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05.30.08 | The Link: Olin’s Campus-Wide E-Bulletin October 20, 2006 The next edition of the Link will be |
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Plan to come early, get a good seat and ask lots of questions during this one-of-a-kind opportunity for conversation with Ray Stata. A more complete bio of Mr. Stata can be found here. SAVE THE DATE: Benefits Fair Thursday, October 26th The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) -- Upcoming FWOP Performances Upcoming Events
Community Bulletin Board Chemistry for Kids -- National Chemistry Week A day of free, science-related activities and a demonstration of fun scientific experiments will be held on Sunday, October 22nd from 11:00 a.m. to noon and again from 2:00-3:00 p.m., at the Wellesley College Science Center. Appropriate for kids in elementary school and older, the experiments will be presented by Bassam Shakhashiri, a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. From 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the science center, volunteers will lead kids through a series of activities on the theme"Your Home: It's All Built on Chemistry." Activities range from making silly putty to the chemistry of nails. Tickets to the demonstration are available on a first come, first serve basis -- reservations are strongly recommended. To reserve tickets, please contact Marilou Cashman. Parking is free. Website Design Opportunity Mark Bollman a Babson student is looking for someone to design a website for his company Media CP, interested parties should email Mark. Babson Racing Club Mark Bollman is interested in starting a racing club at Babson that will feature a private season of go kart racing, interested parties should email Mark. Internship Survey -- Chance to Win a Spring Break Trip The New England Internship Study wants to know your thoughts about internships, whether you have participated in one or not, you are invited to take the survey. All survey takers will receive a $25 coupon to VacationOutlet.com and will be entered for a chance to win one of the following prizes. Homegrown Coffeehouse Opens its 24th Season on Saturday, October 21st Located at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, at the corner of Great Plain and Dedham Avenue in Needham center, the Homegrown Coffeehouse welcomes back one of New England 's clearest and most distinctive folk voices, Lui Collins on Saturday, October 21 @ 8:00 p.m. There is free parking and wheelchair access. Admission is $15.00 / $12.00 students and seniors to benefit the Church. For more information, call (781) 444-7478 or visit the website for the latest concert updates and advance tickets. Dance Technique Class The Babson Sorenson Center features dance technique classes every Friday morning at 10:30. For more information email bde@babson.edu. Webster Center News Sports Clinics for beginners 12:00-1:00 p.m. Cardiovascular Machines – Friday, October 20 Lunder Fitness Center – Friday, October 27 Squash – Friday, November 3 Golf – Friday, November 10 Exercise Classes @ Chandor Dance Aerobics Studio 5:00-6:00 p.m. Kick boxing: high impact punching and kicking drills – Tuesday's 20-20-20 intervals of step, Tae force, aerobics and muscle conditioning – Thursday's Intramurals kudos Congratulations to the Tatar Family On October 11th, Benjamin Ramey Tatar was born, weighing in at 10 lbs, 1 oz. All are doing very well and pictures can be seen on sandbox/Tater Tot. Reminder: Deadline is October 31st for the $100,000 Green Innovation Prize The KPCB Prize for Green Innovation recognizes those creating substantial advancements in green technology. Any person, group, student organization, or company creating significant, sustainable innovation in green technology is eligible. The prize is a $100,000 award for the best technology or policy innovation that encourages innovation in sustainable, green growth. This may be innovation in green energy generation, storage, conservation, policy or any other field. A panel of five independent judges will select and announce the first winner during the 2nd annual Greentech Innovation Network Conference in early December. Click here for more information.
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In the last issue we asked how many students are currently enrolled at Olin College? Angela Mao was the first to respond with the correct answer: 304. Trivia buffs, do you know..... Q: What was Franklin Olin's distinctive contribution to college baseball? A: First person to correctly respond to Alyson Goodrow receives a prize.
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