Cadever Vigil & Relay for Life

DCOM will be having a Cadaver Vigil to honor the people that gave their life to science tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26 at 5:00. It will be on the northside of DCOM. They will be having a candle light ceremony to celebrate the lives donated to DCOM.

Relay for Life is this Friday, August 28th at Harrogate City Park. Even if you haven't signed up we encourage you to come out and walk a couple laps or just hang out at the DCOM campsite. Our campsite is near the volleyball courts and restrooms. Relay for Life is an all night event that will close at 7:00 am on Saturday. All proceeds made throughout the event will be donated towards cancer research. So many lives have been affected by this awful disease and we're trying to help "Scrub out Cancer". We hope to see you there.

Poker Night

In the spirit of giving the guys something to do in the land of 24/7 studying, we're having a Poker Night this Saturday, August 15. John Velgos is donating the venue; some of you should have met John the afternoon of orientation.

SAA ladies, please pass on the invite to your husbands if they're interested. This'll be the first guys event we've ever had, so we need some turnout. Format - All of this is negotiable depending on what the majority of the group wants to do or can afford, but here's our loose plan: Show up around 6:45 or 7:00, start playing about 7:30 (John Velgos' house, directions below)$20 buy-in, which means everyone starts with $20 and you can't get any more chips Texas Hold'em Payout to top two

If you haven't played much (or any) poker before, don't worry. We're playing the easiest version and it's more of a way to hang out than to play an ultra-serious game of poker, although when it gets down to the last few I'm sure it will get a little more serious. To make sure we've got the right number of tables and space, we need everybody to RSVP by Thursday evening to Rmagann@gmail.com or 405.314.0417.

Directions: 109 Leopard Ln. Cumberland Gap

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The turn off HW 63 is Wylie Rd and there's no good street sign for it. It's across from Tuttle's Grocery, a run down joint that looks like an old gas station.

-Richard Magann

Events This Week

We hope everyone is settling in with a med school routine. The first week of med school is an overwhelming week full of many emotions. There are a few things happening this week that we wanted to keep everyone updated about.

Tuesday, August 4th- SAA Board Meeting- 7:00 at No Buck's Coffee in Harrogate

• SAA members are welcome to attend the Board Meeting. We discuss upcoming events and other topics.

Friday, August 7th

• Osteoblast- 4:00- DCOM Parking Lot. Come join in a celebration of surviving the first week of medical school. There will be food and games. Be sure to stop by the Relay for Life booth if you are interested in joining our SAA Relay team.


• Movie Night- 7:00- Colleen Fisher's House. Bring your favorite snack and we will be watching a movie. You can bring a movie if you have a favorite, we haven't decided on the movie yet. Here are directions to Colleen's house from DCOM. We hope to see you there!

1. Turn Right onto 25 E from DCOM
2. Turn Left onto Forge Ridge Road
3. Turn Left once you see the Shawanee Baptist Church sign onto Brunswick Dr.
4. At the stop sign turn left onto Shawnee Rd. and then make an immediate Right onto Bristol Road.
5. Colleen's house is about 1 mile down on the left. Her address is 211 Bristol Road. There is a big flag on her front porch.

Last bit of news, SAA's blog is now linked up to DCOMdo.com, the Student Government's webpage. On this website your significant other can look for information on the different organizations offered at DCOM, post information, including useful pictures, links, powerpoints, or word documents, for classmates at LMU-DCOM to see, and download. There is also a classified section where you can buy and sell books and even houses and apartments. Here is the link to the website, http://www.dcomdo.com/ You can find our link by clicking Student Organizations and then clicking Student Advocate Organization.

We hope that you are feeling welcome at DCOM and if there is anything any of the board members can do, please feel free to call any of us. Have a great week!