AAA – The Ellipse » Archive for April 2010
Issues Language Revitalization Nights
by Charlene Hadinata, edited by Nina Nim For one month, AAA filled the rooms of Dwinelle every Wednesday to attend Issues’ Language Revitalization Night. Issues hosted this event to help “revitalize” languages for students and to introduce them to new languages. INTRO NIGHT! Students began the night with an inevitable Icebreaker. As students entered through the door, an index card with a word written on it was taped to their backs. The main objective was to figure … Read entire article »
Filed under: AAA Events, Featured, Spring 2010
PR/Devo Karaoke Contest
by Keaky Ma, edited by Nina Nim On April 23rd, 2010, the Development (Devo) Committee and Public Relations (PR) Committee hosted Karaoke Contest (K-Con), one of the most exciting last events of the semester. All proceeds from the event were donated to the Children’s Hospital in Oakland. The night was filled with young talent all hoping to achieve the monetary grand prize, the memorable experience of singing onstage in front of sighing girls and whistling boys, … Read entire article »
Filed under: AAA Events, Featured, Spring 2010
Xie Hsieh Clubbing
by Brian Pak, edited by Nina Nim Baby, are you down down down down down? AAA members turned “clubbers” definitely were while at Xie Hsieh Clubbing, which was hosted by AAA’s Treasurer Ben Hsieh and External Vice President Jeisun Xie. After meeting at Underhill, members were driven across the bay to San Francisco’s mysterious Club Mist. Club Mist featured two separate levels with two dance floors. The floor upstairs featured a special “see-thru” plexy glass dance … Read entire article »
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Friends, Family, Fun, and… Field? – Maxwell Night
by Patrick S Lee, edited by Nina Nim Do you like friends? Family? Playing sports effectively blind? If you answered yes to all of the above, you surely came to this semester’s Maxwell Night! AAA’s Internal Relations Committee (IRC) hosted their semesterly inter-family sports competition not at their usual venue of the RSF, but at the appropriately named Maxwell Family Field. Games played during the event were kickball, capture the flag, and waterless water polo. Care … Read entire article »
Filed under: AAA Events, Featured, Spring 2010
Issue Poetry Slam – The Road Not Taken
by Frances Yan and Patrick S Lee On Friday, March 12th 2010, the Issues Committee hosted a night full of poetry and open mic performances in the toasty Naia Lounge, which surrounded performers with a fitting warm reddish ambiance. Performers attacked the issues of identity and individuality with respect to the event’s theme, “The Road Not Taken”. Issues started the event with an endearing group recitation of Robert Frost’s famous poem, “The Road Not Taken”. Natasha Huey of the Cal Slam team followed with her powerful delivery of … Read entire article »
Filed under: AAA Events, Spring 2010
Business Professional Development Workshop
by Brian Pak, edited by Patrick S Lee On the night of March 3rd 2010, students in Dwinelle convened to learn not about languages or classics, but how to tie that annoying full Windsor knot, apply to graduate school, and even sip tea in England. The Development Committee’s (Devo) Business Professional Development Workshop taught students the skills they will need for graduate school and the workplace after graduation. Each of the four workshops provided information on different aspects of professional life. Kaplan representative Murl Smith described the … Read entire article »
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A Sweet Soiree: HC Alumni Dinner
by Arial Chen, edited by Nina Nim For one night only, the small room known as 88 Dwinelle was transformed from a dull classroom into Candyland for the Annual Historian Committee (HC) Alumni Dinner. On March 5th 2010, Gingerbread men, along with their graham cracker house, lined the wall opposite colorful candy dots arranged in reds, yellows, greens, and blues. The alumni were given candy necklace as they were greeted by current HC members. An interesting fact … Read entire article »
Filed under: AAA Events, Featured, Spring 2010