A lively Aerobics night for students.

At 7:25 PM on May 9th, 2008, despite the rain, the Me Tri Dormitory Hall – the venue for the 2nd Aerobic Student Competition of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – was completely full. At 7:35 PM, the opening ceremony, featuring a strong Aerobic theme, began amidst the enthusiastic cheers of thousands of spectators. At 7:47 PM, with the entrances to the hall already packed, the girls from the Faculty of Literature performed the first dance steps of a vibrant and lively student Aerobic night.

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Following a well-executed opening performance by the Faculty of Literature, which scored 75 points, came the performance by the Faculty of Sociology, which earned 67 points. Next was the Faculty of Philosophy. And the future philosophers truly surprised the audience with the rhythm and movements that were so musical in their performance.

As expected, the defending champions – the Faculty of International Studies team – demonstrated their skill and prowess with a performance that scored 88 points.

[img class="caption" src="images/stories/aerobic-2008/img_0738.jpg" border="0" title="Philosophy Department Team" width="480"/>

The competition was impressive not only for its aerobic performances but also for the teams' fashion sense. While the Linguistics Faculty team impressed with their bold makeup, the Journalism and Communication Faculty team stood out with their sweet strawberry-colored outfits and self-designed shoes...

[img class="caption" src="images/stories/aerobic-2008/img_0823.jpg" border="0" alt="Faculty of Linguistics" title="Faculty of Linguistics Team" width="480"/>

Another factor contributing to the excitement of the competition was the audience – the student supporters. Although the teams had less than two weeks to prepare, this limitation seemed to be compensated for by the enthusiastic cheering of the supporters:

After two hours of performances by 11 Aerobic teams from various faculties of the University, when the judges announced the final score, the supporters from the Faculty of International Studies rushed forward to congratulate their team. With a 13-point lead over the second-place team, the Faculty of International Studies team once again became the champion of the Aerobic Student Competition at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The Faculty of Literature and the Faculty of Philosophy shared second place. The Faculty of Oriental Studies and the Faculty of Psychology shared third place. Below are the detailed results of the teams (listed in order of performance):

No.	Team	Structural points	Point of execution	Total score	Ranking
1.	Literature	38	37	75	2
2.	Sociology	30	37	67
3.	Philosophy	34	38	72	2
4.	International Studies	46	42	88	1
5.	Information - Library	29	35	64
6.	Psychology	33	37	70	3
7.	Linguistics	28	32	60
8	Orientalism	33	36	69	3
9.	Tourism studies	34	32	66
10.	Management Science	30	32	62
11.	Press & Media	33	35	68

See more photos from the contest.here.