The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) reassembled yesterday for the first meeting of the spring semester.
The session kicked off with praise for the 25th anniversary of the AHANA acronym and the 10th anniversary of the AHANA Leadership Council (ALC). Burnell Holland, vice president of UGBC, discussed the upcoming elections.
There was also dialogue concerning the expansion of BC's nondiscriminatory clause to include sexual orientation. Meetings are being set up with the BC Law School to further this initiative.
Announcements were made about upcoming events. A lecture on Chechnya will take place on Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. in McGuinn 121. Professor Christensen of the political science department and professor Simmons of the slavic and Eastern European studies department will lecture on the violations of human rights in Chechnya.
Frank Deluccia, executive director of finance for UGBC and CSOM '06, spoke of the results of the tsunami vigil and dorm walks sponsored by the BC Republicans, the BC Democrats, RHA, and the UGBC. Nearly $4,400 has been counted to date. The total is estimated to come to $10,000.
Joan Morgan, editor-in-chief of Essence will speak Thursday about the representation of women in hip-hop culture. Her lecture, co-sponsored by the Student Life Committee, will take place in Higgins 300 from 7-9 p.m.
Jarrett Izzo, A&S '07, and Southstreet, a local band, will be performing Saturday at Carney's in McElroy from 9-11 p.m.
Michael Eric Dyson, Avalon Foundation professor in the humanities at the University of Pennsylvania, will lecture today in Devlin 101 from 3-4:30 p.m.
Dyson is a widely published author and lecturer. His books include Holler If You Hear Me: Searching for Tupac Shakur and Why I Love Black Women.
He teaches courses in the religious studies department and Afro-American studies program at UPenn. Dyson is considering becoming director of the black studies department at BC.
Barry Mills, UGBC director of town hall meetings for the UGBC and A&S '05, announced plans for a student panel of four students that will discuss relationships. The discussion will be moderated by professor Kerry Cronin of the philosophy department and provide an in-depth look at the dating culture at BC.
Thomas Rochowitz, former vice president of the UGBC and A&S '04, closed the meeting by talking of his experience with Teach For America, an establishment founded in 1990 that seeks to eliminate educational inequity.
Upon reflecting on the students he has taught, Rochowitz said, "It was one of the best experiences I ever had."
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