CORe Digest
September 20th 2007
The C This episode of the Digest is brought to you by the letter Arrrrrr! Ahoy maties! I hope ye' scurvy sea dogs bin' takin' advantadge of them thar' International Talk like a Pirate Day, which has bin' goin' on fer the better part of the week. Even if ye' missed the festivities, there's no wrong time to talk like a pirate (or eat a Reese's)! "International Talk Like a Pirate Day is a parodic holiday invented by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. The date was selected because it was the birthday of Summers' ex-wife and consequently would be easy for him to remember." Personally, I think that getting to greet people as "Ahoy, Pad'ner!" during the Dining Hall's Texas BBQ was pretty darn awesome. In on-campus news, congratulations to the winners of the Honor Board and SERV elections, and stay tuned for the SERV run-off election! Speaking of SERV, this Sunday is the Race for the Cure, so make sure to sign up on the ride wiki so you can get there! On the way, make sure not to walk on the grass, because facilities is spraying it to make it nice and green. Perhaps instead of playing frisbee in the O, you can go visit your friendly Writing NINJAs and get them to explain the proper usage of a semicolon; it would be fun! There are also tons of employment opportunities if you want to help people do stuff in exchange for money. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Talk_Like_a_Pirate_Day
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CORe Calendar:
In Outlook
Friday September 21:
Sunday September 23:
Tuesday September 25:
Wednesday September 26:
Greg "Cap'n Comm" Marra
Vice President of Communication
Possible Series on Olin
Dear Olin Community,
A producer from Herzog Cowen, a production company in Los Angeles, will be on campus next week to do some shooting and evaluate whether Olin could be the basis for some sort of series of programs on national cable TV. They would like to focus on the process of invention and how that process expresses itself here at Olin. Thus, the spotlight will be on inventions, devices, projects, entrepreneurial ventures, etc., originating at Olin, and on telling the story of how those inventions came to be. At the same time, they want to feature some of the unique aspects of Olin—the learning continuum, the well-roundedness of our students and other features of the college.
There is always the downside risk that such a degree of openness could produce results you don’t want, or feature aspects of the institution that you don’t want featured. However, I have a good feeling about the intent of this group. In my estimation, they “get” Olin, and understand what is special about it. They have invited me to make creative suggestions about how to shape the program, and I think my office can work with them in a way that will give them the great stories and visuals they need, while we will get a result that portrays us accurately and interestingly.
Of course, if we get the inkling as a result of next week’s visit that their intentions are not good, or would not portray us in a positive light, we are not obligated to go forward with this. But, as I say, based on my dealings with the company so far, I have a good feeling about them. Herzog Cowen has a gold-plated client list that speaks well for their professionalism and ability to work with a wide variety of organizations.
I would be glad to get your thoughts on this initiative, and suggestions for inventions and other aspects of Olin that could be featured. Thanks for taking the time to read this “spam.”
Joe Hunter
Asst. VP for External Relations
Director of Communication
SERV Election Results
Congratulations to our new SERV Board member, Ollie Haas.
Run Off Election
We will be having a run-off election between Phil Dirske and Hari Iyer soon, as they were voted equally excellent. We will create a new election and send an email to students once this is complete.
Thank you to everyone for running and voting, and stay tuned for the run-off election information!
Love,
SERV Board
First Ever Weekly Honor Board Question
As an experiment in noninvasive outreach, the Honor Board is going to be putting out a series of questions in the CORe Digest. Each week there will be a single question for you to vote on, and the next week we will publish the results in the digest. These questions are intended to be thought provoking and somewhat entertaining, but they’re also meant to survey the community opinion on controversial issues. Please feel free to give us feedback at any time by emailing the Honor Board.
In the future we will try to embed these polls directly into the digest, but for now you’ll have to follow this link to the poll.
Honor Board Election Results
Thank you to all of the candidates who ran for a seat on the Honor Board, you were all very well qualified.
The 2011 Honor Board members this year are Tess Edmonds and Alyssa Levitz.
Yours truly,
The Honor Board.
Supertastic SERV Opportunities
Race for the Cure is this Sunday! Sign up for a ride on the rides wiki.
We still need volunteers for the Needham Souper Bowl. It's on the 29th, please contact SERV if you are interested.
Remember, tomorrow afternoon there is an OSA mixer in the 1st floor lounge of West Hall to talk about how to be Awesome. Go and hang out with them!
Campus Day of Service Thank You
On-Campus Memorial Service
Take Back the Night!
Help raise awareness about violence against women
Tutor Math/Chemistry for Adult Activist Returning to School
A really fabulous friend of mine, who is an amazing activist and story teller, is planning to go back to school in the area of pharmaceutical research. She hasn't had math or chemistry for years and would like to hire a tutor. Schedule and fees negotiable. If you like to tutor and are looking to make money while interacting with a really cool person who will tell you stories that make your belly hurt from laughing, contact Alisha or Lilly Marcelin (lil1216@yahoo.com)
Introducing This Fall's AHS Visitors
The AHS faculty would like to e-introduce you to this semester's AHS visitors--all teaching AHS Foundation classes. Please join us in welcoming them to Olin! Details below.
Ellen Argyros is a lecturer in Rhetoric at Babson, where she just started her sixth year of teaching. Last semester, she taught a course at Olin entitled "Cultural Collisions and Collusions in Prize-Winning Multicultural Literature." This semester, she is teaching an AHS Foundation class entitled "'The Play's the Thing': Shakespeare Through Film." Ellen's areas of expertise include Shakespeare, Multicultural Literature, Victorian Novel, Creative Writing, Critical Theory, and Jazz & Literature. She has written a book on 19th century writer George Eliot as well as articles on Sharon Olds, Toni Morrison, Elizabeth Griffith, J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, and Edna Ferber. Ellen is on campus Tuesdays (2-5 p.m.) and Thursdays (10 a.m.-1 p.m.). Her office is OC361. Her email is Ellen.Argyros@olin.edu.
Hassan Abbas is a Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He is also a doctoral candidate at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. This is Hassan's 2nd semester at Olin. This semester he is teaching an AHS Foundation course called "Islam and the West: Politics and Culture of Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan." Last semester Hassan taught “The United States and the Muslim World: Issues of Democracy, Development and Terrorism.” His research interests are Pakistan's nuclear program and the Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan controversy, religious extremism in South and Central Asia, and “Islam and the West.” He is on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and his office is in OC 361. His email is Hassan_Abbas@ksg.harvard.edu.
Christina Shea, Olin's former writing consultant and a longstanding member of our community, is back this semester to teaching the Creative Writing AHS Foundation class for the second year in a row. Christina is on campus Mondays and Thursdays. Her office is OC362 and her email is Christina.Shea@olin.edu.
Barbara Goldoftas is a nonfiction writer and doctoral candidate in the Department of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is teaching an AHS Foundation class called "Health and the Urban Environment." Her research interests include urban environmental health, its social and economic context, and the effects of environmental exposures on the elderly and other susceptible populations. Barbara is the author of _The Green Tiger: The Costs of Ecological Decline in the Philippines_, which looks at the social, ecological, economic, and political costs of environmental decline in a country often described as an environmental worst-case scenario. Barbara is on campus Mondays and Thursdays. Her office is OC362 and her email is bgoldoft@bu.edu.
Photoshop Learn-a-Thon!
It's like Paint, only with more buttons!
Photoshop Learn-a-thon!
Friday the 19th, 8:00pm, 1st Floor West Hall Lounge
Learn about the workspace, layers, filters, and more!
Short: Come to WH1 at 8:00 on Friday to play with Photoshop stuff.
Long: A few of us are going to be teaching some basic Photoshop skills this Friday if anyone wants to learn. We’ll be starting from “how to open files,” so no Photoshop experience whatsoever is required. If you already know basic stuff, just show up and we’ll figure out something neat and show you separately. This might be particularly useful for the Freshmen who need to make pretty pictures of their hoppers…
Make sure you bring your laptop! It won’t matter if you have Photoshop CS2 or CS3; they’re pretty much the same.
Temple Aliyah High Holidays Services
Harvest Moon Festival Celebration
Mooncakes and moon!
Come next Tuesday night at 10 PM between EH and WH to celebrate the Harvest Moon Festival with Chinese Club! Try out mooncakes, cakes filled with fillings such as red bean paste and lotus seed paste! Observe the moon at its fullest and brightest (assuming the clouds cooperate) and learn about the history behind the Harvest Moon Festival!
The Harvest Moon Festival is one of the major Chinese holidays. It occurs around the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest. Originally a way to worship the moon, the festival is now more of a social event where extended families unite in the festivities.
Child Care
Earn some money!
Extra hands needed in Burlington, near the Burlington mall.
Groundwork on Campus
We will have Charles River Landscaping on site this Saturday, 9/22/07 to work on the Oval grass. The following work will be completed:
- Fertilization of the grass
- Grub control application
- Slice-seeding the grass areas for new growth
Please refrain from walking on the grass Saturday and Sunday. The area will be clear to use beginning on Monday. Please call with any questions. Thanks for your understanding.
Writing Tutors Fall 2007
Writing Tutor Office Hours for Fall 2007
Name Time Location Contact
Mike Hughes Sundays 9-10PM EH 119 michael.hughes@students.olin.edu
Anna von Reden Mondays 8-9PM EH 422 anna.vonreden@students.olin.edu
Kathleen Towers Tuesdays 9-10PM EH 416E kathleen.towers@students.olin.edu
Amy Dyer Wednesdays 8-9PM EH 128A amy.dyer@students.olin.edu
Leah Englebert-Fenton Thursdays 9:30-10:30PM WH 328 leah.englebert-fenton@students.olin.edu
Writing Tutors are here as a peer resource for all of your writing and editing needs.
We're especially dedicated to first-year AHS foundation classes, but we are also available to help all Olin students with thesis development, paper revisions, resumes, etc.
So feel free to drop by our office hours, or schedule an appointment via email.
And be on the look out for Resume Workshops coming soon in preparation for Career Initiatives Day.
This information is also available at: http://mrwiki.olin.edu/mrwiki/AskANinja or http://ahs.olin.edu/ahswiki/WritingTutorPage
PGP Announcements
Olin’s resource for internships, summer research, jobs, graduate school and more…
GENERAL
Intel Rotation Engineers Program Virtual Chat through Honor Roll Online
Thursday, September 27, 2007 – 5PM (EST)
Want to learn more about this program at Intel? Then Click here. Not yet registered in Honor Roll, then sign up today at www.honorrollonline.com using your Olin College email address and the school code 1115.
NASA Internships – Undergraduate Student Research Program
Application Deadline: October 22, 2007
New this year! NASA is offering 15 week spring internships in addition to there 10 week summer internships and 15 week fall internships. NASA-USRP provides students with hands-on, real-life research experiences that challenge, inspire and bring practical application to complement the students’ academic education. For more information about the program and to apply for one of the sessions please visit their website.
EBC Environmental and Energy Career Fair
Friday, October 12, 2007, 11Am – 3PM – Lenox Hotel, Boston
The Environmental & Energy Career Fair is one of the best opportunities to learn about environmental professions, and features EBC member companies, including regional leaders in environmental and energy engineering, consulting and law and policy, as well as government agencies and non-profits. Students may register at the door. For more information please see the EBC website.
Don’t forget to register in EASE by eCampusRecruiter, on the PGP website to see all the jobs and internships currently posted. ?s email postgrad@olin.edu
JOBS
(More information in EASE!)
Living Microsystems, Inc.
Laboratory Technologist
Art Technology Group
Product Development Rotation Program
Associate Product Manager
Applications Specialist
Osram Sylvania, Inc.
Rotational Development Program - Engineering