DuBourg Hall was bumping Sunday night, Feb. 13, for the second annual "Soul Food and Jazz night," hosted by the Black Student Alliance and the Residence Hall Association.

"It was a lot of hard work, but it came together, and I am truly happy and amazed," said Charles Flint, BSA member and organizer of the event. "Hopefully the person who takes my place on executive board next year will make it even better."

Approximately 100 students and faculty attended the event and partook in delicious soul food and some killer jazz in a continuing celebration of Black History Month.

All of the candidates running for executive board positions on Student Government Association were in attendance, sitting with their respective tickets.

The event was catered by Lyle and Kathy Humphrey. The menu included collard greens, corn bread, fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and peach and cherry cobblers.

"I loved it," said Latoya Champ, BSA's Sergeant at Arms, who also recruited the band for the event.

The band, Taylor Productions Incorporated, was amazing. The lead singer, Saman Taylor, is a powerhouse jazz vocalist whose pipes rival those of Alicia Keys. The group performed a rousing cover of Keys' hit, "If I Ain't Got You." The band instigated a full-out dance party when they played Rose Royce's "Car Wash."

The event began last year as a happy accident, according to former Residence Hall Association President Matt Davis.

"Last year, Chris Clark was president of BSA and got the opportunity to do a soul food night as part of Black History Month, and RHA was having a jazz quartet; so instead of having them one night after the other, we decided to have them on the same night," Davis said.

"It turned out to be a really good idea, and hopefully it will continue in the future," Davis said. "[Sunday] night was even better than last year."