Welcome Back Party

Jan. 20, 2016

With everybody fresh faced from winter break, the students of Buckingham Hall were ready to get back together and reignite the CommRAP community at the annual Welcome Back Party. The students celebrated their academic achievements from the previous semester with awards for those who did particularly well with their GPA...

Slam Poetry with Adam Gottlieb

Oct. 27, 2015

On Tuesday, 26-year-old Adam Gottlieb performed spoken word in Fiske Planetarium followed by a Poetic Justice Workshop on Wednesday for the Communication and Society RAP students and faculty. His spirit and energy lingered throughout the week in Buckingham Hall. For the past two years, Gottlieb said that social justice has...

Family Weekend Marimba Pancake Breakfast

Oct. 3, 2015

Our students were awaken at the crack of dawn on Saturday to the sweet melodies of marimba music initiating this year’s annual Family Weekend Pancake Breakfast. Our trusty Community Developers prepared pancakes and all the toppings for residents and their families to enjoy while mingling with faculty and other students...

"Louder Than a Bomb" Film Screening

Sept. 30, 2015

On wednesday, many of the new residents of Buckingham Hall gathered in Wolf Law for the screening of the much acclaimed documentary, "Louder Than a Bomb". After a delicious pizza dinner, everyone settled in and found themselves amazed at the outstanding high school students who are also slam poets slamming...

Open Mic Night

Sept. 17, 2015

About a third of a way through the 2015 fall semester, Buckingham Hall hosted its first Open Mic Night. First-year students, faculty, and BUCK alumni gathered in the Living Room to listen to the amazing talents of our students while munching on delicious tamales and desserts. Performances ranged from stand...

Art Night

Sept. 1, 2015

On Monday, residents of Buckingham Hall gathered for community art night. Pizza was ate and music was danced to while students expressed their more artistic sides. Students were able to help paper mache the halls mascot, Bucky, who will hang on the wall near the Community Center to greet anybody...

“And Justice for All?: The ongoing struggle for Civil Rights in the U.S.”

Feb. 18, 2015

COMM RAP students gathered for a night of inspiration and education with a forum celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the civil rights movement. Residents, professors, faculty, student staff and speakers enjoyed delicious tamales and hors d’oeuvres and then participated in an interactive discussion regarding current legislation, LGBT rights, racial...

Point of Entry: An odyssey through hip-hop dance and culture

Feb. 4, 2015

COMM RAP held the Point of Entry: An odyssey through hip-hop dance and culture event at 7:30pm in Kittredge Central N114. This event is an example of the COMM RAP theme of civil rights and the wonderful dancing of the Funkinetic Project was featured. The Funkinetic Project demonstrated various types...

Holiday Party

Dec. 11, 2014

Sounds of holiday cheer and the spicy smell of apple cider filled the halls of Buckingham Hall during the annual Holiday Party on Thursday night. Festive activities such as a gingerbread house competition, snowflake making, and the traditional ugly sweater competition took place throughout the night. Yummy traditional treats such...

The Giving Tree Event

Nov. 20, 2014

The residents of Buckingham Hall came together to kick off the celebration of Fall Break with freshly baked pies, hot apple cider, and the warmth of each other’s company. Each resident wrote what they were grateful for on a leaf and hung it on a grand community tree in the...

Pages