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Jose Campos
Badge: 1423
Hometown: Manila, Philippines
Year: 2008
Major: Philosophy
Interests and Extracurricular Activities: Movies, GOOD Food, Philosophy, Government, Travelling, Music, and material stuff
Short Bio: Until entering Stanford, I had lived half of my life here in the Bay Area, and the other half in Manila. Though I intended to major in Biology upon entering Stanford, I quickly realized that medicine and the biotech industry were not my preferred career paths. Quite unexpectedly, I ended up pursuing Philosophy after taking the Fate of Reason. I am currently searching for an alternative back-up major that will support me after graduation, assuming that my attempts to become a philosopher do not exactly work out. Besides academics, I enjoy travelling, watching movies and bumming around.
Reason I Joined Phi Psi: Like many others, I joined Phi Psi because of the brothers who I met. All of them were extremely friendly and sociable. In addition, they were also well balanced in their abilities to have fun, while taking their academic work seriously and taking Phi Psi's goal of service to heart. My pledge period at Phi Psi has been one of the most memorable and exciting times of my life, and I only wish that I could repeat the pledge period again!
Favorite Music: Music choices all over the place... Damien Rice, Craig David, Nickelback, Papa Roach, Mozart, James Blunt, Aqualung, Lifehouse, Scissor Sisters, Alizee, K'Maro, Chayanne, and the list goes on.
Favorite Book: All the Harry Potters, Da Vinci Code... ummm... The New Yorker (ok ok its not a book)... as you can tell I don't read that much and what I do read does not have much literary value.
Favorite Film: Gattaca, James Bond 007 (all of them), Batman Begins, Closer, King Arthur, A Very Long Engagement, Troy, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire!, Kingdom of Heaven, Elizabeth, Sylvia, The Sound of Music, and many others which I can't remember right now.
Favorite Quote: "That "whereas" clause in Proclamation 1017, which accuses the media of recklessly magnifying the claims of alleged conspirators against the State, threatens to undo Rizal's work, and those of the other democrats who have followed him. It threatens to turn criticism reflected in media into proof of sedition. It threatens to turn the necessarily adversarial nature of media, with their constitutionally defined role, into evidence of rebellion. It threatens to turn media's very openness and accessibility to everyone in the public square with an opinion or a grievance into a public challenge against the government."
-Philippine Daily Inquirer Editorial
"Cogito, ergo sum" - Descartes
E-mail: jmcampos@stanford.edu
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