MIT Science Fiction Society
84 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
MITSFS Meeting Minutes
Friday, September 7, 2018
MITSFS meeting called to order, 65.34 Ksec SST,
Eleanor Graham, President and Skinner, presiding; Eileen Hu, Onseck, recording.
Minutes read.
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the summer happened
the star went out and the stars came back
the midway happened, CS thanks people for coming
we have lots of new books!
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Skinner: decrees that we bing between each section
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the star chamber looks down on everyone menacingly, burning at thousands of degrees
keyholders hold keys
prentices can escape from the black hole of prenticeship
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important business, we need to deal with the genre squid. The Skinner and the Lady High Embezzler present the genre squid. people propose sticking it on the ceiling. people propose putting it above the guide to navigating npr’s top 100 sf and fantasy books
vote to hang the genre squid
motion to find command hooks and hang up the genre squid “thereish”
motion seconded
vote is 17-3-7
motion passes
also, a plea: if anyone knows where it came from please let us know, it mysteriously appeared one day and all email documentation as disappeared
motion ended
Skinner likes the hardware store
XDL expresses disdain for having so many people in the library during their hours
analogcomm is an immortal vampire probably
Niagaracomm: will contact more than words to deal with all the niagaracomm boxes
Dragoncomm: can show off the hoard to new frosh if they want to see it
tour of library! after the meeting
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maybe we should restart the zine (Twilight zine), talk to the writing science fiction teacher
all frosh are stars to us
we’ll be putting in a new order for psiphi tshirts soon
note about bookshelves: we got 2 new oddly sized bookshelves from the son carrying on his honored father’s work
KD pubs a musical
a motion related to bananas: bring real bananas here and let us eat them except for XDL
motion seconded
15-5-8 plus Spehn
motion passes
BING!
Meeting adjourned, 66.54 Ksec SST.
Respectfully submitted,
Eileen Hu, Onseck