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| From: | BS <wrcsec@rice.edu> |
| Subject: | Fall Break is sooo close!!!, and more... |
| Sent: | 10/06/09 06:34 PM |
[1] ----- Game Room Study Break -----Hey Will Rice/McMurtry! Our pool table is finally arriving on Tuesday! So to celebrate, we are hosting a Gameroom Studybreak at 9:30 that night in the commons. Come down to enjoy some food while you make your very own LADDER Plaque. The Ladder is an amazing tradition at Will Rice. Its basically a board on the wall that tells everyone at the college how amazing you are at foosball, pool, and ping-pong. Its a great way to express your dominance over other members of the college in a nondestructive way (except to their pride). The ladder will begin promptly at 11:00 PM Tuesday night! I hope everyone has gotten enough practice in the past month!
Your lovely gameroom reps, James and Ricky.
[2] ----- unChristian Christians? ------ Deep Dish: free food and great conversation
- 6pm, Saturday, October 10
- Martel TV Room
- Topic: unChristian Christians?
Most young people outside the church hold an overwhelmingly negative perception of Christianity and those who practice it. What causes these views, and how can Christians reflect to others a more compassionate religion--one that embraces the true nature of Jesus, honors the historic principles of the Christian faith, and works hard to understand the world in which we live?
This event is open to anyone, regardless of faith or background. We want to tackle difficult questions, hear candid opinions, and start an open dialogue. And, don't forget, feed you for free!
Hosted by South Main Baptist Church and led by Amy Grizzle, Minister to Adults
For more information or to RSVP, click--> http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=22944937130#/event.php?eid=147933134617
[3] ----- Swim Across Houston -----Hey Everybody!
Swim Across Houston is gonna be this October! Swim laps at the old rec center lap pool (entrance is around back) during the month of October and win prizes. Win a Rice water bottle just for participating, a Rice Swim Cap at 25 miles, and the top ten swimmers receive a Rice Beach Towel!
Sign up at the old pool by asking a lifeguard there to give you a card. Feel free to email me at eh5@rice.edu if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Elias Hoban
P.S. We are still accepting new lifeguard applications at the new rec center. Lifeguard classes available:
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/aquatics/lifeguarding.html
[4] ----- Owl Golf Tournament -----Intramural Sports will be hosting the annual Owl Golf Tournament on Oct. 17th at Clear Creek golf course. This event is a 4 man scramble with a shotgun start that includes green fees, cart, range balls, and contest prizes. Sign ups will be taken up until Oct. 12th at 5pm, so be sure to get a team together and sign up now at http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~ricerec/ims/teamsports.html. All of the Rice community is encouraged to come out for a cheap round!
It will be $15 for all students, $25 for all faculty / staff, and $35 for community members with a Rice affiliation. For all sign up and fee questions please feel free to contact me at jstafford@rice.edu or 348-8810.
Hope to see you out on the greens,
Justin Stafford
Assistant Director - Intramural & Club Sports
Rice University Recreation Center
713-338-8810
jstafford@rice.edu
[5] ----- The Importance of Being Earnest -----Don't miss the last weekend of the
Rice Players' Fall 2009 production of
Oscar Wilde's classic play
"The Importance of Being Earnest"
Thursday October 8th, Friday October 9th, and Saturday October 10th
8 pm all three evenings
Hamman Hall
Students $5
Faculty, Staff, Alum, Senior Citizens $8
Community $10
For tickets call 713-348-play
or email players@rice.edu
You can also purchase tickets at the Box Office!
[6] ----- Is Computing at a Tipping Point? -----Frances E. Allen
IBM Fellow Emerita
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2009
Time: 2:30pm
Location: DH 1064
Is Computing at a Tipping Point? A Personal Perspective
Abstract:
Over the last 60+ years computing, communications, and information, originally emerging from disparate disciplines, have evolved into an unimagined set of capabilities influencing, directly or indirectly, nearly every person, every institution, and every endeavor in much of the world. These capabilities form a global infrastructure for a world where time and place are often irrelevant, access to information is instantaneous, and knowledge widely shared.
The talk will address the following question: Will the field continue to evolve from where we are or has it reached a tipping point? I will draw on my experience with languages, compilers, and high performance computing to suggest a few answers.
Biography:
Fran Allen’s specialty is compilers and program optimization for high performance computers. Soon after joining IBM Research as a programmer in 1957 with a University of Michigan masters degree in mathematics, Fran found the technical goal that would drive her career: Enable both programmer productivity and program performance in the development of computer applications. One result of this goal was that Fran was the recipient of ACM’s 2006 Turing Award “For pioneering contributions to the theory and practice of optimizing compiler techniques that laid the foundation for modern optimizing compilers and automatic parallel execution.”
Fran is a member of the American Philosophical Society and the National Academy of Engineers, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, ACM, IEEE, and the Computer History Museum. Fran has several honorary doctorate degrees and has served on numerous national technology boards including CISE at the National Science Foundation and CSTB for the National Research Council. Fran is an active mentor, an advocate for technical women in computing, an environmentalist and an explorer.
Reception following the talk at Martel Hall
[7] ----- spread the good word about Rice -----Attention Rice Students,
Next time you head home for a break, why not stop by your former high school and spread the good word about Rice University?
The Office of Admission is holding training sessions to prepare you to speak about your Rice experience with prospective students in your high school. If you are interested,please email us at sandrag@rice.edu to sign up for one of the training dates listed below.
What: Home Visit Training
Where: Sewall 301
When: 12:00 noon on EITHER Wed, Oct 14; Thursday Oct 15; or Wed, Nov 11
Incentive: PIZZA! (and your love of Rice, of course)
Thanks,
Rice University Office of Admission
[8] ----- Rice Cyber Sports -----Rice Cyber Sports, Rice's one and only competitive video gaming club, is having our FIRST EVER general meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 8pm in the McMurtry PDR (upstairs above the servery). Come experience what competitive gaming is all about and learn of all the events we are planning for this year.
Check out the Facebook event, which also has the meeting agenda posted.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148386196283
Hope to see everyone there! Invite your friends and tell everyone you know! Let's get this brand new and exciting club off to a successful start!
[9] ----- Newer Doorm Tour -----Will Ricers are invited to take a tour of Newer Dorm, this Friday (10/9) and next Friday (10/16), at 3:00pm. Sign up on the wiki (http://willrice.org/wiki/construction-tour-sign-up-lists/) or talk to Michael Rog (rog@) if you're interested.
[10] ----- Japanese Gameshow FTW -----http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYXObIS5_AM
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