Tuesday, April 25, 2006

ISAA 2006-2007 Elections - May 4

ISAA will be having its 2006-2007 officer elections on May 4, 2006 (Thursday) in room 110 Barrows at 7pm.
We encourage you all to come!
If you are interested in running for any position please email Navid Khadem (ISAA's communications director : navid@berkeley.edu) for further information as to the different positions offered and what each position entails, and make sure to ask about the new positions added for the upcoming year. Please include your name, year, major and the position you are interested in running for, along with a brief statement (300 words maximum) describing your objectives in running for that position.
We encourage those who have been active members to consider running, as being an ISAA officer lets you get involved in the Iranian community and have fun. We will be here to help those in the up coming year so please do not feel intimidated. We look forward to seeing you all there!!!

You are qualified to run if you meet the conditions in ISAA's constitution which can be find here ( http://isaa.berkeley.edu/aboutISAA.htm )

Board members for the upcoming school year will be elected by these elected officers.

The deadline to submit your intention to run is April 30th.

*** Pizza and refreshments will be served.
*** If you are interested in buying the new ISAA shirts ($15) and sweatshirts ($25) we will also be selling those.

We'll send out another reminder next week.
UCB Senate Elections April 25-27
ISAA is endorsing Ali Ansary #51 for Senate for the2006-2007 school year.
We encourage all of you to vote and show your support.
The following is Ali's platform:
I, Ali Ansary, am running for ASUC Senate for the upcoming school year, and with your personal and ISAA collective support, hope to begin the Fall semester as an ASUC Senator advocating for you. As a first generation Afghan-American and, I feel the views and platform upon which I am running coincide with many of the shared values of ISAA and the Iranian community.
To give you a little background on me, I am a junior from Orange County, majoring in Nutritional Science with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies.I would work to foster inter-group relationships among organizations to leverage the support and creative projects that we hold individually, particularly among ISAA, ISCO, MSA, INDUS, PAKSA and other like minded groups. I would also like to pursue tangible projects on campus, including improving recycling and sustainability efforts in university buildings, and increased campus safety efforts by working directly with the UCPD. I ask you for any support you and your organization can offer me, however the most important thing, is ensuring each one of you votes. I would love the opportunity to meet with you personally on sproul over the next two weeks should you have any questions or suggestions for me. I thank you in advance for your support, and look forward to working with you in the coming school year.

** Ali Ansary #51
** Ride the 51 to Success: Vote Ali Ansary for ASUC Senate

Voting Locations and TimesThe ASUC Elections voting period occurs on the following three days:
Tuesday, April 25
Wednesday, April 26
Thursday, April 27

VOTE ONLINE!

Voting online is available during the following times at http://election.asuc.org :
· 9:00 am to 7:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) (Votes MUST be submitted online by 7:00pm)

Voting online is not allowed from the following connections and locations:
· Airbears
· ASUC- and Graduate Assembly-controlled properties: Anthony Hall, Eshleman Hall, and the MLK Student Union OR, VOTE AT POLLING STATIONS!
Voting from polling stations is available at the following times and locations:(Students may vote from polling stations as long as they are IN LINE by the time the station closes)

Campus Polls Open 9:00am to 4:10pm
1. Upper Sproul Plaza
2. Dwinelle Plaza
3. Wurster Hall, West Entrance
4. Evans Hall, East Entrance
5. Plaza/Walkway between Soda and Etcheverry, south side
6. Genetics and Plant Biology Building, South Plaza
7. Lower Campanile Plaza
8. Boalt Hall, Courtyard
9. Haas School of Business, Lower Bank of America Forum
Extended Hour Polls Open 9:00am to 10:00pm
1. Moffitt Undergraduate Library, South Entrance
2. Recreational Sports Facility
Residence Hall Polls
1. Crossroads Dining Facility (Open 4:50pm to 8:30pm)
2. Unit 3 Residence Hall Dining Commons (Open 4:50pm to 9:30pm)
3. Clark Kerr Campus Residence Hall Dining Commons (Open 5:00 to 8:30pm)
4. Foothill Residence Hall Dining Commons (Open 4:50pm to 8:30pm)
5. International House (Open 5:00pm to 8:00pm)

Eligibility
All registered UC Berkeley students, including graduate students, are eligible to vote. Voters may cast only one ballot.

Voters will receive discount coupons for the Cal Student Store and the Gelateria Naia Lounge (Naia coupon available only at the polls).

Friday, April 07, 2006

Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi : Stand Up Comedy at Cal

ISAA Proudly Presents:


Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi :
Stand Up Comedy at Cal


Location: 2050 VLSB(Valley Life Science Building) , UC Berkeley

Time: Sunday April 9th at 6pm ( Limited Tickets. First come , first served)

Tickets will be sold at the doors.

Price : 30 dollars
UC Berkeley Students are given half priced tickets.
Must provide
student ID at the door.

here is a map of the campus.

http://www.berkeley.edu/map/


Seyyed Ebrahim Nabavi ( in Persian سید ابراهیم نبوی) is an exiled Iranian satirist and journalist. As of 2005, he is the most widely known and active Iranian satirist, currently living in Belgium. He currently writes in the news website Gooya and the online newspaper Rooz.

Nabavi became famous after he started his daily column sotūn-e panjom (Fifth Column) in the newspaper Jame'eh, which he continued in several newspapers after they were banned one after another. He has also written several books of satire, interviews, prison diaries, and research on the history of Iranian satire. As of July 2005, he also works for the online newspaper Rooz and the BBC News in Persian.

Nabavi was arrested and jailed two times for his political satires, where he wrote sālon-e šomāre-ye šeš (سالن شماره ۶; Corridor No 6), translated to French as Couloir n° 6 : Carnets de prison (ISBN 2742751610).

He is an ethnic Azerbaijani, and his friends call him Davar.


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