Anderson Brings the Golden Briefcase Back to its Rightful Place
Published in the 'Anderson Exchange' - The Independent Voice of Anderson
by the C4C Board
April 27, 2009
Last weekend, Anderson competed against eight West Coast business schools in the MBA Challenge for Charity sports competition. In attendance were UC Irvine, Pepperdine, USC, Stanford, UC Davis, USF, Berkeley, University of Washington, and, of course, the mighty Bruins of UCLA, who led the weekend in
attendance, even besting the host school Stanford. Although all the schools gave a valiant effort, Anderson was the only one to return home with the coveted Golden Briefcase! Thanks to everyone’s efforts in events like Casino Night & Auction, Whistler, the Santa Barbara Wine Trip, and the Junior Achievement Bowl-a-thon, Anderson raised $76,600 throughout the year. This money went directly to Special Olympics and LA Works, and placed us third (behind University of Washington and USC) in the competition in terms of fundraising. Anderson ranked first in volunteering, and it wasn’t even close. Primarily due to Orientation Week, Riordan mentoring, and Project Echo, we racked up 5,123 total volunteer hours during the year. This was roughly 3 more hours per capita than the next-ranked school. The weekend itself was a blast. The weather was in the mid-eighties. The Sheraton pool looked like a scene out of MTV’s Spring Break special. First year and second year students played together more than they had all year on campus. No one touched a book. Everyone touched a Hefeweizen. More importantly, we competed and cheered our hearts out, ranking us second in the Weekend events (behind Stanford). See the results of our superb competitors below. Thanks to everyone who participated either during the weekend or contributed in some way throughout the year. We are extremely proud to bring the briefcase back home, and couldn’t have done it without the dedicated efforts of our entire student body. WHO’S READY FOR A THREE-PEAT?!?
attendance, even besting the host school Stanford. Although all the schools gave a valiant effort, Anderson was the only one to return home with the coveted Golden Briefcase! Thanks to everyone’s efforts in events like Casino Night & Auction, Whistler, the Santa Barbara Wine Trip, and the Junior Achievement Bowl-a-thon, Anderson raised $76,600 throughout the year. This money went directly to Special Olympics and LA Works, and placed us third (behind University of Washington and USC) in the competition in terms of fundraising. Anderson ranked first in volunteering, and it wasn’t even close. Primarily due to Orientation Week, Riordan mentoring, and Project Echo, we racked up 5,123 total volunteer hours during the year. This was roughly 3 more hours per capita than the next-ranked school. The weekend itself was a blast. The weather was in the mid-eighties. The Sheraton pool looked like a scene out of MTV’s Spring Break special. First year and second year students played together more than they had all year on campus. No one touched a book. Everyone touched a Hefeweizen. More importantly, we competed and cheered our hearts out, ranking us second in the Weekend events (behind Stanford). See the results of our superb competitors below. Thanks to everyone who participated either during the weekend or contributed in some way throughout the year. We are extremely proud to bring the briefcase back home, and couldn’t have done it without the dedicated efforts of our entire student body. WHO’S READY FOR A THREE-PEAT?!?
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Darts |
1st |
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Softball - Men's |
1st |
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Spelling Bee |
1st |
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Football - Men |
1st |
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Softball - coed |
1st |
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Volleyball - Women |
1st |
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Billiards |
2nd |
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Table Tennis |
2nd |
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5K Run |
2nd |
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Horseshoes – Combined |
2nd |
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Soccer – Men |
2nd |
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Swimming-Combined |
2nd |
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Volleyball - Coed |
2nd |
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Basketball - Men's B |
3rd |
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Soccer - Coed |
3rd |
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Squash |
3rd |
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Tennis |
3rd |
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Trivia Bowl |
3rd |
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Basketball-Men's (A) |
3rd |
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Volleyball - Men |
3rd |
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Golf – Coed |
4th |
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Ultimate Frisbee |
4th |
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Basketball-Women |
4th |
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Dodgeball |
4th |
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Football - Coed |
4th |
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Bowling |
6th |
