Thursday, March 27 - 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. - Come and enjoy a fun and delicious meal at Runk this evening. There will be a great jazz band playing from 5:30-7:30 -- don't miss it! This event is open to the entire university community.

Tuesday, April 29 - Jerry, Chef Josh, and everyone at Runk will be helping you to celebrate the last day of classes with an outdoor meal -- the word on the street is that they'll have a moonbounce, giant basketball, and even a mechanical bull to add to the fun! Put this one on your calendar for sure!

Monday, March 24 - It's not too late to sign up! Join us and learn how to string endless necklaces that you can twist together or wear separately. In this workshop, students should complete one 20-inch necklace and learn the skills to make more on their own. Students should be comfortable using a needle and thread - if you don't have experience in this, a great attitude will work just as well. Students will also have to bring their own beads. Instructor Anne Throckmorton will provide a shopping list as well as needles and thread. Sign up now http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/.

Tuesday, March 25 - 7:00-8:00 p.m. - Sean Borton, UVA's current Sally Brown Environmental Thought & Practice Fellow, will be coming to Hereford to teach us about dam breaching. In an interactive discussion with participants, he promises to show a fun, short film of an Earth First protest at Glen Canyon dam and also a few good clips of dams being blown up (by the Man, not by ecoterrorists) in the pacific northwest. The event will be held in Upper Vaughan; dessert and great conversation will be provided.

Saturday, March 29 - 1:00 p.m. - Come and take a leisurely hike with us -- it's sure to be a good time. Contact Nancy Takahashi directly to sign up (takahashi@virginia.edu). See you there!

Saturday, March 29 - More info to come!

Sunday, March 30 - We will be viewing "Eden's Lost and Found" and holding an informal discussion afterwards with Professor Kristina Hill, Associate Professor of Architecture (and participant in the film!) We will be showing the film at 2 p.m. in Upper Vaughan. Refreshments will be served. We hope you'll join us!

April 1 - Herefordians will tour the green rooftop at the Albemarle County Building downtown and we'll share some dinner afterwards on the downtown mall. http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=610&Itemid=100

Thursday, April 3 - Fellows Vicki Hawes and Jack Hudson will lead interested poker players from all five houses in a Texas Hold'em style poker tounament. There will be a short 'orientation' in case you're a beginner who would like to participate. Pizza, wings, a nacho bar plus fun and prizes. All proceeds will go to charity. Sign-Ups will begin soon! More to follow......

Saturday, April 5 - sponsored by Johnson House! More info to come!

Come out to Norris House and cheer on your favorite team in the NCAA Basketball Championship game! Free wings and refreshments will be provided!

Thursday, April 10 - Save the date! Hereford's most formal event is our annual Hereford on the Lawn evening at the elegant Colonnade Club on UVa's lawn. Put this on your calendar now. This is an event you'll never forget!

Saturday, April 12 - Whether you run, volunteer, or just cheer on the runners, we hope to have 100% participation in the first annual 'Round the Grounds Race! Check out all the info at: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/5k-race/.

Saturday, April 12 - Details will be announced closer to the event.

Sunday, April 13 - Your faithful RAs will be throwing you a big bash for the end of the year banquet. More details will follow closer to the event!

Friday, April 18 - Get your spy on! Come enjoy every bond movie back to back! Refreshments shaken, not stirred. Come and meet us in the amphitheatre -- rain location = the newly refurbished green room in Runk.

Saturday, April 19 - No experience required! Sew your own adorable bag, you'll have a finished project by the end of the day! We'll arrange a ride, provide lunch, and we'll arrange use of a sewing machine for the day for each participant. In advance of the class, we'll provide a list of necessary supplies and if you need a ride to a fabric shop or Wal-Mart, we'll set that up, too! :) Just contact lisashutt@virginia.edu to set that up! (We also have some thread, pins, and other notions that you can borrow so you won't have to pay for them!) To defray the cost of the class and lunch, we ask that each participant pay $10. TRUST US. You're getting a great deal. :) Cottonwood usually charges $56 per person for this class, plus you'll get a free lunch! Sign up here: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/. (If it's full but you still want to sign up, contact lisashutt@virginia.edu and we'll find a way to include you!)

Saturday, April 19 - Come celebrate Earth Day with us! More details to follow.

Tuesday, April 29 - Jerry, Chef Josh, and everyone at Runk will be helping you to celebrate the last day of classes with an outdoor meal -- the word on the street is that they'll have a moonbounce, giant basketball, and even a mechanical bull to add to the fun! Put this one on your calendar for sure! --- contact lisashutt@virginia.edu to have your item included in HeReFoRd HaPpEnInGs ---

March 15 - We'll be taking an early-morning (coach) bus to DC and spending a leisurely day in our nation's capital. The day is on your own unless you'd like to be part of a more structured group (especially if it's your first time in DC! -- we'll be happy to lead a couple of informal group 'tours.') We'll all join up and meet the bus to be taken to a Washington Wizards basketball game that evening for a late return to Hereford. We'll have breakfast for you all on the bus but other meals will be on your own. To defray the cost of the bus and the tickets, each student must first sign up on the Hereford website and, once signed up, pay $10 BY MARCH 10. Once you're signed up on the Hereford site, put your payment in an envelope with your name and e-mail ID on it and slip it under the door of the Coordinators' Office in Lower Vaughan. SIGN-UPS BEGIN TODAY, THURSDAY, FEB. 28 @ 5:00 P.M. -- go to: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ to sign up.

March 23 - We will be viewing "Eden's Lost and Found" and holding an informal discussion afterwards with Professor Kristina Hill, Associate Professor of Architecture (and participant in the film!) We will be showing the film at 2 p.m. in Upper Vaughan. Refreshments will be served. We hope you'll join us!

March 23 - sponsored by Johnson House! More info to come!

April 1 - Herefordians will tour the green rooftop at the Albemarle County Building downtown and we'll share some dinner afterwards on the downtown mall. http://www.greenroofs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=610&Itemid=100

April 3 - Fellows Vicki Hawes and Jack Hudson will lead interested poker players from all five houses in a Texas Hold'em style poker tounament. There will be a short 'orientation' in case you're a beginner who would like to participate. Food, fun and prizes. All proceeds will go to charity. Sign-Ups will begin soon! More to follow......

Some students have expressed an interest in a sewing class. We're in the process of setting something up now at Cottonwood, a fabric shop not far from grounds. Contact lisashutt {at} virginia {dot} edu if you're interested so that we can do our best to accommodate your interests and schedules!

We'll be meeting every Saturday to work our way up to running Hereford's 5K in April! No worries, this group is for all levels - if you're a true beginner, all the better! All levels are welcome, however. Contact cws8j {at} virginia {dot} edu to sign up or for more info. (Intensity: easy- for beginners and all levels)

Everything is back using ITC servers. Report problems to the usual sources. Rich Gregory (rtg2t@virginia.edu)

Feb. 20 - The eastern United States will be treated to a total eclipse of the Moon on Wednesday, February 20, 2008. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes into the shadow of the Earth. Within the space of a few hours, the bright full moon will disappear, cross the Earth's shadow, and then reappear. The moon will begin to enter the darkest part of the Earth's shadow at 8:43 p.m. EST. It will take 78 minutes for the moon to go through its disappearing act. The moon will be completely inside the Earth's shadow (total eclipse) from 10:01 p.m. to 10:51 p.m., with the deepest part of the eclipse at 10:26 p.m. From 10:26 p.m. to 12:09 a.m., the Moon will gradually reappear. During most total lunar eclipses, the Moon does not completely disappear from view. In case you are planning to hold out for the next total lunar eclipse,be aware that there will not be another total lunar eclipse until December 21, 2010!

Friday, Feb. 22 - Haven't you been craving wild wings since the last time we did a wild wings night? We know you have. So join us for another night of delicious chicken etc. Come with an appetite to the 1st floor lounge!

For applications and information on Small Research Grant opportunities, please visit: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/college/scholarships -- Please note: Students may apply for more than one scholarship, but they must fill out a separate application for each scholarship. At the time of application, the interested student must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.4 or better. Deadline: Friday, March 14, 2008 by 5pm, Garrett Hall.

Hereford Poker Tournament *a day trip to D.C. including a Washington Wizards game *a trip to Polyface Farms Organic Farm and a Green-Themed Speakers/Event Series *Kickball Tournament *Flag Football Tournament *Tree-planting and Gardening in our Hereford Mini-farm Garden *The Ever-fancy Hereford-On-The-Lawn Event at the Colonnade Club *the Hereford 'Round the Grounds' 5K Race *More Beading Workshops with Coordinator Anne Throckmorton *Vaughan Dinners at Principal Nancy Takahahashi's home *Etiquette Dinner with Fellow Tom Fitch, With Food hosted by our own Jerry Trombley and his team at Runk *Movie Nights *Hereford-wide IHOP breakfast *Political Debate Parties *and so much more!

Feb. 14 - Come to the kitchen at 8pm to eat good foods, make pretty valentine's and get prepared to meet your valentine out on Rubgy Rd!! Boys are more than welcome : ) Please note: the kitchen will be decked out in red and pink so be prepared.

Thursday, Feb. 14 - The Hereford Student Senate Representatives from the Norris house want you to be their Valentine! Come join us on the second floor lounge in Norris to enjoy some delicious Valentines treats and possibly meet a special someone to "be yours" for the day!

Thursday, Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m. - Feel the Hereford Love! It's Sweetest Night! Treat yourself to manicures, pedicures and facials while eating delicious goodies!

Thursday, February 14 - Make your Valentine's Day sweeter with some yummy chocolate fondue.

Monday, Feb. 11 - Another Earring Fun Workshop will happen in February, due to the popularity of the first event. This workshop will take place from 7-9 in Lower Vaughan. Students will make at least three pair of earrings that they can keep in addition to learning skills they need to know in order to make more! Students will be able to sign up on the Hereford events page http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ -- we hope to see you there! (Students waitlisted from the first event will have first dibs; please don't sign up if you were able to come to the first workshop -- we're so glad if you enjoyed the experience but we want to give others a chance this time!)

Tuesday, Feb. 12 - Think Tuesdays are boring? They don't have to be..... come and enjoy sushi at Runk on Feb. 12!

Tue, Feb. 12, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM in the Lower Vaughan computer room - Learn how to write a resume that will land you that job or internship interview. Hereford Fellow Tom Fitch, who is also Assistant Dean of Commerce Career Services at the McIntyre School of Commerce, will lead a workshop on how to write the resume that will get you noticed! Sign up here: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events.

Thursday, February 14 - Make your Valentine's Day sweeter with some yummy chocolate fondue.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 7-10 p.m. - Feel the Hereford Love! It's Sweetest Night! Treat yourself to manicures, pedicures and facials while eating delicious goodies!

Thursday, Feb. 14 - The Hereford Student Senate Representatives from the Norris house want you to be their Valentine! Come join us on the second floor lounge in Norris to enjoy some delicious Valentines treats and possibly meet a special someone to "be yours" for the day!

a Casino Night/Poker Tournament/Hereford-Wide banquet *a day trip to D.C. including a Washington Wizards game * a trip to Polyface Farms Organic Farm and a Green-Themed Speakers/Event Series * Kickball Tournament * Flag Football Tournament * Tree-planting and Gardening in our Hereford Mini-farm Garden * The Ever-fancy Hereford-On-The-Lawn Event at the Colonnade Club * the Hereford 'Round the Grounds' 5K Race * Beading Workshops with Coordinator Anne Throckmorton * Vaughan Dinners at Principal Nancy Takahahashi's home * Etiquette Dinner with Fellow Tom Fitch, With Food hosted by our own Jerry Trombley and his team at Runk * Movie Nights * Political Debate Parties * and so much more!

Come watch the show, diss on the docs & chow down on dessert with Hereford Fellows Karen Bloomfield & Lesley-Anne (L.A.)Pittard. This happens every Thursday night at 8:45 p.m. L.A.'s apartment is on the first floor of WEEDON House.

Sunday, Feb. 10 - Bring your appetites for the best of good old-fashioned American diner food (milkshakes, mac and cheese, chili in bread bowls with toppings, lemonade, spaghetti and meatballs, hot turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes, super-deluxe hamburgers and jumbo hot-dogs, curly fries, cherry, blueberry and apple pie, club sandwiches, and so much more!) the next Hereford-wide banquet will take place on Sunday, Feb. 10, sponsored by Johnson House.

Thursday, Feb. 7 - Need I say more? YUM.

Our own Chalais Massard (of residence staff fame!) has founded a CIO that has created quite a buzz! The goal of 'Hoos For Open Access" is to promote affordable higher education, to educate potential students about AccessUVa and other financial aid programs at the University, and to provide support to students who receive financial assistance. Congratulations, Chalais! Read more at: http://www.virginia.edu/uvatoday/newsRelease.php?id=4080

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 6:30 PM - 8:00 p.m. Location: Upper Vaughan, home of Principal Nancy Takahashi Please join our Hereford Principal Nancy Takahashi and a yet-to-be determined Hereford Fellow (or fellows!) for a delicious dinner and some comfortable conversation in her family home in Upper Vaughan! Vaughan Dinners have been great successes this year -- join us and participate in this new Hereford tradition! Sign up at: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/

When: Sat, Jan. 26, 2008 @ 7:45 PM - 9:00 PM Sign up at: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ Want to see your former Hereford Principal Lou Bloomfield build a Zamboni? Sew up a moonbounce? Turn sand into hurricane-proof glass???? Come see episode 1 of his new show on the Discovery Channel, just steps away from Runk at Coordinator Lisa Shutt's house. Heavy snacks will be provided (like, you could make a meal of it). E-mail Lisa at lisashutt@virginia.edu if you have dietary restrictions.

We will pick up where we left off starting this week. See you there!

Monday, Feb. 11 - Another Earring Fun Workshop will happen in February, due to the popularity of the first event. This workshop will take place from 7-9 in Lower Vaughan. Students will make at least three pairs of earrings that they can keep in addition to learning skills they need to know in order to make more! Students will be able to sign up on the Hereford events page http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ — we hope to see you there! (Students waitlisted from the first event will have first dibs; please don't sign up if you were able to come to the first workshop — we're so glad if you enjoyed the experience but we want to give others a chance this time!)

Monday, Feb. 4, 5-6 p.m. - Join us as we are introduced to the new Hereford-sponsored art pieces to be on display this semester at Runk. Stop in and meet the artists on your way to dinner, nibble on some shrimp cocktail, drink some sparkling cider, appreciate the artistic work that some of your fellow students have been engaging in recently. A special thanks goes out to Hereford's Committee

Sunday, Feb. 10 - Bring your appetites, the next Hereford-wide banquet will take place on Sunday, Feb. 10.

Sunday, Feb. 3 @ 5:30 - C'mon up to Upper Vaughan for a Superbowl Par-Tay with all the trimmin's. Thanks to Nancy Takahashi and her family for offering to host this event!

This Saturday, join us at Runk at 8:30 for a movie yet-to-be determined, snacks and drinks to be provided by Hereford.

There is some unfortunate news regarding the Grounds Loop, which was going to begin service to Hereford this semester. Due to unforeseen circumstances involved in the construction of new dormitories, McCormick Rd. will be closed near Hereford for at least another 3 months; this means that our new and improved Grounds Loop is on hold for now. However, when it DOES return, not only will it serve Hereford, but it be extended an extra two hours until 8 p.m. to better meet the needs of our community.

It looks as if this is going to be a great semester for Runk! We have had a new sound system installed over the winter break and a big screen TV, too. Satellite FM and cable TV is coming soon ? we are just waiting for installation now. This will give us many options for your enjoyment. After Hours will continue Monday ? Thursday from 8:30 ? 10:00 p.m. beginning the first day of class, Wednesday, January 16. Your comments have convinced us to extend our breakfast hours. Breakfast will now be Monday ? Friday from 7:00 ? 10:30a.m. Continental breakfast will continue to be available from 10:30 ? 11:00a.m. Lunch will be from 11:00-2:00. Soup salad and deli will be from 2:00-4:00. We will reopen for dinner at 5:00 and continue ‘til 8:00 pm. Weekend hours and C-Store hours are posted on the door. New artists will be showing their work here at Runk beginning in late January. We will host an art open house with special hors d’oeuvres for the gala event. Our new salad bar will be taking on an even newer dimension. In early February, we will become the only place to eat on grounds with a fully organic salad bar! We will be receiving new tables and chairs for the dining hall around spring break. This will include some sofas and overstuffed chairs to offer you different seating options. We are looking forward to the re-opening of the Green Room. The completion date is not definite at this point, but once it is open, we will have a wonderful technologically-tricked-out space for Hereford events (such as a rumored casino night and poker tournament and frequent movie and game nights!). We have several monotony breakers and theme meals planed for spring semester. Just check your Hereford Happenings for dates and times. We hope that everyone had a great break and we look forward to seeing you all back. Jerry Trombley

Welcome back to Charlottesville and to our Hereford community! HSS, your residence staff, your principal and coordinators of studies and all your friends at Runk have a lot of plans for this upcoming semester. Some HSS news... one of our two wonderful Co-Chairs has stepped down; Sierra Wright has done an amazing job for all of Hereford, putting in long hours and doing a great deal of behind-the-scenes work that most of you were probably never even aware of. We thank Sierra for her exceptional service and we will miss her this spring semester. As per the HSS Constitution, a new Co-Chair has been elected from within HSS. Wyatt Shields will now join our other dedicated Co-Chair, Asim Shabbir. Wyatt has already put in a great deal of work as the creator and hardest worker on our upcoming 'Round the Grounds Hereford 5K. Welcome to your new post, Wyatt!

Check out our offerings at: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/courses/. Sign-ups for these courses begin on Sunday, January 20 at 10:00 p.m.

Here's an opportunity to make some of your own bling! There will be an earring-making workshop this coming Tuesday, January 22, in Upper Vaughan House.  Our awesome Principal, Nancy Takahashi, is making dinner for workshop participants.  Dinner begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by a workshop where students will make at least three pairs of earrings that they can keep in addition to learning skills they need to know in order to make bunches more. There are six spaces.  Students can sign up on the Hereford events page http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ Registration begins Thursday, January 17 at 8:00 PM. If there is a waiting list or folks can't make it on Tuesday evenings, I will schedule a second workshop. Hope to see Tuesday!

* Saturday, January 26 – Movie/Game Night
* Sunday, February 3 – Superbowl Party in Upper Vaughan @ 5:30
* Thursday, February 7 – Vaughan Dinner
* Sunday, Feb. 10 - Hereford-wide banquet
* Saturday, February 23 – Movie/Game Night
* Sunday, March 16 – Hereford-wide Banquet and Casino Night, sponsored by your Principal and Coordinators
* Thursday, April 10 – Hereford on the Lawn
* Saturday, April 12 – ‘Round The Grounds Hereford 5K
* April 13 – Hereford-wide Banquet, sponsored by Hereford’s wonderful RAs

It looks as if this is going to be a great semester for Runk!

We have had a new sound system installed over the winter break and a big screen TV, too. Satellite FM and cable TV is coming soon – we are just waiting for installation now. This will give us many options for your enjoyment.

After Hours will continue Monday –Thursday from 8:30 – 10:00 p.m. beginning the first day of class, Wednesday, January 16. Your comments have convinced us to extend our breakfast hours. Breakfast will now be Monday – Friday from 7:00 – 10:30 a.m. Continental breakfast will continue to be available from 10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be from 11:00-2:00. Soup salad and deli will be from 2:00-4:00. We will reopen for dinner at 5:00 and continue ‘til 8:00 pm. Weekend hours and C-Store hours are posted on the door.

New artists will be showing their work here at Runk beginning in late January. We will host an art open house with special hors d’oeuvres for the gala event.

Our new salad bar will be taking on an even newer dimension. In early February, we will become the only place to eat on grounds with a fully organic salad bar!

We will be receiving new tables and chairs for the dining hall around spring break. This will include some sofas and overstuffed chairs to offer you different seating options.

We are looking forward to the re-opening of the Green Room. The completion date is not definite at this point, but once it is open, we will have a wonderful technologically-tricked-out space for Hereford events (such as a rumored casino night and poker tournament and frequent movie and game nights!).

We have several monotony breakers and theme meals planed for spring semester. Just check your Hereford Happenings for dates and times.

We hope that everyone had a great break and we look forward to seeing you all back. Jerry Trombley

Sunday, Dec 2 - It's the clash of Good vs. Evil! The Heroes vs. Villains banquet! Sunday, December 2nd in Runk Dining Hall. Hero and villain costumes are highly encouraged (this banquet is sponsored by Whyburn House).

Weedon is sponsoring a family of three for the holiday season through Madison House's Holiday Sharing Program. Please help them provide food, gifts and gift certificates to the family by donating whatever you can in the form of 'tips' for the piano players at Runk dinners from 5-7 p.m. from now through Saturday, Dec. 1!

TOMORROW, November 29 at Runk - Come to Runk for dinner this Thursday for a special holiday meal, including: carved steamship round with horseradish cream sauce, cheddar mashed potatoes, hot crossed buns, chicken cordon bleu with supreme sauce, wild rice with forester mushrooms, sweet potato bread, open faced hot turkey sandwich with herbed stuffing, cranberry spread and gravy on rosemary focaccia, acorn squash with a balsamic reduction accompanied by mixed nuts and dried fruit, scallops alfredo over tricolor bowtie pasta with tricolor peppers, shitake mushrooms, red onions and garlic, and don't forget dessert: sweet potato pie with whipped cream and spiced pound cake -- join us for this special holiday meal, open to the entire UVA community.

November 30 - see your senator for more information.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 - 6 - 8 p.m. -- Starting in Whyburn 1st floor lounge for mocktails and appetizers, then moving to Norris 1st floor lounge for dinner, then moving to Johnson 1st floor lounge for dessert. Residents should pick up an index card from the first stop in Whyburn, put their name on it, and get an RA or HSS rep to sign their card, and proceed to do the same thing at every proceeding stop. The cards will be collected in Johnson and put in a drawing for a prize ! Menu: mocktails, assorted light appetizers, Thai food and homestyle cooking for dinner, gelato for dessert.

Thursday, Dec. 6 --  Wanna make some noise?  Come to the Whyburn Karaoke Night!  Grab some food and rock out as we sing the night away!  Did we mention there would be prizes? See your senator for more information.

Sunday, Dec. 9, 8-10 p.m. - Come take a break from studying: bake and decorate cookies and watch the classic Christmas film, A CHRISTMAS STORY.

(1) SafeRide’s purpose is to provide a safe passage for students who would otherwise have to walk alone at night. The service began as a cooperative venture of Student Council and the University of Virginia Police Department in the late 1980s. For hours of operations:
http://transcoder.usablenet.com/tt/http://www.virginia.edu/uvapolice/saferide.htm To be picked up, call during SafeRides hours: 434-242-1122

(2) “In a hurry, or feel unsafe”, contact Yellow Cab @ 434.295-4131 for your transportation needs. Show an active Student ID to the Yellow Cab driver, sign their documentation, and at a later date, pay for the ride in the Office of the Dean’s of Students, with NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

If you have photos of Hereford events that you'd be willing to share on the Hereford website, please send them to lisashutt{@}virginia{dot}edu and we'll make sure they get posted!

Runk will close at 2:15 on Tuesday, 11/20 and will reopen for dinner on Sunday, 11/25. If you would like to eat on grounds for dinner on Tuesday night, O-Hill Dining Hall will remain open unil 8:00 p.m. that evening.

Call 924-5556 to set up a meeting to talk things through. Check out Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at http://www.virginia.edu/studenthealth/caps.html. If you are in crisis or in need of immediate help after hours, don't hesitate to call 972-7004; a CAPS on-call professional will be contacted and he/she will get back to you by phone within a short period of time.

So, What's A Penny War? Each house will be competing to see who can raise the most money to sponsor gift purchases for Madison House's Holiday Sharing program. One water jug is dedicated to each house.  Placing a penny in your house's jug will earn your house positive points.  Placing any other type of money in your house's jug (nickels, dimes, dollar bills, etc.) will earn your house negative points.  The idea is to place larger coins and dollar bills in the other houses jugs while placing as many pennies as you can in your house's jug. So, why are we doing this? Holiday Sharing sets up 4 trees around campus containing “angel" ornaments naming a type of gift to purchase and donate to the program.  The Hereford Student Senate is running a “Penny War” to collect funds to purchase gifts.  100% of the funds will go towards this charitable organization!  AND Hereford will match the total amount collected up to $200! We are accepting donations in Runk Dining Hall.

Wings will be on the menu at Runk's Thursday night dinner. Runktastic!

8:30 @ Runk this Saturday, Nov. 17 * (INDOOR movie night = warm)

The Hereford Culinary Committee is an organization aiming to improve the quality of the dining experience at Runk Dining Hall. The Committee serves as a mediator between students and dining staff to create an environment that encourages a positive dining experience. Currently, the committee is working on a survey to get student feedback on the dining experience as a whole at Runk. The survey serves as an effort to improve communication between students and dining staff.  It will be available in early December. One element that has greatly improved communication has been the suggestion box. Chef Josh Windley would like to remind everyone to use the suggestion cards available in Runk. He will answer your questions and reply to suggestions personally, so students receive direct responses. If you do make a suggestion, you are asked to put the date and mealtime on it so that Chef Josh can better address your concerns.  -Kayla Ayers and the Culinary Committee

Most of you are familiar with the Christmas Kettles program, where bell ringers are located at sites around town during the holiday season. This is an annual major fund raising effort through which the Army raises over $100,000 to support its many programs. This is a call-out to see if there would be interest in assembling a group of 10 of  us to host a Kettle site one day in early to mid December.  With two people ringing bells together in two-hour shifts, we could cover an entire day. The sites are at the  downtown Mall, Barracks Road, or Wal-Mart. We could choose the location and day in December. Ringing the bells is really a lot of fun and very interesting to see how the Charlottesville community gives so generously.  Principal Nancy Takahashi serves on the Advisory Board of the Charlottesville Salvation Army, which serves the most needy residents in our community. Contact her at takahashi {at} virginia {dot} edu if you are interested or if have any questions.

Friday November 16, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. *Girls: Paint your nails!  Watch a romantic comedy!  Eat chocolate! Gossip! Come to the Johnson Girl's Night! *Guys Night In: Halo 3 Tournament! Defend your dorm's honor. See your senator for more information!

Your very own residence staff is sponsoring a canned food drive competition between the buildings. The boxes to collect non-perishable goods were set out Sunday in the 1st floor lounge of each building, and they will be there until Sunday, the 18th of November. The winning house will enjoy a dinner and dessert progressive for their building.

November 30 - more information to follow!

Soon Hereford will be better connected than ever to the UTS bus system and Central Grounds!  Starting in January, the UTS "Grounds Loop" will make "timed stops" -- meaning the bus will wait to sync its schedule -- at Runk Hall, next to the laundry room at:05, :25, and :45 past the hour.  The bus will then proceed up the new connecting road to make another stop at the top of the hill, just behind Johnson House.  The bus will then proceed past Vaughan House and down the hill towards McCormick Road and central grounds. This service will be available Monday-Friday until 5:45 p.m. The Blue Route will still be available after 6 p.m., making its normal stop on Stadium Road at the base of Runk steps.  Great news!

Saturday, Nov. 3, HEREFORD TAILGATE BBQ - Saturday November 3rd beginning at 10:00 am, in front of Norris House. Come out and enjoy some delicious BBQ before watching UVA's victory over Wake Forest. Hosted by the Hereford Student Senate.

Sunday, Nov. 4, there is a hike this Sunday from 1-4 in the afternoon. Get outside and take in some of that beautiful fresh air and enjoy the autumn leaves falling all around you! We will meet outside Upper Vaughan. Wear your walking shoes! http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/

Wednesday October 31, 7-9 p.m. - Break out your nun, investment banking pro, cowboy, police officer and other costumes and show them off at the Johnson Halloween costume party!  There will be tons of candy, mad dancing performances, and a covetable prize for best
costume!

Wednesday October 31, 8-10 p.m. - Meet and greet, to trick or treat, wear a sheet, it's really neat, come and eat, cuz it'll be sweet.  Trick or treat at upper class dorm rooms in Norris.

Friday November 2, 8-10pm Come and have 'Fun on Different Floors' in Norris (1) Guitar Hero on 1st floor, (2) Dance Dance Revolution on 2nd floor, and (3) Twister on 3rd floor.

Wednesday, November 7, Principal Nancy Takahashi invites you to a dinner at her home on November 7. You will cook sukiyaki together at the table and dine with a small group of students, a fellow or two, and the Principal and her family. Sign-ups will take place on the Hereford website.

Friday November 9, 7 p.m. - Chill out with live performances at Café Why.  We'll be serving free Starbucks Coffee and snacks.  Want to perform?  Sign up for a stage time!

Thurs. Oct. 18, 7:30 p.m. @ Upper Vaughan; Finding college demanding? Feeling stress? Hereford Fellow Bill Anderson from CAPS will have tips on how to juggle all those competing demands and take care of yourself. Co-sponsored by Third Floor Johnson House.

It's the Whyburn Video Game Night!  Games include DDR, Mortal Kombat II, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit II, etc.  Play a friendly game with your dorm mates or join a tournament for prizes and ultimate glory!  Do you have what it takes to be the best?  Tournament sign up sheets will be located on the 1st floor of Whyburn. Friday, October 19. See your senator for more info.

Fellows Daisy Lundy and L.A. Pittard will be hosting a shopping trip to Short Pump on Oct. 20. Sign-ups are underway: http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/

Saturday October 20, 8-10 p.m. Do you have a great poker face?  Do you always dominate at Scrabble?  Do you always seem to get Boardwalk and Park Place?  Come show off your mad board and card game skills at the Johnson Fun and Games Night!  Pizza, wings and drinks will be served! See your senator for more info.

Come up to Upper Vaughan to eat wings and chili and watch the UVA/Maryland game -- we'll do it outside if the weather is nice, otherwise, join us at the Principal's residence! Come a little before gametime (8 p.m.) -- see you there!

All of Hereford should join us at Runk on October 21 @ 6:00 p.m. for a fabulous Mexican fiesta! Chef Josh's menu looks mucho delicious. Sign up for the burrito-eating contest online at  http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ (Hereford Fellows' Reception to precede the event at the Principal's residence in Upper Vaughan House at 5:00 p.m.).

All of Hereford should join us at Runk on October 21 @ 6:00 p.m. for a fabulous Mexican fiesta! Chef Josh's menu looks mucho delicious. Sign up for the burrito-eating contest online at  http://www.hereford.virginia.edu/events/ (Hereford Fellows' Reception to precede the event at the Principal's residence in Upper Vaughan House at 5:00 p.m.).

Starts this coming Monday, the 22 -- you need to pay by Sunday. All payments must be in by Sunday at 10 pm.  To be in the game you have to bring $3 in an envelope (or just wrap it inside a sheet of paper) with your name and email on it and bring it to David Leggett's room (Whyburn 103) by Sunday at 10pm.  Slip it under his door if he's not here. You CANNOT join the game late so get the money in as quickly as possible.  Winner with get 2/3 of whatever the pot is and second place will get 1/3. David will email everyone who pays will the rules and the first immunity. Contact David Leggett for more info: dal5n {@} virginia.edu.

Tues. Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. @ Upper Vaughan; The pressure to conform can be intense at a large university. Hereford Fellow Kimberley Bassett from the Office of African-American Affairs will have advice and insight on how to stay true to yourself while learning about others. Co-sponsored by SECOND floor of Norris.

Join us for some cancer-fighting dark chocolate and learn about breast cancer prevention. More than 250,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and about 1:3,000 women will be under 30 years old.  The best defense against this disease is early detection.  Breast cancer survivor and Hereford Fellow and registered nurse Karen Bloomfield will give a talk on her experiences and will talk about prevention on Wednesday, October 24 at 9:30 p.m. in the second floor lounge of Johnson House.  This program is open to everyone and is co-sponsored by the second and third floors of Johnson House and the second floor of Norris House.

On Saturday, Oct. 27 -- Runk Dining Hall along with HSS, Weedon, and Malone and  will host a carnival and a carnival/Octoberfest theme meal. The outdoor theme meal is sure to be amazing, as those of you who attended the Asian theme meal know! There will be games, a pie eating contest, a hot-dog eating contest, an huge inflatable jousting ring (try to knock each other off raised pillars with giant q-tips), a GIANT moonbounce and more! This is family weekend; all are welcome.

On Saturday, Oct. 27, Nancy and her family will host a reception for you and your families in their home. Details will follow as the event comes closer.

Sunday, Oct. 28 - Join us to carve pumpkins at 6 p.m. right outside of Upper Vaughan House.  We will have popcorn, carmel apples, and face painting!  We'll show "The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" as we carve. At 8 p.m., we will switch to scarier fare with DISTURBIA. Again, refreshments will be provided.

Sunday October 28 at 8:00 pm.  Join us for the final outdoor movie night of the semester.  Caramel apples, popcorn and soda will be served.  Feel free to bring your blankets and wear your PJs!

Come watch the show, diss on the docs & chow down on dessert with Hereford Fellows Karen Bloomfield & Lesley-Anne (L.A.) Pittard. This happens every Thursday night, beginning on September 27, at 8:45 p.m. L.A.'s apartment is on the first floor of WEEDON House.

There will be a 5k in Hereford for all of Charlottesville this spring! We need all the help we can get, so we are planning now. There will be drinks, tee shirts, and race fun for all participants and volunteers and best of all, the race money will go to a local charity! If you would like to help on this extraordinary event by becoming a race committee member or volunteering, please contact Hereford Senator Wyatt Shields at cws8j {@} virginia.edu. We look forward to a spectacular race with your help!

ALL Hereford residents are welcome to attend HSS meetings and are ENCOURAGED to propose HSS-funded events. Meetings take place in Lower Vaughan on Tuesdays at 9:00 (NOT 9:15 as stated in previous H-Hs!) Contact one of the HSS Co-Chairs, Sierra Wright (sierra {@} virginia.edu) or Asim Shabbir (asim {@} virginia.edu) for more information.

Learn more about the Hereford Minifarm Project and share your ideas! Click here to see the article for details.

Are you a Fourth-Mealer? Need a snack or coffee break to get you through the evening? If so, just head down to Runk from 8:15-10:00 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays for a grilled snack, drink, or dessert. The C-STore has also begun late night service and is open until midnight.

Come to Hereford's first Movie Night Under the Stars! This Sunday, Sept 9th at 8:30 pm at the amphitheater next to Johnson House. Click to see flyer.

Welcome back everyone! Some folks at Hereford are pondering starting a drop-in Tai Chi class that would meet one morning a week outside in the space between Norris and Whyburn. If you are interested or know of anyone who could teach the class or have any other ideas about how to get the most out of the outdoor space that we enjoy here, contact Anne Throckmorton

We are thrilled to have Josh Windley join us this year as Runk's new Executive Chef! Josh was born and raised in Miami, Florida and earned a degree from the Florida Culinary Institute in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has been in the culinary field for 16 years and has worked at such establishments as The Breakers of Palm Beach, FL and The South River Restaurant & Wine Shop, serving both as Executive Chef. One of his major goals is to bring his knowledge of gourmet cuisine to UVA generally and to Runk, specifically. Ever a student of cuisine as well as a teacher, Josh has traveled to Europe, studying under renowned Chefs Peteá and Belaccini in France and Italy, respectively. While he believes that learning about cuisine continues throughout any fine chef's career, Josh also possesses a talent and a love for teaching about both the appreciation and the craft of the dining experience; we hope that Hereford students will brainstorm with Josh this fall about some ways he can put those teaching talents to good use for Hereford in the spring! We are excited about Josh's philosophy for his work at Runk, which he recently expressed as: "We are not a cafeteria, we are a restaurant." When Josh takes his chef's hat off at the end of the day, he enjoys spending as much time with his family as possible. He has been married for six years and he and his wife have two children: daughter Lidia Page (5) and son Tylor Reid (16 months this fall). He enjoys teaching his wife to cook with a gourmet flair, hosting guests around the table at his Staunton home for food and wine pairings, and practicing Jet Kun Do. However, don't be intimidated by the fact that Josh is a second degree blackbelt! Josh is very approachable and welcomes you to stop by with your ideas, questions, and concerns. Maybe you'll have the opportunity to take a cooking class or sit in on a seminar on appreciating fine cuisine with Chef Josh before the year is up!

Come take a look at all the herbs planted in the new kitchen garden west of Malone. Resident Faculty Fellow Keith Williams and Principal Nancy Takahashi welcome your participation this fall in the garden with the goal to harvest the yields for use in Runk.

All Hereford resident will need to obtain a password before participating in any of the site's activities. Get your temporary password here. You should receive an email with your temporary password, use this password to login initially. Once you've logged in you will be required to change it. If you have difficulties contact a Hereford Coordinator or the Web Committee.

Take a look at this fall's calendar of great banquets, outings, and short course offerings at Hereford!" View calendar here.

We hope you and your family will come and relax at the Principal's Move-In Day Reception at the Upper Vaughan House on Sat, Aug. 25th from 4pm - 6pm and Sun, Aug. 26th from 4pm -5:30pm. Click to see the flyer for more information

Vote for your favorite t-shirt design for next year!! Vote Now!

Sign-ups for the trip have been postponed to Sunday (1/21) at 9:30p.m. because of a technical glitch. If you were able to sign-up after the glitch was fixed you have been removed from the list in order to give everybody a fair chance. The deadline for getting your money in to reserve your spot has not changed (1/24 at 8:00p.m.). Mon-Wed from 6:00-8:00p.m. an HSS rep will be in the Runk Foyer. Also on Mon-Wed, you can bring your money by Terry Hughes office in Lower Vaughan between 9-11:30a.m. and 2-3:30p.m.

On February 3rd, 2007 Hereford will be hitting the streets of D.C. While in D.C. there will be opportunities to tour and go to a Washington Wizards game. Sign-ups begin on Thursday January 18th, 2007 at 10:00p.m. Don't miss this opportunity to meet fellow Herefordians and experience the culture that D.C. has to offer.

Hereford Assassins, there can be only one! Cost: FREE Prize: iPod Shuffle Objective: Track and assassinate your opponents until you are the last one standing. Gain Immunity from assassination by completing various requirements. Weapon of Choice: Sock of Doom. Make friends, and make and break alliances as you meet other residence. Do you have the skill and the cunning to be the last person standing? If you have what it takes, sign up now! Contact Belinda Stuart for more information.

Meet the Resident Staff for each of the four buildings. Contact them if you have any questions about Move-In Day or any other concerns you may have!

Need an extra credit or two? Check out the list of short courses only available to Hereford residents! Each short course is only one credit and usually meets once a week. See the list here.

Have an Hereford event/activity in mind? Simply fill out the funding proposal form, and then attend the next Hereford Student Senate (HSS) meeting to find out if your event/activity was approved.