THE WESTLETTER for the week of 1/7/18 · Roomful of Teeth with Tigran Hamasyan, piano Tue Jan 09...
Transcript of THE WESTLETTER for the week of 1/7/18 · Roomful of Teeth with Tigran Hamasyan, piano Tue Jan 09...
Sunday,January7,2018at11:10:19AMEasternStandardTime
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Subject: WestHouseNEWS(CommunityDinnerTONIGHT;Housegear;NYCandskitrips;WestHousedirectory;Fellowslunches)
Date: Sunday,January7,2018at10:49:00AMEasternStandardTimeFrom: RyanC.HickoxTo: RyanC.HickoxADachments: image001.png,image002.png,image003.png,image004.png,image005.png,image006.png,
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HiWesXans,Welcomeback!Ihopeyou’vemanagedtostaywarm.It’sgreattoseeyouallbackoncampus.ThebignewsisourfirstCOMMUNITYDINNERofthetermisTONIGHT!Seemanyofyouthisevening(wheresomeofyoucanpickupyourHousegear!)Seebelowforlotsmore.
Best,RCH
THEWESTLETTERfortheweekof1/7/18asalways,formoreseesites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/
ToaddtheWestHousecalendartoyourowncalendarapplicaXons,youcanusethisiCallink.WesUansintheNews
TheSingDynastyacapellagroup,includingWesXansCarolineSmith‘21,HannahMontgomery’21,andTaylorLane’20,performedforConanO’Brienlastmontha`eravisittoatapingoftheshowinNewYork.
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WestHousefacultyaffiliateMichaelHerron(Government)hasproducedaninteresXngstudyoftheresultsoftherecentAlabamaSenateelecXon.
WesXansCyLippold’19andIceQuiñones’19ledDartmouthWomen’sBasketballtoawinoverHarvardintheirIvyLeagueopenerlastnight.
CommunityDinnerTONIGHT6pm!
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SeeyoutonightforourfirstWestHouseCommunityDinneroftheterm,cateredbyperennialfavoriteTukTukThai.WewillalsohaveatablestaffedbytheUGAs,toprovideinformaUonforanyoneinterestedinservingasaUGAnextyear.FortheXmebeingwewon’tbehavingpre-dinnerrecepUonsbeforethecommunitydinners,butwilllookforotheropportuniXesforsimilarsocialeventswiththewholeHousecommunity.SeeyouinFaheyLoungeat6!(NotethatduetotheCommunityDinnertheUGAswillnotbeservingfoodintheHyphentonight;thesewillstartnextweek.)WestHousegear!FirstrounddistribuUontonightatCommunityDinnerThankstoeveryonewhoorderedWestHousegearlastterm.Thefirstdeliveryisnowhere,includingtechnicalT-shirts,baseballcaps,PJpants,andfleeceblankets.Ifyouorderedoneofthese,comepickupyoursinFahey1stfloorduringtheCommunityDinner.Theremainingitems(fleeces,hoodies,winterbeanies)willbedistributedinthenextfewweeks.WestHousedirectorybookThistermwewillbecreaXngaWestHousedirectorybookliketheold“Dartmouthfreshmanfacebook”thatincludesnamesandphotosofWestHousestudents,faculty,andstaff.ThiswillbeagreatwaytogettoknowwhoelseisinWestHouse!(Usefulforfindingroommates,seekingoutfacultywithyourinterests,andrecognizingfellowWesXansaroundcampus.)WemayalsomakedirectoryposterstoputupintheHouse.Toincludeyourname,year,and(opXonally)photo,weneedyoutoaffirmyouragreement.Youcansignuptohaveyourname,year,and(opXonally)photointhedirectorybookhere:hips://goo.gl/forms/SjMPGTVdsicjq9U92
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WewillalsoprovideopportuniXesforstudentstosignupattheCommunityDinnertonight.AllWestHouseundergrads,gradstudents,faculty,staff,andcommunitymembersareencouragedtosignupforthedirectory!T-SHIRTDESIGNCONTEST–$50prize!
InaddiXontothegearordersabove,wewillalsobecreaXngWestHouseT-shirtsfordistribuXontoHousemembers,andareholdingaT-shirtdesigncontest!Thewinnerwillreceivea$50prize!
Designstoshouldbesubmiied(in.pdf,.eps,.jpg,.png,.ai,orothergraphicsformat)[email protected].(Thismaybeobvious,butpleasenooffensivecontentorreferencestodrugsoralcohol.)Forhigh-resgraphicsfilesoftheofficialHouse“elmtree”insignia,pleasecontactmeatRyan.C.Hickox@dartmouth.edu.-WestHousetripsinWinter2018
YourExecBoardhasputtogethertwogreatWestHousetripsforWinter2018(transportandacXviXeswillbefreeforHousemembers):
AtriptoNewYorkCitynextweekend.ThistripisnowFULL.Thankstoeveryoneforyourinterest;wehadover200requestsforonly50placesandarekeepingawaitlist;keepaneyeoutformoretripsinthefuture!
AdayskiingatCannonMountainintheWhiteMountainsonSaturdayFebruary3rd.Signupforthetripwillbeavailablesoon.
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IfyouhavesuggesXonsforHouseouXngspleasecometoanExecmeeXng(seebelow)orletusknow!-WestHouseFellowsLunches
ToprovideanotherchanceforWestHousestudents,faculty,andstafftogettogether,thistermwewillbeholdingtwoWestHouseFellowsLunchesintheClassof1953Commons.Thisterm’sluncheswillbeThursday,February1andThursday,March8from12to1:30pm.AllHousemembersareencouragedtoaiend,andforaffiliatedfaculty,staff,andgraduatestudents(whogenerallydonothaveamealplan)thecostoflunchwillbecoveredbytheHouse.ThiswillbeagreatchancetogettomeetothermembersoftheHouseandconnectoverameal!
-First-yearfloordinners
StarXnginthefourthweekofterm,wewillbehosXngeveryfirst-yearfloorattheHouseProfessor’sResidencefordinneronThursdaynights.ThescheduleisTBA;pleaselookoutfornoXficaXonfromyourUGA.WelookforwardtohosXngyouhere!-FreeHOPUcketsWestHousehasavailablefreeUcketsforHousememberstoaiendworld-classperformancesattheHopkinsCentereachterm.AfulllistofshowsforSpringtermisavailablehere.Ifyou’dlikeXckets,[email protected].
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RoomfulofTeethwithTigranHamasyan,pianoTueJan092018–7:00PMGrammy-winningoctetsingsPulitzerwinner,Hop-commissionedpremiereandotherthrillingnewmusic.
MalpasoDanceCompanyThuJan112018–7:00PMPassion,precisionandvibrantathleXcismfromtheforefrontofCubancontemporarydance.-TheWestHouse“FaheyLibrary”PleasenotethattheFaheyFirstFloorLoungehasbeenreservedbytheHouseforeveningsforgeneraluseforstudyingmostoftheterm.Wehopeyou’llconsiderityourownlocal“HouseLibrary”andagreatplacetostudy.YourExecBoardisexploringhavinganactualcollecXonofbookstoputinthere,butfornow,pleasetakeadvantageofthisgreatstudyspacerightnexttohome!-ExecBoardmeeUngThenextWestHouseExecBoardmeeXngwillbeTONIGHTat7pminFaheyLoungea`ertheCommunityDinner.Allarewelcometocomewithenergyandideas.-ResidentExpertsSeeherefortheupdatedResidentExpertschedulefortheterm:
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------------------------------RyanC.HickoxAssociateProfessorDepartmentofPhysics&AstronomyHouseProfessor,WestHouseDartmouthCollegeWilderLaboratory241+1(603)646-2962hip://www.dartmouth.edu/~hickox/------------------------------