Thanksgiving service for faculty/staff scheduled

Please remember that a faculty/staff Thanksgiving service in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Bess and Dr. Davies will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, in the Memorial Chapel with a reception on the Huffington Library first floor to follow.

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Special library hours for break and this Sunday

The Huffington Library Thanksgiving break hours are as follows: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 20 and 21; Closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 25; 9 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26. We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving Break. Please also note the change in library hours for Sunday, Nov. 18. The Huffington Library will be open from 3 to 9:30 p.m. 

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Benson “Asteroid Dance” blasts off Saturday

Do you want to fly like an asteroid? Come to this year’s Benson dance at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17. It’s going to be out of this world. The first astronauts into space get glow sticks with their $1 entrance fee.

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Student Life

The choir and orchestra invite you to attend their concert at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16, in the Memorial Chapel, where they will perform the Vivaldi Gloria.

No rec. ride will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Three different viruses are infecting hard drives and external drives (i.e. Flash Drives, USB Drives, IPODS, Network Drives, etc.). We will be forced to shut down all internet access and/or network access until the virus is eradicated, unless all users take the steps below.  If we do not get this virus under control, online gaming also will be blocked. Take the following steps immediately.

1. Follow the directions in the PDF attached here and do the scan yourself and report the results to Mr. Manns in Technology Services (mannsb@culver.org).
2. Bring your external drive to Technology Services and we will perform the scan.

Congratulations class representatives. The following students have been elected to represent their dorm/unit as class representatives to student council for the 2007-08 school year:
Class of ’08: Courtney Adams, Jeremy Carter, Ross Dale, Taylor Ebner, Jill Eelman, Eloise Fulmer, Morgan Henshaw, Shareef Kattan, Leslie Ladd, Key McKinley, Bryce Newell, Alex Niestrom, Jenn Putman, David Shelton, Bobby Tehrani, Tyler Weddington.
Class of ’09: Morgan Amber, LaThelma Armstrong, Spencer Carey, Tete Dickson, Stephanie Gehring, Brice Geoffrion, Max Good, Ryan Haase, Joy Kirkland, Hyoung Kwon, Robert Leonard, Hank Sanders, Jordon Simola, Francis Staadt, Iris Stone, Kent Turner.
Class of ’10: Carie Birkmeier, Josh Branson, Alex Canacci, Patrick Carr, Oliver Culver, Zach Deery, Craig Denker, Asia Ingram, NaYeon “Kay” Kim, Hanna Klondaris, Haley Quartuccio, Anna Rich, Ryan Stec, Chris Trennepohl, Bree Ungar, Coleman Zimmerman.
Class of ’11: Cameron Dabir, Jonathon Daniel, Lawrence Dann-Fenwich, Austin Fitzpatrick, Laura Freymiller, Maddie Gillingham, Genevieve Gurnick, Irene Herzig, Luke Kucera, Maddie Loney, Troy McCloskey, Gaston Melo, Leah Reynolds, Blake Roubos, Riley Scott, Daniel Tureff.

Peer-to-peer networking and file sharing of copyright materials without permission is against the law. Please take a moment and reflect on the Culver Academies Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), the Student Handbook and the following article in terms of peer-to-peer networking and file sharing.  It is against the AUP to violate copyright and licensing laws.  The Student Handbook has an entire chapter devoted to Student Network and Laptop Policies.  As a reminder, “All users are expected to abide by the rules and guidelines in this policy statement, which is intended to ensure that individuals conduct themselves legally, responsibly, and ethically in their uses of Academy resources” and “Using Proxy-servers or http tunneling services to gain access to sties that are blocked by Culver’s network equipment” is prohibited. Click here for a pertinent article on the subject. Technology Services is not in business to punish or discipline students, but we do want to remind you that you are responsible for your actions. If you have any questions please contact Director of Technology Services Larry Emmons (emmonsl@culver.org).

The Spring Break in Mission trips are filling up quickly, and if you are interested in going on one of these trips, you will need to place your deposit as soon as possible. The China and Greece trips are sold out, but there are about five seats on the Croatia trip, six to seven seats on the South Africa trip, about five spots on the Tyler, Texas, trip and several spots still open on the Mexico trip. Click here for the brochure. If you have any questions, please contact Dean Rasch @raschl@culver.org.

Exhibition Drill Team tryouts are at 3:15 p.m. today, Nov. 15, and tomorrow, Nov. 16, by the flag poles. Please attend at least one tryout if interested.

Wellness Wisdom: Do you have sleep apnea? Are you tired during the day although you slept eight hours? Do you snore? Are you overweight? If so, you may have a condition called sleep apnea. Follow this link to take a brief questionnaire and find out. Questions? Contact Dr. Coyle.

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Faculty/ Staff

Mandatory meetings regarding our new insurance carrier are at 9 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 3:30 p.m. today, Nov. 15. 

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Athletics

The CGA varsity basketball team defeated Knox on the road Nov. 13, 53 – 48.  Leading scorers for the game were Kylee Shipley with 19 points, Katie Barnes with 16 and Kylie Hermanson with 9.  Angela Carlson, Emily Loehmer, Kiley Trennepohl, Anna Mahalak and Cassie Felton all contributed to the win.  The Eagles are in action this Saturday night, Nov. 17, at LaVille with the JV game starting at 6 p.m.

The CGA swimming and diving team hosts North Judson at 5:30 p.m. tonight, Nov. 15. 

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