Oct 23  Halloween Means More CTRL-A

What’s that? Halloween, you say? I can’t hear you over our awesome show 3 weekend. Last week we had the special Giant Robo Marathon, and now CTRL-A, the anime club that knows no bounds, jumps into the third consecutive weekend of anime. And it’s definitely one you don’t want to miss! More on that below, along with the week’s other exciting events.

• Monday Meeting – Monday, October 24, 6PM, MC 4058. Please note the different room, which applies to this meeting only. This meeting will mostly be discussing plans for show 3, followed by dinner and an activity. If you haven’t been coming out to meetings, consider it. They can be a lot of fun and you’ll be hanging out with a lot of the same people you see at other events.
• Project Night – Wednesday, October 26, 6PM, SLC 2109. What can be said that hasn’t been? If you haven’t been yet, don’t be scared away by the prospect of doing work. There’s more gaming than anything else here, and when someone brings a project it’s often something fun. Good times are to be had Wednesday evenings, so don’t miss it!
• Show 3 – Friday, October 28, 4:30PM to 10PM, RCH 101 and Saturday, October 29, 2:30PM to 9PM, AL 116. It’s time to get down and watch some anime. We’ll be continuing some shows from our last show, as well as introducing some new ones, so don’t worry if you missed the previous shows. The schedule, once finalized, will be available here. As announced last week, there will be a cosplay contest during the dinner break on Friday. Come out in your best costume and enter to win a great prize, or just come to see all the crazy costumes. There will likely be an activity on Saturday as well. And as usual, we’ll be running our concession stand (cup noodles!) and be ordering pizza for dinner on both days. There will also be a NEW MEMBER BONUS!!! Friday only, if you bring a new member to the club and they purchase a membership, you and your friend will receive a free slice of pizza.
• Weiss Schwarz Tournament – Saturday, October 29, 11AM to 3PM, AL 208. The Weiss Tournament extravaganza continues this weekend with the third tournament of the term. If you’re interested in playing, you can sign up here. You don’t need to have played in the previous tournaments to sign up. Will can even lend you a deck to use. All you need is a working knowledge of the game, which you can obtain during project nights or games nights by asking around for help. So come on out and have a great time.

That’s all for this week. Now indulge me as I draw your attention to our forums. If you haven’t signed up for our forums yet, please do consider it. There’s lots of discussion to be had there. Here’s some of the things you can look for:

• Karaoke Request Thread: Coming up at the end of November will be our once-a-term karaoke night. It’s not mandatory, but we prefer that people request songs ahead of time so we can be prepared. If you know what songs you’d like to sing, request them in this thread.
• Secret Santa: We’re putting together a club-wide secret Santa. If buying a gift for a random person and receiving a gift from a random person sounds like fun, sign up. Be sure to tell people what your interests are, since the person who gets you might not know you.
• Introduction Thread: If you’re new to the forums and want to tell everyone a bit about yourself, then stop over in the intro thread. Even if you aren’t that new, you can make a post and make yourself known to the world.
• Marketplace: Less a thread and more of a sub-forum, this is where we coordinate group purchases from various online stores such as Hobby Search and AmiAmi. If you’re interested in placing an order but high shipping costs scare you away, order with other people and split the shipping costs.

That should be enough to get you started. Also, be warned that the next meeting is on Tuesday, due to the Halloween Monday. (It’s not a holiday but we assume that people might have plans.) Have a great week!

Dylan “This reminds me of a puzzle” Mead