Category Archives: Student of the Week

Student of the Week – Iona Lioznyansky

By Hillel | Published: April 4, 2011
Name: Iona Lioznyansky Academic major: Life Sciences Year: 3, UBC Hometown: Vancouver Birthplace: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Hillel involvement: PYI telethon, event-”goer”, etc. Volunteering: Shinerama UBC, Y Young Medicine Mart, PYI, Science Undergrad Society, Student Leadership Conference, etc. Non-required reading: Does not compute. Favourite quote: “March Hare: …Then you should say what you mean.  Alice: I do; [...]
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Student of the Week – Tmima Shupack

By Hillel | Published: March 28, 2011
Name: Tmima Shupack Academic major/minor: Psychology / English Year: First Hometown: Seattle Washington Birthplace: Jerusalem, Israel Previous education: Northwest Yeshiva High school Hillel involvement: UBC Jewish Students Association president-elect Hobbies: painting, singing Volunteering: at Hillel, food bank, Jewish youth groups Nickname(s): Tmimers, Timtam, Tim, Timmy Non-required reading: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran [...]
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Student of the Week – Bar Laniado

By Hillel | Published: March 21, 2011
Name: Bar Laniado Academic major: Health Sciences Year: 3rd Hometown: Vancouver Birthplace: Ramat Gan, Israel Can frequently be seen: in the gym Last movie: 127 hours Typical Friday night: Shabbat Dinner with the family Love/hate about your university: Love: Hillel, beautiful sunsets on the way down from the mountain Mode of transport: 145 Bus Typical [...]
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Student of the Week – Ben Rolph

By Hillel | Published: March 14, 2011
Name: Ben Rolph Academic major: Political Science Year: 5th Hometown: Vancouver Hillel involvement: President of Alpha Epsilon Pi and Active Member of Hillel Hobbies: Running, Sports, Politics, Reading, Music Non-required reading: Earth (John Stewart), Sein Language (Jerry Seinfeld) Favourite website(s): Sports Illustrated, Huffington Post, FratMusic Favourite quote: “90% of the game is half mental” – [...]
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Student of the Week – Dan Barak

By Hillel | Published: March 7, 2011
Name: Dan Barak Academic major: Commerce, UBC Year: First, shocking as it may seem… Hometown: Gilon, Israel Birthplace: Made in Israel Hillel involvement: Love movie night! Hobbies: Skiing, mountain biking and hiking Volunteering: Israel Awareness Club and some commerce stuff too Favourite website(s):http://glz.co.il/Audio_galgalaz.aspx (Live Israeli Radio)! Favourite quote: Mmm. Frosted Sugar Bits. The great taste [...]
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Student of the Week – Evan Grunberger

By Hillel | Published: February 28, 2011
Name: Evan Grunberger Major: Asian Language and Culture Minor: Poli Sci Year: 2nd Hometown: Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Previous education: Grosse Pointe South High School Hillel involvement: Active Member of AEPi and Hillel Hobbies: Biking, Cooking, Trolling the Web, Music Volunteering: Anything that pertains to Hillel or AEPi Non-required reading: Lisa Scottoline Lawyer Mystery Series [...]
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Student of the Week – Max Moncaster

By Hillel | Published: February 21, 2011
Name: Max Moncaster Academic major/minor: double major in Communications and Political Science, SFU Hometown: Seattle Birthplace: Burlington, VT Volunteering: ESL tutor Nickname: Moon Favourite quote: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” Last movie: The Goods Currently on ipod: The Roots Last vacation: Florida to see the grandparents Most Jewishest characteristic: [...]
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Student of the Week – Andrew Cohen

By Hillel | Published: February 7, 2011
Name: Andrew Cohen Academic major: BFA Acting Year: Fourth Hometown: Richmond (don’t judge me!) Birthplace: Toronto Previous education: Magee Secondary School Hillel involvement: LipDub!, Hot lunch, galas, AEPi, Jews ‘n Brews Hobbies: Planning LipDub and acting. So basically, school. And school shouldn’t really be a hobby, should it? Does this count? Oh no. Volunteering: LipDub! [...]
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Student of the Week – Ilana Finkleman

By Hillel | Published: January 31, 2011
Name: Ilana Finkleman Academic major/minor: Graduate student in English literature Hometown: Kelowna, BC Previous education: Bachelor of Arts (Majors in Psychology and Literature) Hillel involvement: Hot lunch (and other programs that involve food), Urbanites programs Hobbies: Tennis and biking (in the warm seasons), dancing in my living room and singing to myself (any season) Volunteering: [...]
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Student of the Week: Jeremy Berger

By Hillel | Published: January 25, 2011
Name: Jeremy Berger Academic major: Commerce Year: 4 Hometown: Vancouver Birthplace: Castres, France Previous education: Prince of Wales Secondary Hillel involvement: Active member of Hillel and AEPi Hobbies: Sports, Music, Travelling, Video Games, Movies, Food, JOHN! Nickname(s): Jer, Burger Non-required reading: Novels (currently reading the Steig Larsson trilogy) Favourite website(s): NHL.com, Canucks.com, surfthechannel.com, rottentomatoes.com Favourite [...]
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