THE NEEP · 2010-06-18 · Sinai Medical Center. • Anita Dhanvanthari (Agoura Hills), 19, philosophy (pre-law) major. Dhanvanthari hopes to find a job in a law firm after Commencement

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A MESSAGE FROM YOUR FEARLESS LEADERS:

With the arrival of the new year comes new ideas and new implementation. We are looking forward to serving EEP in our position and want to introduce the new EEPC administration.


REMINDERSTuition for Fall 2010: Monday, July 12

Advisment Slip due: Wednesday, July 14

Priority Registration: Monday, July 19

Group Meetings for Summer 2010 will be held Week 3 (July 6

and 7) and Week 8 (August 10 and 11).

Students must have their basic subject Math and English

coursework finished in their first 45 units, take the WPE prior

to earning 135 units and should have the EEP staff direct

them to a major advisor when ready.

Remember to use Lounge Resources

Student Information Binder (campus policies, alum

contact e-mails, etc.)

Course Evaluation Binders (faculty ratings / course

evaluations by EEPsters)

Group Meeting Binder, aka Red Book (opportunities,

EEPC events, sign-ups, policy changes, amusing

diversions)

Hanging Wall File & Stand Alone File (campus forms and

information on clubs, scholarships, campus phone

directory, Honors classes, etc.)

Cubby Shelf Unit (interesting magazines, old schedules,

class materials, weird EEP stuff, spare umbrellas, etc.)

CSULA-EEP Important Dates June 14-18 Spring 2010 Quarter break

June 21st Summer 2010 Quarter classes begin

June 28th No record drop deadline

August 5th Summer 2010 “W” withdrawal period begins

July 5th University Closed – Independence Day Holiday

July 6th Winter 2009 ADD Deadline

July 6-7th EEP Group Meetings

July 14th EEP Advisement Slips Due by noon

July 19th Spring 2010 Priority Registration

July 15th Spring 2010 Tuition for Priority Registration

August 5th “W” Withdraw Period Ends

August 6th Emergency Withdrawal Period

August 10-11th EEP Group Meetings

August 30th –Sept. 3rd Summer 2010 final examinations

September 5-22nd Summer 2010 Quarter break

September 23rd Fall 2010 Quarter classes begin

September 6th University Closed – Labor Day Holiday

HELP WANTEDA big thanks to everyone who volunteered to serve on the Greeting and Interview Committees. We are reaching out again for help again to help put together the yearbook and plan events in the Yearbook and Event Planning Committees. We are also looking for writing for the newsletter. If you are interested in serving on any of these committees or are interested in helping out EEPC in general, shoot an email to John or David.


ANNOUNCEMENTSThis quarter we were pleased to add two new volunteers to our office, PEEPster Brenda Sorenson and former EPIC worker Edith Hernandez have really closed the office work gap caused by the reduction in Nancy’s work hours. Thank you to you both! In conjunction with the Office of Undergraduate Studies the EEP has been given the responsibility of recruiting and recommending students to a new part-time summer only program. Qualified students not interested in applying to EEP may be able to take summer classes through the Summer Open University College Enrollment Program (SOUCEP).

We also created 2 student committees to help the office. The Greeting Committee led by the Dedek twins and Interview Committee led by David Wang assisted us in processing applicants to EEP and SOUCEP.

Greeting:

Yeh, Jacquelyn

Dedek, Alanna

Dao, Priscilla

Dedek, Gennelle

Gao, Sarah

Nataraj, Jaya

Nguyen, Tiffany

Rkasnuam, Dawy

Sanchez, Giulio

Sanchez, John Michael

Interview:

David Wang

Bendersky, Victoria

Dao, Priscilla

Dedek, Alanna

Dedek, Gennelle

Irons, Tori

Irons, Troi

Lin, Yulan

Rkasnuam, Dawy

Sanchez, Giulio

Nataraj, Jaya

Nguyen, Tiffany

Lee, James

EEPsters elected a new EEPC administration for the 2010-2011 Academic Year. The election results as prepared by the Elections Commissioner are as follows:

John M.Sanchez/David Wang: 25 votesOptimus Prime/Optimus Rhyme: 4 votesDavid Nagy/ David Segall: 1 voteDavid Dorfman/ David Ballardo: 0 votes

A Giant Thank you to Millie Grimes and her board for their outstanding leadership of the EEPC throughout 2009-2010. Thank you Millie!

Ted Anderson will continue his service as EEP Student Counselor through fall term.

Please ensure ALL EEPsters in year’s 1-3 attends a session with Ted every quarter. After allowing each student to sign up for their meeting time in Winter & Spring terms we will return to scheduling each student for a Ted Session, effective fall. To


send Ted an e-mail: [email protected]

Nancy Aguilar returns to EEP half-time effective April 2010. Nancy will work in EEP in the afternoons and SLIC (Students Learning in Communities) in the mornings

We welcome a new Student Assistant to replace Sharon Ready. Say hi to Nora Perez

A thank you to Sharon Ready who soon departs CSLA for greener pastures. Thank you!

Be a EEPC Tutor or take advantage of one, remember the Tutoring Program may be essential for success so please e-mail Dr. Maddox [email protected] . The new EEPC administration will announce the Academic Chair appointment sometime in early fall. The Academic Chair is responsible for the Tutoring Program.

The 2009-2010 EEP YEARBOOK was distributed during Finals week. A thank you to ALL involved including Priscilla Dao and Dana Law

A new group of EEPsters finishing their 3rd year will be transitioned to Elder status effective fall term; Elders are encouraged to remain in close contact with EEP as they finish their degree programs. Notices will be mailed sometime during summer term.

HOW'S THIS!In addition to EEPC tutors, we're looking to build the EEP testbank and create a textbook exchange. In order for this to be sucessful, we asking EEPland to lend us your tests or textbooks. etc, etc, etc,


STUDENT NEWS & ACCOMPLISHMENTSThe EEP freshment of the year is Michael Pomirchy.The EEP Elder of the year is Alexandria Huynh. These outstanding students exemplify the Scholarship, Involvement and Responsibility for which the EEP is known, congratulations to Michael and Alexandria

We proudly announce the EEP Grad class of 2010. These young folks are remarkable and are off to remarkable lives post-EEP. • Jennifer Chen (Walnut), 19, biology major. Chen plans to work in a UCLA research lab starting in June, before applying to medical school to pursue an M.D. degree. A member of the Golden Key and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies, she also served as secretary and social chair of the Early Entrance Club; vice president of American Medical Student Association; president, vice president and treasurer of the Humanitarians on Campus; and vice president and webmaster of G.E. Honors Club. She also volunteered at Kaiser

Permanente-Baldwin Park and for the American Red Cross. • Shauna Cheng (Arcadia), 19, biochemistry major and art minor. Chen, who would like to become a neurologist, will be heading to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago this coming August. A Dean’s List and G.E. Honors student, Cheng served as webmaster and treasurer for the G.E. Honors Club, historian for the American Medical Student Association, and secretary and president for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Club. A recipient of the Organic Chemist Award, she has study the effects of gastrulating on gene expression with Biology Professor Robert Nissen

and have conducted research in Psychology Professor Alicia Izquierdo’s Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience. She has volunteered at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. • Anita Dhanvanthari (Agoura Hills), 19, philosophy (pre-law) major. Dhanvanthari hopes to find a job in a law firm after Commencement before applying to graduate school and pursuing a career in the law field. A Dean’s List student, she has received the University Involvement Award and was named the G.E. Honors Club Member of the Year. A member of the Philosophy Club and the Pre-law Society, she has served as associate justice and chief justice for the Associated Student, Inc.; external vice president and


president for the G.E. Honors Club; freshman class president for the Early Entrance Program. She is also a SCOPE (Students for Community Outreach, Promotion and Education) volunteer at UCLA. • Sonya Dhanvanthari (Agoura Hills), 19, biochemistry major and mathematics minor. With experience volunteering at the Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital, Dhanvanthari will be studying to become a doctor at Rosalind Franklin University Chicago Medical School in the fall. A Dean’s List student, she is also a recipient of the G.E. Honors Scholarship and the Anthony J. Andreoli Scholarship in Biochemistry. She served as president of the G.E. Honors Club, academic chair of the Early Entrance

Program Club, and secretary of the American medical Student Association. Additionally, she was a member of the CSULA Wind Ensemble, and a flutist for the Common Time Flute Quartet, which raises money for nonprofit groups.

• Katherine Donahoe (Rowland Heights),19. Katharine was an active community volunteer that included, work at the Santiago Canyon College Citizenship Program. On campus Katherine was a member of the AS/I Academic Senate, a Writing Center Tutor and a member of the Chemistry/Biochemistry, Mock Trial and EEP clubs. Katherine was invited to join Golden Key and inducted to Phi Sigma Alpha Honors Societies. Katherine was commended by the ASI and the

Associated Students Finance Committee for outstanding service in 2006-2007. Katherine who completed research with Dr. Tunstad (CSLA) and Dr. Pikov ( HMRI) in organic chemistry will begin doctoral studies at Washington State in the fall. • Bernardo Francisco Ferreiro Hernandez (West Covina), 19, chemistry major and mathematics minor. Hernandez has been admitted this fall to the Chemistry and Biochemistry Ph.D. Program at the University of California, San Diego, with full tuition coverage and stipend. He hopes to pursue a career in organic synthesis research. A Dean’s List student, he is a recipient of the MARC-U*STAR Fellowship. He is also a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Amnesty International-CSULA Chapter, and Humanitarians on Campus. He has conducted research in a chemistry lab with Professor Alison McCurdy. • Millie Grimes (La Crescenta), 18, biology major. Grimes will be applying to veterinary school after graduation. A Dean’s List student, Grimes was named the 2006-07 EEP Freshman of


the Year and the 2006-07 G.E. Honors Student of the Year. She served as associate justice for the Associated Students, Inc., president of PACK (People for Animal Care and Kindness), and president of the Early Entrance Program Club. As part of Chemistry Professor Wayne Tikkanen’s research team, she worked in synthesizing moisture sensitive compounds that are precursors to a chiral Lewis acid catalyst, which is relevant to the pharmaceutical industry.

• Alexandria Huynh (Torrance), 17, biology major. 17-year-old Alexandria Huynh—the youngest graduating senior at Cal State L.A.—was admitted to Harvard University’s Ph.D. immunology program with full funding and an

additional stipend. She hopes to pursue a career in biomedical research with clinical applications. As part of Edith Porter’s research team at Cal State L.A., Huynh focused on how intestinal cells in mice respond to Salmonella enteric serovar Typhimurium, a bacterium that is a leading cause of gastroenteritis in humans. She was also a member of the Golden Key Honor Society and the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Recipient of the Kinecta Federal Credit Union Scholarship, she was recently named the winner of Cal State L.A.’s Phi Kappa Phi Outstanding Senior Award and presented the Early Entrance Program Graduate of the Year scholarship. In addition, she has volunteered at the Torrance Memorial Medical

Center.

• Charissa Kim (Arcadia), 18, biology major. In the fall, Kim will start graduate school at Cambridge University’s neuroscience program in the U.K. She has been a member of Professor Alicia Izquierdo’s psychology lab since the age of 15. Kim was one of 10 students selected to represent Cal State L.A. in the statewide 2010 CSU Student Research Competition. Her award-winning presentation was titled “Effects of Pretraining Lesions of the Amygdala on Effortful Behavior in Rats.” She also won the Chemistry Departmental Award for Excellence in general chemistry, conducting research in a chemistry lab as well as in a psychology lab. She has received the Familia Unida Living with Multiple Sclerosis award for her volunteer work. She is also vice president of the Early Entrance Program Club and the Music Appreciation Club.

• James Lee (Arcadia), 18, biology major. Lee, who hopes to become a professor of genetics, will be working Professor Hyunsook Park’s research lab before applying a Ph.D. program in molecular


genetics. He has currently conducted research on the molecular genetics of the fungus Candida albicans using advanced cellular biology and biochemical techniques. A Dean’s List student, he is a recipient of the Howell Foundation and CSUPERB Undergraduate Research Scholarship and G.E. Honors Award. He has served as president, co-president and public relations chair of the Music Appreciation Club; public relations chair for the American Medical Student Association; and sophomore and junior class representative of the Early Entrance Program Club. He has also volunteered as an EEP tutor and mentor, and for the Sally Ride Science Festival at Cal State L.A.

• Rebecca Lee (North Hollywood), 20, electrical engineering major. Cheng will be going to graduate school at USC in the fall, in order to pursue her career goal of becoming a research and development engineer for nanoelectronic devices. She has conducted research in the CSULA Biomedical Engineering Research Lab, the NASA SPACE Laboratory at Cal State L.A., and the Center for Nanoscale Systems at Cornell University. She has served as secretary for the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-CSULA Chapter, and is also actively involved with the Biomedical Engineering Society, NeuroEngineering Journal Club, and Chemistry and Biochemistry Club. A Dean’s List student, she is a member of the Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) and Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honor Society).

• Michael Levitan, (Laguna Niguel) 17. Michael a member of several campus clubs and orgs including the Financial Management Association, GE Honors Club and the Mock Trial Club and served as Treasurer in two of the three. Michael was also inducted to several Honors Societies including Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key. An avid golfer and foodie,

Michael enjoys military history and venture capitalism in his spare time. Michael will begin graduate work in Finance at the Claremont Graduate School in the fall.

• Sudipta Mohanty (Rancho Cucamonga), 20, biology major. Hoping to apply his volunteer experience at Pomona Valley Hospital and Central Avenue Urgent Care, Mohanty has applied to graduate schools to pursue a career in medicine. A Dean’s List student, he is a recipient of the Golden Eagle Award of Excellence and the David Cameron Fischer Memorial Fellowship. He served as president and vice president of the Amnesty International and vice president and secretary of the G.E. Honors Club. He is a member of Tri Beta,

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Golden Key and Phi Kappa Phi honor societies. In the community, he has helped distribute food to the homeless in downtown Los Angeles for the Sathya Sai Organization, volunteered with the Ability First School for disabled children, and assisted a Corona free medical camp that provides free health screening to underprivileged children.

• Lara Roizen (Los Angeles), 19, English major. Roizen will be heading to Dartmouth University to pursue a M.A. in comparative literature, specifically focusing on French and Russian. A Dean’s List student, she was a debate finalist in the Pacific Southwest Collegiate Forensics Association. A member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society and G.E. Honors Club, she served as public relations chair and as a competitor for the CSULA Debate Team. She also received honorable mention for Rachmaninoff’s 3rd concerto at the Music Teachers National Association’s Concerto Competition, was a finalist in the Southern California Bach Festival, awarded $500 from the Westside Philharmonic Scholarship

Auditions, and state finalist in the California Certificate of Merit Exams, a state program testing music theory and piano performance. She has volunteered at the piano recitals at Nazareth Retirement Center and for the Overland Elementary School chorus.

• David Segall (Beverly Hills), 19, economics and finance major; math minor. Segall plans to enjoy classes at the London School of Economics this summer before studying for the GRE and applying for an economics doctoral program. He hopes to become a university professor. In addition to working part-time as a tutor at the University Tutorial Center, he has also served as treasurer of the Mock Trial Club, treasurer of People for Animal Care and Kindness (PACK), secretary for Financial Manager’s Association, and treasurer and vice president for the Early Entrance Program Club. A Dean’s List student, he is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi and Golden Key

honor societies. He is also involved with Association of Computing Machinery, G.E. Honors Club, and Economics and Business Society.

• Haley Step (Pasadena), 17. Haley a talented musician, (harp, ukulele and guitar) was a volunteer entertainer at a community retirement home for several years. On campus Haley was a member of the GE Honors, EEP and Music Appreciation clubs and served as Treasurer of Psychology Honors Society Psi Chi. Haley completed research with Dr. Izquierdo-Edler in cognitive science will take a gap year before applying to doctoral programs in neuroscience at Oxford and UCLA.


• Jennifer Shitanishi (North Hollywood), 20, physics major. Shitanishi will be heading to USC Graduate School to pursue a Ph.D. in physics in the fall. She has served as president and treasurer of the Physics and Astronomy Club, treasurer of the American Medical Student Association, and newsletter editor of the G.E. Honors Club. A Dean’s List student, she is a recipient of the Ted C. Bradbury Award in Theoretical Physics and John Spielman Award in Freshman Chemistry. She has conducted research for the CSULA Consortium for Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE), Scientific Visualization Lab (SciV!i) at Cal State L.A., and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Charlottesville, VA. She has volunteered for the Saint Joseph Medical Center and as a tutor for the Physics and Astronomy Club.

• Claire Weinan (Torrance), 20, electrical engineering major; mathematics minor.

Weinan, interned at the Aerospace Corporation for a summer, is now heading to Stanford University to pursue a master’s degree in electrical engineering. She organized a blood drive with SoCal Blood Services at Shepherd of the Hills United Methodist Church and volunteered for Free Arts for Abused Children at the Edmund D. Edelman Children’s Court. She served as president of the Engineering, Computer Science, Technology Student Council; internal vice president and recording secretary of G.E. Honors Club; vice president of Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society; and activities coordinator for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. She was a member of Cal State L.A.’s Cross Country and Track and Field team, having garnered the All-CCAA Academic Award, CSULA Athletics Department Academic Achievement Award, the CSULA Cross Country and Track Outstanding GPA honor, CSULA Golden Eagle

Award of Excellence, and James M. Rosser Endowed Scholarship.ajor and art minor. Chen, who would like to become a neurologist, will be heading to Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago this coming August. A Dean’s List and G.E. Honors student, Cheng served as webmaster and treasurer for the G.E. Honors Club, historian for the American Medical Student Association, and secretary and president for the Chemistry and Biochemistry Club. A recipient of the Organic Chemist Award, she has study the effects of gastrulating on gene expression with Biology Professor Robert Nissen and have conducted research in Psychology Professor Alicia Izquierdo’s Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience. She has volunteered at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.


EEPsters were successfully appointed to the board of Amnesty International, CSULA for the 2010-11 academic year.

President: Ajay Bhandari

Vice President: Daanyaal Syed

Tresurer: David Wang

Social Secretary: Cristiana Puiu

Secretary: John Sanchez

Public Relations Chair: Michael Pomirchy

Cristina De Cesare begins a 10-week internship at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) on June 14. She will be working on software development for the triATHLETE robots. These robots are designed

to assist manned missions to the moon by carrying cargo (big, heavy things such as moon rocks and astronaut habitats). She says to the Newsletter that she is overjoyed to begin this experience, which will be very fun and will provide her with a huge boost in her academic and professional skills.

John Michael Sanchez and David Wang are finishing their year on the A.S.I. Board of Directors as College of Natural and Social Sciences Representatives.

Faisal Abdullah (Chief Justice) and Associate Justices Daniel Pyon, Priscilla Dao & William Tsai are also completing their term of service to the student government this quarter. Yulan Lin participated in the US premier of La Commedia, a Dutch Opera.http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/piece-detail.cfm?id=2923&bc=1

Seth Nunez poetry was published in the 60th anniversary of Statement magazinehttp://bestservedspoken.blogspot.com/2010/02/spot-caesura.html

ALUMNI VISITS AND WRITTEN COMMUNIQUEDr. Maddox reports that he lost track of all the alum he spoke to this spring and we also failed to photograph all those who visited campus. We added what we knew below. The Newsletter apologizes. Natasha Spottiswoode called on June 8th and sent us a link entitled,”What I'm doing next year”: http://oxcam.gpp.nih.gov/prospectiveStudents/classof2010.asp#Spottiswoode Jackson Vane M.D attending the spring SEAA to speak to the tester parents, see Events for a photo Joanna Ghosh visited in April from law school at Georgetown in Washington D.C.


PAST EVENTSThe 27th Biannual Search for Exceptional Academic Achievement (SEAA) at California State University, Los Angeles was held on Sunday, April 11th, 2010. It went extremely well, thank you to all those who volunteered their time!!!

EEP alum Dr. Jackson Vane M.D. (left) poses with EEPsterfreshman Jeffrey Zhang at the SEAA Many of the SEAA testers qualified for EEP, we continued the Provie interview process through late May culminating in our annual Pre-Summer Orientation on May 27th EEPsters address the Tester parents Parents and students milling about during pre-test activities The Pre-Summer Orientation ( aka Family Orientation, Provie Orientation etc.) was a huge success! 44 hopeful applicants and their parents attended the event in the Golden Eagle Ballroom 7:00pm-9:00pm. Among the guests was the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies Dr. Steven Jones, Grad of the Year Alexandria Huynh, EEF officers Susan Fenton and Donna Hay, alumna Amanda Jancu and former EEP office manager Erika Garcia. Special thanks to PEEPster Brenda Sorenson who single-handidly created 10 beautiful centerpieces for our guests to enjoy. Also thank you to the EEPser volunteers and the 2010 Mentor team headed by Jake Pacheco and Millie Grimes.POSSIBLE PHOTO INSERTED HERE Several EEPsters volunteered at the University’s Student Fest in early March. Following are several pictures of active EEPsters: Aron Chew poses with a lifesize replica Jeffrey Zhang shows off a fine bag Andrew Seeto and Aaron pose in university attire On May 20th the EEP joined with other HS Seniors in Disneyland’s Grad Night festivities The University Commencement exercises will be held on Friday June 11th through Saturday June 12th . Another stellar group of early entrants receive their baccaleareate degree en route to fantastic futures! See Student News for a list of this year’s grads and their next steps.

Several of the 2010 Grads gathered for the annual Photo Shoot on June 3rd. Several EEP grads were featured in Sing Tao Daily (Chinese language Newspaper)


http://www.singtaousa.com/060510/la10.php Thursday June 10th the Grads celebrated at the annual EEP Grad dinner. Each was presented two gifts from the PEEP/EEF and EEP. Special thanks to EEP Grad of the Year Alexandria Huynh and Julian Bouzanquet for organizing the event. A commencement sash and a commemorative plaque were presented by Dr. Maddox to each student who completed an EEP Grad Survey and Exit Interview. EEPC Assistant Social Chair, Jaquelyn Yeh hosted a birthday party at the EEP Kitchen on June 3rd, 2010. The party was in honor of all the EEPsters who celebrated a birthday between January and June. Thank you, Jaquelyn for making this event possible.


SPOT THE CAESURA (APATHETIC)by Seth Nunez

I am writing this poem,Not because I feel I haveA particularly fresh or moving ideaBut because I feelI should write this poem.If only to express my self artisticallyWhile attacking society linguistically

I don’tHave something to sayAbout the economy,Global warming,Or war.Just because these thingsHappen around meAm I required toCreate an opinion,Or take a stand?Are these effectsSupposed to affect me?

It seems so,To answer my own questions,The “man” barrages me with opinions.Vote for meVote for himNO!Vote for her,You will revolutionize societyShe will positively affect gender rolesAnd she is a woman,

After all.“HA! Woman.I am an African American,I bring racial diversityWithout directly opposing the normAnd, I am so well spoken,After all.”

But of course the “man” is not alone,Jesus wants your opinions too.Hate those queers, they are evil people.Vote yes on prop 8.In the name of the Lord,Of course.Send your sons and daughters to warFight for our countryDestroy those Infide—I meanDestroy those heathensIn the name of the Lord,Of course.

Everybody is vyingFor you, to be on their side,So that you can become biasedJust like they are.Soon you will spew their shitJust like they do.Because no matter if it isIn the name of the lord,Or for societal revolutionIt is better to be apatheticThan idiotic. When one is idioticOne is uneducated, ignorant, and pathetic.


HOW I BECAME THE KING OF THE RAP GAMEby John Michael Sanchez

I don't pretend to be an expert on hip-hop, rap, or thug life style because I AM an expert on hip-hop, rap, and thug culture. The sublties of the hip-hop culture from fashion, to street credibility, to hustle all form the pecking order of all rap artists otherwise known as the "rap game." Learning the fundmentals of the rap game is easy, but mastering them is difficult.


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THE NEEP · 2010-06-18 · Sinai Medical Center. • Anita Dhanvanthari (Agoura Hills), 19, philosophy (pre-law) major. Dhanvanthari hopes to find a job in a law firm after Commencement