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

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Association of Chinese Americans Hip Hop Dance Team Chinese Cultural Dance Club E 2 and St ins, ' 1 ' .: lUdilVII ideotii nanHi dlian ucalU km Pholoiji.iph •.iiCimiiiea Dy ALA np Mop Mission Statement ACA Hip Hop is a family made up of individual dancers who move together as a team of one. We are a collegiate dance team from UCLA. In addition to performing all over campus and around the LA area, for the 2005-2006 season ACA Hip Hop aims to return to the competitive dance scene. Members Jessica Anderson-Gwin, Kevin Chan, Camellia Cheng, Ellen Cho, Yeojean Choo, Carolyn Chow, Elizabeth Hong, Elaine Kao, Amy Kim, lennie Kim, Alina Lee, Joanna Lee, Morgan Lee, Cat Lo, Nha Nguyen, Genevieve Wong, Rose Wei, Nikki Yin, Janford Barrera, Wen-Yao Chang, Jonathon Chew, David Duong, Mark Hsieh, Hanh Lam, Randy Lau, Keidi Teng, Quy Iran, Bertin Valdez and Tyler Yamasaki. jgrafiliecl by Jasmin Niku Mission Statement UCLA CCDC is a student performing arts organization with the mission of sharing Chinese and Chinese-American cultures through music and dance. Members: Mollie Bernstein, Sandy Chan, Sandy Chang, Shelly Chang, Tyffany Chen, Stacey Cheung, Emily Chien, Jessica Chiu, JoAnn Cho, Katherine Chuang, Chistina Chung, Sara Conlon, Gwen Davis, Jessica Doong, Justina Du, Cindy Dumthanasant, Christina Fan, Linda Feng, Jacquelyn Floyd Rachel Floyd, Maria Goodman, Haejin Han, Linda Him, Tiffany Hsu, Alison Hu, Laura Kwan, Tami Le, Margaret Lee, Courtney Lewis, Connie Lo, Grace Lin, Melissa Lin, Jessica Liu, Melinda LyCelie Mednick, Katie Ngan, Patty Ou, Monique Payton, Patrick Pieng, Riki Robinson, Petra Schaaf-Grisham, Suzetty Shen, Lesley Smarinsky, lennifer Sun, Tita Tantipinichwong, Christal Thavincher, Karen Tzong, Courtney Urbancsik, Lili Zimin Wilf, Erin Wong, Ivy Wong, Gloria Yang, Winnie Yu and Sally Zhen. alTjim I Mission Statement The purpose of the Lebanese Social Club is to promote the Lebanese culture, to help Lebanese students integrate better into the diverse UCLA community by creating an atmosphere of friendship support and to form a closely knit Lebanese community on campus. Members Front Row: Sarah Hanna, Amanda Rizkallah, Jad Andori, Deema Saad, Tatiana Soloman and Heba Nowyhed. Back Row: Maher Abdel-Sattar, Elia Baida, Alexander Naber, Patrick Sislian, Andre Issa, Mario Feghali, Ali Ammar and lean Elkhoury. Mission Statement NSU Modern is now in its seventh year as the first competitive Nikkei dance group among Southern California impressive collection of collegiate dance talent. The dancers are proud to represent the Nikkei Student Union of UCLA, the university only lapanese American student association. The team is comprised of multi-ethnic Bruin students who all share the same passion for dance, performance, competition, creativity and community Members Michael Adan, Jessica Anderson-Gwin, Alex ChalaganyanLynn Chang, Diana Chen, Keye Chen, Michelle Clegg, Brandon Comer, Cameron Crisostomo, Joseph Cruz, Gerald Espinosa, Daimler Francisco, Alison Fung, Alexandra Gambardella, Guen Carrido, Stacey Hamada, Jamie Hashimoto, Kristin IgeO, Judy Kung, Angela Lee, Virginia Lin, Vincent Luong, Ramon Macias, Nicole Mayeda, Lauren Miyake, Emmie Nagata, David Nguyen, Mark Oliva, Rena Schweizer, Leslie Shimasaki, Proud Usahacharoenporn, Nelson Villaluz, Sandee Vo, Serena Wang, Jay Wong and Jessica Youn. ; Lebanese Social Club ,„„,„h..,;„„i!ie(j by NSU Modern. Nikkei Student Union Modern ' ACA Lion Dance has taught me persistence. Justin Lu, 1st year, computer science

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Association of Chinese Americans Lion Dance Photograph submitted by ACA Lion Dance, Mission Statement The Association of Chinese American ' s Lion Dance Team was founded by a group of UCLA students who wanted to share this beautiful art form with the community. Since then, our team has blossomed into a thriving non-profit organization and is in high demand among many businesses. Members Front Row: Kathy Tu, Tina Tom, Cindy Chiang and Paula Fong. Second Row: lanelle Lin, Ling Tang, lustin Lu, Kelly Fan , Truong Ma, Jonathan Ng, Sondra Wong, Mike Tong, Yeat Yang, Mark Nguyen, Angela Suen, lacquelyn Leong, Allison Chin and Nina Sanchez. Mission Statement The Iranian StLident Group at UCLA intends to unify the Iranian community on campus in pursuit of a deeper sense of cultural, historical and communal identity. We hope to provide a forum, composed of individuals concerned with Iran and the Iranian diasporas irrelevant of background, where issues relevant to Iran and Iranian- Americans can be voiced. By conducting weekly events focusing on educational, social, and cultural awareness, we hope to promote Iranian culture to the UCLA campus and beyond. Members Front Row: Amita Firouzi and Rakhsita Satyarthi. Back Row: Sara Harirchian, Sahar Hamedani, Salumeh Farshidpanah, Kayvan Iradjpanah, Lily Mozayani, Ghazal Tajmiri, Shahriar Zamanian and Roozbeh Kavian. Iranian Student Group Photogiaph submilted by Iranian Student Group. J 52 L S tudent organizations

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The Den ; mon g I JTI A higgpst fans U! C! L! A! Fight! Fight! Fight! the UCLA eight dap echoed in Pauley Pavilion as the Bruins played a fierce game against Washington State. No matter what sport, vhere er a UCLA athletic team was engaged in competition, members of the Den could be found nearby entiiusiastically cheering them on. A wide assortment of cheers, ranging from 8-claps to Bruin spell-outs loudly eminated from the crowd as the athletes played their games. The Den, UCLA ' s official student fan group, helped organize student support for athletic teams on campus. Members of The Den were encouraged to attend all UCLA sports, not just the more prominent ones. Bright blue Den shirts could be spotted in the crowd from afar during athletic events on campus. Students ' enthusiasm for any UCLA team was shown through unwavering support despite how their season was going. The Den ' s dedication to athletic success was shown through events such as oNernigiit basketball campouts. Many Den members even followed teams for away games, paying travel and lodging expenses out of their own pocket, in order to cheer their Bruins on. The Den held bi-weekly meetings for all UCLA sports enthusiasts. At these meetings, students were kept informed about upcoming UCLA athletic events. Third-year psychology student and Den member Matt Crisafulli said of UCLA athletics, I lo e the competition of the games, and I love providing the teams with a sense of pride and appreciation for all the work that they put in. I try to ensure that all the sports, big or small, are recognized for what they are and the amount of work it takes to play them. Bruin athletics are a large part of our campus and the Den is the force beliind the craziness. | storv bv In tor a Nguveii. Above: Matthew Crisafulli. third-year psychology student, Chris Cesare, second-year physics student and Andrew Daniels, second-year English student, show their true blue and gold spirit. As one of the biggest UCLA sports fans, they wore the Bruin colors all over at all games they cheered at. I Photograph submitted by the Den. Above: Students are on the front line in Pauley Pavilion, wearing their bright blue Den shirts in support of the UCLA team. Those that sat in the front section of the student section were among the most hardcore fans. I Photograph submitted by the Den. The Den supports evei7 athletic team on campus that they can. They do what they can to help the UCLA team by letting both our team and the other team know who they want to win. Also, we have bi-weekly meetings, social events and anything else that sounds like fun. At every meeting we have a speaker come and talk to us; whether its a coach, players and other great fans, as well as discuss the Dent business. Members David Blue, Branden Brough, David Burns, Andrew Comstock, Andrew Daniels, Dan Federoff, Monte Flagg, Sean Hoppes, Krista jaspers, Kahlil Nataki, Christo Rose, Marc Sawyer, Brian Shingledecker, Sean Wang and Tommy Ursano. 1 54d- {j4 (jy-fv 5 g n I zati o n s