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SUZANNE MARTINEZ , SI SUPERVISOR

MAJOR: English Literature

FAVORITE WORD: Porte-cochere (noun) "a roofed structure covering a driveway at the entrance of a building to provide shelter while entering or leaving a vehicle" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "You're killing me smalls!" - The Sandlot

ADRIANA ACOSTA

MAJOR: Sociology

FAVORITE WORD: Onomatopoeia (noun) "the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "The roughest road often leads to the top"- Christina Aguilera

ALICIA BUENO

MAJOR: Psychology

FAVORITE WORD: Knowledge (noun) "acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation" -  Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Listen. You can be anything you want to be. Be careful. It's a spell. It's magic. Listen to the words. You can be anything, you can do anything, you can be anything, you can do anything. Listen to the magic.
You are anything...everyone, anyone. Whatever you want." - Melvin Burgess, Smack

BRITTANY CORTEZ

MAJOR: Psychology

FAVORITE WORD: Caprice (noun) "a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "I'm the Mary and you're the Rhoda!" - Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

MICHAEL DeSTEFANO

MAJOR: Received an M.F.A. in English Literature and Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach

FAVORITE WORD: Reciprocity (noun) "the practice of exchanging things with other parties to the benefit or advantage of both."- Oxford Dictionary

FAVORITE QUOTE: "If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative." - Woody Allen

YESENIA HUFF

MAJOR: Undeclared

FAVORITE WORD: Bamboozle (verb) "to perplex; mystify; confound" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries." - Wayne Campbell in Wayne's World

PAT MONASTER

MAJOR: English

FAVORITE WORD: Oubliette (noun) "a dungeon with an opening only at the top" - Merriam-Webster.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock" - Will Rogers

SABRINA RENTSCHLER

MAJOR: Linguistics

FAVORITE WORD: Trebuchet (noun) "a medieval engine of war with a sling for hurling missiles" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Intense love does not measure, it just gives" - Mother Teresa

ANNMARIE THOMPSON

MAJOR: Liberal Arts for Education

FAVORITE WORD: Intense (adjective) "existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree" - Dictionary.com

FAVORITE QUOTE: "Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new after all" - Abraham Lincoln

 
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