<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>************************** GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS *************************</div><div> more extensive announcements online: <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu">http://gsc.mit.edu</a></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div>headlines (details below):</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 1. GSC Ski Trip<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Tickets go on sale Dec 3rd at 12pm! </div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 2. $2 Tuesday</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Dec 9th, 6pm, Morss Hall</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 3. Contest to Transform MIT Kickoff</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Dec 3rd, 6:30pm, Lobby 10</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 4. Sexpertise</div><div><br></div><div>details:</div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*GSC Ski Trip: Jan 22-25*</div><div> </div><div>The graduate student annual trip to Sunday River, cosponsored by </div><div>Snowriders and the Graduate Student Council is back again for </div><div>January 2009! The trip will be Jan 22-25. Enjoy slopeside condos, </div><div>free group lessons, 3 days of skiing (including 2 night skiing), </div><div>and plenty of social activities all for $250. </div><div><br></div><div>See <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/prog-init/ski-trip">http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/prog-init/ski-trip</a> </div><div>for more details and to buy tickets.</div><div><br></div><div>Tickets will go on sale Wed, Dec 3 at 12pm. The spots usually sell </div><div>out VERY FAST, within the first 24 hours. All graduate students </div><div>and postdocs are welcome with up to 1 guest per student/post-doc. </div><div><br></div><div>Questions? Email <a href="mailto:gsc-skitrip@mit.edu">gsc-skitrip@mit.edu</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------</div><div>*$2 Tuesday*</div><div><br></div><div>tickets on sale NOW at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div><br></div><div>What: Two Dollar Tuesday - Chinese dinner from Changsho Restaurant for</div><div>$2/person, adult beverages for $2/person</div><div>When: Tuesday, December 9th at 6:00 PM </div><div>Where: Morss Hall (first floor of Walker Memorial)</div><div>Who: grad students and up to 1 guest per student, children are free</div><div>Note: buy tickets online at <a href="http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt">http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt</a></div><div><br></div><div>No guarantee for dinner after 6:30 PM. </div><div>Bring 21+ age ID if purchasing a drinking ticket. </div><div>See more information on the website.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Contest to Transform MIT*</div><div><br></div><div>Transforming MIT: </div><div>How would YOU change MIT to create a more balanced, welcoming community?</div><div><br></div><div>- Have you ever complained about life at MIT?</div><div>- What would you do to make MIT a more welcoming, inclusive community?</div><div>- How would you initiate change?</div><div>- Would you like to win a cash prize for your idea?</div><div><br></div><div>Come to our Kick-off Reception and tell us what you think</div><div>Wednesday, December 3</div><div>6:30-8:00 pm</div><div>Lobby 10</div><div><br></div><div>Learn about a new Institute-wide contest to transform MIT sponsored by the MIT Committee on Race and Diversity (CRD)</div><div>This contest is open to everyone at MIT </div><div>(faculty, staff, support staff, graduate and undergraduate students)</div><div><br></div><div>We want your ideas for transforming MIT into a more welcoming place for everyone</div><div>Submit your proposals for change.</div><div>Ideas can be visual/multi-media, research papers, policy papers, programmatic and event ideas</div><div><br></div><div>$1,000.00 for first prizes (up to three first prizes)</div><div>$500.00 for second prizes (up to three second prizes)</div><div>$200.00 for third prize (up to three third prizes)</div><div><br></div><div>We'll have details on the contest and FREE FOOD at the Kick off reception Wednesday</div><div><br></div><div>Proposals are due on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 5:00 pm</div><div><br></div><div>You'll have a chance to send us preliminary outlines for your proposals and ideas and be able to receive feedback from our subcommittee. There will be several brainstorming/visioning sessions scheduled during IAP.</div><div><br></div><div>Come to the Kick-off reception, enjoy some good food and find out how you can change MIT and win cash prizes!</div><div><br></div><div>For more information check out our website (still under construction at the moment but up and running with more information by Wednesday)</div><div><a href="http://web.mit.edu/crd/transform">http://web.mit.edu/crd/transform</a></div><div><br></div><div>Or contact Tobie Weiner, 617 253-3649, <a href="mailto:iguanatw@mit.edu">iguanatw@mit.edu</a> </div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div><div>*Sexpertise*</div><div><br></div><div>The Center for Health Promotion and Wellness at MIT Medical is </div><div>pleased to announce the new weekly sex advice column, Sexpertise</div><div><a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html">http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html</a> </div><div><br></div><div>MIT’s very own Sexpert, Kate McCarthy, has been discussing sex, in a</div><div>professional manner, for nearly 10 years. Sexuality is a normal and</div><div>healthy part of life, and any question about it, no matter how</div><div>potentially embarrassing, or seemingly scandalous, is a good question. </div><div>If you have a question, you can send it to <a href="mailto:sexpert@mit.edu">sexpert@mit.edu</a>. </div><div><br></div><div>Visit <a href="http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html">http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html</a> </div><div>beginning on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2008 to read the latest</div><div>question and brush up on your sex IQ.</div><div><br></div><div>------------------------------------------------------------------------ </div>
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