Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 2/28/05 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o Candace Bushnell - Candace Bushnell - Author of Sex and the City - Hear her discuss her famous books and the world they depict. - Monday, February 28, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Kresge Auditorium o Ken Jennings - Ken Jennings - Jeopardy Record Holder - Thursday, March 3, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM, Dinkelspiel Auditorium o Grad Night at Flicks - Free movie ticket to the Motor Cycle Diaries - Free Flicks showing - Sunday, March 6, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Memorial Auditorium o "Nobels for Tsunami Relief" - "Nobels for Tsunami Relief": March 1, 7:00 PM, Kresge Auditorium - Hear four Nobel Laureates speak and help with tsunami relief!!! - Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Kresge Auditorium o National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth - Exclusive National Geographic films preview - Refreshments served - Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Skilling Auditorium o Islam Awareness Month - Week 4 - Exhibit "Collections and Stories of American Muslims" - Free American Dinner - Thursday, March 3, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Oak Lounge o The Reformation: An Introduction - Dinner and Speaker - Everyone is welcome! - Friday, March 4, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, Havana Room, GCC o Speed Dating - Meet lots of singles in one night! - Food and prizes too! - Friday, March 4, 8:30 PM - 11:00 PM, EV Village Center o Fiesta del dia de la bandera - Mexican Flag Day - Mexican Students Association - Saturday, March 5, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Bechtel o One Week Left! Sign Up For "An Art Affair 2005" - Share your music, artwork, performance, composition, and more! - Deadline: Tuesday, March 8th. Open to everyone! - Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 PM - 12:00 PM, N/A o Biweekly Meeting - Women's Committee on Graduate Life - Biweekly Meeting - Wednesday, March 9, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Bytes Cafi o Stanford vs. Cal Hockey Game - Come watch your fellow students take on Cal! - Free post-game skating session/pickup hockey, plus BBQ - Saturday, March 12, 7:30 PM - 10:30 PM, Dry Ice Hockey, Oakland 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 Asha Stanford & SIA Holi - Colors, colors, colors - Music and Food - Saturday, March 19, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Wilbur Field o Spring Break Snowboarding - Spring Break trips to Kirkwood AND Alpine! - Lesson and Rental Subsidies on club trips! - Sunday, March 20, 3:00 PM - 6:00 AM, Lake Tahoe, CA 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Candace Bushnell Free tickets with SUID in WHITE PLAZA and at the GRADUATE COMMUNITY CENTER from 12-1 PM on Monday (2/28) When: Monday, February 28, 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! For more information, see Sponsored by the ASSU Speakers Bureau. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ken Jennings Free tickets with SUID in WHITE PLAZA and at the GRADUATE COMMUNITY CENTER from 12-1 PM on Wednesday (3/2) and Thursday (3/3) When: Thursday, March 3, 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Dinkelspiel Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! For more information, see Sponsored by the ASSU Speakers Bureau. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grad Night at Flicks Free showing of the Motor Cycle Diaries for graduate students! Plus a donut and juice! When: Sunday, March 6, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Memorial Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "Nobels for Tsunami Relief" Come hear four Stanford Nobel Laureates on "Expanding the Frontiers of Science": Kenneth Arrow, Economics 1972 William Sharpe, Economics 1990 Richard Taylor, Phyiscs 1990 Martin Perl, Physics 1995 When: Tuesday, March 1, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium Cost: $10 for students $35 for student spouses $35 for alumni $35 for others RSVP/register: by Tuesday, March 1 to http://donations.stanford.edu/> Events Contact info: Varun Gajendran For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Student Relief. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- National Geographic's Strange Days on Planet Earth Exclusive preview of film hosted by actor Edward Norton. INVADERS: Across the world invasive species are silently finding their way into places they don't belong. How are these organisms affecting our lives? When: Wednesday, March 2, 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Skilling Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Stanford Institute for the Environment For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Institute for the Environment, Engineers for a Sustainable World and Sea Studios Foundation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Islam Awareness Month - Week 4 Come to experience a 4-week series of different faces of Islam. Prominent speakers, cultural themes and free dinner. When: Thursday, March 3, 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Oak Lounge Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: Contact info: , Sponsored by the MSAN, ISSU, ASSU, Department of Religious Studies, Office of Religious Life, CSRE, Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Dean of Students. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The Reformation: An Introduction Jonathan Gray, History Ph.D. student will introduce us to various aspects of the Reformation, one of the most significant events in Christianity and the Western world. When: Friday, March 4, 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Havana Room, GCC Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Jonathan Gray, For more information, see Sponsored by the InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fiesta del dia de la bandera Celebration of the Mexican flag day with Mexican "antojitos". Come enjoy a traditional Mexican get-together. When: Saturday, March 5, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Where: Bechtel Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, March 3 to Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Mexican Students Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Speed Dating Dating frustration? Want to go on 20+ dates in a single evening? Speed dating is for you! Love at first sight-or just 3 minutes until your next date! Email for more info. When: Friday, March 4, 8:30 PM to 11:00 PM Where: EV Village Center Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Monday, February 28 to Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Sponsored by the EV Social Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One Week Left! Sign Up For "An Art Affair 2005" Sign up NOW to participate in the annual largest student-run arts festival at Stanford! Sign up online at: . Deadline: March 8. When: Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 PM to 12:00 PM Where: N/A Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the SOCA (Student Organizing Committee for the Arts). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Biweekly Meeting The WCGL holds biweekly organizational meetings for those interested in gender issues within the science community. When: Wednesday, March 9, 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Where: Bytes Cafe Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Chemistry Women's Committee on Graduate Life. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford vs. Cal Hockey Game The Stanford Rollerhockey Club is playing the Berkeley Rollerhockey team in a just for fun, exhibition match. After the game will be a free skate/free pickup games for anyone interested, plus a BBQ. When: Saturday, March 12, 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM Where: Dry Ice Hockey, Oakland Cost: FREE for all students! For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Rollerhockey Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- $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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Asha Stanford & SIA Holi Holi is a fun-filled festival with colors, music and food. It is a blast. You have to experience it. When: Saturday, March 19, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Where: Wilbur Field Cost: $8 for students $8 for student spouses $12 for alumni $12 for others Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Asha Stanford and SIA. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spring Break Snowboarding Head up to Tahoe this Spring Break--or anytime this season -- with Powderbound, Stanford's new Snowboard, Ski, and Backcountry club. See the website for details! When: Sunday, March 20, 3:00 PM to 6:00 AM Where: Lake Tahoe, CA Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Eli Blatt For more information, see Sponsored by the Powderbound. --- 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: