Neighborhood N Newsletter - Winter Quarter Week 2
Welcome back to The Farm for winter quarter! We can’t wait to see you. In addition to our usual updates about upcoming neighborhood events, we have some exciting information to share about new opportunities to get involved with our neighborhood this quarter!
Neighborhood Identity Design Process
We’ve been waiting so long…but it’s finally time to decide what our neighborhood aesthetic will be! We invite all the students in our neighborhood to provide input on:
- What should our tree be? Should our tree should also be our mascot or should we have a different mascot?
- Should we have a flag, a sigil, a crest, or all three? What should they look like?
- Should we have a chant? A dance move? A handshake?
Here’s How You Can Participate
Join an ideation session! There will be food, so please register so we can make sure to have enough for everyone.
- Session 1: Friday, January 27, 10:00 p.m. at Crothers Basement Lounge
- Keep an eye out for additional ideation sessions in our next newsletter!
- If you can’t make a session but you have ideas to share, submit them to our virtual suggestion box, which will be open until Sunday, February 5.
At this stage of the process, all ideas are welcome, no matter how seemingly outlandish or wacky! Our neighborhood council will consider all ideas and announce finalists for the neighborhood to vote on in Week 9 of this quarter.
Farm Games
- In partnership with Stanford Recreation & Wellness, this quarter we are launching Farm Games, our annual inter-neighborhood tournament to determine which neighborhood reigns supreme!
- Each quarter will include various competitions — some athletic, some decidedly not — which will go toward determining the first annual Farm Games winner.
Winter Quarter Farm Games Competitions
Inter-neighborhood Two-ball Basketball Tournament, Sunday, February 19
- Put together a neighborhood team first, then register each member of your team.
- Points will be given not just for the winner according to the rules of the game, but also to wackiest costumes, best neighborhood spirit, and best fans.
Dish Run, Sunday, February 26
- Register to represent your neighborhood and get a free t-shirt!
- Points will be given not just to best finishes by time, but also for best costumes.
Other Updates from the Neighborhood N Council
Our next council meeting is Tuesday, January 24, 12:00 p.m. Please review the guidance about the council application & review process.
Upcoming Neighborhood N Events
Wellness Wakeup at Rumble in Palo Alto
We are excited to sponsor three Saturday sessions this quarter at Rumble, a fitness company founded in 2017 as a boxing-inspired group fitness concept in the heart of Chelsea in New York City. The experience is a 45-minute, 10-round, full-body cardio and strength workout crafted around specially designed water-filled, teardrop-style boxing bags.
Backyard Barista at The Warehaus (650 Mayfield)
Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Backyard Barista Returns! We are happy to announce the Backyard Barista will continue every Tuesday this quarter.
Until next time… Andrew Gray and Grant Parker (your Neighborhood N Council co-leads)
