TRASHION COVERAGE

Hello Secret Scholars,

First things first, OUR BLOG IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION! One of our staff writers, Christina Pham, is currently designing a Secret Scholar Blog Banner to spice things up! We plan on putting that up sometime this weekend.

As you all should know, Project Trashion, hosted by UCSD's VEG and Ashley Ferrer, was this past Friday at The Loft.

A couple of S.S. staff members and I got to attend, and cover this fabulous event!

I was extremely excited because I've been looking forward to this event ever since the fliers were first distributed around campus.

Project Trashion ended up being nothing short of marvelous.

Marvelous, as in- a FULL house, good food, tasteful music, and cutting-edge designers/eco-friendly designs! I was even able to sneak backstage and play paparazzi with the designers and models. Yay! =)

& A huge congratulations to Kevin Nguyen from Sixth College on placing first!

We might be featuring him in our Spring Quarter Issue. Fingers crossed!

You can steal our Project Trashion pictures @ S.S. Trashion Coverage. Brought to you by yours truly!

Other than that, it's crunch time for the S.S. Staff!

We're all currently trying to juggle midterms while working on our Spring Quarter Issue and planning our Spring Quarter Launch Party! Not to mention, we're taking our staff photo tonight... phew! We're also picking our staff favorites which will be featured in our Spring Quarter Issue. ;)

Also, please NOMINATE UCSD for the VS Pink Collegiate Collection @ vspink!

We were ranked #84 a week ago, but I checked today & we're currently #64! Lets keep it up SD! :)

I also have a little surprise/spoiler regarding our Spring Quarter Issue... which I will reveal some time next week! So make sure you stay tuned- I promise, it's a real treat!

xo,

Liz Kim

Publicist/P.R.

MORE EVENTS

Greetings Secret Scholars,

Figured it was time for another blog.

I just recently attended the World of Dance Tour 2009 at Pomona Fairplex.

Went for the first time last year and LOVED it, so decided to go again. =)

The dancing was AMAZING, it always is... even the youth division was unbelievably talented!

Apart from watching the actual dancing, I was also on the look out for cute urban wear (dance troupes come up with the hippest, freshest outfits).

I had my favorites, but my personal favorite (costume wise) was Fr3sh Crew from New Jersey!

[I apologize for the poor quality, it was taken on my blackberry... & it definitely looked a lot better in real life.]

There were also guest performances by Quest Crew and Beatfreakz from MTV's America's Best Dance Crew.

World of Dance 2009 is bringing it to SD soon - @ the San Diego Convention Center, so check it out yourself! (So worth it!)

For tickets CLICK HERE!

Past Events:

Admit Day

Recruiting fashion forward UCSD admits!

Lois, Monique, Chesley and I set up early Saturday morning on April 4th with a bucket of pretzels, copies of our Winter Issue, a suggestion box, and applications in hopes of scouting more Secret Scholars like ourselves!

It was definitely worth waking up for to meet and greet new and enthusiastic UCSD admits.

We hope to see some of you again! 8)

[Pictures brought to you by: Liz's blackberry... sorry once again for the quality, or the lackof.]

Sprinkles Cupcakes Fundraiser

Food for the brain & the beautiful.

Thanks to all you Starving Secret Scholars, we COMPLETELY SOLD OUT of our Sprinkles Cupcakes during Vendor Fair. All the profits will be going toward our fabulous Spring 2009 Issue... which, by the way, I'll be giving spoilers about from time to time on this blog- so stay tuned.

UP & COMING:

-Fusion 2009 Dance Competition Fashion Coverage

(2 of our staff members danced in it this year! Yay Sherry & Chesley!)

-New staff members & their bios (2 new staff members!)

-Street scenes

-Launch Party Revealing

DON'T FORGET (APPS DUE SOON!):

-Cover Girl @ FB

-Beauty Make-Over @ FB

OTHER UCSD EVENTS:

-Project Trashion

for UCSD's Earth Week @ FB

& Keep on VOTING for UCSD'S own collegiate PINK COLLECTION @ vspink.

(I've been following and voting daily & in two weeks we went from #155 to #84!)

Thanks again!

Good luck on mid-terms everybody! :D

xo,

Liz Kim

Publicist/P.R.

Eco-Chic!!

Hey readers!

For those of you writing the eco-fashion article, it might be a good idea to mention how Leanne, winner Project Runway, is designing a eco-chic collection for bluefly.com

http://flypaper.bluefly.com/archives/2009/03/first-look-at-project-runway-winner-leanne-marshalls-exclusive-bluefly-collection.html

click! click!

And maybe mention Natalie Portman's vegan shoe line, Te Casan...



Serena
Writer

UPCOMING EVENTS/FUNDRAISERS!

Hello Secret Scholars,

Here are some upcoming Secret Scholar events and fundraisers! :)

1. SPRINKLES CUPCAKES FUNDRAISER 

on UCSD's Library Walk during Vendor Fair

DATE: Monday, April 13th

TIME: 11 AM - 2 PM

$2.75 per Sprinkle Cupcake

Visit Sprinkles Cupakes @ www.sprinklescupcakes.com

To visit our FB Event Page for this event CLICK HERE

2. SPRING COVER GIRL SEARCH

Casting call for Spring Quarter Issue's Cover Girl!

APPLICATION DUE: Wednesday, April 22nd

Anyone and everyone encouraged to apply!

**REQUIREMENTS: Must be available all day on Sunday, April 26th

To visit our FB Event Page for this casting call CLICK HERE

To fill out an application CLICK HERE

3. BEAUTY MAKE-OVER

Nominate yourself and/or a friend for a FREE beauty make-over!

APPLICATION DUE: Monday, April 27th

**REQUIREMENT: Must be available on Saturday, May 2nd at 10 AM

Detailed information on Nomination Process will be posted shortly, check back! :)

To visit our FB Event Page for this CLICK HERE

xo,

Liz Kim

Publicist/P.R.

P.S. FOR ALL YOU PINK LOVERS!

NOMINATE UCSD FOR V.S.'s PINK COLLEGIATE COLLECTION :)

CLICK HERE to nominate UCSD! 

(We're lagging a bit... haha. We can do it!!)

Meet Rumi

Hey everyone!

yay it's my first time blogging here! I just wanted you guys to check out Rumi's fabulous fashion blog:

fashiontoast.com

Rumi is based locally here in SD. Her style expresses a laid back yet rock/punk/grungy sophistication. Her outfits are simple and cool... it looks like she just throws on something and whatever she wears looks effortlessly chic. So please check out her outfits and her ebay store:

http://stores.ebay.com/Treasure-Chest-Vintage_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm

I thinking of interviewing her for our next issue! What questions would you like me to ask her (this is assuming, of course, that I get permission to)?

have a sparkly day!


Serena
Writer

Hey all,

Anyone ready for Spring Quarter? I'm not! Spring Break was way too quick for me.

I hope everyone had a good Spring Break. I did a bit of shopping in the meantime. I've been using this great tote every day for classes, it's the perfect size for my notebooks and stuff for school. Unfortunately, it's been worn down by everyday wear and tear, so I'm on the lookout for a suitable replacement.

I came across the Harajuku Lovers Trompe L'Oiel Honey Tote in my search, and it's my dream replacement. I've never been a big fan of Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers line, it was just an exercise in excess for me. But, it looks like she's toned down the crazy, and this bag looks pretty nice. It'll look good in my closet next to my L.A.M.B. purses, haha.

Although I myself may not be ready for what's coming tomorrow (or, since it's actually 12:01AM as of this sentence... TODAY), Lois and I have been busy planning out some of the events that will be happening this quarter. Be on the lookout for us at Admit Day this weekend. If you went to our Street Dogs and Sprinkles Cupcakes fundraiser last quarter, we're doing it again, as well as a fundraiser with Jamba Juice. I believe a fundraiser with TapEx is in the works, too! Those events will pop up on Facebook shortly. If you can, drop by, eat / drink something yummy, and help us out!

I was in the middle of a phone call with Lois, actually, when my phone died. I'm one of the unlucky ones right now with no phone service because of AT&T. Boo!

Good luck on Day 1 of Spring Quarter!

Monique
Co-Editor

DAILY SPECIAL

Hello Secret Scholars!

I was browsing though Teen Vogue's Daily Special today and loved thier picks this week!

So I thought I'd share them with you. :)

MONDAY: BCBG Girls jeweled leather sandal, $118

TUESDAY: O.P.I. Nail Lacquer in Elephantastic Pink, $9. Ulta.

(Note: My friend has her cosmetology license, and specializes in nails, and she slipped to me that O.P.I. is one of the better nail polish brands. Something to keep in mind when nail polish shopping next time!)

WEDNESDAY: Jessica McClintock taffeta dress $198. jessicamcclintock.com

THURSDAY: Jennifer Behr silk organza headband, jenniferbehr.com

FRIDAY: Smythson correspondence cards designed by Giles Deacon, $70 for ten. (866) 769-8476

They are a bit pricey (but just), so lets just pretend we own them. =)

Hope you liked them as much as I did!

Enjoy the last bit of spring break & see you soon, in sunny San Diego! 

xo,

Liz Kim

Publicist/PR