Want to be in SGA next year?

Interested in becoming more active on campus?
Do you want to make change?
Become Involved?

Do you want to become an SGA officer?

Applications due Friday, March 21st at 5:00pm
Applications may be found at the SGA office or on the public folders which may be turned in to SGA office or electronically to saundersr@berea.edu. If you plan on running, you are required to attend the Saturday 4pm election seminar. You may also schedule a session by appointment if you join the race late.

Any Question? Looking for an application? Please contact Rachel Saunders at Saundersr@berea.edu

Social Justice movement on campus

A new movement?
The trio:

OBEP Social justice awareness
HEAL Environmental local issues

OXFAM Fair trade, local and abroad

OXFAM OXFAM has been rapidly gaining momentum since its conception in October of 2007. Already, more and more fair trade products are popping up across campus. In addition to fair trade coffee in the cafeteria and the café, nearly every department on campus has switched to fair trade. Food service is expanding fair trade products to include tea, rice and hopefully bananas. Fair trade tea will be used in the café and in all SODEXO catering. Even though fair trade rice is $2 more per pound, food service has offered to serve the rice in the vegetarian line a couple times a week. Fortunately, food service was very willing to bring more fair trade food items to our dining hall! Thank you food Service!

O.B.E.P. The SGA committee Opening Blind Eyes Project (OBEP) raises issues about social justice issues happening around the globe. This semester, OBEP is focusing on water rights. In December Opening Blind Eyes Project helped raise money for a well in Burkina Faso. The 2008 short term class led by Trish Issacs and Mark Rocelli had the opportunity to visit the town and celebrate with the people as they built their new town well. In conjunction with the new development millennium goals, OBEP will work on raising awareness about those who do not have access to water. OBEP recently helped sponsor students to hear a speaker Rwanda at EKU.

H.E.A.L. Does anyone know what HEAL stands for?
Helping Earth And Learning. HEAL is a program situated in CELTS and works mainly on environmental issues on campus and in the Berea community. While working with local community groups, administration, and faculty, HEAL educates the Berea College community on sustainability. Some projects that began in HEAL are Berea Bikes, Alumni Building Solar Panel, La Vida Nueva Specialty House, Faucet Aerator project, and 10x10 (Convert 10% of Berea’s energy use to renewable energy by 2010). HEAL is currently focusing on collaborating with other campus groups and working on these projects:
· Low-flow showerheads in all the dorms
· Educating about green purchasing/green cleaners
· Mountain-Top Removal Flyover
· Berea Rain Barrel Fest Eco-Olympics
To learn more on how you can become more eco-friendly or what else Berea College is doing sustainability-wise, contact HEAL@berea.edu.

Kentucky Advocacy Training Workshops Feb. 23

Make a real difference in reducing global hunger and poverty…


Saturday, February 23,
9:00 am to 12:30 pm
(Registration and refreshments at 8:45 am)

CELTS Rooms, Bruce-Trades Building

Sponsored by Bread for the World

Bread for the World works in a bipartisan way. It enjoys the support of many different church bodies. Bread for the World collaborates with other organizations to build the political commitment needed to overcome hunger and poverty. For example, Bread for the World is a founding partner in Bono’s ONE Campaign. The workshop will offer advocacy tools, the creative spark, and the knowledge you need to make a difference in urging Congress to help end hunger and poverty and meet the Millennium Development Goals! Hear stories that show how people are taking hold of solutions, and how we can walk alongside, advocate with, and support their efforts to help their families and communities.

Email Terri Daugherty or David Manley for more information

Kojo's Book: Morning of Gold

Kwadwo's Book Launch: Morning Of Gold

March 8

Phelps-Stokes, 1-3

Our very own Kwadwo (most commonly known as “Kojo”) has published his very first book! Kojo is a the sophomore class president and from Accra, Ghana and has been very active in SGA during his two years here at Berea College. He published this book, in part, to show students that they are capable of achieving their dreams—whatever they may be.

A word from the author: “Finally, I have decided to publish my collection of poetry into a single book. These are poems that I wrote between the ages of 12-16. The poems are simple but beautiful and cover various themes on love, Africa, inspiration, religion, personal, life in a boarding school, tributes and poems on nature.”

Soon to be on amazon.com and other online stores

For more info, join the Facebook group:
Kwadwo’s Book Launch – Morning of Gold

Shattering Stereotypes with Michael Zak

An event not just for Republicans
not just for Democrats

“Forget What You THOUGHT You Knew About the Republican and Democrat Parties!”
Shattering Stereotypes

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
6:45pm - 9:00pm
The Commons

COME ON OUT for an evening lecture, “Q&A,” & book-signing with Michael Zak, MBA an historian, former U.S. senate staffer, and author of Back to Basics for the Republican Party and the "2005 Republican Freedom Calendar."

Hosted by:
Berea College Republicans Chapter
in partnership with the SGA and BCC

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Water Aerators and Conservation

Berea is experiencing a severe water shortage. As of October 1, the Berea reservoir had only enough water for 100 days. Kentucky has already had 200 forest fires (the average in past years is ONE!). That means if we don’t conserve and there is not sufficient rain in the coming months, we’ll be out of water by Short Term. Maya Benami from HEAL first brought this issue to the Board of Residents. BOR member, Bianca Pau, is leading the SGA committee that is working on a resolution to encourage resident halls to purchase water aerators which will decrease the amount of water expelled from faucets from 2-2.5 to 0.5-1.0 gallons per minute.

Do your part in reducing your water consumption and encourage others to reduce as well: turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth, turn the water on a lower setting while washing your hands, wash dishes immediately so you do not have to use more water later scraping off the gunk, and take shorter showers. This will affect you so please do your part in conserving water now, before there is none left to conserve. Contact Maya Benami for more information on conservation efforts and contact Bianca Pau if you are interested in joining the committee.