Tableslipping

I realized yesterday when I was talking to Gina that I don't think I ever explained "tableslipping" to anyone who wasn't at Brown. I feel like I should do that.

So whenever you go to lunch or dinner at either the Ratty or the V-Dub, and you sit at a table, you're probably going to find a whole load of pieces of paper on your table. They're all pretty much exactly one-fourth of a regular sheet of white paper. They're called "tableslips" and any Brown-recognized group can use them to advertise just about whatever they want. The Math Department uses tableslips to advertise special lectures that professors are giving just for fun; a capella groups use them to advertise their performances that night; some groups use them just to raise awareness about something happening on campus such as illegal hiring practices; some frats use them to advertise parties; etc.

I think tableslips are one of the few things I actually like about Brown. It's kind of nice to know that every time you sit down to lunch or dinner, you're pretty much going to have opportunities forced down your throat unless you keep your eyes closed the entire time. Actually, I think I'm often more excited about tableslips that I am about any other part of lunch or dinner.

Oh, right, as for the rules of tableslipping: They must be 1/4th of an 8.5" x 11" piece of white paper and lie flat on the table, printed in black ink on white paper. You can only put tableslips on the tables at certain times right before meals, and they are cleared inbetween meals by the dining staff. The times to put them down are: 7 - 7.5 AM, 10.5 - 11AM, 3.5 - 4PM [Ratty], and 4 - 4.5PM [V-Dub]. You can't put them down during special dining events. All tableslips must have a Brown University recognized student group name on the tableslip, and they cannot contain advertisements or coupons for commercial establishments.

Other than that... you can do pretty much whatever the hell you want, and groups often do.

Peace out.