Below are the announcements for the week of October 14-17

Below are the announcements for the week of October 14-17:

1. APALSA Office Hours
2. APALSA Outlining Workshop
3. We still need your outlines for the APALSA outline bank
4. 2008 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)
5. Columbus, the Man, the Myth, and the Legacy
6. Mashantucket Pequot Museum

Note: The APALSA announcements can also be found on our blog at http://bcapalsa.blogspot.com/

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1. APALSA Office Hours

Helen (APALSA treasurer): Helen will be having office hours this Tuesday, October 14 from 11:00am to 12:00pm in the APALSA office.

Kim (APALSA president): Kim will be having office hours this Wednesday, October 15, and every Wednesday from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in the APALSA office.

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2. APALSA Outlining Workshop

APALSA will be holding an outlining session on October 14, Tuesday at 3:30pm in EW 115B. The purpose of this session is to give 1Ls an idea of how to create their outlines for finals. Several 2Ls and 3Ls will be explaining their own outlining processes to give 1Ls different perspectives. We will then get into smaller groups and have a quick Q and A session! If you have any questions feel free to e-mail Asuka at kondoa[at]bc.edu or Christine at christine.bang.1[at]bc.edu.

We hope everyone can make it to the workshop! We hope to see you there!

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3. We still need your outlines for the APALSA outline bank

Calling all 2Ls and 3Ls! We still need your outlines for the APALSA outline bank! If you have ever benefitted from another student’s outlines during your 1L year, you know how invaluable a resource having those outlines can be. Give back by to the APALSA community by donating your outlines!

Email all outlines in a .doc attachment to Aimee at hartonoa[at]bc.edu. Specify in the email the course name, the professor, and the year from which the outline came. Thanks for all your help!

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4. 2008 Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF)

BAAFF 2008 will be held from October 18-26. The following films will be shown:

* Chinese Numbers, Cantonese Style
* Damn The Past!
* Hollywood Chinese
* Hurting Child
* Look Again
* Manoj
* Santa Mesa
* Straight Refugees
* Too Much Plaid
* The Grace Lee Project
* West 32nd
* When Will The Price Be Right?
* Vincent Who?
* 25th & Mission

Showings will be held at various venues around Boston, including The Boston MFA, The Brattle Theater, Simmons College, Tufts University, Harvard University, and Northeastern University.

Tickets are on sale NOW. They're $8 for students if you buy online. Go to the website to buy tickets.

APALSA recommends: Planet B-Boy, Vincent Who?, The Grace Lee Project, and West 32nd St.
For more information and the schedule please visit the BAAFF website: http://aarw.org/baaff2008/

Please see the attached flyer with more information as well.

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5. Columbus, the Man, the Myth, and the Legacy

"There were 60,000 people living on this island, including the Indians; so that from 1494 to 1508, over three million people had perished from war, slavery, and the mines. Who in future generations will believe this? I myself writing it as a knowledgeable eyewitness can hardly believe it...."

- Bartolomé de las Casas, a Spanish priest who sailed with Columbus and witnessed the Spaniards treatment of the indigenous people of Hispaniola, Guatemala, Peru, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Mexico.


Join Dr. David Northrup
Former President of the World History Association and current BC Professor,
For a lecture and discussion on the legacy of Christopher Columbus

Columbus, the Man, the Myth, and the Legacy

Tuesday, October 14
EW 120 12:30
Lunch will be served


Co-sponsored by the Native American Law Student Association (NALSA), the Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA), the Black Law Students Association (BLSA) and the LSA Diversity Committee

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6. Mashantucket Pequot Museum

We invite you to join us for a trip to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum at Foxwoods Resort and Casino!!!
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history.

When: Saturday, October 25th
Itinerary: We will leave on Saturday around 11:30am, and visit the Museum in the early afternoon. You are welcome to join us at Foxwoods for dinner, and after dinner you are free to enjoy Foxwoods on your own if you wish.
Transportation: Depending on the number of people who want to go, we will either carpool or take a bus from South Station.
Cost: All Museum fees will be covered by NALSA. Dinner and transportation costs (unless we carpool) will not be paid for by NALSA (Rountrip bus tickets will range from $10-$15).

If you would like to join us for a super fun time, please RSVP by Monday, October 20th to Amanda at gordonaj[at]bc.edu. Please indicate if you would need a ride if we were to carpool when you RSVP. Thank you!!

We hope you join us!

Best,
NALSA Executive Board

About the Museum:
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, a new state-of-the-art, tribally owned-and-operated complex, brings to life the story of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and serves as a major resource on the history of the Tribe, the histories and cultures of other tribes, and the region's natural history.

Utilizing the latest in exhibit design and technology and based on years of discussion with Tribal members and scholarly research, the institution, with a total project cost of $193.4 million, presents multi-sensory dioramas and exhibits of eastern woodland and Mashantucket Pequot life. Films and videos, interactive programs, archival materials, ethnographic and archaeological collections, and commissioned works of art and traditional crafts by Native artisans are featured in the exhibits.

The 308,000-square-foot complex, whose research facility serves as a major resource for scholars and the general public on American and Canadian Native histories and cultures, is one of the most innovative and comprehensive centers of its kind in the United States.