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Welcome!
Welcome to the new
Office of Black Student Affairs newsletter! Starting in
Spring 2006, this newsletter will be distributed twice
per semester and will feature student articles about current
events and issues, information about scholarships and
fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students, and
information about on-campus activities! Enjoy!
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Fellowships
& Scholarships
The OBSA website
has a long list of scholarships available for both undergraduate
and graduate students, if interested, click the scholarship
link to the left.
Undergrad Opportunities!
a) Jackie
Robinson Foundation Scholarship
The award: $6,000 per year. Number of winners about 100.
It's renewable. Academic merit, leadership, community
service, all fields. Deadline is usually in April.
b) Rotary
Fellowships
Rotary International offers a broad range of humanitarian,
intercultural, and educational programs and activities
designed to improve the human condition and advance the
organization's ultimate goal of world understanding and
peace. Nine structured programs and nine service opportunities
help clubs and districts achieve their service goals in
their own communities and in communities abroad, fostering
fellowship and goodwill in the process.
c) Judicial
Administration Fellowship Program 2006-7
Application postmark due February 22, 2006. Qualifications:
must be 20 years of age by September 1, 2006 and ready
for BA degree by Spring '06.
Graduate Opportunities!
a) Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation Graduate Scholarship Programs
b) The
Organization of American Historians (OAH)
Sponsors or co-sponsors 17 different Awards, Prizes, Fellowships,
and Grants in recognition of scholarly and professional
achievements in the field of American history for scholars
and historians at all levels. The award amounts vary.
Citizenship: unrestricted. Deadlines: varies (annual).
INQUIRIES: 812/855-9852; EMAIL: oah@oah.org;
WEB: http://www.oah.org/activities/awards/
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“Black-On-Black
Love”
by Terell
Whitfield (’08)
When I first
set foot on Pomona’s campus, one of
the first things mentioned to me was the lack
of people of color. Furthermore, I was informed
right away about how relationships worked
on all five campuses, specifically between
black couples. Constantly, I was lectured
about the small population of the schools
in general, nonetheless the population of
blacks. |
I was warned time and
time again that because of the small population,
a lot of “things” spread really easily
and quickly. As another result of the population
size, I was told that black students were left with
a small amount of partners to choose from. But obviously
these were someone else’s perception of the
dating-game for blacks at the Claremont Colleges.
After more than a year of living in Claremont, I
have generated my own perceptions of “black-on-black
love.”
First off, I realize
that my perceptions and the perceptions that others
informed me of are not that dissimilar. In fact,
they’re pretty much the same except for the
fact that they are coming from different people.
Like mentioned earlier, population has everything
to do with the black-on-black love here at the Claremont
consortium. Ask any of my fellow peers to count
the number of black relationships that they know
of here at the consortium; I am 99% sure that they
will not have to use all ten of their fingers. Interesting
fact, but depressing, to say the least. With all
eyes on this minute population of on-campus relationships,
it’s no wonder why their private business
is {sometimes} put out into the public.
Not that single black students have it any easier.
Being black and single at the consortium has its
own attachments. I’m sure a lot of black students
are disheartened by the lack of attention they receive
here in Claremont. In fact, I wouldn’t doubt
if some of the black students on campus feel unattractive
at times. I surely did during my first year at the
consortium. After a while you just submit to the
fact that the dynamics of relationships at the consortium
are against you.
On a brighter note, I think it is safe to say that
the lack of black relationships on the campuses
has allowed the majority of the black community
to form more of a family-like relationship. Though
we may not be favored candidates for dating here
at Claremont, let us keep in mind that outside of
this town there are plenty of black men/women/transsexuals/transgenders
(whatever your preferences may be) who would love
to date someone with our beauty, academic achievements,
and ambitious caliber. And to those students in
black-on-black relationships on campus: I give you
mad props.
Interested
in being a student contributor on the OBSA Newsletter?
Email
Me!
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OBSA Activities for December!
Check out our annual Kwanzaa
event on Tuesday, December 6th at 6:30pm (Hampton Room,
Scripps College). For those that attended last year, you
know it was the best Kwanzaa in years, so we hope you’ll
help make this year’s be even better!
Also, The OBSA holds study breaks during midterms and
finals every semester! This December 5th and 7th, come
to the office and eat, watch TV, rest, or whatever else
you may need to do to give yourself a short break from
studying!
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TUTORING is
available in several subjects!
Chemistry: Mon, Wed (7-10pm)
Calculus: Mon, Wed (7-10pm)
French: Mon, Wed (7-10pm), Tue (11-1pm)
Spanish: Tue (11-12pm, 7-9pm)
Each session is held at the OBSA office. Call (909) 607-7352
for more information!
Interested in a scholarship? If so, click here...
Want to know how to take the right steps
to get to grad school,
check out this breakdown!
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East Seventh Street Claremont, California 91711-3916
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