University of California Los Angeles - Bruin Life / Southern Campus Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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imiA Hunger Project USAC Academic Affairs Commission Front Row: Renee Choi and Linda Lay. Bacl Row: Gabriela Jimenez, Lindy Lay, Daniel Kozman and Sonya Siegers. PimWiraphed by En. m ' ..! «, wo iliwarti. Sftam ki m. Andre llhsian Jennaf Michael liilianne Victoria I Sarali ■nberj. Bojce Front Row; Soledad Eutracio, Tina Patel, Addar Weintraub, Kelly Haddigan, Sonja Weaver-Madsen. Jasmin Niku and Erica Erode. Second Row: Avani Oswal, Jennifer Iran, Janet Hang, Nat Schuster, Boris Lipkin, Parsa Sobhani and Stephanie Chang. Back Row: Drew Petersen, Karl Muller, Bryan Park, Jason Mizzell and Gary Chou. Photographed by TusharRanjan. USAC Cultural Affairs Commission V P io(og(apft submitted fty USAC CAC. Ihuigir l ' r()iect is dedicated lo lighiiiig poverty l y combining direct service, advocacy, and education. It provides ser ices to homeless and low-income individuals in helping to meet their immediate and long-term needs. X ' olunteers deliver food, serve meals, l)ro ide job assistance, volunteei at the i.os . ngeles Mission Community Cllinii that serve mainly the homeless, and deliver donated clothing and furniture. The i ' Xcademic .Affairs Commission ' s mission includes both programming and advocacy for students. We represent all undergraduate students regarding .icademic matters through our advocacy projects and representatives to the LICLA Academic Senate, a governing body consisting of faculty members. The commission also initiates e ' ents that help students succeed academically and in preparation for life after UCLA, and programs that enhance UCLA ' s rducational environment. The mission of the USAC Cultural . ffairs Comission is lo spark thought and discussion among students through programs on contemporary social sliideill or ff.Tni ;iti(iris 165

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.164 student orii;anizatiniis UCLA Dance Marathon is one of the The UCLA Communications Board is the ptibhsliing board for LiCLA ' s student-run media. The board is responsible for oversight of the media and the Student Media department, insurimg that the Student Media pnnides to the cainpus community in a professional and responsible manner information and education, a forum for the free expression and exchange of ideas, education for media participants, and entertainment. UCLA Dance Marathon is one of the largest student-organized philanthropic events on the West Coast. With educational and fun acti ' ities throughout the year, we seek to unite the UCLA campus in the fight against AIDS. Our work culminates in a 26-hour dance- a-thon where hundreds of dancers acknowledge the battle of children sufTering from AIDS by remaining on their feet for the entire duration of the event. All proceeds from Dance Marathon, S650,000 over the past 5 years, have benefited the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AID.S Foundation. u Ac; Cor Front Row: Michael Sondheimer, Justin Jimenez. Linda Chu, Jasmin Niku and Saul Sarabia. Back Row: Mark Pulido, Albert Woo, Brett McCracken, Katya Balan. Arshad All, Kathy Sims and Arvli Ward. Photographed by Tushar Ranjan ' Communications Board . Front Row: Billy Gellepis. Anna Ho, Courtney Alev, Mike Stevenson, Isidro Mariscal, Aviva Altmann. Taneen Jafarkhani. Jenn Lawson, Andrina Schwartz. Devon Dickau, Leiand Robbins. Dana Flax, Jen Middleton, Carol Ip and Shanon Levine. Second Row: Linda Chu, Robert Frink, Victoria Frost, Niki Kidd, Maryam Ghofraniha, Gabe Rose, Sabrina Vinterfeld, Jessica Lau. Andrew McLaughlin, Christina Brown, Kaitlin Kelly-Reif. Kendra Garrison and Tristan Schulhof. Third Row: Ting Ting Wei, Florence Tseng, Jake Ceccarrelli, Jennae Lee, Tiffany Taubman, Afarin Davari, Brenna Ford, Danica Johnson, Michael Soh, Amanda Schroeder, Shannon Juaregi, Jamie Mountford and Julianne Flystra. Fourth Row: Lauren Poblete, Fay Gordon, Lauren Hanover, Victoria Tenney. Brittany Sadoian, Denise Higgenbottom, Alisa Cordesius, Mary Anne Schmitt, Stacy Chang, Randi Golden, Chris Yi, Shannon Raj, Ly Lam, Sarah Winter and Natanya Steelman. Fifth Row: Sophia Yuan, Alissa Isenberg, Katherine Felsberg, Kristen Mondino, Danny Cowan, Perry Seaman, Royce Wadsworth, Eva Leidman, Alilyson Barkan, Molly Chen, Taylor Kayatta, Brittany Shen DeNovellis and Scott Nash. Photographed by Michelle Wong Dance IVIarathon Ci Coi

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.166 3 Student organizations As the Assyrian Student Association (ASA) at UCLA, our goal is to enrich and enlighten the Assyrian students and greater UCLA population about the robust history and traditions of the Assyrian culture. We want to inspire our members to have a sense of responsibility for the American and Assyrian way of life and encourage higher education among Assyrian people. We want all of the Assyrian Diasporas , regardless of country of origin, to have a deep sense of culture, history, and Assyrian communal identity. We have identified and will be initiating fundraising opportunities that would provide assistance to needy Assyrians everywhere. SI Assyrian Student Association i Front Row: Tiffany Tatevossian, Larsa Davidson, Daniela Nazar and Ishtar Issa. Second Row: Christina Hakim, Laressa Bethishou and Jennifer Yoohanna. Bacl Row: Sharrukin Josepfison, Paul Benjamin, Tiklat Issa, Shawn Badal and Dagan Josephson. Photoinph din ruihi: Ranjan. To work for the unit of mankind and the elimination of all prejudices according to the principles delineated by the Prophet-Founder of the Baha ' i Faith, Baha ' u ' llah. Baha ' i Association Front Row: Ava Mobini, IVIona Kiani and Tal Lee Anderman. Back Row: Sahba Shayani, Jenn Fu, Nicolas Zein, Nika Safaie, Sattar Khoshkhoo, Tina Ataian, Marjan Eshraghi and Bayan Aghdasi. Photograph submitted by Baha ' i Association. Indian Student Union The Indian Student Union of UCLA is an organization committed to representing the South Asian students on the UCLA campus through cultural, social, educational, and community outreach activities. The Indian Student Union of UCLA is an organization committed to representing the South Asian students on the UCLA campus through cultural, social, educational, and community outreach acti ' ities. sa 1 »Mi ■ ' ' j L. 4»-. 7 4 . i H HU El l y y u Cacil Gaiusi TlrLi jiid ?r J Front Row: Nirupa Sejpal Parmar and Yagnesh Vadgama. Second Row: Vyasa Murthy, Aditi Chatterjee. Vikram Ganu, Anglie Taneja. W Rohan Patel and Seema Narain. Back Row: Eldho Thomas, Divya M rChandran, Cynthia Vera, Liza Cyriac, Sheetal Shukia, Nikhil Vijaykar ■- ™ e J and Sonia Hingorany. ogia cher :ion .