Panchali Ellepola '10
President
What your name means in your native language: Its a name of a goddess from the mahabaratha
Hometown, Country: Colombo Sri Lanka
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): The food :s
Major/minor: architecture and Economics
Favorite ISP moment: Karoke night :)
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: how to avoid the freshman 15 :s
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): MEDINA! :)
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Ma Thida '11
Vice President
What your name means in your native language: It means "Cool" in my language.
Hometown, Country- Yangon, Myanmar
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): I miss the food markets and China town from my hometown.
Major/minor: Biochemistry and Mathematics
Position- Vice President
Favorite ISP moment: Rhythm Nations and IS days
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Hand in Hand Wang Lee Hom David Tao Jay chou n Others
mthida@smith.edu
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Jun Xian/Joey Huang '12
Co-Social Chair
What your name means in your native language: In Chinese - beauty and wisdom, In English - baby kangoroo
Hometown, Country: Born in Guangzhou, China; moved to Canada N>10 years ago
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): Chinese food and cherry blossom trees
Major/minor: Chemistry and Economics double major, Pre-med
Favorite ISP moment: Chatting with different people at meals
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: whining to professors about due dates
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Jpop/Asian Pop!!
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Trishagni Sakya '12
Co-Social Chair
Name: Trishagni Sakya
What your name means in your native language: one who fulfills wishes, and legend has it that Trishagni was the name of the first woman who gave Dana (a cup of rice grains) to Sakyamuni Buddha after he achieved Nirvana (enlightenment)
Hometown, Country: Kathmandu, Nepal
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): eating with my hands, food honestly tastes 10 times better when you eat with you hands
Major/minor: Econ and Psyche
Favorite ISP moment: when I went to get my chest xrayed and the nurse asked me if I was pregnant.
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: how to communicate with your room mate
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Say by John Mayer. Its the ending credit song for the movie The Bucket List
tsakya@smith.edu
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Chi Gao '11
Co-Cultural Chair
What your name means in your native language: run in a super fast speed
Hometown, Country: Shandong, China
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): FOOD! Dessert!!!!
Major/minor: Biochem major with math minor
Favorite ISP moment: When we play social bonding games together.....
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: Enjoy your first-year and have fun!!!! Don't stressed out with classes yet...because more will be coming...lol
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Too many of them...recently, I am in love with Bubbly by Colbie Caillat.
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Yanan Zhao '12
Co-Cultural Chair
What your name means in your native language: a kind of tree which is graceful and invalueable
Hometown, Country: Nanjing, China
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends):Chinese food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Major/minor: Economics & Maths
Favorite ISP moment: IS Day & Rhythm Nations
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: ISO is so much fun! I should have bonded more with the awesome ISO people!
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): So Sick by Ne Yo
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Monika Valečić '12
Conference Chair
What your name means in your native language: mmm... Monika?
Home Town: Brckovljani, Croatia
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): sitting by the statue of a first Croatian king by the main train station and watching the world pass by me
Majors: Psychology and Philosophy
Favorite ISP moment: first walk downtown
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: Amherst bikepath. It's pretty awesome.
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Free Ride by Nick Drake
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Sonu Shrestha '12
Secretary
Hometown, Country: Kathmandu, Nepal
What your name means in your native language: It's an indian name and it means "beautiful."
Major/Minor: Biology and Economics
Favorite ISP moment: Senior Banquet 2009, when we were playing "what's in the future?" game (I am not sure about the game's name) and Dean T's future involved going to L.A. buying a diamond bra and getting entertained. It was hilarious.
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?:Nothing really!
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?):These days I like the song, Down by Jay Sean.
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Ashley Knowles '11
Publicity Chairr
What your name means in your native language: We only speak English in The Bahamas! But Ashley means from the Ash tree.
Hometown, Country: Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends): The smell of tropical trees
Major/minor: Anthropology/ Museum Studies
Favorite ISP moment: Senior Banquet
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: That Americans aren't scary.
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): CARIBBEAN SOCA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ALISON HINDS!!!
aknowles@smith.edu
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Kailin Weng '12
Publicity Chair
What your name means in your native language: victory and abundance
Hometown, Country: Shanghai/Ningbo, China
One thing you miss from home(other than family and friends):EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Major/minor: Economics & Art History
Favorite ISP moment: Boston Trip, IS Day
Anything you wish you'd known as a first year/sooner?: A lot of interesting classes like studio art, anthropology, and a lot more!
Favorite music you recommend(that can be found on Youtube?): Nell-Walking through time and memories; Super Junior-Sorry, sorry; Bigbang/2NE1-Lollipop
kweng@smith.edu
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