December 10 - December 16: Study Breaks, Studying, and Study Breaks

Monday, December 10Event: Vice President Joe BidenLocation: Pizzitola Sports CenterTime: 6:30 pm, but doors open at 5 and close at 6.Are you having trouble shrugging off the crushing weight of exam-week worries? Let beloved former Vice President Joe Biden relieve some of that stress! This gem from Delaware will be speaking in one of Brown’s largest stadiums. The Pitz, according to Wikipedia, has the capacity for 2,800 people, so, if you get in the line at a reasonable time, you’re almost guaranteed to get a seat. Don’t bring bags, backpacks, laptops, food, drinks, or anything else that should be pretty obvious (weapons, fireworks, cans, bottles, laser pointers, and projectiles are all warned against by thw Brown Lecture Board, the hosts of the event). As he said himself during a 2010 signing of the Affordable Care Act,  “This is a big f—— deal!”Event: Mild FreakoutLocation: Rockefeller Library, Floor 4, Table 27Time: 4:30-5Freakout, but mildly. Save the big things for later.Event: Sophomore Frozen Winter CarnivalLocation: Petteruti Lounge, Campus CenterTime: 6:00-8:00 pmFrom the Office of Residential Life: “We will be screening Frozen, with pizza, hot chocolate, popcorn, cotton candy and temporary tattoos! This event will be an opportunity for sophomore students across Brown's campus to build community - stop by for a fun study break!”Tuesday, December 11Event: Holiday Midnight Organ ConcertLocation: Sayles HallTime: Midnight, but doors open at 11:30Another opportunity to hear Mark Steinbach dust off the old organ-pipes, come to Sayles for the exam-week organ concert! There will be fourteen a cappella groups performing, and although I’m not sure about the logistics of that plan, I’m sure it’ll be super neat!Event: Winter Holiday Party at Sarah DoyleLocation: Sarah Doyle Center for Women and GenderTime: 1:00-4:00 pmFrom the website, “Join the Sarah Doyle Center in a Holiday Cookie and Card making extravaganza! Take a break from studying and decorate cookies, design cards for friends and family, and get into the holiday spirit. Hot chocolate (with marshmallows!) will be there.”Event: BIG STUDY BREAK (all caps)Location: JWW 313Time: 3:00-7:00 pmHealth Careers Advising at Brown University will be hosting an additional study-break opportunity with a dog (!) and some live music! Check it out!Event: Fondue With Friends Location: JWW 310Time: 5:30-7:00 pm After popping into the BIG STUDY BREAK, dip across the hall to check out the Global Center for International Students’ fondue fest, with both chocolate and cheese fondues! You can also make holiday cards for your family and friends, who are also probably freaking out with exams!Wednesday, December 12Event: Moonlight: Movie Night Fundraiser for the Migrant CaravanLocation: 37 Charlesfield Street (Zeta Delta Xi)Time: 7:00-9:00 pmFrom Zeta Delta Xi:“All proceeds will be donated to Diversidad Sin Fronteras, a Central American collective working to directly support LGBT members of the migrant caravan. This event is held in memory of Roxsana Hernández Rodriguez, a trans woman from Honduras who died in ICE custody. We aim to create a space that centers LGBTQ Central Americans and honors the lives that have been lost to the violence of xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia.”There is a $5 recommended donation. Event: Primal ScreamLocation: Sharpe Refectory Front DoorTime: 11:59A collective yell into the abyss.Thursday, December 13Event: Oh shit!Location: Verney-Woolley Dining HallTime: 12:36 pmIn the middle of eating lunch, quickly realize how far behind you actually are.Event: Iran and The U.S.: The Legacy of InterventionLocation: 99 Morris AvenueTime: 7:00-8:30 pm A presentation on the legacy of U.S. intervention in Iran by Babak Hemmatiam, Brown University Ph.D student and graduate of University of Tehran, Iran. Friday, December 14Event: Ask Zimmt n to Please Make It StopLocation: The Chem Place?Time: 3:00-3:30 pmA public demonstration asking Chemistry President Zimmt to Please Make It Stop. Show out in solidarity for all of your chemistry friends who you hate to see looking nervous about molecules and atoms, or I guess whatever they do in that class (other than complain).