Anthropology Poster Contest Winners Selected

The results of last week's Anthropology poster contest in the Quad were announced yesterday.

Students voted for "Looking Through the Eyes of History" by Joanna Diaz as Best Anthropology Poster.

The Most Socially Conscious Poster was awarded to Kylar Loya's poster titled "The Discarded Masses."

Francesca Goei's poster "Hallucinogenic Plants" was voted Most Interesting. Joanna Diaz's display discussed archeology. She was inspired by her desire to learn about her culture by exploring the past.

"It's really important to know where you came from," Diaz said. "Archeology is significant because it gives you historical perspective."

Loya chose the homeless in America as his poster topic because of his personal experiences.

"I've come in close contact with a lot of homeless people and have seen first hand how the system creates almost a set up to make homelessness a viable route for people," Loya said.

Loya wanted the board to convey that people cannot escape homelessness by simply getting a job.

"Telling someone who is homeless to not be homeless is like telling a shipwrecked sailor to just get a boat," Loya said.

Goei's poster displayed information about the hallucinogenic plants, peyote and Amerindians.

These three poster winners were selected by students who voted from a selection of 16 finalists.

Over 100 posters were submitted.

The 16 finalists were selected by anthropology classes that voted for the best posters featured in their class. During the contest, more than 25 honorable mentions were displayed alongside the 16 finalists.

The three winners were rewarded with $100 gift certificates from various retail stores provided by local donors such as Eddy Perez, who contributed gift certificates for Pick Up Stix; David Baddush, owner of Panera Bread; Yorba Linda Car Wash, which donated $100 in car washes and Karen Markley, a campus anthropology professor, who contributed Target gift certificates.