At Student Learning Center ‘Friday Jam,’ creative energy abounds
More than 200 attended the Oct. 17 launch of "SLC Friday Jam," featuring a multicultural array of spoken-word, rock and dance performances.
October 21, 2014
In celebration of the diversity and creative energy of students and staff at the campus’s Student Learning Center, more than 200 turned out for the launch of “SLC Friday Jam” on Oct. 17. The two-hour event in the Cesar Chavez Student Center featured spoken word, rock and African dance performances, as well as Open Mic, a DJ and food. SLC is a global learning community of more than 7,000 student users, 300 student staff and 20 educators.
Chinasa Porter and Sarah O'Neal with friends
"Beat Kids'" Branden Saenz, drums and lead vocals, and assistant coordinator of SLC's mathematics and statistics program
African dancer Kim Harvey-Scott, a Theater, Dance and Performance Studies major and her dance partner (Rex de Guia photo)
Sarah O'Neal, Bay Area spoken-word poet and student activist
Senior English major Elizabeth Zieche, an SLC writing tutor, helps serve food.
Chinasa Porter, Bay Area spoken-word poet and co-founder of Wombinrising Healing Collective
Master of Ceremonies Mike J. Wong, SLC mathematics and statistics program co-coordinator
Rock band "Beat Kids" (L-R): Pedro Zarato (guitar), Branden Saenz (drums) and Arlene Diaz (bass). (Kevin Ho Nguyen photos, except as noted)