On behalf of the BSA Executive Committee, we would like to wish you all great success with your exams, term papers, etc! Remember, BSA: "Strengthening the Tradition of Excellence!"

A. STRESSED OUT? Need a chance to relax? Well put down those books for just a couple of hours and join the BSA Academic Affairs Committee for their SEMESTER STUDY BREAK!! There will be FREE DEEP MASSAGES, fresh fruit and treats, soothing music, and information on how to prepare for the last couple of days of the semester… STRESS FREE! BSA Semester Study Break Mentally Escape to a World of Relaxation... Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:00pm - 7:00pm Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture

So please come out and support the Black Student Alliance and take a well deserved break from all that high impact studying (especially those who will be just finishing up that chem test)!! Hope to see you there!

B. ATTENTION FRESHMEN, Are you tired of studying for finals? Wish to interact more with your classmates? Heres some good news. On Tuesday, December 12, 2006, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m., BSA Freshmen Representatives along with the NAACP will be hosting a study break for freshmen only on East Campus. The location is Blackwell Commons 122 (TV side). We'll have games, food, entertainment, and a relaxing environment for the Class of 2010. NAACP will provide BOSTON MARKET as food and will also be talking to the freshmen class. So, come out, take a break from studying, and get to know the rest of your classmates.

Are you interested in running for the UNDERGRADUATE YOUNG TRUSTEE? The Undergraduate Young Trustee is a full voting member of the Board of Trustees and the most powerful elected representative from the student body. Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors are all eligible to apply. Applications are available online at http://www.dsg.duke.edu <http://www.dsg.duke.edu/> . Applications are due by Friday, January 12, 2007. Questions? Please contact Jordan Giordano at jfg6@duke.edu

Laura Welsch will be at the BSA study break on Tuesday to speak about Career center initiatives for next semester.

A. Goldman Sachs Scholarship for Excellence What: Scholarship and Internship program SOPHMORES and JUNIOR students of color interested in pursing careers in finance.

When: DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 15, 2006

Who: Contact Cindy Joseph at cindy.joseph@gs.com

B.Credit Suisse Internship

What: Internship program for undergraduates interested in pursuing finance careers.

When: Deadline is JANUARY 2ND, 2007

Who: Contact Ligia I. Gomez, Jr Diversity Recruiter at ligia.gomez@credit-suisse.com.

C. JUNIOR JUMP START!!!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!! Who: Juniors When: (The Day Before Classes Start in January!) January 9th, 2006 Where: Freeman Center for Jewish Life What: Everything you need to know about the internship search, both on campus and off! Working with Junior Class Council, wešve put together a program to help you prepare for the search and give you advice on how to make the most of your summer internship. Whether you're looking in consulting, business, nonprofit, medicine, the arts or a whole host of other things, you need to check this program out. Additional: I would also advise sophmores to attend as you can never start too early.

MLWC Black Artist Collective Database Black student filmmakers, photographers, fine artists, writers, dancers, actors/actresses, musicians, and vocalists needed This artist database will serve as a resource to the Black affinity groups of Duke University To be added to the database send your NAME, CLASS, E-MAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE NUMBER, and SPECIALTY to: mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu

Black Affinity Group Webmaster Intern needed. Amazing job opportunity to develop your design portfolio with multiple sites!! Serve the Black community as a webmaster/consultant for Team Mary Lou members in need of web design. Applicants are encouraged to send resumes to mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu

The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture is proud to announce our programming theme for 2006-2007 ~ Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change. This theme reflects our continuing commitment to strengthening community through deeper consideration of the past, present, and future of Black people and Black culture.

************************ Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change The Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture invites you to join us for our Lunch & Learn series every day at noon. Bring your lunch and enjoy a film, a conversation, or television show that makes a statement about our past and our present!

Monday 9/18 Boondocks Season 1 @12P Wednesday 9/20 FILM : Black History: Lost, Stolen, or Strayed? @12P Thursday 9/21 Good Times @12P Friday 9/22 A Different World Season 1@ 12P

************************ The Mary Lou Williams Center is reading The Covenant The Covenant with Black America http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/ Beginning Tuesday, September 26 @ 12P/Noon JOIN US FOR A COVENANT CONVERSATION: Covenant I. Securing the Right to Healthcare & Well Being

BRING YOUR LUNCH & SHARE THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED FROM READING THE COVENANT!!! Copies are available for checkout in our lending library.

************************ Black Community Calendar Now available for download on the Mary Lou Williams Center website.

Get info on upcoming events sponsored by Black student organizations and the MLWC. Check it out!!! Send feedback and/or event announcements to mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu or drop by and tell us what your group has going on.

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Black Student Alliance 101-31 Bryan Center P.O. Box 90834 Durham, NC 27705 Phone: (919)684-4154 Fax: (919)684-8395 Email: contactbsa@duke.edu