AIS Newsletter August (1)
Association of Indian Students
Association of Indian Students
Namaskar!
We hope summer’s going great for everyone so far. We bring you, once again, the latest edition of the AIS Newsletter, updating you with info about our events and activities.
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Save the Dates… |
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Movie Night
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On the eve of Independence Day, there is a gentle thrill as we think of our country and our people, and the long strides we’ve taken.
AIS welcomes you for a private screening of “Chak De India”, the movie that stole everyone’s hearts with its simple yet powerful message.
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2010 Venue: THH 201 Time: 6 PM to 9 PM
Doors open at 5:45 PM. See you there! |
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Independence Day
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Missing home? The biggest pang comes when you see the Tricolour soaring, but you are not on the soil of your motherland.
Date: Sunday, August 15, 2010 Venue: Founder’s Park Time: 8:30 AM
Join your Indian brothers and sisters for the hoisting of the Tricolour on Swatantrata Divas. |
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Sunday Meets
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So you’ve come to USC. Now what?
The new semester is just a week away, and we still have one last Sunday meet for new students.
This is an informal discussion session with senior students and the AIS team, where you can ask questions regarding courses, jobs, safety, university procedures, life as a student, and other relevant topics.
Dates: August 15,
2010 Venue: Outside
Leavey Library Time: 6 PM to 8 PM
This is the last Sunday meet for this semester, so please do come over and be part of it! Also, do spread news of this event to other new students who may not know of it. |
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AIS Orientation
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It’s one week before classes start! This is the week of orientations, to know about this wonderful new country you’ve come to, and to learn the ropes.
AIS presents an orientation specially tailored for common concerns we’ve heard from students, regarding academic expectations, safety, and university procedures. We will feature presentations by University Faculty, Officers from LAPD and DPS, and Advisors from MAPP and OIS. Date: Monday, August 16, 2010 Venue: Taper Hall Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
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is a formal orientation session, conducted by AIS, and the presentations would be followed by a Q&A session open to the Audience. Membership collection for the 2010-2011 Academic year would begin after this event. |
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Announcements
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On Campus Jobs |
Are you in Computer Science (CS)? Are you from the batch that entered in Fall 2010? Are you looking for an on-campus job? Send your resume to rega...@usc.edu
Note that this opportunity is only for new students from the batch of Fall 2010. |
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Do You Speak Bengali? |
Are you a native speaker of Bengali? You can help with a Language Experiment, being conducted by PhD students at the Department of Linguistics in the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences! Participants would have to simply answer a few language related questions, and it would take only about 15-20 minutes.
Interested people can contact Arunima Choudhury at arun...@usc.edu |
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Recent Events
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Fun Fair with Ice-Cream
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July 18, 2010 saw a new kind of event organized by AIS, the Fun Fair with Ice Cream. This was a resounding success, with more than a hundred people turning up. Over
three hours that evening, people enjoyed ice-cream and cookies, alongside the
thrill of games like 7UP7DOWN, BlackJack, and Bollywood Masala, reliving the joy of
melas back home. Seeing the buzz generated this time, we plan to bring it back
in Fall. Feel free to write back to in...@usc.edu
with your suggestions. By a delightful coincidence, July 18 was National Ice-Cream Day :)
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The
Association of Indian Students welcomes any student who would like to help us
out in our events as Senators or volunteers. So if you feel you have that
aspiring spirit, come join us and feel the difference!!!
Keep in touch with AIS and receive news and updates by joining the AIS groups:
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Warm regards,
The AIS Team
Association of Indian StudentsUniversity of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0981
Tel: (213) 290-4005
Email: in...@usc.edu
URL: http://www.aisusc.org