CSP Staff Scores a Hit in Tsunami Relief
Dodgeball Tournament
By Melissa Veluz-Abraham

The UCLA Students for Tsunami Relief Dodgeball Tournament that took place on Friday, February 4, was a great success. The roster listed 34 teams which included students from the Inter-fraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council, members of the UCLA Waterpolo team, Bruin Democrats, Bruin Republicans, Calpirg, Engineers without Borders, Samahang Pilipino, Vietnamese Student Union, and USAC. The Center for Student Programming’s Old School Crushers were joined by other staff entries that included the Fried Chickens (ORL’s chefs) and a staff team from ASUCLA. The event raised about $4,000, including CSP staff’s generous donations in support of the Crushers. All proceeds will go to Oxfam!

Special thanks to our outstanding team players, Mike Kockler, Scott Carter, Kenn Heller, Zoila de la Pena, Willis Veluz-Abraham, and Mark (from the Physics department). Ellen Archibald was on deck as the cheerleader and photographer for the evening. After winning the game against the United Khmer Students team, the Crushers moved on to beat the House of Flying Dodgeball (Kung Fu School Team) in the single elimination round. After some fierce dodgeball play, the Old Schoolers were defeated by the SAE team (the eventual tournament champions) in the semifinals round. We didn’t go down without a fight as we were able to squeeze one winning game in this best out of three round! These young players underestimated the power of the Old School Crushers!

Thanks again to everyone in CSP for your participation and generosity. The students organizing the event appreciated our support and enjoyed watching their advisors getting pelted by balls for a very good cause. We had a great time!