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BCC makes efforts to get more students involved
Black Cultural Center markets itself as a place for people of all backgrounds to come together
Quanaje Hampton
Issue date: 1/22/09 Section: News
Employees from the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center visited an anthropology class yesterday in an attempt to get more students involved in the cultural centers.
The BCC offers many opportunities for students and a place for them to gather and feel safe. It offers computers with free printing, a fully stocked kitchen that anybody can use (all they ask is that students clean up their messes), cable television, conference/study rooms, DVD and VCR systems and a copy machine.
If students are having a social event or a meeting, they can always reserve space at the BCC.
The BCC is dedicated to educating all students about culture through events, activities and open hours. They provide residential facilities, support services and leadership development opportunities. Open hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Fridays.
The BCC gives students the opportunity to meet new people, experience diversity and have "a home away from home."
"The BCC has really made my freshmen year easier to adjust to, not only with the environment here but the fact of just starting college," said Sierra Lever, a freshman in pre-business.
"It's given me the opportunity to meet new people. It's a place where I can do my homework and get help with school or personal problems. It's basically a home to me," Lever said. "If the BCC didn't exist, I would hardly ever see the people who come to the BCC or minorities in general on campus. Working at the BCC gets me involved with people of other ethnicities or races by participating at other cultural centers."
Anybody and everybody can stop by the BCC regardless of what they look like and their views of the world. If students are looking for a job or volunteer opportunities or to simply get involved, the BCC offers nothing but open arms.
"The BCC allows students to connect and get involved with different events on campus," said Ugonna Uba, a freshmen in biology.
The BCC offers many opportunities for students and a place for them to gather and feel safe. It offers computers with free printing, a fully stocked kitchen that anybody can use (all they ask is that students clean up their messes), cable television, conference/study rooms, DVD and VCR systems and a copy machine.
If students are having a social event or a meeting, they can always reserve space at the BCC.
The BCC is dedicated to educating all students about culture through events, activities and open hours. They provide residential facilities, support services and leadership development opportunities. Open hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Fridays.
The BCC gives students the opportunity to meet new people, experience diversity and have "a home away from home."
"The BCC has really made my freshmen year easier to adjust to, not only with the environment here but the fact of just starting college," said Sierra Lever, a freshman in pre-business.
"It's given me the opportunity to meet new people. It's a place where I can do my homework and get help with school or personal problems. It's basically a home to me," Lever said. "If the BCC didn't exist, I would hardly ever see the people who come to the BCC or minorities in general on campus. Working at the BCC gets me involved with people of other ethnicities or races by participating at other cultural centers."
Anybody and everybody can stop by the BCC regardless of what they look like and their views of the world. If students are looking for a job or volunteer opportunities or to simply get involved, the BCC offers nothing but open arms.
"The BCC allows students to connect and get involved with different events on campus," said Ugonna Uba, a freshmen in biology.
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