"The House"

CLUES

1.) You can see, hear, and feel the construction from here

2.) It's the third in a row

3.) You have to cross an animal and sound to get there

4.) The name has a cultural feel to it

5.) The name sake has made history

Could you guess what the location is??

It's the Hugo A. Owens African-American Cultural Center, also known as, "The House".

"The House" is one of the many cultural centers at ODU. I wouldn't be surprised if many students walk past the center everyday without noticing it. On the outside it looks like a regualar, small, cozy house. However, the inside is filled with never-ending history. It's just like the saying, "never judge a book by its cover".


The Hugo A. Owens African-American Cultural Center was founded in 1991 and is named after Dr. Hugo A. Owens. In 1970 Dr. Owens was the first African-American to be elected on the Chesapeake City Counsil. He served eight years as Vice Mayor out of the ten that he was on the counsil. Owens' formal training in education served as a source of motivation to get rid of discriminatory policies that denied quality education to a segment of the population.

The purpose of "The House" is to serve the cultural, intellectual, psychological, and sociological needs of both the Black and non-Black community at Old Dominion University. In addition to providing a diversity of programs and services, the Cultural Center acknowledges the intellectual and social heterogeneity among Black students, seeks to foster interest in Black culture as a major force in a pluralistic society, and maintains on-going cooperative relationships with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community. To learn more about the center please visit http://studentservices.odu.edu/aacc.

It's historic places like this that make up a campus' history. I feel that students should step out of their comfort zones and explore places that they've never been to before. It wouldn't hurt, in fact I think experiencing new things can only help you grow as a person and expand your knowledge about different things. And why should you limit yourself when there are so many interesting things to learn and with endless possibilites?


Never Limit Yourself