************************************ EV NEWSLETTER 02/18/2004 ************************************ Feb 18 Fri Queer Women's Graduate Student Reception -- 5-7pm Firetruck House, 2nd Floor Ellen Yang at ellen@ellenyang.com Feb 18 Fri "My Favorite Film" Series -- Un air de famille, 6:45pm, Bechtel Feb 18 Fri Film festival benefit for tsunami relief Celebrating Culture and Life, 8:30pm, Fairchild Auditorium, Medical School Feb 22 Tue "Secret Ballot" (a film from Iran) 7:30pm at Bechtel David Giovacchini, dggiova@stanford.edu Feb 23 Wed University Singers Winter Concert 8pm at Mem Church http://usingers.stanford.edu Feb 24 Thu American Regional Cooking Class 10am-1pm, Bechtel Feb 24 Thu "Intro to Buddhism: Be the Master of Our Mind" Feb 22 Tue "Why I Want What I Can't Have" (see below) Feb 26 Sat SALSA PARTY at Bechtel International Center 8pm Intro Lessons the Dance Party. Free to everyone courtesy of Bechtel! Feb 26 Sat Explore and Feel Touched - A trip to the Tactile Dome (see below) Mar 2 Wed Nasa/Ames Exploration Center Sign-up Upstairs at the I-Center Mar 3 Thu Become an Escondido Village CA: Information Session Mar 4 Fri Speed Dating 8pm, Sign-Up Below! Mar 4 Fri Hina Matsuri (Girl's Festival) at Friday Morning Coffee 10am, Bechtel international Center Mar 5 Sat Paintball 11am (see below) Apr 1 Fri An Art Affair - Share your music, poetry, design and more. Sign up NOW http://soca.stanford.edu EV Events 1. Why I Want What I Can't Have: Attraction and Power in Relationships 2. Explore and Feel Touched - A trip to the Tactile Dome 3. Become an EV Community Associate: Information Session 4. Speed Dating 5. Paintball 1. February 22 Tuesday, Why I Want What I Can't Have: Attraction and Power in Relationships Starting at 6:00 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. Studio 5/6 Lounge Ever wondered why people play games? Asked yourself, "Why am I attracted to people who I can't have?" Felt like you are too picky to be in a relationship? Come join Donnovan Somera Yisrael from Vaden Health Center for a talk on attraction and relationships. Donnovan received both his B.A. and M.A. from Stanford and officially joined the staff of Health Promotion Services (HPS) at Vaden in 1998. He is known throughout the Stanford community for his vibrant, interactive presentations. Dinner will be served. Free! 2. Explore and Feel Touched: A trip to the Tactile Dome Exploratorium in SF San Francisco Exploratorium Sponsored by the EV Ed&Cult Committee Join a group of Stanford students to explore the wonders of human perception! The Exploratorium in San Francisco is a hands-on museum of art, science and human perception. Our trip will include the celebrated Tactile Dome where you enter through a light-lock room into a totally dark maze and then feel, bump, slide and crawl through and past hundreds of materials and shapes which blend, change and contrast. Restrictions: The Tactile Dome is not recommended for children under the age of 7, people with back or knee injuries, people in casts, people with claustrophobia, or women in their last trimester of pregnancy. Feb 26 Saturday, Explore and Feel Touched - A trip to the Tactile Dome Saturday, Feb 26th 2005 Starting at 9:30 am and ending at 4:00pm $5 for EV residents RSVP to Dileep George, dileepg@gmail.com by Saturday, Feb 19th at 5pm. Include "Exploratorium" in the subject line. 3. Have you ever wondered who are the CAs (Community Associates)? Do you like to organize events and have fun with your neighbors? If yes, you would be a perfect addition to Escondido Village CA program. Come for the informational meeting regarding Escondido Village CA program and learn how to become a CA. We'll provide pizza! Date and Time:March 3, 2005. 6:00 PM. Location:EV Cottage Room Sponsor:Escondido Village CA Program http://ev.stanford.edu 4. March 4 Friday, Speed Dating Starting at 8:30pm and ending at 11:00pm EV Village Center Sponsored by the EV Social Committee Want to go on 20 dates in one night? Then speed dating is for you! It'll be love at first sight - or just 3 minutes until your next date! At the end of the night, you'll pick the people you're interested in - we'll match you up and give your email only to your mutual matches! Include the info below in your sign-up email - we'll notify you by March 2 to tell you if you got a spot. Increase your chances of getting in by signing up with a friend of the opposite sex (make sure you both list each other). NAME: EMAIL (to be given out to your matches): PHONE NUMBER (optional - we won't give it out): GENDER: RESIDENCE: PROGRAM/YEAR: AGE: HOMETOWN: HOBBIES: FAVORITE FOODS: FAVORITE SONG: FAVORITE TV SHOW: SOMEPLACE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO GO: IF I WEREN'T IN GRAD SCHOOL, I'D BE: I'M SIGNING UP WITH A FRIEND OF THE OPPOSITE GENDER, HIS/HER NAME IS: **Interested in same-sex speed dating? Send us an email. Free for all grad students RSVP to kagruher@stanford.edu by Monday, 2/28/05 at 5pm 5. What: Paintball When: Saturday, March 5th 11am until we're tired of shooting each other (~5pm) Where: "Operation Paintball", in Hayward Come live out your action-movie combat fantasies as we drench each other in paint. We will have an entire playing field to ourselves, and we'll have access to indoor facilities if it rains. No experience necessary, just a desire to lead your legions to victory on the battlefield. Cost for EV residents: $20 in advance, plus possibly some extra paint during the event Cost for guests: $40 in advance, plus possibly some extra paint during the event If you'd like to join the battle, please bring a check made out to "EV Singles and Couples" to the EV office by Friday, February 25th, and send an RSVP e-mail to Nju Noroge (njoroge@stanford.edu) If you can drive, please indicate that in your e-mail. Space will be limited to between 25 and 35, so if more than that sign up, we'll have a lottery to determine who goes. Brought to you by the Sports/Outdoors committee. ------------------------------------------------- End of Newsletter The Escondido Village Newsletter comes out each week on Friday. To post your event, please see instructions at http://ev.stanford.edu/submitevent.shtml