Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 3/7/05 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o GSPB STUDY BREAK - Grab a donut along with your fellow grad students - Studying has never been this fun! - Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM, GCC Lobby o One Day 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 TA Workshop: Advanced Hands-On PowerPoint - CTL: TA Workshop - Advanced Hands-On PowerPoint - Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM, Meyer Library, room 183 o Inside Iraq: An Unfiltered View of the US Occupation - Photos from Iraq - Dahr Jamail - Tuesday, March 8, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM, Cubberley Auditorium o Tax Workshop for International Students - Learn how to fill out Form 1040NR - Get answers to your tax questions - Wednesday, March 9, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, GCC Havana room o Biweekly Meeting - Women's Committee on Graduate Life - Biweekly Meeting - Wednesday, March 9, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM, Bytes Cafi o Stanford Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Symposium - Civil Rights/Civil Liberties Symposium - Also featuring MOVE, a documentary film - Friday, March 11, 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, Stanford Law School 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 Innovation Challenge, Stanford/Berkeley/Caltech - Fields include hardware, software, biotech, and consumer devices - Innovation Challenge, Stanford/Berkeley/Caltech - Friday, March 19, 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM, online until March 19th, final round on Stanford campus on April 19th 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 o Purim / Spring Welcoming Party!! - Come join the ISO for the best costume party of the year - Free drinks, snacks, and the best dance music on campus! - Saturday, April 2, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM, GCC, Havana room o The anthropology of the state - Cultural and Social Anthropology Conference - Annual CASA Student Conference - Friday, April 8, 1:00 PM - 10:00 AM, CASA and Stanford Humanities Center - Saturday, April 9, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, CASA; Stanford Humanities Center 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GSPB STUDY BREAK Today's Lesson: Donuts are Delicious! Come learn the difference between old fashioned donuts, cake donuts, buttermilk donuts, French donuts, and raised donuts. When: Wednesday, March 9, 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM Where: GCC Lobby Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Jenny Allen, For more information, see Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- One Day 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). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TA Workshop: Advanced Hands-On PowerPoint Workshop covers advanced functionality of PowerPoint: animations, slide transitions, and master slides for consistent overall slides; to use functions strategically. When: Tuesday, March 8, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Where: Meyer Library, room 183 Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: , For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Inside Iraq: An Unfiltered View of the US Occupation After 8 months in occupied Iraq, independent journalist Dahr Jamail shares images and stories that illustrate how war has affected Iraqi lives. When: Tuesday, March 8, 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Cubberley Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Sponsored by the Stanford Community for Peace and Justice, GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Tax Workshop for International Students A representative from the IRS will be on campus to discuss tax issues of particular interest to international students. She will go over how to fill out Form 1040NR and answer student questions. When: Wednesday, March 9, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: GCC Havana room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Thomas Lee, Sponsored by the Bechtel I-Center and the GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Journal of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Symposium Presenting new scholarship on a variety of civil rights/liberties liberties issues: race, affirmative action, immigrants's rights and gay marriage. When: Friday, March 11, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM Where: Stanford Law School Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Friday, March 11 to Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: See website for full schedule & contact information For more information, see Sponsored by the SJCRCL. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Innovation Challenge, Stanford/Berkeley/Caltech The Stanford-Berkeley-Caltech Innovators' Challenge allows engineering inventors to showcase their endeavors. First Round Abstracts are due Friday, March 19, 2005. Over $30,000 will be awarded! When: Friday, March 19, 5:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: online until March 19th, final round on Stanford campus on April 19th Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: The I-Challenge Team, For more information, see Sponsored by the BASES. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Purim / Spring Welcoming Party!! A little late than usual, the annual ISO Purim party is finally here! So put on a costume, and join us in celebrating the Jewish Halloween. Prizes for the best costumes in the house!! When: Saturday, April 2, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: GCC, Havana room Cost: FREE for all students! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the ISO - Israeli Student Organization. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- The anthropology of the state Conference (4/8-9) on the anthropology of the state and contemporary anthropological research. Panel presentations and workshops feature student presenters and faculty discussants. When: Friday, April 8, 1:00 PM to 10:00 AM When: Saturday, April 9, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Where: CASA and Stanford Humanities Center Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: by Thursday, April 7 to Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Alumni Association, Graduate Student Council, CASA, Humanities Center. --- Want to advertise your event on this list? See for details. 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