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Black Cultural Center Ground Breaking Ceremony Today!

Alex — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:48:04 +0000

This afternoon, the Black Cultural Center invites students, faculty, staff and the OSU community to celebrate the legacy of the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center as they break the ground of its new building! Construction is set to start this summer and be completed by June 2014. Today’s program includes a poetry reading, singing the Black National Anthem, guest speakers Dr. Larry Roper and President Ed Ray along with a histroical tour of the current BCC and refreshments.

The original Black Student Union Cultural Center was founded at OSU in 1975 and later renamed the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. This project for a new center is in line with new facilities for other cultural centers on campus. The grand opening of the Eena Haws Native American Longhouse was held last month and the Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez begins construction this week, expected to be completed in December 2013. A new home for the Asian & Pacific Cultural Center is also in the works.

See you there!

Program Details:

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

1:00-2:00pm

2320 Monroe Ave.

Free to the public

- AG

A Night in New Orleans – OSU’s 12th Annual Divine Nine Step Show

Alex — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:55:04 +0000

This past Saturday, May 26^th, Oregon State University’s Black Student Union hosted the 10^th Annual Divine Step Show. Attendees got to experience a live Jazz band, psychic palm reading, jambalaya and much more to feel like they were in New Orleans. With comedian Nate Jackson as the host, step teams from the Pacific Northwest competed for cash prizes in this fun filled evening, keeping true to its theme.

A Night in New Orleans…a Night You Won’t Forget.

OSU Step Show

Congrats to OSU, BSU and all those involved on a successful event celebrating the tradition of African stepping.

GO BEAVS.

-AG

Stepped into the Bad Side

Kourtney — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:05:43 +0000

The 9^th annual Divine 9 Step Show took place over the Memorial Day Weekend at OSUâ€™s LaSells Stewart Center. The Step show was hosted by the Black Cultural Center, Black Student Union, and other student organizations and showcased the Divine Nine Black Greek Letter Organizations.

This year seven teams competed: Alpha Phi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Phi Beta Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, Sigma Gamma Rho, and Iota Phi Theta. While most of the participants and audience were from Oregon and Washington, people from California and Idaho also traveled to Corvallis for the show.

The purpose of the event is to provide awareness of the Black Greek Fraternal and Sorority system. Austin Auditorium was almost at capacity with supporters of the event. If you have not attended the Divine 9 Step Show before, I recommend it. All of the teams performed well and congratulations to Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. for winning their divisions!