SWILnews #n+1 vol. 4

First, general news. Included with this there should be a self-
explanatory t-shirt order form. If we have enough orders t-shirts
will be ordered February 2. If there aren't enough orders by then
I'll just have to assumee there won't ever be.

About two months ago I sent out a notice saying everyone who wants to
remain on the SWIL mailing list should contact me in writing as soon
as possible. If I had taken everyone I haven't heard from off the list
I would be sending this mailing to only 2 people. This will be the
last SWILnews you get unless I hear otherwise IN WRITING. (The two
people I have heard from don't need to worry.)

Start thinking about whether or not you want to go to Boskone. If there
are enough interested people we will organize a SWIL outing.

Discussion groups:
SCIENCE IN SCIENCE FICTION will meet this coming Monday at dinner.
a room has already been reserved. Bilaniuk will be Speaking on the
science of Gregory Benford's _Timescape_. Feel free to come even if
you're not officially in this discussion group.

HISTORY OF SCIENCE FICTION will meet every other Saturday at 10:30 am
The first meeting of this semester will be on Jan. 20, place to be
announced.  The reading for this meeting is as follows:

Smith, E.E. "Doc. ", _The_Skylark_of_Space_ (all)
Pohl, Frederik, _The_Way_the_Future_Was, Chapters 2 and 3
Gunn, _The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_#2_, Introduction 6-7 (pages 10-15)
   -- David H. Keller, "The Revolt of tile Pedestrians"
   -- Stanley C. Weinbaum, "A Martian Odyssey."
   -- Murray Leinster "Proxima Centauri"
   -- Edmond Hamilton, 'What's It Like Out There?"

All readings are on reserve in Dupont Library.

SEX ROLES AND SCIENCE FICTION w111 be doing Varley at our next meeting.
The readings are these Varley stories "Options", "Picnic on Nearside",
"Retrograde Summer", "Phantom of Kansas" and maybe an article from
the _Patchin_Review_, I'll let you know about that.
     More importantly we have to find a time to meet. Come to the SWIL
meeting prepared to state your preferences about the following possible
meeting times: Wednesday dinner; Saturday at 10:30 - off weeks from
History; Wednesday afternoon; Monday evenings; Sunday afternoons.
(If you can't make it to this week's meeting. just drop me a line in
college mail saying when you can and cannot come.)

                                       Please forgive my typing.
                                            Jennie