by Islin Moy
FY09 Region Collegiate Newsletter Editor, Region i
When I was staring blankly at this month’s hot topic, I realized it was time for help.
me: What does SWE mean by “Getting People Out When it’s Cold?”
lmuniste: A health piece. Something about exercise?
me: Possibly? We’ve written a bit about events, so perhaps a continuation of that?
lmuniste: I don’t know.
me: Me neither.
Local Events
After some further thought, there are a variety of things to do in your local area right by your college (or inside of it!) with your SWE-isters! Google the follow terms and the town you live in or where you have a close proximity (for example: Denver art gallery):
- Art museum
- Art gallery
- History museum
- Science museum
- Skating rink
- Sledding hill (I kid you not: Sledriding.com)
- Independent bookstores (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran and now Things I’ve Been Silent About visited the local Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver)
- Events (a treasure trove for the unashamed natives)
- Discounted symphony and orchestra tickets for students
- Swing dancing
The list goes on. I invite to add your own by commenting on this post.
Last thoughts on the cold…
Also, if you find that you move slower in the winter outside, the Society of American Military Engineers paper on The Effects of Cold Weather on Productivity has an explanation for that too, complete with nomographs to find out your decrease in efficiency. And remember, if you are griping about the cold, be happy that it isn’t 1709 (New Scientist).
Islin (islinmoy at gmail dot com) also serves as FY09 COR MEGA Issues Task Force Chair.
