Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 1/31/05 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o GRAD HOUR AT NOLA!!! - EVERY WEDNESDAY IN FEBRUARY!! - Come out and bring your friends! - Wednesday, February 2, 10:00 PM - 11:30 PM, Nola Restaurant and Bar, 535 Ramona Street o Tom Friedman - Tom Friedman - Pulitzer Prize winning New York Time columnist - Tuesday, February 8, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Kresge Auditorium o GRAD VALENTINES PARTY !!!! - Meet that special someone! - "...Where no one leaves without a kiss!" - Friday, February 11, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM, GCC at 750 Escondido Road o $1,000 Cash Award for Student Founders' Day Speech - One undergraduate and one graduate will have the honor of speaking at Founders' Day, April 10th - Speeches will be judged on overall content - Submit copy of speech by Friday, March 18, 12:00 PM, Dean of Students Office (2nd floor of Tressider) o Stanford Student Relief: Relieve, Rebuild, Restore - We're working with the entire Stanford community to raise $100,000 for the Indian Ocean Tsunami survivors - Pledge a donation to Save the Children through Stanford Student Relief via or check o Free College Admissions Seminar - Barnes & Noble San Mateo bookstore - Thursday 1-27-05 at 7 PM - Thursday, January 27, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Barnes & Nobles San Mateo o Cloud Orange - Premier electronic music party at Stanford - Trance, house, techno, euro dance - Saturday, January 29, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Naranja House, Lagunita Court o Black History 101, A Lecture by Carl Mack - This event is in conjunction with Black Liberation Month - All Stanford students, faculty, and staff are welcome - Tuesday, February 1, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, 380-380C o Celebration of the Year of the Rooster - Make and eat dumplings together - Video of mind boggling illusions by Andrew Kole - Friday, February 4, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM, Havana Room, Graduate Community Center, 750 Escondido Rd., Stanford o Chinese New Year Celebration - Chinese New Year Party - China Culture Night - Saturday, February 5, 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Arrillaga Alumni Center o Graduate Student HipHop Dance Session - Learn HipHop Dance! - Come for fun, exercise, and performance! - Saturday, February 5, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Roble Gym Big Studio o Indigenous Pilipina Arts & Spirituality - Indigenous Philipina Arts - Spirituality in healing rituals & trance dancing - Wednesday, February 16, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, A3C Ballroom, Old Union o Black Law Student Assoc. Conferene: Beyond Black Letter Law - Discuss relevant issues affecting black America - Come out and speak your mind! - Saturday, February 19, 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM, Stanford Law School, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305 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 HOUR AT NOLA!!! Come for drink specials at Nola between 10-11:30!! $2 Drafts, 2 for 1 well drinks and maragaritas! Transportation provided--pick up the shuttle at the Grad Community Center on Escondido Rd. When: Wednesday, February 2, 10:00 PM to 11:30 PM Where: Nola Restaurant and Bar, 535 Ramona Street Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Friedman Tickets distributed in White Plaza and Graduate Community Center on Monday, February 7 from 12:00 - 1:00 1 ticket per SUID, 2 SUID's per person. Event open to Stanford students, faculty and staff. When: Tuesday, February 8, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: ASSU Speakers Bureau For more information, see Sponsored by the ASSU Speakers Bureau. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAD VALENTINES PARTY !!!! Come to the annual Heart's Desire Pre-Valentines Party, "...Where no one leaves without a kiss!" For singles and couples. Dating service, food, drinks, and dance music!! When: Friday, February 11, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: GCC at 750 Escondido Road Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Andy Sadhwani For more information, see Sponsored by the EV Social Committee, GSC, GSPB, Rains Social Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,000 Cash Award for Student Founders' Day Speech Stanford University will be celebrating Founders' Day on April 10, 2005. This day is reserved on the University calendar to reflect and pay tribute to the Stanford family and to recognize their achievements in founding our University that bears their name. A Founders' Day student committee has developed a two-stage process to determine which students will have the honor of speaking at Founders' Day. The first stage requires each student to submit a copy of the actual speech by 12 noon on March 18. The Founders' Day student committee will review all completed submissions regarding content, and will then invite a small group of finalists to deliver their speech in front of the committee as the second and final stage of the process. Speech Criteria: 1. Speeches should not take more than five minutes to deliver. 2. Speeches can address any of the following elements: *Historical background of the Stanford family. *Historical background of the founding of Stanford University. *What Stanford means to you. *How Stanford has impacted your life. *How Stanford impacts the world. Speeches will be judged on their overall content. Judges will be looking for interesting, creative, thoughtful, and passionate speeches. When: Friday, March 18, 12:00 PM Speech Submissions Due Where: Dean of Students Office (2nd floor of Tressider) Contact info: Morris Graves, Sponsored by President Hennessy and the Founders' Day Student Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford Student Relief: Relieve, Rebuild, Restore Despite an unsurpassed mobilization of funds to help the Indian Ocean Tsunami survivors, there is a largely unfulfilled need to generate short-term funds and to promote long-term relief efforts. Stanford Student Relief (SSR) is a testimony not only to our efforts to help the victims of the disaster, but also a symbol of the unity that exists at Stanford for this cause. The group has the strong backing of the OSA, the Haas Center, the ASSU, the GSC, and President John Hennessy, who will encourage faculty and staff to match the contributions made to Stanford Student Relief by students like you. In the aftermath of the tsunamis, children are unfortunately the single most vulnerable group. It is indeed a disturbing thought that in the difficult months ahead, they will stand much higher risks of being kidnapped, orphaned, or sold into sex-slavery. Hence, all funds immediately raised by Stanford Student Relief will go to "Save the Children" to aid their efforts to better the lives of these children in the communities affected by the tsunami disaster. Such a noble cause would allow each of us to play a small but crucial role in helping and healing an entire generation at the level of the international community. Over the next month, Stanford Student Relief plans to work with the entire community and raise $100,000. The group also has long-term goals to work with students, faculty, and other organizations to create awareness about tsunamis, other natural disasters, and their impact on communities. We will promote research to create a better understanding of these calamities, design early warning systems, and mobilize effective relief efforts in the future. By pledging a donation to "Save the Children" through Stanford Student Relief, each and every one of us at Stanford can be leaders in this noble and urgent cause. Donations can be made by writing a check to "Stanford Student Relief" or online using a credit card at . Please forward checks to: Varun Gajendran P.O. Box 17980 Stanford, CA 94309 If you or your group would like to collaborate with SSR for future projects, please feel free to contact Varun , Srihari or Gabriel . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Free College Admissions Seminar College Matters Guide to Getting Into the Elite College of Your Dreams (McGraw Hill, 2004) Authors are receiving no profit, and 100% of PROCEEDS FUND the scholarship. When: Thursday, January 27, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Barnes & Nobles San Mateo Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! FREE for all alumni! FREE for all others! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the College Matters, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Cloud Orange The premier electronic music event of the years Middle East Policies. Cloud Orange Naranja East Lagunita -feat. DJ Teknik -trance, house, techno, euro dance, and more -glow sticks, Jamba Juice, fresh oranges provided When: Saturday, January 29, 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Naranja House, Lagunita Court Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Sponsored by the Naranja House. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black History 101, A Lecture by Carl Mack Carl Mack new face of civil rights. Come and experience this energetic and inspirational presentation sponsored by BGSA. When: Tuesday, February 1, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Where: 380-380C Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by The Black Graduate Students Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Celebration of the Year of the Rooster We will celebrate the coming of the Chinese New Year with great Chinese foods and have fun time together! When: Friday, February 4, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Havana Room, Graduate Community Center, 750 Escondido Rd., Stanford Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! FREE for all alumni! FREE for all others! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Yang Huang For more information, see Sponsored by the Chinese Campus Evangelistic Fellowship & Graduate Student Council. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chinese New Year Celebration The annual Chinese New Year celebration. A lot of nice Chinese food, more than 800 students will come and share the happiness and Chinese culture together. When: Saturday, February 5, 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Arrillaga Alumni Center Cost: $5 for students $5 for student spouses $10 for alumni $10 for others RSVP/register: by Friday, February 4 to Stanford ID required. For more information, see Sponsored by the ACSSS and GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Student HipHop Dance Session The Stanford Graduate Student HipHop Dance Group - SOUL'D OUT - will be having a dance session! Come join us, as we will be teaching a hiphop routine which is fun, great exercise, and jam-worthy! When: Saturday, February 5, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Where: Roble Gym Big Studio Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the Stanford Graduate Student HipHop Dance Group - SOUL'D OUT. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Indigenous Pilipina Arts & Spirituality A slide-lecture on indigenous aesthetics and form in American Philipina dance based on intertribal work in Southern Philippines. Art and the ancestral traditions in healing rituals and trance dancing. When: Wednesday, February 16, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM Where: A3C Ballroom, Old Union Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the Asian American Grad Student Assoc & R2R. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Black Law Student Assoc. Conference: Beyond Black Letter Law Stanford Black Law Student Association's Spring Conference will to discuss the legal obstacles that impede the collective progress of black Americans. When: Saturday, February 19, 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM Where: Stanford Law School, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305 Cost: $5 for students $15 for alumni $15 for others RSVP/register: by Thursday, February 10 to Contact info: Kourtney James, For more information, see Sponsored by the Black Law Students Association. --- Want to advertise your event on this list? See for details. If your event is on a Saturday, Sunday, or Monday, please submit your advertisements by the Sunday 6:00 PM ONE WEEK BEFORE your event. This service is provided by the Graduate Student Council: