Bowling Night and trip to Cedar Point

The Indian Students Association invites you to Bowling Night tomorrow ,Saturday the 12th of July, from 6pm-10pm in the game room for free bowling and pool.

We are also having a trip to Cedar Point on Sunday, July the 20th.

Please come and register yourself for the trip on Bowling Night tomorrow and bring cash(preferably)/cheques for $35/-(includes discounted tickets and transportation).

We would all leave Sunday morning for Cedar Point from a common convenient place to be decided soon.

Euro 2008 Finals and Barbeque

The Indian Students Association(ISA) invites you to watch the Euro 2008 finals(2:30pm-5pm) on 29th of June, this Sunday, and a barbeque the same evening(5-8 pm). We gather at 422 Kling Street(at the intersection of kling and wheeler opposite the soft ball field) for the game and then go to 278 Wheeler, which is on the other side of the street from 422 kling, for the barbeque after the game.

Come with friends, bring along some beer/drinks/dishes for the game/barbeque. We would have Vegetarian burgers and Potato patties as well as Chicken burgers so that all tastes are catered to in addition to chips and snacks and what everyone brings along. So the more the merrier!

We would appreciate an RSVP (isa.drishti@gmail.com) so that we know the amount of food to get for the barbeque.

Indian Cultural Night(Spring Party) Schedule and Performances

Indian Students Association welcomes the University of Akron community to an evening of culture, music, and fun.

Saturday, April 12th 7.30 pm-11.30 pm. Student Union Ballroom

Tickets $4 at the gate

7.15 pm - The doors will be opened for the event
7.45 pm - Indian Snacks and Beverages will be served
8.00 pm - Dance Performance byRajinikanth
8.05 pm - Song by Nupur Khandelwal
8.15 pm - Dance by Leena and Ray
8.25 pm - Performance from the Akron U Twisters
Sheetal Wadikar
Pallavi Royal
Nupur Khandelwal
Swetha Gopinath
8.30 pm - Winners for the Raffle Ticket draw will be announced (2 iPod shuffles to be given out)
8.45 pm - DJ Music will be played by " Kris Koch " President of Num Num World Music
11.00 pm - The dance floor closes...

Please bring identification to avail of the cash bar at the event.
Raffle tickets to be sold for $2.

The Diwali Flyer

The big event is upon us

Saturday Soccer

A flyer was sent to all on the mailing list(which unfortunately is not comprehensive) about soccer intramurals this Saturday the 6th from 5-10 pm at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.

This post is to get to anyone who might check this blog but was otherwise unawares of the event.

If you are not currently on the mailing list and would like to receive updates, do shoot an e mail to isa.drishti@gmail.com

Auditions for Diwali Play

We are having a skit/play for Diwali, script for which is being woked out by Arun/Irene. We welcome members to volunteer for the piece. Updates on the play would be provided here, although enthusiastic members can start contacting either of the committee members mentioned above. Alternatively an e mail of interest to isa.drishti@gmail.com would suffice. Availability on weekends would be a plus.

For all the world's a stage and we the bit players(with apologies to The Bard) ,
Kshitij

Facing The Music

Judging from the brutally honest (to say the least!) comments in the first post, there needs to be considerable improvement in the music arrangement for parties.

As I see it, these are the options.

1. Update the song list : A text version of Darshan's song list would be put here. Add/remove songs from the list. We have some time before Diwali. However, since most of you profess to know his list on their finger tips, you could start right now.

2. Volunteer as DJ : If there are any hidden talents that we haven't tapped, please please show up or let us know. Also be aware of the scorching criticism that awaits anyone faltering at the podium :-) In this case equipment could still be rented from Darshan at considerably cheaper rates.(Which means more money left, which means more events).

3. Professional DJ : The committee is in talks with people to make this happen. However, ideally, this process should start 4-5 weeks in advance. So we might already be behind schedule. If you have suggestions, kindly come out with them ASAP.

As I see it, option 1 is exclusive. We could have a professional DJ/volunteer/Darshan and also a popular song list. So get going, if you will :-)

Yours Truly,
Kshitij