Here are some things I'm looking forward to during my last year as a Warren College Student!
Orientation - I'm extremely excited to welcome all the incoming students to an amazing college and university! There's so much that UCSD has to offer and nothing excites me more than to share my passion of being a Warren College student :D Orientation is a great bonding experience and a chance to get all your questions answered. I really enjoyed getting to know all the new students last year and can't wait to meet everyone this year!
Unolympics - The first competition between the six colleges! Each college learns a dance and performs it at the Unolympics. There are also relay races. The dance is judged by a panel and the winner receives the Golden Shoe trophy, and bragging rights for the year. It's a terrific chance to come out and show off your Warren College pride!
Classes - I'm looking forward to my classes this year since I'm mostly done with my major (Biochemistry and Cell Biology) and am taking a lot of biology electives. This means I can choose what topics I want to focus on and learn more about. The upper division classes are a lot more specific and focused than the lower div classes, and there are plenty of interesting professors who know a lot about their area of expertise. I've also been working in a neurology/geriatrics lab at the med school for the past 2 years and hope to be included in a published paper by the end of the year. There are plenty of labs on campus and at the med school and hospitals nearby to get experience and volunteer.
WCSC - Warren College Student Council is the student government specifically for Warren College. I am currently the Commuter-at-Large Representative and am in process of thinking of goals and things I want to do this year to improve commuter life at UCSD! WCSC has been my family for the past 2 years and I'm excited to see everyone again and see what is in store for this year :) We work to improve student life at Warren and UCSD and do our best to address the concerns of our constituents. If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact us! We put on a lot of different events during the year, including a winter wonderland festival, plenty of socials to get to know other members of Warren College, open mic nights, fundraisers for our scholarship fund, and a semiformal at the end of the year. I will also be serving on WTCC (Warren Transfer and Commuter Commission) so hit me up with any and all your questions/concerns!
Spirit Night - Right when we come back from Winter Break, spirit season is in full swing! We have some great sport teams at UCSD, like our water polo, volleyball and basketball teams. During the first couple weeks of Winter Quarter, attendance to specific basketball games racks up points for the college. During Spirit Night, a home basketball game, everyone is dressed up with as much pride as possible. The gym is all decked out for the game. Each college is also required to decorate their college and the decorations are judged. At Spirit Night, all the points from the different categories are added up and a Spirit Night Winner is declared. We missed winning by just a bit last year and so we're ready to rally and come back bolder and setting the standards higher this year in order to win! COWS! (Commission of Warren Spirit) is in charge of all Spirit Night operations so if you're interested, you should join and check it out :)
Living off campus - As much as I loved living on campus, I also really love living off campus. I feel much more responsible for myself, having to pay bills/rent, learning how to cook, etc. I am being very spoiled right now living back at home for the summer haha Since most students choose to live off campus, many of the surrounding apartment complexes are full of college students so its still fairly easy to visit friends :) I do kinda missing living at my apartment and being on my own and being with my apartmentmates.
Circle K - Circle K is a community service organization under Kiwanis. It's the org I decided to join my sophomore year and really love. Clubs are a great way to meet new people and also find those people who have the same passions as you do. There are plenty of clubs on campus and easy ways to find them. Most clubs will be passing out flyers on Library Walk (next to Price Center leading to Giesel Library) during the first couple weeks of school so you should go around and see what you like. Most clubs/orgs hold their meetings in the evening so find out when they meet and where. This is a great way to find your "place" here at UCSD :)
This is just a few of the major things I'm looking forward to this year and I hope you are too! :) Can't wait to meet you all!
-- Diana Lui
Transfer Orientation Leader - Group 2
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