Anyone hoping to have a radio show at WSPN this semester must to attend Monday’s meeting. Come to Gannett Auditorium at 8pm sharp for information about applying and to meet the station board. Show applications will be available at the meeting, and at the meeting only. WSPN broadcasts live 24/7 from the basement of Jonsson Tower with this semester’s programming beginning February 8th at midnight.

In other WSPN news the station’s graphic designer Alexandra Citrin ’09 is continuing to redesigning the website. Changes will include a “Past Events” and “News” sections; if you have any suggestions or comments let them know.

Housing Lottery numbers for the 2009-2010 academic year were just delivered and while I may be scraping the bottom of the barrel with my number in the high 500’s I’m sure you guys are going to get great numbers. Now is the time to buddy up and make sure you don’t get stuck in some dreadful South Quad dungeon. For the lucky few holding the golden ticket number 1s remember to keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Room Selection(tentative)/Off Campus Dates are:

February 12 and 13– Off Campus Selection
April 16 – Northwoods Apartments (classes of 2009 and 2010 only)
April 17 – Scribner Village Apartments
April 21 – Suite Drawing and Single Drawing for Class of 2010 and 2011
April 22 – Single Drawing for Class of 2012
April 24 – Double Room Drawing for Class of 2012

Specific information regarding room selection will be distributed after Spring Break.

If you’ve dropped any classes and still have the textbooks today is your final opportunity to return them at the Skidshop for a full refund. The shop is open until 5pm. Ready, set, go.

It is time once again for the most glorious celebration of the year: Chowderfest.  In a gluttonous celebration of delicious soups with milk in them,the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau will be hosting this years Chowderfest on Saturday, Jan. 31.  Beginning at 11am over 50 Saratoga restaurants will be offering cups of delicious chowder in celebration of Saratoga’s Winterfest weekend. While you plebeians may be most familiar with chowder’s corn and clam varieties, I have a feeling the downtown culinary crowd won’t be limiting themselves to that weak shit.

After you have filled your stomachs with delicious chowder, served in Al Gore-appeasing biodegradable cups, you are invited to grab a ballot and vote for your favorite recipe. While this whole thing may seem like a Food Network special, I am embarrassingly excited to compare the light airy flavor of Hatties’ chowder to the smokier subtle flavor characteristic of Max London’s.
11:00a to 4:00p
Downtown/your stomach
Website

THURSDAY
6:30pm- Schick 2009 Skidmore Student Exhibition Reception @ Schick
7:00pm- Memoir and Essay: A Conference on Non-Fiction Prose @ Gannett
7:00pm- Speech Matters: Theorizing Speech & Responsibility @ Davis
8:00pm- Rescheduled Outing Club General Meeting @ Emerson
9:00pm- Lively Lucy’s Presents: Spillway and Mutual Friends (fbook)
FRIDAY
3:00pm- Second Semester Club Fair
6:00pm- Women’s Basketball vs. RPI @ Sports Complex
7:00pm- Men’s Hockey vs. UMass Boston @ Saratoga City Rink
7:00pm- Men’s Basketball vs. RPI @ Sports Complex
10:00pm-100 Days ‘til Graduation Semi-Formal @ Saratoga Hilton (fbook)
1:00am- Senior Night @ Peabody’s (fbook)
SATURDAY
11:00am- 11th annual Saratoga Chowder Fest @ Downtown
SUNDAY
3pm- Film Appreciation Troupe Info Session @ Davis

Something missing? Let is know in the comments.

Untitled photograph by Mattan Ingram, an award-winning selection from the 2008 Skidmore Student Exhibition in Schick Art Gallery

Each January the Schick Art Gallery hosts a student show displaying work completed over the previous year. This year’s show was juried by artist Michael Oatman, who has selected several student works in a variety of media. Only one third of submissions are typically chosen for exhibit, with upwards of 200 submissions annually. In addition to curating the show Oatman has selected several of the works to receive further praise to be announced at the opening reception.  The Schick Show is particularly important because it gives students a chance to show and possibly sell their work to the larger Saratoga community. The opening reception for the show, which will hang until March 1st, is Thursday (1/29) at 6:30pm.

This Thursday students will have the unique opportunity to attend a panel discussion populated by a fantastic selection of non-fiction writers. Honor Moore, Katha Pollitt, Darryl Pinckney and Phillip Lopate will discuss issues pertaining to the craft of writing non-fiction prose from their respective experience in a discussion moderated by members of the English Department. The critics on the panel are active writers published in: among others, Harper’s Magazine, The New Yorker,  The Nation, The New York Review Of Books and countless literary reviews. An event like this also offers a glimpse into the daily routine during the New York State Summer Writers Institute operating on campus during the summer. The discussion begins Thursday (1/29) at 7pm in Gannett Auditorium and is open to the public.

As many of you already know, all normal school functions after 2 pm today have been suspended due to the white powdery substance falling from above. Unfortunately, the Library will also be closing its doors around 6 p.m., so instead of doing homework, it’s time for a nap. The school will reopen at 6 am Thursday morning. Enjoy the afternoon.

Check out the campus’ snow hotline for more info: 518-580-SNOW.

Snowball fight, anyone?

The spring semester’s first Outing Club meeting is tonight (1/28) RESCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY (1/29) at 8pm in Emerson Auditorium. This is a general meeting where the club will discuss upcoming events, talk about club leadership training, and have sign ups for first come first served trips.

Skidmore bands Spillway and Mutual Friends will be performing Thursday night (1/29) thanks to Lively Lucy’s.  Previously we’ve reported on Spillway and were major fans of Mutual Friend’s recent performance at Jones Road.

Falstaff’s
Doors at 9.
(fbook)