Subject: Grad Events Bulletin, 5/9/05 Graduate Student Council (GSC) Events Bulletin Representing the Interests of Stanford's Graduate Students ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This week's announcements: o Join one of 40 University Committees - Apply at - Submission deadline is Wednesday, May 11, 5:00 PM o Graduate Diversity Survey (May 9th-13th) - Enter in a raffle for one of many Jamba Juice gift certificates! - Your identity will remain confidential! - o Graduate Service Recognition Awards - 2005 - Nominate students, faculty and staff who have made outstanding contributions to grad life - See for more information - Submission deadline is Wednesday, May 11, 11:59 PM o RECYCLE: 80's DANCE PARTY - Mark your calendars... - The Eighties are back! - Friday, May 13, 9:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Havana Room at the GCC o FREE Stanford Baseball and Pizza!! - Watch Stanford Men's Baseball vs. Arizona - FREE! - FREE Pizza, Peanuts, & Drinks before the game! - Friday, May 20, 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM, GCC & Sunken Diamond o SHOP TIL YOU DROP Lottery!!! - Have some FREE big city fun!! - Meet new people and explore SF!! - Sunday, May 22, 10:45am-3pm, Union Square, San Francisco o GSC/GSPB Flicks lottery - The Aviator - Come see an Oscar winning movie for free! - Meet and make new friends! - Sunday, May 22, 6:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Memorial Auditorium o Have a presentation coming up? - * Get help with job talks, lectures, oral exams, and more! - * Visit - Oral Communication Program: Sweet Hall, 3rd Floor o TRIVIA - Intramural Tournament - Teams will answer questions about academic subjects, current events, pop culture and sports - Register at before Monday, May 9 o Discussion on Leadership and Trust - Discussion with H. 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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar & Prof. Myron Scholes - FREE tickets at White Plaza May 4, 5 and 6 at 11am - 2pm - Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, Kresge Auditorium o Silent Films at Bechtel: Man with the Movie Camera (1929) - Soviet experimental silent film - Live soundtrack performed by The Ahl-i Nafs - Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 PM - 9:15 PM, Bechtel International Center Assembly Room o THE HUNGRY WOMAN: A MEXICAN MEDEA - - Buy TIX NOW: ONLY 9 Performances - Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 PM - 9:30 AM, Pigott Theater o Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching - "The Teaching Confessional" - Things I Do but Shouldn't Do; Things I Do and Should Do; etc..." - Thursday, May 12, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences Building o Middle East Music Concert: Ninos Oshaana, Ramin Amjadi - Concert of Arabic and Iranian music - Free and open to all - Friday, May 13, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Bechtel International Center Patio and Assembly Room o Compartment - Horror Film on Friday 13th - FREE Snacks and Horror Film! - RSVP by May 11th to - Friday, May 13, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM, Escondido Cottage Room o SOUL'D OUT End of the Year HipHop Dance Party - Leave your situations at the door and jump onto the dance floor! - Join us - cuz who can shake it better than grad students? - Saturday, May 14, 9:00 PM - 12:30 AM, Lyman Residence, Atrium o Mitachat La Shamayim: Party under the Stars - Celebrate Israel's 57 Independence Day. - Music and dancing under the stars. - Saturday, May 14, 10:00 PM - 1:00 AM, Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Campus Life, 565 Mayfield Ave o Spicy Curry: A Literary Evening - Literary evening with charades, word games and quiz - Great food and prizes! - Sunday, May 15, 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Havana Room, GCC o Middle East Film Series: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Egypt, 2002) - Egyptian popular film - Shown in Arabic with English subtitles - Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM, Bechtel International Center Assembly Room o R2R: Symposium on Xicana/Indigena thought - Grad Student Panel: Performance and Indigenous Thought - Pigott, May 20-21, 3-6pm; 1-5pm, plus dinner - Friday, May 20, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Pigott Theatre o Turkish American Business Conference - May 21st, Turkish American Business Conference - Bridging Silicon Valley and Turkey - Saturday, May 21, 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM, Schwab Residential Center o "The art of ceremony/ the ceremony of art" - Featured Artists Panel: Art and Ceremony - Pigott, May 21, 1-5pm; Cherrie Moraga et al - Saturday, May 21, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Pigott Theatre o BioMASS Social Hours - Celebrate end of spring quarter - Come for free snacks and drinks - Thursday, May 26, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Dean's Lawn o Stanford Canadian Club's May 28 Canoe Party - BBQ in afternoon. - Music and Entertainment in evening. - Saturday, May 28, 4:00 PM - 12:00 AM, Lyman Atrium o ***CLGSA end of the year PARTY!*** - CLGSA end of year party - May 29, BBQ, prizes, music, friends and tequila! - Sunday, May 29, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, TBA o Chicano-Latino Graduation 2005 - A celebration of cultural heritage and academic achievement. - To sign up &/or banquet ticket purchases: mmedina@stanford.edu - Saturday, June 11, 11:30 AM - 12:00 AM, Memorial Church 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 . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Join University Committees Have something to say about University policy? Want to sit on the Board of Trustees Committees? Apply NOW for positions! Nominations Commission is now full underway, and we will be nominating students to sit on 40 University Committees over the next month. Please visit for committee descriptions and application. Deadline: May 18th, 5pm Contact Anita Mukherjee, , with any questions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Diversity Survey The GSC-Diversity Committee is trying to gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of diverse graduate students at Stanford. We would like to get the stories behind the statistics. When: Monday, May 9th through Friday, May 13th Where: Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: , For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC Diversity Committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Graduate Service Recognition Awards - 2005 The Graduate Student Programming Board wants YOUR nominations for our annual awards event to honor students, faculty, and staff who have made outstanding contributions to graduate student life here at Stanford. Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized? Perhaps a student organization leader, a favorite TA, a favorite CA, a mentor, or your department's student services coordinator? Please tell us about an individual whose efforts you appreciate by visiting . ACT NOW! The deadline for submission of GSRA nominations is Wednesday, May 11 at midnight. NO LATE NOMINATIONS CAN BE ACCEPTED. Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RECYCLE: 80's DANCE PARTY Come dance the night away as DJ ePop spins your favorite 80s music! When: Friday, May 13, 9:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Havana Room at the GCC, 750 Escondido Road Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Sponsored by the Grad Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE Stanford Baseball and Pizza!! Come watch Top 25 ranked Stanford men's baseball take on Arizona at the last night game of the season! FREE pizza before the game. Meet at GCC at 5pm for food. We'll walk over to Sunken Diamond for the 6pm game. When: Friday, May 20, 5:00 PM to 8:30 PM Where: GCC & Sunken Diamond Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. RSVP/register: by Thursday, May 19 to Contact info: Tricia, Sponsored by the Graduate Student Programming Board. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOP TIL YOU DROP Lottery!!! Been meaning to get up to the city more? Come meet new people and have FREE lunch on a trip up to San Francisco's beautiful Union Square Shopping District! Winners only will be notified. When: Sunday, May 22, 10:45 AM to 3:00 PM Where: Union Square, San Francisco RSVP/register: by Wednesday, May 18 to Contact info: Sponsored by the GSPB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- GSC/GSPB Flicks lottery - The Aviator Come socialize and see the Oscar Winning movie 'The Aviator' for free at the Stanford tradition that is Sunday Flicks! Meet and make friends over snacks at 6pm and then head over to catch the movie at 7pm. When: Sunday, May 22, 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Memorial Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! FREE for all student spouses! RSVP/register: by Sunday, May 15 to Stanford ID required. For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC and GSPB. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Have a presentation coming up? The Oral Communication Program can help you prepare for job talks, lectures, oral exams, conference presentations, and more. To make an appointment, or for more info: Where: Oral Communication Program: Sweet Hall, 3rd Floor Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: Appointments available throughout the quarter Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Oral Communication Program. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TRIVIA - Intramural Tournament Play with up to 3 friends. Questions will cover all academic subjects, plus current events, pop culture and sports. Weeknights in May. We'll work with you to schedule your matches on a night you're free. Playoffs on Thursday, May 26, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. When: Weeknights in May Where: TBA Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: RSVP before Monday, May 9 at Contact info: Eric Smith, For more information, see Sponsored by the Quiz Bowl Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Discussion on Leadership and Trust Leadership and Trust discussion with H. H. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (Founder, Art of Living Foundation) and Prof. Myron Scholes (Frank E. Buck Professor, Emeritus Stanford GSB, Nobel Prize in Economics, 1997) When: Tuesday, May 10, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Where: Kresge Auditorium Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: Kanishka Shrivastava, For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Graduate School of Business; Sanskriti Asian Religions & Cultures Initiative (ARC) / South Asia. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Silent Films at Bechtel: Man with the Movie Camera (1929) Directed by Dziga Vertov this experimental silent film is breathtaking in its cinematic invention and visual richness. Live soundtrack music performed by The Ahl-i Nafs. When: Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 PM to 9:15 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Assembly Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: David Giovacchini, Sponsored by the Middle East Collection, Stanford University Libraries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- THE HUNGRY WOMAN: A MEXICAN MEDEA This play is a MeXicana reinterpretation of the Greek Medea pivoting around a relationship between two exiled women, their love of each other, and the Indian nation denied them. When: Wednesday, May 11, 8:00 PM to 9:30 AM Where: Pigott Theater Cost: $8 for students $10 for student spouses $10 for alumni $15 for others Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Drama. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Award-Winning Teachers on Teaching Mark Applebaum, Music, presents his top-100 list of pedagogical blunders and victories. Talk aspires to be a plentiful grab bag of teaching ideas, words of warning, practical advice, and helpful anecdotes. When: Thursday, May 12, 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Where: Hartley Conference Center, Mitchell Earth Sciences Building Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and Learning. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle East Music Concert: Ninos Oshaana, Ramin Amjadi Ninos Oshaana will play Arabic music on the oud; Ramin Amjadi & Mahna Croes will play Persian music on the santur, zarb and daf. When: Friday, May 13, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Patio and Assembly Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: David Giovacchini, Sponsored by the Middle East Collection, Stanford University Libraries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Compartment - Horror Film on Friday 13th Join members of the Stanford Community for Compartment, the controversial horror film featuring Stanford cast, crew, and locations. When: Friday, May 13, 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM Where: Escondido Cottage Room Cost: FREE for all students: Contact info: ChaRandle Jordan, RSVP/register: by Thursday, May 11, to For more information, see Sponsored by Escondido Cottage. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SOUL'D OUT End of the Year HipHop Dance Party Join us at our party - cuz who can shake it better than grad students? -free food (sushi, mex) -hiphop music with DJ -live performance by SOUL'D OUT, Stanford's new grad student hiphop group When: Saturday, May 14, 9:00 PM to 12:30 AM Where: Lyman Residence, Atrium Cost: FREE for all students with SUID! Stanford ID required. Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by SOUL'D Out and the Graduate Student Council. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Mitachat La Shamayim: Party under the Stars Celebrate Israel's 57 Independence Day with the ISO and JLC in an unforgettable outdoor dance party. Student with SUID and their guests are invited to party Tel Aviv style! When: Saturday, May 14, 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM Where: Harold and Libby Ziff Center for Jewish Campus Life, 565 Mayfield Ave Cost: FREE for all students! Proof of age (21) required for alcohol. Contact info: Dahlia Weiss, For more information, see Sponsored by the ISO (Israel student Organization) and JLC (Jewish Leader Council) Israel Education/Culture. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Spicy Curry: A Literary Evening Come join us for an evening of literary pursuits like charades, word games and a trivia quiz. There'll be great prizes and food! When: Sunday, May 15, 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Havana Room, GCC Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford India Association and GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Middle East Film Series: Diary of a Teenage Girl (Egypt, 2002) Director Inas al-Daghidi's stylish look into the private thoughts and fantasies of a typical Egyptian teenage girl was a box office hit, but caused great uproar among moral authorities in Egypt. When: Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM Where: Bechtel International Center Assembly Room Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: David Giovacchini, Sponsored by the Middle East Collection, Stanford University Libraries. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- R2R: Symposium on Xicana/Indigena thought The CLGSA & R2R presents this weekend symposium on performance & indigenous thought. Fri May 20 (3-6pm). 6 Stanford Grads. Dinner reception to follow. Come by! When: Friday, May 20, 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM Where: Pigott Theatre Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC, CLGSA, DRAMA Dept, El Centro, CASA, R2R, Interdiscp. Pedagogy. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Turkish American Business Conference Turkish American Business Conference 2005 Bridging Silicon Valley and Turkey Visit Saturday, May 21st 2005 Schwab Residential Center Stanford University When: Saturday, May 21, 7:30 AM to 8:00 PM Where: Schwab Residential Center Cost: $74 for students RSVP/register: Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the Stanford Turkish Student Association, Stanford GSB High Tech Club, Turkish American Business Connection Association. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "The art of ceremony/ the ceremony of art" The CLGSA & R2R presents this weekend symposium on performance & indigenous thought. Collaborators from "the hungry woman" Sat May 21. Artists!! When: Saturday, May 21, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: Pigott Theatre Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC, CLGSA, DRAMA Dept, El Centro, CASA, R2R, Interdiscp. Pedagogy, et al. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BioMASS Social Hours Come celebrate end of spring quarter with your fellow students! When: Thursday, May 26, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Where: Dean's Lawn Cost: FREE for all students! Stanford ID required. Contact info: Sponsored by the BioMASS/GSC. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Stanford Canadian Club's May 28 Canoe Party Come celebrate Canada's May 24 holiday with a Canoe full of beverages and a BBQ full of gilled food. When: Saturday, May 28, 4:00 PM to 12:00 AM Where: Lyman Atrium Cost: FREE for all students! RSVP/register: Contact info: Sponsored by the Stanford Canadian Club. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ***CLGSA end of the year PARTY!*** Come celebrate collegeality, and all our accomplishments this year in CLGSA! Tequila Tasting, Prizes, BBQ, Music, graduation send offs, Raza! When: Sunday, May 29, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Where: TBA Cost: FREE for all students! Contact info: For more information, see Sponsored by the GSC, CLGSA, El Centro Chicano. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Chicano-Latino Graduation 2005 Nuestra Graduacion (Our Graduation) compliments the University's baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies and is an annual highlight for family, friends, faculty, staff and alumni. When: Saturday, June 11, 11:30 AM to 12:00 AM Where: Memorial Church Cost: $60 for students FREE for all student spouses! FREE for all alumni! FREE for all others! RSVP/register: by Tuesday, May 31 to Maria G. 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