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	Name: Ariela Hometown: Great Neck, NY Major: Near Eastern Studies, concentration: Law and Society Year: 2009 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: My goal is to work for an organization such as Amnesty International or Human Rights Watch, monitoring educational practices particularly in Israel/Palestine. Before that, I hope to have a few years of classroom teaching and going back to school--either for a degree in int'l human rights law or international education. Interesting Facts: At home, I have an African water frog named Gillygorf who is an estimated 10 years old. I spent second semester of my junior year in Cairo, Egypt. You've probably seen me walking around campus taking photos of beautiful Ithaca before I leave here in May (ahh). Miscellaneous: My family is really into bird-watching, and I love the Louisiana heron that's perched out on Beebe Lake. I have kept journals since the age of 5. I write a column for the Cornell Daily Sun entitled "Dude. Where's My Karma?" Favorite Quote: "Even the fist was once an open palm with fingers." - Yehuda Amichai

	Name: Christine Hometown: Poway, CA Major: Operations Research Engineering Year: 2010 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: I'm still trying to figure out next week. As for any plans after that... Be rich, and famous and happy, but mostly happy. Interesting Facts: I've played the piano for 14 years and you will rarely see me without some form of music(listening, humming, writing, hopefully not singing but that happens occasionally much to the dismay of anyone who is in range to hear). I was born in Kentucky and my family moved to San Diego when I was seven. Miscellaneous: I'm the only engineering student currently on the Tatkon staff. I am involved with the Society of Women Engineers on campus and at home/in my free time (free time... what's that?) I am actively involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and A.R.T.S., A Reason To Survive, which is an organization in San Diego that brings art and music classes to orphanages and children's hospitals. I am also a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.

	Name: Danielle Hometown: Carmel, NY Major: Biological Sciences Year: 2010 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: I would love to take a year off after I graduate to do medical missions, then attend medical school somewhere close to home. I plan to specialize in surgery, and after I've finished my training I want to do a bunch of short-term medical trips to third world countries. Marriage and a few kids along the way would be nice too! Interesting Facts: I am obsessed with learning human anatomy. I did gymnastics in High School. I absolutely love the Lordof the Rings! My mom cooks the most amazing Italian food, which I looooove to eat! I had open heart surgery when I was seven years old. Favorite Quote: "All that is gold does not glitter; not all those who wander are lost. The old that is strong does not wither; deep roots are not reached by frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken; a light from the shadows shall spring. Renewed shall be a blade that was broken; the crownless again shall be king" - JRR Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

	Name: David Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Major: Film Year: 2010 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: Screenwriting Interesting Facts: The “W” in my name stands for Winner. Miscellaneous:The best advice I can give to first-year students is to live it up! Don’t stay cooped up in your residence hall, because before you know it, college passes you by, and that’s the scary part. Favorite Quote: “Everything I’m not, made me everything I am.” Everything I Am -Kanye West

	Name: Elizabeth Hometown: Kampala Uganda Major: Economics Year: 2011 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: After graduation, I would like to work as an investment banker before going to law school. I would like to specialize in either corporate law or international law. If I do study international law, I would like to work for the UN someday. I also hope to get married and have five kids! Interesting Facts : I am Ugandan though I was born and raised in Nairobi Kenya. I have been in the US for one year. I speak three languages - English, Swahili and French. Miscellaneous: At Cornell, I am a member of the Women's Club Rugby Team, a Psychology TA and co-chairperson of the Ivy Corp- a charity organization that is part of the Ivy Council. Favorite Quote: "If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michael Angelo painted, or Beethoven played music or Shakespeare wrote poety. He would sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, "here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." - Martin Luther King Jr.

	Name: Galina Hometown: Singapore, but currently Katy, TX Major: Biology & Society Year: 2009 Email: Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans:Going to medical school and hopefully becoming a geriatrician because I love old people :) Honestly, I wish I could just go to school for the rest of my life and not have to face the real world! Interesting Facts: Over the summer I was a counselor at a cerebral palsy/disabilities camp in Martha's Vineyard and I absolutely can't wait to do it again next year. Oh, and I proudly declare myself a coffee addict!

	Name: Hansen Hometown: San Diego, CA Major: Economics & Psychology Year: 2011 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: Study abroad in Germany next summer, master the German language, do well in school, land an exceptionally lucrative job, perhaps as an investment banker, purchase and live in a beautiful beach house on the coast of San Diego. Interesting Facts: I can blow water rings underwater, I do a little magic, I like working out and running, and I play the cello. Miscellaneous: I'm excited for what life has in store for me. Favorite Quote: "With the catching ends the pleasure of the chase " - Abraham Lincoln

	Name: Jaclyn Hometown: Farmingville, NY Major: Industrial and Labor Relations Year: 2011 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: After graduation, I plan on going to law school. I'm hoping to attend school either in New York City or Washington D.C. However, if I could never leave Cornell and make being a full-time student here my life-long career, I would gladly do it. Interesting Facts: I was a cheerleader all through high school and am now a Cornell Cheerleader. My absolute favorite food in the world is ice cream, though Trillium quesadillas are a close second! Miscellaneous: I'm weirdly obsessed with Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives. My favorite library to study in is Catherwood and I basically run on vanilla lattes. Also, I'm a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Favorite Quote: "Nothing great is ever achieved without entusiasm " - a very wise fortune cookie

	Name: Jasen Hometown: Freeport, NY Major: Applied Economics and Management Year: 2009 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: First off, graduate! Then probably business school, or come back to Statler to get my masters in hospitality management. Looking forward to studying abroad next semester in Singapore. Then I want to go into either private banking or consulting for a little while. I hope to eventually open up my own hotel and restaurant (separately), and become an international phenomenon, of course! Interesting Facts:I love to cook, and travel; I am so far almost half way done with my goal of visiting every continent. Though I now live in Freeport, I am originally from Brooklyn, NY and will tell you I’m from there if you ask. As a true New Yorker I love the Mets, Jets, and Knicks. Miscellaneous: I am a member of the first Latin dance group on campus Sabor Latino. Favorite Quote: "You only become old when your regrets outnumber your dreams." - Randal Pinkett

	Name: Jenna Hometown: Barrington, IL Major: Operations Research and Information Engineering Year: 2010 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: I plan on moving to a large city and living in the bustle for a while. At some point, I intend to return to school and get my MBA. I am not sure where I will head from there but I hope that a beach house is in the picture. Interesting Facts: I grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and moved to Spokane, Washington when I was 9. I now live in a suburb outside of Chicago in Illinois. Despite living in multiple places, I am horrible at geography. Miscellaneous: I always attempt the daily crossword puzzles, and I am a founder of the Cornell Scrabble Club. I am really interested in global trade networks. Last semester, I was a consultant for a Paraguayan indigenous group and put together a fair trade market strategy for them. Favorite Quote: "It seems like once people grow up they have no idea what's cool." - Calvin and Hobbes

	Name: Jess L. Hometown: Austin, Texas Major: Sociology Year: 2009 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: I want to go to grad school and eventually run my own non-profit organization. I hope to one day return back to Texas but well see. Interesting Facts: My life is full of singing, whether by myself or with my friends. My only problem is I have one singing volume and it is loud. I usually cant sing without someone hearing me. I am also quite obsessed with taking pictures. Miscellaneous: I am actively involved in Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship and absolutely love my residence hall: Holland International Living Center. Favorite Quote: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. -Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken

	Name: Jessica Hometown: Malvern, PA Major: Government Year: 2011 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans : I'm considering either going to law school or going to school for a graduate degree in political science after I graduate from Cornell. I hope to be able to study abroad and in Washington D.C. while at Cornell, and I expect that I'll eventually end up in the D.C. area when I eventually enter the real world. Finally, if I'm lucky, I'll be able to have a big family, just like mine. Interesting Facts: I grew up in a house with three younger brothers and more pets than people. I absolutely love music and attend as many concerts as I can. I have a huge obsession with Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. I've been studying French since 8th grade and hope someday I'll be able to live in Paris. My middle name is Brew (which is my mom's maiden name, just so no one gets the wrong idea about my parents...:)) Miscellaneous:Most people call me Jess, although sometimes it feels like I have hundreds of nicknames. Favorite Quote: "Why wait until tomorrow when all that we have is today?"

	Name: Jess V. Hometown: Nesconset, NY Major: Biology Year: 2009 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans:Ever since I was little I knew I wanted to be a doctor. Now that Im older I need to figure out what kind of doctor. Although lately Ive been thinking about becoming a neurologist, but before that I wanted to be a pediatrician, and who knows what Ill want to be next semester! Interesting Facts: I play the flute, piccolo, alto saxophone, and piano. I love acquiring useless information about the brain (although I guess if I do become a neurologist then that may help). Miscellaneous:I am a very outgoing and personable person. Except during Greys Anatomy. I am addicted to that show and if you talk during it not only will you get a shhh but you will also get a pillow thrown at you. Favorite Quote: "It is better to be prepared and not have the opportunity than to have the opportunity and not be prepared." - Anonymous

	Name: Kerone Hometown: Fairfax, Va Major: DEA – Human Factors/Ergonomics Year: 2009 Email:Carol_Tatkon_Center@cornell.edu Future Plans: To be honest, I have no clue what I really want to do. But as they saying goes - college is the best place to find yourself! I made the switch to Design and Environmental Relations this semester so I am really looking forward to whatever the future has in store for me. Interesting Facts: I was born in the Caribbean and moved to the states when I was 3. I love eating, and trying culturally different foods. Miscellaneous: I am an RA in Balch Hall and I am also part of the Cornell Caribbean Student Association.