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Bahar Mahgerefteh graphics + contributing writer Some like school and some don’t, but Bahar finds herself to be in love with school. She takes pleasure in everything that comes about in her education; therefore she’s never missed a day of school. Bahar sets her goals, and then walks with reason toward her destination. She enjoys the unexpected detours; seeing them as opportunities to encounter new experiments. She has no fear of exactness, for she knows it can never be attained. Bahar’s goal for life is simply success, and she’s willing to take every step that journey requires.
Joel Carrasco public relations + contributing writer Graduating this year, Joel’s perspective on the profession is influenced by personal experiences and knowledge of the human/nature relationship. Often combining newly thought up words and phrases to provide no apparent resolution, Joel has become a posing Landscape Urbanist. By night he spends time bleeding monochromatic experiences and ornate ideas together to become extravagant designs for a future never thought of. By day, he is often found glued to a TV or computer screen. It’s hard to believe that his daydreams are of nothing more than an empty field in which he loses himself to the sky.
Judy Lee public relations + contributing writer Judy says “seek beauty in simplicity”.
Jen Rueda public relations + contributing writer Jen is currently pursuing a BS in landscape architecture at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and is poised to graduate this spring. Upon graduation, she is interested in collaborating with municipalities, agencies, engineers, architects, planners, and ecologists, to ensure that the profession of landscape architecture plays a leading role in developing solutions in an era of global climate change, resource exploitation, and habitat depletion. When she’s not harassing these other disciplines, she enjoys traveling, sketching, guitar playing, and numerous physical and social activities, including soccer, softball, bocce ball and cycling.
Lancelot Hunter contributing writer Lancelot is a student on the verge of graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Landscape Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona. Lancelot is a first generation American. His parents immigrated to this country from Sierra Leone, West Africa. When Lancelot acquires his LEED certification, he wants to travel to Sierra Leone to help that country and its people with the implementation of sustainable design solutions. His other interests include photography, traveling, and cycling.
SUBSURFACE 2008