Date: Thu, 31 Mar 1994 17:37:29 -0500 Subject: Transcriptions of power dynamics in Faulkner's SWILnews #8 Well, this is, hopefully, the last thing any of you will get from us before this weekend, and thus the only thing of real consequence we have to talk about is the reunion. Besides, if you'll just take a peek at the tragic attendance below, you'll agree that it's a miracle that we had any discussion at all. Nevertheless, we did talk about... The Reunion: There was housing stuff. Several people volunteered floor-space, bed-space, and vacant room-space. All of this will probably be used. We determined that to make things easy it would be good to designate rooming at the B.O.M. (Big Organizational Meeting)[Brilliant Onomatopoaeic Mess -L] at 8:00 pm Friday. HOWEVER, since that time we have been alerted that several parties won't be here by 8:00 and, in typical SWIL organizational fashion have scheduled activities right over the B.O.M.. THEREFORE, people will be able to find out what is going on when and where on Friday when they arrive and check in at Sharples 3. The ONLY thing that shall remain constant in these chaotic times is that someone WILL be at Sharples 3 with a schedule AND a list of housing opportunities. All accomodations will be handled on Friday, and we seem to have plenty of space, including special arrangements. There will therefore be NO B.O.M., but hopefully people will still be able to deal. For those of you who might be wondering, Sharples 3 is located between the Fraternities and the Old Club. There will be a sign and map posted on the SWIL board in Parrish for those people who still don't get it. Parking can be found near Dupont, the Field House, Bond Lot, and at Mary Lyons (especially if you are getting in late when the shuttle is running) T-Shirts may or may not be available at the reunion. However, whether the actual product is on site, the shirts will be able to be ordered for a paltry sum of around $10.00. So bring funds. Funds continue to be important for those who wish to eat this weekend. Everything from Sharples, to restaurants, to campus vending machines will cost visitors varying amounts of moolah. The person sitting in Sharples 3 has the added responsibility as of right this minute [Damn you TG, I knew I shouldn't have let you type!!!!! -L] of having a handy dandy guide to fine and not-so-fine cuisine in the Swarthmore area. Make sure to check it out for the finest in local eateries. There might be nametags, especially if you kids don't settle down.We mean it now! Now we get to actual SWIL business aside from the reunion... There was none! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! [shove, thump, scraping of chairs and general melee. TG retreats whimpering to a corner of ML 4222] ahem. Actually, there was a bit or two or business covered, mostly during the week. The SWIL budget did get passed and will be read at the meeting. Bring fruit to throw at the Treasurer if ye are not pleased. Tonight there will be a trip to Border's at Bryn Mawr to see a panel of sci-fi authors and editors namely Gardner Dozier, editor of _Asimov's Sci Fi Magazine_; Judith Moffit, _Ragged World_; Nebula winner Michael Swanwick, _Stations of the Tide_ & _The Iron Dragon's Daughter; Gregory Frost, _Pure Cold Light_; and Darrly Schweitzer, editor of _Weird Tales_ magazine. The van leaves sometime after 6:30 and before 7pm, it starts at 7:30 if you want to go. Regular T-shirt sign-ups will be at the next meeting, also bring a dollar if you haven't paid to the movie fund yet. (dionsaures are of course exempt as well as extinct, as is anyone who has already paid. (exempt, not extinct) [except for you Charles, its's your party and you can be extinct if you want to-L] Quote of the meeting "I've been talking to the space people..." E.Christian and with that we give you... ATTENDANCE 3-25-94 ANDY "DINOSAUR WITH BAD TIMING" PERRY [Well, you missed theJurassic Period by about 150 million years, sorry. -TG], Colin "Spark plug with good spaung" Colm, Julianna "Scottish Spazed" Patrick, Jacob "The hobgoblin of little minds" Mattison, Ahyana "_Blue!_" " U.K.F.F. member!!" -Clark, Charles "non-tabula rasa" Danforth [not a slate, but definitely blank -L], Elizabeth "Too many troglodytes!!!!" Christian AND DON"T SAY A F**KING WORD ABOUT THE SPACE PEOPLE [They are from France -L] [and they smell funny. -TG] -Literature & The Grotesque