CORe Digest
April 28th 2006
Only one more week of classes left! When you mention that little fact to random (no, arbitrary) Olin passersby, it is met by a wide range of responses, ranging from "Thank God!" to "Don't remind me how much work I have to get done!" The following deadlines and announcements are definitely indicative of this time of year:
Deadlines:
Announcements:
Upcoming GA Meeting:
Well, that's all the time I have this week, folks. As always, be sure to let me know if you have any feedback!
Your Vice President of Communication
This Week in CORe
Get the minutes at \\fsvs01\StudentGroups\CORe\Minutes\
General Assembly:
- Amendment Introduced: Quorum Clarification
- Amendment Introduced: SAC Rep Deadline Extension
- Amendment Introduced: Relinquishing of CORe Funds
- Amendment Introduced: Impeachment
- Classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009 each donate $200 to the NIF
- FILM returns $157.50
- Line Item: $250 from NIF for Poetry Speaker
- Line Item: $186.50 from NIF for Open's Drag Show (Ex Post Facto)
- Line Item: $361.41 from NIF for Midnight Riders Unicycle Hockey
- Line Item: $3536.46 from SAC/NIF for Quadrennial
Executive Board:
- Line Item: Greening Olin ($6, postage)
- Line Item: Christian Club ($194, transportation)
- Line Item: Trivia Club ($55, competition entry fee)
- Line Item: Class of 2008 ($200, picnic)
- Line Item: Cheese Club ($118, cheese tasting [ex post facto])
- Aquatics Club: Reimbursing the Lifeguard?
- Going over Club Charters
- Summer Storage Locks to come from NIF
- Senior Superlatives Committee
Core Table (Monday):
- Mixology Club
- Room Draw
Habitat Leadership Elections Today!
For Serving Humanity
Come to Habitat elections
Today, Friday, April 28th
Crescent Room
3 PM
to find out about Leadership Team candidates and have a say in your '06-'07 Habitat Leadership Team!
If you would like to run or nominate someone, e-mail us at habitat@olin.edu, or just show up! We will be accepting floor nominations at the start of the meeting.
See you there!
SERV Election Results
The results of the SERV election are in! Thank you to everyone who voted and ran for a position this semester. Remember, if you are still interested in being a part of the SERV board next year, there is still one more general member position open for current students that will be voted for in September (in addition to one freshman general member position).
Chair: Andrew Hollett
Manager of Finance and Records: Jessie Sullivan
Director of Committees: Christie Lee
General Members:
Leslie Velez
Steve Westwood
AHSE 1500: FBE Final Presentations!
Presentations, Coupons, Coffee, and More!
As most of you know, the FBE class has started 4 businesses this semester. On Tuesday, May 2 each company will be making its final presentation evaluating the semester's project, and we'd like to invite any interested community members to attend.
Tuesday, May 2
8:00 -9:50 AM
AC 109
As an added bonus, Olin TCG will be giving away coupons for BIG discounts on cards including, but not limited to $5 off a complete set, $2 off purchases of $5 or more, and 3 starter decks for $10.
Worried about waking up so early? Caffeinix will provide delicious coffee beverages to help wake you up!
Come support your fellow Olin students, offer your feedback on the companies and the class, and find out more about the companies!
A Quantum, Quadratic Quickening of Queries
or, Accelerating algorithmic searching with quantum computers and Grover's algorithm
A talk by Mike Curtis as part of the Olin Self-Study
Wednesday May 3rd, 3-4pm
Location: AC 113
Abstract: Quantum computing is a reformulation of computing theory based on a quantum-mechanical description of reality, rather than a Newtonian one. Quantum computing and quantum information theories tie computations and the physical machines which perform them, computers, even closer together with our best theories about the nature of reality. The discovery of several important algorithms which can only be run on quantum computers has sparked a major research effort to try to develop one. This talk will explain the basic mechanics of quantum computation, and one major quantum algorithm: Grover’s database search algorithm. When run on a quantum computer, this algorithm offers a speedup which is quadratic with the size of the input.
Sindbad the Sailor in Translation
OSS / AHS Capstone Presentation
As the semester wraps up, I’m eager to share what I’ve learned during my OSS and AHS Capstone studies. Please join me on Tuesday, May 2, 2006 in AC 109 from 10-10:30am for:
Sindbad the Sailor in Translation
The collection of tales known as One Thousand Nights and One dates back to the early 9th century. This version, and a version from the 15th century are the basis for the hundreds of translations of the work. In my studies I look specifically at the story of Sindbad in the original Arabic work, the first translation of it into French, and a popular English translation, and compare them. I will also be presenting some background on Arabic translation, and the context of this collection of stories from its origin in the Middle Ages.
Hope to see you there!
Babson-Olin Jazz Ensemble Performance
Enjoy Music While You Eat
Frankly Speaking
Come help out with the final issue of the year and plan Frankly Speaking's future
Have you ever been interested in writing for Frankly Speaking? Have you wanted to have your photos published, stories printed, or make a crossword puzzle? How about be editor-in-chief?
As the year comes to an end, Frankly Speaking is planning its final issue of the year and what its future holds.
If you are interested, please come to an open meeting this Sunday at 2 PM in East Hall's first floor lounge.
Grant Hutchins
editor-in-chief
Olin TCG Tournament of Champions
At Caffeinix
This Saturday, come to Caffeinix for the Olin TCG Tournament of Champions for lots of fun, lots of prizes, and coffee! Caffeinix will be open Saturday afternoon in honor of the tournament. Come for the tournament, stay for the coffee and fun!
Saturday 3:00 PM
Don't know how to play yet?
Come to the "Learn to Play" session at 2:15 at Caffeinix and be taught by the game creators
Brought to you by Olin TCG and Caffeinix.
For more information, e-mail Roberto Santana.
In other news, the final installment of Olin TCG cards will be released on Saturday: The Class of 2008 with new professors (including, but not limited to, Diana Dabby, Dave Barrett, Joanne Pratt, Mark Chang, and of course Jon Stolk)!
It is also not too late to purchase Class Sets and Complete Sets. Each class set is $15 and comes in a commemorative binder with every card produced for that class. The Complete Set, also in a special edition binder, comes with every card ever produced, is available for a limited time for only $60! What a bargain!
E-mail OlinTCG@gmail.com to order.
For more information, contact Ben Salinas.
Did you Enjoy Impact 2006? Want to help with Impact 2007?
Interested in Planning a Joint MIT-Olin Career Fair?
OSA was proud to sponsor Impact 2006, a joint MIT-Olin Career Fair focused on socially and environmentally responsible career opportunities for students with a technical background. This year was a good start and plans are in the works to continue this event next year.
If you're interested in helping out in any way, then I encourage you to attend an information session at MIT next Wednesday night (May 3rd) at 9pm. If you are interested, please contact will@students.olin.edu and we'll coordinate drivers/rides. Expect to be away from Olin from roughly 8-11pm. iCal is attached.
See http://web.mit.edu/impact/ for more information about Impact 2006.
SWE Faculty/Student Dinner at Debbie Chachra's
Thursday, May 4, 7-10pm
Dinner catered by "Pressed Sandwiches" panini restaurant.
Celebrate the last day of classes with free dinner at Debbie Chachra's! (We will get you back to Olin before room draw.) If interested, please email simone.sequeira@students.olin.edu. Transportation can be arranged. We will leave Olin at around 6:15pm.
Sponsored by SWE.
OVAL Applications
Monday am--Last Chance for Organizational Health Surveys
Don't forget!
Monday morning May 1 is the deadline for submitting Org Health surveys--
Thank you!
Second Building The College Discussion, Tuesday May 2
PS2 in East Hall Exercise Room
light guns + running = awesome
I put my PS2 in the East Hall exercise room so I could play Time Crisis and run on the treadmill at the same time…
Oh man, it is a ton of fun. You should try it. Come talk to me if you want help setting it up.
Want to help at the MPI Workshop this Summer ... Read on! Short-term summer positions
MPI Workshop Positions
The Twenty-Second Annual Mathematical Problems in Industry Workshop 2006 (MPI) (see http://projects.olin.edu/mpi2006 for more information) will be held at Olin this year on June 12-16. This workshop starts with industrial presenters posing a problem that needs to be solved, and the remainder of the workshop is spent by the participants trying to solve them! We have one-week summer positions for students who are interested in being a part of this event and in helping to facilitate the workshop. These duties include helping orient the participants to Olin, getting reference materials (if needed) from MIT, and in general helping to get resources for the participants in the workshop. Students can chose to participate as well, but this is not required.
Involvement in the workshop can be adjusted to your other commitments, so contact Burt Tilley if you are interested in working in the MPI !!
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
Post Graduate Planning Announcements
April 27, 2006
INTERNSHIPS
BioScale Summer Internship
BioScale, a relatively new local biosciences startup, is looking for an EE or ME student to help develop bio-instruments and consumables this summer. For contact information and more details, see the full position description.
Dexter Science and Technology Camp Counselor
This summer science camp in Brookline is looking for a student to work as an astronomy teacher and camp counselor from June 19 to August 11. For contact information and more details, see the full position description.
Acclaim Web Services Position
Acclaim, Inc. is a start-up seeking talented developers to design and implement a first generation email, contact management and calendaring application. They are seeking candidates who are proficient or are willing to learn the PHP programming language and have knowledge of implementing open source applications such as email and ad servers. This is an opportunity to help create a new product from the ground floor.
Acclaim is an affinity web services company that will initially partner with alumni associations of colleges and universities to offer their members free email and calendaring, sharing a portion of advertising and sponsorship revenue with the alumni associations. Acclaim was co-founded my Josh Brand, an early employee and Director of eStrategy at Mainspring, Inc., a venture-backed technology consulting firm that was purchased by IBM Global Services in 2001. He went on to launch a successful eLearning business within an established training firm and has been instrumental in several other start-ups. In addition to his entrepreneurial activity, Josh is currently employed by Babson College's School of Executive Education.
For more information on this position, email Leslie Larocca.
Also in the Announcements this week:
Nortel Programming Internship
Axcelis Internships
EMPLOYMENT
Essential Creativity Design Position
State Department Security Engineer