Interested in planning for major speakers, Sudan relief projects, voter registration drives, and much, much more? JOIN BSA PUBLIC AFFAIRS! What: Event Planning Meeting When: Sunday September 24, 2006 @ 7pm Where: BSA Office in OSAF Make a difference on campus!

Vote! Make a difference in your community!! What: BSA/NAACP Voter Registration Drive When: Monday September 25, 2006- Wednesday September 27, 2006 Where: BC Plaza (1-4pm); East Campus Quad (5:30-7:30pm) How: Fill out a registration form and BSA will turn it in for you. In November, Durham will be electing a District Attorney. Be a part of Durham? VOTE!

Come and celebrate Homecoming 2006 with classmates and alumni!!! There will be food, music and games (AND T-SHIRTS WHILE SUPPLIES LAST)!! WHAT: BSA HOMECOMING BBQ WHEN: Saturday, September 30th 2006, 3:30pm- 6:30pm WHERE: Main West Quad

WHO: JUNIORS AND SENIORS!!! WHAT: Duke University Black Alumni Connection (DUBAC) LUNCHEON WHEN: SUNDAY October 1, 12pm-2pm WHERE: Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture WHY: We know you all have aspirations to become professionals after graduation. Come hear from and network with Black Alumni who are already in the positions and places where YOU want to be. FOOD WILL BE PROVIDED. Please RSVP to gmb7@duke.edu by MONDAY September 25 by MIDNIGHT.

BSA WANTS YOU! What: Interested in planning Black Student Alliance Invitational Weekend?? When: E-mail BSA Exec VP Simone A. Randolph for an application TODAY! They are due back to sar@duke.edu by October 3, 2006 at 8p.

***Important info on the appointment application process*** Late applications will not be accepted. Strong candidates will be invited to interview. For more information, please contact BSA Exec VP, Simone A. Randolph at sar@duke.edu.

Who: All Students What: Campus Culture Initiative; Gender/Sexuality Session for Undergraduates When: Wednesday September 27, 2006; 6:30pm-8pm Where: 329 Soc Psych Why: To get your voice heard on campus! Be included! And tell them BSA sent you! How: Sign up online at http://www.campuscultureinitiative.duke.edu/

Who: NPHC is looking for Ushers (~12) What: Homecoming Step Show When: September 29, 2006 8PM (Ushers would need to arrive at 7) Where: Page Auditorium FREE ADMISSION INTO THE SHOW!!! If you are interested please email shawn.c.jones@duke.edu.

Cultivating Consciousness: A Campaign for Change

WHAT: TEAM mary lou meeting WHEN: Wednesday,September 27 5:30pm-7:30pm WHO: Designated TEAM mary lou representatives only,RSVP required (mlw@studentaffairs.duke.edu OR 684-3814) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT: Lunch & Learn Bring your lunch and enjoy a film, a conversation, or television show that makes a statement about our past and our present! WHEN: M-F@12pm

MONDAYS Boondocks Season 1

*TUESDAYS Covenant Conversations

WEDNESDAYS Film(announced weekly)

THURSDAYS Good Times

FRIDAYS A Different World Season 1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

What: GREY'S ANATOMY When: Thursdays@9pm Where: Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture Why: Did you know the Creator and Executive Producer of Grey's Anatomy is an African American woman? Shonda Rhimes is a versatile writer, who had already achieved a significant level of success before the show was conceived. Most notably, Rhimes wrote the screenplay for the HBO biopic "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*WHAT: Read The Covenant with the Mary Lou! http://www.covenantwithblackamerica.com/ BRING YOUR LUNCH & SHARE THE LESSONS YOU'VE LEARNED FROM READING THE COVENANT!!! Copies are available for checkout in our lending library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

WHAT: 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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