2006 THEME
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“A JOURNEY
THROUGH GREATNESS:
HONORING OUR COLLECTIVE HERITAGE”
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Organizations Co-Sponsoring Events
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AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
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OFFICE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS FOR
AFRICAN UNITY |
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NATIVE AFRICAN STUDENT
ORGANIZATION
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HAITIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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CARIBSO
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| 2/1/06 |
11:45 A.M.
College Hall Entrance
12:00 P.M.
Student Center Flagpole
12:45 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms
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Processional
Libation
DR.SAUNDRA-COLLINS
DR.SANDRA LEWIS
Proclamation
DR. SUSAN COLE, PRESIDENT, MSU
Flag Raising
Black National Anthem
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”
Welcome and Acknowledgements
kENDRA FAISON, OSAU
UMOJA -
Opening Ceremony
Poetry Readings
Dance Performances
Exhibits
“Origins of African American
Heritage Month”
DR. LESLIE WILSON
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2/8/06
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7:00 P.M.
Student Center
Ballrooms
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"This Far By Faith"
A celebration of gospel music
in the Black community |
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2/14/06 |
7:30 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms |
"A Love Supreme: The Heart of
the Black Experience"
DR. WELDON WILLIAMS, III |
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2/15/06 |
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DAY
2:30 P.M. - 3:30 P.M.
ALEXANDER KASSER THEATRE |
"From the Classroom to the Boardroom - Building on National Diversity"
ELLIS COSE, Keynote Address |
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2/16/06
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7:30
P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
OSAU Talent Show
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2/21/06 |
7:30
P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
“The
Power of the Panthers”
DR. REGINA JENNINGS |
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2/24/06 |
12:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER
BALLROOM - A |
MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE
BLACK FACULTY & STUDENT LUNCHEON |
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2/27/06 |
1:00
P.M.
STUDENT CENTER
BALLROOM - A |
BLACK HISTORY 365
Culminating event designed to
inspire continued celebration of African heritage |
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Annual Heritage
Celebration
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2005 THEME
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“WE ARE AFRICANS WHEREVER WE
ARE:
OUR PAST, OUR PRESENT, OUR
FUTURE”
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Organizations Co-Sponsoring Events
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AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
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HAITIAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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OFFICE OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES
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CARIBSO
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AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCUS
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RESIDENCE LIFE
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ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS FOR
AFRICAN UNITY
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NATIVE AFRICAN STUDENT
ORGANIZATION
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THEATRE AND
DANCE DEPARTMENT |
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KAPPA ALPHA PSI
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ACTIVITY |
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| 2/1/05 |
11:45 A.M.
Normal Avenue Gate
12:00 P.M.
Student Center Flagpole
12:30 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms
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Processional
Libation
DR.SAUNDRA-COLLINS
DR.SANDRA LEWIS
KENDRA FAISON
Proclamation
DR. SUSAN COLE, PRESIDENT, MSU
Flag Raising
Black National Anthem
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”
Welcome and Acknowledgements
kENDRA FAISON, OSAU
DR. SANDRA LEWIS &
DR. SAUNDRA-COLLINS
“Origins of African American
Heritage Month”
DR. LESLIE WILSON
Poetry Readings
OSAU Dance Troupe
LUNCH
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2/1/05
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7:00 P.M.
Student Center - Cafe C
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Film: Ray
Celebration of Ray Charles |
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2/2/05 |
7:00 P.M.
- 10:00 P.M.
Student Center- Formal Dining Room |
Movie Night: Rapture
A Dynamic Production by an MSU Alumni,
Willis Levon Petrie
MSU BLACK ALUMNI COMMITTEE |
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2/3/05 |
12:00 P.M.
Library Special Collections
Room |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"Historical Origins of Pan-Africanism"
DR. OPOKU AGYEMAN |
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2/7/05
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7:00
P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
"What's up with the N word:
Slang or Slur"
Co-sponsored by Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc.
Contact OSAU at x 4198 for more information |
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2/8/05 |
8:30
A.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
“WHEN
& WHERE I ENTER: CELEBRATING BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY, LITERATURE & ART”
One-day conference for high school
teachers
Co-sponsors: African American Studies & Institute for the Humanities |
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2/8/05
11:30
A.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
Celebration Highlight:
“I
QUESTION AMERICA: THE LIFE OF FANNIE LOU HAMER”
Performance by E.P. McKnight |
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2/10/05 |
12:00 P.M.
Library Special Collections
Room |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"The
Bedrock of Pan-Africanism: A Positivist Conception African History"
DR. OPOKU AGYEMAN |
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2/15/05 |
7:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
KAPALLO TALENT NIGHT |
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2 /16/05 |
6:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
Student Center- Formal Dining Room |
"Pearls
of Wisdom"
PANEL DISCUSSION:
MSU BLACK ALUMNI
COMMITTEE |
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2 /17/05
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12:00 P.M.
COHEN LOUNGE, DICKSON HALL,
ROOM 178 |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"The
Core Elements of Pan-Africanism"
DR. OPOKU AGYEMAN |
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2 /22/05
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7:00
P.M.
- 10:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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A NIGHT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE
Celebrating Black Inventors, Poetry, & More
Contact OSAU at x4198 for more information
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2/23/04 |
7:30 P.M.
- 10:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER
ROOM - Rattskeller
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BLACK JEOPARDY
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2 /24/05
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12:00 P.M.
LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
ROOM |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"Pan-Africanism
and African Politics in the 1960s"
DR. OPOKU AGYEMAN |
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2/ 24/ 05
- 2/27/05
ALEXANDER KASSER THEATRE
Celebration Highlight:
Flyin West
by Pearl Cleage
MONTCLAIR STATE
UNIVERSITY
THEATRE & DANCE
DEPARTMENT |
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2/ 25/
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STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
Celebration Highlight:
Keynote Presentation:
Dr. Maulana Karenga
WORLD RENOWNED
SCHOLAR, ACTIVIST & COMMUNITY LEADER
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2/26/05 |
8:00
P.M.
- 1:00 A.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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OSAU
ANNUAL PARTY |
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2/28/2005 |
12:00 NOON - 3:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER
3RD FLOOR LOUNGE |
AFRICAN CARNIVAL |
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Annual Heritage
Celebration
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TIME &
LOCATION |
ACTIVITY |
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| 2/2/04 |
11:45 A.M.
Normal Avenue Gate
12:00 P.M.
Student Center Flagpole
12:30 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms
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African Drum Processional
NATIVE AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION
Libation
DR.SAUNDRA-COLLINS
DR.SANDRA LEWIS
KENDRA FAISON
Proclamation
DR. SUSAN COLE, PRESIDENT, MSU
Flag Raising
Black National Anthem
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”
Welcome and Acknowledgements
MARIE GUERVIL, OSAU
FATIMA DECARVALHO, STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
DR. SANDRA LEWIS &
DR. SAUNDRA-COLLINS
“Origins of African American
Heritage Month”
DR. LESLIE WILSON
Poetry Readings
OSAU Dance Troupe
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2/3/04
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7:00 P.M.
Student Center - Cafe C
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Film:
Ethnic Notions
DR.
SAUNDRA-COLLINS, MODERATOR |
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2/4/04 |
7:30 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms |
"Healthy Black Male Female Relationships"
STEPHEN BRYANT |
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2/5/04 |
8:00 A.M. -
3:00 P.M.
Student Center
Room 419 |
“SHACKLED
BODIES, FREE MINDS: Resistance to Enslavement in the Americas”
One-day conference for high school
teachers
Co-sponsors: African American Studies & Institute for the Humanities |
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2/7/04
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8:00
P.M.
APOLLO THEATHER |
Yolanda
Adams Concert
Contact OSAU at x 4198 for more information |
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2/9/04 |
7:30 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
"Developing
a Positive Black Self Concept"
GUEST SPEAKER:
C.J. Educational Concepts |
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/10/04 |
7:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER, Dining Room |
"What's
Up with the N-Word"
GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. WELDON WILLIAMS, Director
Clear Word Institute |
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2
/13/04 |
9:00 P.M.
- 1:30 A.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
OSAU
Party |
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2
/16/04 |
7:00 P.M.
COHEN LOUNGE, Dickson Hall" |
"African
American Influence on Music" GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. ROBERT STEPHENS, University of Connecticut |
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/17/04
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9:30
A.M. - 2:00 P.M.
SCHOMBERG MUSEUM
New York City
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BUFFALO
SOLDIER EXHIBIT AND FILM
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TIME &
LOCATION |
ACTIVITY |
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| 2/3/03 |
11:45 A.M.
Normal Avenue Gate
12:00 P.M.
Student Center Flagpole
12:30 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms |
African Drum Processional
NATIVE AFRICAN STUDENT ORGANIZATION
Libation
DR.SAUNDRA-COLLINS, DR.SANDRA LEWIS
Proclamation
DR. SUSAN COLE, PRESIDENT, MSU
Flag Raising
Black National Anthem
“LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING”
Welcome and Acknowledgements
SCHAKIA EZE, OSAU
DR. DELORES MCMORRIN, AFRICAN AMERICAN CAUCUS FATIMA DECARVALHO, STUDENT
ACTIVITIES
DR. SANDRA LEWIS &
DR. SAUNDRA-COLLINS
“Origins of African American
Heritage Month”
DELROY FORBES,
History Major, African American Studies Minor
Poetry Readings
HAYDEN GREENE
YVETTE HALL
LUCIANO BENJAMIN
BOOGIE MAN
Musical Selection
LATASHA CASTERLOW |
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2/4/03 |
8:00 P.M.
Student Center Ballrooms |
Movie on the Hip Hop Culture |
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2/5/03 |
8:00 A.M. - 2:15 P.M.
Student Center
Room 411-414 |
“SANKOFA: Exploring African
American Heritage, Building for the future”
One-day conference for high school
teachers
Co-sponsor: Institute for the Humanities |
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2/6/03
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12:00
P.M.
Dickson Hall, Cohen Lounge |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"CLASSIFIED X" -
Documentary by
Melvin Van Peebles
Discussion Leaders:
DR. SANDRA LEWIS &
DR. SAUNDRA-COLLINS |
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2/8/03 |
12:00 P.M. |
TRIP TO THE AFRICAN AMERICAN
MUSEUM IN PHILDELPHIA, PA
Contact OSAU at x 4198 for more information. |
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2/11/03 |
7:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
"African Influence in the
Caribbean:Yesterday and Today"
GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. LENWORTH GUNTHER |
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2 /13 /03 |
12:00 P.M.
SPRAGUE LIBRARY, Special Collections Room |
AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
"A CONVERSATION ON
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
Discussion Leader:
DR. LESLIE WILSON |
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2 /14/03 |
7:00 P.M.
BLANTON HALL ATRIUM |
OSAU LOVE CONNECTION |
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2 /18/03 |
7:30 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS |
GUEST SPEAKER:
SENTOR NIA GIL |
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2 /19/03
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12:00 P.M.
SPRAGUE LIBRARY, Special Collections Room
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AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
Discussion Leader:
VALERIE VAN BAREN, JD |
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2/ 20 /03
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7:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER 417
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OSAU APPRECIATION
CEREMONY
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2 / 22 /03
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11:00 A.M.
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TRIP TO THE SCHOMBERG
AND LUNCH AT SYLVIA’S IN HARLEM
Contact OSAU at x4198 for more information
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2/ 25 /03
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12:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD IN
NEW JERSEY
Contact:
Sandra Lewis, X7375 or Delores McMorrin, X7347
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2/ 25/ 03
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7:30 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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DANCE EXPLOSION
“Jookin: Evolution of Social Dance Forms”
GUEST SPEAKER:
DR. KATRINA HAZZARD
GUEST PERFORMER:
Crazy Legs of the Rock Steady Crew |
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2/ 26/ 03
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7:00 P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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KAPALLO TALENT NIGHT
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2 /27/03
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12:00 P.M.
DICKSON HALL, COHEN LOUNGE
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AFRICAN
CONNECTIONS Lecture and Discussion Series
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2 /27/03
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7:00
P.M.
STUDENT CENTER BALLROOMS
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CAPOEIRA PRESENTATION
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2/ 28 /03
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6:00 P.M.
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DEF JAM POERTY ON
BROADWAY
Contact OSAU at x4198 for more information
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