A.I.S. Newsletter

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

We hope you have been enjoying the long weekend and now back to work with the assignments and finals coming up. We have some fun events coming up this week and we hope to meet you there.

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upco ming Events :

HSO Weekly Aarthi & Discussion

 

Date:  Tuesday, November 27th 2007

Time: 7:15pm

Venue: Fishbowl Chapel, University Religious Center (Located between the University Church & University Health Center)

Discussion:  Idols and Symbols in Hinduism

 

CPK Fundraiser (Nov 25th - Dec 1st):

Take a copy of the SARSA CPK Flyer (can be found via www.ruralstudentaid.org) and go eat at California Pizza Kitchen! For all customers that come in with a SARSA flyer from Nov 25th to Dec. 1st, CPK will donate 20% of their bill to SARSA.

TV Taping (Nov 30th):

Come experience one of the advantages of being in Los Angeles at the taping of Frank TV, a new comedy on TBS, featuring Frank Caliendo, the master of impressions! Spaces are limited so rsvp at www.ruralstudentaid.org.

Dinner with Love Letters (Dec 5th):

Come join SARSA for a full Indian dinner at Topping Student Center South Lounge for just $5! You will recieve an additional $2 discount if you write a Christmas card to a child with chronic illness (materials will be provided at the event). rsvps encouraged at www.ruralstudentaid.org.

 

Other Informations :

FILL OUT A SURVEY ON INDIAN FOOD AND WIN $25

Hi Friends,

We are starting a new company to deliver tasty Indian food at your door steps. We need your input to ensure we can provide you good service.

Please fill a short survey of just 5-6 questions which can help us knowing your concerns better. We do have three prizes of $25 each for those people who respond. Attached is the link for he survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=PEmR_2fu2duaEBJbyejyPawA_3d_3d

We look forward for your response.

Regards,

BIPLAV MISRA

MBA Candidate (2008)

UCLA Anderson School of Management

310.598.0837

biplav.misra.2008@anderson.ucla.edu

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A.I.S. Newsletter

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

Thank you all for making the AIS Diwali Show a grand success. We hope you enjoyed all the various performances. Please do fwd us your photos to india@usc.edu and we will add those to our website.

 

We have some more fun events coming up this week. Hope to meet you there.

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upco ming Events :

Event name: International Food Fair

Date: 14 November 2007

Time: 12:00 PM-4PM

Organizer: ISA

The International Food Fair is a charity event that is open to everyone. Come to Alumni Park on November 14th from 12:00 PM- 4:00 PM to enjoy delicious food from all around the world! Do bring food cans to the event to exchange them for food coupons which you can use to buy delicious international food! All cans will be donated to the Los Angeles Food Bank.

CSGO invites all USC Students to come party for no reason at all..! The biggest event of CSGO..!

Event - CSGO Fall Gala
Date - 18th November, 2007
Time  - 6pm to 11pm  
    -RSVP with any number of friends to csgo@usc.edu for food..!
    -Free for all USC students and their dependents  
    -Win lots of prizes for games and win 200$ worth voucher from STA through raffle.
    -Read flyer for more details
    - visit http://pollux.usc.edu/~csgo for more details

Sponsors: EGSA,GPSS,ISA

Students' Perspectives on Iraq and the Middle East

Thursday, November 15

5:00-6:30

Doheny Library

Intellectual Commons (Second Floor Northwest)

A student from Iraq will present excerpts of his own documentary footage portraying life in Baghdad and talk about the reality of the everyday lives of the people of Iraq in this period of upheaval. Students from Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates will share their perspectives of how the conflict has affected the lives of people in their countries. These are perspectives that you won't find easily in the American media.

Screening of Born Into Brothels

Hosted by UNICEF and USC Yoga & Service Club

Wednesday, November 14

6:00pm - 8:00pm

VKC 150

usc.yoga@gmail.com

The most stigmatized people in Calcutta's red light district, are not the prostitutes, but their children. In the face of abject poverty, abuse, and despair, these kids have little possibility of escaping their mother's fate or for creating another type of life.

In Born into Brothels, directors Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman chronicle the amazing transformation of the children they come to know in the red light district. Briski, a professional photographer, gives them lessons and cameras, igniting latent sparks of artistic genius that reside in these children who live in the most sordid and seemingly hopeless world. The photographs taken by the children are not merely examples of remarkable observation and talent; they reflect something much larger, morally encouraging, and even politically volatile: art as an immensely liberating and empowering force.

Devoid of sentimentality, Born into Brothels defies the typical tear-stained tourist snapshot of the global underbelly. Briski spends years with these kids and becomes part of their lives. Their photographs are prisms into their souls, rather than anthropological curiosities or primitive imagery, and a true testimony of the power of the indelible creative spirit.

"When I have a camera in my hands I feel happy. I feel like I am learning something...I can be someone."

Food and Beverages will be served!

Other Informations :

Yoga & Service Club's - YES+ Course

Want to learn how to be chill no matter what the @#+(&(*^%$# is going on

with school, relationships, family, weather, bank account?

It's easy, and you can!! The Art of Living's YES+ course was developed in response to the specific need for stress-relief and increased productivity and well-being for young adults, especially on college campuses. Participant experiences and research shows that the course:

-increases focus & productivity

-enhances leadership skills

-develops confidence & communication skills

-powerfully decreases stress

-is a TON of FUN!!!!

SIGN YOUR CLUB UP FOR A FREE INTRO TALK THROUGH THE YOGA & SERVICE CLUB

// Email usc.yoga@gmail.com  // www.myspace.com/uscyoga

REGISTER NOW for YES+ On-Campus, Nov 27-Dec 2:

http://secure.artofliving.org/course_details.aspx?course_id=2172

 

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Happy Diwali

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

Wish You All A Very Happy Diwali !!!!

 

We have 3 different Diwali Festive Celebrations organized by the various student organizations on campus, which are listed below.

 

Hope to meet you at our event on Saturday Night.

 

Have a Blast !!!!

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upco ming Events :

 

AIS Diwali Fest

 

Venue: Bovard Auditorium

Date: November 10^th, 2007

Time:  7– 11 pm

Sponsors:  EGSA, GPSS, ISA

 

HSO Diwali Banquet

When: Sunday, November 11th at 5:30 pm

Where: Town and Gown

Cost: Free for all USC students/faculty!

 

Join HSO for an evening of fun, festivity, and food in celebration of Diwali. If you haven't already, you can RSVP at the HSO website here  but will be under waiting list, as RSVPs are full.

 

 

JSA Diwali Celebrations

 

Venue: TSC 204 (Norman Topping Students Center)

Date: November 9^th, 2007

Time:  5– 7 pm

 

We will be offering prayers to Lord Mahavir for the first 15 minutes and then play fun filled games. We will also be dining at Manas later on to raise funds for JSA.

 

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Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

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A.I.S. Newsletter - (Diwali Celebrations, Party, Information Sessions and others)

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

Diwali is coming up this Friday, and we have 3 days of celebrations i.e. Friday to Sunday, organized by the various student organizations including ours. The details of all those events are given below. Also we have plenty of other events happening this week. So, gear up with a week full of celebrations.

 

Also we are happy to get a very good response from the various members with their Garba Night Photos. We have uploaded all the photos to the AIS website. So, do check them out. Also, if you want your Garba Night Photos to be in AIS website, do email the photos to us at india@usc.edu .

 

That's all for now.

 

Advance Diwali Wishes.

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upco ming Events :

AIS Diwali Fest

 

Venue: Bovard Auditorium

Date: November 10^th, 2007

Time:  7– 11 pm

Sponsors:  EGSA, GPSS, ISA

HSO Diwali Banquet

When: Sunday, November 11th at 5:30 pm

Where: Town and Gown

Cost: Free for all USC students/faculty!

 

Join HSO for an evening of fun, festivity, and food in celebration of Diwali. If you haven't already, you can RSVP at the HSO website here  but will be under waiting list, as RSVPs are full.

 

JSA Diwali Celebrations

 

Venue: TSC 204 (Norman Topping Students Center)

Date: November 9^th, 2007

Time:  5– 7 pm

 

We will be offering prayers to Lord Mahavir for the first 15 minutes and then play fun filled games. We will also be dining at Manas later on to raise funds for JSA.

 

SARSA's - INSOMANIA

 

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8^th

 

Join us for our first party entitled "Insomnia" held at the very exclusive Spider Club in Hollywood! Tickets are limited, buy them online at www.ruralstudentaid.org OR visit us at our booth on trousdale form 11am-2pm!

 

Other Informations :

USC's first Indian Cinema course – Spring 2008

USC's School of Cinematic Arts offers its first course on the largest film industry in the world.   Explore the history, politics, and magic of Indian and Hindi language film, with a special focus on the cinema's current global presence as "Bollywood."

Thurs: 10 am – 3:50 pm

Course #: CTCS510

FILMS: Sant Tukaram, Awara, Sri 420, CID, Kanchanjanga, Chaudhvin Ka

Chaand, Kaagaz Ke phool, Pyaasa, Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam, Sholay, Ankur, Rajani

Gandha, KKHH, Rangeela, Company, Kannathil Muthammittal, Don

Help Needed From Indian Students in Cinema School

Hi USC Indians Group,

I have produced a film in India (35mm feature film) and I have to shoot a few shots in LA.

Can you please send me the contact details of Indian students attending film school at USC. I want their help to complete this last schedule.

Regards,

Raj.

rajrrr@gmail.com

 

Stryker Information Session

When: November 15, 2007

Time: 6pm - 7pm

Where: Cardinal/Gold Conference Room in the Student Union Building Lower Level B-3

ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME to come learn more about Stryker's culture, products and exciting job opportunities in your home country!

 

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Norman Topping Student Center
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

email: india@usc.edu                 url: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~india
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