Lent 2008 Newsletter 8
1. Pembroke June Event: Get Tickets Now!
2. Ivory Tower Society: Evolution of Disease Susceptibility - How
Ancient Mosquitoes Can Ruin Your Life
3. King's Jazz Jam Session: Get up and play...
4. Amateur Dramatics Club: Into The Woods
5. Improvised Comedy Ents: Pulp Improv
6. Cambridge Revelation Rock Gospel Choir: March 13 Event
7. CU Entrepreneurs: Finalists' Dinner
8. Pembroke June Event: Staff Wanted
9. Emmanual June Event: Workers Needed
10. Clare May Ball: Area Co-ordinators Wanted
11. InPrint Literary Magazine: Submissions Wanted
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1. Pembroke June Event: Get Tickets Now!
**A Night at The Chocolate Factory*
*Tickets for Pembroke June Event 2008 are selling out fast!
To make sure you can attend the sweetest event this May Week,
apply for a ticket at the Porters Lodge or go to
www.pembrokejuneevent.com
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2. Ivory Tower Society: Evolution of Disease Susceptibility
- How Ancient Mosquitoes Can Ruin Your Life
*********FINAL IVORY TOWERS TALK OF THE TERM - NOT TO BE MISSED!***********
"EVOLUTION OF DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY - HOW ANCIENT MOSQUITOES CAN RUIN YOUR
LIFE", PROF KEN SMITH
MONDAY 10TH MARCH, 7.45pm for 8pm, NIHON ROOM, PEMBROKE COLLEGE
This promises to be an excellent discussion by an eminent speaker and it
would be great to have a good crowd to support the last event of term so
come along!
Abstract
Perhaps 25% of people will end up with an autoimmune disease at some point
in their life. These illnesses occur when the immune system turns on the
body, no longer recognizing it as "self" and thus attacking it. Many of
these diseases are common (type I diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis) or
prominent (multiple sclerosis, lupus). We are all at risk of these
illnesses, and our degree of risk is genetically determined. This genetic
risk is inherited in a complex "polygenic" fashion, rather than in a simple
mendelian one like haemophilia or cystic fibrosis. It results in huge
variation in disease susceptibility between families, and often between
races and ethnic groups.
I will examine the principles behind the inheritance of risk of
autoimmunity, presenting evidence from studies in wild mice in Australia
and Iran and in people from the UK, Hong Kong and Kenya. This suggests that
the evolution of our predisposition to autoimmune disease is all about
mosquitos, but that mosquitos might also be our saviours.
Ken Smith
MA BMedSc MBBS PhD FRACP FRCPA FRCP FHEA FMedSci
Genzyme Professor of Experimental Medicine, and Head of the Division of
Renal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge
Khoo Oon Teik Professor of Nephrology, University of Singapore
Honorary Consultant Physician, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Fellow and Director of Studies in Clinical Medicine, Pembroke College,
Cambridge
Programme Director, NIH - University of Cambridge Biomedical Research
Graduate Programme.
For more information see http://www.srcf.ucam.org/ivorytower/ or contact
Clare Buckley (ceb85)
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3. King's Jazz Jam Session: Get up and play...
Tuesday 11th March 8.30-10.30pm in King's Bar.
King's own jazz combo, the KJB, will be hosting an evening of jazz
in King's College.
The event is open to musicians and non-musicians alike, and audience
participation is welcomed from the musically inclined amongst you.
So what are you waiting for? Dust off your trumpet, grab your guitar or
simply prepare to be serenaded! Rhythm section and lead instruments welcome!
Entry is FREE and drinks may be purchased from the bar.
If you'd like to be added to the up and coming "King's Jazz Jam" email
list, to be informed of future events or even to become a part of the
organisation of this event, then just hit reply to Will on wc238@cam.ac.uk
or JOIN THE FACEBOOK GROUP at
http://cambridge.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21371993392
The KJB
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4. Amateur Dramatics Club: Into The Woods
The Amateur Dramatic Club Presents its Lent Term Musical:
'INTO THE WOODS'
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by James Lapine.
March 11th - 22nd 2008
7:45pm Monday - Saturday. Matinee on 19th March at 1pm.
www.intothewoods08.com
Free on-line booking: www.adctheatre.com Box office: 01223 300085
'I wish…'
The Baker and his Wife wish for nothing more than a child of their own.
Cinderella wishes to go to the ball. And Red Riding Hood just wants to
visit Granny.
But are wishes that simple? And if a wish is granted, what comes after its
Happily Ever After? In Sondheim's musical masterpiece choices are made and
paths are followed, but these are dangerous Woods, and even familiar
stories can lose their way.
The Woods are waiting…
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5. Improvised Comedy Ents: Pulp Improv
IMPROVISED COMEDY ENTS presents PULP IMPROV
Wednesday 12th March, 8pm
New Cellars, Pembroke College
Sit down and relax as ICE bring you a series of comedic tales from a world
that seems strangely similar, and yet strangely different from our own. Just
what is the secret that lurks at Joe's farm? What's in the briefcase that
everyone's dying to get hold of? And which stories are actually parts of a
greater whole, entangled with each other as the plot threads weave through
the night? You decide!
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6. Cambridge Revelation Rock Gospel Choir: March 13 Event
Cambridge Revelation Rock Gospel Choir invites you to join us for an amazing
night of music, everything from Gospel power numbers to Queen, Phil Collins to
cheesy boyband numbers and everything in between - you DO NOT want to miss
this! Guaranteed to be a night of fun, energy and enthusiasm!
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fitzwilliam College Auditorium
Tickets on the door: £3/£5 (Concess/Adults)
Any more information contact lk274.
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7. CU Entrepreneurs: Finalists' Dinner
Cambridge University Entrepreneurs' Finalists' Dinner 2008
7pm, Monday 17 March
Tickets are on sale now for the CU Entrepreneurs' Finalists' Dinner -
book now at www.cue.org.uk
This year's Black Tie Finalists' Dinner will take place in the striking
elegance of the Dome at New Hall, Cambridge, complete with jazz trio and
drinks reception. Here we announce the finalists of the Entrepreneurs'
Challenge 2008. These teams will go on to write full business plans for
the chance to win £5000 in June to set up their businesses. This highly
prestigious event will be attended by the Cambridge business community
and the most promising young entrepreneurs in Cambridge. Cong Cong Bo,
President of CU Entrepreneurs said, "It will be a showcase and
celebration of emerging entrepreneurial talent and ground-breaking
technology at a world-class university."
The Entrepreneurs' Challenge, a business creation competition that runs
in three phases, has a history of creating world-class high technology
companies. Light Blue Optics, a company producing miniature laser-based
projectors and winner of the competition in 2004, has recently opened
its first US office, having secured $26m of venture capital funding.
Last year's winning team, Cambridge Temperature Concepts, is about to
launch its product, a tiny temperature sensor that accurately detects
ovulation, at the end of April. Companies that have emerged from the
competitions since CU Entrepreneurs was set up just 9 years ago are now
collectively valued at over £42m, making it the most successful
student-run business creation competition in the world.
To book tickets for the event, please fill the online form at
www.cue.org.uk
THE MENU
Warm Duck Breast Salad with Orange & Sesame Seed Dressing
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Oven Roasted Stuffed Guinea Fowl Supreme with Shallot & Red Wine Sauce
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Selection of Vegetables
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Hazelnut Meringue Nest Topped with Mango, Kiwi & Cointreau
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Coffee and mints
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8. Pembroke June Event: Staff Wanted
Do you want to work at the sweetest event of the year? Pembroke College
is hiring staff for its event, 'Night at the Chocolate Factory'.
> Worked in a bar?
> Got experience serving food?
> Like bossing people around?
> Just want something to put on your CV?
If any of these sound like good reasons to apply to work at the Pembroke
June Event 2008, go to www.pembrokejuneevent.com now.
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9. Emmanual June Event: Workers Needed
Rodeo, the 2008 Emmanuel June Event, needs workers to make the event live up
to its reputation as one of the best in Cambridge. We are seeking
enthusiastic and efficient workers in many different areas on Sunday 15th
June.
Jobs include: Set-up, Fire Steward/Band Checking, Food and Drink,
Cleaning/Sorting
For more information and to apply go to the Rodeo Website
www.emmajuneevent.com or email
staffing@emmajuneevent.com
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10. Clare May Ball: Area Co-ordinators Wanted
Job Description:
Area Co-ordinators are responsible for the smooth-running of a certain
zone of the grounds where the Ball takes place.
They will be expected to recognise problems, troubleshoot, and take the
initiative.
Examples of what they are in charge of include ensuring stocks are
replaced, monitoring health and safety situations, maintaining the
presentation of the area, etc.
Hours and Benefits:
Area co-ordinators will work shifts from 6pm on 16th June to 6am the
following day, with 2 hours free in between.
In return, they will receive:
*Free entry (to a sold-out ball, tickets £105)
*£65 payment
The experience of overseeing a large-scale event and taking the lead in
decision-making is also something that we hope applicants would enjoy and
develop from.
Applications:
Email kl311@cam.ac.uk with:
*Personal details (name, college, address, email, DOB)
*Previous experience (Ball-related, or other that is appropriate)
An short interview may be necessary to finalise candidates, we will let you
know if this is the case.
Deadline for applications is **4pm Friday 14th March**.
Get in touch if you have any queries.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kathy Liu
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11. InPrint Literary Magazine: Submissions Wanted
InPrint, the student literature magazine exclusive to Cambridge, is
accepting submissions for the 2008 edition. The magazine's editorial team
wants your poems, short stories or other pieces of creative prose for
selection into the final edition. Students can submit as many pieces as they
like, but there are limits on length: no novels or epics please!
To submit your work, send it as an attachment to
inprint.magazine@gmail.comwith "submission" in the subject line.
Include your name and email address
in the text, but not the attached file, so we can maintain anonymity in the
review process. To read previous entries and find out more details, visit
the "InPrint 2008" FaceBook group.
Deadline for submission: 25 April 2008