In case you live in a hole, Lila’s birthday is this Saturday. She is having an 80’s-themed party in the Sid commons. She even hired an 80’s cover band, so don’t miss it…and dress tacky.

In preparation for her birthday (okay it’s actually Sid’s party), the RA’s will be showing 80’s movies in the commons Friday night while decorations go up. And don’t worry we checked the weather forecast…no hurricanes in sight.

This Thursday at 9 in the commons, invite your friends from other colleges and come exchange/sell 80’s clothing. In high demand: prom dresses, brightly colored shoes, anything with sequins, scrunchies, and basically anything else you wouldn’t be caught dead wearing.

Rob will be out of town this weekend, but just give him a call if your balcony is locked so he can fly back and unlock it for you. This also means that Marisa (Y) is the temporary chief justice for 80’s this weekend. Call her with noise complaints or anytime you want to see a small, fiery Asian girl bitch out drunk people.

Next Saturday, the Salvation Army is having their annual Secret Santa workshop. Transportation will be provided, so go to rice.edu/service to sign up, and get off Santa’s naughty list.

Tonight at 8, Sara Millimet will be giving sex demonstrations in the Sid commons. See Stephanie Liss’s facebook album “sex positions” for a sneak peak.

Matt Diasio still wants your blood…and he’s serious about it. Sign up for Monday’s blood drive. We are already losing sign-ups to Baker, Will Rice, and Wiess.

Sid Pub Night is next Tuesday (11/18)! The theme is “When I was a kid I wanted to be…”
Now Esohe can finally admit her childhood desire to be a stripper, and Brian Hunt can live out his dream of becoming a bum.

This Saturday at 1 on the IM fields, come to the pre-game tailgate for the Rice men’s basketball game at 3 (go get free stuff). If seeing a game at the new Tudor Fieldhouse isn’t enough motivation, remember that Rice basketball can’t be any worse than last year.

RDT (Rice Dance Theater) has their Fall show coming up on November 21 and 22. Tickets will go on sale soon, so go support the 3 Sidizens performing.

Jenny loves paper maché and decorating. And Kelly knows how to do paper maché. Go to Kelly’s office and ask her to tell you what these two announcements have to do with each other.

SENIORS – the RA’s are hosting a happy hour for us this Friday from 5:30-7 in room 500.
FRESHMEN – this would be a good time NOT to come begging for food and movies…thanks.

Homecoming Week Events:

• Norman the Magician tonight at 8 in the Grand Hall, and Rice trivia night at Pub.
• 70’s/Alumni Pub Night Thursday…come see all of your favorite alums in bellbottoms and afros.
• The Nationals are playing a free concert at 11:30 on Friday morning (Meredith encourages skipping class). Chick-fil-a will be served.
• TG in the Sid country club Friday from 4-6. Come talk to alums whose presence is for once socially acceptable (Godard, Brown Jew, Arash, Sadmart…still sketchy).
• Another TG before the football game on Saturday from 12-2 at the stadium (Rice plays Army after that in case you cared).

Anyone stupid enough to abandon ship and leave Sid next semester needs to tell the VP’s (this includes going abroad/OC/graduating). Let them know so they can give your bed to more-deserving and Sid-loving people.

The RA’s will be out of town this weekend, so if you want movies and/or food, go bang on their door before they leave. And Happy Birthday Evan!

Sloane will be selling Esperanza tickets all this week, so stop being cheap and buy them already. And whatever you do, don’t come dressed as a Blue and Gray Ball…that’s just gross, and who came up with that theme???

We are already losing the blood drive sign-up to Baker (1-4). Sign up with Matthew Diasio to donate blood and make Tim Shaver smile.

Congrats to Powderpuff on their win vs. Hanzsen bitches Monday (they are actually bitches). Their next game is this Friday at 6:30 against Martel. Notice the convenient placement of the TG from 4-6 right before the game…just enough time to stumble over and become the most obnoxious cheerleaders ever.

Seniors are still selling glassware…help fund their drinking.

The servery has new disposable cups! Recycle them in any plastic recycling bins. Except they cost a fortune, so non-recyclable Solo cups should still be used for heavy drinking activities (i.e. beerpong).

Tonight is Associates’ Night! Sign up on Kelly’s door if you haven’t already. Wear nice clothes, and don’t show up on a Harley. Bring $2 or 2 canned goods (not keystone) to donate.

Friday is Jailbait College Night! Don’t miss group showers, power lifting in prison, and trick-or-treating in the tower. If you don’t know what some of these mean, neither do we, so find out Friday.
And special note: Gao maybe small, but he is still angry so watch out if you dare to enter Herzstein Amp this Friday, and in general, use your best drunken judgment for all classroom drinking.

The VP’s are still stealing your laundry every Friday at 3:00 if you leave it sitting around. If you go two months without seeing your laundry, go to the nearest Goodwill and you will probably find your clothes.

Vote for your favorite pumpkin from now until Thursday lunch. The winning pumpkin will be announced during college night, and we have a prize for the carver(s).

Thank you to the RA’s for putting up with nakedness and griddle thievery after NOD. And thank you for single-handedly saving EMS fifteen calls by filling our stomachs with food—not beer.

Dear Ryan Fleming, please stop sitting in the back of the commons during council…we can’t hear anything you say.

The SA is sponsoring a Sid-Martel intercollegiate picnic this Saturday in the country club from 5:30 to 8:30. Apparently there are cool people at Martel, so go eat free dinner, drink free beer, and play with Martelians.

This Thursday at 8:30, the Socials will have smores, fire, and ghost stories in the country club.

In case you haven’t already heard, 80’s is November 15, and is need of people to host private parties. Talk to Sloane/Mayra about how they can help you make this happen.
Throwing parties = more friends.

Look for emails about Powderpuff games. If you want to stay on the “Marisas” good side, go to EVERY game…and they will love you forever.

Freshmen: come to the Masters’ house this Thursday night from 8:00-9:30 to meet the Sid Fellows and talk about your classes.

The Seniors want your money…buy Sid glassware.

Open can recycling competition starting now. Drink keystone until you can’t move…then recycle the can.

Don’t feel like wasting away on a beach this spring? Apply for Alternative Spring Break with the CIC before November 3rd…cool people, cool trips.

Freshman and sophomores interested in impacting Rice should apply for Impact Rice by 5:00 today (Wednesday).

College Night is NEXT Friday! The theme is Jailbait in the Dirty South and there will be group showers for all, so Casey says “it’s gonna be so fun.” Also, Gao got pissed at drunkards, so watch out if you’re trying drink to the word “arpha.”

RUPD has reminded us that they can give out Houston citations at Pub. Also, RUPD is apparently not especially cracking down…only 7 citations compared to 21 two years ago.

NOI (night of innocence) is happening at Sid this Saturday night (at the same time as NOD). Looking for less naked and more Disney? Root beer kegs and baked goods will be served.

Congratulations for those who participated in Rate that Restaurant (I mean Ryan Fleming) because Sid won and we will get $100 to a Hedge Hopper Restaurant.

Claire brags about beerpong (and life). She won the President’s beerpong tournament. You should congratulate her.

NOD is this Saturday night. If you want to get in, bring your Rice ID and real ID if you’re 21. No loitering and no wearing clothes that you don’t deserve to be wearing. If you loiter, Becky will spank you. Also NOD is offering “Historian” positions (aka security). And the best news of all, the RA’s will be serving pancakes in the commons from 1-3…clothing optional.

Project pumpkin has been cancelled. Apparently the little kids were tired of bring creeped out by Rice students.

The Grove (still bench-less) is being inaugurated this Friday at 5…free food.

Expect a fire alarm in the next two weeks, and for once it will actually mean something…except not fire…instead, prizes from the SMR.

Rice Night at the Museum is this Friday. Meet in the commons at 6:30 and don’t wear a t-shirt and jeans (go with a NOD costume preview instead).

People have been peeing on Sid since the beginning of time according to Jess.
Tradition continues…

Complete and updated committee rosters are now available. Claire has them, so ask her for one if you already forgot which committee you signed up for.

Rice is implementing new financial policies. To find out about them and read more, check out the SA minutes at sa.rice.edu or read the Thresher article.

Impact Rice applications will be available for freshman and sophomores soon, so look for an email.

Two new Sid courses for next spring have been proposed: Web Design and Argentina (insert longer title here). If you just couldn’t wait to get that special website up and running, now’s your chance.

If you are having trouble writing a paper or studying for a test, don’t forget that your Sid fellows are here to help (except Gary…he’s busy celebrating his birthday and puking in someone else’s sink).

Associates Night is October 29.

There is still time to be Santa! Apply ASAP to be a 2009 Beer Bike Coordinator.

The Musical Committee has decided (tentatively) on doing Chicago in March. What happened to Reefer Madness 2?

EMS applications are outside Kelly’s office, so pick one up if you are interested. According to Ian, “it’s a lot of fun.” Just ask him about 24 hour ambulance shifts and missing parties.

Career Expo is going on today (Wednesday) from12-4 in the Grand Hall. If you’re a senior in denial, it might be time to think about a career…

Yeah Council was a little boring last night…3 days until Fall Break.

OC free food is now gone for anyone with power. But this is on the Honor System, so anyone without honor, should feel free to keep eating here…

The Sid Committee Fair will be Thursday night (tomorrow) in the commons from 9-10. Sid will be giving you 5 slices of pizza for every club you join.

Bring your Rice ID to the Chipotle on Kirby this Saturday and get a free burrito…it’s Christmas in September.

Marisa Y is our new Parliamentarian. Now every line in the Constitution will begin, “Hey! This is really important!”

If you have any large money requests, email Kurt and Jenny ASAP with ideas. (Jacuzzi on the roof, slip-n-slide, new stacks for every floor, shoes for Kwasi…)

Is your room stinky? If it is, ask Nick and Kate, and they will personally ensure that your room smells good when they’re finished.

Families Weekend is this weekend. Sid will be having a TG from 4-6 on Friday afternoon, along with food from Pappasitos. Saturday morning Nick will be serving Texas-shaped waffles at 9:00 in the commons.

November 15th Lila is hosting the biggest 22nd birthday party ever. Come wearing 80s attire.

Claire likes winning. Rate restaurants on the Hedge Hopper card and sign up for “Go Cross Campus” to win prizes for Sid, and piss off other colleges.

CAPP members are non-judgmental people who want to listen to your problems and give you candy, and then kidnap you.

The Academics Committee is having a study break this Friday night at 8 in the commons to watch the presidential debate.

Have you been wondering what that blue bucket is doing in your room? Becca wants you to collect your plastic/aluminum/glass in them, but don’t forget to bring them to the bins in your floor lobby.

Beer Bike applications are actually now available outside Kelly’s office. They are due Sunday at 5.

No poop!

Hurricane Ike aftermath:

1. The Sid laundry room is being made available to faculty and associates who are without power every day from 7 am until 2 pm. So blame any missing bras on Officer 220.
2. OC Sidizens can keep eating for free at Sid (but not other colleges) for the remainder of the week, so if you see Refugee Gary with his head wrapped in a turban, don’t be afraid.
3. Don’t send in minor work orders for your room to H&D, because they have enough to deal with this week. Just ask Kevin, he looooves helping people.
4. The Big Room Auction will be next Tuesday, September 23, after council.

Claire is pissed because everyone is leaving their clothes in the laundry room, and she’s tired of seeing you walk around Sid naked, because only she walks around naked. So if your clothes aren’t out of the laundry room every Friday by 3:00, she will steal them.

ANTH 201 students are starting a class project, and will be coming to Sid for a residential college study. When they ask you questions, just tell them how clean, friendly, and inviting Sid is. The spies’ mugshots will be posted in the lobby.

Spring ’09 Beer Bike applications will be outside Kelly’s office this Friday. Marisa says “do it.”

Families Weekend is next weekend, September 25 through 28, and Rice has tons of events planned. So take your parents to Baker Blues, or the Rugby tailgate, or the Sid TG. Talk to Rachel Mercer-Smith if you would like to help out.

Project Pumpkin (RSVP’s biggest event) is coming up soon, and there will be a bunch of cool little kids for you to play with (Humberto is not allowed). Mishal will provide dates as they are available.

Sid Powderpuff’s first game of the season is this Saturday at 5:00 at the IM fields, so come show your support…and watch girls play with girls.

According to Jess, “7th floor dangling” was the Sid tradition of the 90’s, which entailed special Sidizens being dangled from their legs over the 7th floor balcony. So, unless you want this to be you, don’t pee in stairwells, don’t break stuff, and don’t be Matt Sawyer.

Ike didn’t get Officer Tina (Turner) too bad this time. Also, RUPD has sub-stations around campus, and the closest one to Sid is at Wiess. This could make NOD extremely awkward.

Look for an email from Claire concerning Sid Committees, so that we can finally have a complete list of committee members that doesn’t include the name “Bhavika Kaul” 20 times. Sid will be having a Committee Fair on September 18 so you will have a chance to learn about and join new committees.

80’s Party is THIS SATURDAY! Come to the commons Thursday night at 9 to buy/sell/exchange old 80’s clothing. And it’s not too late to sign up for security, because we still need more people!

If you’re stuff isn’t moved out of the Big Room by this Friday at midnight, it becomes the property of Sid, and will be auctioned off. Couch anyone?

If you love 80s movies, then come to the commons Friday night, where the RA’s will be showing 80s movies all night in the spirit of Saturday’s party. If you have requests, let them know, because they definitely have it.

For all those who are still mourning the absence of Tim Shaver, mourn no longer. A Sid freshman, Matt, is here to take over Tim’s role as vampire…I mean blood drive organizer. And don’t worry, he doesn’t have stuttering issues.

From Chief Wydra: unless you want to get fined and have RUPD crash your party, register it with Rob. Also, another good way to get fined is breaking bottles on the balcony and then refusing to clean it up…don’t do that.

RUPD busted a robbery yesterday in the Greenbriar Lot…how comforting. Register your bikes, and bring back Papa Roach to Sid.

If you have any yearbook experience and you want to help with Sid’s layout in the yearbook (or your name is John Graham Johnson) email Claire letting her know you are interested.

If you signed up for a Symphony ticket, pick it up at the RMC info desk by noon on Thursday, or else it will be given away.

If you want to be on the Senior Committee, email Emily Mills.

Myth: someone threw a flaming couch off of 7th in the 90’s.
Truth: someone was smoking on the balcony and they caught the couch on fire. Lance Berkman (yes, the Astros first baseman) exclaimed, “what are we going to do with it…we can’t just let a burning couch sit here.” He then picked it up and threw it off all by himself. Question: what would we do without Jess?

Sid Retreat is happening this FRIDAY and SATURDAY nights!!  Sign up for either Friday OR Saturday by midnight tonight (Wednesday) if you want to guarantee a place to sleep (or you can just shack up with Claire).  No matter what, be there Saturday afternoon at 1:00 to discuss all that is Sid. 
For those interested, meet Thursday at 6:00pm in the commons to hash out logistical details for this Sid-tastic weekend.  Phew.
 
Congrats to Sid for pulling off another successful orc-raid and winning Sid $1000 to Best Buy.  New stacks anyone??
 
Rock the vote at lunch today for new Sid positions if you haven’t already.
 
Get your shit out of the Big Room by September 12th unless you want Jenny to throw your furniture off of seventh floor. 
 
RUPD still hasn’t figured out how to catch bike thieves.  Maybe they are just too busy responding to Sid Chief Justice calls. 
 
Free ice cream!  The Sid Fellows are having a study break in the commons tonight at 10:00.
 
Theater auditions for Private Eyes are still going on.  Come to Hamman Hall at 7:00 tonight…especially if you are a boy and if you like drama (this means you Will). 
 
New Student Rep applications are due September 9th.  Email Ryan Fleming or slide them under his door at room 401/403.
 
Check the IM sports board for sign-ups.  And if you are a freshman guy, come to flag football practice tonight at 7:00…don’t let us down freshmen.
 
If you want to organize anything important at Rice, Paige Bailey has applications (this means beer bike, homecoming, willy week).  Apply before Marisa does.
 
Jess tells amazing stories.  And if you’re roommate is crazy, they might also be a parent-killer.
 
Happy Birthday President Shorall.  You may be old, but sadly you are still short.

Hey! This is really important! Thank you to the Marisa Show for coordinating an awesome oweek.

A reminder to Will Belligerinski and the rest of Sid: belligerence and destruction to our college result in fines, plus our custodians shouldn’t have to clean up beer and/or bodily fluids every morning. Also, if Rob gets sticky feet, he will hunt you down.

Sid elections are coming up for: floor reps, 2 OC reps, 2 freshman reps, and freshman justice. Find petitions today (Wednesday) by Kelly’s office and return them by 5 pm on Friday. Vote or die Tuesday and Wednesday next week.

Sid is doing a Rice-themed orc raid this Friday, in conjunction with the first TG of the year. And by the way…Rice’s first football game is Friday night.

Sid Retreat is coming up September 5 and 6! We have cabins at Lake Conroe so look for signup sheets soon. Camp fires, music, water, volleyball, planning cool things for Sid, and general bonding will all be taking place.

Ever wanted to learn how to pour beer? The Wellness Center has offered to come to Sid on September 10th and provide alcohol server training. Do it for Sid…apparently it’s just like taking off a band-aid.

Jenny (and Kurt) will beat your ass if you don’t get your shit out of the Big Room by September 12th. And if not, your stain-filled couch will be sold for 30 cents at the Sid Auction on September 16th after council.

Check the IM/college sports board for new sports sign-ups.

Sara Slabisak, Casey Langwith, and Gary Johnson, the Sid head fellows, are hosting a study break next Wednesday at 10. So come learn about the fellows program, and if you’re lucky, you might catch Gary handcuffed outside Sara’s door.

Honor council is looking for new freshman reps. Email KevKev just once for SMR related stuff and turn in housing check-in forms to room 701.

Claire loves the word “uber.” Also, she is short.

Powderpuff practice starts today (Wednesday)…IM fields at 8:00. Go knock bitches down…for Sid.

Ryan Fleming is our SA Senator (which means he represents Sid in the SA). Come to the first SA meeting at 9 pm on Monday to hear about what’s going on at Rice. The SA is looking for New Student Reps, and will meet afterwards at 10:00.