Showing posts with label Science Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Science Center. Show all posts
Monday, 5:15 pm
BREAKING: why wait till Wednesday when you can have free pizza tonight? Word on the street is 6pm in the Science Center.
Sunday, 1:04 pm
POST BRUNCH RUSH: At 12:45, the Science Center was overcome by silence. Two people sat working steadily in the Big Room, keeping to themselves. Within 15 minutes, the room had been flooded. Now would probably be a good time to get on the omelet line at the Ratty.
Tuesday, 4:58 pm
The Science Center's answer to "water fountain."
Tuesday, 2:56 pm
Afternoon studiers are met by the fragrant scent of Kabob and Curry, and tonight features an extra special surprise:
The Science Center welcomes all our loyal patrons to come to the Science Center on Tuesday, March 15th at 6pm for some celebratory cake, followed by the sampling of Tasteberries! Along with this cosmic dessert, we will provide some other treats to help you analyze just how much your taste sensors have been fooled.All these rewards for the scientists among us makes you start to wonder what you get from a B.A. in anything else.
Monday, 8:04 pm
UPDATE: This was unearthed in Morning Mail archives
Don't have any Pi Day Plans? Want to get more involved with WiSE by mentoring other girls pursuing STEM fields? Then come to the Science Center on Monday, March 14th for candies, goodies and a whole lot more! There will be a WiSE Mentor Information session from 7 to 7:45 PM and then a collaboration with MathWiSE for Pi Day festivities from 7:45 PM to 9 PM. See you there!
…this should be exciting.
Monday, 7:55 pm
In everyone's favorite shrine to science, a massive celebration for pi day is getting underway. All table surface in the great room is covered in various sticky sweet flavors of pie. And who ever said you're not supposed to eat in libraries?
In other Science Center news, it turns out that you have to sign in so they can track usage of the space to subsequently apply for grants … to provide excessive amounts of food.
Sunday, 11:31 am
Children of the SciLi
Recently, an influx of young children has been noticed in the SciLi: A four-year-old hanging out at the basement computer table, a toddler jumping on the red blocks in the lobby, an elementary-school-aged student wandering around the Science Center. It's not unusual to see high schoolers in the lobby with their SAT tutors, but we've been skewing younger these days. The SciLi is basically a playground, so it does make sense...
Saturday, 11:06 am
It is a new era in caffeine availability! For the past three years, the lobby cafe cart has persisted in opening at noon on weekends, birthing a real conundrum for many SciLi users: If you made it here on Saturday morning, chances are, you needed coffee. But behold! The cafe now opens at 10 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.
And for those of you who are no longer on meal plan, a symposium on something scientific is happening on the third floor and there are snacks and coffee. I may have no interest in brain science or whatever it is they're going on about, but I also have no shame in taking advantage of free caffeine.
Wednesday, 5:30 pm
It's after 5 pm. Do you know where your kids are?
Answer: They're in the SciLi.
The basement is bumpin'. We're talking, multiple people at every table, no available computers, noise exceeding decibel "suggestions," at least one printer jammed.
The Science Center is full of advisers, review sessions and weird snack food.
And even up here in the "Quiet Center," it's packed. But in a shocking turn of events, it is actually quiet. Maybe painting the walls purple and hanging cutesy signs about silence is all it takes to remind people that we are actually in a library. Well, that or the butterfly-shaped structure in the center of the room. Winged insects must be approached carefully and quietly.
So what's to blame? A short week means five day of homework condensed, perhaps. The start of midterms is also upon us. And finally, it's "warm" enough to stomach walking here, not to mention the newly de-iced sidewalks. (Falling with a backpack is both painful and awkward, and makes getting up difficult.) Or maybe everyone's just trying to get it in before the clock strikes 9 pm. After all, it's Wednesday, and though we no longer know what exactly that means, it must mean something…
Wednesday, 4:21 pm
Scenes from the Science Center:
The central study space is filled with 25 students, very quietly working. In walks a poor student attendant. "Uhh, guys, attention, uhh — I'm really sorry but there's about to be a review session in here."
"You can't forcibly remove me!" yells one student.
Another student drags a table into the hallway.
No one moves.
The central study space is filled with 25 students, very quietly working. In walks a poor student attendant. "Uhh, guys, attention, uhh — I'm really sorry but there's about to be a review session in here."
"You can't forcibly remove me!" yells one student.
Another student drags a table into the hallway.
No one moves.
Wednesday, 3:27 pm
Oh dear lord, mayhem has set in. If you were unsure when the first day of finals was, one look at the basement would confirm all suspicions. D-Day is tomorrow, and the frenetic quality of the Frisc is really showing through. It's a jungle. It's every-man-for-himself, kill-your-friend-for-a-chair, steal-someone-else's-outlet, blast-your-music-till-you-don't-notice-there's-someone-almost-on-top-of-you. Who are we kidding? We secretly love it. Except for those of us trying to preserve sanity — and trying to turn in a paper within the next two hours. We're in the Science Center.
Saturday, 3:57 pm
Smile! You're on the Jumbotron.
The Science Center now features large flat screen televisions with a rotating loop of glamor shots. Studiers, beware. Now we can all see that you actually were on Facebook.
The Science Center now features large flat screen televisions with a rotating loop of glamor shots. Studiers, beware. Now we can all see that you actually were on Facebook.
Wednesday, 12:43 am
Out of the Science Center bathroom, and straight into a crowd of naked people. Hello, kid that I worked with on a neuroethics group project. I will take a jelly-filled munchkin.
Tuesday, 10:30 pm
Brace yourself before you get off the elevator on the third floor. You will be faced with a teeming mass of students. Bio 20 TAs are in high demand. Brown wireless is sluggish. Competition for the SciLi's resources has become fierce -- did your Bio 47 class teach you how adapt to this hostile environment?
Sunday, 13:35
Oh, SciLi! What big windows you have!
The better to torture you with, my dear. Come closer.
The better to torture you with, my dear. Come closer.
Sunday, 7:27 pm
Why is there a doorbell of some sort in the Science Center? And WHY does someone keep ringing it?
Sunday, 13:36
I have to say, a big part of the Science Center's appeal is the excellent chemical scent from its new carpets and fresh paint. If the basement is Brown's living room, the Science Center is Brown's new car.
