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On behalf of the Science One Survivors Club (SOS) I would like toextend my welcome to you, the incoming Science One students of UBC. You have chosen one of the most engaging, interesting and per-haps challenging first year science options.One of the greatest advantages of Science One is that it offers avery unique educational environment as you will soon see. In Science

Message from your SOS President

1) Join SOS! You will get your SOS mem-bership form at the end of your ScienceOne lectures on Wednesday Sept 9th.2) Pay your $10 lifetime SOS member-ship fee, and hand it in with your SOSmembership form by Thursday Sept.17th.3) SOS + SUS leadership positions!If you would like to represent yourScience One class at SOS meetings orat SUS council meetings, please visit scienceonesurvivors.blogspot.comorsus.ubc.ca/councilfor more info.We will hold an election for thesetwo positions later this month.4) SOS has a new website—it hasmany cool features that will help tokeep you updated on SOS happen-ings! Please visit us at :scienceonesurvivors.blogspot.com5) Finally...enjoy your first week!Prereadings are fun!

What YOU Need to Know… (and do!)

September 8, 2009SOS Welcome Edition

Message from your SOS Prez 1What YOU Need to Know 1Meet your SOS Execs! 2SOS Mentors—here to help! 3SOS Whistler trip! 3Science One Sports! 310 Things to Know to Becomea Science One Superstar4SOS Charities 4SOS Calendar of Events 5Pictures! (from last year) 6Contact us! 6

Inside this issue:

Science One Survivors Club

One you will face challenges like physics labs, term projects, andBio140 presentations; get real hands-on experience about marine life during the trip toBamfield; even hold conferences that most first years would only dream of doing.So who are we you ask? We are a club within the UBC government made of dedicatedpast Science One students who know all the ups and downs of going through ScienceOne. Our job? To make your experience in Science One as memorable as possible, aswell as helping out with the transition from high school to university.We, the execs (page 2 for more info), have been working throughout the summer,and will be during the school year, to plan and organize events (page 5 for a tentativeschedule) just for you. Please look forward to the update e-mails for more detailed in-formation closer to the event dates!I look forward to a great year with you all.Sincerely,Shoujun Chen,SOS President

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Page 2The Survivor’s Guide SOS Welcome Edition

Meet your SOS Executives!

Sup guys, I'm an average guys whochecks his e-mail every other minute, andfacebook twice as often. Currently in sec-ond year planning on getting a combinedmajor in micro-bi & comp sci. Lookingforward to getting to know most , if not all, of you! Drop me a message and we’llDotA sometimes ;)

PRESIDENTVICE PRESIDENT - EXTERNAL

SHOUJUNCHENJENNIFERCHU

Besides Science, my interests include doingcrossword puzzles, buying expensive cof-fee, and complaining about the price about said coffee. I'm also a fan of talking about Science One so if you have a question, feelfree to grab a cup of (overpriced) coffeewith me or simply send me an email! Best of luck and most importantly, have fun!

I am best known for my obsessive Mi-crosoft Outlook organizational skills. Iam also a hard-core fan of Chinese popmusic (lol!). This year I begin my 1st year in UBC Pharmacy. Please facebook or email me if you have any questions,and do enjoy all that Science One has tooffer!

SECRETARY VICE PRESIDENT - INTERNAL

JOANNGBENJAMINISRAEL

My hobbies include Mixed Martial Arts,running, and jazz. I'd like to describemyself as caring and approachable, asyou'll find out if you try! You guys arethe next generation of Science One, andI know that you're going to find thisyear the most memorable of your life sofar!I am a meticulous collator who alwayshas a stapler hand. I am prone to add-ing fluff. I enjoy playing volleyball andbass clarinet, as well as puddle jumping(despite the horrendous accident I'vehad). I look forward to working with allof you!

TREASURERSOCIAL COORDINATOR

JUSTINCHANGRAVIPARHAR

I am best known for my lively personal-ity, hair designs, as well as my personalbell. I assure you I never read Narutoand Bleach before I came to UBC. If Idon't scare you away with boring jokes:Can't wait to see you all! =)

By consensus, I am best known for myface-painting skills, enthusiasm, andmean push-up technique. I enjoy sports,reading, and writing; my scientific inter-ests lie mainly in aerospace technology,physics, and biological engineering. I’mvery excited to meet you all—pleasedon’t hesitate to ask me questions if youneed help getting around!

SPORTS COORDINATORSOCIAL COORDINATOR

ADRIANLEEVIVIENWEI

Warning: the following passage maynot be suitable for non-sci1ners.Viewer discretion is advised. Hey sci109-10s, this is your so-co speaking. I’mvery soft-hearted and tofu like despitewhat you see on the outside. Reallylooking forward to meet all of you!Cheers!

Page 3The Survivor’s Guide SOS Welcome Edition

Starting your first year of university can be stressfuland overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be! We en-courage you to seek out anSOS mentor!As part of the benefit package after you becomean SOS member, you havethe unique opportunity tobe paired with a graduateof Science One as yourmentor. Whether you havequestions about campuslife, need some help learn-ing Calculus, or just needsomeone to talk to about allthe challenges of startingUniversity, your mentorcan help!The degree of commitment between your mentor andyou depends on your needsand your schedules.Having an SOS mentorwill really help you makethe adjustment to univer-sity, especially at the begin-ning of the year. Please con-sider!The option to sign up forthe SOS mentorship pro-gram is included in yourSOS membership form.If you have any questions,please talk to Joan or Benj,or send an email to

scionesurvivors@gmail.com.

SOS mentors

—here to help you!

start of the 2010 WinterOlympics, SOS will be goingon its annual ski trip! 18lucky people will have theopportunity to check out the attractions for theOlympics while enjoying aweekend filled with skiing,relaxing and fun. Best of all, the trip will be very af-fordable as we will be stay-What is the best way tokick off an awesome term 2of Science One?a) Rereading prereadingsb) Having an all-night DotA/starcraft marathon

c) Chilling with all your Science One friends at WHISTLER!!!

That's right! From

January8th-10th,

just before theing at the AMS Whistlerlodge. Remember, spacesare limited to only 18 peo-ple so be sure the act quick or else you'll be missing anawesome weekend at theslopes!If you have any questions,please email Jennifer at sos.whistler@gmail.com!

SOS Whistler Trip!

Alas, the journey begins! Wel-come to UBC—we, the SOS, areecstatic that you have chosen tojoin us in the time-honoured tradi-tion of excellence that is ScienceOne. Yes, my friends, you have allendured much to arrive at thiscrossroads, and exciting but ardu-ous trials await you yet this year.Fear not, however; for rest, re-lease and rejuvenation, ScienceOne Sports is here!!That’s right—as you can imagine,being the best for so long meanswe’ve made a lot of enemies withlesser programs (such as CSP!) allover campus. Jealous rivals (CSP!)who will try to defeat us in the onlyremaining avenue of exhaust theyhave—athletics. So come out anddefend our identity of superiority!Come out and uphold the great leg-acy of your Science One forebears!Sure, we are busy with school-work, and we are already indisputa-bly better at everything else; but there’s still no sense granting othersbragging rights when they are not well deserved, right?So look out for the opportunity tosign up for Science One sports teamsthis month! Whether you’re inter-ested in volleyball, ultimate, bad-minton, or soccer (just to name afew), there’s bound to be somethingfor you!

Science One Sports!!

By Adrian Lee, Sports CoordinatorBy Joan Ng, SecretaryBy Jennifer Chu, VP External