The Great Vault of Things Past: 2006

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January 25

Greetings, citizens. Today at 1912 hours, martial law was declared by our most glorious President. The business of the club will continue as normal. The new administration will be a benevolent military dictatorship, and for those who think otherwise, we have the Pistol of Shooting Traitors.

Dictum 0261: Librarians shall henceforth be known as Book Burners. Our new Book Burners are Chris Woo and Adam Nakama.

Dictum 0395: Mikey has been given special dispensation to run a game of Assassins. Rules can be found at http://users.wpi.edu/~cmdonn/ . If you're interested in joining the game, email ------@BOB.

Dictum 0522: There shall be no homelessness in the SFS. Jon Adler is compiling a list of people who are interested in SFS housing for next year. If you missed it at the meeting, email --------@BOB.

Dictum 0666: Craig will be running two one-shots in the near future: Meteor (~12-30 players) and Almost Noble (~4-8 players). You should play them. Details TBA.

Dictum 0837: Wedgefic shall happen this year. The Party is a benevolent patron of the arts. For more information, read Adam Nakama's email from earlier today entitled 'Storytellers wanted; Wedgefic open for submissions!' Write stories and send them in to --------@BOB. Or draw awesome fantasy comic books and send them in.

Dictum 0838: The T-shirt design contest is open, and will be until February 15. Send your submissions to ---@BOB in whatever graphical format Windows Paint can handle. Submissions will be monitored for correct Party doctrine.

Dictum 0924: Animefest 2 is coming up. It will happen on February 18 in the War Room, sometimes known as the Hagglund Room, in the Campus Center. Hours may or may not be from about 1 PM to midnight. An official list of showings will be posted at a later date.

Dictum 1031: Nyren will be TUBbing Mai HiME over the next two weekends. The first thirteen episodes will be shown starting at noon on Sunday, January 29, at 25 Trowbridge. The last thirteen episodes will be shown starting at noon on Sunday, February 5, also at 25 Trowbridge.

Dictum 1099: Author Daniel R. Robichaud will be coming to speak after our meeting on February 1st. He will talk about being a writer and getting published and such. Patriotic citizens who wonder about what it's like being a published writer will be sure to come and ask questions.

Dictum 1203: The Party has a sense of humor. This was demonstrated by the first phase of the Two-Week Plan, in which we allow our citizens to give the officers nicknames. This week President Mike XIV was dubbed Smooth 'n Sassy, and Vice President Micah was named Kommissar Chuckles. The remainder of the officers will be nicknamed at next week's meeting.

Dictum 1295: Citizens who like improv and geeky humor should consider going to see BostonImprov's In the Garage. It's running in Cambridge at 8 PM on Fridays through February 18th. Interested people should refer to the earlier email from Mike XIV entitled "Geektastic Improv show in Boston." Email ------@BOB if you would like to check it out.

That completes the first phase of the benevolent Party's One-Year Plan. Remember, the Party is watching you!

February 1

The glorious Party held another wildly successful meeting today. Long live the God-Emperor!


- There will be gaming in the Wedge this Friday. Having fun is mandatory. Be there.

- Submissions are being accepted for T-shirt designs. Send your design to ---@wpi.edu.

- Submissions are also being accepted for Wedgefic. Guidelines can be found at http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/wedgefic.html. Send your short stories to --------@wpi.edu.

- Nominations for Geek of the Week are open. If you or someone you know would like to be profiled in Tech News as our Geek of the Week, email -----@wpi.edu.

- The Picture of the Week was brought to us by the Perry Bible Fellowship. If you ever feel ready to take on the world, please note the cautionary tale found herein: http://70.86.201.113/imageserv2/temporary/PBF088ADWorldChampion.gif

- In response to the rapid arming of militant factions, the Party has reluctantly begun stocking nonlethal Nerf Maverick guns. If you, as a loyal Party member, wish to arm and protect yourself against the rebels, contact the God-Emperor (-----@wpi.edu) before the end of the week. For $10 you'll get a gun and, in time, some spare darts.

- Please note that the Campus Center has been declared a demilitarized zone. In order to protect noncombatants, the Party asks that you take your gunfights outside or off campus.

- Animefest II has been cancelled.

- The SFS Web site has been redesigned to better represent the Party's views and correct history. Check it out at http://users.wpi.edu/~sfs/ . Email Monica (-----@wpi.edu) with comments, corrections, etc. Also, if you know stuff about the history of the Party - former officers, past great events - tell her about that, too.

- Next Tuesday night, February 7, in the Campus Center, the nonexistent club LEAP, or the League of Extraordinarily Awesome People, will be holding a Proper Gentlemen's and Refined Ladies' night. Come dressed as a Proper Gentleman or Refined Lady, get a free bubble pipe, and play Clue or some other game.

- The Party's Three-Week Plan, which has always been a Three-Week Plan, continued this week with the nicknaming of the secretary and librarians. Secretary Monica has been dubbed Puss in Boots. Librarians Adam and Chris will hereafter be known as Tastes Great and Less Filling, respectively. Treasurer Jon Adler will be nicknamed next week.

Until next week, citizens...remember, you love the Party!