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CHSC OFFICER ABSENTEE VOTING – NOW until Monday, May 19, 5 p.m. in the Honors Office

May 15, 2008 at 10:27 am by Ryan Lombardini

Now is your chance to cast your vote!  The nominated officers gave their speeches at last night’s CHSC meeting and to refresh your memory of who they are:

President – Sarah Barber
Executive Vice President – Ben Allen, Eunjae Kim
Vice President – Vivian Nguyen
Secretary – Tiffany Yu
Treasurer – Julia Damron
Social Chairs (6 positions) – Ellen Kern, Bryan Lee, Monica McCallum, Emily Nguyen, Kevin Nguyen, Teresa Villaruz
External Representative – Yeji Kim

**YOU CAN ONLY CAST YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE HONORS OFFICE

To recap:

All Meetings are at 5 pm in the Locus.

Thursday, May 15, 9 a.m. – Monday, May 19, 5 p.m.:  Absentee Voting period in the Honors office

Week 8, Wednesday, May 21:  Passdown Meeting between New-Old Officers

Week 9, Wednesday, May 28:  New Officers run Last Meeting of the Year

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New PAA Spring Bonfire – May 18, 3-7 pm

May 15, 2008 at 10:25 am by Ryan Lombardini

Just a friendly reminder about the BBQ Beach Bonfire fun happening just for you this Sunday, May 18th at Huntington Beach from 3-7 pm!!  Don’t forget to sign up with your HA/RA or at the CHP office by this Thursday afternoon.  Its only 1$!

For those of you that need rides, drivers will be meeting in front of AV house 1012 on Sunday afternoon.  There, we will hand out driving waivers and directions to the AMAZING event!!

Don’t forget — sign up by Thursday afternoon to partake in the wonderful, awesome, fantastic New PAA SPRING BBQ Beach Bonfire!   

Exact beach location and directions will be sent out soon.

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CHP Commuter Picnic in the Park

May 15, 2008 at 10:22 am by Ryan Lombardini

Looking for a way to celebrate the beautiful sunny weather?  Need a break between midterms and finals?

Come to the 2nd Annual CHP Commuter Picnic in the Park!

When:  Friday, May 23 from 12-2 p.m. (you can stop by whenever during this time and can come and go as you please)

Where:  Aldrich Park (there will be signs directing from the locus)

For:  Everyone!  While targeted at commuters, all are welcome.

Why:  Because why would pass up a chance for fun, lunch, and games?!

POTLUCK STYLE:  Each house/hall is being asked to provide a type of food in order for this event to be successful.  If you are unsure of what you’re supposed to bring, please talk to your CHP RA or HA or email Tiffany Yu at tsyu@uci.edu.

LASTLY: This is your chance to make the picnic as fun as possible by bringing blankets, games, frisbees, soccer balls, music, etc.

Hope to see you all there!!!  =)

-Tiffany Yu

CHSC Commuter Chair

-Troy Campbell

CHSC Sports & Recreation Chair

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Community Involvement Event: Better World Books!

May 15, 2008 at 10:21 am by Ryan Lombardini

Collection boxes are located in the Locus and AV House 1006!
Donate used or new books starting now until the end of the quarter!

CHP is teaming up for a book drive in partnership with Golden Key and Better World Books to help aid the illiteracy pandemic around the world.

USED or NEW textbooks, children’s books, dictionaries, and more can be donated to Books for Africa, a program in conjunction with Better World Books. Books for Africa is the largest shipper of textbooks to the African continent. All books collected are either sent directly to schools and libraries throughout some of the neediest locations in Africa, while others are sold online. All proceeds are donated to the Books for Africa program.

Check out the Acceptance Guidelines for book donations: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/Programs/AcceptanceGuidelines.aspx

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Battle of the Brains X: Trivia Brawl

May 1, 2008 at 6:25 pm by Ryan Lombardini

The Campuswide Honors Student Council is proud to present

Battle of the Brains X: Trivia Brawl

Monday, May 5th, 2008

Engineering Lecture Hall 100

6:45 p.m. Hors d’œuvres
7:00 p.m. Doors Open

Facebook Event

OPEN TO THE ENTIRE UCI COMMUNITY AND GENERAL PUBLIC

NO RSVP NECESSARY, FREE ADMISSION

FANTASTIC RAFFLE PRIZES

Sponsored by KAPLAN Test Prep & Admissions

A pre-show band performance by UCI Logic & Philosophy of Science Professors Kyle Stanford and Jeffrey Barrett will kick off the event.  Battle of the Brains is a trivia competition that pits current CHP students against UCI Deans and prestigious faculty.  In addition to the trivia battle that ensues on stage, audience members participate by answering questions unknown by either team. Excitement steadily builds throughout the event as each side dukes it out over the course of three rounds. The past few years have yielded very close matches with no clear victor in sight until the final moments.  The faculty and students who compete are both in it to win – primarily for bragging rights – so neither side holds back! 

The event is always themed, which manifests itself in publicity, t-shirt designs, and sometimes even costumes.  This year is themed after Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a popular video game featuring famous Nintendo mascot characters. All audience members also have the chance to enter an opportunity prize drawing that includes Magic Mountain and Disneyland tickets and a coupon for 50% off a KAPLAN test prep course. Please come witness this exciting event that the OC Register calls “One of the most enjoyable public events of the year.”

Competing CHP students:
Jonathan Tucci, 2^nd yr; Lauren Biron, 4^th yr; Alejandro Komai, 4^th yr; Brian McGrew, 3^rd yr; Vicky Wiraatmadja, 2^nd yr; Brett Moodie, 4^th yr; Kent Boydston, 4^th yr; Jacob Edman, 1^st yr; Chris Cole, 3^rd yr; Danni Menard, 4^th yr; Kevin Li, 3^rd yr; Jessie Dummer, 1^st yr. 

Competing CHP Alumni:

Jennifer Hsia (’04); Diane Livio (’04); Justin O’Neill (’07); Bhishma Donnelly (’05)

Competing Faculty:
Jeffrey Barrett, Prof. of Logic & Philosophy; Michael Leon, Associate Dean of the School of Biological Sciences and Prof. of Neurobiology & Behavior; Lisa Roetzel, Associate Director of the CHP and Prof. of German; Kyle Stanford, Prof. of Logic & Philosophy; Gail Hart, Prof. of German; Roger McWilliams, Director of the CHP and Prof. of Astronomy & Physics; William Schonfeld, Prof. of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy; Rahul Warrior, Assist. Prof. of Developmental & Cell Biology

Admission is FREE, audience participation is encouraged, and we have great prizes to raffle off (including MAGIC MOUNTAIN & DISNEYLAND tickets + 50% OFF A KAPLAN Test Prep Course!  Come witness this exciting event that is always a crowd-pleaser.  No RSVP is necessary. EVERYONE is welcome to attend!

**PLEASE INVITE EVERYONE YOU KNOW!!**

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New PAA BBQ and Bonfire May 18!

May 1, 2008 at 6:18 pm by Ryan Lombardini

What’s that you say?  You want to meet your new PAAs?  Well you’re in luck!!

Sunday, May 18^th from 3-7 pm your new PAAs are planning a BBQ Beach Bonfire at Huntington Beach.  Sign up at the CHP office or with your friendly HA/RA by Thursday, May 15^th and reserve your spot now for only one dollar! (So cheap…)  Rides will be provided aka drivers are needed!  So if you can drive let us know when you sign up.  Hamburgers, hotdogs, s’mores, beach antics, wonderful weather… You know you want to!

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Upperclassmen vs. Freshmen Football Game is THIS Saturday!

May 1, 2008 at 6:17 pm by Ryan Lombardini

The annual sporting tradition returns to the Arroyo Vista Lawn/Amphitheater on Saturday, May 3 at 2:30 PM!

Who will assert their dominance this year? Will the upperclassmen overcome the freshmen to reclaim the mystical golden cups? Only YOU can decide the outcome! Come play, watch, eat, or cheer for your peers! The game will be followed by a FREE BBQ, so everyone is a winner!

Sponsored by the AV HAs, Loma, Arroyo, and Shire RAs, and CHSC! This is an event you don’t want to miss! There’s no need to sign-up in advance…just show up the day of the event ready to play! Upperclassmen players please dress in white shirts and freshmen please dress in black so we can distinguish between teams. Flags and football will be provided. Contact Liz Seward (mseward@uci.edu) for more information.

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2 Extra Angel’s Baseball tickets!

May 1, 2008 at 6:16 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Didn’t sign up the first time around because you didn’t know your Monday schedule?  Now you have a second chance!  Everyone in attendance will be given a free Torri Hunter bobble head.  Tickets only $12.  E-mail chppaa@uci.edu if you are interested or stop by the office and buy it – Don’t delay!

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NARt DAY – Friday, May 2nd

May 1, 2008 at 6:16 pm by Ryan Lombardini

NARt Day is this Friday, May 2nd 6:30pm!  Come out to the four CHP AV houses and get your creative juices flowing with making Jewelry, Campaign for Conscience Flags, Mothers’ Day Crafts and painting Boxes!  All activities are fun and free!

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Faculty Coffee Hour Greeters Needed!

May 1, 2008 at 6:15 pm by Ryan Lombardini

Faculty Coffee Hour is May 16 from 9am-11am and we need people there to check all students and faculty in and to ensure faculty members have someone to talk to.  You will get a special name tag and if you’re planning to go to coffee hour anyway, this is not a difficult job!  Please email the PAAs at CHPpaa@uci.edu with your name, major, and time you are available to be there. 

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