The Black Student Union will be hosting an array of activities for the entire campus to enjoy throughout this week.

Monique Cook-Bey, assistant director of student life, worked with the BSU and Shirley Stewart, vice president of student affairs, to put together a number of events to lead up to their annual cultural fair on Saturday.

Tonight the BSU invites everyone to the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union bowling alley from 7-10 p.m for “old school bowling,” Cook-Bey said. Music from the 1970’s and the 1980’s will set the mood for strikes, spares and gutter balls.

A skating party is planned for Thursday night for anyone interested in some roller derby. A bus will pick up party-goers at 8:15 p.m. under the walkway of the union and transport them to Silver Star Skating Rink in Mattoon. The general cost for the night is $2, and skates are $1 to rent at the rink.

Friday night is the “Splash Party” at the Charleston Rotary pool on 18th Street, and transportation will also be provided. For $3, students can meet at the walkway at 6:15 p.m. and be bussed to the facility for a night of swimming, batting cages and mini-golfing Cook-Bey said. A DJ will also provide music.

“We’ve rented out the whole facility,” Cook-Bey said. “It’s really nice.”

To end the week-long festivities, the BSU will host a cultural fair from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday on the South Quad.

Cook-Bey describes the fair as a “block-party type barbecue” that offers plenty of fun and games. Free food, a water war, a dance contest and a chance to win “awesome prizes” playing bingo are a few of the features Cook-Bey said.

“The BSU is doing this to work towards bringing the campus and the community together,” Cook-Bey said. “We’re here to make sure everyone’s college experience is good.”