End of the Semester Dinner

The semester ended with a sword battle at Fuji Ya, as the end to any good semester of the anthropology club should.  Meet us again Mondays at 2:30 in CLA 125 beginning January 9, 2012 for spring semester.  

Pot Luck Pics

Some of the delicious feast.

MCC and the Anthropology Club feasting.

Stephanie and A.J. among other MCC members enjoying the food.

Alex contemplating her meal. Cystal of Student Life looks on.

Dr. Mallery, Thomas and Denise.

Kat and Kelly share a conversation.

Kyle's arm, Dr. Mallery, Thomas and Denise.

Thanks Andrew for the pictures of the pot luck!

Last Meeting of the Semester

Our last meeting of the semester was held Tuesday
 in conjunction with the Multicultural Club
 for a joint pot-luck.  (Pictures will be posted soon!)


We have decided that the Anthropology Club 
end-of-the-semester-dinner will take place as planned; 
Thursday December 15th at 7pm at Fuji Ya in Minneapolis.  
The address and phone number for Fuji Ya is: 


600 West Lake Street
Minneapolis
(612) 871-4055

Let an officer know if you need to carpool.  
Some of us will be on campus that Thursday.   

Being conscious of the time is an issue, those of us
 who can will be hanging out all evening, 

come for as long or as little as you can or like.  
Organizing this day has been a challenge and 

I apologize if this proves difficult for anyone,
 we try to be inclusive of everyone and their very busy

schedules and obligations and this day seemed to work
 best for most.  

Another reminder that the meetings next semester 
will be held on Mondays at 2pm.  We registered to 

the same room assignment as last semester.  
Information on the official room assignment will follow.

Have a great finals week and good luck!

MIA Edo Pop Fieldtrip

On Thursday December 1st, some of the Anthropology Club attended the MIA to view the Edo Pop exhibit.  Here is a pic from the evening.

November 29, 2011 Meeting Minutes

Here are some club happenings in the near future and things we discussed at today's meeting:

Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7pm:  

The Anthropology Club field trip to the MIA, (Minneapolis Institute of Arts), will take place .  Meet at the glass doors inside the museum and we will proceed from there.  

Tuesday December 6, 2011 at 3:15:  

The joint Anthropology Club/Multicultural Club potluck.  This will be held in CC231, (this has changed from what was discussed in the 11/29 meeting as we cannot have food in the CLA). Meet in CC231 for the potluck/club meeting.  Bring a dish to share and feel free to bring friends and family if you choose.  This is to celebrate our accomplishments for the year and our completion of a joint campus-wide event.  This will be our last "club meeting" of the semester.

Thursday December 15, 2011 at 7pm:

Meet at Fuji Ya in Minneapolis for our end-of-the-semester club dinner.  

At the meeting we additionally discussed reading "Guns, Germs and Steel"  and/or "The Third Chimpanzee," by Jared Diamond, between semesters to kick of our spring semester.  Get reading!

November 22, 2011 Meeting

Our last meeting we discussed some club items in brief then proceeded straight to some Anthro Club fun! 

Some upcoming dates to remember as the doodle polls have closed for the MIA event and the Anthropology Club End-of-the-Semester dinner.  Per the tabulated votes the dates are as follows:

MIA Field trip: Thursday, December 1st at 7:00pm

(We will discuss the intricacies of this at the next meeting.  Basically you will be responsible for your own transportation but some of us may carpool from NHCC.  Meet us there if you choose).  

End-of-the-Semester Dinner: Thursday December 15, 7:00pm at Fuji Ya

(Again, club members will be responsible for their own transportation and meal costs, we will reserve an area for the club to dine, meet us there or plan a carpool if you choose.)

Additionally, we voted on dates for the spring semester meetings and it has been decided that Anthropology Club meetings will take place Monday's at 2pm.  We will try to have the same room assignment if possible, as always I will keep you informed as to where the meeting will take place.  

We still have exciting events planned for the spring semester.  Don't forget about our proposed conference/symposium, if you would like to present at the event please let us know, there if the discussion of incentives for presenters, besides a nice addition to your resume.  

Photos from the Talent Show

Here are the photos our club documentarian, Andrew took of the Talent Show and reception that followed.

Click on the link here to view the NHCC Anthropology Club's Photobucket Slideshow.

Upcoming Events in the Twin Cities

November is chock full of multicultural happenings in the Twin Cities.  Here are some links to a few events:

The MIA, Edo-Pop exhibit of Japanese wood block prints, October 30, 2011-January 8, 2012.

The Film Society of Minneapolis' Latin Film Festival, November 3, 2011-November 13, 2011.

Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, November 10-13, 2011.

Festival of Oriental Dance; Food for the Soul, Jawaahir and Cassandra Dance Company, November 16-20, 2011.

Feminist Film Festival at the Walker Art Center.  November 4-20, 2011.

Feel free to add supplements to this list in the comments section.

Talent Show Game Plan...

In brief, here is the schedule for the talent show to supplement the email sent.

Today (November 3, 2011):  Meet in the campus center at 6pm to decorate.  We will decorate until we are done or until the Campus Center closes at 10pm.  There are other tasks to complete so lend a hand where you can and when you can!

Tomorrow (November 4, 2011): We will rendezvous at 9:30am in the Campus Center to complete the set-up and finish what tasks remain.  Dress rehearsal at 2:30 and the show begins at 4pm.  Reception to follow at 6pm.  The reception is expected to last an hour or so.  Please plan accordingly so you can fulfill the duties you signed up for.

Anthropology Club Budget

The Anthropology Club has finally been granted a budget from the Student Life Committee and the Student Senate.  As of this afternoon, we will be able to contribute from our own funds money to the Talent Show and start planning an anthropology conference for the spring!  Hooray, hard work does pay off!

October 25 Meeting Minutes

Our meeting today was brief, but I have some critical issues to bring to your attention, namely addressing the impending talent show and the upcoming Student Senate meeting.  

Headway has been made on the Anthropology Club's responsibilities for the talent show, the food has been decided and ordered.  Taher couldn't match the prices so we will be serving food from Big Marina and Godfather's Pizza.  Crystal, Stephanie and I visited Litin Paper this afternoon to wrangle some decorations for the event.  Those of you who signed up to hep with set-up, it looks like we may be setting up well before the event, (hopefully the evening of Tuesday November 1), given the quantity of decorations purchased I will certainly need all of your help and whatever can be accomplished prior to the day of the Talent Show would be excellent, since that day will present it's own tasks to be completed by the Anthropology Club.  Dr. Mallery has agreed to be a judge for the event as well.  Until the Talent Show is complete, this will remain the main focus of the club.

Additionally, your support is requested at this week's Student Senate meeting.  Two motions have been put forth by the Anthropology Club as well as our budget request.  At the advisement of other clubs who have successfully petitioned the Student Senate, they recommended a strong club presence in the meeting to bolster the requests arguments should it be necessary.  Therefore, I am requesting that any available students join us at this weeks meeting.  If we do not gain a position on this week's agenda, the next meeting will be November 10th.

I will keep you all informed as to the days that your assistance is needed for both the Student Senate and the Talent Show.  Some events we are considering for after the talent show are a cookbook fundraiser, an anthropology conference in the spring and gathering corporate sponsorship for participation in the National Geographic mtDNA project.

Until next time, thanks to everyone who has volunteered and contributed to the club so far this year, I really appreciate all the involvement.  Let's make Anthropology Club the most successful club on campus!

Kathryn Richards
Anthropology Club President  

Meeting Minutes October 18

Today, October 18, 2011, in Anthropology Club we talked about some things that concerned the club.  Most of these were reminders and asking for suggestions, so not a lot of new material before MEA break.

We talked once again about getting T-shirts/posters/business cards done in the very near future to help boost club awareness on campus.  We're still looking for volunteers if we can find them, suggestions welcome too.  If we can't find anything of overt interest we'll just use a simple design.

As a club we are starting to think more seriously about our fund raising and 2012 event.  As of right now we're open to ideas.  We may be doing a cookbook with recipes from around the world for the fundraiser, and there have been talks of a guest speaker or a conference for the event.  But that doesn't mean we can't keep brainstorming!

We are still waiting on the budget to actually move forward on the talent show, but everything else is looking to be going well!  Any volunteers still very welcome and needed.

No Student Senate meeting this week, so are we are going next week.  As we are still requesting a budget all and any members are encouraged to come to show club support.  This will give us a better chance at getting a budget request approved.  Thursday October 25 from 3:00-5:00 pm.

Belly Dance Event This Weekend!

Looking for an anthropological event this weekend?  Check out the link here for A Belly Dance performance October 15th at the St. Paul Student Center.

Dig in Otsego!

Volunteers are needed for this weekend, call to reserve your spot!

Meeting Minutes from Oct. 11

Anthropology Club meeting for October 11, 2011

Our club treasurer has chosen to step down.  We are taking a vote of any volunteers next club.  The main duties held by the treasurer are budget requests and fund raising, Please feel free to volunteer if you can.

One idea that has been discussed for a fund raiser is a cookbook with recipes from the world over.  There was also talk of our 2012 event being an Anthropology Club Conference possibly.  Any other ideas are welcome. 

The talent show joint event with the multicultural club is beginning to take off.  We are currently looking for volunteers for any of the various roles, tabling, reception, set up, tear down, etc.  We are still looking for more international candy ideas.  A possible theme suggested for the reception was masquerade. 

If you can help at the talent show let someone know.  Remember the talent show is November 4^th at 4 pm.  Dress rehearsal at 2 pm, set up at 9 am.

There was talk about attending a farmhouse archeological dig in Otsego this weekend.

Archaeology Song, Just for Fun!

Reminder

Just a reminder the next anthropology club meeting will take place during the tryouts for the talent show, (the joint campus-wide event held by the Anthropology Club and the Multicultural Club), in CC231 at 2pm.   If you care to join us you can participate in the tryout judging, otherwise join us at the following meeting.  Officers meeting will take place as scheduled on Thursday at 12:30 in the Anthropology Club office.

September 27 Meeting Minutes

Anthropology Club Meeting September 27, 2011

            For our meeting today we met with the Multicultural Club in CC 231.  We addressed a few of the items to be accomplished for the joint talent show we are all helping with.  The show itself will be held on November 4^th at 3 pm, with a dress rehearsal at about 1 pm for a run through.  Auditions will be held from 2-4 pm on Tuesday October 4^th in room CC231.  We are looking for judges for the Auditions to be representative of both clubs, let an officer know if you’d like to attend.

If possible we want members to begin thinking of if they would like to help with the staffing for the event, such as stage manager, reception manager, etc.  No positions will be determined until we are closer to the Talent Show date.

We want to include food for the event, probably mainly pizza.  There was also talk of hummus and Chinese food.  Suggestions are still welcome as always.

Anthropology Club Officers meeting to be held on Thursday September 29^th in the Club Office room in the Campus Center.

September 27 Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that today's Anthropology Club meeting will be held in CC231, (the upstairs of the campus center), to team up with the Multicultural Club in an effort to plan our combined campus-wide event.  The Multicultural Club is also looking for volunteers from our club to serve as judges for the talent show auditions with the second round taking place on November 4th from 2-4pm in CC231.  If you can attend, please let Kat know.

September 20, 2011 Meeting Summary

We have made some progress this week and are on our way to planning our first ever campus wide event, collaborating with the Multicultural Club.  Below you can view the transcript of what took place during today's meeting and what dates to be aware of for the future.  Immediate issues to address in brief include: 

*Next meeting will not be held in our normal meeting place of CLA 134 at 3:30.  We will instead be meeting with the Multicultural Club starting at 3:15 in CC231, (located in the upstairs of the campus center), to solidify our plans for the upcoming Talent Show.  There will certainly be opportunity for involvement with this event, please share your skills, let's make this event great!

*We are seeking club members to form a committee for posters and eventually a logo and t-shirts.  Can you lend your graphic design skills to the Anthropology Club?

*Know of an anthropology related event you think the club should attend?  Email Dr. Mallery or Kat and we just may be able to organize a club field trip.  The Student Senate has "thawed" the  student organization budget and the Anthropology Club will finally have the opportunity to spend their allotted money. Help us decide how by coming to our meetings and sharing your ideas. 

*Bring your friends and join us!  The Anthropology Club meets every Tuesday, (with the exception of the next meeting), in CLA134.  The more the merrier, after addressing club issues we like to round out the meeting by sharing anthropology related news so bring some to share.

Thanks and hope to see you at the next meeting!

Kat

Anthropology Club meeting September 20, 2011

            In our meeting of Anthropology Club today the President of the Multicultural Club visited and happily informed us they would be more than happy to let us join them for a joint campus wide event.  The event that was chosen was a talent show to be most likely held on November 4 in the auditorium, to be followed by an international food and pizza luncheon.  Final details are still being worked out, as more information solidifies we will update accordingly.

            **We are planning to meet on September 27^th with the Multicultural Club to begin working on specific details to be taken care of.  These may involve set up, tear down, stage work, auditions, etc.  More will be discussed on this day. **

Additional Audition try-outs on October 4 from 2:00-4:00 PM

(All students are welcome to audition)

            The next orders of business for Anthropology Club are club posters and club T-shirts, in order of highest priority first.  We are exploring options and talking to anyone with graphical design skill that could help.  If you could help out in any way, or know of someone who could, please contact an officer or bring it up at a meeting.  We would like to get these started as soon as possible.

            The Student Senate’s club funding is still open, so we may request a budget.  This means we can possibly take a field trip, outing, etc. of our choosing if we decide soon enough to apply for funds.  So we are just trying to decide what activity we would want to pursue as a club.  As nothing has been formally decided yet, we are just inviting all members to try and think of particular activities they would like to explore outside of school.  Ideas can be brought up at club meetings or emailed to an officer.

Social Science

The 21+ anthropology club members may be attending an event at the Science Museum on Minnesota on Wednesday, September 21, 2011.  Check out the link for more information.  Maybe we will see you there!

Student Success Day

The club will be participating in the NHCC student success day tomorrow, September 14, 2011.  Anthro clubbers are welcomed to be present at our table and represent the club, we will rendezvous at 8am at the table in the CLA hallway.  Your help is appreciated so we can work in shifts.

Thanks!

Kat

Meeting Minutes September 13th, 2011

Anthropology Club meeting for September 13, 2011

President: Kat Richards

Vice President: Scott Sherwood

Treasurer: Shane Blegen

Documentarian: Andrew Contreras

Secretary: Kyle Jensen

In our first order of business today we voted in our new officers.  I’d like to say a quick thank you to all those that will be helping with the club, big or small.  A quick apology if I got any names wrong, I just copied them as well as I could off the sign in sheet.

We began to try and think of ideas for our campus wide event.  We bounced around a few ideas and options.  We finally tentatively decided to try and join our campus event day with another club, preferably in a way that represents both clubs ideals. 

There was talk of seeing if the Multicultural Club might want to seek a joint venture for our event day.  If you have any ideas of what clubs events may possibly align with something we could do, ask the other club what they think and bring it up at our next meeting, or vice versa.

One additional possible idea was to implement Professor Mallery’s stone knapping as a speaker for the day, or a segment of our event.

Any additional ideas or related topics are more than welcomed for Anthropology Club.  Different articles, events, discussions, etc.  Just bring them in on a Tuesday meeting day to share.

A meeting for officers or anyone that would like to help plan out the bigger group meetings will be had on Thursday September 15^th outside the CLA 120 lecture hall at 12:15 PM for about a half hour to discuss scheduling, paperwork, and related topics.

Official Listing

A small step to some, but a big step for us. We have made the official NHCC club listing! Follow the link to have a look, despite what the listing says, we do meet weekly and potentially bi weekly in the coming future.

We're Back!

After a couple weeks of coordinating, the Anthropology Club of NHCC is back in action.  For the time being we will be meeting in CLA 134 at 3:30pm.  Additional meeting times may be added in the future.  The club will hold elections next week for the available Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Alternate Student Senate Representative.  We plan on orgainzing the campus-wide club activity for the semester during the next meeting, your input and ideas are appreciated!  If you cannot attend the meeting but would like to be involved, please contact Dr. Mallery or Kat.

 If you are seeking tutoring help in either Physical Anthropology or Cultural, group sessions will be scheduled this week.  Additionally, one-on-one sessions are available by appointment in the tutoring center.

Last Meeting of Spring Semester, Meeting 8

Our last meeting of the semester will be today, May 2nd,  as planned, followed by the study group/tutoring session for those interested.  This will be the last formal study group available for those interested.  Additional sessions are potentially available through the tutoring center.  Just a reminder that next week, May 9th, we will be having our celebratory dinner as discussed previously.

In today's meeting we will discuss plans for the club over summer session.  More information to follow.

More Pics from WIA week.

Photos courtesy Andy, our documentarian.

Kat, Jamie, Kelly and Jon holding down the fort
for the last day of our event.

Andy, club documentarian and textile specialist showcasing
a australopithecus skull model.

Jon, Jamie and Derek passing on some anthropology
knowledge.

Kelly, Jon and Jamie engaging a student in some
anthropology trivia.

Dr. Mallery and Christina.

Club Representative Katie explaining changes in the skull
for our ancient hominid ancestors.  

Reminder

Just a reminder that the club will have one final meeting on Monday May 2nd, followed by a study group/tutoring session in CC231.  The Monday, May 9th,  meeting will take place over dinner at

Thanh Vi Restaurant

3023 85th Ave N

Minneapolis, MN 55444 

at our normal meeting time.  Students are responsible for their own transportation.  This will conclude Anthropology Club meetings for Spring Semester.

What is Anthropology Week...photos

President O'Brien checks out the Anthropology
Club table in the Campus Center.  

What is Anthropology? Week in Photos

The club holding it down on Thursday.

Kelly and Kat.

Our trifold board of information.  

Jon and Katie explaining primatology to students.

Dr. Mallery and Andy.

Meeting 7

Important information from meeting 7:


Next week: Monday-Thursday April 25-28, 11am-1pm, "What is Anthropology?" event in Campus Center. Join us, volunteers needed, projects and visual aids appreciated. If you are interested in creating something for the event, please meet with Kat with your finished project/poster/game/etc. by Thursday April 21st at CC231 between 11am-1pm.

As a reminder to everyone, we will not be hosting study group in CC231 on Thursday, April 28. If you need assistance come and find us at our event in the Campus Center during this time.

Additionally, we will not be meeting May 9th at CC231, instead we will be having a celebratory dinner at Thanh Vi in Brooklyn Park.

The MIA field trip is on hold for the time being, due to lack of respondents.

There will be no Officer's meeting and no Anthropology Club meeting Monday April 25th.

Meeting and Study Group/Tutoring Today

Just a reminder to everyone, we do indeed have a meeting today, followed by a study group/tutoring session.

We are still seeking visual aids/posters/games/prizes for our "What is Anthropology?" event next week.  Please contact Dr. Mallery or Kat if you wish to contribute or participate.  

Proposed Logo

Here is our logo mock-up thus far.  Focus on the four main images in the middle, the globe; representing cultural anthropology could be replaced with the images below or possibly a mask or another idea.  Some phonetic image such as the "ae" combo or schwa, (upside down "e"), could replace the sound waves icon.

Any thoughts or input are appreciated.  There are some other ideas we are tossing around including a globe within a compass.

Post your comments below, the proposed deadline is Wednesday April 12th.

Meeting 6 Excavation Cake!

One of the many benefits of Anthropology Club.  Delicious cake!

Mmmm....treasures inside!

Meeting 6

Meeting 6:

Here’s some highlights from the April 11, 2011 meeting.

A study group as well as tutors in CC231 will be available to Anthropology students until the end of the semester Mondays from 4-6pm and Thursdays from 11-1pm.  If these hours are not in agreement with your schedule, please contact Joe Crowe or Dr. Mallery for additional information or individual tutoring arrangements.

There will be no Anthropology Club meeting on May 9^th, instead we will be having our celebratory dinner at Thanh Vi in Brooklyn Park.  Please join us if you can.  This will be the kick off for our once monthly dinner.

There will be a vote/discussion posted on the blog regarding our logo.  If you wish to have input or feedback, please post your thoughts and ideas on the blog.  There will be our thumbnail idea posted there.  We plan on finalizing the idea by Wednesday 4/13 so the deadline for input is then.

Additionally, the MIA fieldtrip poll will close on Wednesday if you care to attend, please respond to the poll by then. 

Our “What is Anthropology?” week will be happening April 25^th-28^th from 11am-1pm in the Campus Center.  We still need help and contributions in the form of games, prizes and handiwork.  Please email Kat if you have ideas or can donate prizes, supplies or time.

Upcoming Events:

Osseo/North Hennepin Community College, Feast & Pow Wow

            Feast: Friday, April 29^th 11am-1:30pm

            Pow Wow: Saturday, April 30^th 1-6pm

Cultural Program with Nick Hockings, Ojibwe Elder

            Friday April 29

            11am-12pm: Science Center Room 125

            1:30pm-2:30pm: Campus Center Room 230

Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival

            April 15th-May 5th, times vary at the St. Anthony Main Theatre  

Social Science

Kelly and Kat with friends in tow attending the Social Science function at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Wednesday March 30th.  Here are some photos illustrating the fun that was had by all.

There was an array of creatures present courtesy the
Minnesota Herpetological Society.

...including this crocodile, which was docile
enough to pet.

...and this tortoise.  

...more of the croc.  The amphibians and reptiles
are representative of animals of the Nile River Valley.

Scarab beetles and tarantulas.

Scorpions, oh my!

Jaed holding a LIVE tarantula!

...are you ready for your close-up, tarantula?

Free snacks made from bugs, going like hotcakes.

The entrance to the King Tut exhibit.  

Kat and friend Jaed hamming it up at the
photo booth.
Follow the link here to see the flikr
account for the SMM photo booth.

Meeting 5 Re-Cap

Here is a brief summary of what went on at our last meeting.

We voted for historian/ documentarian.  Andy and some others will be taking on this role.

Officers meeting will be taking place on Mondays @ 1:30.

We have decided to approach the funding request for King Tut admission from a different angle by asking the Dean of Fine Arts to fund this trip, or possibly see if we can receive a grant.  Jon and Kat will be meeting with the Dean on Friday April 8th.

Planned Activities and Business:
Apply for a budget & funding for t-shirts/event.

Study group is still in the works, Kelly and Kat will be meeting with Joe Crow to finalize the group on Tuesday April 12th.  In the meantime, if anyone is interested or seeking study help Dr. Mallery is always happy to help with office hours Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Jeopardy plans include  a computerized version of the game so the request for note cards with questions no longer applies.

Proposed ideas for our "What is Anthropology?" Week:

Establish a budget for food, supplies, prizes etc.

Potential Bribes:

Buttons
Stickers
Cupcakes, cookies, candy

Other ideas:

Trivia questions
Anthropology Brochures
Games

Other business:
Still need logo and posters, (Kat promises to work on both this weekend).

Please complete the doodle survey for the MIA field trip if you wish to attend, it would be nice to get that event date settled soon.  There is a link in the margin, or you can follow the link listed below.

MIA doodle survey link.

The U of M undergrad Anthropolgy Conference is this weekend at the Landscape Arboretum.

If you wish to contribute to the "What is Anthropology?" Week, please contact Kat, Jon or Dr. Mallery.

Thanks!

More Como Zoo Photos

A helpful chart inside the Primate House showing the
primate classification.  

Another helpful aid illustrating the habitat
of primates.  

More photos from the Como  Zoo primate observation trip.  These photos were taken by Kat Richards, club president.

The group and various onlookers observing the primates,
observing the humans.

Will they groom the onlooking humans?

Gorilla amusement.  

The group takes in the primate nap time.

The orangutan mother and juvenile.  

The sexually mature male orangutan.

Mom orangutang observing the humans.