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Maya Prakash: Future Bride/Vandy PAWS VP

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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Vanderbilt chapter.

Name: Maya PrakashHometown: Atlanta, GAMajor: Political Science

What organizations are you currently involved in?Kappa Delta, Vanderbilt Protecting Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Vanderbilt International Relations Association (VIRA), Reformed University Fellowship (RUF), No Labels, AMIGOS, and the Undergraduate Advisory Board for the College of Arts & Science.

Tell us about PAWS and what you do for the organization. PAWS is a service organization that works to help care for stray animals and find them loving homes.  I’m the Vice President, and together with the Executive Board and our volunteers, I work with local shelters to help socialize animals for adoption, exercise them, and show them some love!  It’s really fun and fulfilling.  Plus, there’s no better way to de-stress than play with puppies (and kittens, and sometimes horses)!

When did you get engaged and when do you plan to get married?I got engaged on September 4th, and we’re planning to get married next year :)

How do you plan to balance your schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and social life here at Vanderbilt while planning a wedding?Our friends and family are the best, so we’ve got an army of wedding planners!  It’s more exciting than stressful, and is actually pretty manageable with good communication.

 

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Stacey Oswald

Vanderbilt

Stacey Oswald, originally from South Florida, came to Vanderbilt as a member of the class of 2015 and got involved with HerCampus her freshman year. She became assistant editor that year and is now the Campus Correspondent for Vanderbilt HC as a sophomore. Stacey is currently a columnist for Ask Miss A- Nashville and the life section of The Hustler. She's also very involved in her sorority, Kappa Delta, as well as Invisible Children. Outside of school and her extracurriculars, Stacey finds happiness in many sources, the most crucial being exercise and the sun. She loves to attend exercise classes and is an avid runner; she recently completed the Country Music Half Marathon. She also loves Vitamin D, especially when on the beach- though of course, she only soaks up the sun after applying SPF. A few of the things Stacey couldn't live without? Good food (especially from Sweet Cece's, Bricktops, and Samurai Sushi), great books (The Hypnotist's Love Story is a recent favorite), her family back in Florida, her wonderful boyfriend, and all of the great friends she's made at Vanderbilt.