Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 10/11/04 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's submitted announcements: o GRAD NIGHT IN P.A. - THIS WEDNESDAY!!! BRING YOUR FRIENDS!!! - Drink specials at Rose and Crown, Nola's and Blue Chalk - Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 PM - 12:00 AM, Rose and Crown 9-10, Nola's 10-11, Blue Chalk 11-12 o Sand Volleyball This Saturday! - Fun in the Sun! - All are welcome! - Saturday, October 16, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Sand Courts across Campus Dr. from Arrillaga Fitness Center o GSPB LOTTERY THEATER NIGHT!! - Come see Tuesdays with Morrie - Have some fun on us! - Thursday, October 21, 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM, San Jose Repertory Theater o CHOW DOWN LOTTERY DINNER - First Chow Down event of the year! - Come make new friends over dinner! - Wednesday, October 20, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Kirin Chinese Restaurant o GCC Grand Opening Party - Two Floors of Fun! Multiple DJ's - Raffle Prizes: MP3 Player, Spa Pkgs! - Friday, October 15, 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM, Grad Community Ctr- 750 Escondido Rd o Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop - Common Classroom Problems - in the Humanities & Social Sciences - Tuesday, October 12, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, English Department Terrace Room: Building 460, Room 426. o Science Bus Welcome BBQ - Teach after-school science in EPA - Learn about the program and eat burgers, dogs and non-meat BBQ - Tuesday, October 12, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Willis Lounge o Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop - Common Classroom Problems - in Sciences and Engineering - Wednesday, October 13, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Durand Engineering Building, room 450 o JERUSALEM WOMEN SPEAK - 3 Women, 3 Faiths, 1 Shared Vision - From women whose lives have been shaped by the ongoing violence - Thursday, October 14, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Building 420, room 41 o Stanford Golf Club Fall Meeting - Join Stanford Golf Club - Connect with Golfers in Stanford Community - Thursday, October 14, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, 2nd Floor Lounge of Tressider o Fall Quarter Dance Classes - Learn to Salsa, Cha-cha, and waltz - No Partner or Experience Needed! - Thursday, October 14, 8:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Roble Gym o Women's Day 2004 "The Real Me" - Come to find out just who is "The Real Me" - Catered dinner, contests and prizes, and incredible speakers - Friday, October 15, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Foster City Crowne Plaza, 1221 Chess Drive, San Mateo o Friday Salsa Party! - Come dance with other Salsa dancers on campus - Located at the Clubhouse Ballroom (Old Union) - Friday, October 15, 9:30 PM - 12:00 PM, Clubhouse Ballroom (Old Union) o The 5th annual Biomedical Computation at Stanford symposium - Saturday 10/16, 8am to 5:15pm at TCSEQ - Visit for details. - Saturday, October 16, 8:00 AM - 5:15 PM, William R. Hewlett Teaching Center (TCSEQ) o Bitter Chocolate, by Lushin Dubey - based on a bestseller and performed by - renouned Indian artist, theatre troupe founder - Saturday, October 16, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Cubberly Auditorium PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW. Want to subscribe or unsubscribe to grad-events? Want to submit an announcement for inclusion in this weekly bulletin? Answers to these questions can be found at . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAD NIGHT IN P.A. Follow the DRINK SPECIALS as you crawl around town with your fellow grad students! TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED--pick up the Marguerite outside the GCC on Escondido Rd. Drop-off at Hamilton and Emerson. When: Wednesday, October 13, 9:00 PM to 12:00 AM Where: Rose and Crown 9-10, Nola's 10-11, Blue Chalk 11-12 Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Sand Volleyball This Saturday! Play in the sun while you can! Come hang out at the sand courts for some v-ball and snacks. BYOB (That's ball and/or bottle.) When: Saturday, October 16, 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM Where: Sand Courts across Campus Dr. from Arrillaga Fitness Center Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: lwhitton@stanford.edu Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GSPB LOTTERY THEATER NIGHT!! Get some culture and meet new people too! 20 tix will be awarded by lottery. Please specify in your email if you would like 1 or 2 spots and if you can drive. Winners will be notified by email. When: Thursday, October 21, 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM Where: San Jose Repertory Theater Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Saturday, October 16 to gradevent@hotmail.com Stanford ID required. Contact info: gradevent@hotmail.com Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHOW DOWN LOTTERY DINNER Come have dinner and meet new people! 20 lucky people will be chosen for a free dinner. Students may bring a guest. Please specify in your email if you can drive and if you would like 1 or 2 spots. When: Wednesday, October 20, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Kirin Chinese Restaurant Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Friday, October 15, 5pm to chowdown@hotmail.com Contact info: rjrivera@stanford.edu For more information, see Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GCC Grand Opening Party Two floors of fun! Multiple DJs! Food and brewski's! Raffle prizes included an MP3 Playar & luxury spa packages, etc. When: Friday, October 15, 9:00 PM to 2:00 AM Where: Grad Community Ctr- 750 Escondido Rd Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: zamoram@stanford.edu Sponsored by the GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop Common Classroom Problems: How do you deal with: students who don't talk in class; students who talk too much in class; what about the grade-grubber? Is email burying you? When: Tuesday, October 12, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: English Department Terrace Room: Building 460, Room 426. Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: TeachingCenter@stanford.edu For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Science Bus Welcome BBQ The Science Bus is a student-run, after-school science enrichment program at the East Palo Alto Charter School. We seek volunteers to help us teach fun, interactive lessons and experiments. When: Tuesday, October 12, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Where: Willis Lounge Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. For more information, see Sponsored by the The Science Bus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Center for Teaching and Learning - TA Workshop Common Classroom Problems: How do you deal with: students who don't talk in class, students who talk too much in class, what about the grade-grubber? Is email burying you? When: Wednesday, October 13, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: Durand Engineering Building, room 450 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: TeachingCenter@stanford.edu For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- JERUSALEM WOMEN SPEAK Three women, who are living the reality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, will share their experiences and hopes for a just peace. When: Thursday, October 14, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Building 420, room 41 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: oshakir@stanford.edu Sponsored by the MSAN + Coalition for Justice in the Middle East(CFJ). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford Golf Club Fall Meeting Weekly practice sessions (free balls) Golf Clinics Happy Hour Each Month Golf Tournaments When: Thursday, October 14, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: 2nd Floor Lounge of Tressider Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, October 20 to stanfordgolf-owner@lists.stanford.edu Contact info: stanfordgolf-owner@lists.stanford.edu Sponsored by the Stanford Golf Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fall Quarter Dance Classes Beginning Salsa and Latin 8:30 - 9:30pm Thurs., Roble Gym Beginning Waltz and Tango 9:30 - 10:30pm Thurs., Roble Gym Classes are from Oct. 14th - Nov. 18th. When: Thursday, October 14, 8:30 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Roble Gym Cost: $30 for students RSVP/register: by , to First Day of Class Stanford ID required. Contact info: info@sbdt.org For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Ballroom Dance Team. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Women's Day 2004 "The Real Me" Come on out and meet women from all walks of life from around the Bay Area. Come for the conversations, come with questions about God and women, come to find out just who is "The Real Me". When: Friday, October 15, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Foster City Crowne Plaza,1221 Chess Drive, San Mateo Cost: $25 for students RSVP/register: to Contact info: lucys@stanford.edu Sponsored by the San Francisco Church of Christ. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday Salsa Party! Come meet other Salsa dancers on campus 30 minute Lesson at the start Beginner through Advanced Welcome! 9:30-10:00pm Beginner Lesson 10:00 till Late Open Dancing When: Friday, October 15, 9:30 PM to 12:00 PM Where: Clubhouse Ballroom (Old Union) Cost: FREE for all students! Sponsored by the Los Salseros de Stanford. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The 5th annual Biomedical Computation at Stanford symposium The list of BCATS presentations from Stanford graduate students and post-docs is available online. Come and learn about the exciting biomedical computational research, and meet with corporate representatives. When: Saturday, October 16, 8:00 AM to 5:15 PM Where: William R. Hewlett Teaching Center (TCSEQ) Cost: $10 for students $25 for student spouses $100 for alumni $100 for others RSVP/register: by Sunday, October 17 to Contact info: bcats-2004-organizers@lists.stanford.edu For more information, see Sponsored by the NIH/Stanford CBMC, BIO-X, SUN, Genentech, Alloy Ventures, Roche, Agilent Technologies, Nanogen, Affymetrix, Celera Diagnostics, IEEE CSB, BIOMASS/GSC, Apple/Stanford Bookstore, Stanford OTL, and Enterprise. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Bitter Chocolate, by Lushin Dubey Solo performance by renowned Indian artist Lushin Dubey, based on Pinki Virani's best seller 'Bitter Choclate': powerful testimonies of child sexual abuse from all over India. free:donation accepted When: Saturday, October 16, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: Cubberly Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! 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