Orange Central!

Check out the Orange Central events, especially:
- Friday (such as with the parade which you can watch right on Comstock and the bon fire on the Quad)
- Saturday (with the game and other events)

Conflict Management

Pie an RA!

Pie an RA in the face!

$1 a pie, all money goes to charity!



Thursday, Oct 1st - 9 PM - Haven Patio

*note: pies will be made purely of whipped cream, so worry not; we're not wasting good pumpkin pies on this :)

How to Make Good Coffee Legally

For many students, the sadness of not being able to bring a regular drip coffee pot into their residence hall room is almost too much to bear. Some would rather risk it then live without their coffee.

Fortunately there are plenty of ways to have your coffee without using an illegal appliance.

Here's two ways to make coffee using only a microwave and two simple coffee brewers:


1. French Press:
Simply go out and buy one from a local coffeehouse (Cafe Kubal on James St sells them frequently) or buy one online (Bodum makes great ones). The instructions simply involve heating the water for 4 minutes on HIGH in a microwave-safe container, combining it with ground coffee (make sure to freshly grind for best results) for at least 4 minutes, and shazam, you have great coffee.

Note that french press differs from regular drip, as the grinds have consistent contact with the grinds and hence, the coffee has natural oils that enhance the taste.


2. Pour Over Cone
It's basically taking the operation out of your typical coffee brewer. You simply purchase a cone (like the ones shown here) and some filters to fit it. The directions are as above in heating the water, add the desired ground coffee into the filtered cone (just buy a grinder if you don't have one), and then simply pour the heated water through the coffee into the a container/cup below it.

This is most similar to coffee pot coffee if you don't like the oils from the french press.


Thus my friends, there's many ways to have your coffee and not fear being found out for illegal action.

Help the Boys and Girls Club !

Come help assemble coloring books or make banners for the children of the Boys and Girls Club at Booth Hall Friday , 9.25.09 2 – 4 pm

You can also still print them out here and bring them to the Haven Main Desk.

T Shirt Identity

Friday 9/25 between 3 - 6 PM on the Haven Porch

Make your own custom T-shirt, using stencils and paint, that really says who you are. Shirts and equipments are all FREE.



If you want to make your own stencil, just bring a cardstock cutout and you should be set.

Congrats Hall Council Prez and VP!

The results are in and as you have elected, here is your H2W Hall Council President and Vice President:

President: Rose Morabito





Vice President: Koby Brandstein

H2W mini golf on Thursday

It's not everyday you get to play a rousing 9 holes of miniature golf through your residence hall!

Come out Thursday 9.24 between 9 - 1030 PM to the Haven Main Lounge to start the course (which continues through Haven, Walnut and Washington Arms).

Keep score with your friends and hallmates to see who's the best shot or just come to have relaxing, fun-tastic time.

Myth Busters!

Do you think you spend an "average" amount of time on social networking sites (i.e. facebook) or do you spend much of your life checking for updates?

Help us determine what "average" is for H2W by completing the poll below!


If you live in Haven, take the Haven survey.

If you live in Walnut or Washington Arms, take the 2W survey.

Apple Picking This Saturday

APPLE PICKING at Abbott’s Farm

Saturday, October 17 from 1:00pm – 4:30pm
Buses leave from College Place at 1:00pm and return at approximately 4:30pm

$5.00 Deposit for SU Undergraduate Students (refunded on the bus)
$5.00 payment for all other SU / ESF ID card holders


To register for this program, please come to the Department of Recreation Services, 241 Archbold Gym.

Call at 315-443-4386 or visit the Outdoor Education homepage at http://outdoored.syr.edu

UPcoming: h2w mini golf and T-shirt Identity

This Thursday, 9/24 we'll have a mini-golf course set-up throughout Haven, Walnut and Washington Arms. Come to Haven Main Lounge to start the course. Play starts at 9 PM and is FREE.


Then, on Friday 9/25 between 3 - 6 PM, come out to the Haven Patio to make your own custom T-shirt, using stencils and paint, that really says who you are. Shirts and equipments are all FREE.

Floor Meetings

Make sure to make it out to your floor meetings this week for more important information. See your RA for location and time.

Remember, we try so hard because we care!

Print out these files for the kids!

As per our Boys and Girls Club Coloring Book program, you can print out the below pictures INSTEAD of borrowing a CD to get them. How handy is that!

Simply click on each image to make large and than either print from your web browser or copy it to a program such as Word or Photoshop and print.

When you have printed them, just bring them to the main desk and we'll take it from there.

Cool Session for SU Parents

Many SU Parents much like most college student, undergo a major transformation when their sons and daughters are away at school. The process of letting go while maintaining a strong relationship is not easy, and the role of parent or guardian at this crucial time in development can be a complicated one.

The goal of this workshop is to help parents manage and even enhance this transition. More specifically, it will help parents understand what their students are going through, increase insight about how the parental role is changes, learn how parents can foster or hinder this transition and parents can try new ways of communicating. Parents can also learn about warning signs of trouble as well as how and when to intervene.

The workshop is going to be held from 9:30am-12:30pm on Saturday, October 24th in room 101 of the Whitman School of Management. Space is limited. Please contact Dr. Melissa Carman at the Counseling Center (315-443-4715) for more information or to reserve your spot.

picture and format courtesy of the bkm blog.

Happy Hour Reminder

TONIGHT Thursday, September 17. Haven Main Lounge. Doors open at 9 PM

Don't let the stress keep you down. Enjoy a reprieve of FREE virgin cocktails and snacks in Haven's Main Lounge.

add color to a child's life

Want to bring a local child some joy?

Make them smile by helping us create some coloring books for them.

Simply come to the Haven Main Desk on Friday, pick up a CD, go to a nearby computer lab (like Kimmel) and print out some of the pictures. When you've printed them, bring the CD and the pages back to the Main Desk. We'll than assemble those pages into coloring books for the Boys and Girls Club.

Class of 2013 Social

This Friday, September 18 from 3 -5 PM in the Jabberwocky (Schine Student Center bottomest floor)

The class councils of 2010, 2011, and 2012 invite you to a social to learn about the class councils, meet other students, enjoy free food, and win prizes! The class councils' mission is to unify each class by promoting community service and traditions.

Italian Festival This Weekend!

Put down your studies for a little bit to travel downtown with your fellow students and check out the Italian festival!

This Saturday, September 19th at 1:00 p.m. Meet at the corner of Comstock and University (next to Ernie Davis Hall) to catch the bus down to the festival.

Eat some scrumptious Italian food, enjoy the entertainment, and have a bit of FUN!!!

Involvement Fair on Quad

Come out to the Quad on Wed, September 16 for a fair ripe with all kinds of opportunities and groups for you to get involved with!

The fair will happen from 1130 - 3 PM on the Quad.

Meet the Candidates

Meet the Candidates for the H2W Hall Council Executive Board!

Running for President: Lee Vangruber, Melanie Passler and Rose Morabito.

Lee Vangruber - A senior from the 11th floor of Haven highlights himself as a people's person who wants to strengthen the roots of the H2W community. Lee would like to get to know as many of you in H2W that he can helping to program with such events that utilize the outdoors and help you discover what the city of Syracuse has to offer. You can email Lee with questions at lvangrub@syr.edu

Melanie Passler - Melanie is a first year from the 6th floor of Haven. Melanie has prior leadership experience with the YMCA and is confident in her abilities to help H2W run smoothly. Melanie is reachable for questions at mmpassle@syr.edu


Rose Morabito - A first year from the 4th floor, Rose loves getting involved and planning events. She was previously president of her class and school in High School, noting that she loves interacting with all sorts of people. She hopes to help H2W have a fun and memorable year. Rose is reachable for questions at rgmorabi@syr.edu


Running for Vice President we have Koby Brandstein of the 4th floor of Haven. Koby notes that one of his main goals for the year is to make the H2W community are more appealing living environment. Koby is reachable for questions at kabrands@syr.edu

Running for Secretary/Treasurer is Kristin Groff. Kristin hails from the ninth floor of Haven citing that she wants to play a bigger part of the community that she lives in. She notes that she is well organized and adept at finances, both important for this position. She is reachable for questions at krgroff@syr.edu


Check out the candidates! Voting will begin Monday morning!

Haven Happy Hour this Thursday

Thursday, September 17. Haven Main Lounge. Doors open at 9 PM EST.

Come out H2W and unwind with your friends after a hard week! There will be a vast array of your favorite virgin cocktails and snacks as well as a "drunk goggle" demonstration.

Floor Meetings Sunday with info on H1N1

Make sure not to miss this week's floor meeting!

This week there will be important information on H1N1 (swine flu) as well as a wrap up of community standards. Floor meetings are in the floor lounge on Sunday at 8 PM UNLESS your RA tells you different.

Students of Color Leadership Retreat

"The experience is truly eye opening...if you are interested in intellectual fun, the Students of Color Leadership Retreat is for you!"

"The Students of Color Leadership Retreat brought out leadership qualities I didn’t think I had..."


These above quotes only skim the surface of the great things that come out of the annual Students of Color Leadership Retreat! This retreat is an event that encourages students to engage in discussion, develop their leadership potential and utilize their leadership skills to serve their community both now and after graduation.

The Students of Color Retreat is a combined effort of the Office of Residence Life’s diversity and leadership committees.

Questions or looking to sign-up? Please Contact:
Michelle Singletary msinglet@syr.edu 315.443.3637
Michelle Murray mmurray@syr.edu 315.443.3637

In case you missed the VP...

here it is via webcast archive!

http://biden.syr.edu/forum.asx

Free Massages!

The Art of Massage will offer free massages on the quad from Noon til 2 PM on September 14 as part of their 10th anniversary celebration.

For more massage and other wondrous things, check out the Healthy Monday events.

Banner Party

Come out to Ernie Davis's Main Lounge on Friday, 9/11 between 3 - 5 PM to make a banner for the Boys and Girls Club!

The banner will be one of several items we collect/create in order to better serve our local community.

Volleyball Tournament

This Thursday, September 10th from 6 - 8 PM in Walnut Park in front of the Chancellor's Mansion

Teams will be made of 5 people. You can sign-up your team or just you by putting your name(s) in the comments section below. Non-team sign-ups will be assigned to a team randomly.

Winning team will be recognized as Fall Champions of H2W (details on ceremony to be released)...and each team member will also get a $5 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card.

Weekends Events!

Don't miss out on some stellar weekend events! You can get a full run-down here.



Friday 9.4
Transfer Student Social. 3-5 PM South Campus Community Center, 301 Slocum Heights, #1


Saturday 9.5
SU Football vs. Minnesota. Noon. Dome.

State Fair Trip. Bus will leave College Place Bus Stop every 30 minutes.
You can even get discounted tickets at the Schine Box Office!


Sunday 9.6
Floor Meetings. 8 PM (unless RA otherwise informs). Floor Lounge.
Bond further with your floormates and dive into setting community standards!

Target Shopping Trip. 930 - 1130 PM. Buses will depart from various locations.
Don't miss out on an exclusive Target shopping experience ONLY for SU.


Monday 9.7
Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. 10 AM - 4 PM. Lower Hookway Field.

LGBT Resource Center Welcome Back Picnic. Noon - 3 PM . HBC Patio

Community Council

The H2W Community Council is the student body of Haven, Walnut and Washington Arms.

This Spring, they meet every week on Sunday at 5 PM in the Haven Lounge.

Come out to get involved with coming up with fun events, airing your voice or just to get to know your fellow H2W-ites.

The Monster Mash is Almost Here!

TONIGHT 9.2 at 830 PM in the Haven Lounge

Come on out and boogie down at H2W's Fall semester dance party. You can jam to the vast array of jams requested by you and your buds in H2W or just hang out and have a good time amidst the free snacks and beverages.

If you would like to request a song to add to the playlist, please do so by commenting below. Please give us the artist and the name of the song.