Volume XV Issue 2: 2009 Summer Issue by Florence Lee

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY

SUMMER 2009

The Cal Kronicle http://www.ucbcki.org/

VOLUME XV ISSUE 2

PRESIDENT IN THIS ISSUE

JOSH LOMELI SERVICE

BOARD MESSAGE

PETER LE

SERVICE V.P. Hey Circle K! With half of the summer gone, I hope you are all ready to start a new year of service! So far, I have had a relaxing summer filled with summer service events – like R.O.C.K. Summer Camp and the LBGT Pride Festival – and fun summer socials like June’s Disneyland trip. Though summer is a time to relax, don’t forget that service does not have to end with the school year. Now is the perfect time to volunteer, especially if you have nothing to do at home. In fact, service is an amazing way to meet new people and try different things. You have cool opportunities to get into certain events for free and even receive cool freebies along with the satisfaction that comes with helping others. Now, who doesn’t like that? =] Almost every big event needs volunteers, so check them out if you have the time. In fact, bring your friends along if they are bored, too! If you ever have questions, just email anyone on board, and they will be glad to point you in the right direction. I can’t wait to see all the old faces and new faces this fall. Get ready for an AWESOME year! (Oh, and a happy birthday to everyone who has a birthday during the summer!) — Peter

Circle K’ers exercise through a weekend of service with the kids of R.O.C.K.! PAGE 3

DISTRICT Hi Circle K’ers! Can you believe summer is already underway!? I hope all of you are enjoying the months spent at home with family, around the globe vacationing, or at an internship or summer class working hard! Although summer is a time for us to part ways, I am excited that a majority of you are here at Berkeley continuing to take part in service projects and fun social events! It has been a blast catching up with all of you at our Wednesday Summer Service meetings and grabbing dinner afterwards! We are especially happy to have other Circle K clubs from our Golden Gate division join us every week at the meetings, as well as our Berkeley Kiwanians and Cal-Nev-Ha District Board members. In the past month, we have had so many memorable events. We have been awed by the SF Youth Symphony Orchestra, spent a day playing carnival games with underprivileged children at Playland Not at the Beach, mailed homemade desserts to soldiers in Iraq, volunteered at the 2009 SF Pride Parade where BoA performed for all of us sitting in the front row, and enjoyed a weekend as counselors at R.O.C.K. Summer Camp. Our members have socialized at Disneyland, at the Berkeley Marina for a Fourth of July picnic, and at the gym as a part of our summer CKI Fit Club! No matter where you may be this summer, Berkeley Circle K is here keeping the spirit of service alive. Even if you are unable to be in the Bay Area with us these next couple of months, I encourage you to visit Circle K club meetings near you and participate in some awesome volunteer events with friends. With that, I hope you all have a great summer! Enjoy our Summer Newsletter! – Josh

A message from your District Awards chair, Dmitriy Shapiro! PAGE 10

FELLOWSHIP

Team Diversity dominates the competition during Final Chill Night! PAGE 8

FEATURES

What your favorite flavor of ice cream says about you! PAGE 12

CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL PLEDGE

I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K International, to foster compassion and goodwill towards others through service and leadership, to develop my ability and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankind’s potential.

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R.O.C.K. SUMMER CAMP

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r.o.c.k. stands for real options for city kids, By MIMI DAO and its mission is, in essence, to “nurture the de- ADMINISTRATIVE velopment of children” through both educa- VICE PRESIDENT tional and fitness programs. our club typically volunteers at R.O.C.K.’s Saturday morning sports drills, but I must admit: having never been, I’d never truly understood how R.O.C.K. actually benefited these kids. However, now that I’ve been a volunteer at R.O.C.K.’s annual summer camp, I can completely understand the difference that this program can make in a child’s life. On the morning of Thursday, June 11, Berkeley Circle K, Davis Circle K, numerous

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give back. (Two of the five camp counselors in the cabin CHERIZ CAJITA and I were staying in were R.O.C.K. alumni. Leona is about to attend UC Davis, and Hilda is doing research.) Volunteers also learn valuable skills from this camp, including ways to drill obedience into five little girls. A valuable skill, I’d imagine (possibly applicable to adults, too). Plus, you develop mutual respect and friendships with the children in your cabin. (I

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ot h e r volunteers, and the children gathered on to two buses heading north to a place called Mountain Camp. Luckily, we were on the bus with satellite TV – a TV that was turned on to the Disney Channel the whole time. (Anyone remember having a crush on Aladdin or Jasmine? I do.) This being my very first summer camp experience, I was probably a lot more excited than some of the kids – in fact, I had to remind myself numerous times to stop and let the kids go first because I wanted to try everything! The amazing staff at Mountain

Camp provided rock climbing, tree swinging, archery, fire building, and fencing activities for the kids; they even put on campfire skits and a “beach” party for everyone! But how do playing sports and games help a child? Oh, it’s so much more! Similar to how many members of our own club consider Circle K as their family away from home, R.O.C.K. has provided these children and volunteers with, essentially, a second family. Some I love of you have this c andid shot o f And rea & Peter !

It’s probably heard me mention how Circle K has been the venue through which I ’ v e been able to boost my own self-esteem. R.O.C.K. does the same for these children through support, friendship, and encouragement. With the social skills, education, and healthy lifestyle habits these children gain from R.O.C.K. programs, they’re able to develop into healthier, more responsible and more confident individuals. In fact, all of the high school volunteers have been part of the R.O.C.K. family since childhood, and they’ve been returning ever since to SUMMER 2009

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personally favored a girl named Lily, who made me feel like a bashful, flattered little girl myself when she kept hugging me out of nowhere, insisting on sitting with me for the bus ride back, and inviting me to her dance performance later that night. Or maybe I’m just a little girl at heart, too – or… not. Nevermind.) All in all, the R.O.C.K. summer camp was an amazing gift to provide these children… and I loved it! I’m definitely pushing and shoving my way into that volunteer list again next year.

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the BART over to the Civic Center, where we registered as volunteers. Since they did not have anything for us to do By KENNETH LEE just yet, we decided to walk FUNDRAISING CHAIR behind the main stage. There, we found BoA – an international pop star who has sold over 20 million albums – reSF LGBT PRIDE PARADE & CELEBRATION hearsing for her performance that afternoon. After the encounter, most of us went to go watch the parade. When the afternoon came, What could possibly be better than going we began our volunteering duties. The to a celebration parade with many big-name group of Circle K’ers was split into groups artists? Being able to go behind the scenes, of two or four. Some of us went to City of course! The San Francisco Lesbian Gay Hall with the VIP entourage to stuff bags Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Pride Parade and help the VIPs. Some walked around and Celebration on June 28 was an oppor- and registered parade-goers to vote, while tunity to do just that. It was an amazing and others acted as the eyes and ears of various exciting celebration where Circle K’ers were vendor groups. able to help people take pride in who they The celebration was a great success with are and see amazing celebrities at the same hundreds of people crammed into the Civic time. Center Square. It was no surprise, however, On the morning of the event, we rode that many were there to see BoA. Because

this was her first performance in San Francisco, it was a one-in-a-lifetime opportunity for locals to see her perform live. In the minutes leading up to her performance, the Square rang with a prolonged chant, calling her name. BoA performed three songs at the event: “Eat You Up,” her first debut single in the States, “I Did It For Love,” the opening song on her debut album, and “Energetic,” her newest single, which made its world premiere that afternoon. The crowd went wild and called for an encore performance. After a long day of volunteering and celebrating, the group of Circle K’ers left the festivities to regroup and head back to Berkeley. The San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade was a great event that combined our tenets of fellowship and service. Circle K’ers were able to have fun and serve the community simultaneously, making it one memorable project. You can be sure that Circle K will be back again next year. (I have front row videos of BoA’s performance. If you want to see them, talk to me and I’ll be happy to share.)

Ah yes, the two words every single college student dreads hearing: FINAL EXAMS. As much as everyone wishes that these wreckers of social life could burn in the fiery pits of the abyss, they are a necessary part of the college experience. Therefore, it is in everybody’s best interest to make “studying” for finals as enjoyable as possible. And what

over a semester’s worth of notes. Even after the coffee machines had been all packed up, Circle K’ers continued to stay, either to study or to relish in each other’s company. The next day of Study-A-Thon followed a similar routine with Noah’s Bagels and Peet’s Coffee in the morning, Sufficient Ground’s sandwiches and La Buritta’s na-

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long table up in front loaded with coffee, tea, blue books, and Scantrons. Though there were many Circle K’ers already huddled around the tables, many non-Circle K students showed up as well. I grabbed a cup of tea, sat down at a table, and immediately whipped out my Organic Chemistry notes. Once I got tired of that (which was

STUDY-A-THON

Studying with Circle K By LENA LAU

STAFF WRITER

better way to do that than to study with fellow Circle K’ers and munch on free food? On May 12 and 13, Circle K hosted the biannual Study-A-Thon, an event in which the entire student body is invited to come snack and study with us. Planned by Public Relations Chair, MINJI GWAK, and her PR committee, Study-A-Thon was held in the atrium of the Cesar Chavez Student Center, where floor-to-ceiling length windows brightened up the students’ miserable moods by letting in plenty of sunlight. When I stepped into the atrium, I saw a CAL KRONICLE

approximately five minutes later), I watched as KENNETH LEE and WESLEY HART diligently checked and refilled the coffee makers and water boiler on the table. Once noontime rolled around, Sufficient Grounds sandwiches were brought out, and the crowd around the front table began to thicken. Many students could not believe that the food was free, and they – being the poor college students that they were – did not hesitate to indulge. I spent the rest of the afternoon snacking on nachos from La Burrita and pouring

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chos in the afternoon. I was surprised at the amount of studying I actually got done. Seeing others suffer and study just as much as I was certainly made the process much easier to endure. The Student Center was a great location, with the quietness of a library but without the noise restrictions. This event was definitely a great way to spread the word about the amazing things Circle K does, while bringing existing members closer. After all, nothing brings people closer than pain and hardship – oh, and free food!

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The summer single service project of the year is here. Join host Diana Tran as she and her team of UC Berkeley Circle K’ers embark on a renovation mission at Oakland’s St. Andrews. Murals. Hopscotch. Four-square. Basketball.

You don’t want to miss it.

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PLAYLAND NOT AT THE BEACH

By DIANA TRAN

History with a Kick of Fun SENORES took charge of the pinball room, where he assisted the kids with the free-play pinball machines. This was a huge responsibility since there were two rooms filled with pinball machines. (I guess they were really popular back in the day!) If there was anything the volunteers learned that day, it was how determined little kids could really be. In fact, it was entertaining watching the kids so set on beating the games, whether it was a round of bowl-

A Walk-A-Thon to Remember By JOE LEE

STAFF WRITER

What is Resources for Community De- ing out. These Circle K’ers not only sacrivelopment (R.C.D.)? R.C.D. is a great non- ficed their finals studying time to volunteer, profit organization that creates but they also did a fantastic job carrying mm e r and maintains affordout each task, making the event run day th y a su an a enjo o t t able housing! And smoothly from beginning to end! aw ay alk rw e guess what? Our Here are some highlights that t Circle K club took place during and after helped R.C.D. the event: organize its • We all got wet, funnyvery first looking butt imprints after walk-a-thon! sitting on the grass for so This means long. we boosted • Jonamir brought our R.C.D.’s visstar guest, CALVIN, to the ibility – a lot of walk-a-thon where we took interested people pictures with him in a stopped by, creatphoto shoot of sorts. ing an exciting event • Bethany was a for R.C.D. volunteers genius when emerto participate in on a gency help was gorgeous day – and needed. (Let’s just raised money for say she saved a LOT critical projects that of water from being will benefit Berkeley’s wasted.) low-income families, • Wesley lost his disabled, and senior Yogurtland virginity! K’e e rs w citizens! All in all, the R.C.D. ma ne de y’s e l a qu e I would like to give maWalk-A-Thon was a very ick stop at Berk jor props and thanks to WESmeaningful and memorable LEY HART, TED KIM, BETHANY project. Don’t miss out on next year’s MIGUEL, SYLVIA TANG, JONAMIR walk! I’ll see you at your nearest Circle K VENTURA, and ANNA ZHOU for com- service project. =)

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unteered at Playland in the past. However, almost a year has passed since Circle K last volunteered at the location. On June 20 and June 26, Circle K’ers and some of the members from UC Berkeley’s Habitat for Humanity volunteered to help with the different attractions at the museum. With 150 kids in attendance, the Playland Not at the Beach was filled with energy and crazy kids. MIMI DAO volunteered at the carnival booth and helped kids aim waffle balls into either a giant milk jug or a fat man’s mouth. Meanwhile, LOUEL

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ing or a ring toss. At the end of the day, everyone gathered together to discuss how the day went. Everyone agreed that everything had gone well. Though there was a lot of hard work involved, all the volunteers had fun and truly enjoyed the experience. The coordinator of the exhibits at Playland even offered to throw a party for all the hard workers there. Who would have thought a museum could be so much fun?!

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Playland? Enough said. The fun and excitement of the event is already implied by its title. Playland Not at the Beach is a museum with an arcade twist. Located in El Cerrito, this arcade-museum is an offshoot of Playland at the Beach, an amusement park located in San Francisco back in the early 1900’s. Due to the construction of new condominiums, the original Playland had to be taken down. Some of the its remains were then relocated to El Cerrito, where “Playland Not at The Beach” now resides. The museum in El Cerrito is more than your run-in-the-mill museum, however; it consists of everything from carnival games and magic shows to a room filled with Disney action figures. UC Berkeley Circle K members have vol-

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FELLOWSHIP FINAL CHILL NIGHT

BYE BYE, FINALS

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bus to Nation’s, a restaurant known for its burgers and delicious pies. There, the Circle K’ers stuffed themselves with food to recover from the strenuous workout they had just had that afternoon. By the end of the night, all the members were worn but content with the huge meal they had just devoured. Once everyone had finished eating, the Circle K’ers had the opportunity to create a memento to remember everyone they had gotten to know throughout the year. The memento was a mini yearbook of sorts. Each Circle K’er was given a note card on which to write his or her name. He or she then passed the card clockwise, and the recipient was given one minute to write a message to the owner. By the end of all the exchanges, everyone had his or her own makeshift yearbook containing notes and comments from fellow Circle K’ers. When all the cards had been completed, each member shared his or her favorite comment with the group. After three years, Final Chill Night is still one of the biggest socials of the year. It gives everyone the opportunity to reflect on the passing year: the fellowships formed, the crazy events unfolded, and, most importantly, the memories created. Final Chill Night has always been one of my favorite socials – one that I continue to look forward to every single semester.

The days in Berkeley were growing longer and hotter as summer approached. The change in weather meant only one thing for the students of UC Berkeley: it was the start of summer vacation. But before they were completely free, they had one more obstacle to conquer: the dreaded finals. Before they kissed the sun goodbye and locked themselves in their rooms to prepare for the most stressful time of the year, Circle K’ers had one final get-together to wish one another well in the coming weeks and to say their goodbyes before summer break. For those of you who are unaware of how Final Chill Night began, here’s a quick history lesson. Final Chill Night started in 2006 when CHERIZ CAJITA was Spirit and Social Chair. Yes, before she led UC Berkeley’s Circle K as President and before she led the Golden Gate Division as a lieutenant governor of Circle K’s California-Nevada-Hawaii District, Cheriz was UC Berkeley’s very own Spirit and Social Chair. She and her committee wanted a way to give the Circle K’ers a chance to “chill out” before the start of finals. Thus, Final Chill Night was born. This was the fourth Final Chill Night to be held since its creation. Following tradition, the Circle K’ers met on Memorial Glade. Without a cloud in the sky, the sun shined brightly that afternoon, creating the perfect weather for some outdoor fun.

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SPIRIT & SOCIAL CHAIR

Before the fun could begin, the group divided into teams of five or six, and each team created a team name accompanied by a signature move. With that done, the games soon started. The members participated in a long list of relay games that gave them chances to unleash their competitive spirits and get pumped up. The activities ranged from the typical – such as the wheelbarrow relay race in which LINDA SHI completely face-planted into the grass – to the more unusual, such as “The Nasty” – a game that requires its participants to pass a foam noodle from one team member to the next using only their legs. Though all the teams competed hard, Team Diversity, consisting of Circle K’ers WESLEY HART, ANDREA KERN, JOSHUA LOMELI, and D I A N A TRAN won the most games by the end of the social. After the competition was over, the mem- Ready to “Pass the Orange,” members MIMI DAO, DEEDEE MIN, KAREN CHEN, and TAMMY TIEU of Team Big Bang strike a pose for the paparazzi. bers took the

“FINAL CHILL NIGHT IS STILL ONE OF THE BIGGEST SOCIALS OF THE YEAR.”

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FELLOWSHIP DISNEYLAND/ GUPPY’S SOCIAL

BERKELEYgoes By MATTHEW TADROS

With the summer finally here, four UC Berkeley Circle K’ers decided to take advantage of their newfound freedom and took a road trip to the happiest place on earth. Where is that exactly? Why, Disneyland of course! Members who lived in both Southern and Northern California traveled to Anaheim, California to enjoy one of the best theme parks in the nation. Thanks to the help of DIANA TRAN, the Circle K’ers were able to purchase park hopper tickets for a mere $50, which meant members could enjoy the amazing attractions offered at both Disney’s California Adventure and Disneyland for $44 off the original price. The group started their day off at California Adventure, the newer of the two parks. There, the Circle K’ers had the opportunity to face their fears as they took a plunge down the Tower of Terror, visited all of California’s unique landmarks on Soaring Over California, and cooled off from the hot weather while getting soaked on the Grizzly River Rapids. When they had taken advantage of everything the first park had to offer, the Circle K’ers replenished their energy with a quick lunch before heading off to Disneyland Park for even more fun. There, the members had the chance to enjoy all the rides that people traditionally think of when they think of Disneyland: all the “mountain” rides – Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Thunder Mountain – Pirates of the Caribbean, and Indiana Jones. At the very end of the night, Circle K’ers wrapped up their day at one of the most magical places on Earth by enjoying the theme park’s new fireworks show together. Once the lights started to fade at Disneyland, the members knew it was time for them to go, but their night wasn’t over just yet. After leaving Anaheim, the group headed to Guppy Teahouse in Cerritos, a restaurant well known for its extremely large servings and delicious shaved ice. There, the Circle K’ers were reunited with some of the

seniors who had graduated this past year: AMY WANG, JAMES LEE, and CHERIZ CAJITA. Together, the members were able to spend the rest of the night enjoying good food, catching up with one another, and reminiscing over the fun they had just had a few hours before. Much of the work that Circle K’ers accomplish throughout the year is pretty magical in of itself. So, it was only fitting for the group to spend its time at a place that was just as magical as their service!

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Fourth of July Social The Berkeley Marina

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Summer Service meetings 7pm Wednesday unit 1 courtyard

Divisional Council Meetings (DCM) are monthly gatherings where Circle K clubs within a division get together with their Lieutenant Governor (LTG) to discuss upcoming events and important updates. For me, DCMs are always a lot of fun because people from different clubs have a chance to catch up, especially during fun after-socials! Our June Golden Gate DCM was held at JASON WU’s house right across the street from De Anza College in Cupertino. After driving for an hour with UC San Diego’s awesome Circle K President, CAMI TAM, many of us got out of the car and immediately started to sweat in the hot summer air. We rushed inside Jason’s house to take refuge from the sun! Before the meeting started, many of us in Golden Gate were able to catch up on life, school, and, of course, Circle K! One topic that was particularly popular? Finals! Many of the Circle K clubs in our division had just CAL KRONICLE

Dmitriy Shapiro

Hey UCB Circle K!!! Hope you guys are enjoying your summers because I sure am! I’ve been having tons of fun going to our Summer Service meetings, and I encourage everyone who’s up in Berkeley or in the area to come on by. This is going to be a quick update on what’s been going on in the Cal-Nev-Ha District, and what we’re currently working on. Just like your club board, the district board never stops working! We’re currently in the process of finishing up proposals: from researching District Service Initiatives to planning for the Fall Training Conference to keeping clubs running during the summer, the district is hard at work making sure the upcoming Circle K year is amazing – so amazing... it’s amazing. (Haha, Kanye West reference.) We hope to finalize everything by the end of July so you guys will have everything you need to start off your year with a bang here with Circle K! Be sure to keep a lookout for manuals coming out from different district board members in the coming month. What would all this hard work be withfinished their quarters. What a relief that all of us in semester system schools were done in May. Now we can all enjoy the summer! After announcing upcoming service projects and socials, all of us decided to go eat at Fresh Choice, a salad and pasta buffet at a nearby mall outlet. It was a smorgasbord of delicious food! KENNETH LEE, KATH-

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out the help of the awesome committee members that keep the district committees running? UC Berkeley Circle K members are helping out so much and have really demonstrated their dedication to Circle K as an organization through these committees. We have Berkeley members on almost every committee, so let’s keep that attitude coming! (See PAGE 11) And as a last note, don’t forget to visit www.cnhcirclek.org for your one-stop CalNev-Ha destination. It has an enormous amount of resources, event information, contact info, and even a chatterbox! Keep it chill, UCB Circle K! August 13 – August 15

District Summer Service Social San Diego, California

Upcoming District Events November 6 – November 8

Fall Training Conference Sonora, California

JUNE DCM By JOSH LOMELI PRESIDENT

DAO, walked around the mall in search of adventure! We found a knight in shining armor, posed for the camera at a Japanese photo booth, and ate some stuffed pretzels! When all was said and done, we made a pit stop at Yogurtland! After a couple of laughs, very interesting games, and group pictures, we headed back to Berkeley. Before we did though, many of the Golden Gate Presidents agreed that July’s DCM would take place in the pool with laminated agendas. We’ll see how that idea pans out! It will be a great way to beat the summer heat! ;) See you there!

“WE FOUND A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR, POSED FOR THE CAMERA AT A JAPANESE PHOTOBOOTH, AND ATE SOME STUFFED PRETZELS!” LEEN WONG, JASON SIU, and RANDALL HARPER definitely got their money’s worth of dinner – dessert especially! As a majority of Golden Gate ate at the buffet, a couple of us, including DMITRIY SHAPIRO, LTG ALISA LOUM, and MIMI

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LEADERSHIP /THE DISTRICT MAGIC ABRACADABRA of SERVICE} 2009 BERKELEY SPRING BANQUET

By LENA LAU

STAFF WRITER

As I made my way from Unit 2 to Barrows Hall, I soon realized how much longer and more tedious it was to walk this short distance in heels. When I finally hobbled inside the elevator that took me up to the Lipman Room on the eighth floor, I knew that the 15-minute (usually 10) walk was worth it. I followed the music into a gorgeous room, fully decorated with playing cards and rabbits on the walls, and top hats on the center of each table. VIRGINIA LIU sat behind the table near the front and handed me a program before I took a seat with other well-dressed Circle K’ers at a table. Waiting for the banquet to start, I walked onto the outside balcony for a stunning view of the San Francisco Bay Area. Making my way back inside, I noticed that the playing cards on the walls had the name of each Circle K’er in attendance, and we were able to sign on them throughout the banquet. Many people took this opportunity to write silly but heartfelt messages to each other, recalling an amazing year together. UC Berkeley’s May 8 Spring Banquet opened with a magical skit, presented by the 2008-2009 Board. After Immediate Past President JAMES LEE gave some opening remarks following the performance, it was time to eat. Just as my mouth began to water at the sight of food, ANDREA KERN and TIFFANY ORNEDO put a pause to the serving and bade us watch a hilarious board video. After a meal of pasta and cake, the new members were officially installed, myself

included. Standing next to MORGAN LIN, we both proudly pledged to uphold the objects of Circle K International. Each new member then received a unique Bear Claw award, illustrating his or her forte. Next, came the Old Board thank-yous, where each board member recognized the members that had helped them throughout the year. They then installed the new 2009-2010 Board of Officers and proudly pinned invisible badges to their successors. After the inductions, each senior bade their goodbyes and recounted wonderful memories that revolved around service, leadership, and fellowship. Tears were absent this time around, most of which had been shed during Reflections at District Convention. Nonetheless, it was obvious that the departing seniors had a true passion for Circle K. Since service never stops, 2009-2010 Fundraising Chair KENNETH LEE worked ceaselessly throughout the night to motivate Circle K’ers to donate money. And there is no better way to motivate than to force the lowest fundraisers to do something embarrassing. The table with the lowest amount of donations had to dance around the room with funky props. Members also had the chance to pay to watch old board officers serenade their designated special someones. After the banquet, many Circle K’ers lingered to take pictures and to continue celebrating an amazing year. The energy that is ever present at every Circle K event is evidence that there is indeed magic in service.

The new Circle K’ers were all smiles when they were formally installed into the club.

The Lipman Room was decked out with magical decorations conjured by the 2008-2009 Board.

Vegetable Lasagna and Penne Polpette, anyone?

Congratulations to UC

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District committee members DISTRICT COMMITTEE CHAIRS Nina Yang FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE CHAIR

Dmitriy Shapiro AWARDS CHAIR

KIWANIS FAMILY Matthew Tadros Tiffany Ornedo Monica Bayya Keiko Tanaka Karen Chen

MD&E Karen Chen Iris Hsu Darrell Hawkins SERVICE Peter Le SUMMER 2009

FALL TRAINING CONFERENCE Tammy Tran Lena Lau Linda Shi Linh Hoang Karen Chen Tiffany Ornedo Keiko Tanaka Tammy Tieu

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

There are as many recipes for chocolate chip cookies as there are chocolate chips in your average bag of Tollhouse Chocolate Chips, including the one printed on the back of the bag! So what makes these cookies so-so? Usually, they come out too thin, or too burnt, or just… bleh. Luckily, however, I stumbled across the recipe for the best chocolate chip cookies I’ve ever had!

Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted 1 cup packed brown sugar ½ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 egg 1 egg yolk 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. 2. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together; set aside. 3. In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar and white sugar until well blended. Beat in the vanilla, egg, and egg yolk until light and creamy. 4. Mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand using a wooden spoon. Drop cookie dough ¼ cup at a time onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 3 inches apart. 5. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven or until the edges are lightly

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toasted. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Extra Notes • When you melt the butter, it’s best if you brown it in a skillet as well. Combined with the brown sugar, it creates a great caramellike flavor. • If you’re looking for a good semisweet chocolate chip, America’s Test Kitchen found that Ghirardelli brand chocolate chips are the best, while Tollhouse’s are too sweet. However, it’s completely a matter of personal taste! • After you finish preparing the dough but before you prepare the batches to be put in the oven, cover the dough and refrigerate it for at least one hour. • Why one egg and one egg yolk, you ask? The extra egg yolk contributes to the “cakey” texture of the cookie.

Any questions/comments? Email Vincent Lim at thats.oneforthebooks@gmail.com.

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Sometimes, summer just doesn’t seem like summer. As afternoon lectures turn into long afternoon naps, you can’t help but dream of sandy beaches under a toasty summer sun. So reward yourself with a beloved pint of Ben and Jerry’s or a cone of Baskin Robbins. No summer is complete without America’s most popular frozen treat! According to ice cream “flavorology,” your favorite flavor of frozen goodness says a lot about your personality. Check it out! – Florence Lee / NEWSLETTER CHAIR

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The bear whose wit is as sharp as his claws! I’m miles and miles away from Berkeley, and I miss Circle K. How do you cope with that? I don’t think I can last another month. I’m no doctor, but I think you might just have a little case of separation anxiety – I getcha pal! But no worries, no worries! Just because you’re miles away from all the action doesn’t mean you can’t be part of it. In fact, I force [Spirit and Social Chair] MATT TADROS to video chat with me during Wednesday’s summer service meetings. That’s right. I force him – no ifs, buts, or maybes! Except being

as cruel as he is, he always puts me on mute. What do I do to retaliate? I make fun of him behind the mike. I mean, he can’t hear me, right? Don’t worry. There are only a few weeks of summer left. Spend it with family and friends, and just enjoy it. Even if you have a thick skin like me, that won’t protect you from a little homesickness once school rolls around. ----------------------------------Calvin, I’ve gotten ridiculously tan since summer began. I’m afraid no one will recognize me anymore! What do I do?!

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Sorry. I can’t help you here, human! You guys really should have kept the fur. It was a very becoming look, if I do say so myself. ----------------------------------So after spending time in both Northern California and Southern California, which do you like best? This is a trick question, isn’t it? I don’t mean to be political, but I’d like to think that I’m a bear of all regions. Honest! Actually, I might have a preference, but my publicist won’t let me say it. The celebrity bloggers are out to get me, you know.

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LATE NIGHT

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There are some things that never change at Circle K. On a Tuesday night, we can expect a Circle K’er to run up to the podium in an attempt to steal the bell and gavel from president JOSH LOMELI. We can expect Immediate Past President JAMES LEE to slip fake raffle tickets into the Opportunity Drawings. We can even bet that NINA YANG will have a batch of cupcakes ready at hand. Projects, however, are more unpredictable. But amidst the unpredictability, we can always expect to see KAREN CHEN there with a smile on her face. Karen’s smile is her trademark, a window to her positive nature. Whether she’s working hard at Camp Cazadero, singing a Kiwanis Jingle at the Kiwanis meeting, socializing at Baskin Robbins with other Circle K’ers, or chairing Relay for Life, Karen’s optimism is infectious and merits the highest distinction. So here’s an exclusive interview with the “incredibly gorgeous,” incredibly dedicated Member of the Month: Karen Chen.

CALVIN: What’s the one thing you love most about community service? What motivates you to keep on volunteering? KAREN: I enjoy being able to spend my time doing things for other people and not just myself. C: Trick question: leadership, fellowship, or service? I know. Cruel, right? And why? K: Oh wow, tough one! I’m going to have to say service because I love being able to help others and you can gain fellowship and leadership through service… yeah?? C: What was your most favorite April event? K: Camp Cazadero, for sure! Although all the other events were amazing, Camp Cazadero was a wonderful weekend of service combined with fellowship with our awesome Kiwanians! C: How about your favorite kind of CKI event? K: Oh, this is really hard! I like any kind of

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C: What have you been up to this summer? K: I’ve just been relaxing a lot, enjoying the time here with family and friends. I recently started summer classes, though. C: How are you so smiley all the time? Your happiness is infectious! K: I just like to look for the positive in every situation, rather than feeling down when things aren’t going well. I like to believe that it’s always better to smile. C: Any funny Circle K-related stories you want to share? K: Well… this one is the one that popped into my head first: Basically, I was hit on by one of the Kiwanian’s grandsons at a Kiwanis meeting. He just came up to me and told me that he thought I was “incredibly gorgeous.” HAHA. So, there’s the story behind my Bear Claw award.

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MESSAGE

You never know what’s missing until it’s gone.

Behind every cliché lies an ounce of unavoidable truth. The truth behind this particular line? I miss being busy and having something to stress about. After weeks of E stressing about not E L E C N E R O By FL TER CHAIR having something NEWSLET to stress about, I’ve become a self-diagnosed workaholic. I have this strange feeling of uselessness that keeps me up until three in the morning and mercilessly awakens me seven hours later. In fact, I keep waking up earlier and earlier as each day of summer passes, as if I am waking for something – though for what I am not sure. Two months ago, when my skin was three shades paler and my hair was one shade lighter, I would have had a service project to wake up to every morning. There were always invasive plants to weed, marathons

in San Francisco to monitor, and houses to repaint. Oh, those were the days. Circle K has always been a place of belonging, stabilizing me at a time when I have no sense of direction. Without a major in mind for the past year, I have had nowhere to focus my ambitions here at Berkeley. It’s hard to feel like those Organic Chemistry midterms were worth the sweat and tears, that those Philosophy papers were worth the sleepless nights, when I don’t even know exactly what I’m working toward. What was I getting out of Berkeley? I wasn’t quite sure. In fact, I’m not quite sure to this very day. But service – service is different. There is no limit to the amount of good you can do for this world, and its perpetual nature is addicting for a workaholic like me. If I can’t do good for myself, at least I can do good for others, and boy, there is no better feeling in the world than helping other people! So I guess I shouldn’t have been at all surprised when I began missing Circle K a week into summer, missing the energy of

20 Barrows on a Tuesday night, missing the silliness of committee meetings on a Tuesday afternoon. But I find relief in one little fact: service doesn’t stop. It can’t be stopped. It’s always here as long as we feel compelled to find it. Luckily for me – hopefully luckily for you, too – Circle K is there to quell my inner workaholic, even during the summer. My parents can’t understand why I wake up at eight in the morning to go to El Segundo Beach for a beach clean-up, why I make trips to UCLA for a potluck, why I drive to Cerritos at 11 p.m. just to eat a boat of shaved ice. (Or why I obsessively stare at InDesign for hours on end.) But in my workaholic nature, I am misunderstood. Haha. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this summer issue. Of course, this newsletter would not be possible without your help. I would especially like to thank TED KIM for the small layout change this issue. As you can see, we’re still making adjustments to the Cal Kronicle. Have a great summer everyone, and I best be seeing you soon!

Board Contact Information Tammy Tran

Kenneth Lee

President (909) 725-8551 cki-president@lists.berkeley.edu

Secretary (714) 290-4411 cki-secretary@lists.berkeley.edu

Mimi Dao

Tammy Tieu

Diana Tran

Iris Hsu

Darrell Hawkins

Matt Tadros

Diane Chen

Administrative V.P. (714) 925-9044 cki-adminvp@lists.berkeley.edu

Peter Le

Single Service Chair Webmaster (714) 360-4284 (909) 837-8114 cki-webmaster@lists.berkeley.edu cki-singleservice@lists.berkeley.edu

Member Development & Education Service V.P. Project Coordinator (818) 292-0397 (310) 804-1458 (323) 919-2422 cki-servicevp@lists.berkeley.edu cki-membership@lists.berkeley.edu cki-projectcoord@lists.berkeley.edu

Margaret Chiu

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Spirit & Social Chair (562) 746-2331 cki-social@lists.berkeley.edu

K-Family Chair (718) 612-3548 cki-k_family@lists.berkeley.edu

Lily Okamuro

Minji Gwak

Sooyun Choi

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