Southeastern Massachusetts University - Scrimshaw Yearbook (North Dartmouth, MA)

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INNER SPACE SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL and STUDY LUSO-AMERICAN S TUDENTS ASSOCIA TION JEWISH STUDENT CENTER The INNER SPACE SOCIETY organizes and serves all students interested in underwater activity and promotes safe diving. Throughout the year the club plans dives as well as other activities such as its annual underwater seminar and film show. The INTERNATIONAL STUDY and TRAVEL Office acts as a clearing house for all available information on foreign study and travel possibilities. The office is staffed by students working close with Dean Walsh. The LUSO-AMERICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION brings together students of Portuguese descent majoring in any field at SMU. The Association sponsors a conference of academic and cultural interest each year. In conjunction with the Portuguese Cultural Foundation, it organizes several cultural activities. The Association also publishes NIADRUGADA, a literary and cultural review. lfsp-, I , If 4 'P- Y x., is ze mga' 3 xmas? 523 , L ,i,' I 1 W 'Ag Sex. Q .. The JEWISH STUDENT CENTER is an organization devoted to understanding the Jewish Religion and what it means to be Jewish. The Center sponsors social, cultural and religious events in an attempt to promote an awareness of the significance of Jewish identity. Members of the Jewish Student Center I iff

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Treasurer Charlene Williams President, Alfred Stafford Vice President, Darlene Spencer Corresponding Secretary Jacqui Weekes Records Secretary Laurie Teixeira Glynda Stroud Michael Jones Valerie Owens Diane Silva Gary Adams Michelle Portluck Guy Riddick Rochelle Chavier Marcus Strafford Barry Jones Rob Ramos Rod Murphy BLACK S TUDENT U NlON W w , 5 , 7 v'?cf'l , 4u.,,,.,,,, ' N V- . 65 Y' 4 If' , fav., 2 l g 3 .1 X iz 3- fr' , , W , a::y,,W, ,f ,eng-xwmfr, .14 .Q..Mv,j 'H' M lr: ,-.. 'te f 'ff -1,54 S- -1 ' , V 4 v tg f' I , 41: ' Q! If Qi T If at f X at ' V ax 11 xAL..3- ITL iw- ,L , ,,,.,,-.7533 The BLACK STUDENT UNION is an organization to help assure the successful matriculation of black students through its institution. The Black Student Union exists to maintain and enhance the academic and social survival of black students. The BSU is one of the most active clubs on the BSU campus, serving not only minorities but also the university as a whole. The BSU sponsors concerts, films, dinners, dances, guest speakers and other events to help promote an awareness of the significance of black identity. Among the year's highlights were the sponsoring of Black Awareness Week, a weeklong celebration of Black Awarenessj the co-sponsoring of the Alex Haley lecture at which time the BSU presented Mr. Haley with an engraved Paul Revere silver bowl,' and an hour-long Work Stoppage on April 4 to commemorate the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. and to acknowledge the severe unemployment situation in America.

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A dvisor John McGlynn Chairperson Toni-Lee Pereira Mike Saurette Barbara Paris Greg Bayen Steve Menard Debbie Lipkind Jamie Concannon Carol Mazeika Lauren Frickel MASSachusetts Public Interest Research Group 'fi f' E x ,l'. 2 4 I e I x x, 'ix fi Mass. PIRG is a state-wide, consumer and environmental advocacy agency that was founded in 7970 by Ralph Nader. The local chapter at SMU is governed and financed by students. Mass. PIRG provides an array of services for its students and diverse projects and programs in consumer, legal and environmental areas designed for student participation. lt was Mass. PIRG that sponsored the bottle bill for the state of Massachusetts. Once the bill had met the approval of Congress for passage as a law, opponents of the law lin particular the bottling industryl, worked to get the bill on ballot in hopes of defeating the issue. Taking on the corporate giants was no small feat for Mass. PIRG, but with perserverance, they were able to see the bill become law in January of 7983. Other activities of the organization included a small claims court advisory service, a student book exchange at the beginning of each semester, the nutrition program, energy research and legislative lobbying. QT' 1. ' . , Ns, , Q, .4-.V-1.-ef ,. i Q 1 MQ iff! V' ' .fn ' ,. ' wrt , .i tl-mi ,Z 52. A , .. , .5 . A. ---Ns...,,, an -