Lent 2008 Newsletter 4
Hi,
Welcome to the 4th Week Pembroke Newsletter. Let's see what we've got
lined up:
NEWS
1. Pembroke People & Planet, Stop AIDS Campaign and Southern African
Fund for Education combined mailing list
2. Amnesty International Notices
OPPORTUNITIES
3. Volunteers wanted for Psychology Experiment
4. Cambridge Christian Worship Orchestra: Auditions
5. Student Community Action Cambridge: Battle of the Bands Auditions
6. Cambridge University Entrepreneurs: £5k Training Event
EVENTS
7. The Pembroke Players Present: ROPE
8. Cambridge University Chinese Cultural Society Play: Autumn Begins
9. Cambridge University Pembroke Players Japan: A midsummer Night's
Dream
10. MedSoc: Celestial Ball
11. Careers Services: Working in the Media
12. Local or Organic - Behind the Buzzwords
13. Ivory Tower Society: "Emissions constraint: global leadership in
social disruption?"
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1. Pembroke People & Planet, Stop AIDS Campaign and Southern African
Fund for Education combined mailing list
I'm setting up a mailing list for Pembroke People & Planet, Stop AIDS
Campaign and Southern African Fund for Education combined so I can let
people know about events we've organised - if you'd like to subscribe
please email me at apj31@cam.ac.uk. Even if you're already on the
university-wide mailing lists for any of these charities, please sign up to
this one too so you can hear about the many exciting events exclusive to
Pembroke!
Anna
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2. Amnesty International Notices
:: ORANGE JUMPSUITS!!::
Do you want to raise awareness about the 'Terrorism, Security and Human
Rights'? And do you want to do that... wearing an orange jumpsuit? Oh
yessss you do!!.
Get sponsored to wear an orange jumpsuit for one day on 20th February.
The more people that get involved, the bigger the message. Interested?
Email Hannah at: hep30@cam.ac.uk or visit the facebook event at
http://cambridge.facebook.com/event.php?eid=25919975984
Lots of lecturers have said they'll get involved and Varsity are doing
coverage. A sponsorship form and Guantanamo fact sheet will be emailed
straight back to you. A jumpsuit will be delivered to your plodge
closer to the day.
Get your mates involved and raise more cash.
:: SURVEY SURVEY SURVEY!!!::
Take the Terrorism, Security and Human Rights survey at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=upPzc2U3PPtK_2bqFYCwf2zg_3d_3d
Please get your friends to take it too!
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3. Volunteers wanted for Psychology Experiment
Would you be interested in earning £4 for 20 mins of your time by taking
part in my language experiment?
It is a simple picture-naming task in which you will be asked to name into a
microphone some pictures that will briefly appear on a computer screen. The
experiment will take place in room 320 of the William Hardy Building,
Downing Site.
My requirements are that you are a native speaker of British English, do not
currently speak any other languages fluently or on a regular basis
(including language classes and speaking another language at home), that you
are not red-green colour blind, and that you are 18-40 years of age.
If you are interested in taking part please reply to cns27@cam.ac.uk with
date(s) and time(s) that would be suitable for you. I am able to book
people in from 9:30 till 5:30 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, though other
times may become available - do still enquire if those times aren't good for
you.
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4. Cambridge Christian Worship Orchestra: Auditions
Cambridge Christian Worship Orchestra (http://ccwo.ttk.org.uk/)
Do you play a musical instrument? Sing? Fancy trying out conducting or
composing? Then the Cambridge Christian Worship orchestra would love to
hear from you!
We are a newly formed inter-denominational Christian Worship group, with
members from both universities across Cambridge. Our aim has been to play
worship music for churches across Cambridge, for services and special
events. We rehearse as and when we have events rather than having weekly
practise, as we appreciate that many people in Cambridge are incredibly
busy!We have played two very successful services so far and this will be
our third event, and we would love to have you involved! Don't worry if you
don't play an orchestral instrument, we welcome violinists to bass
guitarists, baritone horn players to drummers, everyone is really welcome
:)
This, our third event, is taking place on Sunday 10th Feb at Wesley
Methodist Church, Kings Road (near the Grafton centre and Christ's pieces).
We are going to be playing for the 10:30am service,followed by tea and
biscuits in the Refectory, what more could you want?
If you'd like to play then we have two rehearsals this week, both at Wesley
Methodist: Thursday 7.45pm-10pm Saturday 1pm-4pm.
If you think you will be able to come, please try and contact Phil Howie
(musical director) (prh33) to let him know so we have the the right music
ready, but do feel free to just turn up. Bring friends, bring a stand and
come and join in the fun :)
If you have any questions about us and what we do, please feel free to
contact: Phil Howie (MD) prh33 or Eleanor Perkins elp43 or just come along
on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
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5. Student Community Action Cambridge: Battle of the Bands Auditions
Student Community Action Cambridge is on the look out for the best bands
and solo artists Cambridge has to offer for their annual Battle of the
Bands fundraiser. There is a top prize of a day's studio time (worth
£180-200) up for grabs, by kind arrangement of Cambridge recording studio
Zoo Audio (www.zooaudio.co.uk). This is a great opportunity to be seen by a
big crowd and show off your talent! To audition for a place in the final of
this year's competition please email Joe (jb558@cam.ac.uk) for details. All
styles of music are welcome.
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6. Cambridge University Entrepreneurs: £5k Training Event
Cambridge University Entrepreneurs would like to invite you to our £5k
Training Event on Saturday 9th February at 10am in the Judge Business
School. This event will help you maximise your chances of winning £5,000
in our upcoming business plan competition, and everyone is welcome to
attend.
Our talks on marketing, finance and equity will give you the basic
grounding you need to get started, and you will also learn what makes a
winning product and winning team. We will also be joined by one of the
founding members of ARM, who will tell us the story of how a company
that started with 12 engineers in Cambridge became a global standard:
their embedded microprocessors are used in most digital devices on the
planet today.
If, after this Training Event, you enter our £5k Challenge business plan
competition, you will pitch your idea to a panel of judges for a chance
to win £5,000 and the opportunity to turn it into a real business. To
enter, you will need to write an executive summary of up to 3,500 words
and submit it to us by 11.59pm GMT on the 22nd of February, and you can
visit our website at http://www.cue.org.uk for more information.
Please note: The event begins at 10am prompt, so please arrive before
then.
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7. The Pembroke Players Present: ROPE
A play by Patrick Hamilton
London, 1931. Brandon and Granillo, two Cambridge students idling in the
holidays, have come up with the ultimate intellectual pursuit -- murder.
And to provide their plan with a fitting denouement, they host a dinner
party from the chest containing the body. See Nietzschean philosophy played
out to a chilling conclusion, in this darkly comic 1930s drama by genius
scribe, Patrick Hamilton.
Tuesday 12th- Saturday 16th February @ 10 pm
£5 (£4 concession)
DOORS OPEN @ 9.30 PM
Pembroke College New Cellars
For further details please visit www.srcf.ucam.org/pemplayers
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8. Cambridge University Chinese Cultural Society Play: Autumn Begins
The Cambridge University Chinese Cultural Society proudly welcome you
to
our biggest event of the year
CCS Annual Play - "Autumn Begins", 12th-16th Feb, Queen's College
Touching story of how a big family struggles in political turmoil Takes
you back to the years where traditional Chinese banks 'Piao Hao' spread
the whole China Authentic Mandarin Play with English subtitles Special
deals for early booking on weekends In aid of the snow storm victims in
China
Time and tickets:
February 12th-16th, Queens' College, Fitzpatrick Hall, 7.30pm
Ticket Price:
12th - 14th Tue - Thurs 4 pounds for CCS members/5 pounds for
non-members
15th - 16th Fri - Sat 6 pounds for CCS members/7 pounds for
non-members
Special weekend offers - until 12th Feb
15th/16th buy 4 tickets together for 22 pounds
(tickets valid for members and non-members)
Buy on door or book early to secure your seats.
How to book your ticket:
1. post your cheque to Dingxin Morna Zhang @ Pembroke College
(dxmz2@cam.ac.uk) and write your name and college at the back of the
cheque
2. grab any committee member for a ticket--
Eric Su Yang - Magdalene College
Ada Xiao, Chong Zhao, Lina Zhang - Trinity College
Amy Shen - Emmanuel College
Morna Dingxin Zhang - Pembroke College
Jun Ma, Tianlong Wang - Queen's College
Becky Qin - Caius
Han Wu - Robinson College
Jackie Shen - Newnham College
3. visit our website at http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~cuccs
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9. Cambridge University Pembroke Players Japan: A midsummer Night's
Dream
Cambridge University Pembroke Players Japan Tour 2008 present...
- A Midsummer Night's Dream -
By William Shakespeare
'Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind;
And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind'
After the huge success of Romeo and Juliet, the Japan Tour returns with a
vibrant new production of Shakespeare's dizzy, topsy-turvy comedy. We are
looking for a bunch of energetic, imaginative and determined actors to
bring this play to life and take it half way round the world. This is an
amazing and unique opportunity to perform Shakespeare's funniest and most
magical play in an exotic and captivating environment.
Auditions:
Wednesday 20th February - 10am-2pm (Venue TBD)
Thursday 21st February - 1pm - 5.30pm (Venue TBD)
NB: In order to be part of the tour, actors need to be able to rehearse
during the Easter Term and must be completely free between 23rd August -
7th September (for rehearsals in Cambridge) and 11th September - 2nd
October (for performance in Japan). Every member of the company will be
required to contribute £350 towards the funding of the tour.
If you have any questions or concerns, or would like to know a little bit
more about the tour, feel free to contact James Lewis on jdl42@cam.ac.uk
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10. MedSoc: Celestial Ball
*Date*: Saturday 8th March
*Time*: 7pm - 2am
*Venue*: New Hall College
*Dress*: Black Tie
*Dining*: members £44
non-members £49
*Non-Dining*: £32
TICKETS:
In order to reserve a ticket, email your name, college and ticket
preference to:
medsocball2008@googlemail.com
(if you want to order more than one ticket please provide the name, email,
college and ticket preference of all persons)
We will then contact you with details on how and when to get cheques to us
and arrangements for the seating plan.
The celestial ball will primarily be a dining ball with a reception, a
delicious three course meal with wine and of course bars with
unlimited drinks. Our ents team are bringing together a variety of
exciting ents throughout the night and a main act which will be
announced closer to the time. We are also providing a limited number
of non-dining tickets.
Additionally, if you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to
contact us ( medsocball2008@googlemail.com)
If you haven't already, join the ball facebook group at:
http://cambridge.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8593320813
Thank you and I really hope to see you all at the ball!
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11. Careers Services: Working in the Media
A date for your next week's diary! The major media work information
event of the Cambridge year:
WORKING IN THE MEDIA
WEDNESDAY 13 FEBRUARY
6.00-9.00pm
Exam Halls, New Museums Site, Downing St
This popular annual Careers Service event gives you a unique chance to
get first-hand insights into careers in Journalism, Radio, TV, Film,
Media Law, Media Management, Publishing, and Science Communications.
Meet graduates in media jobs; media organisations; course providers; and
student societies - for informal conversations and advice. Talks
programme throughout the evening.
Find out if it's for you - and maybe find a job or work experience.
For details of who will be there (over 60 participants) and where it is,
go to the link from the front page of www.careers.cam.ac.uk
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12. Local or Organic - Behind the Buzzwords
Real Food Discussion Cafe #2:
Local and Organic - Behind the Buzzwords
~ With Roland Randall (Geography Dept and organic farmer) ~
Monday 11th Feb, 7pm
King's Coffee Shop
Is local food always more climate-friendly than imported? What exactly
is organic farming, and is it really better for the environment? Is it
practical to only eat seasonally? Just what food choices should the
ethically conscious shopper be making? If you're baffled by buzzwords
and want to learn about and discuss the issues behind sustainable
eating, come along to the second of our discussion cafes. The
atmosphere will be friendly and informal, there'll be free tea and
cake, comfy sofas, and a chance to chat to experts and students alike.
Our last discussion cafe was a great success with a large group,
lovely cake and interesting debate, so don't miss out :)
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13. Ivory Tower Society: "Emissions constraint: global leadership in
social disruption?"
IVORY TOWER SOCIETY MONDAY 11TH AND 18TH FEBRUARY
Hello,
Remember to come to a great talk this Monday 11th: "Emissions constraint:
global leadership in social disruption?", lead by John Buckley, Renewable
Energy Trade Promoter.
Next Monday Monday 18th February brings another treat with "THE PHYSICS OF
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS" lead by our own Pembroke College Harvard Scholar,
MATTHEW SMITH
Both talks are in the Nihon Room, Pembroke College at 8pm, drinks at 7.45pm
ABSTRACT: Musical instruments provide fascinating and elegant examples of
physics in action. They are among the earliest human inventions, are fairly
common in our daily lives, and seem relatively simple in their construction
and operation. When approached from a physics standpoint, however, one
finds that musical instruments embody many fundamental and intriguing
phenomena that are not otherwise apparent. Demonstrations, audio clips, and
other real-world examples will be used to explore the hidden science of
instrumental music-making in a way that appeals to physicists, musicians,
and non-specialists alike.
BIOGRAPHY: Matt Smith is currently a candidate for the MPhil in Engineering
and is the Harvard Scholar at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He graduated
with a BA in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in June, 2007. His
past research has included several assignments at the NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory in Pasadena, CA working on space-based optical systems for
planet detection. He has also worked for Boeing Space and Intelligence
Systems in El Segundo, CA. Next autumn Matt will begin graduate study at
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a member of the Space Systems
Lab. He plays viola, the drums, and desperately wants to play the guitar.
For more information contact Clare Buckley (ceb85) or see our website at
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/