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SP-Anno for Tuesday, July 8th, 2008

Summary

Tuesday, Jul 8, 6-8pm: Frisbee
Wednesday, Jul 9, 9-10pm: Coffee Hour (featuring Carol Hua's cream puffs and eclairs!)
Saturday, Jul 12, noon-4: Summer Party
Sunday, Jul 13, 8am-9pm: NH White Mountains Hiking
Sunday, Jul 13, 11:30am: Ashdown & SP Brunch
Sunday, Jul 20, noon-1: Ashdown & SP Brunch (The Sequel)

External events and announcements:

Upcoming Events

1.  Frisbee
Tuesday, Jul 8, 6-8pm, Hoboland.
Come play frisbee at the field next to SP.
E-mail: cbonnoit
2.  Coffee Hour (featuring Carol Hua's cream puffs and eclairs!)
Wednesday, Jul 9, 9-10pm, SP Multipurpose Room.
Come to coffee hour this week and enjoy coffee/tea, juice, fruits
and snacks with your friends as usual! We will also have a special
item this week: *cream puffs and eclairs* by SP celebrity chef Carol Hua!

and don't forget to bring your own mug and eating-ware!
E-mail: sp-coffeehr-chair
3.  Summer Party
Saturday, Jul 12, noon-4, SP COurtyard.
Don't miss the biggest event of this summer where we will have a barbecue, live music, water games, sports, and more! Stop by on Saturday and enjoy summer while it lasts.
E-mail: sp-social-chair
4.  NH White Mountains Hiking
Sunday, Jul 13, 8am-9pm, White Mountains.
Challenging but beautiful, rewarding 9 mile hike up Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains of NH. Passes many waterfalls and across three mountains, with a view of the valleys on either side of the ridge. Food and transportation provided, $5 for first 9 to reply.
E-mail: sp-outing-chair
5.  Ashdown & SP Brunch
Sunday, Jul 13, 11:30am, Hulsizer Room, Ashdown.
The Next Ashdown & SP Brunch will be held on Sunday 07/13/2008 in the Hulsizer Room at 11:30am. It is sponsored by the Graduate Student Office.
There will be eggs, sausages, fruits, pancakes, ice creams and other surprises. Please bring your own plates and enjoy the food with us.
E-mail: ahchang
6.  Ashdown & SP Brunch (The Sequel)
Sunday, Jul 20, noon-1, SP Multi-Purpose Room.
Don't miss the second Brunch of the July Brunch series, right here at S&P! We'll be serving up eggs, bacon, pancakes, fruit, pastries, smiles, and cheer. Grab your plates and join the fun.

BONUS: There will be a special Olympic treat for everyone during the Brunch.

DOUBLE BONUS: Burn a few of those Brunch calories by staying to play volleyball with us after Brunch!
E-mail: zbrooks@mit.edu

Community Notices

1.  SP Karate Club
A new karate club for the Sidney-Pacific community is kicking off! We will be teaching Okinawan Goju-Ryu Karate-do which is an ancient martial art with Chinese roots. Get in shape, improve your cardio, flexibility & toning and best of all learn how to effectively defend yourself. The instructor is a current MIT graduate student & SP resident with a first-degree black belt along with 18 years of experience. Classes are Wednesdays from 7-9pm in the seminar room & are absolutely free.
E-mail: ardavan
2.  Green tip of the week: Recycle technotrash
TechnoCycle bins are now available in the game room near the pool table. You can recycle rechargeable batteries (no alkaline batteries, which go in the regular trash), portable devices (cell phones, PDAs, pagers, etc.), media storage (CDs, DVDs, video tapes, etc.), and computer periphery (mice, wires, external drives, etc.). Large electronics (monitors, CPUs, etc.) should be placed on the SP loading dock for recycling.
E-mail: sp-environment-chair
3.  The Economis and Nature in SP Lobby!!!
The two periodicals The Economist and Nature now arrive weekly in the SP lobby!!! You can find the latest issue of each on the lobby tables and the older issues on the newspaper racks.
Please enjoy reading them in the lobby only.
E-mail: sp-vp-reslife
4.  Recruiting for Photographers
We are recruiting photographers for the Sidney Pacific Photo Committee! Join our committee and take pictures for us.

Members could borrow our amazing equipment -3 camera bodies, a Canon 580EX flash, and a 17-55mm f2.8L IS lens (best photojournalist's lens in the world). Also, you could share your amazing work with the community via the SP website and in the photo-exhibit in the SP Lobby.

EMAIL: ahchan@mit.edu to join!!
Check us out  E-mail: ahchan
5.  Bring your own eating-ware: Win $$$!
For each cup, plate, and utensil you bring to coffee hour and brunch, you get one entry into a raffle for gift cards to Tosci's. The more items you bring, the more likely you are to win.
E-mail: sp-environment-chair

Outside Events and Notices

1.  MIT Olympic T-Shirt Design Contest
* Want to WIN an iPod with your artistic design talent?
* Want the MIT students to DRESS in 'your' Olympic T-shirt during the Olympics

Then, please don't pass this great opportunity to submit your design to olympics_tshirt@mit.edu

IMPORTANT DATES:
Call for Designs (July 1 ~ July 15)
Vote for Designs (July 16 ~ July 20)

Details for the design can be found at http://cssa.mit.edu
MIT CSSA  E-mail: klwu
2.  08' Orientation - Info Booth Chair Recruitment
Join the '08 Orientation organizing team as the Information Booth Chair!

Meet more than 1600 new faces!
Work closely with MIT offices, GSC administrators and GSC officers!
Hand out goodie bags, free T-shirts, tickets and your warmest smile!

If you are interested, please email gsc-oc@mit.edu asap.

Welcome to join our team!
E-mail: gsc-oc



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