We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference, ignore the small daily difference we can make which, over time, add up to big differences that we often cannot foresee - - Marian Wright Edelman
Next class day is A19
Laundry
Today: Deck 3 port
Tomorrow: Deck 2
Happy Birthday!
Gabrielle Flick
Molly Roof
Dean’s Memo
Spring 2009
Tuesday - April 14th
Today
1400-2000: Lost and Found: There will be a table in Timid Square. Please collect your missing items.
1730: Faculty/Staff, Life-long Learners Fiesta Social: In the faculty/staff lounge.
1730: Movie: Planet Earth will be shown in the Union, presented by SPEW.
2000: Career Night: Meet in the Union for an introduction. Faculty and staff facilitators will then lead breakaway workshops in different specialties to give advice on classes that may be helpful, potential internship opportunities, what to do after finishing your undergraduate degree and how to get your foot in the door of your dream job.
Tomorrow
2000: Explorers Seminar
“The Dark Side of Matter”: Inspired by the imminent release of the history/science fiction movie “Angels and Demons”, partially staged at CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, the talk will discuss the real aspects of subatomic physics research, and especially the details of the new machine, the Large Hadrons Collier, due to start operation at CERN this year. Sergio Confetti will present the topic in the Union.
2000: Explorers Seminar
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Giving Hope to the World
The South African TRC has been emulated by many other countries, including communities in the US. Lavinia
Crawford-Browne will speak on how the commission functioned, what it achieved and its impact elsewhere.
Classroom 4.
2100: The Persians by Aeschylus: Attention Ship's Company! A play of war, death, despair, and woe presented by the Poseidon Players in the Union. Come see your shipmates face the fall of a great empire and the loss of their sons and husbands. A second performance will take place on Friday, April 17th.
Announcements
“Beyond the Horizon…”
The Spring 2009 Shipboard Drive has begun!
All Donation Forms should be put in the drop box at the Student Life Desk by April 18th at 5:00pm. There will be incentives for 100% ship participation and the Sea with the most participation. Shipboard Drive Donations help to support: new equipment and technology; student financial assistance; service visits, reunions, events, parent and alumni involvement; SAS Visibility and Outreach to Diverse Students, Staff & Faculty; and much more! We hope you will consider a generous donation to the Shipboard Drive now and in the years to come. We thank you for your continued support and hope you will remember that future voyagers are counting on you to help give them that once in a lifetime experience that we have enjoyed and will never forget!!
Volunteers for the “Open Ship” in Hawaii: We need some help in Hawaii. On April 19th (our first day in Hawaii) we will be hosting about 40 visitors as part of an "open ship". We would appreciate your help from 3pm-4pm welcoming guests and giving tours. This is a great way to meet other students, share your experiences, and help us promote Semester At Sea. Please email Luke Jones at assistantdean@semesteratsea.net if you are interested in helping.
From the Crow’s Nest -
Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink. Coleridge’s poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, is the source of these lines. This couplet describes the thirst of the crew after the ship has become becalmed in the tropical Pacific, a misfortune attributed to bad luck brought on by the killing of an albatross. Only 3% of the water on Earth is fresh, the rest is in the seas and oceans. Of this 3%, most is in the form of ice. Antarctica holds 90% of this ice. At the South Pole, the ice sheet is nearly 2 miles thick. (At the North Pole, the ice sheet thickness is a mere 15 feet.) If all of the ice in Antarctica melted, sea level would rise 200 feet. Only 0.036% of all the water on our planet occurs as surface fresh water, such as lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and rivers. Groundwater accounts for 0.36% of the total water on Earth. A very small amount, 0.001%, is found as water vapor in the atmosphere, some of it forming clouds. Obviously, fresh water is a limited and precious resource, despite the 320 cubic miles of water on this “third rock from the Sun”. And where did all this water come from? Most recent speculation suggests that, during the formation of the Earth, hot water vapor aggregated with tiny grains of rock. These grains coalesced on a gigantic scale to form the planet, a wet Earth. As the Earth’s crust solidified, huge quantities of water were expelled in volcanic eruptions and fell back to the ground as rain, forming the oceans.
Movies start at 1400
Channel 2: King of Texas (95 min)
Channel 3: Spice World (PG, 93 min)
Channel 5: Commanding Heights Pt 1
Channel 6: Trials of Life 9: Friends & Rivals
Play 1400-2100
Holo Mai Pele: The Epic Hula Myth
Start at 2030
Bridge Noon Report
At noon today the Explorer’s position was…
Latitude: 31° 40 mins N
Longitude: 171° 53 mins E
Distance made good: 1658 nautical miles
Distance to go to next port: 1752 nautical miles
Average speed: 14.5 knots
Sea temp: 18°C (64.4° F)
Air temp: 19° (66.2° F)
Wind: South East/14 knots
Sunset today: 1853
Sunrise tomorrow: 0544
The one before it was pretty good too. Notice though the lack of diversity on the T.v. loop. I love my Spice World but I need something new every other day, please.Today’s Quote:
We go… we have a long way…no hurry...… just one step after the next. Mental reflection is so much more interesting than TV, it’s a shame more people don’t switch over to it. They probably think what they hear is unimportant but it never is.
- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Tomorrow – no classes
Next class day is A19
Laundry
Today: Deck 3 starboard
Tomorrow: Deck 3 port
Happy Birthday!
Nicholas Constant
Rebekah Ehrich
Dean’s Memo
Spring 2009
Monday - April 13th
Today
2000: Students of Service Charity Auction: Live auction in the Union. Come, see the action and bid on some very special items. The Charity Auction kicks off the Spring 09 Shipboard Drive to raise funds for toys and donations made to the projects SAS students visit, student scholarships, games and other equipment used by students on board, Fairy Godmother fund, etc. This is your opportunity to give back, be generous!
2100: “The Office”: One hour screening immediately after the auction in the Union.
Tomorrow
0800: Ship Photo: This is for everyone. Deck 7 aft. Bring your smile and be ready to cheer!
0800 and onwards: Photo Day: For all colleges and universities represented on board. Wear your school colors or clothing with your school name to show your spirit and meet on Deck 6. Check the time for your school on the schedule posted in Tymitz Square.
1400-2000: Lost and Found: There will be a table in Tymitz Square. Please collect your missing items.
1730: Faculty/Staff, Life-long Learners Fiesta Social: In the faculty/staff lounge.
1730: Movie: An episode of Planet Earth will be shown in the Union.
2000: Career Night: Meet in the Union for an introduction. Faculty and staff facilitators will then lead breakaway workshops in different specialties to give advice on classes that may be helpful, potential internship opportunities, what to do after finishing your undergraduate degree and how to get your foot in the door of your dream job.
Announcements
Post-Port Reflections: Drop written reflections on your experiences in the Public Folder under “Post–Port Reflections”. Please share your special moments.
Thailand in the news: Given our recent visit to Thailand we encourage you to read up on the latest violence there which has impacted both Bangkok and Pattaya and resulted in a state of emergency. Recent clashes between yellow shirts and red shirts have killed two people and injured more than 113. These violent demonstrations are a continuation of the tension between supporters of the current prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, and former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra. You can read more on the free news sites provided by Semester At Sea.
Note: There will be no alcohol service on Deck 7 tonight.
From the Crow’s Nest -
We are crossing a vast stretch of the Pacific Ocean. It’s about 3,861 miles from Yokohama to Honolulu along a great circle route (compare that to 2,475 miles from New York to Los Angeles). Despite this great distance, we will traverse a rather small span of the Pacific. The Pacific Ocean extends in a north-south direction some 9,600 miles, and at its widest point, along the 5ยบ N latitude line, it stretches 12,300 miles. The Pacific is by far the world’s largest ocean. It covers more than half the surface area of the Earth, clearly making it larger than all the land masses combined. It contains 51.6 % of all sea water, compared to 23.6 % in the Atlantic Ocean and 21.2 % in the Indian Ocean. Its average depth is almost 4,000 meters (about 2.4 miles), making it some 300 meters deeper than the other great oceans. At its deepest point, the Mariana Trench, off to the south of our course, its depth exceeds 11,000 meters (almost 7 miles). Human migrations across the Pacific began about 3,000 years ago. People from Taiwan and the Malay Archipelago traveled east to populate the Polynesian islands, such as Tahiti, and went gradually on to Hawaii, New Zealand, and Easter Island. Easter Island is only 2,200 miles from Chile, placing it far closer to South America than to Asia.
Movies start at 1400
Channel 2: King of Texas (95 min)
Channel 3: Spice World (PG, 93 min)
Channel 5: Pride & Prejudice (PG, 127 min)
Channel 6: Trials of Life 9: Friends & Rivals
Bridge Noon Report
At noon today the Explorer’s position was…
Latitude: 32° 46 mins N
Longitude: 165° 10 mins E
Distance made good: 1308 nautical miles
Distance to go to next port: 2100 nautical miles
Average speed: 13.6 knots
Sea temp: 16°C (60.8° F)
Air temp: 18° (64.4° F)
Wind: South East/27 knots
Sunset today: 1921
Sunrise tomorrow: 0611
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