Association of Indian Students at USC

Sunday, April 27, 2008

AIS Newsletter

Association of Indian Students

 AIS wishes all of you 'ALL THE BEST' for your finals.

 Hello Friends,

 Admits to USC have started coming in and AIS is looking for volunteers to help provide temporary accommodation to students. So it would be great if we can get a good number of volunteers in helping us with this and also pass on this information to all your friends.

 Regards,
The AIS Team

 

Upcoming Events:

EGSA (Engineering Graduate Student Association) presents its biggest event ever!!!

"Dancing with the Engineers"

Come watch the most talented dancers at USC, showcase their best moves
Free entry for all. Persian/Indian food served after the event.

When: Tuesday, April 29th at Bovard Auditorium from 5:00pm onwards
Website:http://www-scf.usc.edu/~egsa/dancing/
Why: Because it will be an event to remember!!

First 200 people get food coupons!! Come early!!

Dean Yanis C. Yortsos will be there to open the event...

RSVP on facebook to let us know you will be there!!!!!

Facebook link to the event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8651453388
Come join the fun!!!!!!!!!!

HSO Weekly Aarti  - Last Aarti of this Semester

Date: 29th Apr, 2008
Time: 7:15 pm
Venue: Fishbowl Chapel (Between University Church and University Health Center)

NOTE: The Hindu Students Organization is also planning to elect the new board members for the next semester.  So if you are interested in joining the board, please email Neena Ananda ( Ananda@usc.edu )

  

Southern California Indo Americans

Hey all! It's almost the end of the year… papers, finals, and of course, summer vacation. Before we wrap up the semester, SCIA has a couple more events and we hope to see you there to join us in ending the school year with a bang! -- Special shout-out to the SENIORS (Raj Roy, Neil Dewan, Bijal Mehta) who won the basketball tournament today!! 

Culture Show DVDs can be purchased for $10 at the SCIA booth on Trousdale this week, along with tickets for Club Sugar & Banquet!!!


*SCIA ELECTIONS*

Join us this Wednesday to elect next year's executive board!

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Time: 8:00 PM
Location: GFS 106

*Club Sugar Outing*
Date: Thursday, May 1st, 2008

1716 N. Cahuenga Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
www.sugarhollywood.com


End of the Year Banquet

The most anticipated event of the year is finally here!! Join us as we celebrate a great year at a SURPISE location! Amazing FOOD, OPEN BAR, dancing, socializing, dressing up... did we mention OPEN BAR and DANCING??!?

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008

 

 

 

Other Informations:

Need Volunteers for Temporary Accomodation

As fellow Indian students, it is one of the primary help which every incoming student needs, when they come to USC. Please help us by giving your support in helping one or two of the incoming students by giving them temporary accommodation in your apartment when they land here.

 If you are willing to volunteer, please email us with your name and phone number to india@usc.edu .

 We will also be releasing an online form on the AIS website within a week to  make it easier for you to volunteer.  We will mail out the details with the next newsletter. Thank you for your support.

 

SEF iWalk – A Walk for Charity

 
Have you ever tried to walk down the street with your eyes closed for about 30 seconds? Fortunately, most of us will never have to experience this daunting task because we have normal or close to normal vision. However, about 1/5 of the worlds blind can be found living a painful life in India.

Fortunately, there are organizations like the Sankara Eye Foundation, which are dedicated to helping the visually handicapped. SEF is a non-profit organization dedicated to eradicating curable blindness in India. Although most of this blindness IS curable, many people in rural areas lack access to quality eye care. That is where SEF comes in. The foundation conducts rural outreach eye camps to identify patients, brings them to the nearest Sankara eye care facility and provides comprehensive eye care in addition to providing lodging and food free of cost. They are also given a follow up after a month to assess results. It only takes $30 to perform one sight rectification operation in India. SEF has given this gift to over 57,000 underprivileged Indians in 2007 alone. SEF's motto is "Vision 20/20 by 2020." It aims to establish 20 free eye care centers across the country and conduct over 1.2 million eye surgeries annually by the year 2020. There are SEF hospitals in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Pondicherry, Coimbatore and three more will be finished by 2008 in Anand, Shimoga, and Bangalore.

As students, we have the power to help those in need. Along with many other groups, we are planning a walkathon at UCLA. 100% of the proceeds will go to the SEF.  There will be an information night for the walkathon on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th, 2008 from 9-10 PM. SNACKS will be provided!

Who: YOU
What: SEF iWALK
When: May 11th, 2008 11-2
Where: Elwin C. Drake Stadium

Why: Because INDIA needs our help, badly. Performances by many South Asian dance teams.

How: Register at http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1548363

To create your own fundraising page: http://www.active.com/donations/campaign_hq.cfm

Registration Fee: $5 (Includes T-shirt, lunch, and tote bag)
Co-Sponsors: HSC, MSA, ISU, PSA, URC, Pre-Optometry Society at UCLA, Alumni Scholars Club, Project RISHI
Walk: 4K (10 laps), 8K(20 laps)
Run: 4K (10 laps)

Contact: Khuush@gmail.com with any questions.

***ALL WALKERS/RUNNERS are required to raise a minimum of $30, the cost to provide one free eye surgery***


DESI OC 

Desi OC is a show about a group of young 20-something South Asians living in Los Angeles.   It's a light-hearted, funny show about four friends. Although they are sometimes isolated by their culture and upbringing, they share a bond of friendship; trust and support that helps them overcome the challenges of being a South Asian American.  Keep an eye out for the exclusive Desi OC website featuring new episodes, chat boards, and other interactive fun stuff!

Episode 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwyAjunz13g

Episode 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ER9bMWaoMU&feature=related

Episode 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8heSiQz78c&feature=related

Episode 4 - NEW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxzU1z79vFA

 

 

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

A.I.S. Newsletter - HSO Dosa Night (Tuesday) and many more..

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

We hope that you had an amazing holi celebrations at the Huntington Beach. We have many more events coming up. We have a fundraiser event, "The Dosa Night" organized by the Hindu Students Organization on Tuesday. We have some more events happening this coming week. So hope to see you all there.

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upcoming Events:

HSO – Dosa Night

 

Event: Dosa Night!

What: Club/Group Meeting

Host: USC Hindu Student Organization

When: Tuesday, April 15

Time: 7 pm – 8 pm

Where: Interfaith Room 108, next to the Fishbowl Chapel

 

Instead of our usual Aarthi, we'll be having fresh dosa, Indian food and ice cream! Join us from 7-8pm in the Interfaith Room 108, right across from the Fishbowl Chapel!

Dosa, Samber, and Ice cream will be $3 a plate!

 

 

SARSA's Upcoming Events

 

Habitat for Humanity s

Saturday, April 19th

     Get some excercise, hang out with friends and build houses for those in need!

 

Indian Music Jam

                Organized by the USC Yoga and Service Club

 

From Bollywood to Bhajan with the world famous Rishi Nityapragya!!!!!!!

 

Thursday, April 17th, 7:00pm - 8:30pm

SGM (Seeley G. Mudd), room 123

 

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10490512366&ref=mf



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Norman Topping Student Center
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Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

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Saturday, April 05, 2008

Holi 2008 Tomorrow

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

Holi 2008 is happening tomorrow at Huntington Beach. Get Ready !!!!

 

HSO Holi 2008

 

Date: 6th Apr, 2008

Venue: Huntington Beach

Time: 11 am to 4 pm

Note: We will be meeting behind Leavey Library. Our bus will be leaving at 11am with first come first serve seating. We expect to be back on campus by 4-5pm.

Bring in a change of clothing and towels. There are change rooms available in the beach.

Make Sure you are there by 10:30 am so that you are confirmed with a seat. Remember its FIRST COME FIRST SERVE.

 

Hope to see you all tomorrow.

 

AIS Team



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Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

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Thursday, April 03, 2008

A.I.S. Newsletter - HSO-AIS Holi Splash 2008, Relay for Life, and many more

Association of Indian Students

 

Hi Guys & Gals,

 

Everything is now set for the Holi Splash 2008 which is organized by HSO and helped by AIS. We would be having it on this coming Sunday and would be celebrating with UCLA and UCI. More details of that event are given below. We also have many more events coming up, which are listed below.

 

Thank You.

 

AIS Team

 

Upcoming Events:

HSO Holi 2008

 

Date: 6th Apr, 2008

Venue: Huntington Beach

Time: 11 am to 4 pm

Note: We will be meeting behind Leavey Library. Our bus will be leaving at 11am with first come first serve seating. We expect to be back on campus by 4-5pm. If you have any questions, feel free to email us!

 

 

SARSA's Upcoming Events

 

Relay for Life

Saturday, April 5th

     Join the South Asian Team in an effort to raise awareness and funds for cancer in Relay for Life. We will organize at least one person to be walking against cancer around Cromwell Field.

 

Habitat for Humanity

Saturday, April 19th

     Get some excercise, hang out with friends and build houses for those in need!

 

SCIA's Upcoming Events

 

CULTURE SHOW - April 12th at Bovard Auditorium.

 

Meditation in Psychology

March 26th, SGM 226

6pm

 

This event will include:

-information on how meditation is a part of psychology

-personal experience of meditation from a psychologist's perspective

-a guided meditation

-how on campus one can learn meditation techniques

 

Come join Dr. Nooshin Aghili, a prolific psychologist based in Los Angeles, and the USC Yoga and Service Club on how meditation is bridging the gap of science and personal experience.

 

 

 

APPLY TO WYSE NOW!!

 

Hi! My name is Tiffany Wen and I am Mentor Involvement Director of WYSE (Women and Youth Supporting Each Other). We are currently recruiting mentors for the 2008-2009 school year!

 

W.Y.S.E. is a curriculum based mentoring program for middle school girls at John Adams Middle School and LA Academy. We work with about 30 girls from each school and hold weekly sessions on a variety of topics (ie: sex, body image, healthy and unhealthy relationships, future options, discrimination, etc.) Each mentor is assigned 2 girls with whom they can form a closer relationship and communicate outside of the weekly school sessions. In addition, we form a cohesive group of mentors that bonds and supports one another.

 

Applications will be out starting April 1st and can be found at both the front desk of Topping (between April 1-14) and at Hall Building (between April 14-17) and on our website at http://www-scf.usc.edu/~wyse/. We will be tabling on Trousdale from April 2nd to April 16th from 10-2 pm and will be holding information sessions on April 10th at 5:00 pm and April 14th at 3:45 pm at Topping (room 205). Applications will be due on Thursday, April 17th at the front desk of Hall Building (HSH) behind the bookstore. I encourage you to visit us at those times!

 

Please don't hesitate to contact me at twen@usc.edu or the wyse account at wyse@usc.edu for further questions. I encourage all of you to apply!

 

Sincerely,

Tiffany Wen

Mentor Involvement Director

 

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Women and Youth Supporting Each Other

wyse@usc.edu

scf.usc.edu/~wyse

 

Women of all colors uniting for change and self-determination

 

 

The Political Student Assembly, Latino/a Student Assembly, Asian Pacific American Student Assembly, Calpirg, EnvironmentFirst, Students for a Sustainable 'SC, and the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics presents…

 

The Color of Environmentalism: The Movement for Racial and Environmental Justice

 

Wednesday, April 9 at 11:45 am

THH 212

Free lunch from Natural Soul Food Nonprofit Café!

This noontime panel will illuminate the intersection between the environment and social inequalities, what the local environmental justice movement is currently fighting against and advocating for, and how students can become involved. The discussion promises to be fruitful and open a space for different kinds of environmental discourses to be explored at USC and the nation.

Confirmed Panelists:

Elsa Barboza, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education in LA

Robert Cabrales, Communities for a Better Environment

Sunyoung Yang, Labor/Community Strategy Center

Contact: uscpsa@usc.edu

 

 

The 6th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles announces its Call for Volunteers!

 

IFFLA 2008 is looking for volunteers to help with all aspects of preparation and on site organization leading up to and during this year's festival, which runs April 22-27 at ArcLight Hollywood, an elegant, state-of-the-art facility at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood. Volunteers will have the opportunity to experience first hand how a film festival comes together and to interact with a dynamic group of filmmakers whose films will be featured. Plus there will be opportunities to see some great films for free!

Volunteer Orientation

Don't miss this opportunity to meet the festival staff and our Volunteer Coordinator, Shannon Valenzuela, visit the home of the festival, ArcLight Hollywood, and find out how you can be involved.

 

When: Saturday, April 5, 10am

Where: ArcLight Hollywood, 6360 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028

Parking: $2.5 for 4 hours

Light breakfast will be provided.

Attendance at the orientations is mandatory for all volunteers.

 

For more information, and to fill out a volunteer application, please visit our website at www.indianfilmfestival.org and click on "get involved."

 

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me!

 

Thanks,

 

Emily Coppel

Festival Coordinator

Tel: (707) 481-4042

Fax: (323) 571-8746

Email: ecoppel@indianfilmfestival.org

 

IFFLA 2008, April 22-27

ArcLight Hollywood

 

Volunteer Orientation April 5

 

www.indianfilmfestival.org

www.myspace.com/iffla



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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981

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