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In this issue:

1. Cultural Fund Deadline Approaching
2. Upcoming BSA Events
3. DUU GLO Party
4. 9th Annual WILD Conference – Women In Leadership Development
5. School Days
6. Crash Courses
7. AOII Dodgeball Tournament
8. Day of Service
9. Find your Weight Out
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1. Cultural Fund Deadline Approaching
Posted by: Vivian Wang (vcw@duke.edu)

University/Cultural Fund
Soliciting Proposals for Spring 2008 Semester Programs

Deadline: Monday, November 17, 2007, 5pm

All undergraduate student organizations with an OSAF fund code are eligible to apply.

TO QUALIFY FOR FUNDING, A MEMBER INVOLVED IN WRITING THE PROPOSAL MUST ATTEND ONE MANDATORY INFORMATION MEETING.

WHEN (choose one of the following):

Tuesday, October 21, 2-3pm
Monday, October 27, 3-4pm
Wednesday, October 29, 4-5pm
Thursday, October 30, 2-3pm
Friday, October 31, 1-2pm

WHERE:

Multicultural Center (Lower level of the Bryan Center)

WHY:

-Attendance is required to receive funding!
-Find out what is eligible and ineligible to be funded.
-Get advice on grant writing that will be useful to you even beyond Duke.
-With a better proposal, you’ll likely get more money!

APPLICATIONS AND GUIDELINES available at: http://mcc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/resources/ucfund/overview.html

PROGRAM EVALUATION FORMS from events funded by the University/Cultural Fund during the 07-08 School Year and Fall 2008 semester must be submitted by November 17th as well. Eligibility for funding is contingent on submission of these event evaluations. Program Evaluation Forms can be found at: http://mcc.studentaffairs.duke.edu/resources/ucfund/forms.html

QUESTIONS: to Vivian at vcw@duke.edu.

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2. Upcoming BSA Events
Posted by: Ayrenne Adams (ayrenne.adams@duke.edu)

1. BSA General Body Meeting: Homecoming Pep Rally
Wednesday, October 15th at 7 pm in the Mary Lou Williams Center. Find
out about upcoming BSA events and activities in October, hear from
football players and coaches about this year’s Homecoming game, and
get excited for Homecoming 2008!!!

2. BSA Game Day Celebration
Saturday, October 18th from 11 am-3pm on Main Quad on West Campus.
Celebrate the team and get ready for this year’s Homecoming game with
music, food, and activities–including poster making, games, and
giveaways–sponsored by BSA and the Duke Football Office. Show
support for Duke Football and BSA by stopping by the quad and
partaking in these pre-game festivities.

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3. DUU GLO Party
Posted by: Vincent Ling (vincent.ling@duke.edu)

Get your GLO on! Come out to this fall’s concert event on November
9th, complete with LASER LIGHT SHOW and free glow-themed items!

Student tickets go on sale at 10 AM on Thursday, October 16th - get
them before sales open up to the general public. Tickets will be
available in person at the Duke Box Office and online at
tickets.duke.edu.

The show will feature a unique lineup of electronic rock and DJs. The
headliner, Ghostland Observatory, is an electronic rock band known
coast to coast for their high-energy live performances, driving beats,
contagious dancing, and laser light show. The opener, Flosstradamus,
is a DJ duo that has performed at music festivals like Lollapalooza
and South By Southwest.

You don’t want to miss this!

Details:
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and FLOSSTRADAMUS
November 9, 2008 @8:00 PM
Page Auditorium

Download FREE Ghostland Observatory songs on Duke iTunes before the
concert. Just log on to itunes.duke.edu, click on ‘Browse,’ and find
the ‘DUU Major Attractions’ album under Student Life. These tracks
were made available through the generosity of the artists. Enjoy!

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4. 9th Annual WILD Conference – Women In Leadership Development
Posted by: Ada Gregory (ada.gregory@duke.edu)

Saturday, November 1, 2008
10 am – 5 pm
Duke University
Durham, NC

The WILD Conference is a one-day leadership program designed specifically for college women students. This year’s theme, “Making Connections,” focuses on how to make the critical connections necessary to become a leader. Broad topics to be covered include connecting to yourself, connecting with others, and connecting to the community.

A collaboration of Triangle-area colleges and universities, the mission of the WILD Conference is to inspire, develop, and empower a diverse community of collegiate women as leaders. We strive to do this by teaching relevant skills, creating networking opportunities, recognizing and challenging structural barriers, and encouraging self-reflection.

Intended for both emerging and seasoned student leaders, each of the breakout sessions will address one or more of the conferences goals listed below. Included in the $15 registration fee are three breakout sessions, lunch, and a networking reception to practice the skills you’re learning! There are a limited number of scholarships available to attend this conference, so register early if you’d like to be considered for one!

Goals of the Conference:
- Provide workshops that allow for personal self-assessment
- Incorporate feminist theory, practice, and/or ideas into workshops
- Provide variety of leadership models
- Provide workshops that offer specific and practical leadership skill development
- Provide information and referrals about issues that disproportionately affect women (e.g. structural barriers)
- Provide networking opportunities
- Provide workshops for both emerging and seasoned leaders

Registration deadline is Friday, OCTOBER 24, 2008. There are a limited number of scholarships available to attend this conference, so register early if you’d like to be considered for one!

For more information or to register, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/leadership/wild.htm

Questions? Contact the Duke Women’s Center, 684-3897, or email ada.gregory@duke.edu

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5. School Days
Posted by: Stacey Craig (Stacey.craig@duke.edu)

Calling all Duke Students: Free lunch and Free t-shirt!!

You get even more than this for taking two hours to participate in School Days—you will also get the satisfaction of helping steer 8th graders to aim for college. These students are selected by their teachers and counselors because they don’t have any family members who have gone to college.

We would like you, paired with another Duke student and a staff member, to meet and walk with a group of ten 8th graders visiting from Durham middle schools. Please link to us at http://tinyurl.com/4wy7wd and let us know you can help out on Thursday morning, October 23 at either 9:45am (preferred) or 11:00am.

We know you will also look good in this outstanding shirt!

For more information, please contact Stacey Craig at 668.1033 or Stacey.craig@duke.edu.

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6. Crash Courses
Posted by: Jordan Hale (jordan.hale.@duke.edu)

Crash Course Sign-ups are now available. Crash Courses are fun sessions geared towards learning something new that isn’t offered in traditional courses.

October 28th: Pumpkin making Co-sponsored with Duke Destinations to Ganyard
Farms

Please go online to http://osaf.studentaffairs.duke.edu in order to register.

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7. AOII Dodgeball Tournament
Posted by: Karen Schroeder (kes32@duke.edu)

AOII will be holding its annual Dodgeball Tournament this year on Friday, October 17, during Homecoming weekend. It is sure to be a big event, and we already have lots of great prizes lined up, so we hope your chapter will register! Games will be played with teams of 10. There will be 4 brackets this year, Men, Women, Co-ed and Alumni. If you know that some of your alumni will be coming back to visit, encourage them to form a team for the alumni bracket & try to rack up double the prizes! All proceeds will go to the Arthritis Foundation.

Registering is easy, just follow this link, http://tinyurl.com/3jgzmb fill out the online form, and mail the $50 team fee to the address seen in the form above. You can also sign up to pre-order discounted t-shirts.

Please contact Karen Schroeder with any questions at kes32@duke.edu

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8. Day of Service
Posted by: Lindsay Mamula (lindsay.mamula@duke.edu)

Join the West Campus Quad and the Community Service Center in a day of service.

This year’s project will take place with Keep Durham Beautiful. Volunteers will help with the planting of 3 new flower beds at Westover Park
http://www.ci.durham.nc.us/gis_apps/parkapp/park.cfm?selVal=park&ParkNam=Westover+Park

Visit our website to reserve your spot and your free water bottle today!
http://www.duke.edu/web/service

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9. Find your Weight Out
Posted by: Anna Lutz (lutz0012@mc.duke.edu)

Are you an emotional eater, a chronic dieter, or are you just plain
confused about what to eat?
Want to learn about nutrition in a supportive group environment?

Find Your Weigh Out - A Non-Diet Approach to Weight Management

This 4 week class, run by Student Health Dietitians, will teach you how to:
- Balance your meals and minimize food cravings.
- Respond to hunger without over-doing it.
- Manage emotions that can lead to overeating.

Wednesdays, 12-1pm, Starting October 29th
All sessions are held in the Student Health Conference Room.

To register contact: toni.apadula@duke.edu (613-1218) or anna.lutz@duke.edu
(683-2757)
(must be a student to register)

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