Interesting story...
Some of you might remember hearing about a mythical space that we were supposed to be able to use as a workspace. For what seems like years, the story has always been that there is a room, somewhere in Olin, that the club could use, but that no one had any idea about whether it was real or whether we actually could get inside.
Up until 7:20 tonight, that was still the case.
The backstory goes something roughly like this: A few weeks ago, Jim Drake (the professor in charge of the space) reached out to last year's president, trying to locate the key to the space and see if we were still interested in using it. Dave Lansberry (last year's president) then reached out to Patricia and I to figure out what the hell had happened and if we were going to use it. One thing led to the other and the space was again ours. Jim's only request was that he meet with the people who would be using the space. We decided to bring 10 folks with us.
The good news is that we can still use the space. The great news is that it's awesome.
Here is a picture of just about everyone (minus Eric Young and Evan, who had to leave before the camera came out):
Some of you might remember hearing about a mythical space that we were supposed to be able to use as a workspace. For what seems like years, the story has always been that there is a room, somewhere in Olin, that the club could use, but that no one had any idea about whether it was real or whether we actually could get inside.
Up until 7:20 tonight, that was still the case.
The backstory goes something roughly like this: A few weeks ago, Jim Drake (the professor in charge of the space) reached out to last year's president, trying to locate the key to the space and see if we were still interested in using it. Dave Lansberry (last year's president) then reached out to Patricia and I to figure out what the hell had happened and if we were going to use it. One thing led to the other and the space was again ours. Jim's only request was that he meet with the people who would be using the space. We decided to bring 10 folks with us.
The good news is that we can still use the space. The great news is that it's awesome.
Here is a picture of just about everyone (minus Eric Young and Evan, who had to leave before the camera came out):
(left to right: Patricia Waiwood, Garrett Sprague, Matt Demarest,
Ian McCurdy, Ryan Link, Audra Horomanski, and Katelyn Gerber)
...and here's a picture of our tiny basketball hoop:
Followed by some awesome counter space and a vice:
Lastly, here's our Cycling Club version of "tagging" the space and claiming it as our own. Credit to Audra and Ian for their artistic contributions:
As far as how we'll use the space, we all envision it as a place where we can work on bikes, build up projects, clean things without destroying our bathtub here at the apartment, etc. It's also a great place where club members can hang out. Jim has already said that we can decorate however we'd like.
The only rules are that we have to clean up when we're finished. As you come by and visit the space, folks that met tonight can explain in more detail what we have to do to stay in Jim's good graces, so to speak.
Here's to another exciting development for the Cycling Club! Now, if only we could post some race wins in a month....
Where in Olin's name is that room???? Ooops, that would be Odin (speaking of mythology). The blog does not state the room number!
ReplyDeleteIt's Room 201. You'll need the key to get in though. Right now, Ryan has it (rmp31).
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