ICRA’s first event is coming! On Thursday, October 7th at 6:30pm at the Village Building 2, ICRA is hosting Minute-to-win-it. Here’s the facebook description:

Do you like fun games, prizes, and free food? If so, come to ICRA’s Minute-to-win it! Based on the NBC game show of the same name, at Minute-to-win-it you will be presented the opportunity to play 10 very unique games - for the opportunity to win wonderful prizes - all conveniently only 60 seconds long.

There will be free pizza, cookies, and refreshments on the side for anyone who is hungry, but the main focus will be presented on the games and prizes.

A list of prizes being raffled off
include:
- Free ICRA T-shirts
- Free Movie Gift Baskets
- Free UCSD paraphernalia including: pillows, blankets, beach towels, mugs, bags, lanyards, magnets, frisbee, mouse pad, water bottles, and sweaters
- Free Ipod Nano & Free Ipod Touch (both new generation).

In 60 seconds can you complete the following challenges?

Breakfast Scramble: The UCSD student must complete a puzzle of a cereal box cover. There are 16-20 squares cut from a cereal box that need to be placed in the puzzle area. The cereal box puzzle pieces are the same shape, adding to the difficulty.

Defying Gravity: The UCSD student must keep three balloons in the air for sixty seconds, using any part of their body. The UCSD student fails the challenge if any of the balloons touch the ground or pop, or if the contestant goes outside the circular part of the stage.

Keep it Up: The contestant must keep two feathers in the air using only their breath for 60 seconds. The contestant fails the challenge if the feathers touch the body, the ground or the audience.

Caddy Stack: The UCSD Student must stack three golf balls on the table. The stack must remain in place for three consecutive seconds in order for the contestant to complete the challenge.

Mega Bubble: The UCSD Student must blow a bubble through a hula hoop positioned 15 feet (4.6 m) away.

Bottoms Up: The UCSD Student must use a yo-yo attached to the back of their body to knock down 4 empty soda cans resting on top of full soda cans.

Moving on Up: Holding a stack of 39 blue cups and one red one at the bottom, the UCSD Student must get the red cup to the top and back by moving cups, one at a time, using alternating hands, from the top of the stack to the bottom. The red cup must be back at the bottom of the stack after going through the stack to complete the challenge.

On the Hook: The UCSD Student must use a chopstick, a string, and a paper clip to collect four keys that are on the edge of a table. The keys must be hooked for three seconds in order to count.

Penny Hose: The UCSD Student must retrieve two pennies dropped into a pair of tights without stretching or bunching the tights or having one hand help the other.

If you think you can win any of these games, or if you just want to enjoy free food and watch people play, come to ICRA’s Minute-to-win it! Thursday October 7th 6:30 - 8:30 PM at the Village Building 2 !

For the past two weeks, the executive board on ICRA has been working hard in an effort to make this year’s ICRA bigger and better for all residents here at UCSD. Here is what we have done thus far:

First, and foremost, the positions on the Executive Board have been chosen and they are as follows: 

President (Sixth): Jorge Ayon
National Communications Coordinator (Warren): Amul Shah
VP External (Muir): Bijan Fazeli
VP Finance (Revelle): Cindy Chagolla
VP Programming (ERC): Rashika Rakiballuh
VP Programming (The Village): Nicole Fong
VP Administration (Sixth): Geetha Ratnam
VP Public Relations (Warren): John Tran

Furthermore, this year ICRA will be more involved in using various social media sites to advertise - such as this tumblr, the twitter, and the facebook. Make sure to subscribe to tweets and add it on facebook if you haven’t done so already.

This year will mark the first in a series of leadership conferences hosted by ICRA, where leaders from all residential areas on campus will come together and learn how to improve their programs, as well as learn skills such as time management and strengthening the executive boards. Tentatively, the first conference will be on Saturday, October 23rd (subject to change).

Finally, our first official ICRA event of the year will be on Thursday October 7th from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Village Conference Room 2 (tentatively, but also subject to change). Entitled “Minute to Win It” the event will entail the playing of various games from the TV show, where residents will have the opportunity to win prizes through completing challenges & puzzles in one minute. The games will include a list of the following: Breakfast Scramble, Defying Gravity, Keep it Up, Caddy Stack, Megabubble, Bottoms Up, Moving on up, On the Hook, and the Penny Hose (which will all be explained in a later blog post - and a list of rules will be present at the event). Prizes will include ICRA shirts, UCSD paraphernalia, movie baskets, gift cards, and ipods! More details to come!

Meetings Wednesdays at 8:17 @ Fireside Lounge! :)

ICRA is the Inter-College Residents Association, associated with all the  local boards at all six colleges at UCSD, and all designated living areas, thus associated with:

RHA: Revelle Hall Association

APB: Apartment Programming Board

MRC: Muir Residents’ Community

SCORE: Student Committee on Residential Enhancement

PAW: Programming at Warren

PERC: Programming at ERC

IHOP: International House of Programming

VIP: Villagers in Programming

Co-Board: Community Board at Sixth College

The purpose of ICRA is to serve the on-campus residents of the six colleges at the University of California, San Diego. ICRA plans educational, social, community service, and diversity programs to unite these residents as well as make recommendations for the enhancement of residential living.  In addition, ICRA serves to unite the residence committees of the six colleges.  ICRA promotes leadership opportunities and encourage college representation.  It is the purpose of ICRA to help students grow as leaders and to unite the resident’s of UCSD’s six colleges.

ICRA in relation to  is a member of the Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls, otherwise referred to as PACURH, and the National Association of College and University Residence Halls, otherwise referred to as NACURH.

ICRA’s sister organization at UCSD is NRHH, the national residence hall honorary, which serves and recognizes persons on campus that contribute to the success of residential life at UC San Diego.