May 3  This…is Ctrl-A!

Welcome back, welcome back, to another exciting term at Ctrl-A. This is your webmaster and president, Dylan, here to inundate you with all the wonderful details you need to know to get the most enjoyment out of this term. If you are new, please read the introductory area of this post. It has all sorts of useful information for you.

 

This Week

I will forgo my usual descriptions for the events, as I have rather extensive ones further down the page. Here’s what you can expect for this week.

Project Night – Wednesday, May 4, 6PM, Room SLC 2109 – Project night begins!
Games Night – Friday, May 6, 4:30PM, Room MC 4058 – Games night also begins!
Cosplay Tea Party – Saturday, May 7, 1PM, Amy’s Place. The address is available below.

 

Election Results – Let’s begin with the election results. Let me introduce you to your Spring/Summer 2011 executive team!

Pragmatic President: Dylan
Vigilant Vice-President: Asher
Super Secretary: Will
Timeless Treasurer: Karl
Enigmatic External Relations: Jon

Poised Publicity: Alcina
Elegant Electronic Communications: Mo
Aggregate Activities Coordinator: Sam and Paul (A.K.A. Spam)
Witty Web Maintainer: Dylan
Courteous Concession Manager: Andrew

 

Spring/Summer 2011 Anime Shows

As is our wont, we have planned for you four anime shows this term. These shows each take place on a Friday from 4:30PM to 10PM and the following Saturday from 2:30PM to 9PM.

Show 1: May 13th and 14th
Show 2: June 10th and 11th
Show 3: June 24th and 25th
Show 4: July 15th and 16th

Now, this list is always subject to last minute adjustments, but here’s what you can expect to see this term, in no particular order:

Continuing Series
Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu (The Idiots, the Tests, and the Summoned Creatures)
Otome Youkai Zakuro (Girl Demon Zakuro)
Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai (The World God Only Knows)
Eden of the East
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Sampler Series
Kuragehime (Jellyfish Princess)
Star Driver
Guyver
Hanasaku Iroha
Level E
Gate Keepers
Fortune Arterial
Sora no Woto

Movies
Evangelion 2.0
.hack//G.U. Trilogy
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro
One of the Detective Conan movies

The schedule hasn’t been decided yet; I will include that information in a future newspost.

 

For those of you just joining us… Well, first of all, welcome! We are the Club That Really Likes Anime (CTRL-A for short), a club built around the love and enjoyment of Japanese animation.  But we’re so much more than just an anime club. We are a social club, first and foremost, and we have many weekly events that promote socialization between our members. I figure the best way to explain who we are and what we do is to give a quick rundown of the events we normally hold.

Anime Shows – On four predetermined weekends every term, we actually sit down and watch some anime. This is the bread-and-butter of Ctrl-A; without it, we couldn’t exactly call ourselves that, now, could we? The typical format is to show 5 continuing series (meaning that each show will have more of the same series), 8 sampler series (2 per show; we only show the first 3 episodes, hence, sampler) and 4 movies (1 per show). See above for what you can expect to watch this term. We also run a concession stand (profits go to support the club) and order pizza for a dinner break on both days.

Monday Meetings – These happen every Monday, starting at 6PM, and are usually followed by dinner. This is when we deal with all of the official club business, and make important decisions that influence the direction of the club, such as deciding what anime to show and when. All important decisions are decided by vote, so if you want to have your say, you are welcome to come, provided you are a registered member of the club. If you have something you want to discuss at the meeting, you can bring it up then, or send me an email at prez@ctrl-a.org and I can put it on the agenda. This term, all of our meetings are in MC 4063.

Project Nights – Every Wednesday, a smaller subset of Ctrl-A meets for what is best described as “general socialization,” meaning you can pretty much do what you want. There’ll be lots of gaming, and if Jeremy is there you can be sure there will be a board game played, but the core purpose behind these nights is to give you chance to work on any projects you might have. If you need people to help you with an idea or half-finished project, come to SLC 2109 at 6PM every Wednesday.

Games Nights – On non-show Fridays (that is, Fridays where we don’t have a show scheduled) we get together and play games. Whether it be card games, board games, or video games, games are happening. Show up at 4:30 and get your game on! This term, we’re exclusively in MC 4058 every week.

Cosplay Tea Parties – On certain Saturdays, Amy is allowing us to storm over to her place to drink tea and work on/wear cosplay. If cosplay is your thing, then you should definitely get to know Amy. Whether these happen depend highly on her schedule, so these aren’t guaranteed to be happening every week, but when they do, it’s on Saturday, at around 1PM, at Amy’s place. The address is 365 Bennington Gate, Unit 39. I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention the Pokemon Gym Leader Squad.

And much more… Those are just our regular events. We also have sushi lunches, hot pot, card tournaments, survival tag, an anime marathon, and more! Trust me, stick with us, you’ll have a great time.

Getting involved – The best and most obvious way to get involved is to come to our events! Our shows are the most popular event, but if you want to get to know us, the best way is at one of the other events, where it’s easier to talk. Another way is via our forums; many of our members have accounts on there, and there is plenty of ongoing discussion to jump into. If you’re not feeling quite so adventurous, you can also comment directly to this post too! Either way, I read everything that comes in here, so you can be sure your voice is being heard. Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for our mailing list to receive weekly updates on all the events, if you’re too lazy to come back here every week.

Any questions? – That’s what we’re here for! Send an email to the appropriate exec (if you aren’t sure who’s appropriate, check out this handy reference page), or just send it to ctrl-a@ctrl-a.org and we’ll sort it out for you.