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Rains E-Drops: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Online version at http://rains.stanford.edu
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CONTENTS

RAINS EVENTS

1. Planet Earth!  Special Earth Day Showing - Tuesday 04/22/2008
5:30pm, Willis Lounge
Celebrate Earth Day with a Planet Earth mini-marathon!

2. Rains Movie Night: American Gangster - Wednesday 04/23/2008
Willis Lounge, 9 PM - Snacks provided!
Come see Denzel and Russell at their finest!

3. Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk - Sunday 04/27/2008
Meet at 9:30 am at Willis Lounge (note the time change)!
come out and have a great time!

4. Asian Liver Center's LIVERight 2008 5K Run/Walk - Saturday 05/10/2008
San Francisco Golden Gate Park! Race begins at 8 AM.
Raise awareness @ Hepatitis B, Liver cancer among Asian Americans

5. Bay to Breakers! - Sunday 05/18/2008
Sunday May 18th, 2008
Rainswide Registration Closed - see website to register yourself!

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.Other Events Announcements
Can't get enough events?
See below!

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RAINS EVENTS:
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1. Planet Earth!  Special Earth Day Showing
Tuesday 04/22/2008 at 5:30pm
CA Contact: Elaine (ehart@stanford.edu)

Celebrate Earth Day with some of the craziest creatures and most amazing places on Earth!  Drop by Willis Lounge on Tuesday night for a mini-marathon of the famous BBC 
documentary "Planet Earth," narrated by David Attenborough.  We'll also be giving away 
prizes throughout the night to help you make your Rains apartment more Earth-friendly!  
Refreshments will be provided.

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/planetearth/

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2. Rains Movie Night: American Gangster
Wednesday 04/23/2008 at 9:00pm
CA Contact: Julie (jlitze@stanford.edu)

Take a break from your studies to watch this 2007 Academy Award-
nominated crime drama staring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe! 
From imdb: 
In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of 
Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the 
drug into the country from the Far East. 

As usual, yummy snacks will be provided!

See http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0765429/plotsummary

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3. Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk
Sunday 04/27/2008 at 9:30am
CA Contact: Alice (atryan@stanford.edu)

Walks are fun and a great way to bring our community and friends
together to support a very worthwhile cause.  Rains will take care of
everything, so all you have to worry about is showing up on time. 

We will meet at Willis Lounge at 9:30am to bike over to the event. 
Registration goes from 9:30-10:30am on the Dean's Lawn next to the
Clark Center and the Medical school (so it is a pretty long walk and
we shouldn't drive to a walk on campus)!  Anyway, if you don't have a
bike, or would prefer to meet us at the walk site, please email
atryan@stanford for further instructions.

The walk itself is a 5k and the event organizers expect that it will
take about an hour to complete, putting you back at Rains around noon. 

If you would like a shirt, please RSVP to Alice (atryan@stanford)
by Thursday, April 24th. Even if you miss the deadline, please feel
free to join us on Sunday! It should be a beautiful day.


More info on Cystic Fibrosis can be found:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_fibrosis





See http://www.cff.org/great_strides/

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4. Asian Liver Center's LIVERight 2008 5K Run/Walk
Saturday 05/10/2008 at 8:00am
CA Contact: Judy (yjhsu@stanford.edu)

The Asian Liver Center's LIVERight 2008 5K Run/Walk is coming up on
Saturday, May 10 at San Francisco Golden Gate Park. The event is meant
to raise awareness about the high incidence of hepatitis B and liver
cancer among Asian Americans. Food, games, performances, and prizes
available.  

Registration begins at 8 AM, the race begins at 9 AM. Registration fee
varies from $20-$30.  For more information, go to:
http://liver.stanford.edu.  

Questions?  Contact: trinxile@stanford.edu


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5. Bay to Breakers!
Sunday 05/18/2008 at 8:00am
CA Contact: Jennifer (jerhart@stanford.edu)

Rainswide registration has closed - but if you're interested please 
see the website and information below.  Thanks!

Bay to Breakers
When: Sunday May 18th @ 8 am
Where: San Francisco


Bay to Breakers is here again. For those of you who did it with
Rains last year, or have done it in the past - you know what a
fun/crazy race it is. The course description is below - it's a
12k race through San Francisco. You can run it, walk it, dress up
in a costume or in nothing at all (yep there are definitely naked
people running it).

If you are interested, email Jenny by no later than WEDNESDAY MARCH
19th (jerhart@stanford.edu) to get instructions on how to register
and get some reimbursement.

Registration is $44, of which Rains will subsidize $10 each. Race
fees include race entry, chip timing with a collectible souvenir
chip (the second in a series of five leading to the 100-year
anniversary), participant T-shirt, printable on-line finishers
certificate & entrance to ING Footstock.

You will be responsible for getting yourself to San Francisco
(CalTrain is a very easy way to do this - they have special trains
that run early to get you there).

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
ING Bay to Breakers is a 12K (7.46 miles) course. From sea level at
the Embarcadero the course rises steeply along Hayes Street Hill.
Around the 2.5-mile mark runners climb an 11.15% grade between
Fillmore and Steiner, bringing them to the highest point in the
race, approximately 215 feet above sea level. The remainder of the
course gradually flows alongside the Panhandle and through Golden
Gate Park.


See http://www.ingbaytobreakers.com/main.html


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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
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o Concert in the City: Man Man and Yeasayer
- When: Wednesday April 23rd at 9 PM in
- Where: The Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
- How much: $5 copay includes ticket, transportation and one drink
- With their quirky songs and even quirkier stage antics, Man Man follow in
the footsteps of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart. They were featured as
the first ever production of the newly-formed pitchfork.tv:
http://www.pitchfork.tv/daytripping/man-man/man-man
- Yeasayer mix 70s rock, Middle Eastern music and choir harmonies into
something catchy, playful and bizzare:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZbyBiNW5yM
- They are both great live bands that have built a large fan base by
touring, and they are performing together at the Great American Music Hall
in SF. The Graduate Student Programming board is organizing a trip to see
them perform on April 23. There is a $5 co-pay for each ticket to ensure
you go. The copay covers one ticket, transportation to the city and a
drink. Preference will be given to people asking for one ticket only.
Please enter the survey by April 17th. If you win you will be sent
detailed instructions how to claim your tickets on Friday April 18th.
Survey can be found here:
http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=anRL6s0uxWMvq1yURLospg_3d_3d


o Inter-Departmental Lunch (African Studies and Statistics)
- Are you a graduate student in African Studies or Statistics?
- Have you ever wondered what people outside your program do? If yes an
event has been created just for you.
- When: Thursday, April 24, 12:0pm - 1:00pm
- Where: Mandarin Gourmet (http://www.mandaringourmet-paloalto.com/ )
- Please sign up for a free lunch by Tuesday, April 22
- RSVP to http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=pqHKFblpkhfvoLZQOyEZEg_3d_3d


o GRADUATION HOTEL 2008

WHAT IS IT? On campus housing for parents and guests of graduating students
WHEN IS IT? During commencement weekend (June 13th, 5:00 pm through
June 16th, 10:00 am)

RESERVATION DATES:   
May 1st and 2nd from 11:00am to 1:00pm
In front of Wilbur Housing Front Desk
658 Escondido Road
Graduating student must make reservation in-person
First-come, first-served basis

ROOM RATES:    
Single:        $66.00 per night    1 twin bed
Double:      $88.00 per night    2 twin beds
Triple:      $127.00 per night    2 beds bunked and one twin

Credit/Debit Cards preferred; Cash not accepted

For more information please go to:  http://commencement.stanford.edu/housing/


o A Stanford Graduate Student Institute
I-RITE/I-SPEAK
Learn to Communicate Your Research Effectively, Clearly, and Succinctly
This Stanford program assists graduate and postdoctoral students in 
developing highly understandable, compelling oral and written accounts 
of their research for nonspecialized audiences. As a result of this time-
efficient and focused approach, participants will experience greater success 
during job talks, when writing grant requests or proposals, when communicating 
with the media, and during informal conversations with professional and 
personal contacts.

The I-RITE/I-SPEAK workshop will be held daily, September 8-12, during the 
SGSI from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon.  Since peer feedback is an important 
element of the workshop, participants are expected to take part in all 
sessions.  For the first session, attendees should bring a 250-word draft 
summary of their research, written for a lay audience. We will refine this 
first draft during the first meeting and part of the second; we will focus 
on public speaking skills during the second and third classes. The last two 
classes will be devoted to strategies for understanding and communicating with 
journalists and other media personnel.

For  more information, go to http://workshop.stanford.edu/irite