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| − | Brian Camozzi is a member of the Knox College [[Class of 2008]]. He is a [[Political Science]] and [[Anthropology and Sociology|anthropology/sociology]] [[double major]] from [[Sacramento, California]]. He lives in [[Simonds 2]]. | + | Brian Camozzi is a member of the Knox College [[Class of 2008]]. He is a [[Political Science]] and [[Anthropology and Sociology|anthropology/sociology]] [[double major]] from [[Sacramento, California]]. He lives in [[Hamblin]] somewhere. |
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| | ==2007 Senate Campaign== | | ==2007 Senate Campaign== |
| − | Brian ran for [[Student Senate]] President for the 2007-2008 school year on a platform of significant reform to Senate in order to make it more democratic and more responsive. He intended to optimize Senate's institutional advantages to give students as much oversight as possible and as they are willing to accept, and also to ensure that Senate can function independently in effectively representing the general student body. | + | Brian ran for [[Student Senate]] President for the 2007-2008 school year on a platform of significant reform to Senate in order to make it more democratic and more responsive. He intended to optimize Senate's institutional advantages to give students as much oversight as possible and as they are willing to accept, and also to ensure that Senate can function independently in effectively representing the general student body. He got trounced. |
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| | More information on Brian's platform is available at [http://deptorg.knox.edu/tks/electionguide.html]. | | More information on Brian's platform is available at [http://deptorg.knox.edu/tks/electionguide.html]. |
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| | ==Early Life== | | ==Early Life== |
| − | Brian was born on 16 March 1987 in Roseville, California, and grew up in Orangevale, California. He attended Mira Loma High School, where he was, among other things, President of the German Club and the Croquet Club. After receiving an [[IB]] Diploma there, he came to [[Knox]]. | + | Brian was born on 16 March 1987 and grew up in Orangevale, California. He attended Mira Loma High School. After receiving an [[IB]] Diploma there, he came to [[Knox]]. |
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| | ==Activities== | | ==Activities== |
| − | Brian does a lot of things. | + | Brian does a lot of things. Well, not that many. But he tries. |
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| − | Brian has been in [[Student Senate]] for two school years, during [[2005-2006]] (representing [[Five-Name]] basement and [[Furrow]]) and [[2006-2007]] (representing [[Four-Name]] and Furrow). For both years he has been a member of the [[Safety and Services Committee]], as well as Chair of the [[Carpet Standardization Subcommittee]]. Last year he was the student representative to the [[Board of Publications]], and this year he is Representative to the [[Faculty Committee]]. He is currently running for [[Student Senate President]] for the [[2007-2008]] academic year.
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| − | Brian is Secretary-General of [[Model UN]] for the [[2007-2008]] school year. Previously he had been Undersecretary-General and Treasurer. He's gone on [[Xavier Romano's Slush Fund|Xavier-subsidized]] trips to [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Denver, Colorado|Denver]], and [[Montreal, Quebec|Montreal]], where he argued about bioterrorism, African development, and human rights commissions. He is a very dull person. [[Mariko Toyoji]] once told him that Model UN is actually a form of [[LARP]] called WARP (World Action Role-Playing). Brian thinks she is wrong, because we don't really have costumes.
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| − | Brian has worked at the [[Gizmo]] since September 2004, which is before [[Yasser Arafat]] died. He has very high seniority. Sometimes [[Dining Services]] and the [[Knox County Health Department|Health Department]] make him wear a hairnet. He looks silly. If you make fun of him you will get a crappy [[Breakfast Bagel|breakfast bagel]].
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| − | Brian's show, Rickshaw Credenza, broadcasts Wednesdays from 2:30 to 4:00. He plays a lot of [[Indie Pop|indie pop]] and 70s music and sometimes some Petula Clark. Somebody once called in and asked him to play something "hard" when the next song on his playlist was "Alfie" by [[Dionne Warwick]]. Previous incarnations of his show have included Let's Flood the Valley and other [[In-joke|in-jokes]] lost to history.
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| − | Brian brought the croquet sets from his high school club to Knox, and for [[Fall Term 2005|fall term 2005]] he and others hosted [[Midnight Croquet|croquet games]] in the [[Quads]] Mondays at midnight. Then it got [[Snow|cold]].
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| − | ===Other Activities===
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| − | Brian is a member of [[Mortarboard]] for some reason, and also of [[Pi Sigma Alpha]], where he is the secretary. He [[Study Abroad|studied abroad]] in [[Berlin, Germany|Berlin]] in [[Fall Term 2006|fall 2006]]. In [[Spring Term 2005|spring 2005]] he held an [[Internship|internship]] with [[Rep. Lane Evans]] at his [[Galesburg]] district office. In [[Summer 2005|summer 2005]] he interned with Common Cause California, and in [[Summer 2006|summer 2006]] he worked as Assistant Field Director on the Charlie Brown for Congress campaign in California's 4th District. [[Summer 2007|This summer]] he has to find a paying job because Berlin made him poor.
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| − | Brian likes to ride [[Amtrak]] trains between [[California]] and [[Illinois]], especially the [[California Zephyr]] (but also the [[Southwest Chief]]). It takes about two days.
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| − | ==Brian and The Wiki Fire==
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| − | Brian likes to edit Wiki Fire articles constantly. Some wonder where he has the time to accomplish such tasks.
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Revision as of 18:54, 17 August 2007
Brian Camozzi
Brian Camozzi is a member of the Knox College Class of 2008. He is a Political Science and anthropology/sociology double major from Sacramento, California. He lives in Hamblin somewhere.
2007 Senate Campaign
Brian ran for Student Senate President for the 2007-2008 school year on a platform of significant reform to Senate in order to make it more democratic and more responsive. He intended to optimize Senate's institutional advantages to give students as much oversight as possible and as they are willing to accept, and also to ensure that Senate can function independently in effectively representing the general student body. He got trounced.
More information on Brian's platform is available at [1].
Early Life
Brian was born on 16 March 1987 and grew up in Orangevale, California. He attended Mira Loma High School. After receiving an IB Diploma there, he came to Knox.
Activities
Brian does a lot of things. Well, not that many. But he tries.
