This being our second semester only, expectations for a huge turnout were low--and these low expectations were the reason we were all so excited to see triple the amount of people turn up. It's nice to see so many new faces at the meeting, faces that will soon be familial and familiar.
I hope you all are ready for a lively semester. We've finally completed all the tedious paperwork and foundation building--NOW, on to the physics and astronomy.
First and foremost, to give you a glimpse of the fun times brewing for you all, the other officers and I will soon start planning a weekend trip to the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, VA. Not only that, but we'll hopefully be able to see a rocket launch at the Eastern Shore of VA, courtesy of the Wallops Flight Facility. Definitely, we'll also be having speakers come and regale us with their talks [let's see if we can manage to have someone "big" come :]
Beyond that, we'll be having biweekly meetings this semester. Some important things to cover during these meetings will be to discuss at least one physics problem and go over a physics or astronomy paper every other meeting. That being said, other things that will be discussed at the meetings will be the latest happenings in science, updates on the research of fellow members and light discussion on what activities the club members would like to do [I will be planning a sodering workshop of sorts soon enough; another idea was to go over MATLAB coding].
I know I've just thrown a lot of stuff at you right now--don't stress out! These are all things to do throughout this semester. I just wanted you all to have a light idea of what to expect.
I'd like to take a moment to sincerely express my appreciation for this group of people. Some I've know for quite a while now, and some only for a few moments, but I always have a fun time in the presence of you all. Thank you so much for joining the club. I promise to provide you all with a fun, memorable, and knowledgeable experience! Hope to see you all, and more, at the next meeting.
- your President [aka "lovable Dictator"], Khunsa
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