rochester co-op

[nibot]

So, I think it's time to get moving with starting a co-op in Rochester. An ambitious project, yes, but it needs to be done. I am going to get started with seeking out connections in the community and looking for a group of true believers. I am also going to contact existing co-ops in the region and ask them about their experiences, details of incorporation, etc. Here are some upstate NY co-ops:

• Nickel City Co-Op — Buffalo, NY

• Triphammer Cooperative, Von Cramm Cooperative — Ithaca, NY (Cornell University)

• Beta Sigma (still a co-op?), Folwell House, Sill House — Geneva, NY

• Bunche House, Ecology House — Hamilton, NY (Colgate College)

• others, without web pages

Also need to start crafting the "vision"... My own includes elements of USCA co-ops, the Swedish Nations, and TEP house (at MIT). Any ideas on what to name this entity and/or its house? "Rochester Student Cooperative Association" could be spiced up a little. Oh yeah, if you're thinking, "What is a Co-op??" then you should read What is a Co-Op? from NASCO. Then let me know if you want to be part of this endeavor. (-:

Comments

[nibot.livejournal.com]

this looks super-handy: http://www.nasco.coop/OH.html

do you have dinner plans? I think i'm going to campus now to do some work.. but i am starving.

[hypostatization.livejournal.com]

i am interested.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

excellent!

We should meet up sometime. Both for talking about the co-op, and for general niftiness purposes. Maybe sometime this weekend?

[hypostatization.livejournal.com]

i'm free today following a class ending at 2:50, and tommorow at 12:50.

[hypostatization.livejournal.com]

cell is: 750-3093

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

"Roch SCA"

Cool. Good luck with the efforts!

[fireflies100k.livejournal.com]

Mm, sorry, the acronym "SCA" is already taken: http://www.sca.org . I suppose there's probably a branch in or around Rochester.

How about just RCA instead? :)

P.S. It also stands for "Sexual Compulsives Anonymous."

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

Oh. Dang. How about "RO-SCAl" (now, I am going to cook up an acronym to pander to my fancy: Rochester Student Co-op ALliance).

I wanted to sound something like roches or rascals but heh. My imagination has deserted me briefly.

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

"Sexual Compulsives Anonymous."

That is hilarious, and quite clever. Ha ha ha.

[fireflies100k.livejournal.com]

Oh, why thank you. I wish I could say it was my own creation, but I think it might actually be, like, true.

Alex says SCA stands for "Stupid Crap Association". So maybe it's good to avoid naming anything else with that acronym.

P.S. I am trying to figure out if I know you.

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I like Alex's definition - much easier on the ear.

P.S.: Good luck with your figuring out operation. If you get a definitive answer, let me know. :-)

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

Oy! Cheers for the 5th place finish!! How are you going to spend your Google_donated $50? ;-)

[nibot.livejournal.com]

thanks. (-: if I'd known there'd be cash prizes, I'd of tried a bit harder! (-:

did you participate?

[nebulousmaze.livejournal.com]

Nah, I am better off thinking of theoretical formulations and enjoying abstractions. Coding competition is the domain of whiz-kids - not for us low-entities. :-)

At least I know someone who did well.. so yay!!

[emidala.livejournal.com]

that article about the swedish nations first made me frown, but then I agreed with the author. the entire system must look odd to an outsider: it looks weird to me now, after only three years in exile!

[nibot.livejournal.com]

in following columns, he really warms up to the nations.

an index of sorts:

http://splorg.org:8080/people/tobin/projects/sverige/mccreary.html

which nation were you in?

[emidala.livejournal.com]

wermlands, of course. for 7 semesters. that's where the jedi academy was!

I spent a lot of time at blekingska, though, and occasionally stopped by hallands, lunds, and accidentally ostgota - but I never liked the "inner city" nations much. malmo and goteborgs, no thanks! how about you? deema who's currently on EAP at lund couldn't decide and is bartending at both wermlands and hallands now. :)

[emidala.livejournal.com]

oh damn it, none of the dailycal links seem to work! :(

[nibot.livejournal.com]

I was a member of Krischansta... I loved it! I didn't like their club ("Refuge"?) so much though, and usually went to Blekingska, Hallands, Wermlands as well.. Hallands was particularly great.

[nibot.livejournal.com]

The only thing wrong with Wermlands is that the ceilings are too low! (-:

[emidala.livejournal.com]

I know! even tiny me felt claustrophobic there at times!

I have never been at krischansta, which is disgraceful, since I went to high school in kristianstad!

[fireflies100k.livejournal.com]

Did you look at the interior of that Nickel City Place?! ~swoon~ Whatever you devise should have a house just like that!

[nibot.livejournal.com]

complete with gargoyles!

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

I think it's time to reveal the truth, expose all, come out about the fact...
that you are a SECOND GENERATION COOPER!
That's right,the parental units were also co opers.
Buwahahaha

[easwaran.livejournal.com]

Upstate NY seems like a good co-op region. There should be more. The reason I chose Berkeley over CMU is the lack of co-ops in Pittsburgh. If Rochester gets one, perhaps someone some day will do the same for Pittsburgh.