Author Archives: Arun

Our Fake Rockband Group had a Real Drummer

So if you’ve been keeping up with this blog you’ll know that we did a Rockband game Battle of the Bands Tournament to raise money for HOPEresearch. The drummer for our band, The Cougar Tamers, one Evan W., was this quiet dude who worked at Gamestop that volunteered at the last minute to help [...]
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Battle of the Bands 2009 – Success!

I am pleased to report that the 2009 HOPE Fundraiser was a stonking success. 6 bands, a packed venue, and over 5k raised to support HOPEresearch in addition to the local United Way charity that provides prescription assistance. The glam rock house band, ‘The Cougar Tamers’, fronted by yours truly, reeled the audience in [...]
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United Way Fiscal Sponsorship Confirmed!

Awesome news – The local United Way branch called Faith in Action has kindly agreed to be our fiscal sponsor this year for our second annual ‘Battle of the Bands’ fundraiser for HOPEresearch! We’re huge fans of the work that FIA does for low income patients, and are so excited that they are now [...]
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NerdcoreLearning AMSA 2009

I spell awesome AMSA (american medical student assn). Francis and I are at AMSA 2009, meeting with some super cool med students, who also happen to be awesome at Guitar Hero. Come by our booth and say the phrase, ‘Nerd is the Nu Cool.’ and get a free calendar or t-shirt.
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Life is Good

OK, things are moving along swimmingly. New site construction is underway, the ‘Thank You’ music video has been well received, our research fellow draws a step closer to starting in earnest – life is good. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
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