February 11 - February 17

Preview
1. BSA Elections!!!
2. Outreach Committee's Habitat for Humanity
3. Campus Council Elections
4. Cla$$ Matters
5. Kappa Week

BSA Announcements
BSA Election Day is NEXT SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17. Detailed instructions about the voting process will be sent during the week. Please remember that you must be a registered BSA member to vote in the elections. If you have any questions, please email Eden (es67@duke.edu).

As stated in the preamble of the Black Student Alliance's Constitution, "The Black Student Alliance (BSA) supports and advocates on behalf of the Black undergraduate students of Duke University. We at BSA would like continue that tradition of support, encouragement and advocacy by encouraging you to seek office in this organization. ELECTION PACKETS ARE DUE BACK TO EDEN VIA EMAIL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15th, no later than 9:00 pm (transcripts are available at the Student Services Office in the Allen Bldg - 919.684.2001). If you have not received an election packet, please contact Eden at es67@duke.edu.

The BSA Outreach Committee is participating in a Habitat for Humanity project THIS SATURDAY, February 16th at 1209 and 1210 Franklin Street in Durham. The committee invites everyone to have lunch at 12 pm at the Habitat for Humanity location. If you will be needing transportation, please arrive at the West Campus bus stop by 11:30a.m. If are not planning to eat with us, just want to partake in the community service and need transportation, please arrive by 12:30p.m. We will be having a bus go to and from Franklin St.and West Campus about every 15min. This project shoud last until around4:30p.m.Hope to see you there!!!

Campus Announcements
Campus Council Elections! Interested in residential policy, large scale programming, or the improvement of campus facilities? Apply to be a part of Campus Council's Executive Board, one of the most influential and important student organizations or become a member of the Campus Council General Body. Campus Council will select three new At-Large members and one Public Relations Director. At-Large members are entrusted with representing the university as a whole on issues pertaining to residential life. Applications are due February 22nd by 5 pm to ryan.todd@duke.edu and can be accessed at http://student.groups.duke.edu/Campus_Council_Involvement.

Also, apply to be the Chair, Co-Chair, or member of the Student Alumni Advisory Board. The Board is responsible for programming large scale events sponsored by student groups and the Duke Alumni Association like the Homecoming Pep Rally and the Hoopswatch Duke vs. UNC event. The Board also serves as the Alumni Associations student advisory panel on yearly events like local send-off parties, career week, and young alumni mentoring. Those interested should access the application on the Campus Council website, where you can read more about the positions and election process.

Want to be a part of LDOC history? Submit your t-shirt designs for the 2008 LDOC shirt! Prizes include a free t-shirt and a $50 gift certificate to the winning submission. Questions and submissions should be emailed to Milly Shome (ratula.shome@duke.edu) and Adam Barron (adam.barron@duke.edu). Please submit by March 1, 2008.

Summer support for undergraduate research and arts projects is available from multiple Duke programs. These programs include the following: Links to each of these programs are on the Undergraduate Research Support Office web page (http://www.aas.duke.edu/trinity/research/) and inlude The Trinity Deans' Summer Research Fellowship, the Mellon Undergraduate Awards for Summer Research, The Program in Women's Studies, The Duke University center for International Studies, The Center for European Studies, and summer programs in the biological sciences, psychology, and physics.

Campus Events
Monday, February 11
Cla$$ Matters: Socioeconomic-Based Recruitment in Higher Education at 7:00 pm in Von Canon C (Bryan Center). The Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship is one of the Duke University's seven merit-based undergraduate scholarship programs. To commemorate Howard, the "Reggie" scholars annually plan university events surrounding issues of social justice. This year's event will be a panel with Jim Belvin, Director of Financial Aid, and William Darity, professor of Economics, Public Policy, & AAS. The panel is sure to provide thought-provoking discussion and commentary, especially in light of Duke's new Financial Aid Initiative for low-income students.

Summer 2008 Mellon Travel Awards Information Session at 7:00 pm in the John Hope Franklin Center, room 240. Come join us for pizza and drinks and learn about how to write a successful application for travel funds for Latin America or the Caribbean!

Tuesday, February 12
Political Outlook 2008: The Hispanic/Latino Vote. How will it Influence the 2008 Election? at 7:00 pm in the Rare Book Room (Next to Von der Heyden Pavilon). Visiting Professor Jason Casellas (UT Texas @ Austin) will provide an introduction to the Latino/Hispanic political landscape, with some demographic data and trends from the past several decades. Then, he will delve deeper into the three major Latino subgroups (Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans, and Puerto Rican-Americans), with brief histories and political trajectories for each group. He will then discuss some of the key public policy issues affecting Latinos, including immigration and education policy.

The Iota Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents Essay Contest at Burton Elementary. Come to Burton Elementary with the NUPES to listen to the essay contest with our students. The winner of this contest will be announced at the Corey T. Williams Ball and Banquet on Saturday.

Wednesday, February 13
Got Major? Tools for Helping Undecided Students Define Their Majors and Careers at 6:00 pm in McClendon Tower (2nd Floor Media Room). This three week interactive workshop is designed to help students analyze all the information for choosing a major. Please plan on attending all three sessions. We will offer individualized personality and career assessments, and discuss what's important in making this MAJOR decision. Interested students, please register on the website (http://caps.studentaffairs.duke.edu). Walk-ins will be welcome if space remains available.

Jazz at the Mary Lou at 9:30 pm in the Julian Abele Hall, Mary Lou Williams Center. Enjoy live performances by local musicians as well as Duke music students, with special guest artists all brought together by John Brown, Director of the Duke Jazz Studies Program. Light hors d'oeuvres and liquid refreshment will be provided with the option to enjoy late night fare and drinks in the Faculty Commons provided by Sage & Swift.

Thursday, February 14
The Iota Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents Women's Appreciation Day at 6PM at the Oasis (Bell Tower, East Campus). Sign up on the BC Walkway to get your massage, space is limited, so sign up early! You will also be able to enjoy soothing jazz music and chocolate covered strawberries, fruit, chocolate etc.

Professor Craig Werner: The Black Side of Motown at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium at the Center for Documentary Studies. Professor Craig H. Werner teaches in the Afro-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin. He is the author, among other works, of A Change Is Gonna Come: Music, Race and the Soul of America and Higher Ground: Stevie, Aretha, Curtis and the Rise & Fall of American Soul. A member of the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he has written liner notes for re-releases of classic soul albums by Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler, and Rick James.

Friday, February 15
The Iota Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents Jazz Night with the NUPES at the Mary Lou Williams for Black Culture featuring Smooch and the Big Hug. Come enjoy the music of Smooch and the Big Hug and relax and have a good time with the NUPES.

Saturday, February 16
Culture Day with Future is Now at 3:00 pm in the Mary Lou Williams Center. FIN would like to invite all cultural organizations to attend and create a short and fun presentation that would engage 10-11 year old girls in the Durham community. FIN invites all organizations to bring food, instruments, and/or other materials representing the various culture within your organization. Please email Iyanna Atwell at ia14@duke.edu if you or any of your members will be able to assist FIN in this program by 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 12.

Greg Tate & Arthur Jafa: In Conversation: The Soul Aesthetic: Barkley Hendricks & Black Music at 7:00 pm in the Auditorium at the Nasher Museum of Art. Greg Tate is a founding member of the Black Rock Coalition, a staff writer at the Village Voice and the leader of the Burnt Sugar Chamber Ensemble. His writings on art, music, and culture have appeared in the New York Times. Cultural critic, visual artist, and cinematographer Arthur Jafa, in his work, explores Black cultural politics, cultural nationalism, and film. He shot Julie Dash's Daughters of the Dust, Spike Lee's Crooklyn, and Manthia Diawara's Rouch in Reverse.

The Iota Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. presents the 29th Annual Corey T. Williams Ball and Banquet. Tickets on Sale on the BC Walkway NOW!!

Local Events
North Carolina Central University Department of History: Black History Month Programming 2008
Panel, Race and Popular Culture in pre-1959 Cuba, Joshua Nadel, assistant professor, NCCU, “Comic Strips and the Perpetuation of Racist Imagery in Cuba, 1917-1922,” and Enver Casimir, PhD candidate, UNC-Chapel Hill, “Sports, Nationalism, and Racial Ideologies in Pre-Revolutionary Cuba,” Monday, February 11, 11:00 a.m., Edmonds Classroom Building 207

Film sponsored by the Department of History: This Far By Faith: African American Spiritual Journey’s, Episode 5- “Inheritors of the Faith” Episode 6- “Rise Up and Call Their Names” Tuesday, February 12, 10:40 hour, Edmonds Classroom Building Computer Lab

Presentation, by Charmaine McKissick-Melton, associate professor, NCCU, “NCCU Student Perspectives,” Speeches By NCCU Students, Tuesday, February 12, 10:45 a.m., Farrison-Newton Theater

Performance, University Lyceum Series, Three Mo’ Tenors, Tuesday, February 12, 8:00 p.m., B.N. Duke Auditorium

Lecture, by Brandon Winford, graduate student, UNC-Chapel Hill, “Carter G. Woodson and the Mis-Multiculturalism of America,” Wednesday, February 13, 10:00 a.m., Edmonds Classroom Building 201

Film sponsored by the Department of History: Eyes on the Prize II: The Time Has Come, Thursday, February 14, 10:40 hour, Edmonds Classroom Building Computer Lab

Lecture, by Kenneth Rodgers, director NCCU Art Museum, “Gordon Parks, Photographer: An American Icon,” Thursday, February 14, 7:00 p.m., Art Museum

Lecture, by Jonathan Hunter, graduate student, NCCU, “Buck Leonard: His Place in American History,” Friday, February 15, 1:00 p.m., Edmonds Classroom Building 201

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Image of the Black Athlete: Icons, Scandal and the Business of Sport on Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m in Stone Center Hitchcock Multipurpose Room. A roundtable discussion of black athletes and sports professionals will address the sociopolitical challenges and issues facing black athletes. Panelists will include: Walt Bellamy, NBA Hall of Famer and community youth activist in Atlanta, Pam Leake, former UNC Basketball All-American, and Rhonda Patterson, UNC alumnus, attorney and managing partner of a sports management firm. Hanif Omar, host of WNCU radio's weekly sports show "Fast Break," will moderate the discussion.