1. NEWS ASSOCIATED
QUESTIONS
1. What is your name and tle?
Daphney Rose Rivera Bitanga (DB), Conrad Prebys Aztec Student
Union Programs Coordinator
Yevgeniya Vyacheslavovna
Kopeleva (YK), Conrad Prebys
Aztec Student Union Assistant
Programs Coordinator
2. Which A.S. department do you
work in and what do you do?
Government Affairs - Advising
the Aztec Student Union Board
is not a job, but a privilege and
a passion! The students are the
heart of our roles.
3. How many years have you
worked for A.S.?
DB: 3.5 years
YK: 1.5 years
4. If you won $5 million what
would you do with it?
DB: Pay off student loans, buy
a house for my parents,
charitable donaons to my
alma maters, travel through
Daphney and Yevgeniya “Yevy”
Europe and invest the rest.
YK: Travel the world, support my family in their dreams, start a
college savings account for my future kids and invest in my dream
staonary shop to spread happiness around the world!
5. What is your favorite dessert?
DB: Ice cream! Cool refreshing treat to end a meal or enjoy for a
snack.
YK: Cronuts, wonuts, filled donuts! I am onto this craze!
6. What city would you most like to visit or visit again?
YK: The Greek Islands are on the top of my list of places to visit!
My name is Greek, I love their food and I’ve wanted to go since
watching the “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” in 2005.
DB: Monaco! I want to experience the beauful beaches along
the Mediterranean Sea.
7. Would you rather build a sandcastle or a snowman?
DB: Sandcastle. It reminds me of 4th of July with my family in
Oceanside.
YK: Snowman. It reminds me of my
childhood growing up in Ukraine.
8. If you could go back or forward in me,
where would you go?
YK: I wish I could go back in me to meet
my grandmother, Ada. She was an
honorable doctor in Ukraine who passed
away at an early age from an
unfortunate brain surgery. Everyone
always says I look a lot like her and
emulate her character.
9. Who is your favorite singer / musician /
musical group?
DB: My favorite music producer is Calvin
Harris. His music makes me dance
whenever I hear it.
10. What is your favorite book?
DB: “Tuesdays with Morrie” by Mitch Albom is a reminder to
celebrate life and live the most excellent dash mark.
YK: “The House of the Spirits” by Isabel Allende. I had the privilege
of meeng the author at USC and she is as powerful, capvang
and creave as her wring!
11. Who is your favorite individual athlete?
DB: One of my favorite athletes is the late
Jerry Coleman. Anyone who gives back to
his country serving in the military and
makes an impact in the whole sports
community is a man to look up to.
12. What do you want to be when you grow up?
YK: An empowering female role model in
higher educaon and the best mom in the
world.
13. What three things are always in your
refrigerator?
YK: Fruit, cheese and homemade jam.
Three things I can’t live without!
DB: Water, I am always thirsty. Ice Cream,
best dessert. Local Cra Beer, SD’s finest!
14. What was or is your favorite subject in
school?
DB: In grad school at USC, I really enjoyed
my Applied Educaonal Ethnography class because I enjoyed the
type of research completed in that class.
YK: I always wanted to exchange my general educaon science
classes for addional fine art elecves at the University of Utah
because I originally hoped to go into graphic design and loved the
opportunies to be creave!
15. If you could have a superhero power what would it be?
DB: Flying — see the universe in a different perspecve from up
there plus I don’t have to pay extra for a good seat on the plane.
YK: Invisibility — so I can play hide-and-go-seek and win every me.
16. If you could be any color in a Crayola box, what color
would you be?
DB: Twilight Lavender. Purple is my favorite
color and this is the color you see in the sky
during a sunset.
YK: Aquamarine. I am a Pisces and love the ocean!
17. What is your favorite candy?
DB: Peach-O’s are delicious!
YK: Almond Joy because it’s a mix of chocolate, coconut and nuts!
STUDENTS
STAFF
JUNE 2014
Aztec Achievement Award
Recipients
Students and A.S. staff celebrated this year’s Aztec Achievement Awards on May 1. Students, faculty and staff were
honored for their achievements and contribuons to Associated Students boards, commiees and councils during
the 2013-14 academic year, including:
Dara Majdi, Daniel B. Nowak Outstanding Student Service Award
Kodi Bobier, Daniel P. Goodrich Award
Malia Green, Outstanding Graduate Student Service Award
Blaire Ward, Shuford C. Swi Award
Clayton Bishop, Most Outstanding Freshman Award
William F. Eadie, Dean Herbert Peiffer Award
Casie Marnez, Dean Margery Warmer Award
Andy Esparza, Outstanding Alumni Award
Tita Gray, Outstanding Faculty Award
Aztec Student Union Board, Outstanding A.S. Board Award
College of Health Human Services College Council, Outstanding College Council Award
Academic Affairs Commiee, Most Improved A.S. Commiee Award
Associated Engineering Student Council, Most Improved College Council Award
Society of Human Resource Management, Outstanding Student Organizaon
Michelle Dean, Dan R. Cornthwaite Luminary Award for Outstanding Advising
Geoffrey W. Chase, Best Retenon Pracces Award
Laura Hart, Dean Carole Robascio Outstanding Community Service-Learning Award
Colby Smith, Aztec Pride Award
A.S. Presidenal Leadership Award
Josh Garman
Alex Ben
Allie Raimondo
Washington Navarrete
Kathy LaMaster
Chris Lindmark
Life Passes
Paul Contreras
The Dr. Stephen L. Mrs. Susan K. Weber
Lamp of Leadership Award
Josh Morse
Becca Cohen
Javier Gomez
Mariah Kelly
Morgan Chan
Josh Garman
Tasnim El-Mezain
Washington Navarrete
Jessika Seekatz
Krisna Morales
Entertainment This Month
for details visit viejasarena.com
and calcoastopenairtheatre.com
Lady GaGa
7:30 p.m., Monday, June 2
Viejas Arena
The Fray
7:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 10
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
The Soulshine Tour
7 p.m., Sunday, June 22
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
A.S. Staff Members
Honored
At the end of the academic year, Associated Students
recognizes part-me and full-me staff members with
performance awards. A.S. also awards scholarships worth
$300 to three part-me staff members. Employees
recognized this year include:
PERFORMANCE AWARDS
Aztec Recreaon
Brian Johnston
Lohiao Paoa
Sidney Bast
Liana Tsirklin
Mahew Friedman
Nick Paulsen
Hayase Yoshizumi
Aurora Ruiz
Jared Ryder Kleber
Blake Pinsker
Melanie Marnez
Mission Bay Aquac
Center
Chelsea Hanson
Jason Brinzer
Julie Medina
Robert Wolford
Tory Brydges
Viejas Arena
Joel Lopez
Jason Fernandez
Cynthia Marnson
Tim Loeffler
Ricky Meyer
La Jolla Festival of the Arts
Mark Your Calendar:
JUNE
3rd SDSU Children’s Center Woodstock’s Pizza
Fundraiser
5:00-9:00 pm. Enjoy dine-in or take-out pizza
and raise funds for the Center. Visit
childcare.sdsu.edu
to download a coupon.
27th NATIONAL
SUNGLASSES DAY
30th Safety Reports Due
Conrad Prebys
Aztec Student Union
Randy McWilliams
Christopher Vidrio
Tiffany Choy
SDSU Children’s Center
Bibiana Ojeda-Hernandez
Morgan Phillips
Deelan Hassan
Cyrene Prudente
Elizabeth Koppert
Tina Kobayashi
Janelle Padilla
Sara Bouffard
A.S. Government Affairs
Victoria Flores
Clarice Mendoza
SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
Viejas Arena
Oliver Alday
SDSU Children’s Center
Jessica Backer
Remi Finley
Saturday, June 21, 2014 Sunday, June 22, 2014
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. • UC San Diego Warren Field
lajollaaresval.org
The La Jolla Fesval of the Arts is a feast for the eyes,
palate and ears. Meet nearly 200 arsts in an inmate
seng of original fine art, entertainment and delicious
cuisines, complemented with fine wine and cra beer as
you stroll the turf of UCSD Warren Field. This is not a
street fair but an elegant and high quality showcase.
Produced by the Torrey Pines Kiwanis, a non-profit
organizaon that raises funds to support adapve sports
and recreaon programs for San Diegans with disabilies.
Some of the proceeds from the La Jolla Fesval of the
Arts benefit Associated Students programs for persons
with disabilies. Over the next two years, the Kiwanis
will donate $55,000 to the Associated Students. They
have donated over $100,000 to A.S. over the lifeme of
the fesval.
Lile Daphney
Lile Yevy
Jordan Wells
Jordan Harrison
Cindy Lopez
Michelle Ong
Michelle Mitchell
Joshua Beverly
Sean Zahar
Dara Majdi
Marya Edgar