December 3 - December 9: Walkout, SPEC, and SKORTS
Monday, December 3Event: BLACK WALK 50Location: Various locations around campusTime: All week**From the Black Student Walkout Information Shared Doc**"Why not? Why wait? Instead of waiting for instances of explicit racism to directly harm our community, the Walkout is happening with an understanding that if we wait for something bad to happen then we as a community have waited too long. We shouldn’t wait to get angry, we shouldn’t wait to get hurt. Now more than ever, this Walkout presents one of the best opportunities through which to urge the University to support all Black students. This year not only marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1968 Black Student Walkout but it also marks a year where the University is in the process of renewing a number of its policies which directly affect Black folks. This fact has been kept hidden so that we remain complacent as the University backs down on the commitments it has made to our community.The reason we are here now is because 50 years ago, Black students did what’s being asked of us today. Drawing on the courage of the students from 1968 and the love that we have for each other, we move forward. We cannot let the fear that the University is seeking to instill in our community limit us. Fear of the institution and fear of what we would be without the institution are products of white supremacy, and it is radical Black love and community that will defeat this. Above all else, the Walkout is an act of love for ourselves, for each other, for past and future generations of Black students at Brown. Love will sustain us."To learn more, check out the Facebook page and watch this video below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx8wGGzO6BU&feature=shareEvent: Trivia Night at the Malted BarleyLocation: The Malted Barley ProvidenceTime: 7The Malted Barley's Trivia Night! Every Monday!They have partnered with Team Trivia New England for a fun night out filled with prizes & giveaways!Tuesday, December 4Event: Econ DUG Faculty Lunch Lecture with Prof. Anna AizerLocation: 85 WatermanTime: 12Join the Econ DUG and Professor Anna Aizer for a faculty lunch lecture on December 4, 12-1 PM, in BERT 015!Anna Aizer is a professor and chair at the Brown University Department of Economics. She received her degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles and came to Brown after completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton University’s Center for Research on Child Wellbeing. Professor Aizer is a labor and health economist specializing in child health, domestic violence, poverty, and welfare. Her previous research has been featured in Science, American Economic Review, and Quarterly Journal of Economics, and her current work focuses on the mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission of poverty, in particular the roles of health insurance, environmental exposure, and the juvenile justice system.Come enjoy a catered lunch, learn about economics research at Brown, and listen to Prof. Aizer speak about the role of money in the lives of children of teenage mothers.Event: SPEC Presents: Candyland!Location: SaylesTime: 7-9Take a study break, the event your sweet tooth's been waiting for is finally here: Candyland!Stop by Sayles Hall on Tuesday, December 4th from 7-9for all of the sugary magical dreams of your life - we will have ~three~ chocolate fountains (dark, milk, white), strawberries and other dipping foods, an ice cream sundae bar, and cookie decorating! Stay tuned for the full menu.As always, SPEC is completely free!Wednesday, December 5Event: CCB 2019 Senior Night: GCB FormalLocation: GCBTime: 8-11Love the GCB as much as we do? See you there!Thursday, December 6 Event: Pain, Profits, Oxy: How Purdue Pharma built an empire of deceitLocation: 85 WatermanTime: 4Interested in the opioid crisis, public health, policy, or medicine? Come see Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Barry Meier—the first journalist to expose the corporate causes of the opioid epidemic—speak on how Purdue Pharma marketed OxyContin to customers while knowing the addictive potential of the drug. Meier will also discuss his new book, "Pain Killer: An Empire of Deceit and the Origin of America's Opioid Epidemic."Dinner will be served!Friday, December 7Event: Skorts Sketch Comedy Presents: Skorts Gets Skool'dLocation: List 120Time: 8:30The moment you’ve been saving your prepubescent angst for has finally arrived!Skorts Sketch Comedy is Brown’s only musical sketch comedy group with content exclusively written, acted, and produced by people of marginalized genders. We’re finally old enough to go to skool, and we’re taking you with us! We’ll have young people, old people, detention, and more!Free admission. First come, first serve seating.Have a question? Feel free to message us or email us at skortssketch@gmail.com.Sunday, December 9Event: Providence Flea Holiday Market!Location: Hope High SchoolTime: 10-4The Providence Flea, downtown's outdoor vintage and artisan/maker market, returns for the first two Sundays of the month on December 2 and December 9, and both Saturday and Sunday on December 15 and December 16 from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm for its Sixth Annual Holiday market.The Holiday Markets offer a juried selection of handmade art and design, craft and clothing, jewelry, accessories, vintage wares and small-batch gift and food items from over 65+ vendors on each Sunday (with a total of over 150 vendors in all participating throughout the month).