Kasama Ballroom Dance Troupe is the ballroom dance aspect of UCSC’s Filipino Student Assocation (FSA). We have done a variety of ballroom dances in the past, which may include modern cha cha, ballroom cha cha, swing, tango, waltz, and more.

Audition Workshops: Tuesday, November 10 & Thursday, November 12 6-8PM*
Auditions: Saturday, November 14 12-4PM

Please come to both audition workshops since we will be teaching two separate pieces both nights.
If, for any reason, you cannot make it to these dates please email us and we will gladly schedule a makeup workshop/audition.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at kasama.fsa@gmail.com

The final Friendship Games meeting prior to Friday will be..

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2009
@ KRESGE 327, 7-9pm

We will be coming up with chants, cheers, going over our 1-minute skit, & creating decorations & whatevers.

We will also be releasing seating arrangements and departure times for SoCal.

This is super mandatory. If you can not make it, please respond back. If you haven’t filled out a questionnaire, please get on it. If you haven’t paid yet, you better cash in by this meeting.

ALL DRIVERS MUST ATTEND THIS MEETING.

This will be the absolute LAST meeting for Friendship Games information & absolute deadline to submit cash/check fees or fill out the online questionnaire, which a few of you have still not done! NO QUESTIONNAIRE = NO GO. NO MONEY = NO GO. No exceptions. If you cannot attend this meeting, please email us back, or we may forfeit your spot.

Below is the Rules & Regulations for Friendship Games 2009:

1. Must show valid ID (Drivers license, student ID, passport)
2. Must be over 18 or have consent of an adult over the age of 25.
3. All attendees will be patted down and bags will be checked by security.
4. Alcohol, drugs, controlled substances, guns, knives, pornographic or sexually explicit material is prohibited.
5. No dogs are allowed on campus unless you have a medical condition that requires you to have a dog.
6. Must sign liability form in order to enter.
7. Must have wristband. Anyone that is caught without a wristband will be removed from Friendship Games.

Car Rides & Hotel Arrangements will be released by Wednesday.

Attached is our Friendship Games information packet.

If you know anyone who would still like to attend, the fees to attend this week is $70 until the FG Meeting. The roster will be finalized Wednesday night.

We wish for everyone to be PUMPED UP to attend this event. We definitely do NOT need a kawawa repeat of the previous year (no blast). Remember to keep in mind, that though this is a social event, CHECK YO’SELF ‘FO YOU WRECK YO’SELF. Please regulate yourself this weekend, but have as much fun as you want, just don’t burn yourself out or get yourself prohibited from attending next year (if we are allowed to attend next year).

CHECK OUT THE FRIENDSHIP GAMES PROMOTIONAL VIDEO.

Below is the information for FG After Party:

The House of Blues in Downtown Disney
1530 S. Disneyland Drive
Anaheim, CA 92802
(714) 778-BLUE (2583)

$15 PRESALE (Sold at FG Info Booth on the day of FG)
$20 REGULAR PRICE (Sold at the door)

One last note:
We would like people to wear khaki shorts / cargo shorts / dark colored shorts.
&/or JUNGLE ATTIRE. Y’all can get crazy.
If you have helmets (legit or plastic), elbow pads, knee pads, animal masks, fabrics, spray paint, face paint, whistles, bring them. We are tryna go all out this year. If you can make a quick stop to the costume store/department store, you can pick a few of these items up. GET THEM, GET THEM, GET THEM. They’re everywhere, they’re within your budget, & you can contribute to one of the most epic weekends ever. FTW.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please email us back. We would like as MUCH feedback as possible. Silence will get you nowhere.

So we’ll see you all on Wednesday!

Have a good rest of the week, & hope you all do well on midterms.

October 13th at the Merrill Culture Center at 6:30 PM. PLEASE INVITE ALL YOUR FRIENDS!

Check out the website

http://bayanihan4ondoy.wordpress.com

More information on the flooding and typhoon in philippines..

Hello FSA community,

Below is a link, click on it and that is how you submit your proposed theme!
This message is from the Activities Cos
Have a great summer.

Sup FSA COMMUTS!

It’s hella early and Friendship Games 2009 is still a little over 4 months away, but we wanted to initiate and finalize a lot of the planning process over the summer.

But in order to do that, we’re going to have to select a theme early on in order to begin preparing for FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2009!

Our main goal is to include YOUR opinion rather than having the theme be chosen in private.

By opening it up to the FSA Community we hope to attain various and diverse Themes.

We plan to do this in two parts:

1. A Nomination Ballot.
2. A Final Vote Ballot.

We hope to have the community select a final theme by mid-July.

This only takes about 2-5 minutes, so if you guys have time, please fill out the following 1-question survey by June 24th:
(Be very Creative; all input is greatly appreciated and very USEFUL)
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=rQrK8HtH_a5Q1rWACXPmoDw&hl=en

In addition, we hope to establish a Delegating Committee; who’s main roles are the following:
(We hope to offer these committee members a good deal for Friendship Games 2009 ;] )

-Delegate on possible themes
-Give input on the elaboration of themes
-Help promote safety awareness at event
-Help with food purchases
and assist Activities Coordinators during planning and at event

If you think this is something you would like to be a part of contact us ASAP so we can get the committee up and running.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO SERVE YOU THIS COMING YEAR!

Remember:

* Test materials (scantrons, blue books etc.) are available at E^2 (by SOAR)

* Science Library is OPEN 8:00 AM – 2:00 AM Sunday – Wednesday. Thursday (8AM – 8PM)

* Eat, sleep, and study well!

Hey KAMP Community!

Goodluck with studying, projects, essays, presentations, homework, and any other dealings you have this week. It’s been a long year, so make it worth it and finish strong! Just a few days left! REMEMBER if you need any test material come by e2 and get some FOR FREE!

AND DONATE Tests (midterms, finals, study guides) AND/OR Books (textbooks, readers) to e2 so that we can help each other save time, money, resources and GIVE BACK to help one another!

TODAY
CUSN Year End Ceremony [Facebook]

Wednesday
CUSN Study Jam [Facebook]

Thursday
e2 Year End Celebration

Saturday
Kasama Cotillion [Facebook]
6:45 – 10:00; Merrill Cultural Center
Celebrate with Kasama dinner, a show, and a dance!!!
$5 tickets – $3 with canned food + money/food goes to a good cause! (drawing included with ticket!)

the STUDENT OF COLOR COLLECTIVE
Will be at the base of campus all this week!!!

Come and support! STAND IN SOLIDARITY!!! Come with Good spirit and open hearts for the hunger strikers and organizers!!

AT THE BASE OF CAMPUS!!! EVERYDAY!!

Some of the demands that the SOCC is asking for: (how it relates to YOU AS AN FSA COMMUNITY MEMBER)

- Hire full time American Indian Resource Center and Women’s center director! with STUDENT VOICE IN THE OPEN HIRING PROCESS! (PINAY’S THIS IS YOUR SPACE TOO)
- Maintain academic integrity and current structure of Community studies department by KEEPING FIELD STUDY coordinator and staff (A LOT OF FSA MEMBERS ARE COMMUNITY STUDIES MAJORS)
- retain both latin american and latino studies professors (we lack professors/faculty of color why get rid of the ones we have!!)
- make UCSC a sanctuary campus for undocumented communities
- UCSC openly and publicly support the state and Federal DREAM ACT
- Permanent funding for ETHNIC YEAR END CEREMONIES( THIS CAN INCLUDE FSA GRAD) from college CAOs and Provost
- FREEZE ON BUDGET CUTS OVER THE SUMMER WHILE STUDENTS ARE NOT PRESENT!!!!

- THERE ARE MORE!!! PLEASE COME TO THE BASE AND LEARN MORE!!!

As the Filipino/allie/student of color community on this campus we should be showing support for the SOCC rallies and hunger strikers at the base! THEY ARE TAKING A STAND FOR ISSUES THAT ARE GOING TO BE AFFECTING YOU IN THE FUTURE IF NOTHING IS DONE!!! PLEASE COME SUPPORT THIS IS URGENT! IF YOU HAVE 10 minutes to spare during your day come down to the base anytime!!!! or help flyer and spread the word!!!

Hit up anyone that you know to come support! STUDENTS OF COLOR- OUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD AND THEY WON’T BE HEARD IF WE DON’T COME TOGETHER IN SOLIDARITY!!!!

Hello FSA Community! Congratulations to the newly elected FSA CORE of 2009-2010!!

There are a FEW MORE POSITIONS OPEN ON CORE for 2009-2010!!!

To apply: EMAIL cochairs.fsa@gmail.com and the cochairs will email the questionnaire and more info towards your way.

positions open

Pilipino Cultural Celebration Co-Coordinator (1)

Activities Co-Coordinator (1)

Pilipino Historical Dialogue Co-Coordinator (1)

Alay Co-Coordinator (1)

Historian (1)

Tech Crew Co-Coordinator(1)

Please email for more details. Deadline is MAY 29, 2009 @ 11:59 PM

Internal Co Chair – Samantha Bautista
External Co Chair – Marienne Cuison
KAMP – Michael Custodio,  Raena Calubaquib, Melanie Galang, Norman Lopez (KAMP CUIP)
Activities -Mike Madriaga
Administrative Officer -Aigee Duenas
Webmaster – Ray Licardo
ASF 14 – Adrianne Sebastian, Derek Yip, Kirsten Layug
PHD Coordinators – Joanna Concepcion, Nicole Preussner
Alay - Rachelle Soroten
PCC 19 Co-Chairs – Derrick Soriano
Haluan – Mark Naranja, Paulyn Nguyen, Justin Pinili
Isang Himig – Allen Mark Aranas, Isaiah Masters
Kasama – Kevin Casaretto, Olivia Chiu, Chai Galano
Pagkakaisa Dance Troupe – Everett Au, Lovely Diala, Jessica Quintua
People Power – Renee Castro, Nicole Carothers
Tech Crew - Arthur Thomas

Let’s give it up for our FSA core for 2009-2010! And we want to thank all of the candidates, voters, and everyone else that was involved with this election process. But hey, you must be wondering that there are some positions that are not completely filled and so you ask, “what’s going to happen to those positions?” Stay tuned in the upcoming days to hear from our newly elected Co-chairs for the details. But here is the list of the yet to be completely filled positions:

Activites, PHD, Alay, PCC 19 Co-Chairs, Historian, Tech Crew.

Tuesday:

Take Back The Night (Healing Workshops) [Facebook]

An event for women and their allies to actively combat fear and celebrate the steady abolition of sexual abuse, harassment and violence against women through the power of healing.

College 9/10 Community Room 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Wednesday:

That ONE KAMP Event [Facebook]

Whatchu want? Community we got it! Whatchu need? Retention we got it!

Bring KAMP Pre-Sale money if you have either!!! Money = Shirts/Sweaters!

College 9/10 Soc Sci 1 Room 110 7:00 – 9:30 pm

Take Back The Night (March/Testimonials) [Facebook]

An event for women and their allies to actively combat fear and celebrate the steady abolition of sexual abuse, harassment and violence against women through the power of healing.

March; Oakes Upper Lawn 6:00 pm

Testimonials; Women’s Center Lawn 8:00 pm

Thursday:

DEconstruct to REconstruct [Facebook]

Forum on AA/PI student of access and retention in higher education

College 9/10 Namaste Lounge 6:30 – 9:00 pm

Chautauqua: Remember[ed] [Facebook]

What would you do if the love of your life suddenly lost their memory? This play explores the importance of memory through the experiences of queer womyn of color and the people in their lives. You will laugh, you might cry, but you will definitely leave this play knowing something that you didn’t know before…

The Barn (base of campus); FREE; 7:00 pm

This is the 30th Annual MULTI CULTURAL FESTIVAL - ”UNITY UNDER CHANGING SKIES”

It is one of the biggest events of UCSC! Come together with all of the under-represent communities of UCSC and celebrate our diversity!

The festival will have lots of different cultural foods, such as Latino, Indian, and Chinese, made by the student organizations here on campus. FSA will have a food booth, in which lumpia, pancit, and rice will be sold!

There will also be live entertainment, including dance performances from many groups, including UCSC’s Haluan, Sambrasura, ISO Cultural Dance, PDT, and also many other musical performances.

This year, we’ll also be featuring SambaDá!
http://www.sambada.com/index.php
They’re a Afro-Brazilian funk dance music group, with hard-hitting music that’ll make you just want to dance!

MCF will be held on Saturday, May 16th, from 12~6pm at the Oakes Lower Lawn.

ADMISSION IS FREE! BUT PLEASE BRING CASH FOR FOOD!
Come and bring all your friends!

Here’s the official statement about FSA elections from your FSA co-chair.

Hey FSA!

FSA Grad Committee Meeting

Lyrical Union [facebook]

Law School Info Session [facebook]

“Hunted Like Animals” screening [facebook]

Multicultural Festival [facebook]

CUSN Rice Bowl [facebook]

OTHER INFO!

H O U S I N G

Shirts/Sweaters:
[Survey]
The sooner we get your money the sooner the shirts will arrive!!!!

engaging education job opportunities [facebook]
This is to let you all know that the deadline for e2 applications for next years staff has been extended and are now due THIS THURSDAY MAY 14, 2009 by 5pm in the e2 center.
Have any questions, please feel free to contact us at 831-459-1743 or e-mail ucsc_e2@yahoo.com

Greetings FSA community! Here’s what is going on with the candidates for 2009-2010 FSA core. On the wordpress, there will be a page for each of the position that will contain the candidates’ personal statements. Most of the pages that were up here on the website, like “Pil-Am orgs,” “Links,” “FSA Calendar” have been deactivated right now to make room for the position pages. So say if you want to read the KAMP candidates’ personal statements, just click from up above on the website the “KAMP” link, go to the side under “Pages,” or just go below to the links supplied below within this post. With the links below, I’ll list who the candidates are under each positions’ links.

Note: As of May 23rd, the candidates personal statements have been removed from the wordpress. The election results is posted up in another post.

Internal Co-Chair
Samantha Bautista
External Co-Chair
Marienne Cuison
Arlan Mendiola
KAMP
Michael Custodio
Samantha Bertulano
Raena Calubaquib
Melanie Galang
Activities
Mike Madriaga
Administrative Officer
Kimberly Tolentino
Norman Lopez
Aigee Duenas
Webmaster
Ray Licardo
ASF 14
Adrianne Sebastian
Derek Yip
Joseph Canuto
Kirsten Layug
Seth Swartz
PHD Coordinators
Donne Estipona
Joanna Concepcion
Nicole Preussner
Alay
Rachelle Soroten
PCC 19 Co-Chairs
Derrick Soriano
Tammie De Vera
Janette Armas