********************************************************************** * College Houses Events Bulletin (06 Apr 1999) * * by Ron Kumon, Laurel House Education Coordinator * ********************************************************************** Events of the Week: -----------> College Houses Job Openings: o Central Advertising and Marketing (CAMP) o INK Editor o Social/Education Committee Coordinator (SECC) Applications are due at the College Houses office, 1906 Pearl St., by ***Wed., 7 Apr at 6:00pm***. See the posters around the house for details or contact James DeRossitt for more information (708-0024, derossitt@mail.utexas.edu). Thu., 08 Apr Conflict Management Workshop Pearl St. Study Room, 5--7 pm Learn how to manage conflicts in a productive manner. The course will be conducted by the UT Center for Conflict Resolution and is sponsored by the College Houses Membership, Education, and Marketing (MEM) subcommittee. A meal will be provided. Thu., 08 Apr Baseball Fielding Practice (Meet at Laurel House), 4 pm This is a practice for our upcoming game with the Taos Corndogs. For those of you who don't know anything about baseball, fielding practice primarily involves a lot of throwing and catching. Everyone is welcome-- instruction will be provided to those who need it. Contact Megan Sylvester for more information (476-8754, meganjoy@mail.utexas.edu). Sun., 11 Apr Baseball Batting Practice (Meet at Laurel House), 2 pm This is a practice for our upcoming game with the Taos Corndogs. For those of you who don't know anything about baseball, batting practice primarily involves trying to hit a ball thrown at you by a person or a machine. Everyone is welcome--instruction will be provided to those who need it. Contact Megan Sylvester for more information (476-8754, meganjoy@mail.utexas.edu). Sun., 11 Apr Ron's Birthday Party Laurel House, Time TBA Come celebrate the completion of my 29th year on the planet. I'm not quite sure what we'll do---let me know if you have any ideas. Perhaps something in conjunction with the labor holiday ice cream social... Upcoming Laurel House events: Wed., 14 Apr Baseball Batting Practice (Meet at Laurel House), 7 pm Thu., 15 Apr Baseball Fielding Practice (Meet at Laurel House), 4 pm Fri., 16 Apr Laurel House & Opsis "Open Mike" Night, Laurel House, 7 pm. Bring your favorite poems, short stories, songs, music, comedy, drama, or anything else you would like to share with your fellow Laurelians/Opsters. Presentations/performances should not exceed 10--15 min. in length. *Fine coffee, tea, desserts and other goodies* will be available for all who attend. [Laurelians: Please contact me if you would like to present/perform. Give a brief description of what you plan to do and indicate if you need any audiovisual equipment. Thanks! --Ron] Sat., 17 Apr Laurel House/Opsis Lobsters vs. Taos Corndogs, (Meet at Laurel House at 12:45 pm, Game at 2 pm) Defend the honor of Laurel House and Opsis, partake in much food and drink, and "play ball!" Party at Taos at 10 pm. [Laurelians: Everyone is welcome to participate whether you know how to play or not, attended practices or not. Also Lobsters T-shirts are now available from Megan Sylvester for $11. Contact her at 476-8754 or ] Upcoming College Houses Events: Mon., 19 Apr College Houses General Membership Meeting Pearl St., 6 pm. Meet and have dinner your fellow College Houses co-opers (No dinner will be served at Laurel House). You will also have a chance to talk with the College Houses Board of Directors and vote on the T-shirt design for next year. Other Upcoming Events/Announcements: Sun., 11 Apr Thai Cultural Day Fiesta Garden, 2101 Bergman Ave., Austin, 10:30 am--6:00 pm A schedule of events is available from the web site at . For more information, contact Nira (445-6544), Gene (395-7880), or Dang (398-7880). Mon., 12 Apr "La Belle Epoque" Texas Union Theatre, 9 pm Part of the "Foreign Flick Monday" series of the Texas Union Council International Awareness and Multimedia Committees. Thu., 15 Apr "When Harry Met Sally" Main Mall, 9 pm. Picnic begins at 8:30 and movie at 9pm. This is a 'sit-in' movie so bring your chairs, couches, blankets---whatever will make you comfortable. Part of Senior Week celebrations. Mon., 19 Apr "Indochine" Texas Union Theatre, 9 pm Part of the "Foreign Flick Monday" series of the Texas Union Council International Awareness and Multimedia Committees. Sat., 24 Apr FIESTA '99: Roy Lozano's Ballet Folklorico de Texas Paramount Theatre, 8 pm Tickets: $10, $12 and $15 through STAR Tickets or (512) 469-SHOW Administrative: If you have an educational event which you would like to have included in a future bulletin, please send the announcement to Ron Kumon at . Be sure to include, the day of the week, date, title, time, location, a brief description, contact information, and relevant hyperlinks. Thanks! ********************************************************************** * Brought to you by the Laurel House Education Coordinator: * * Putting the "education" in educational student housing!!! * **********************************************************************