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FOUNDED MARCH 15, 1989 | STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT ALABANY

SERVING AND EDUCATING THROUGH OUR DIVERSITY

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The Hummingbird a campus

newsletter designed to keepyou updated on the activites of

your local Beta Delta Betas!

| Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Chapter

MEET THE BETAS

EVENTSPOTLIGHT:Hurricane Season

A two-woman show thatinterweaves spoken word

poetry, sound collage, danceand film to explore critical

issues facing humanitythrough the kaleidoscope of

Hurricane Katrina..April 27 th @ 9:17 PM

Gottesman Room

Alyssa Betancourt Alyssa is a 2nd year student, majoring Accounting. She is currently the Vice President oFinance of Beta Delta, a Student ActivitieManager, an AALANA Mentor and UNV PeLeader.Favorite Quote: "Our deepest fear is not that we arinadequate, it is that we are powerful beyondmeasure.

Lotus M.FelizLotus M. Feliz is a 3rd year student majoring inManagement with a concentration in HumanResources and Womens Studies. She is currentlythe President of Beta Delta, an AALANA Mento

and UNV Peer Leader.Favorite Quote: "If God lets me live, I'll do more.

Lisa RodgriguezLisa Rodriguez is a 2nd year student, majoring in

Biology. She is currently the Membership Chair oBeta Delta and the Executive Vice President oNALFO.

Favorite Quote:"What lies behind us and what liebefore us are tiny matters compared to what lies withinus.

Astia Lebron Astia LeBron is currently a 4th year student majoring in Environmental and Womens StudiesShe is currently the Executive Vice President oBeta Delta and Vice President of Unity and SociaJustice for Student Association.

Favorite Quote: "Not everything that counts can b

counted, and not everything that can be countedcounts."

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BETAS GO GREEN | ARPIL 2011April is Earth Month! Join the Radiant Sisters of Omega Phi Beta as we honor MotherEarth and work towards environmental sustainability. All month, we will be conductingour Betas Rock the Planet initiative, setting up bins throughout campus and collectingrecycable goods. All procceeds will be donated to Nature Conservancy - the leading

conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically importantlands and waters for nature and people.

Haiku for a Warrior

Head toward the

sun

Wear with dignity

and pride

The roots, the firstcry.

Confucius Says...Assimilation doesn'tmean acceptance, anacceptance doesn't methe struggle is over.

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On Wednesday April 7, 2011, New York City school chanceCathleen P. Black resigned. After 95 days, a publishing executive wno background in education decided that the best she could do for1.1 million children that make up the largest public school systemthe entire country was to step down. At the same time, New York SEducation Commissioner, David M. Steiner, also announced resignation. The head of the New York State Education Departmstates that the resignation is entirely coincidental. The 1.1 milstudents that were in Blacks hands are now in purgatory. Tcoincidence only signifies the turmoil of public education, especiallNew York. Black criticized the overpopulation in schools claiming the solution to overcrowded classrooms was birth control.A 2% cut in spending will prevent schools from receiving necesfunds has been proposed and passed. In New York City alone, mthan 4,600 teachers will lose their job in the next twelve months2011, the federal budget for prisons increased to 6.8 billion dolThe poorest districts are closing. The schools that cannot afford to qualified teachers are the schools in urban areas, particulcommunities of color. By closing the schools, by taking away fundand putting the funding into prisons, it is clear where our prioritieswhere we see our urban children in the future. I hope that we sstepping down from our obstacles, obstacles that we create by signing our names on the waivers of student achievement. I hope true attainment and opportunity of an equitable education for alour children, all of our nationstill has a chance. Stephanie Watts

Wingin It With MarithilWaiting for Superma n/woman?

Week of Illumination is a programming

itiative created by OPBSI with the specific

tent of shedding light on important issues

fecting historically marginilized communities

particularly communities of color. Theitiative is sponsored nationwide on every

mpus OPBSI is recognized.

n March 1st 7th, Beta Delta Chapter

onsored its 3rd annual Week of Illumination!

his years theme focused on Womyn

mpowerement. Thank you to everyone who

ade our week successful especially our very

wn Cardidad de La Luz aka La Bruja!