Student Senate President Matt Sekellick (center)
to a spectrum of performances and exhibitions. And lecture series, sponsored by many academic programs, provide a yearlong stream of opportunities for all students to hear from esteemed authors, artists, researchers, and social scientists. Internships, both on campus and off, range far beyond office gopher jobs. Arts management major Keila Mera held simultaneous internships at Comedy Central and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and currently is an intern at both Saturday Night Live and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. “I made some great connections,” she says of her fast-paced television experience. “Not only that, but the people I met, including interns and heads of departments, also have become friends.” A semester abroad or exchange program can send students to exotic locales. In January, students fulfilling their natural science requirement studied coral reef biology and ecology at the Roatan Institute for Maritime Science on one of the Bay Islands of Honduras. This summer, students can study philosophy, art, and culture at the Norbulingka Institute in Dharamsala, India, home of the exiled Tibetan government and the Dalai Lama. During her summer stay in Pisciotta, Italy, to study language and culture, senior graphic design student Stephanie Cuenca lived in a town with one main street, no TV, radio, or phones, and a flight of 70 stairs leading from the local piazza to her apartment. “Because I had no access to the outside world, I took a lot of photos and put them on my blog,” says the Brooklyn native. “I wanted to be immersed in a place completely different from where I’m from, where I got the experience of the culture in its true form, and this program was it.”
SERVING THE COMMUNITY Closer to home, Amanda Zambrana, a drama major and president of Latinos Unidos, one of the oldest campus organizations, demonstrates the meaning of civic engagement. She created her own event, “It’s a Baby Shower.” Now in its second year, the “shower” collects donations of clothes and other basic goods for centers serving new mothers from disadvantaged backgrounds. “Think globally, act locally” is another way students get involved with important issues. The Green Team focuses on environmental sustainability: it initiates campus cleanups, raises awareness about reducing energy use, and has held a Green Expo, inviting corporations to campus to show how they promote sustainability. Now, about the Zombie Prom: after years of the usual homecoming celebrations and formal proms, students decided to think outside the box, and came up with this event. Every year, costumed and made up as zombies, several hundred of them march through campus to the Stood for their special kind of prom. Dancing to live bands is a must; formal wear is optional.
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS Active Minds The Alternative Clinic Anime Club Anthropology Club Aperture (Photography Club) The Art Co-Op Arts Management Club ASA (Asian Students Association)
OAPIA (Organization of African Peoples in the Americas)
INTRAMURALS, RECREATION, LEAGUES & TOURNAMENTS
PAO (Pacific Asian Organization)
Indoor Soccer
Flag Football
Philosophy Society
Basketball
Pre-Med Psychology Club
Racquetball
PTV (Purchase Television)
Dodgeball
Purchase Environmental Activists
Tennis Badminton Volleyball
Purchase Garden
Bible Talk
PUSH Ideas into Action
SPORTS CLUBS
The Brick
RPGA-P (Role Playing Game Association— Purchase)
Ultimate Frisbee
CANDIES Cheese Club Chess Club Comics United Critique Club (Visual Art)
SOCA (Students of Caribbean Ancestry) Sociology Club Stage Combat
DDR (Dance Dance Revolution) Club
Student Art Gallery
Film Society
The Submission
Food Co-Op
Tech Services
FORTH (Feminists Organizing Real Transformation Here)
WPSR Radio
Fusion Christian Fellowship
ATHLETICS AND SPORTS Fall Varsity Sports Men’s Golf
Gamers United
Men’s Soccer
The Green Team Hip-Hop Club
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country
Capoeira Fencing Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Nerf Guild Rugby SOL (Step Out Loud) Stage Combat Tae Kwon Do RECREATIONAL AND FITNESS CLASSES Zumba Mat Pilates Martial Arts Aqua Zumba
Hillel
Women’s Soccer
Capoeira
History Club
Women’s Tennis
Rock Wall
The Independent (Indy)
Women’s Volleyball OFF-CAMPUS TRIPS
Japan Club Latinos Unidos
Winter Varsity Sports
LGBTQU (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Union)
Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball
Literature Society
Women’s Swim & Dive
Mount Olympus, the Print Shop MSA (Media, Society and the Arts) Club NYPIRG (New York Public Interest Research Group)
Men’s Swim & Dive
Spring Varsity Sports Baseball Men’s Tennis Men’s Volleyball
Professional Sports Games (Yankees, Mets, Knicks, Nets, Devils, Rangers) Outings Paintball Ski/Snowboarding Trips Skateboard Park Museum Trips (MOMA, Natural History) Broadway Shows and Concerts
Softball
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