the westletter for the week of 1/7/18 · roomful of teeth with tigran hamasyan, piano tue jan 09...

Sunday,January7,2018at11:10:19AMEasternStandardTime

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Subject: WestHouseNEWS(CommunityDinnerTONIGHT;Housegear;NYCandskitrips;WestHousedirectory;Fellowslunches)

Date: Sunday,January7,2018at10:49:00AMEasternStandardTimeFrom: RyanC.HickoxTo: RyanC.HickoxADachments: image001.png,image002.png,image003.png,image004.png,image005.png,image006.png,

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HiWesXans,Welcomeback!Ihopeyou’vemanagedtostaywarm.It’sgreattoseeyouallbackoncampus.ThebignewsisourfirstCOMMUNITYDINNERofthetermisTONIGHT!Seemanyofyouthisevening(wheresomeofyoucanpickupyourHousegear!)Seebelowforlotsmore.

Best,RCH

THEWESTLETTERfortheweekof1/7/18asalways,formoreseesites.dartmouth.edu/west-house/

ToaddtheWestHousecalendartoyourowncalendarapplicaXons,youcanusethisiCallink.WesUansintheNews

TheSingDynastyacapellagroup,includingWesXansCarolineSmith‘21,HannahMontgomery’21,andTaylorLane’20,performedforConanO’Brienlastmontha`eravisittoatapingoftheshowinNewYork.

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WestHousefacultyaffiliateMichaelHerron(Government)hasproducedaninteresXngstudyoftheresultsoftherecentAlabamaSenateelecXon.

WesXansCyLippold’19andIceQuiñones’19ledDartmouthWomen’sBasketballtoawinoverHarvardintheirIvyLeagueopenerlastnight.

CommunityDinnerTONIGHT6pm!

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SeeyoutonightforourfirstWestHouseCommunityDinneroftheterm,cateredbyperennialfavoriteTukTukThai.WewillalsohaveatablestaffedbytheUGAs,toprovideinformaUonforanyoneinterestedinservingasaUGAnextyear.FortheXmebeingwewon’tbehavingpre-dinnerrecepUonsbeforethecommunitydinners,butwilllookforotheropportuniXesforsimilarsocialeventswiththewholeHousecommunity.SeeyouinFaheyLoungeat6!(NotethatduetotheCommunityDinnertheUGAswillnotbeservingfoodintheHyphentonight;thesewillstartnextweek.)WestHousegear!FirstrounddistribuUontonightatCommunityDinnerThankstoeveryonewhoorderedWestHousegearlastterm.Thefirstdeliveryisnowhere,includingtechnicalT-shirts,baseballcaps,PJpants,andfleeceblankets.Ifyouorderedoneofthese,comepickupyoursinFahey1stfloorduringtheCommunityDinner.Theremainingitems(fleeces,hoodies,winterbeanies)willbedistributedinthenextfewweeks.WestHousedirectorybookThistermwewillbecreaXngaWestHousedirectorybookliketheold“Dartmouthfreshmanfacebook”thatincludesnamesandphotosofWestHousestudents,faculty,andstaff.ThiswillbeagreatwaytogettoknowwhoelseisinWestHouse!(Usefulforfindingroommates,seekingoutfacultywithyourinterests,andrecognizingfellowWesXansaroundcampus.)WemayalsomakedirectoryposterstoputupintheHouse.Toincludeyourname,year,and(opXonally)photo,weneedyoutoaffirmyouragreement.Youcansignuptohaveyourname,year,and(opXonally)photointhedirectorybookhere:hips://goo.gl/forms/SjMPGTVdsicjq9U92

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WewillalsoprovideopportuniXesforstudentstosignupattheCommunityDinnertonight.AllWestHouseundergrads,gradstudents,faculty,staff,andcommunitymembersareencouragedtosignupforthedirectory!T-SHIRTDESIGNCONTEST–$50prize!

InaddiXontothegearordersabove,wewillalsobecreaXngWestHouseT-shirtsfordistribuXontoHousemembers,andareholdingaT-shirtdesigncontest!Thewinnerwillreceivea$50prize!

Designstoshouldbesubmiied(in.pdf,.eps,.jpg,.png,.ai,orothergraphicsformat)byemailtoRyan.C.Hickox@dartmouth.edu.(Thismaybeobvious,butpleasenooffensivecontentorreferencestodrugsoralcohol.)Forhigh-resgraphicsfilesoftheofficialHouse“elmtree”insignia,pleasecontactmeatRyan.C.Hickox@dartmouth.edu.-WestHousetripsinWinter2018

YourExecBoardhasputtogethertwogreatWestHousetripsforWinter2018(transportandacXviXeswillbefreeforHousemembers):

AtriptoNewYorkCitynextweekend.ThistripisnowFULL.Thankstoeveryoneforyourinterest;wehadover200requestsforonly50placesandarekeepingawaitlist;keepaneyeoutformoretripsinthefuture!

AdayskiingatCannonMountainintheWhiteMountainsonSaturdayFebruary3rd.Signupforthetripwillbeavailablesoon.

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IfyouhavesuggesXonsforHouseouXngspleasecometoanExecmeeXng(seebelow)orletusknow!-WestHouseFellowsLunches

ToprovideanotherchanceforWestHousestudents,faculty,andstafftogettogether,thistermwewillbeholdingtwoWestHouseFellowsLunchesintheClassof1953Commons.Thisterm’sluncheswillbeThursday,February1andThursday,March8from12to1:30pm.AllHousemembersareencouragedtoaiend,andforaffiliatedfaculty,staff,andgraduatestudents(whogenerallydonothaveamealplan)thecostoflunchwillbecoveredbytheHouse.ThiswillbeagreatchancetogettomeetothermembersoftheHouseandconnectoverameal!

-First-yearfloordinners

StarXnginthefourthweekofterm,wewillbehosXngeveryfirst-yearfloorattheHouseProfessor’sResidencefordinneronThursdaynights.ThescheduleisTBA;pleaselookoutfornoXficaXonfromyourUGA.WelookforwardtohosXngyouhere!-FreeHOPUcketsWestHousehasavailablefreeUcketsforHousememberstoaiendworld-classperformancesattheHopkinsCentereachterm.AfulllistofshowsforSpringtermisavailablehere.Ifyou’dlikeXckets,pleasecontactPamelaatPamela.K.Duffy@dartmouth.edu.

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RoomfulofTeethwithTigranHamasyan,pianoTueJan092018–7:00PMGrammy-winningoctetsingsPulitzerwinner,Hop-commissionedpremiereandotherthrillingnewmusic.

MalpasoDanceCompanyThuJan112018–7:00PMPassion,precisionandvibrantathleXcismfromtheforefrontofCubancontemporarydance.-TheWestHouse“FaheyLibrary”PleasenotethattheFaheyFirstFloorLoungehasbeenreservedbytheHouseforeveningsforgeneraluseforstudyingmostoftheterm.Wehopeyou’llconsiderityourownlocal“HouseLibrary”andagreatplacetostudy.YourExecBoardisexploringhavinganactualcollecXonofbookstoputinthere,butfornow,pleasetakeadvantageofthisgreatstudyspacerightnexttohome!-ExecBoardmeeUngThenextWestHouseExecBoardmeeXngwillbeTONIGHTat7pminFaheyLoungea`ertheCommunityDinner.Allarewelcometocomewithenergyandideas.-ResidentExpertsSeeherefortheupdatedResidentExpertschedulefortheterm:

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Wintertermeventscalendar

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------------------------------RyanC.HickoxAssociateProfessorDepartmentofPhysics&AstronomyHouseProfessor,WestHouseDartmouthCollegeWilderLaboratory241+1(603)646-2962hip://www.dartmouth.edu/~hickox/------------------------------