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      The Black Student Alliance (BSA) will host its annual Soul Food Dinner this Sunday at 8 p.m in Pierce Hall for the price of only one dollar.
     Soul Food Dinner is a night in which the Franklin Pierce community celebrates the African American tradition of having dinner on Sundays. Junior and President of Black Student Alliance Monia Bailey said, "Soul Food Dinner allows people on the Franklin Pierce campus to be a part of something that has been going on in African American homes for many years."
     The sixth annual Soul Food Dinner will serve a variety of food including: collard greens, fried chicken, white rice, baked macaroni and cheese, catfish, black eyed peas, sweet potato and more.
     In previous years, the Soul Food dinner has had a great student turn out. Pierce Hall is set up to mirror an atmosphere that is found in households. All members of the Franklin Pierce community are said to be "all smiles" during the dinner. Freshman Jessica Solup said, "I'm looking forward to Soul Food Dinner because I'm interested in trying food from other cultures." All students are welcomed to Soul Food Dinner.
     Bailey said that Soul Food dinner has special significance "because soul food is food that slaves had to put together using the scraps of food slave masters gave them.  This shows the ability of the enslaved African American to make good of their horrible situation."
     The recipes used come from the members of BSA, who inherited these recipes from their mothers and great grandmothers.
     Senior Rose Vargas said, "I've never been to Soul Food Dinner, but I have heard so many good things about it and I really want to share the experience with my friends and other people I don't know; so to see people mingling is very cool. I can't wait to taste all the good food and just have a home cooked meal."
     Soul Food Dinner is important to Franklin Pierce because the community is enriched by the African American culture, according to Bailey. "It promotes diversity and acceptance of other cultures," she said.
     Black Student Alliance meets every Thursday at 8 p.m. in Monadnock lounge.