Some of you have been l iving here for your enti r e time at Cornell and some of you just celebrated your one month anniver sar y at Cornell and at Eco - congrats! Especial ly for those in the latter group, we wanted to be sure you knew just how much the RAs can do for you.

Check out the non-exhaustive l ist below !

- Room lockouts- Pet therapy time - A shoulder to cr y on - A shoulder to r ant to - A shoulder to str ess out to- Refi l l ing the pr inter paper - Letting you into the Eco shop - Mediating roommate/fr iend confl icts- Opening the bike hallway i f i t 's locked - Submitting Ti tle IX/bias/hazing r epor ts- Helping br ing your program ideas to l i fe - Info about al l the housing options for next year- Hanging out but not actually talking about stuff- Enfor cing housing policies l ike quiet hours, r unning - Talking you through a bout of homesickness/sadness - Follow ing up about any persistent maintenance issues- Inter vening i f someone is making you feel uncomfor table- Advice for sur viving prel ims/f inals/pressure from family- Tell ing you about secret study spots on campus/in Ithaca- Putting in funding r equests for fun new stuff for the hall- Signing you up for a sick tr ay from Nor th Campus dining- Helping to f ind you a r ide i f you'r e str anded somewhere- Connecting you w ith mental health r esources on campus - Contacting emergency maintenance for big faci l i t ies issues - Connecting you w ith 100% confidential r esources to talk to - Advice for searching for summer internships/oppor tuni ties- And so much more!

Sam Benson | Residence Hall Director | sab459 | (607) 255-1094

Fall 2017 Issue #3

What RAs Can Do for

You

Socktober

Fall Break

Calm App &

Meditation Hotl ine

Eco 2018-2019

Composting Info

Upcoming Events

Eco UpdatesWHAT CAN THE RAS DO FOR YOU?

CONTENTS

Her e's a shor t l ist of t hings t hey can hel p wit h!

Need something not covered in this list?

Just ask and they'll help you find the answer

even if they don't know it themselves

yet!

Here's the general summar y of Socktober :

- Sign up online her e- A few days later , you'l l be given the

name of someone in Eco (a r esident or Out-of-Houser )

- You have a few weeks to sneaki ly learn about things that other per son loves

- You buy that per son a pair of awesome socks

- You buy another pair (or pack) of awesome socks to donate

- You make someone's day, you receive a sweet new pair of socks, and you give to those in need!

The char i ty we donate our socks to is Socks for Sandw ich, an organization "r un" by a golden doodle dog w ith a love for socks and helping those who are homeless.

Last year Eco donated 100 pai r s of socks!

I 'd love for you to join us this year as we add in a si l ly distr action to an October alr eady ful l w i th prel ims, Fall Break, Fir st-Year Family Weekend, the annual hayr ide at Dr. Whitlow 's farm, the annual Gore Tour w ith Dr. Buckles, Halloween, and more! This is the per fect thing you need as we tr ansi tion into w inter in I thaca and bare feet become a thing of the past...

Sockt ober !

THE TIMELINE OF SOCKTOBER

- Before Fr iday, October 6th @ 11:59pm: Sign up online her e- Saturday, October 7th - Tuesday, October 10th: Fal l Break!

Take time for yourself but don't procrastinate everything- By Thursday, October 12th: You'l l r eceive your secret

Sockotber assignment via e-mai l - Sunday, October 29th: Socktober Swap Par ty r ight after

Steer ing at ~5:30pm - Enjoy your awesome new socks!

Do you like socks, service, and sneaky secrets? Then Socktober is for you!

Want to l ive in Eco (or any Program House) next year? The application is now open!

Apply her e by the pr ior i ty consideration deadline of Tuesday, November 14th; the f inal deadline, which I do not r ecommend waiting for , is Thursday, Februar y 1st. This application is not the same thing as signing a formal housing contract -

you won't have to do that unti l the end of Februar y i f you are accepted. Ask a staff member i f you have any questions!

Fall Break is almost here! Eco stays open over the break (as we do for ever y break except Winter Break, when you have to

leave but your stuff can stay) and there w i l l

be al l kinds of programs avai lable in the hall . Whether you just want to r elax whi le sketching/painting Narnia (f i l l our EcoCreates' pol l her e), you want to make homemade cider w ith apples from our Community Fellow Peggy's or chard, or you want to tr y your hand at Pancake Ar t (a creation from last year 's event pictured below ), there w i l l def ini tely be things to

keep you enter tained. No matter i f you'r e staying here or leaving to visi t fr iends or fami ly, be sure to take time to r eal ly r echarge in whatever way refr eshes you to f inish off the second half of the semester. Have fun!

Don't forget t o unplug as m uch as you can in your room

if you're leaving t own!All ison created a super quick Google Form to tel l us i f you'r e staying in tow n or leaving for break - this helps us plan for programs and know how many people are around in case of anemergency. Please take 10 seconds to f i l l t h i s out!

Ever yone w ith a Cornell e-mai l address can dow nload a * fr ee* ver sion of the premium Calm app! Info below :

1. Follow this l ink. Click "Get Premium for Free"

2. Create your account using your Cornell e-mai l address and a password of your choosing

3. Receive your confi rmation emai l and activate your account

4. Dow nload the app on your mobi le device and log in

5. Personalize your prof i le, set a mindfulness r eminder , and tr ack your str eaks and stats, using the icon in the top left corner

6. Personalize your background and ambient sound/music, using the icon in the top r ight corner

Explore al l par ts of the app:

- Meditate (guided, thematic meditation sessions)

- Music (music to help you focus and relax)

- Sleep (tools to help you fal l asleep)

Fall

Break

Eco Housing f or 2018- 2019

Speaking of recharging...

Need immediate stress relief? Call (607) 254-CALM (2256) to choose a meditation between 1-5 minutes

By now we hope that you've noticed how we have our ver y ow n greenhouse by the corner of our proper ty - the enti r e thing was 100% designed and bui l t by Ecohousers! Having a greenhouse for our community means we can tr uly have a r egenerative system: we grow food there, eat i t for Har vest Dinners (or just great snacks), put any leftover food scraps in the compost bin, turn over the compost r egular ly, then use i t to help grow more food in the greenhouse. Here's how you can help compost and ensure that we have the r ight stuff in that compost to keep our system going strong!

Put your food scraps in your small compost bin in your room (the decorated tupper ware container ) or just take i t str aight dow n to the big "bumblebee bin" in the ki tchen. When your small bin or the big one in the ki tchen is ful l , empty them into the compost pi le in our backyard. We suggest doing i t at least once a week to keep i t from getting stinky/attr acting fr ui t f l ies. Rinse i t out and star t again!

Pr oj ect Manager

Dos and Don't s

What you *can* put in Eco's compost :

- Food scraps l ike apple cores, orange peels, avocado skins, etc.

- Coffee grounds - Eggshells- Dead plants- Animal bedding

COMPOSTING BASICS

Project Greenhouse extr aordinair e Sam Schultz decorated 50 tupper ware container s so ever y room could have their ow n compost bin - we make i t easy to keep food scraps out of the landfi l l and put into the greenhouse compost instead!

YOUR ROOM CAME WITH A COMPOST BIN!

How do I compost ?

Pr oj ect Manager

Financial Coor dinat or

Mar ket ing & Out r each

Hayden Bur r idge is a Project Manager for Project Greenhouse!

Alex Liu is also a Project Manager for Project Greenhouse!

Wil l Chan handles al l the money for Project Greenhouse!

Anthony Wu gets the word out about Project Greenhouse!

HBALWCAW

Don't forget to add in a few fje;af fitest to ller f pages of the old phone books

by the kitchen compost bucket every once in a while!

What you *cannot * put in Eco's compost :

- Meat- Grease/fat/oi l- Produce sticker s- "Compostable utensi ls"

(our compost system doesn't get hot enough to break them dow n)

Hangout at Community Fellow Peggy's HomeSaturday, October 7th - talk to Raashed

Apple Cider Making with EcoEatsMonday, October 9th @ 1pm

Catered Faculty/Community Fellow DinnerMonday, October 9th @ 6pm @ Eco

Pancake Art with EcoEats and EcoCreatesTuesday, October 10th @ 11am

Halloween MovieFriday, October 13th (spooky!) @ 8pm

SNRC Gorge CleanupSaturday, October 14th @ 10am - talk to Raina

Farmer 's Market Trip with EcoEats Saturday, September 14th @ 11am

Corning Museum of Glass Bus Trip Sunday, October 15th - talk to Allison

Safer Sex Week Sunday, October 15th - Friday, October 20th - talk to Allison

Program House Night Monday, October 16th @ 5 - 7pm @ Willard Straight

Habit icaNeed to create a new good habit or break an old bad

one? Use this website to make it fun and get rewards for

working hard!

The Ult im at e Healt h Food GuideSomething not quite right with

your mind, body, or spirit? This site can help you get back

on track via food choices.

Tom at oTim er This website follows the Pomodoro productivity

method, making you work hard for 25 minutes to earn a

5 minute study break!

UPCOMING EVENTS

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