ResLife at Juilliard

End of the Year Slideshow

2009-05-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful year and had a slideshow to commemorate all that we accomplished. Enjoy!

Sex Fest

2009-04-18T17:59:00.000-07:00

A well attended Horizons was Sex Fest. Debbie Scheibler from Richard Stockton University came and taught us all we ever needed to know (and more) about safe sex and being sexually responsible.

Madison did a great job trying to pin the condom on the guy with drunk goggles on

We considered the list of High Risk, Low Risk and No Risk activities...Safety first!
Condoms are plenty big, so no excuses on why you don't want to use one!

Ryan did an okay job of putting a condom on despite his visual impairment

Debbie brought all sorts of helpful prizes...also, Nathan loves to pose!

The Rezzies

2009-04-18T17:50:00.001-07:00

The 2nd annual Rezzie Awards took place in the 11th floor lounge. Residents were nominated in a variety of categories and prizes were given out to the winners. Congrats to all of the winners!

The lounge was decked out in super star style. Dessert was served!

"Best Couple" was presented by our favorite staff duo: Kelly and Hanan
Yale Work picked up a Rezzie

The 1st year male dancers got "Most Infamous Possee"

Grace and Zach enjoyed the night's festivities

Katie, Mistress of Ceremonies, was in charge of distributing prizes

Jeff ran the slide show

Rachelle announced Fei Fei Dong as "Little Miss Sunshine"

Alexey and Melody won "Best Couple"

Sardines

2009-04-03T07:06:00.000-07:00

RHC sponsored a night of Sardines! The whole building was used for a giant game of hide-and-seek where Yale Work hid, and everyone looked for him. After several rounds, everyone celebrated with pizza from Big Nick's.

Give Love to Animals

2009-02-23T11:01:00.000-08:00

A group of students went to the New York Animal Care and Control (http://www.nycacc.org/) to give some love on Valentine's Day to lonely animals. Not only did it make the animals happy, but the students who went got some much needed puppy love in return.

On the way to the shelter...

As much as they wanted to bring them back, no dogs allowed in the Residence Hall.So cute!
Now that's a happy dog.

Juilliard loves to serve the local community.

Hip Hop Anonymous

2009-02-19T18:23:00.001-08:00

Residents got their groove on with choreographer, Lauren Chapman. She taught a hip hop dance to "Pump It" by the Black Eyed Peas. Everyone caught on quick and worked up quite a sweat.

Here's the crew with a final pose after workin' hard.

Afterward, two dancers, Nathan and Ryan, did the combo one more time to show fellow dancer, Spencer.

Music of West Africa

2009-02-19T10:13:00.000-08:00

Valerie Naranjo and her husband Barry gave a wonderful presentation about the music of west Africa and played a variety of music from the region. It was an increidble event and we hope to have them back again next year.

The night after that, Elaine Pasqua came to the residence hall and had a fun and engaging program all about drugs, alchol and sex. She was so fun and informative.

Dreamin' New Orleans

2009-02-08T19:40:00.000-08:00

Tonight the RA and CA staff put on an amazing event in conjunction with the Art Reach group going to New Orleans for spring break. The night's festivities included food from Delta Grill, performances by Juilliard's own, and lots of dancing from everyone. The night raised awareness for the efforts toward the New Orleans project and helped everyone gear up for another crazy week at Juilliard. Thanks for everyone's hard work and enthusiasm that made this another great ResHall event!

Danielle and Steven enjoyed some good food and music

What a crowd!

Taking a break after cuttin' a rug

...and the party continues

Darrel, Kaite and Chelsea serving up the grub

Barrett was able to capture video of the festivities, too!

RHC

2009-02-06T14:56:00.000-08:00

RHC had another great meeting this week. They put a few events on the calendar including ResHall Hide and Seek, Ultimate Frisbee vs. MSM and Miss Meredith Willson Pageant. Keep your eyes open for ads for these fun events.

Various Hall issues were covered, too. Have problems with out of tune pianos, work orders not being completed quick enough? Call ResLife at x7400 or e-mail reslife@juilliard.edu. We'll take care of you.Don't forget, if you live in the ResHall, you're in RHC. Join our meetings at 10pm on Thursday nights in the 11th floor lounge. We need your help!

Cards for the Troops

2009-01-09T12:17:00.000-08:00

In November RHC got together and made cards for the troops over seas. Our contact sent the cards with some other items and received this message back:

UNCLASSIFIED

Ms. Morinello, thank you very much for the packet you send to me and my Warriors, they were very happy to read the letters from the different schools and they made short work of the items inside the box. Word cannot say how much it means to us over here that great Americans like yourself and others do not forget about us. Once again thank for the support looking forward to meet with you upon our return. CSM Weltia Kenny HillP.S please thank everyone that took the time out to support us.

Winter Wonderland

2008-12-18T08:41:00.000-08:00

The RAs and Katie Wells put together a Winter Wonderland event in the lounge on Monday night. It was a ton of fun with a lot of activities.

One activity was writing letters to Santa. For every letter to Santa received by Macy's, they donate a dollar to Make A Wish.

Hot Cocoa and cookies were on hand to spread holiday cheer.

Jeff serenaded us with some Christmas tunes.

Chuck and Kamille helped Make a Wish.

Hygeine kits were assembled from the money raised in the hall the week before. The kits were donated to Covenant House.

"SANTA!!! I KNOW HIM!!!"

Katie was so glad Santa came to the party.

Go Green this Holiday

2008-12-12T10:17:00.001-08:00

The Green Group gave away free cookies and had people write idea on how to be Greener this holiday season. Lots of great ideas!

Thanksgiving in the Hall

2008-11-28T07:00:00.000-08:00

We were able to have a great Thanksgiving celebration in the lounge. Everyone was able to get a taste of home in the 11th floor lounge.

Hui, Priscilla, Bryan and Matt were all on time ready to eat.

Loren's husband, Matt, carved the turkey like a pro.

Let us feast!

Dima brought friends to enjoy the holiday with.

Melody and Alexey were so helpful in cleaning up. Thanks!

Victoria and Grace.

Loren and Bryan

Paint Your Canvas

2008-11-18T19:28:00.000-08:00

Juilliard students are not only talented peforming artists, but visual ones, too!

Steven, great work!

Hui and Gentry got expressive Jackson Pollock style.

Camille and Steven are crafty!

Gossip Girl is taking over the world.

Yeah! Louis, Danielle, Doug and Lilla getting artsy.

Fallstival!

2008-11-18T07:25:00.002-08:00

The RA Staff recently put on Fallstival this past Saturday night in the 11th floor lounge. It was fall themed with lots of great activities.

Balloon animals?

Poor Barrett got pied!

Bowl-o-rama!

Kelly is so nice

Awww....

What fall festival would be complete without face painting?

Great job RAs!

Zombies and Pancakes

2008-10-26T19:35:00.000-07:00

It was a busy weekend in the Residence Hall. Saturday night had a great turnout for the iHop and iTunes program. Karaoke and Pancakes were served up from 10pm to midnight. Who knew Juilliard students love singing Backstreet Boys?

Ryan, Jehbreal and Danielle got down with their bad selves.

David and Priscilla had a great time.

The pancakes were awesome!

Then Sunday was the annual Haunted House hosted by RHC. Very scary! The different scenes were based on actual Juilliard things. From the construction in the school building to Daryl's Workout, a good scream was had by all.

Here's Allyson and Lotte getting ready for the show.

Rachelle was the under...I mean, ticket taker.

Mike Thurber was in charge of the mood setting sounds.

Cafe 11 had to temporarily relocate. We love you Cafe 11!

Bryan was our tourgide. Not sure who his new friend is.

Apparently there was something lethal in the cafe.

I see dead people.

Latin Music

2008-10-24T18:06:00.000-07:00

We had a great Horizons about Latin musical heritage with Javier Diaz.
Another great event in the 11th floor lounge.

Music in Motion and Stomp the Floor

2008-10-13T07:45:00.000-07:00

Recently there have been a ton of great programs.
One was a Horizon's program called "Music in Motion" with Diane Chapatis as the presenter. Students learned about some of the simple elements of Alexander Technique that can keep performers in peak condition.

Also, the 18th floor RA, Hanan, had a fun Friday program where students could cut out designer floor mats and spray paint them. Now the doorways on 18 look a lot friendlier.

MAFIA - A Juilliard Tradition

2008-10-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

On Thursday October 2nd, RHC hosted a game of Mafia in the 11th floor lounge after the Palin/Biden Debate. Naturally there was much discussion about the debate, but once the game got going, it was like all Juilliard Mafia games. Back stabbing, devious kills and a lot of tall tales. Fun was had by all!

Hey Joe!

The game can still be fun even if the Mafia kills you.

"Town's People, Asleep!"

New York Mexican Parade

2008-09-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

To celebrate Hispanic Heritage month, ResLife kicked it off with a trip to Madison Ave. to see the New York Mexican Parade on Sunday September 21st.
Also keeping in the Latin celebration, Cafe 11 had "Salsa Night" on Friday with quesadillas and Latin games.

Priscilla and Stuart had a lot of fun at the celebration.

Rachelle and Louis with Kelly at Cafe 11. Ole!

Amaker and Shalita dancing the tango.

Residence Hall Congress

2008-09-18T19:39:00.000-07:00

RHC met for the first time this week. Everyone got to meet and greet and were able to voice some concerns about the residence hall. In the coming weeks RHC will start groups devoted to advocating for the concerns voiced. Too, some great ideas were hatched and reintroduced. Be sure to be on the lookout for some great events and changes coming to a hall near you!

Priscilla, Craig and Rachelle were there to represent!

We love Capri Sun!

The Board.

Program-o-rama!

2008-09-15T17:46:00.000-07:00

This week was met with another round of great SI meetings and hall programs. The Community Service and Activism SI met this past week. They've got some great initiatives, including an opportunity to register to vote this coming week. Also, Bob Brooks and Courtney Blackwell, respectively from Educational Outreach and Career Services, shared with students at a Horizons about all of the great offerings from those departments.

Community Service and Activism SI Meeting

Billy is ready to act!

We all learned what a Press Kit is and what first years can do to prepare for graduation.

We love Educational Outreach and Career Services!

Let's Get Physical!

2008-09-10T08:11:00.000-07:00

Another one of our Special Interest (SI) Groups launched this week with their first meeting. The Health and Fitness Group met in the 11th floor lounge on Monday night. Group outings and running groups were discussed. This is going to be one fit group!

Darrel and Lauren

Musicians are fit, too!

Kelly and Alexey. Anyone want to start a soccer club?

Hanan gave out some great prizes!

The Green Group

2008-09-07T11:51:00.000-07:00

I love the Juilliard Residence Hall because you can always find people who share common interests. There is always someone to talk to. That is why the Special Interest (SI) Groups are so helpful. They're a quick and easy way to find those people and benefit to the larger Juilliard community. One of the SI Groups is the Green Group, and they had their first meeting on Wednesday night. We learned some simple quick ways to be kinder to our earth and also brainstormed some great ideas for events and trips that will make us lean, mean, green machines!

LeBaron was hiding in the fabulous foliage.

Barrett sharing some thoughts.

Stuart wanted to get in on the foliage scene, too.

IT problems? Great presentation Chelsea!

Katie and LeBaron taking care of the organic food.

Gold Rush Casino

2008-08-31T11:27:00.000-07:00

On Friday night ResLife sponsored the annual Casino Night for Orientation. This year was Wild West themed and it went off without a "hitch." However, the "Hitching Post" was open for business and many happy nuptiuals were celebrated amidst blackjack tables and raffles.

Kelly supervised the armwrastlin' table.

LeBaron was a sure deal at the Poker tables.

Corey and Danielle exchanged personal vows at their ceremony conducted by our Reverend Chris.

Even Lincoln Center security was feeling the love.

Congrats!

Rachelle and David tore up the dance floor. Yee haw!

Jeff and Dima made a lovely couple. However, Dima married another man later in the evening.

Peace was made after many arm wrestling square offs.

Joanie and Ryan.

Vincent and Kelly.

Shalita's birthday was made a bit happier with a marriage to Mike.

Our Orientation Chairs and Leaders are awesome.

Stuart deals a mean game of roulette.

Rollin' in the cash!

Preacher Barrett renewed Char and Chris' vows for the fourth year.

At the end of the night deflating the cacti became one of the hardest jobs.

Nathan and Corey resorted to violence.

Wow, we all look really tired. Great work team!

MOVE-IN DAY!

2008-08-25T04:26:00.000-07:00

Move-in day was a smashing success. Both new students and returning staff had a blast as 120 first time college students moved into the Meredith Willson Residence Hall. Great work crew!

The bin crew on street level ready to load up another bin.

Charlotte and Rachelle back together in ResLife again.

The Welcoming Committee

Ready to check all the students in

Chuck is glad you're here!

Lotte representing RHC

Barrett and Katie

Hanan! Follow that bin!

Community Meeting

More at the Community Meeting

Paying attention at the Community Meeting

The new residents have arrived!

BBQ made us go BANANAS!

2008-08-23T20:52:00.000-07:00

The end of training has been amazing. Everyone has learned so much about the job, and even more about each other. We had a special last evening to cap off all off. We went to Bone Lick Park and enjoyed watching Jeff get ribs all over his face. The night included great moments of hilarity, including a special dance on the subway by Stuart. Here's to a great training week and good luck to everyone on opening day!

Kelly, Hanan and Chris ready for the 1 Train

Stuart, why are you so mad? Hanah, great ear plugging demonstration.

Oh my gosh! You go to Juilliard?! Fierce...

Stuart, LeBaron and Hanah. Happy 21st Hanah!

Kelly and Jessica by candlelight, don't you think they could be sisters?

Chris is ready for ribs

Shirley Temples for everyone!

Dig in!

No Bungles Here! (Training Days 4 and 5)

2008-08-20T19:12:00.000-07:00

We've learned our policies and met the Orientation Staff. We're halfway through training and making the hall look great for the residents. Here's some more peeks at the fun we've been having.

We love Carmine's. Pass the pasta!

Ryan and Jessica

Barrett getting the OL/RA fun started

Everyone is paying attention to Barrett :)

Res Life teambuilders on Wednesday morning

A view from the new lobby

and from the other side with Sabrina

Hanan and Kelly making pretty table drawings

Joaquina, Corey and Jehbreal enjoying dinner with us

and more ice breakers...

...more amazing ice breakers

Grace gets up close and personal with the drunk goggles

Jeff got too much Botox today

Camp Warwick - RA Training Days 2 and 3

2008-08-17T13:42:00.000-07:00

"The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round." Such was the beginning of our RA adventures northward to Camp Warwick in Warwick, NY. The team took a big yellow school bus and arrived at a peaceful home in the woods. "Grandma's House", as it is lovingly referred to by our returning staff, provided us with the opportunity to get to know one another better and to enjoy a change of pace from the city life in New York.

(Grace and Jeff on the bus)

(We've arrived at Warwick!)

(Unpacking all the snacks. Thanks Chris!)

(What a beautiful time to be at camp.)

(You're never too old to enjoy a swing set.)

(The password is "Fairy Flipflops")

(Decorating our boxes.)

(Random funny story: The ladies working in the meal hall laughed because Juilliard was always the first group to show up for meal times. So we like food...what's the big deal?)

(Good job cleaning up boys!)

(Tranny fierceness)

(We are one big interconnected team.)

Thanks for a wonderful time all, and don't forget all of the great things we started while at camp. This is going to be an amazing year.

Cleaning Up Riverside Park - RA Training (Day 1)

2008-08-15T21:59:00.000-07:00

RA Training Fall 2008 - Day 1 - Your mission, to beautify Riverside Park. The staff is now a team of weed killing champs. Here's the proof:

(At 65th and Broadway on the way to the Subway. Grace and Jeff are stoked!)

(Workin' hard all along the wall. Get those weeds!)

(LeBaron caught a grass monster)

(Kelly's got the clippers. Don't mess)

(Making progress...)

(MJ puts his back into it while Jess and Kelly supervise)

(Hanan made a friend. It's a tiger slug)

(Stuart and Venditti clearing another part of the wall)

(That water was nice and chilly. Thanks parks department!)

(Here the crew ties up all the bags for removal. That's a lot of weeds.)

(No comment.)

(The whole crew when the project was done.)

And of course we made friends on the ride home from 103rd.