EVPs
Courtside EVP – Vivian Cheung
De Neve AB EVP – Stephen Kraman
De Neve CD EVP – Yuong Thong
De Neve EF EVP – Attic Weng
Delta Terrace EVP – Chinyerum Okpara
Dykstra EVP – Erick Quintero
Hedrick Hall EVP – Lisa Pham
Hedrick Summit EVP – Ani Minasyan
Hitch EVP – Jeronimo Ortega
Rieber Hall EVP – Brittany Drutman
Rieber Terrace EVP – Catherine Teotico
Rieber Vista EVP – Jessica Trumble
Saxon EVP – Elle Wang
Sproul EVP – Norris Tie
Year: 4th
Major: Applied Math and Physics
Email: dinoian@yahoo.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. Get involved and don’t be afraid to go to things alone. You’ll meet new people when you get there and have a good time!
Q. What’s your favorite place to eat on the Hill and why?
A. Late Night. Anything there is amazing when dipped in a shake… Fries in the shake, chicken nuggets dipped in a shake, even burgers dipped in shakes are amazing!
Year: 2
Major: International Development Studies
Email: viviancheung21@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. One piece advice to new residents would be to get to know the people in your building and build those friendships before you get busy with schoolwork and don’t have time to socialize anymore.
Q. What’s your favorite place to eat on the Hill?
A. Rendezvous because I love their nachos!
Year: 2nd
Major: Psychobiology
Email: skraman2@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. GET INVOLVED. But seriously, while you may find yourself super busy, join any club or group that you think might be fun because that’s how you’ll meet great people and form some of the best memories of your life. Do anything and everything that you think you’d enjoy, and then don’t be afraid to let some things go if they don’t fulfill what you’re looking for. There are opportunities for anyone to have the best time of their life here at UCLA if they just go out and find it.
Q. What’s your favorite place to eat on the Hill?
A. As far as favorite dining hall goes, De Neve is by far the best, and anyone who says otherwise is lying to themselves. Of all the places to eat, I would have to say that my heart lies with Bruin Cafe. Even though the menu is always the same, I can always count on that Turkey sandwich to be equally delicious every time and I just can’t get enough of it. It’s best to keep everything in moderation though.
Year: 2nd
Major: MCD Biology
Email: yuongt92@hotmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your hidden talent?
A. I can do the wave with my belly.
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. One thing I would suggest to new students living on the Hill would be to thorougly take advantage of all the opportunities to get to learn about all the other students around them. UCLA is fairly diverse and large so each person has a different story to tell as they all come from different places and upbringings. The On-Campus Housing Council and the buildings on the Hill offer many programs to bring students together so it would be wise to use it to meet all sorts of students. It would be an excellent idea to actively try to enjoy all the social activites and events outside of studying because time goes by really fast and it is really easy to miss the opportunity.
Year: 2nd
Major: Electrical Engineering
Email: atticweng@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your favorite thing about UCLA?
A. My favorite thing about UCLA is it provides every student the chance to try different things – diversity.
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. One suggestion is try to go to all the programs RAs, SLs, and OCHC put on; all of them are great and you are going to have a lot of fun and free food is provided most of the time.
Year: 4th
Major: Political Science with a minor in Philosophy
Email: cokpara@ucla.edu
Fun Facts:
Q. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?
A. Random.
Q. What’s your favorite place to eat on the Hill?
A. Rendezvous because I love Mexican food.
Year: 2nd
Major: Political Science
Email: erickquintero92@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. Do you have a hidden talent?
A. I can sing and play a musical instrument.
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. I would advise students on the Hill to get at least 7 hours of sleep because it will help them stay focused in class.
Year: 2nd
Major: Neuroscience
Email: lpham2@ucla.edu
Fun Facts:
Q. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?
A. I would describe myself as joyful because I feel like no matter what harsh encounters I face, I can still see the beautiful things in the world to be happy about.
Q. What’s your favorite thing about UCLA?
A. My favorite thing about UCLA is the community that surrounds me. I would not be where I am today with out the community I lived in and their constant support and presence.
Year: 2nd
Major: Neuroscience
Email: animinasyan13@yahoo.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your favorite memory at UCLA?
A. When Joseph Gordon-Levitt came to Ackerman to promote Hit Record!
Q. If you could describe yourself in one word, what would it be?
A. Enthusiastic!
Year: 2nd
Major: Applied Mathematics
Email: jeronimortega@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your favorite place to eat on the Hill?
A. My favorite place to eat on the Hill was Hedrick, because of the sushi, but know I am looking forward to Rieber Feast!
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. The best advice that I could give residents on the hill is to use your fellow Office of Residential Life Staff as resources to your success in college!
Year: 2nd
Major: Psychobiology
Email: bdrutman@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your favorite thing about UCLA?
A. My favorite thing about UCLA is the diversity of its students, the beautiful campus, and the endless amount of opportunities available here. UCLA is one of the top schools in the nation and I am so grateful to be a student here each and every day.
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. My advice to new students living on the Hill is to have as much fun as possible while still doing great in your classes. These next four years here will zoom by, so make each moment count by getting involved in clubs, getting to know other residents, and working hard in school. Living on the Hill is such a great experience and OCHC is here to put on programs that will make your time here unforgettable!
Year: 2nd
Major: Psychobiology
Email: catherineteotico@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. My advice to the new student living on the Hill is let life come to you. I was so concerned my freshman year on having my life like high school with the great GPA, really close friends, and great extra-curricular involvement. However, as everything started to go on a downward spiral, I quickly got depressed. It was only at the end of my freshman year when a couple friends of mine were reminiscing about the year did I soon realize how much I missed out because I was stressing the whole time. Your college self may not be as “perfect” as your high school self in all aspects but you have to let yourself adjust and enjoy to special moments because you’re only in college once in your life.
Q. What’s your favorite memory at UCLA?
A. My favorite memory at UCLA was when my Rieber Terrace Staff and I went on the challenge course together at Sunset Rec. It was in that moment were I felt like I belonged to UCLA and that UCLA was my home. It felt great to be surround by such inspirational people doing some pretty risky things. We climb and jump off of telephone poles and scale walls. It was great fun. Everyone was supporting everyone. In addition, we were faced with hypothetical, yet tough situations and it was great to see how innovative all our minds were. These moments are the times I enjoy being part of such an amazing school of gifted people. Go BRUINS!!!
Year: 2nd
Major: Undeclared Humanities
Email: trumble@ucla.edu
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your hidden talent?
A. I make amazing chocolate chip cookies!
Q. What advice would you give new students living on the Hill?
A. Go to every event you can. If you don’t know anyone else that will be there, that’s okay! If you go you’ll make friends – and there will probably be free food!
Year: 1st
Major: Linguistics
Email: ninawang02139@gmail.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. Wear comfortable shoes, eat more.
Q. What’s your favorite memory at UCLA?
A. The second day of ORL fall training. We were chatting until 2 in the morning. That was the first time I felt like I belong here.
Year: 2nd
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Email: norrisyidong@yahoo.com
Fun Facts:
Q. What’s your favorite thing about UCLA?
A. How many different people there are and hearing their backgrounds. It’s nice to hear about the stories of others and find commonalities among the abundance of differences.
Q. What advice would you give to new students living on the Hill?
A. Be open to new things and challenge yourself to participate in things that make you uncomfortable.