Friday, April 1, 2011Volume 2, Issue 6

I hope you enjoy this colourful last issue of KISS Intel for this year. It’s been a blast. Connor

Imagine

if, as we walked to

the bus stop or to class in our

big concrete buildings, we saw the nature

in our urban environment as a resource, instead of a nui-

sance. What if, when we saw fruit trees and maple trees, instead of

cursing their fallen, rotting fruit, we thought, “I’d tap that”? Usually, we think in

terms of a competition or war, as in “nature vs. cities,” but it doesn’t have to be this

way. We’d like to explore a new equation: “nature + cities”...but we need your help.

In celebration of International Year of the Forest, KI third-years

Delaney, Kaleigh, and Kyrie are organizing an event called “Tapping

In.” It will be held this Saturday, from 11 am to 5 pm, in EV2-2002,

and will be looking at our current relationship with nature in our cities,

what we would like it to be, and how we can act to make this a reality.

We will be engaging with exciting, local speakers, learning how to tap

maple trees in our own backyard, discussing our personal interactions with

the natural world in our cities, and connecting with each other as commu-

nity members who are interested in making change. If you have time, on this

lovely spring day, please join the conversation. Come on and Tap In!

Collaborative Culture Collaborative

Consumption

KI End of Term Talent ShowKISS will be having our end of term event THIS FRIDAY!

Come to the ESS Coffee Shop From 6-9 pm tonight to see wonderful KI talents!

KISS will be providing many creative April Foolsy snacks and beverages you won’t want to miss.

KISS Events!

So it’s the last seven of the year! If any of the playlists I put out interested you, I hope you found some new music, reminded you of some old, or just

familiar music that you listen to regularly. For the last seven we are going to have a couple lists along with a playlist. This week we go local! Kirsten Scholte came to play with a band called The Long Haul at Maxwell’s before a friend’s band’s set a couple weeks ago. The band’s precise time changes and harmonies blew me away. This is a definite must listen this summer. The band is from Toronto and I would highly recommend checking them out along with Aphrodite’s Bodice from the area that appear at 5 this week.

Check out Aphrodite’s Bodice at: http://aphroditesbodice.bandcamp.com/Check out Kristen Scholte at: http://southernsouls.ca/kirstenscholte.html

Happy studies and enjoy your summers, however you are spending them.

A mix of relaxing and kick back jams for your exam listening pleasure.....

Big Red Machine – Justin Vernon and Aaron DessnerThe Light Is You – Said the WhaleLet Me Be – Xavier RuddBlue-Eyed Baby - Kirsten Scholte and the FancysBe Honest – Aphrodite’s BodiceCrazy (Gnarls Barkley cover) – Ray LamontagneWhat I Have is All I Need – Kirsten Scholte and the Fancys

Seven albums to check out this summer:

The Suburbs – Arcade FireJackson Square – ArkellsOh, My Darling – Basia Bulat21 – AdeleThe Junction – The JunctionOh, Little Fire – Sarah HarmerAlmost Everything I Wish I’d Said The Last Time I Saw You – WakeyWakey!

Cam

ping!

Bow

ling!

Tobogganing!

Knowledge Integration Projects

Kevin’s Seven

Word From The Editor

Integ 121: In this course student’s form groups in order to complete 3 design proj-ects. First a PSA, then a physical space, and lastly a “game-changing” problem solving product or design.

Integ 275, Creative Thinking: A major project in this course is the design of a ten minute presenta-tion that demonstrates in some way how a piece of work (in any field) can build off of work done previously, and influences work done after. From Star Wars to TV dinners to Polaroids.

Integ 320 & 321: This year was the first year these courses were taught. Rob Gorbet aids the third years in the creation of full size mu-seum exhibits. KI-X 2011 showed us all what Knowledge Integration are really capable of when they apply themselves. From mushrooms bigger than humans, to ancient mysterious items with unknown uses.

Well here it is. The last KISS Intel of the year, so I wanted to make it a colourful one. It’s been both a challenge and a blessing taking on this project for me this year. I’m really glad that I did it because it helped me stay in the loop and know everything that was going on in KI, but there were definitely some issues with the KISS In-tel this year that next year, as the director of communications, I hope to work out. I really look forward to taking on an executive position in KISS next year and look forward to facilitating the communication that can really make or break a community. As I mentioned in the elections, I’m very fond of this KImunity and I consider it to be significantly more to me than simply an academic program. I hope that everyone fares well in their exams and has a wonderful summer! --- Connor ---