**************************************************** EV 03/04/2004 NEWSLETTER NUMBER 22 **************************************************** CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: March 4 Thursday Last Grad Happy Hour of the Quarter! First Thursdays Student Reception, Cantor Arts Center 5 Friday Hot Salsa Friday at Dance Spectrum* Sign-up deadline for An Art Affair 7 Sunday Asian American Film Festival: Kal Ho Naa Ho* 8 Monday Stanford's 6th Annual Midnight Breakfast* 10 Wednesday Children's Summer Faire Volunteer Opportunity at Second Harvest Food Bank* Info Session for 2004-2005 EV Community Associate Positions 11 Thursday EV Goes to the SF Symphony* Scrapbooking Workshop May 16 Sunday EV Runs Bay to Breakers* - Founders' Day Speech Contest: $1,000 Cash Award* - Village Rental Co-op (VRC): Volunteers Needed! - Monday Lunch Shorts at the Bechtel I-Center - Upcoming Classes and Events at the Bechtel I-Center * Starred events require advance signup. See individual event listings below for details. Information in this newsletter is also shown on the EV website: http://www.stanford.edu/group/EV **************************************************** Help Build a Sense of Community in Graduate Residences!! Apply to be a Community Associate! Information Session for 2004-2005 Community Associate (CA) positions in Escondido Village Singles and Couples Residences Wednesday, March 10th, 7:00pm EV Cottage Room (at the Escondido Village Office) Join the Community Associates in Escondido Village! Reach out to the graduate student community, help coordinate graduate-wide events with a team of CAs, and get to know your neighbors! In return, you will receive exemption from the upcoming housing lottery and a quarterly stipend (amount pending University approval). This special info session has been organized to clarify questions concerning the EV CA program, since Escondido Village is remarkably large and diverse: over 50 CAs live in Studios, High-Rise apartments, and Low-Rise apartments. Information sessions for Escondido Village Families, Rains, Crother Memorial, and Lyman CAs will take place during the first week of Spring Quarter. Refreshments will be provided. Note: this special info session is not listed on the CA Information page. Visit the following page for information purposes only; the dates may not yet be updated: http://glo.stanford.edu/application.html For more information, please contact Ken Hsu (kyhsu@stanford.edu) or Paris Schaefer (paris.schaefer@stanford.edu) of the Graduate Life Office Sponsored by the Escondido Village Community Associates **************************************************** 1. Last Thursday Grad Happy Hour of the Quarter! *TONIGHT* Thursday, March 4th, 7:00pm-9:00pm Blue Chalk, downtown Palo Alto, between Hamilton and Forest Bring your friends and come by for a FREE drink!! For the last time this quarter, stop by Blue Chalk this Thursday from 7-9pm and get a free drink and drink specials all night!! SUID required. Must be 21 to drink. Located on Ramona between Hamilton and Forest in downtown PA-- if you need a ride, just hop on the Marguerite to the CalTrain station and walk a couple of blocks! See www.stanford.edu/group/gspb for more info. Sponsored by Stanford GSPB and City CarShare ------------------------------------------------------ 2. First Thursdays at the Cantor Arts Center: Student Reception for "Picasso to Thiebaud" Thursday, March 4th, 7:00pm-9:00pm Cantor Arts Center, 328 Lomita Drive and Museum Way (off Palm Drive) Come for an evening of food, music by KZSU DJs, gallery talks by Student Guides, and an exclusive student exploration of the new modern art exhibition "Picasso to Thiebaud": Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collections of Stanford University Alumni and Friends. FREE with SUID. Art. Refreshments. Entertainment. Conversation. Every First Thursday. October 2 November 6 December 4 February 5 March 4 April 1 May 6 Sponsored by the Cantor Arts Center ------------------------------------------------------ 3. Hot Salsa Friday at Dance Spectrum Friday, March 5th, 7:00pm Dance Spectrum, 1707 S. Bascom Ave. (off Hamilton Ave.) in Campbell Ricardo and Michelle are your hosts for the best Salsa Party in the South Bay. Come for the lessons, stay for the party. Dinner buffett included. Beginner Salsa Lessons with Ricardo and Michelle from 7pm to 8pm. Intermediate lesson from 8-9pm. Party and dinner buffet begins at 9pm. 100% subsidized for the first 30 people who RSVP by emailing armins@stanford.edu (otherwise $10 per person). Contact armins@stanford.edu for more information. Sponsored by the EV Education and Cultural Committee ------------------------------------------------------ 4. Sign up for an ART AFFAIR! Deadline extended to Friday, March 5th Online at http://soca.stanford.edu The deadline for Signing up to participate at this year's an Art Affair has been extended to Friday, March 5th! Go to soca.stanford.edu to sign-up and reserve your spot at an Art Affair! Share your: art, music, performance, dance, sculpture, photography, poetry, prose and more! For questions, or if you want to volunteer at or help to organize an Art Affair 2004, contact jemac@stanford.edu Sponsored by Stanford Student Organizing Committee for the Arts ------------------------------------------------------ 5. Asian American Film Festival! Movie: Kal Ho Naa Ho Sunday, March 7th, 8:30pm Castro Theatre in San Francisco This much-anticipated Bollywood extravaganza tells the story of Naina, an all-business, no-play daughter struggling to keep her financially distressed family together, especially her bickering Christian mother and ever-antagonistic Punjabi grandmother. The unspeakable death of Naina's father hangs over them, leaving her impervious to laughter or love until the wise-cracking, angelic Aman (Shahrukh Khan) appears. Cost: Free! RSVP to Sapna (scheryan@stanford.edu) by Friday, March 5th at midnight (a lottery will be held if necessary). Sponsored by the EV Education and Cultural Committee ------------------------------------------------------ 6. Stanford's Sixth Annual Midnight Breakfast Monday, March 8th, 11:30pm-1:00am Various locations on campus (see below for details) Featuring over 30 administrators and faculty members who will be serving you a FREE, late night, hot breakfast, including: *President John Hennessy *Provost John Etchemendy *Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education John Bravman *Vice Provost for Student Affairs Gene Awakuni *Dean of Freshmen and Transfer Students Julie Lythcott-Haims *Dean of Students Greg Boardman Both graduate and undergraduate students are invited to enjoy breakfast in the following locations: *Lakeside Dining Hall *Tressider Union Dining Room *Wilbur Dining Hall Tickets are required (but, they're FREE!). Pick yours up with valid SUID in White Plaza between 11am and 1pm this Thursday (March 4th), Friday (March 5th), and Monday (March 8th). Graduate students will also be able to pick up tickets at the Escondido Village office. Sponsored by the Dean of Students Office, in collaboration with Stanford Dining Services, the ASSU, the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and the Vice Provost for Student Affairs ------------------------------------------------------ 7. Children's Summer Faire Wednesday, March 10th, 11:30am-1:00pm Oak West Room, Tresidder Union Summer will be here before you know it! Now is the time to start planning for your child's summer. Stop by our Summer Faire for information on summer programs, camps, sports activities, volunteer opportunities, and more! For more information, call the WorkLife Office at 723-2660 or email dbebb@stanford.edu Sponsored by the Stanford WorkLife Office ------------------------------------------------------ 8. Volunteer Opportunity at Second Harvest, South Bay Style! Wednesday, March 10th, 6:00pm-8:00pm 750 Curtner Avenue, San Jose We will help the Second Harvest Food Bank of San Jose salvage and sort canned and packaged foods for distribution by social service agencies throughout Santa Clara County. Dinner included after event. Participants will also get a free EV Community Service T-shirt. We have 10 available volunteer spots. Please RSVP to Gee Liek (geeliek@stanford.edu) if interested by Sunday, March 7th at 5:00pm. If required, a lottery will be held. Sponsored by the EV Community Service Committee ------------------------------------------------------ 9. EV Goes to the SF Symphony Thursday, March 11th, 8:00pm Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco Join your neighbors and enjoy the thrills of the San Francisco Symphony with Michael Tilson Thomas conducting Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade , Adams' My Father Knew Charles Ives, and Debussy's En blanc et noir (world premiere). We have arranged discounted prices and cover part of your ticket cost to offer you tickets to the show for just $12 per ticket. If interested or for questions, please respond to Evelyn at enwang@stanford.edu before Monday March 8. Tickets will be awarded by lottery and you will be notified Tuesday morning if you are chosen. Priority will be given to those who have not gone to the SF symphony or opera before. Carpools will be arranged as needed. Join us! Sponsored by the EV Education and Cultural Committee ------------------------------------------------------ 10. Creative Memories Scrapbooking Workshop Thursday, March 11th, 6:00pm-9:00pm, raffle at 7:30pm Cottage Room at Escondido Village Office 859 Escondido Road For $3, you will enjoy an evening of scrapbooking accompanied by light refreshments. Supplies to create make-and-take borders will be provided and there will be a raffle at 7:30 for a Page Completion Kit. For more information, contact: Yvonne Fernández 497-7947 yvonnefernandez@yahoo.com Don^Òt scrapbook, but want to start? Classes are available. Contact Yvonne for more information. ------------------------------------------------------ 11. EV Runs Bay to Breakers Sunday, May 16th, 6:00am San Francisco Join your fellow EV residents for the largest, craziest race in the nation. We'll be coordinating training teams for both running and walking. Check out http://www.baytobreakers.com/ for more information. Contact Miranda at mirandamac80@yahoo.com to get on the interest list. Sponsored by the EV Sports/Outdoors Committee ------------------------------------------------------ 12. $1,000 Cash Award for Student Founders' Day Speech A message to the Stanford Community from Greg Boardman, Dean of Students: Stanford University will be celebrating Founders' Day on April 4, 2004. This day is reserved on the University calendar to reflect and pay tribute to the Stanford family and to recognize their achievements in founding our University that bears their name. A highlight of the Founders' Day activities will be a speech from one undergraduate student and one graduate student. President Hennessy has decided to continue the tradition of providing each student speaker with a $1,000 cash award in hopes of increasing student awareness and participation in Founders' Day. A Founders' Day student committee has developed a two-stage process to determine which students will have the honor of speaking at Founders' Day. The first stage requires each student to submit a written copy of the actual speech by 12 noon on March 5 to the Dean of Students Office (on the second floor of Tresidder Memorial Union, above Jamba Juice), or through e-mail at: mgraves@stanford.edu. The Founders' Day student committee will review all completed submissions regarding content, and will then invite a small group of finalists to deliver their speech in front of the committee as the second and final stage of the process. Speech Criteria: 1. Speeches should not take more than five (5) minutes to deliver. 2. Speeches can address any of the following elements: *Historical background of the Stanford family. *Historical background of the founding of Stanford University. *What Stanford means to you. *How Stanford has impacted your life. *How Stanford impacts the world. Speeches will be judged on their overall content. Judges will be looking for interesting, creative, thoughtful, and passionate speeches. Please contact Morris Graves at 3-2733 or mgraves@stanford if you have any questions. DON'T FORGET, THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF YOUR SPEECH IS 12 NOON, ON March 5, 2004. ------------------------------------------------------ 13. Village Rental Co-op (VRC) - Volunteers Needed! The Village Rental Co-op has great stuff that you can rent for cheap. Our selection includes camping gear, baby stuff, and things for your visitors to sleep on. Please see our website at http://www.stanford.edu/group/EV/Misc/VRC/ The VRC is in great need for volunteers. It's easy, it's fun, the time commitment is minimal, and you get a free dinner once per quarter. You also receive substantial discounts on rentals and get to meet great people. If you're interested, please e-mail dalee@math.stanford.edu Sponsored by the Stanford VRC ----------------------------------------------------- 14. "Monday Lunch Shorts" at the Bechtel I-Center A combination of a full lunch and a short film/documentary for $4 Time: 11:45 -1:00pm Venue: Bechtel I-Center Dining Room /Living Room Simply RSVP to bechtelevents@hotmail.com up until 2pm the day before, and you can show up and pay at the door. Everyone affiliated with Stanford is welcome (bring Stanford ID). Lunch will be served starting at 11:45am, and the movie/documentary will begin promptly at 12:05pm. Monday 8 March Film: PLENA IS WORK, PLENA IS SONG 1989, Color, 29 mins. Documentary Portrays the cultural and political history of plena, a Puerto Rican musical blend of African and Spanish idioms in which romance, personal tragedy and daily news become the target of satirical humor. Menu: TBA For more information, email bechtelevents@hotmail.com Sponsored by the Bechtel International Center ------------------------------------------------------ 15. Upcoming Classes & Programs at Bechtel International Center THIS WEEK AT THE BECHTEL I-CENTER MARCH 5 to MARCH 12 2004 --------------------------------- FRIDAY March 5 10:00-12:00 Friday Coffee A regular Friday gathering of Stanford spouses and family members. Bring along a little snack, fruits or juice to share, and enjoy drinks and conversation with other spouses of different nationalities. Volunteers are always needed to help set up a couple of tables at 9:45am. Venue: Assembly Room Contact: gdukes@stanford.edu Dear international parents, Would you like to explore the possibility of sharing child care with other international parents? Some of the parents who attend the Friday Coffee and other I-Center programs are interested in organizing some ways of sharing child care and baby sitting among themselves. Charlotte Giovangrandi is taking the lead in contacting parents who indicated such an interest on their spouse registration forms at the I-Center. Any other families who would like more information on this possibility are invited to contact Charlotte at acgiovan@hotmail.com 12:00- 1:30 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY POTLUCK LUNCHEON Today, International Women^Òs Day is an occasion marked by women^Òs groups around the world. On March 8th, 1857, hundreds of women workers in garments and textile factories in New York City staged a strike against low wages, long hours, and inhumane working conditions. 53 years later, in 1910, the Women^Òs Socialist International commemorated the strike by observing the day annually. For more information on International Women^Òs Day, please go to: http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm Bring a main dish, a side, a salad or a dessert. Utensils and drinks are provided (Undergrads only need to bring themselves) Venue: Assembly Room RSVP: Marilyn Herand at mherand@stanford.edu Co-Sponsored by Stanford^Òs Women^Òs Community Center 12:30-1:45 PASTEL DRAWING Joo Hee Han will give you lessons in the basic techniques of pastel drawing. Everyone is welcome including moms with tots! Joo Hee speaks Korean, Japanese and English. 8 sessions. From Fri Jan. 23 - Mar. 12. Venue: Dining Room, Fee: No Fee 5:00-6:30 MIDDLE EASTERN BELLY DANCE, Let Hala show you how to increase your fitness, flexibility, inner balance, and vitality, while enjoying the harmonies and rhythms of eastern music. 6 sessions from Fri Jan. 23 - Feb. 27 Venue: Assembly Room, Fee $30. ------------------------- SUNDAY March 7 7:30- 9:30 MOVIE: Kandahar MIDDLE EASTERN FILM FESTIVAL^Å Come.. Become aware.. Be educated.. Enjoy the tastes and aromas of the Middle East.. Cherish the unmatched company. Venue : Dining Room Contact: tanyah@stanford.edu Upcoming Movies: ------------------------- MONDAY March 8 10:00-11:30 BEGINNING SPANISH with Debora Minguito (Spain). Mar 1, 8, 15. Venue: Back Lounge, Fee: $3 1:00-3:00 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING Introduction to Drawing, with Edward Stanton, will expose you to a wide repertoire of traditional and non-traditional artist's materials, forms and styles. No experience necessary! Mon Jan. 26 - Mar. 15 (no class Feb. 16), 7 sessions. Venue: Dining Room, Fee: No fee 4:30-5:30 BEGINNING GERMAN II with Sabine Allmendinger (Germany). Mon Jan 26 ^Ö Mar 15 7 sessions Venue: Front lounge, Fee: No Fee 5:30-6:30 INTERMEDIATE /ADVANCED GERMAN with Sabine Allmendinger (Germany). Beginning Mon Feb 9 7 sessions This is a chance to improve your German skills in an enjoyable atmosphere. You will learn useful phrases, study some grammar an increase your vocabulary. Venue: Front lounge, Fee: No Fee 4:30-6:00 RUSSIAN CONVERSATION Russian Conversation, with Anna Novokhatskaya. Mon. Feb. 2 - Mar. 15 4:30 - 6 pm, 6 sessions. 7:30-9:30 BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL CHORUS This is an invitation to join the Bechtel International chorus. We meet once a week to teach each other songs (preferably folk songs) from our countries, and learn songs from other countries. The song would be in your own language. We will enjoy light refreshments and time to relax together, and all you need to bring is a desire to sing! (or play a musical instrument. The purpose of the International chorus is primarily cultural exchange of songs in a relaxed atmosphere. Dates: Starts Monday October 13, continues all quarter Time: 7:00-9:00pm Venue: Post Room Fee: No Contact: bukipapillon@yahoo.co.uk --------------------------------- TUESDAY March 9 1:30-4:00 Drawing and Watercolor, with Trevlyn Williams. This class aims at getting students comfortable with drawing; making line and tonal representations of various subject matter. Weather permitting some classes will be outdoors. Tue., Jan. 20 - Mar. 9, from 1:30 - 4 pm, 8 sessions.* (Bring 3 pencils and a drawing pad - see sign up sheet for details.) Venue: Dining Room 5:30 -7:00 Beginning Chinese (Mandarin) Mi Jiang (China), will be teaching a beginners Mandarin class. Tue., Jan 20 - Mar 9, 5:30 - 7 pm, 7 sessions Venue: Front Lounge. Fee: $3. 5:30-7:00 BEGINNING ITALIAN CONVERSATION Learn Italian. Sylvie Lopardi, from Rome, will be the instructor. Sign up at the I-Center notice board to reserve a place in the class. Starting on Feb. 24 and continuing through March 23. Venue: Front Lounge 7:00-9:30 ESPERANTO LANGUAGE CONVERSATION CLASS Esperanto is a language introduced in 1887 by Dr. L.L. Zamenhof after years of development. He proposed Esperanto as a second language that would allow people who speak different native languages to communicate, yet at the same time retain their own languages and cultural identities. Esperanto is four times easier to learn than other languages ...Worldwide, millions of people speak Esperanto. Venue: Back lounge. No fee Contact: Stanford@esperanto.org 7:30-9:00 BEGINNING PORTUGUESE Beginning Portuguese, with Ana Urban (Brazil). Tue.Jan 20 - Mar 9, (some classes on Wed., TBA in class), 7:30 - 9 pm, 8 sessions. Venue: English Room, Fee: No Fee ----------------------- WEDNESDAY March 10 11:45-1:15 AFRICA TABLE Weekly noontime discussion series Venue: Assembly Room 3:00-5:00 SCRAPBOOKING Preserve all of your memories scrapbooking with Yvonne Fernandez. Wed. Jan. 21 - Mar. 10. All are welcome. One-time lesson for beginners available for $10. Experienced scrapbookers are invited to join the sessions bringing their own materials. Venue: Dining Room, Fee: No Fee except for beginner's class Contact: Yvonne at yvonnefernandez@yahoo.com ------------------------ THURSDAY March 11 1:00-2:15 SPANISH CONVERSATION with Claudia Yarto (Mexico) Venue: Back Lounge, No Fee 4:30-6:00, BEGINNING RUSSIAN LEVEL 11 Taught by Anna Novokhatskaya. The class runs through Jan. 29 ^Ö Mar 11. 7 sessions. Venue: Front Lounge Fee: No fee. ------------------------- FRIDAY March 12 10:00-12:00 Friday Coffee Newcomers are always welcome at this regular Friday gathering of Stanford spouses and family members. Bring along a little snack ,fruits or juice to share, and enjoy drinks and conversation with other spouses of different Nationalities. Volunteers are always needed to help set up at 9:45am, or to put away the supplies at the end (12 noon). Those with pre-school children are welcome to bring them. This is a good time to visit the Resource Center for International Families to collect information for your weekend activities or find interesting things to do with your time! We hope to see you there! Venue: Assembly Room Contact: gdukes@stanford.edu Sponsored by the Bechtel International Center ------------------------------------------------------ How to Post Announcements to this Newsletter: This newsletter will go out on Thursdays each week before 5pm. Stanford-affiliated organizations can send announcements to evnewsletter@stanford.edu before 5pm on Wednesday the night before the newsletter goes out. Announcements sent later than 5pm on Wednesday will not make that Thursday's newsletter. ------------------------------------------------------ END EV NEWSLETTER 22, March 4, 2004