Executive Board 2014-2015

Events CoordinatorsJennifer JengJedric Martin

EditorMona Tsutsui

Public RelationsJazmin Fuertes

Dance HeadsSarah EsmendaSarah Pastolero

Nicole Scala

D3 RepresentativesJan AbordeJJ Fuertes

Freshman Rep.Kenneth Ling

HistorianStefanie Chen

SecretarySimone Wright

TreasurerKristina London

President Carlo Limbog

Vice PresidentTim Magalona

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Performance Line-up~ 4 ~

Performance Bios~ 5 ~

Presidential Farewell~ 20 ~

Special Thanks~ 22 ~

Table of Contents

Performance Line-Up

Philippine National AnthemUS National Anthem

PUSO CulturalShay and Viv

MOXiE MOXMEN

FoPPUSO BallroomTristan ManalotoModfam LegacyModeling Portion

~ Intermission ~

HARRY PUSOVince, Kenny & Jedric

PURESTEPViXEN

Tristan & StephPUSO Modern

special guestGabe Bondoc

PUSenior Showcase

Presidential Speech

Announcement of New E-Board

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Performance Bios

PUSO Cultural

PUSO Cultural celebrates Filipino culture and traditions through dance. Each dance represents different ethnic traditions from all three regions of the Philippines that make up one nation. As a student run dance team, Cultural strives to spread awareness about our culture to the rest of the community, of which the Philippines is underrepresented.

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Shay and Viv

Shay and Viv is a sophomore singing duet formed for PUSOfest. We met through PUSO Ballroom and came together because of our passion for music and love of singing. We want to share that with a club that gave us so much

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MOXiE

“MOXiE is a dance group consisting of 7 girls-- Sam, Genesis, Sarah, Simone, Karina, and our newly added members Jazmin and Markin. Our biggest goal is to foster each others’ interests in dance, encouraging the growth of everybody’s unique style. So for PUSOfest, we’ve decided for our theme to be The Seven Dwarves. Each dwarf is a representation of our different styles and our reason of choice reflects our goals with dance-- either the expansion of what we’d like to master or the curiosity and challenge of trying something new. In the end we will all be channeling our inner... Dwarves”

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MOXMEN

Originally planned to make their debut performance at PUSOFest 2014, MOXMEN began its humble beginnings as a duo between world-class breaker, Aaron Alcana, and he’s-ok-I-guess dancer, James Kho. Despite not actually performing at any events thus far, MOXMEN has gone through multiple member rotations. MOXMEN strives to entertain the masses as a group of friends with different backgrounds in dance, culture, and style. While Project MOXMEN has been brushed to the side for over a year, it has finally come together to prepare and unleash its debut appearance at PUSOFest 2015. While there may be other acts that are admittedly more skilled and better trained than MOXMEN, it hopes to bring a different entertaining atmosphere to the PUSOFest stage that will set it apart from the many talented people in PUSO, today.

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FoP

We are a Family-- Jenn, Justin, Sam, and Vincent and what we share, is the passion for performance. Our main goal with our performance is to push ourselves as individual artists through collaborative effort. Sam and Vincent will be on vocals, piano, and guitar, performing an original song while Jenn and Justin dance along center stage. The song we’ve written depicts a storyline about a girl who is finding her way in the world without her brother, the only family member she has left who joined the Army. Jenn and Justin will take on the role as the brother and sister.

PUSO Ballroom

First created when PUSO was founded, PUSO Ballroom developed as generations have come and gone. Combining love for dancing and chemistry between partners, the team has grown bigger and bigger every year, turning previously unexperienced students into social dancers. From lifts to dips, we are the reason to sway your hips.

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Tristan Manaloto

Charlotte, Casey and Tristan are freshmen who have always aspired to express themselves through music; music has always been a passion for them and they feel so fortunate to be able to perform. puso has been their home away from home, their support through the good and the bad. they want to take this opportunity to give back to such a wonderful organization that has been able to give so much to them.

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Modfam Legacy

After graduating and pursuing other opportunities in life, we as dancers have decided to come back and share the stage once again. Despite us not being together for those long bi-weekly practices anymore, we always still find time to get down together, which is something many of us feared would go away once we left Stony Brook. Without the PUSO organization, we wouldn’t have the platform to express ourselves the way we do now. So we just want to put on one heck of a show for the current general body, pur fellow alumni, and to show how far we’ve come. This is ModFam Legacy.

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Vince, Kenny & Jedric

We want to cover two songs that we feel exemplify self-discovery (check video submission). As musicians, we’re constantly expressing our true colors through musical expression. Music is more than just a hobby for us--it’s a source of salvation and relief. We yearn to hold on to our artistic values far past our college careers, continuing a cycle of life that lives within the music we play for others.

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ViXEN

ViXEN is an all-girl group that FULLY represents female empowerment. With their performances, they hope to emphasize independence as women as well as their confidence in their own sexuality. With this shift of female perspective, it is only expected that women will 100% realize their power and become a FULLY more dominant force in society.

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Tristan & Steph

The idea of knowing people other than your roommates/suitemates seemed like an impossible feat for me, an awkward freshman, taking her first steps of independence. Then came the moment when I did a YOLO and joined PUSO. I’m eternally thankful for the way PUSO accepted me, and helped me grow in the aforementioned ways. Though I’ve explicitly expressed my gratitude, Tristan and I would both be honored to express our gratefulness through the opportunity to perform to represent our appreciation of the club and the people in it who’ve helped us on the journey to self-discovery.

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PUSO Modern

PUSO Modern is one of the three dance groups from the Philippine United Student Organization (PUSO). They began performing for on-campus shows, but also branched out to participate in competitions such as, Defining Rhythm, Reign or Shine, Flash, and Prelude East Coast. The team strives to work alongside its mother organization to create great shows and an entertaining environment. Challenging its dancers to their full potential, PUSO Modern hopes to also display their hard work and dedication through their performances.

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PUSenior Showcase

The PUSO Senior class would be doing 2 cultural, 2 ballroom, and 2 modern dances. The dances would be previous dances choreographed by PUSO seniors, but they would be tweaked to put on a new, refreshing performance.

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special guest

Gabe Bondoc

Gabe Bondoc is a popular Filipino acoustic and indie pop artists from San Mateo, California. His One Take Session of famous songs and originals brought up his fame and popularity, especially on his Youtube channel (youtube.com/GabeBondoc). Since the rise of his popularity, he has held shows all across the West Coast. And today, he will be joining us in the East Coast for Stony Brook PUSO’s annual PUSOfest.

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Follow Gabe’s Work:

www.GabeBondoc.com

@ gabebondocmusic

@gabebondoc

Presidential FarewellWelcome to PUSOfest 2015: Journey to Self-Discovery! I want to sincerely thank each and every single one of you for coming out tonight and supporting our final event of the year. PUSOfest is an opportunity to showcase the amazing talent within our organization and celebrate all our accomplishments throughout the past two semesters. For those of you who may not be familiar with our organization, what we hope you take away from this year’s theme of “Journey to Self-Discovery,” is that PUSO is more than just a large, cultural club. It is a twenty-one year legacy that has positively affected so many individuals who left their personal mark on it. Not only is PUSO a cultural hub where we can enlighten ourselves about our Philippine culture, but an opportunity for people to grow as individuals in a supportive and welcoming environment.

I can certainly say that my term as 2014-2015 PUSO President has been one of most challenging, yet rewarding experiences I have endured thus far. I am forever indebted to an organization that has given me the strength to develop myself not just as a leader, but as a person. Because of this, I, along with my Executive Board knew going into this past year that we wanted to work our absolute hardest to provide only the best for an organization that has provided so much for us. In all my four years of being an active member, I can say that the most rewarding thing I have witnessed was the amount of growth I have seen in so many members over the course of just a few months, let alone a few years. It is incredible to have witnessed what we have accomplished working together and what we have brought out in each other as a family.

There are many people I want to take the time to personally thank because without them, everything we have accomplished throughout this past year would not have been possible. First off, thank you to Student Activities, USG Events Management and A/V, Liz, and our Program Advisor Christine Noonan, for helping us plan

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and execute all of our events & meetings throughout the year and dealing with my incessant questions, office check-ins and follow-ups to make sure everything was running smoothly. Secondly, to our D3 community and friends, it has been a struggle for us to be connected with the district since distance alone serves as a barrier, but I’m so happy that we can continue to break that barrier and bridge the gap amongst us and other schools over the years. I just wanted to give a shoutout to SJU PARE for not just performing with us for this event, but their constant support and enabling us to share that connection as a Filipino collegiate organization with them. I hope in the future, we can continue to strengthen our connection with you all and the rest of the district. Next, I want to thank Tim, Kristina, Simone, Jen, Jedric, JJ, Jan, Jazmin, Mona, Stef, Sarah, Nicole, Sarah, and Kenny who have been by my side since even before the start of this year as an Executive Board. Despite some of our minor hardships we faced, I could not have asked for a better dream team to work with. It also makes me happy to know that we were able to build a family among this large family of ours. Finally, I want to thank all the alumni for their constant support and ultimately empowering us to take the lead and carry on the legacy they have worked so hard to build before us. Going into this year, I knew one of the things I wanted to do was bridge the gap between our current membership and our alumni. Ultimately, we wanted to make it known that even years after graduation, we encourage you all to return to a place you all once considered home.

I want to end this by saying that I am more than confident that this next group of leaders will do an amazing job this upcoming year. As I end my term tonight, I know I will be passing the torch in great hands. To future Executive Boards and members, follow your own path and continue building the legacy you want to create for not just this club, but yourselves. Thank You,

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Executive Board of2014-2015