Showing posts with label weekly updates. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weekly updates. Show all posts

Monday, February 15, 2010

Monday Update

As some of you may know, we had no house council yesterday because Ms. Corwin is sick. But this week is full of all kinds of events on campus, so I figured I'd post about a few of them.

First, of course, is all the stuff associated with Rally Day. You can find a schedule here, and this page has more detailed info on the various traditions. There is food served at almost every event, though the type of food depends on the time of day. I'm planning to go to the Rally Day history tea on Monday (7pm in Neilson Browsing Room) and the lecture by Sarah Thomas on Tuesday (4:30 in Neilson Browsing Room). I hear the Rally Day show is not to be missed (Tuesday @ 8 in the Carroll Room). Then, on Wednesday, there's the Rally Day convocation, where seniors wear their funky hats, the Rally Day medalists are honored, and this year's commencement speaker is announced (1:30 in JMG).

On Tuesday, the branch libraries (Hillyer, Young, and Josten) will be celebrating Mardi Gras. Young will have tea at 10am, Hillyer will have tea at 2pm, and Josten will have "tango tea" (tea and tango dance instruction) at 4pm. If you go to all three libraries on Tuesday and get a card stamped, you'll be entered to win some kind of prize. I have no clue what the prize is.

On Thursday, there will be a lecture on Virginia Woolf. It is 4:30-6 in Neilson Browsing Room, on the role of feminism in the study of Virginia Woolf. Also on Thursday, at 7 in Neilson Browsing Room, there will be a lecture on William Allen Neilson.

Shameless self-promotion: There will be a Quiz Bowl general interest meeting on Thursday, 7pm, in Seelye 204! It will be fun! There might be food?

That's all I know about. Email me if you know of any events I should add.

Have a great week!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Weekly Update

Hey all,
I hope you're all ready for a brand new week! Here are this week's house council updates:

-We talked about having someone come to tea (or at another time) to do Zumba with us. If you have any other ideas for people you would like to see at tea, email Ms. Corwin

-If you want to help out with a Habitat for Humanity project, email Veronica. It would be at a local site, for a couple of hours. Veronica has more details, if you're interested.

-Penny Wars are on! The buckets for coins are in the foyer, under the mirror. Put pennies in your floor's bucket, and silver coins or bills in other floor's buckets. I don't know for sure, but I assume the third floor is kicking ass.

-Check out the new Athletic Association rep board. It's on the second floor landing of the main stairs. It's brightly colored, and it lists all the home games left in the season. On Jackie's board, there's a sign up for intramural basketball. Sign up by the 15th; all the games will on Sundays. In case you are wondering, intramural means "between the walls".

-The "Why I Love Myself" wall is great! In addition, we will be reinstating the Affirmation Wall sometime soon. For those of you who weren't here last year, it's a place to write things you like about other people. It's a nice way to spread the Albright love!

-We will be painting the study in the basement on Valentine's Day! It's going to bright colors, plus some blackboard paint. More details to come.

-We talked about house apparel. We're getting hoodies this year. House council brainstormed a few possibilities slogan-wise. If you have any suggestions, email them to me (Rachel Z.), by Thursday. I'll be sending out a survey on Friday so the whole house can vote on what they want!

-Word of the week: "Douche-canoe"

Have a great week everyone! And don't forget to check back here during the week for more fun procrastination.

Monday, February 1, 2010

Welcome Back!

Hey Albright! I hope your semesters are off to a great start! I am joining Ms. Corwin in the authorship of this blog, and I am going to make it cooler than facebook. Maybe. Almost.

Ideally, I will post weekly updates about house council meetings and what's going on in the house. In addition, I'm hopefully going to post some fun links and distractions, so that this blog can serve the TRUE purpose of a blog...procrastination.

Without further ado, here is this week's house council update! (I'll start with the serious stuff)
-Albright will be having Floor against Floor Penny Wars to raise money for Haiti. We're hoping to get it set up by the end of this week. More details to come...

-On a similar note, there will be an in-house Free Rice (the online game) competition. The winner will get a "design your own movie night" sponsored by our lovely ResLife. Again, details to come.

-Vagina Monologues: Saturday, February 13! Tickets are $10 if you buy them from Emily Fuller, or $5 if you buy them from Emily Corwin. The proceeds go to Safe Passage and women in the Congo. It's a great cause, and it's always a fun show!

-This Thursday at the Yellow Sofa, Albright's own Alice Howe will be a featured performer. Go around 8 to support Alice!

-We're planning a lot of great events for the semester, but I want to be careful not to put too much info out there on the internet. I'm sure you'll get emails and whatnot about more private in-house events.

-Do you think we need more condoms for the semester? Email Grace Anderson.

-Finally, last night, there were NO COOKIES! House council members engaged in serious debate over who should be held responsible for this atrocity. Abigail Cooper says, "Just like orgasms, you should take care of your own cookie needs." Emily Fuller, on the hand, suggests, "I know how to make cookies, but sometimes, it's nice to have someone else take care of your needs." All in all, house council members agreed that there was general ball dropping. Moral of the story: sign up for study break if you want delicious cookies!

That's all I've got for now...have a great week!