* Avi sez: skiing tomorrow! Could be even awesomer if more people come. There is still space! Email/talk to Avi.
* Go Back to the Future with Laura on MLK Day (ie, Monday) starting at 2pm in RH apt.

Tuesday: Inauguration Day/the coming of Change. 9am-3pm (10am-11pm are "hardcore times") in RH Apt for viewing. Muffins will be served. If you can’t make it, it will be taped and replayed at study break.

Thursday: RM trip to Spamalot, but more importantly there is

BROOMBALL at 8:45 on the ice rink, followed by the promised marshmallows and hot chocolate and fire (n.b.: the hot chocolate will not be in the fire) in the house lounge.

Saturday: Taking the Next Step. Go (upperclasspeople)! Learn!

Birthday/Chinese New Year ice skating party, afternoonish.

Ethiopian dinner. There are more than enough gift certificates to go around. Everyone should go!

* HOUSE SURVEY. Fill it out, yo! Laura will bribe you (again). Also, Vincent will get up to $100 with 100% participation! If you don't fill it out you are dooming our Super Bowl party to carrot sticks and carrot sticks alone.
* Anees: sign up to offer services to be auctioned at the service auction! Look out for an email.
* Anees proceeded to have extreme chest congestion which he cleared vociferously.
* KSO show on Feb. 14th. Bring your valentine to watch Anees and Dorian celebrate Korean culture.
* Nadji is leading a trip to Fogo de Chao (all-one-can-eat Brazilian meatery) Feb. 13th @ 1pm-ish.
* We voted for a $10/person subsidy for MLK day ski trip.
* Sign up for Relay for Life! Join Elaine, Hannah, Monika, and Liat as they stay up all night to raise money for cancer. 29th-30th of May. Email one of the aforementioned Vincentians to become part of the team by Jan. 30th and it's free ($5/person otherwise)
* BJC: Burton-Judson Olympics! Think of games ideas...ideally something we can win. Shamwows/Klingon speaking/Pokerapping?
* PSAC: Friday of 5th week, you can host your very own Prospie! Email Dorian with your room number and other pertinent info if you want one.
* Make friends with the popo. Email outreach ideas to cops@uchicago.edu. They urge us to “[b]e safe and use [our] safety resources.”
* Chinese New Year Parade on Feb. 1st in Chinatown. Go to Chinatown, have lunch, watch the parade, and have a really cool cultural experience. We'll be back in time for the Super Bowl.
* Talent show March 14th! Sign up to showcase your skills or humiliate yourself. Either way, we’ll laugh. I (Blair) will email you…but you can also email me if you have burning questions.
* Bensk: Fundraisers (selling shirts) next week Mon., Tues., and Weds. outside the dining hall and perhaps even in the Reynolds Club if they become popular. Sell multiple shirts for layering warmth!
* Tues. 9:30 is men's basketball in crown. Play and win us eternal sports glory.


Vinnies: Jordan, Eli and Nadji

For buying donuts and coffee to share and
For demonstrating the wonders of ShamWow

Weenie: Laura
For advising potential rapists on how to avoid DNA incrimination (for shame!)

Word of the Week:

“(El) ShamWow”

n. An absorbent cleaning cloth capable of soaking up amazing amounts of liquid (just ask Eli/Nadji)