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Athletic AerobicsWednesdays 7:30pm

Aliso Rec Center

Cardio DanceThursdays 6pm

Aliso Rec Center

Cooking in the Canyon

Tuesdays 7:30pmAliso Conference Room

This Week: Latkes

YogaMondays 8:30pm

Aliso Rec Center

S o p h o m o r e S u c c e s s T i m e l i n e

Community Events

Environmental Tip of the Week

Community Announcements•Still undecided about your housing plans for next year? Thinking about returning to PCV? Sign up to reserve your space now! Log onto your portal and click on the Housing tab to sign up for a space in PCV or in Cerro Vista for next year.•Facilities News: Please make sure that you do not prop exterior doors open to maintain the security of our buildings. Also, report any damages in your apartment now so that we can repair them before the end of the year. This may save you money on damages when you check out of your space in June. Stop by your neighborhood front desk to fill out a maintenance request for any broken items or damage in your apartment. Thank you for helping to preserve and keep Poly Canyon looking nice!•Have you ever seen PostSecret? Did you enjoy the "Secrets Revealed" Event on Dexter Lawn during Finals week? Then head down to your front desk to fill out, decorate or design your own 3x5 card with your secret on it! Secrets can be done at home or at the front desk with the provided cards. Anonymously place yours in the shoe box at the front desk and come check out the PCV Secrets display next weekend April 9-11th. Need some inspiration? Check out new secrets every Sunday on www.postsecret.com •It's that time again! Every 10 years the US Government conducts a Census of our population. A Census Bureau enumerator may be contacting you to make an appointment and to gather information as part of the effort to count the number of students living here in San Luis Obispo. Census enumerators will be here in early April to collect information. If you are selected, please make it a priority as you will be providing key information that will help determine the distribution of more than $400 billion in federal and state funding.

Take advantage of the beautiful weather! Turn your heat off and your lights off – open your windows and blinds

to allow the sun to heat and light your apartment.

Get more involved in PCV...come to a

Community Council Meeting!

Wednesday at 9pm in the Community Center

Mocktail Party

Come relax and enjoy a mocktail, snacks, friends and fun!

Tuesday, 7pm, Community Center

Show off your talent at the

OPENMICNIGHTThursday 7:30pm in the Plaza (or Comunity Center depending

on weather)

BEER GOGGLE GOLF CART DRIVING!

Meet in the Plaza at 3pm on Saturday for a crazy fun time!

Spring Quarter Kick Off

Pool partySaturday, April 3rd from 12-3pm.Join us for food, games, music & fun!

Congratulations to Casey Kelleher for winning the MAP (Making Academic Progress) raffle! Make sure you stay on track to graduate. Check with your academic advisor to make sure

you’re taking the correct sequence of classes to satisfy pre or co-requisites in order to graduate on time.

Cooking in the CanyonWeekly Recipe

Shepard’s PieIngredients1 bag frozen mixed veggies (ideal blend – green bean, peas, carrots and lima beans)1 packet instant mashed potatoes½ stick butter6 tablespoons flourSalt and pepper to taste2 packets bouillon beef powder1 pound ground beef1 small bag frozen cut corn (thawed out)2 cloves of garlic1 red onion2-3 tablespoons oil (canola or veggie)

instructions1.Heat up skillet on medium high heat. Add a couple tablespoons of oil and add ground beef. Break up and stir ground beef till brown. Drain fat. Sprinkle flour onto ground beef and throw in chopped garlic, diced onion, bouillon beef powder and salt and pepper to taste. Slowly add water to thicken. Bring to a boil (approximately 10 minutes) and then add frozen veggies and shut off heat.2. In the other saucepan, boil the proper amount of water that the instant mashed potato recipe calls for. Add butter and salt and pepper to boiling water. Throw in instant mashed potato mix and stir till thickened.3. In casserole dish, pour in and level our beef mixture. Make a second layer with the entire mashed potato mix. Top with cut corn. The dish is ready to eat; however you may stick the casserole dish into the over for 45 minutes at 275 F to heat through evenly.

THEME WEEK: alcohol awareness!Did you know that, according to the Core Institute, 300,000 of today's college students will eventually die of alcohol-related causes such as drunk driving accidents, cirrhosis of the liver, various cancers and heart disease? How about that the average student spends $900 on alcohol each year? That's more than double what the average student spends on books! Think before you drink--one night of heavy drinking can impair your ability to think abstractly for up to 30 days! Did these statistics surprise you? Then come educate yourself about the effects of alcohol and how you can have fun without it at our Mocktails & Music party Tuesday night at 7pm, the Open Mic Night this Thursday or at the Beer Goggle Golf Cart Driving event this Saturday!

THIS WEEK’S

Tips for

Success

Start your quarter off well!•Finalize your schedule – crash classes! Sign up for study groups! Create your weekly schedule with classes, labs, work, and meetings your have. Then, sit down with your syllabi and map out your assignments and exams to stay on top of everything.

•Get the facts – check your winter quarter grades! Are they what you expected? Do they align with what your calculations were? If not, talk to your professors to get them corrected. Also spend some time reflecting on what you did well, didn’t do as well on, and what you loved about your classes last quarter. Look to replicate and further that interest for your subject matter.

•Reconnect – stop by your friend’s apartment down the hall, touch base with your study group partners, or visit with your friends from intramurals. Make sure you take time to secure and reestablish your friendships with those important to you. Make a date to catch up over coffee at Peet’s or lounging by the pool.