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CS Penny Wars

CS Penny Wars

by Jennifer Jiang, edited by Dao Nguyen From Monday, March 8th to Friday, March 12th, our Community Service (CS) committee held AAA’s biannual penny wars, a competition between families. The rules of penny war are as follows: pennies, dollars and checks are counted as positive points towards your family according to their monetary value. Silver coins are counted as negative points also according to their monetary value. In order to win, each family would want to … Read entire article »

Filed under: AAA Events, Featured, Spring 2010

Friends, Family, Fun, and… Field? – Maxwell Night

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

CS/IRC: Berkeley Project

CS/IRC: Berkeley Project

by Nina Nim, edited by Patrick Lee More than 80 AAA members showed up bright and early on Saturday, February 27th, to attend the Berkeley Project joint event planned by the Community Service (CS) and Internal Relations Committees (IRC). The Berkeley Project is a student organization created with the goal of ensuring that Cal students have a chance to contribute to improving the city of Berkeley. The Berkeley Project strives to hold project days every semester … Read entire article »

Filed under: AAA Events, Spring 2010

We Are Family!

We Are Family!

by Charlie Hadinata, edited by Patrick S Lee Every semester, a new Internal Relations Committee is formed, and with new “parents” come new families. This semester, IRC Family Night took place in none other than Dwinelle Hall on Friday, February 5th.  The main lobby was crowded with AAA members trying to decide which family they wanted to join based on the parents’ mini biography, holiday-based party theme, or enthusiastic attempts to attract potential children. Decisions, Decisions!!! … Read entire article »

Filed under: AAA Events, Spring 2010

Broomball!

Broomball!

by Alan Huynh, edited by Dao Nguyen It was an intense night as the members of AAA battled for the title of broomball champ!  Broomball—the event that all AAA members agree is the one you have to go to—is a tough but fun game played with sticks, ice, and two balls. It’s like hockey…without the skates! Running all over the ice were the families formed just the night before: ChinPangZee in purple, Eric Shin in yellow, NC-17 … Read entire article »

Filed under: AAA Events, Spring 2010