. Ever since then, tickets have been selling like hot bread, at only $5.00.
Following that on Tuesday, 10th December is the last ISC Coffee Hour for the year. It will be in the Higgins House Library, and it will commence at 6:30pm. Prof. Hector N. Torres, Sr. and Prof. Gladys Rodriguez-Parker, both of which are from other colleges in Massachusetts will be the guest speakers and will discuss the theme : "Not from here, nor from there: Are we culturally in limbo?" A thank you goes out to the HSA for getting the speakers for the coffee hour!
On Thursday, 12th December the ISC has organized the first ever "International Bazaar". Native American, Indian, Oriental, African, Greek and other vendors selling souvenirs and gift items from around the world will setup stands in the Wedge from 10:00am to 3:00pm .
The Bazaar will wrap up the week of events and the last scheduled ISC General Meeting for 1996 will be on Wednesday, 4th December preceding all these events. ISC will need a lot of help and support in organizing these events, so if you can lend some of your spare time, please attend the meeting or e-mail the ISC at isc@wpi.edu offering your assistance.
At the meeting the ISC also said that it has canceled plans for holding an International Film Festival during December.
Lens and Lights
Well, another day another little loss of sanity... Sorry for missing last week, but what with One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and all, I really just forgot. For those of you who worked on this, wonderful job, and for those of you who missed it, shame on you! It was a wonderful performance. Now that it's over with, I don't know what to do with myself. Guess I'll have to start doing other events again.
Well, hope you all have a good Thanksgiving Break. Remember, after break we have a Pub Show on Friday. Please show up and help out with it. We want to make it another good one (without killing Steve).
I would also like to see a better attendance at meetings. For those of you who somehow forgot when they are, they're Wednesdays at 4:30 in Atwater Kent 233. Please show up and make this club what it used to be. I'm beginning to feel as though I'm talking to the officers and a few select members. If I have to, I'll start making even more of a fool of myself at meetings. Please (begging mode on) please, please show up to meetings and sign up for events. It would make my life so much richer.
Keep the Sanity...
Men's Glee Club
Well, Is everyone ready for break? Those poor saps that are, um, lucky enough to be stuck here, enjoy dinner at Louis's... just remember, eat BEFORE you show up... you'll thank me later... And I know that the excitement is building, but as soon as we get back, we get to sing the extremely challenging and impressive music at Regis... I know that it is something that we all (especially the upperclassmen) have been looking forward to. Remember to learn the following carols over break: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentle People" and "Away in a One-ger". We'll be rehearsing them with Spaleta's mentor in no time!
Muslim Student Association
Greetings to all students. Hope your term is going well so far, and we're sure you're looking forward to a good Thanksgiving break. We just have a few reminders for the MSA general body: 1) Remember that we are having daily Thuhr and 'Asr prayer meetings. Thuhr, at 12:15 p.m. and 'Asr at 3:15 p.m. The meeting place is the Religious House on 19 Shussler Rd. 2) We are, all praise be to Allah, having regular bi-weekly meetings, on Saturdays, at 1:00 p.m., at the Religious Hs. Please try and attend these meetings. 3) We had great reviews from everyone concerning the first newsletter. The date to submit the next articles is Monday, December 2nd, so that we can hand them, out at the next General Body meeting, on December 5th. Please e-mail the articles to Firas El-Khatib, email: fkhatib@amber. 4) We are now having regular sports meetings, Sundays at 12:00p.m., in the Alumni gym. Please attend and have some fun. Finally, we'd like to wish you a great Thanksgiving break. See you soon,
MSA Executive Committee.
Simple Harmonic Motion
Hey, guys, doesn't it feel good that we were able to raise so much money for such a good cause... and we didn't even need to sacrifice Ethan! (although the option is still there...) Honestly, after Jay and Ethan went to chalk the campus, I didn't know if I would see promotions for the concert or a nice chalk outline of Ethan! Here I would definitely like to thank Alden Voices for their extreme support of us by buying us at the servant auction... it's pretty impressive to say that you are owned by over 20 women! Learn your music... we're singing a concert for Dr. Shelia Grinch very soon... and I leave you with these words of wisdom: Fa Hoo Tho Res, Da Hoo Do Res, A Wop Bah A Loo Bah, A Wap Bam Boom!
Women's Crew
Well winter workouts are going to prove to be good for us. Matt's philosophy of not going outside is great, but staying inside doesn't mean we have it easy. It's great when we get a lot of both the Varsity and the Novices, that means both teams are going to rock the Spring season! I'm hoping that we can strut our stuff at the erg races this winter. If we scare them early, it'll be that much easier to beat them on the water. Keep up the great work, ladies!
