[Gsc-anno] Ski Trip, $2 Tues, Transform MIT, Sexpertise (2Dec08)

[Lorenna Lee-Houghton]

**************************  GSC ANNOUNCEMENTS  *************************
    more extensive announcements online: http://gsc.mit.edu
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headlines (details below):

	     1. GSC Ski Trip	
		Tickets go on sale Dec 3rd at 12pm!

	     2. $2 Tuesday
		Dec 9th, 6pm, Morss Hall

	     3. Contest to Transform MIT Kickoff
		Dec 3rd, 6:30pm, Lobby 10

	     4. Sexpertise

details:
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*GSC Ski Trip: Jan 22-25*

The graduate student annual trip to Sunday River, cosponsored by
Snowriders and the Graduate Student Council is back again for
January 2009! The trip will be Jan 22-25.  Enjoy slopeside condos,
free group lessons, 3 days of skiing (including 2 night skiing),
and plenty of social activities all for $250.

See http://gsc.mit.edu/index.php/prog-init/ski-trip
for more details and to buy tickets.

Tickets will go on sale Wed, Dec 3 at 12pm.  The spots usually sell
out VERY FAST, within the first 24 hours.  All graduate students
and postdocs are welcome with up to 1 guest per student/post-doc.

Questions?  Email gsc-skitrip at mit.edu.

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*$2 Tuesday*

tickets on sale NOW at http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt

What: Two Dollar Tuesday - Chinese dinner from Changsho Restaurant for
$2/person, adult beverages for $2/person
When: Tuesday, December 9th at 6:00 PM
Where: Morss Hall (first floor of Walker Memorial)
Who: grad students and up to 1 guest per student, children are free
Note: buy tickets online at http://gsc.mit.edu/tdt

No guarantee for dinner after 6:30 PM.
Bring 21+ age ID if purchasing a drinking ticket.
See more information on the website.

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*Contest to Transform MIT*

Transforming MIT:
How would YOU change MIT to create a more balanced, welcoming community?

- Have you ever complained about life at MIT?
- What would you do to make MIT a more welcoming, inclusive community?
- How would you initiate change?
- Would you like to win a cash prize for your idea?

Come to our Kick-off Reception and tell us what you think
Wednesday,  December 3
6:30-8:00 pm
Lobby 10

Learn about a new Institute-wide contest to transform MIT sponsored  
by the MIT Committee on Race and Diversity (CRD)
This contest is open to everyone at MIT
(faculty, staff, support staff, graduate and undergraduate students)

We want your ideas for transforming MIT into a more welcoming place  
for everyone
Submit your proposals for change.
Ideas can be visual/multi-media, research papers, policy papers,  
programmatic and event ideas

$1,000.00 for first prizes (up to three first prizes)
$500.00 for second prizes (up to three second prizes)
$200.00 for third prize (up to three third prizes)

We'll have details on the contest and FREE FOOD at the Kick off  
reception Wednesday

Proposals are due on Monday, March 2, 2009 at 5:00 pm

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.

Come to the Kick-off reception, enjoy some good food and find out how  
you can change MIT and win cash prizes!

For more information check out our website (still under construction  
at the moment but up and running with more information by Wednesday)
http://web.mit.edu/crd/transform

Or contact Tobie Weiner, 617 253-3649, iguanatw at mit.edu

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*Sexpertise*

The Center for Health Promotion and Wellness at MIT Medical is
pleased to announce the new weekly sex advice column, Sexpertise
http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html

MIT’s very own Sexpert, Kate McCarthy, has been discussing sex, in a
professional manner, for nearly 10 years.  Sexuality is a normal and
healthy part of life, and any question about it, no matter how
potentially embarrassing, or seemingly scandalous, is a good question.
If you have a question, you can send it to sexpert at mit.edu.

Visit http://medweb.mit.edu/wellness/sexuality/sexpertise/index.html
beginning on World AIDS Day, December 1, 2008 to read the latest
question and brush up on your sex IQ.

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Lorenna Lee-Houghton
GSC Secretary, 2008-2009





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