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==Current Events/Plans for EC CPW '09==
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===Pre-Frosh Oriented===
 +
1.Bumper Trikes
 +
    1.Time: Thursday (4/16/09) 9:30 pm -12:00 am
 +
    2.Location: Johnson
 +
    3.Overview: Tricycles converted into bumper cars
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost:
 +
          1.4 radio flyer trikes: ~$265
 +
          2.Pool noodle bumpers (20 noodles): ~$50
 +
          3.Mounting hardware: ~$30
 +
          4.Total cost: ~$345
 +
2.New and improved tour guide cage/lounge
 +
    1.Time: all weekend (4/16-18/09)
 +
    2.Location: EC courtyard
 +
    3.Overview:
 +
          1.Revamp tour guide cage to have an adjacent lounge (~ 10' x 15' x 8')
 +
          2.Pre-frosh hang out and talk to upperclassman before or after dorm tour
 +
          3.Shaded from sun/rain by a tarp or equivalent roof
 +
          4.Couches from Talbot or equivalent seating
 +
          5.EC speakers nearby (pointed away, providing loud music for everywhere except the lounge)
 +
          6.Various light-shows (i.e. Iron Curtain, other 4E lighting)
 +
          7.Home made bubble machine
 +
          8.Fog machines
 +
          9.Possibly incorporate into nighttime dance party
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost
 +
          1.Wood-
 +
              1.2”x4”x8': 20 @ ~$3 each
 +
              2.2”x4”x10': 15 @ ~$5 each
 +
              3.Bucket of screws: ?
 +
          2.Bubble machine: ~$50
 +
          3.Tarp: ?
 +
          4.Total cost: ~$250
 +
3.Shopping cart jousting
 +
    1.Time: Saturday afternoon (4/18/09)
 +
    2.Location: Near the Great Sail
 +
    3.Overview:
 +
          1.Borrowed shopping carts from (insert super market name here)
 +
          2.Left over pool noodles from bumper trikes
 +
          3.Pre-frosh battle it out (safely) in shopping carts
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $0
 +
4.Massive Twister
 +
    1.Time: Thursday (4/16/09) 9:30 pm – 12:00 am
 +
    2.Location: Johnson
 +
    3.Overview: Large home made twister mat
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost: ~$20
 +
5.Miss ugly
 +
    1.Time: TBA
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview: Male students participate in cross-dressing “Beauty” pageant
 +
    4.Coordinator: Sarah Dee w/ Bo Han
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $75 (for Garment district clothing)
 +
6.East side water war
 +
    1.Time: TBA
 +
    2.Location: TBA (presumably EC courtyard)
 +
    3.Overview: East Campus and Senior Haus go head to head with water balloons
 +
    4.Coordinator: Bo Han
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $20
 +
7.EE seminar
 +
    1.Time: TBA
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview: Pre-frosh get to make their own basic circuit based on guidance from students
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA
 +
    5.Budget: $100
 +
8.Chemistry seminar
 +
    1.Time: TBA
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview: Pre-frosh get to experience home-brewed (safe) chemistry. This includes super-saturated sodium acetate solution, etc.
 +
    4.Coordinator: Charles Wu
 +
    5.Estimated cost: ~$150
 +
9.Art seminar
 +
    1.Time: TBA
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview: For those pre-frosh who feel like exploring the non-scientific side of MIT. Basic “make your own art” session.
 +
    4.Coordinator: Audrey Horst
 +
    5.Budget: $75
 +
10.CryoFAC
 +
    1.Time: Friday (4/17/09)
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview: Frozen treats made with liquid nitrogen, including LN2 ice cream.
 +
    4.Coordinator: Harrison
 +
    5.Estimated Cost:
 +
          1.20 gallons heavy cream: $300
 +
          2.20 gallons whole milk: $60
 +
          3.6 cubes of eggs (~540): $55
 +
          4.100 lbs. of sugar: $75
 +
          5.Various flavorings (frozen strawberries, mangoes, almonds, apples,
 +
               cookie dough, etc.): $290
 +
          6.4 dewars of LN2: $220
 +
          7.Total cost: $1000
 +
11.General food
 +
    1.Time: All weekend (4/16-18/09) roughly 12 pm – 3 pm
 +
    2.Location: EC courtyard
 +
    3.Overview: BarbecueBarbecueBarbecueBarbecue
 +
    4.Coordinator: CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $500
 +
 +
 +
===Parent Oriented Plans===
 +
 +
1.Parent EC tours
 +
    1.Time: Thursday 4/16/09 4 pm – 7 pm
 +
    2.Location: East Campus
 +
    3.Overview:
 +
          1.Parents get a tour of a few halls in EC
 +
          2.Try to keep parent and student tours separate
 +
    4.Coordinator: CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $0
 +
2.Parent Introduction to food @ East Campus (an alternative to dining halls)
 +
    1.Time: TBA (likely Thursday afternoon)
 +
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge, one EC kitchen, return to Talbot Lounge
 +
    3.Overview:
 +
          1.Review of general food related items in Talbot
 +
              1.Hall feeds
 +
              2.FACs
 +
              3.Examples of community building based on kitchens (hall thanksgiving, cooking with friends, etc)
 +
              4.Mention proximity to Kendall, Central, and T-stop
 +
              5.Mostly allow parents to gather
 +
          2.Take parents to see a clean EC kitchen
 +
          3.Return to Talbot to enjoy student cooked food.
 +
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
 +
    5.Estimated cost: $0
 +
 +
===Total Planned CPW Budget===
 +
Bumper Trikes              $345
 +
Tour guide cage/lounge      $250
 +
Shopping cart jousting        $0
 +
Massive Twister              $20
 +
Miss ugly                    $75
 +
East Side Water War          $20
 +
EE Seminar                  $100
 +
Chemistry Seminar          $150
 +
Art Seminar                  $75
 +
CryoFAC                    $1000
 +
General Food                $500
 +
Parent Tours                  $0
 +
Food @ EC                    $0
 +
 +
 +
'''Total                    $2535'''
 +
 +
 +
 +
==Possible CPW events (up for review)==
 +
 +
1.Giant bean bag chair
 +
    1.Pros:
 +
          1.Ideal location for pre-frosh to socialize
 +
          2.Great item for tour guide cage/lounge
 +
    2.Cons:
 +
          1.Packing peanuts and foam beads are expensive in large volumes
 +
          2.Could be messy
 +
          3.Interested in finding cheap alternative
 +
    3.Extra info:
 +
          1.If someone is willing to take charge of this, then we will apply for funding for it.
 +
          2.If you take charge, you CANNOT leave a mess behind
 +
    4.Estimated cost: ~$200
 +
2.Dance floor stage
 +
    1.Overview:
 +
          1.Tetazoo will allegedly be constructing a dance floor in the courtyard
 +
          2.Free for use by pre-frosh (?)
 +
    2.Estimated cost: Not funded by CPW (?)
 +
    3.SOMEONE SHOULD EXPLAIN THIS
 +
3.Swinging 'viking ship' ride
 +
    1.Overview: Small scale swinging ride
 +
    2.Pros:
 +
          1.Gets people excited about MIT
 +
          2.Creates good social interaction
 +
    3.Cons:
 +
          1.Safety?
 +
          2.Feasibility?
 +
          3.Would require decent amount of commitment from an individual or group
 +
    4.Estimated cost: ~$500
 +
4.Swings/tire swing
 +
    1.Pros:
 +
          1.Alternative to the viking ship
 +
          2.One more thing to draw interest
 +
    2.Cons:
 +
          1.Possibly encroaching on Senior Haus's tire swing
 +
          2.May not be a big hit
 +
    3.If someone is willing to take responsibility for this, we will see that you get funding
 +
    4.Estimated Cost: ~$100
 +
5.Putz war cart
 +
    1.Used as an awesome showcase of “MIT student creativity”.. or something
 +
    2.What's the current condition?
 +
    3.What needs to be done?
 +
6.Meat market
 +
    1.Overview: Fundraiser for Steer Roast
 +
    2.Still happening, as far as we know
 +
    3.Does CPWcomm need to help coordinate this?
 +
    4.Someone needs to take responsibility for organizing this
 +
7.Ice Cream Cart
 +
    1.Overview:
 +
          1.Shopping cart
 +
          2.Goes to west campus and gives out free ice cream to pre-frosh
 +
          3.Possibly plays ice cream truck music
 +
    2.Is this worth doing?
 +
    3.Estimated cost: ~$150 for ice cream
 +
8.Wacky races
 +
    1.Overview:
 +
          1.Use a few old/broken bikes
 +
          2.Make them into something ridiculous (i.e. bicycle/shopping cart hybrid)
 +
          3.Pre-frosh race them
 +
    2.Pros:
 +
          1.Unique event that will attract lots of pre-frosh
 +
          2.displays “MIT student ingenuity”
 +
    3.Cons:
 +
          1.Will require large time and money investment
 +
    4.Estimated cost: ~$500
 +
9.Dinosaur on wheels
 +
    1.Overview:
 +
          1.Put Talbot Dinosaur on casters
 +
          2.Bring it to Johnson for CPW Festival
 +
          3.Maybe outfit it with crazy lights and/or fog machines.
 +
    2.Pros:
 +
          1.It's a massive dinosaur in a crowded place
 +
          2.It's a massive dinosaur on wheels in a crowded place
 +
          3.We'll actually put it to use
 +
    3.Cons:
 +
          1.Can we get it out the door?
 +
    4.Estimated cost: ~$80
 +
 +
===Estimated Additional Budget===
 +
Giant Bean Bag Chair    $200
 +
Dance floor                $0
 +
Viking ship ride        $500
 +
Swing/tire swing        $100
 +
Putz War Cart              $0
 +
Meat Market                $0
 +
Ice cream cart          $150
 +
Wacky races              $500
 +
Dinosaur on wheels        $80
 +
 +
 +
'''Total                  $1530'''
=Sign-Ups=
=Sign-Ups=

Revision as of 19:35, 12 March 2009

  • CPW starts: April 10-13
  • Contact: ec-cpw-chairs

Contents

Schedule of Events

Projects

Current Events/Plans for EC CPW '09

Pre-Frosh Oriented

1.Bumper Trikes 

    1.Time: Thursday (4/16/09) 9:30 pm -12:00 am
    2.Location: Johnson
    3.Overview: Tricycles converted into bumper cars
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost:
         1.4 radio flyer trikes: ~$265
         2.Pool noodle bumpers (20 noodles): ~$50
         3.Mounting hardware: ~$30
         4.Total cost: ~$345

2.New and improved tour guide cage/lounge 

    1.Time: all weekend (4/16-18/09)
    2.Location: EC courtyard
    3.Overview:
         1.Revamp tour guide cage to have an adjacent lounge (~ 10' x 15' x 8')
         2.Pre-frosh hang out and talk to upperclassman before or after dorm tour
         3.Shaded from sun/rain by a tarp or equivalent roof
         4.Couches from Talbot or equivalent seating
         5.EC speakers nearby (pointed away, providing loud music for everywhere except the lounge)
         6.Various light-shows (i.e. Iron Curtain, other 4E lighting)
         7.Home made bubble machine
         8.Fog machines
         9.Possibly incorporate into nighttime dance party
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost
         1.Wood-
              1.2”x4”x8': 20 @ ~$3 each
              2.2”x4”x10': 15 @ ~$5 each
              3.Bucket of screws: ?
         2.Bubble machine: ~$50
         3.Tarp: ?
         4.Total cost: ~$250

3.Shopping cart jousting 

    1.Time: Saturday afternoon (4/18/09)
    2.Location: Near the Great Sail
    3.Overview:
         1.Borrowed shopping carts from (insert super market name here)
         2.Left over pool noodles from bumper trikes
         3.Pre-frosh battle it out (safely) in shopping carts
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost: $0

4.Massive Twister 

    1.Time: Thursday (4/16/09) 9:30 pm – 12:00 am
    2.Location: Johnson
    3.Overview: Large home made twister mat
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost: ~$20

5.Miss ugly 

    1.Time: TBA
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview: Male students participate in cross-dressing “Beauty” pageant
    4.Coordinator: Sarah Dee w/ Bo Han
    5.Estimated cost: $75 (for Garment district clothing)

6.East side water war 

    1.Time: TBA
    2.Location: TBA (presumably EC courtyard)
    3.Overview: East Campus and Senior Haus go head to head with water balloons
    4.Coordinator: Bo Han
    5.Estimated cost: $20

7.EE seminar 

    1.Time: TBA
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview: Pre-frosh get to make their own basic circuit based on guidance from students
    4.Coordinator: TBA
    5.Budget: $100

8.Chemistry seminar 

    1.Time: TBA
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview: Pre-frosh get to experience home-brewed (safe) chemistry. This includes super-saturated sodium acetate solution, etc.
    4.Coordinator: Charles Wu
    5.Estimated cost: ~$150

9.Art seminar 

    1.Time: TBA
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview: For those pre-frosh who feel like exploring the non-scientific side of MIT. Basic “make your own art” session.
    4.Coordinator: Audrey Horst
    5.Budget: $75

10.CryoFAC 

    1.Time: Friday (4/17/09)
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview: Frozen treats made with liquid nitrogen, including LN2 ice cream.
    4.Coordinator: Harrison
    5.Estimated Cost:
         1.20 gallons heavy cream: $300 
         2.20 gallons whole milk: $60 
         3.6 cubes of eggs (~540): $55 
         4.100 lbs. of sugar: $75 
         5.Various flavorings (frozen strawberries, mangoes, almonds, apples, 
              cookie dough, etc.): $290 
         6.4 dewars of LN2: $220
         7.Total cost: $1000

11.General food 

    1.Time: All weekend (4/16-18/09) roughly 12 pm – 3 pm
    2.Location: EC courtyard
    3.Overview: BarbecueBarbecueBarbecueBarbecue
    4.Coordinator: CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost: $500


Parent Oriented Plans

1.Parent EC tours 

    1.Time: Thursday 4/16/09 4 pm – 7 pm
    2.Location: East Campus
    3.Overview: 
         1.Parents get a tour of a few halls in EC
         2.Try to keep parent and student tours separate
    4.Coordinator: CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost: $0

2.Parent Introduction to food @ East Campus (an alternative to dining halls) 

    1.Time: TBA (likely Thursday afternoon)
    2.Location: Talbot Lounge, one EC kitchen, return to Talbot Lounge
    3.Overview:
         1.Review of general food related items in Talbot
              1.Hall feeds
              2.FACs
              3.Examples of community building based on kitchens (hall thanksgiving, cooking with friends, etc)
              4.Mention proximity to Kendall, Central, and T-stop
              5.Mostly allow parents to gather
         2.Take parents to see a clean EC kitchen
         3.Return to Talbot to enjoy student cooked food.
    4.Coordinator: TBA. Currently CPWcomm
    5.Estimated cost: $0

Total Planned CPW Budget

Bumper Trikes $345 Tour guide cage/lounge $250 Shopping cart jousting $0 Massive Twister $20 Miss ugly $75 East Side Water War $20 EE Seminar $100 Chemistry Seminar $150 Art Seminar $75 CryoFAC $1000 General Food $500 Parent Tours $0 Food @ EC $0


Total $2535


Possible CPW events (up for review)

1.Giant bean bag chair 

    1.Pros:
         1.Ideal location for pre-frosh to socialize
         2.Great item for tour guide cage/lounge
    2.Cons:
         1.Packing peanuts and foam beads are expensive in large volumes
         2.Could be messy
         3.Interested in finding cheap alternative
    3.Extra info:
         1.If someone is willing to take charge of this, then we will apply for funding for it.
         2.If you take charge, you CANNOT leave a mess behind
    4.Estimated cost: ~$200

2.Dance floor stage 

    1.Overview: 
         1.Tetazoo will allegedly be constructing a dance floor in the courtyard
         2.Free for use by pre-frosh (?)
    2.Estimated cost: Not funded by CPW (?)
    3.SOMEONE SHOULD EXPLAIN THIS

3.Swinging 'viking ship' ride 

    1.Overview: Small scale swinging ride
    2.Pros:
         1.Gets people excited about MIT
         2.Creates good social interaction
    3.Cons:
         1.Safety?
         2.Feasibility?
         3.Would require decent amount of commitment from an individual or group
    4.Estimated cost: ~$500

4.Swings/tire swing 

    1.Pros:
         1.Alternative to the viking ship
         2.One more thing to draw interest
    2.Cons:
         1.Possibly encroaching on Senior Haus's tire swing
         2.May not be a big hit
    3.If someone is willing to take responsibility for this, we will see that you get funding
    4.Estimated Cost: ~$100

5.Putz war cart 

    1.Used as an awesome showcase of “MIT student creativity”.. or something
    2.What's the current condition?
    3.What needs to be done?

6.Meat market 

    1.Overview: Fundraiser for Steer Roast
    2.Still happening, as far as we know
    3.Does CPWcomm need to help coordinate this?
    4.Someone needs to take responsibility for organizing this

7.Ice Cream Cart 

    1.Overview:
         1.Shopping cart
         2.Goes to west campus and gives out free ice cream to pre-frosh
         3.Possibly plays ice cream truck music
    2.Is this worth doing?
    3.Estimated cost: ~$150 for ice cream

8.Wacky races 

    1.Overview:
         1.Use a few old/broken bikes
         2.Make them into something ridiculous (i.e. bicycle/shopping cart hybrid)
         3.Pre-frosh race them
    2.Pros:
         1.Unique event that will attract lots of pre-frosh
         2.displays “MIT student ingenuity”
    3.Cons:
         1.Will require large time and money investment
    4.Estimated cost: ~$500

9.Dinosaur on wheels 

    1.Overview:
         1.Put Talbot Dinosaur on casters
         2.Bring it to Johnson for CPW Festival
         3.Maybe outfit it with crazy lights and/or fog machines.
    2.Pros:
         1.It's a massive dinosaur in a crowded place
         2.It's a massive dinosaur on wheels in a crowded place
         3.We'll actually put it to use
    3.Cons:
         1.Can we get it out the door?
    4.Estimated cost: ~$80

Estimated Additional Budget

Giant Bean Bag Chair $200 Dance floor $0 Viking ship ride $500 Swing/tire swing $100 Putz War Cart $0 Meat Market $0 Ice cream cart $150 Wacky races $500 Dinosaur on wheels $80


Total $1530

Sign-Ups

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