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Black Student Union honors African-American heritage month
The Black Student Union has scheduled nine events in celebration of African-American Heritage Month, which is annually recognized in February. Three of the events are for Convocation credit.
The theme for 2003 is “Underneath the Black,” focusing on diversity within the African-American community and its heritage. Through these events the BSU seeks to celebrate African-American contributions to society and reflect upon the experiences they have endured.
The events kicked off Monday with a devotional in Stauffer Chapel and a video presentation of “Eyes on the Prize,” which was for Convo credit.
The celebration continues next week with another Convo event Monday at 7 p.m. in AC 245. Participants from the Civil Rights Immersion Tour will speak about their observations of Birmingham, Montgomery and Selma, Ala. The event also counts for Convo credit.
BSU sponsors a Coffeehouse Tuesday at 9 p.m. in the HAWC, featuring talent exhibitions and presentations.
“Underneath the Black” continues throughout February, including a tour of African American landmarks in the Los Angeles area and a screening of the Halle Berry film, “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”
For more information about African-American Heritage Month, contact the Student Activities Center at ext. 4201.
Accomplished Pepperdine alumna speaks in Dean’s Lecture Series
Smothers Theatre will host the third speaker in this semester’s Dean’s Lecture Series Tuesday at 7 p.m. Laura Skandera Trombley, president of Pitzer College in Claremont, presents “Why Mark Twain Still Matters: American Icon, Classic Writer and Film Star.”
A published author, she has written numerous books about Mark Twain, including “Mark Twain: New Directions in Scholarship” and “Mark Twain’s Other Woman,” both published in 2001. These and otherworks have earned her national recognition as a Mark Twain scholar.
Trombley graduated from Seaver College in 1981 and earned her master’s degree in English from Pepperdine in 1983.
She continued her study of English at the University of Southern California, where she earned her doctorate in 1989.
The lecture is sponsored by the Seaver Board of Visitors and Seaver Parents Council. The members of Sigma Tau Delta, the English honorary society, will host the event.
American film market invites college students to free premiere
Pepperdine students are among the many Los Angeles area college students invited to free premiere film screenings by the 23rd American Film Market. Among the films screened at last year’s series was “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” an eventual box office smash.
The AFM plans to show more than 50 films free for college students during this year’s festival, featuring such stars as Bruce Campbell, Lucas Haas and Ice-T.
The premiere screening series is an open market for the world’s leading independent production companies. Founded in 1981, the event has grown steadily over the past two decades to become the largest motion picture market in the world.
The eight-day festival, generally attracts more than 7,000 people from 70 countries. More than 23 different films are shown every two hours, the majority of them U.S. or world premieres.
The AFM offers college students complimentary badges to the 2003 screenings. They are available online at www.variety.com.
A day-to-day listing of the film screenings is available at www.americanfilmmarket.com.
The AFM 2003 screenings will take place in Santa Monica Feb. 19-26.
Submitted February 06, 2003
MALIBU, CA
