McDougal Student Life Notes: Week of 2-21-10

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	Yale McDougal Center
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(203) 432-BLUE | mcdougal.center at yale.edu[1]21 February,  2010
	McDougal Center Student Life Calendar[2]		Student Life Website[3]
	THIS WEEK'S MCDOUGAL CENTER EVENTS

  * All Bach McDougal Concert [4] / (02-23-2010 7-8pm)/
  * Understanding America Dinner Discussion: Multiculturalism in the
Age of Obama[5] / (02-24-2010 5:30-7:30pm)/
  * Grad Parent Lunch: Keeping the Romance Alive when you have
Kids[6] / (02-25-2010 12-1:15pm)/
  * Care for the Caregiver[7] / (02-25-2010 5:30-7pm)/
  * Chocolate Fest Dinner[8] / (02-25-2010 5-8pm)/
  * Hips Against Hunger: The Yale Belly Dance Society's 5th Annual
Show [9] / (02-27-2010 8pm)/
  * Trivia Night Fundraiser [10] / (03-01-2010 9pm)/
  * Grad Parent Lunch- Cyberbullying[11] / (03-04-2010 12-1:15pm)/
  * Princess and the Prom[12] / (03-04-2010 to April )/
  * Register for IM Sports  [13] / (03-05-2010 )/
  * Spring Break in New Haven[14] / (3-06 to 3-11 )/

FELLOWS' TIPS OF THE WEEK

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

  * Ariana Huffington Talk[15] / (02-22-2010 4pm)/
  * Haiti Week[16] / (2-22 to 2-27 )/
  * Yale Recycling Office Discussion[17] / (02-22-2010 6pm)/
  * Film Screening: Ajami[18] / (02-24-2010 7-9:30pm)/
  * Welcome to the Saudi Arabia of Coal [19] / (02-24-2010 8:30pm)/
  * Yale for Haiti Caribbean Festival Fundraiser[20] / (02-26-2010
8:30pm)/
  * Site Projects? First Biennial Benefit Gala and Auction Afterparty
[21] / (02-27-2010 5 and 8pm)/
  * J-GAP Purim Party @ GPSCY[22] / (02-27-2010 9:30pm)/
  * Summer Internship at Yale Sustainable Food Farm[23] / (Apps due
3-5 )/
  * Brain Awareness Day[24] / (03-20-2010 9-4pm)/

MCDOUGAL BOX OFFICE

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MCDOUGAL CENTER EVENTS THIS WEEK

  * ALL BACH MCDOUGAL CONCERT  / (02-23-2010 7-8pm)/
This concert features the Yale School of Music's finest baroque
musicians in the music of J.S. Bach.  There will be solo performances
ranging from lute to tuba - and likely a chamber work or two!  Besides
great music, there will be lots of wine and plenty of delicious
brownies for your eating pleasure - so... come to the Common room,
bring a friend or your family to this next wonderful installment of
the Mcdougal Chamber Series!  Located at the McDougal Center Common
Room, HGS.

  * UNDERSTANDING AMERICA DINNER DISCUSSION: MULTICULTURALISM IN THE
AGE OF OBAMA / (02-24-2010 5:30-7:30pm)/
Join us for another exploration of U.S. culture with Yale faculty and
invited guests. This week's topic is "Multiculturalism in the Age of
Obama Discussion'". Please register at
www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=ua. Registration is free
and open to the Yale community. Please e-mail oiss at yale.edu for more
details.  This event is brought to you by Student Life at the
McDougal Center and the OISS. Located at the International Center,
421 Temple St.

  * GRAD PARENT LUNCH: KEEPING THE ROMANCE ALIVE WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS /
(02-25-2010 12-1:15pm)/
A luncheon workshop for Grad-Prof Student & Postdoc parents at Yale.
Dr. Carole Goldberg, Clinical Psychologist at UHS, will give a brief
presentation of strategies to make time for your partner and to
strengthen your relationship, even improve your sex life. Q&A session
follows. Light lunch served. Grad/prof students and postdoc parents,
their spouses/partners and small children welcome to attend. Register
in advance at http://tinyurl.com/RomanceAlive.  Located at 119 HGS,
McDougal Center, 320 York Street.

  * CARE FOR THE CAREGIVER / (02-25-2010 5:30-7pm)/
Care for the Caregiver: A FREE dinner conversation for Medical,
Nursing, PA & Public Health students about the challenge of managing
your stress while you're taking care of others. To sign-up, email
callista.isabelle at yale.edu by 2/23/10. Sponsored by the Yale
University Chaplain's Office and Yale-New Haven Hospital Religious
Ministries. Located at Marigolds in Harkness Dorm at the Med School

  * CHOCOLATE FEST DINNER / (02-25-2010 5-8pm)/
The HGS Chefs prepare a variety of tantalizing chocolate recipes and
treats for dinner tonight, with cocoa and chocolate in everything
from breads to entrees to desserts. All Grad/Prof students &
postdocs, their guests and their families welcome! Fellows serving
special Cross Cocoa Crush to those 21+ with Yale ID. No undergraduate
transfers, Regular meal price applies-pay with meal plan, cash, points
or university charge. Sponsors: HGS Dining Hall, McDougal GSL, HGS
Dorm. 203-432-0448

  * HIPS AGAINST HUNGER: THE YALE BELLY DANCE SOCIETY'S 5TH ANNUAL
SHOW  / (02-27-2010 8pm)/
Come join the members of the Yale Belly Dance Society as they perform
traditional and contemporary dances from across the Middle East and
beyond! Tickets are $5 at the door and all proceeds from ticket sales
benefit New Haven's Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen. For more
information please visit www.yale.edu/bellydance/events  Location:
Harkness Auditorium in the Sterling Hall of Medicine, 333 Cedar
Street. Sponsored by the OISS, the Office of the Secretary, and
Student Life at the McDougal Center.

  * TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER  / (03-01-2010 9pm)/
Please join SEA for a Trivia Night fundraiser at GPSCY. Proceeds will
benefit Yale SEA and our many activities. There is a $20 entry fee for
a team of up to 5 and CASH PRIZES for 1st - 3rd places - the more
teams that enter, the greater the prize money! 8 rounds of 10
questions each, with a 20 team limit, so RSVP ASAP to
yalesea at gmail.com to hold your spot. Refreshments will be provided
and drink specials will also be available - all participants must be
21+ with ID. This event is sponsored by McDougal Grad Student Life.

  * GRAD PARENT LUNCH- CYBERBULLYING / (03-04-2010 12-1:15pm)/
Cyberbullying: Standing Up to the Invisible Bully. Cyberbullying is
bullying through electronic technology: texts, emails, websites,
blogs, myspace/facebook, IM-ing, chat rooms, etc. You and your
children have probably seen it.  Marji Lipshez- Shapiro, ADL?s
Director of Education, will share important information and insights
to help you understand the issues & help you teach your children to
become a cyber-ally. Sponsors: Worklife @ Yale & McDougal GSL Family
Fellows.  Register online in advance at
http://learn.caim.yale.edu/lcdb/courses/classinfo.asp?CourseID=1513
Located at 119 HGS, McDOugal Center, 320 York Street.

  * PRINCESS AND THE PROM / (03-04-2010 to April )/
Done with your Winter Ball dress? Have some prom dresses in the back
of your closet? Donate to the Princess and the Prom, a CT
organization that provides free prom dresses to local high school
girls who otherwise can?t afford one.  We?ll be kicking off the
collection at the International Women?s Day Celebration on Thursday,
March 4th and running through April so don?t forget to search your
closet at home over spring break, too! Don?t have a dress to donate?
Princess and the Prom will hold its annual Dress Giveaway on March
26-28 and they are in need of volunteers to staff the event. Contact
mcdougal.service at yale.edu or Info at PrincessAndTheProm.org.

  * REGISTER FOR IM SPORTS   / (03-05-2010 )/
Organize your intramural sports teams! Time for spring IM sports!
Register your department's team for soccer, softball, ultimate
frisbee, or volleyball by March 5. If you don't know if your
department has a team, go to the captain's meeting on March 24th and
sign up with a team then. For more info:
http://yalegradsports.wordpress.com/2009/10/29/grad-prof-intramural-sports/

  * SPRING BREAK IN NEW HAVEN / (3-06 to 3-11 )/
Get to know your city! Do community service, try food from local
restaurants, bike to the beach, get to know other Yale students & New
Haven city leaders. Program runs March 6-11, 2010.  Cost is $50
(includes 15 meals). Sponsored by the Yale University Chaplains
Office, the Office of New Haven & State Affairs, the McDougal Center,
Slifka Center, and the OISS. For more information, contact Callista
Isabelle: callista.isabelle at yale.edu

MCDOUGAL FELLOWS' TIPS OF THE WEEK

  * LISA'S HEALTH TIP OF THE WEEK
Sexual health tip of the week: February is National Condom Month.
Protect yourself and your partner from STIs. Get free condoms at
McDougal Center HGS. See ASHA website for info on condom use
http://www.ashastd.org/news/news_pressreleases_condommonth2010.cfm.
*The Museum of Sex in NYC has an exhibit on Rubbers-the History of
the condom. www.museumofsex.com

  * MAGGIE AND ULLI'S SOCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK
The Leitner Family Observatory and Planetarium (355 Prospect St) is
open every Tuesday night for a planetarium show. Weather permitting
there will also be public viewing of planets, nebulae, star clusters
and whatever happens to be interesting in the sky. Seats are
available on a first come first serve basis. No reservations
necessary. Time: 7pm and 8pm April - October and 6pm and 7pm November
- March.  For more info, visit: http://www.astro.yale.edu/

  * ALISON'S COMMUNITY SERVICE TIP OF THE WEEK
Feeling bold? St. Baldrick's Day is Thursday, February 25th at Black
Bear Saloon. Participants shave their heads in exchange for donations
which will benefit children's cancer research. For more info:
http://www.theemeraldsociety.com/

  * DOUG'S ARTS AND CULTURE TIP OF THE WEEK
If you would like to sign up to present your Talent in the next few
weeks please click below!! GRAD STUDENT MUSICIANS-WE NEED YOU!!
www.tinyurl.com/talenttuesday

  * KIM'S SPORTS TIP OF THE WEEK
When you're ready for a study break, check out endless videos,
photos, and updates on the Winter Olympics:
http://www.vancouver2010.com/

  * MCDOUGAL'S SOCIAL TIP OF THE WEEK
Oscar Movie tip of the week: See the 2010 academy award nominated
short films, live action & animated, at Criterion cinemas this week.
There's even a new Wallace & Gromit animated film.
www.bowtiecinemas.com

  * MEISHA'S ARTS AND CULTURE TIP OF THE WEEK
Check out the new show Radio Station at Yale Cabaret this weekend.
www.yale.edu/cabaret

  * BIANCA'S ARTS AND CULTURE TIP OF THE WEEK
Interested in how current events relate to history?  Check out
BackStory, a public radio program that brings historical perspective
to the events happening around us today!  On each show, renowned U.S.
historians Ed Ayers, Peter Onuf, and Brian Balogh tear a topic from
the headlines and reveal the connections (and disconnections) between
past and present.  With its passionate, intelligent, and irreverent
approach, BackStory is fun and essential listening no matter who you
are!  Go to http://backstoryradio.org/ to subscribe to the monthly
podcast.

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

  * ARIANA HUFFINGTON TALK / (02-22-2010 4pm)/
Huffington Post co-founder and editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington
will be at Yale Law School February 22 @ 4pm to talk about issues
related to the First Amendment online. The talk is part of Yale Law
School?s Liberty Tree First Amendment Online Colloquium, a series of
discussions organized by the Yale Information Society Project and the
Knight Law and Media Program. The event is open to the Yale University
community only, and Yale University ID will be required for
admittance. Located at Yale Law School Auditorium.

  * HAITI WEEK / (2-22 to 2-27 )/
Haiti Week is a fundraising and educational week to support those
affected by the terrible earthquake in Haiti. We will have brown bag
lunches at noon almost every day starting Monday in the President's
Room in Commons. A more detailed schedule will be posted on the
www.opa.yale.edu/haiti.   Located at Yale Kroon Hall SSS Commons

  * YALE RECYCLING OFFICE DISCUSSION / (02-22-2010 6pm)/
The Yale Recycling Office wants to hear your opinion and invites you
to participate in a 45 minutes discussion group on environmental
issues at Yale and receive your choice of a 10$ gift-certificate for
Criterion Cinemas or Barnes and Nobles. If interested please come to
Bass Library, room L70 on Monday, February 22nd, at 6pm. Please
contact giancarlo.raschio at yale.edu with questions. 

  * FILM SCREENING: AJAMI / (02-24-2010 7-9:30pm)/
Join us for this free pre-Oscars screening of Ajami, Israel?s Academy
Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. This debut by Israeli
and Palestinian co-directors takes a brave, apolitical look at Jews
and Arabs in Jaffa?s multi-ethnic Ajami neighborhood. After Film
Discussion led by Shiri Goren & Ayala Dvoretzky, Yale University.
This screening is hosted by the Program in Judaic Studies and the
Council on Middle east Studies at the MacMillan Center. Please e-mail
amaar.al-hayder at yale.edu if you have any questions.  Located at Luce
Auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave.

  * WELCOME TO THE SAUDI ARABIA OF COAL  / (02-24-2010 8:30pm)/
Come see this groundbreaking multimedia production by the Coal Free
Future Project.  This original and groundbreaking multimedia
production that brings a national audience into the frontlines of the
coalfields and mountaintop removal issue today. The play draws from
real-life experience and documentation, and seeks to recover
forgotten history in our nation?s dark legacy of coal mining.    The
Project is a collection of writers, actors, filmmakers and musicians,
envisioning a coal-free future. Located at Whitney Humanities Center,
Yale University, 53 Wall Street New Haven.

  * YALE FOR HAITI CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL FUNDRAISER / (02-26-2010
8:30pm)/
Join the Yale for Haiti Collaborative during Haiti Week for an
amazing fundraiser at GPSCY. Starting in the ballroom at 8:30pm,  the
Bob Lamothe Blues Band will be energizing the night with some
Caribbean influenced blues and swing! Then at 10:30pm we'll be
dancing to the sounds of konpa, merengue, salsa, reggae, bachata,
calypso and soka. There is a $5 ballroom ticket fee starting at 9pm
with $2 rum drinks all night and $2 Red Stripe till 10pm.  More at
www.gpscy.net and http://opa.yale.edu/haiti/week.htm. (GPSCY is
located at 204 York St, 21+)

  * SITE PROJECTS? FIRST BIENNIAL BENEFIT GALA AND AUCTION AFTERPARTY
 / (02-27-2010 5 and 8pm)/
Auction 5:00-9pm and Afterparty starting at 8pm. Auction afterparty
will feature DJs ZachandLukeGoBoating,
http://www.lukeandzachgoboating.com/! This is a rare chance to enjoy
the magnificent 1906 landmark. Refreshments include a wine bar and
appetizers. Interested in volunteering? Contact:
helenkauder at gmail.com Preview auction images and purchase tickets at
http//www.siteprojects.org Afterparty Tickets purchased at the door,
$20 for Grad students and Artists, $25 General.   Located at 45
Church Street, CT Savings Bank.

  * J-GAP PURIM PARTY @ GPSCY / (02-27-2010 9:30pm)/
Celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim with G&Ps at Yale with a
costume party, karaoke and hamentashen.   For more information, email
jgap at yale.edu.

  * SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT YALE SUSTAINABLE FOOD FARM / (Apps due 3-5
)/
The YSFP is now accepting applications for our Yale Farm summer
internship! The internship offers six Yale undergraduates the
opportunity to learn about and gain hands-on experience in
sustainable agriculture and local food systems. Former interns
regularly report that the experience has a strong influence on their
life plans or course of study. Interns receive a stipend of about
$4,000 while working and learning on the Farm from early June through
August. For more information and an application please visit our
website at yale.edu/sustainablefood/farm_internship. Applications due
March 5.

  * BRAIN AWARENESS DAY / (03-20-2010 9-4pm)/
Volunteers Needed for Brain Awareness Day 3/20/10. On Brain Awareness
Day, local high school students will join us at the medical school to
learn about basic neuroscience concepts through short talks by
University students and faculty, and hands-on activities. Students
will rotate through 20-minute sessions: sheep brain dissection,
comparative neuroanatomy, cellular neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and
sensation & perception. Brain Awareness Day is a Science Pathways
event developed by Yale neuroscience graduate students. Volunteers
are needed to help register students, walk them between sessions and
serve lunch. If you are a student or post-doc interested in science
outreach, it is a great way to get involved. Contact: Joanna Price
(203) 436-4677. www.yale.edu/scienceoutreach

MCDOUGAL BOX OFFICE (124 HGS, 9AM - 5PM)

  * CRITERION MOVIE TICKETS / (anytime $7)/

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