<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">Fellow Graduate Students,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"><span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>This
is another busy week with LOTS of FREEBIES, don't miss out!!!!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">GSA Council Meeting</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Homecoming</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">HEAT</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Regent</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Chem-GSA Open Mic Night at the Barn</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">GSA Council Meeting <b>Tomorrow</b></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt">,
Wednesday 2/4/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">Come out to our February council meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>We will be joined by a guest speaker from the Environmental
Health and Safety who will talk about the "Shut the Sash" Program.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">Homecoming Festivities Saturday 2/7/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">Free firework show on Friday February 6<sup>th</sup> from 7:30pm-10pm
at Lot 30. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The Tailgate party will
take place Saturday February 7<sup>th</sup> at 3pm in the Track Stadium there
will be food and its rumored there will be a beer garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Later that evening, our men's
basketball will tip-off against the UC Davis Aggies at 5pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Save your tickets for a chance to win
an ipod at the end of the season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</span>Both Men's and Women's Basketball home/away games qualify).</span></p>
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none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:13.0pt;line-height:17.0pt;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:
15.0pt">HEAT Saturday 2/7/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Join
the 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual Moonlit Music Festival, HEAT.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The event will feature: N.E.R.D.
featuring Pharrell/She Wants Revenge/Circa Survive</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Southland
Stage: Sweethead/Everybody Else/Through It All/Planes Crash</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">DJs:
Franki Chan/Andy Caldwell/Colette & Heather</span><span style="font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:LucidaGrande"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">There
will be food vendors and the return of the Beer Garden. For more information,
please refer to <a href="http://heat.ucr.edu/">http://heat.ucr.edu/</a> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.0pt;mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:
none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Student Regent Applications</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">For those of you who are
interested in getting (super) involved in the University of California, the
process of selecting the next Student Regent of the UC is starting. The student
Regent is a voting member of The Regents of the University of California,
attending all meetings of the Board and its Committees and serving a one-year
term commencing July 1<sup>st</sup>. The Board of Regents meets six times a
year, every other month, in two-day meetings. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The application for 2010-2011
student regent is now available online</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">at <a href="http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/app10.pdf">http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/app10.pdf</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">If you want more information
on what the job entails, what the selection process is like or anything like
that please contact Gary Coyne at <a href="mailto:EVP.GSAUCR@yahoo.com">EVP.GSAUCR@yahoo.com</a>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Chem-GSA Open Mic Night at
the BARN, 2/26/09</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">WE.NEED.YOU.TO.PERFORM!
It's time to escape from your lab/office/cubicle and show off your talent at
Chem-GSA's Open Mic Night from 7:30pm-10:30pm. We are calling for talented (or
at least brave) grad students to come out and perform! Since it is an open mic
night, any kind of performance (musical, spoken word, science demo anyone?) is
appreciated. Please contact <a href="mailto:kimbery.worsley@email.ucr.edu">kimbery.worsley@email.ucr.edu</a> if you'd like to
perform or need more information. This event is open to the entire
student body and the Barn has beer and food specials all night long. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Be sure to contact me if you
have any questions, suggestions, comments, or concerns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Join us on our virtual community on
Facebook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Hope to see you soon!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">At your service,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt">Alex Cortez</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<br>-- <br>Alejandro Cortez<br>PhD Candidate<br>Cardullo Lab<br>Biology Department, EEOB<br>University of California Riverside<br><br>President<br>Graduate Student Association<br>University of California Riverside<br><a href="http://www.gsa.ucr.edu">www.gsa.ucr.edu</a><br>
Office: (951) 827-3740<br>Fax: (951) 827-6358<br><br>"One's greatest nemesis is one's self when one dares not to think openly" -<br>Anonymus<br>