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Celebrate Black History Month with music, film and discussion
Boise State’s Black Student Alliance and Cultural Center have collaborated to provide music, film, poetry and other educational activities in celebration of Black History Month in February.
The month-long commemoration will include the following events:
- The mini-series “Roots” will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 5 (Part I), Feb. 12 (Part II) and Feb. 19 (Part III) at the Student Union Bergquist Lounge. Free admission.
- Literature enthusiasts gather for “Poetry of the African Diaspora,” African American poetry readings, at 7 p.m., Feb. 7, 14, 21 at JD and Friends, 16th and Main streets.
- Roots & Reparations: Making Amends for Slavery,” a facilitated discussion lead by English professor Marcy Newman and the Black Student Alliance at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Student Union Bergquist Lounge, following the final “Roots” segment.
- AIDS in Africa,” a panel discussion by local physicians, Boise State professors and Boise State students who have conducted research in Africa, will address the AIDS epidemic from political, historical, social and economic perspectives at 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Student Union Hatch D Ballroom. Free admission.
- “The Black Experience in the Music Industry.” Portland rap artist Cool Nutz and Dominique Halls, owner of Too Real Records, will discuss the history of rap as well as their own experiences in the music industry at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28 in the Student Union Farnsworth Room. Free admission.
Select-A-Seat staff assists with ticketing at Olympic Games
Expertise in the software ticketing system used at the Olympic Winter Games has earned three Select-a-Seat staff and two other Treasure Valley managers three-week assignments at Olympic venues.
Select-a-Seat director Rod Edmiston, business manager Gina Huntsinger, outlet specialist Matt Kelly, Kristin Edmiston from Special Olympics Idaho and Tanzy Kinney from the Idaho Center will help with operations at the 2002 Winter Olympics.
Ticketing software from the Prologue line, produced by Tickets.com, is also used by Select-a-Seat.
“The Prologue software that we use at Select-a-Seat has proven it can handle the largest ticketed events in the world,” said Edmiston. “While in Salt Lake, we’ll be able to learn new ways to utilize the software to provide better service to our customers here in Idaho.”
It will be the third Olympics for Rod and Kristin Edmiston, who worked at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney (getting married after the Games) and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Rod will serve as a troubleshooter, shuttling between venues to help resolve any problems and help staff understand the software.
Compiled from BSU News Services
