12-09-13 Newsletter
12-09-13 Newsletter
12-09-13 Newsletter
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December 9-15, 20<strong>13</strong><br />
MONDAY<br />
Film Forum: Strictly Ballroom (1992)<br />
Join us for the last film in our series “LOVE STORY.” Dumped by his partner just before a major<br />
dance competition, gifted hoofer Scott Hastings is forced to take a graceless neophyte as his<br />
new partner. But much to everyone's surprise, Scott soon turns his unpromising protégé into a<br />
topnotch dancer. Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Carides and Barry Otto also star in this quirky,<br />
engaging tale from Aussie director Baz Luhrmann. Discussion after the film. Refreshments will be<br />
served.<br />
Monday, 7pm, Rocky/Mathey Theater<br />
TUESDAY<br />
Holiday Dinner/College Night<br />
Join the Rocky Community for a festive evening of good food and great company. Between 5pm<br />
and 7pm students can only eat in their Home College, after 7pm all dining halls are open to<br />
everyone. The Upperclass two free meal plan is accepted at this dinner. Bon Appetit!<br />
Tuesday, 5-7pm Home College only, after 7pm open to all, Rocky Dining Hall<br />
Cyclab Open Hours<br />
Need to have your bike fixed? Come to Cyclab and learn about bike repair and maintenance with<br />
our volunteer mechanics. Fix up your bike with our tools and work stands. Directions to Cyclab<br />
are available here: http://cyclab.princeton.edu/location-and-hours/<br />
Tuesday, 5-9pm, Cyclab at Rocky<br />
L'Avant-Scene Presents "Fragments XIII"<br />
L'Avant-Scene, the French Theater Workshop, will perform "Fragments XIII": A Student Recital of<br />
Scenes from Classical and Modern French Theater, performed by FRE/THR 211 students.<br />
Students will perform scenes from Corneille (Le Cid), Moliere (Tartuffe, Le Misanthrope, L'Ecole<br />
des femmes & L'Avare), Racine (Britannicus), Marivaux (Le Jeu de l'amour et du hasard),<br />
Feydeau (Un fil a la patte), Claudel (Partage de midi) & Maeterlinck (La Princesse Maleine). In<br />
French, approximate running time 1h20mn. Reservations are encouraged by replying to the<br />
newsletter or sending an email to ftw@princeton.edu / subject line: FRAGMENTS XIII<br />
Tuesday, 8pm-9:30pm, Rocky Common Room<br />
The Science of Chocolate: A Bean-to-Bar Presentation and<br />
Tasting<br />
Learn about the chemistry and chemical engineering behind<br />
chocolate making from Princeton’s own Institute for Chocolate<br />
Studies! RSVP required (use the code at right or the link below)
https://odocweb.princeton.edu/rsvp/rsvp_event.php?sharepoint_id=<strong>12</strong>07<br />
Tuesday, 9:00pm, Rocky/Mathey Classroom<br />
College Council Study Break<br />
Enjoy hot chocolate with a variety of toppings and cookies and catch up with your fellow<br />
Rockyites. Also, there will be an Internship Roadshow during the study break. Meet fellow<br />
students who have interned through: Center for Health and Wellbeing, Community Based<br />
Learning Inititaitve (CBLI), Grand Challenges, Guggenheim Interships in Criminal Justice,<br />
Interfaith Summer Internship Program (ISIP), International Internship Program, Keller Center,<br />
PICS (Princeton Internships in Civic Service), Princeton Enivornmental Institute (PEI), Princeton<br />
in Asia (PIA), Scholars in the Nation’s Service Inititative (SINSI) and Whig-Cio.<br />
Tuesday, 9:45pm, Rocky Common Room<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Sophomore Dale Summer Award Info Session<br />
Do you have an idea for a summer project to explore a new area of interest, live out a dream, or<br />
develop your creativity or leadership skills? If so, come to this information session on the Dale<br />
Summer Awards, which give Princeton sophomores a $5,000 stipend to fund special summer<br />
projects. Get important information about the new online application process, and meet Rocky<br />
award winners Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen ‘15 , Katie Horvath ’15, and Hawa Sako ‘15.<br />
Wednesday, 7:30 pm, Rocky PDR<br />
FRIDAY<br />
Dining Halls Close after dinner<br />
All dining halls close after dinner on Friday, December <strong>13</strong> th . Dining halls reopen January 5, 2014<br />
for dinner.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Cyclab Open Hours<br />
Need to have your bike fixed? Come to Cyclab and learn about bike repair and maintenance with<br />
our volunteer mechanics. Fix up your bike with our tools and work stands. Directions to Cyclab<br />
are available here: http://cyclab.princeton.edu/location-and-hours/<br />
Sunday, 1-5pm, Cyclab at Rocky<br />
ONGOING<br />
Language & Discussion Tables<br />
Chinese Mondays 6pm<br />
French Tuesdays <strong>12</strong>noon<br />
Hungarian Tuesdays 6pm<br />
Twi Tuesdays 6:30pm<br />
Art & Archaeology Wednesdays 6pm<br />
Spanish Wednesdays 6pm<br />
Scandinavian Wednesdays 6:30pm<br />
Modern Greek Wednesdays 7pm<br />
Romanian Thursdays 6pm
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
Science Action is looking for a few energetic Princetonians, ready to put science and<br />
learning into action!<br />
Science Actions helps you produce short science films (you do the research, plot the script,<br />
shoot the film and edit) that will be featured on Princeton’s YouTube page. All final videos<br />
compete in a Spring competition for prize awards.<br />
We’re assembling new Spring semester teams on the following topics:<br />
* Detecting exoplanets that orbit distant stars.<br />
* Influence of the epigenome on the heredity of family traits.<br />
* Perception of three-dimensional images by the human brain.<br />
* Designing nanoparticles for drug delivery.<br />
Interested? RSVP to scienceaction@princeton.edu this weekend, and come check out what<br />
other SA teams are up to at our end-of-semester meet-up on Dec. 9. (Lunch & apple cider will be<br />
served.)<br />
Need Air?<br />
Is your bike feeling sad and lonely and unused because it has no air in its tires? We’re here to<br />
help. Rocky College Office has a professional quality air pump (with Schrader and Presta valve<br />
heads) that you can borrow in addition to bike tools. Please contact csada@princeton.edu for<br />
questions.<br />
Need to Make a Video?<br />
Rocky College Office makes available to its students video, sound,and lighting equipment that<br />
can be borrowed for a 72 hour period. Use it to make videos for class projects or for your<br />
organization. Equipment includes Canon HFS200 camcorder, professional quality tripod, shotgun<br />
mike, and projector lights. Contact avens@princeton.edu to reserve and schedule pick up.<br />
Join the RockyWire listserv<br />
RockyWire is a listserv for the Rocky Community and we invite you to sign up! It’s an open<br />
listserv, which means anyone at Rocky (including upperclassmen) can join and anyone on the list<br />
can post to the list. RockyWire is a venue where members can send announcements, reminders,<br />
requests, and questions. To sign up, just send an email to listserv@lists.princeton.edu with NO<br />
subject and “Subscribe RockyWire” in the body. That’s it. The list is then populated without<br />
anyone having to enter names. You’ll receive confirmation that you’re subscribed, instructions<br />
for posting, and other administrative info (including how to leave the list, ever need to).<br />
Visit the Rocky website: http://www.princeton.edu/rocky/<br />
If you would like to advertise an event that involves Rocky students, please send<br />
information to Crystal Sada at csada@princeton.edu
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