Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 2-4-1991 The Grizzly, February 4, 1991 Krishni Patrick Ursinus College Reed Coats Ursinus College Christin Outwin Ursinus College Mark Hallinger Ursinus College William Rosenthal Ursinus College See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Recommended Citation Patrick, Krishni; Coats, Reed; Outwin, Christin; Hallinger, Mark; Rosenthal, William; Richter, Richard P.; Gelston, Trey; Rubin, Harley David; Grubb, Steven; Woytek, Judd; Zobel, Laura; Grim, Katherine; Johnson, Terri; Major, Chris; Shatz, Ellyn; Griffin, Diane; Mendte, Megan; Jones, Katie; Stritch, Jen; and Compton, Erika, "The Grizzly, February 4, 1991" (1991). Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper. 269. https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/269 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. It has been accepted for inclusion in Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Ursinus College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Authors Krishni Patrick, Reed Coats, Christin Outwin, Mark Hallinger, William Rosenthal, Richard P. Richter, Trey Gelston, Harley David Rubin, Steven Grubb, Judd Woytek, Laura Zobel, Katherine Grim, Terri Johnson, Chris Major, Ellyn Shatz, Diane Griffin, Megan Mendte, Katie Jones, Jen Stritch, and Erika Compton This book is available at Digital Commons @ Ursinus College: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/269 ne9 Serving the Ursinus Tfieo G rizzly community since 1978 Publishing the tlUth, from good and justifiable ends Volume 22 Number 13 -Alexander Hamilton February 4, 1991 Ursinus Celebrates Black History Month BY JEN STRITCH a display of blacks in history from Khalil Meggett, another Ursinus Of the Grizzly all facets of life. student, feels that Ursinus' The October Gallery, an African celebration of Black History February, 1926 marked the first American art gallery located in Month "is good because it adds to celebration of Negro History Philadelphia, will be on campus to the diversity of the school and to Week. Initiated by Dr. Carter display a number of pieces of art. the cultural knowledge of Ursinus Godwin Wilson, the director of the A lecture is planned to coordinate students." He also feels that Association for the Study of Negro with the display on the 13th. Also African American students will Life and History, the week was on display in Berman will be feel more comfortable here as a designed to devote time to public African cloth from Handmasters, a result of Ursinus' participation. exercises to emphasize the fact shop in Philadelphia. In addition to Dr. Shaw's that Negroes have influenced On Tuesday the 19th, Dr. Nancy presentation, Ritter Center will be history. The public responded Shaw will host a presentation the host for the play "Zora." This enthusiastically to the first Negro entitled "Mules and Men". This one woman play reveals both the History Week. Today, following will be a discussion of the African humorous and tragic side of an requests from allover the country folk stories of Zora Neale African American woman's for additional time for programs Hurston, an African American struggle to become an artist and to and celebrations, the week has ben novelist, journalist, and folklorist. have a career as a writer in an extended into Black History len Rausin, Ursinus student, unaccepting society. Month. believes that Ursinus should "stress The movie "Glory" will be Ursinus is participating in Black that "Ursinus is celebrating Through the work of the the connection between all of the shown the weekend of the 15th. History Month not only because it diversity" and that she hopes Student Activities Office and the events" so that the fact that we are This movie follows the actions of a is a national celebration but students will, as a result of this Minority Student Union, Ursinus celebrating Black History Month regiment of blacks during the civil because "part of a liberal celebration, ''be more sensitive and has a number of events planned to will "be more prominent" and not war. education is to learn about aware that there are people of all celebrate Black History Month. To just another series of random lenneen Flamer, Multicultural different people and their different cultures that have name a few, the library will feature events. Services Coordinator, explains that cultures." She goes on to explam contributed to the United States." Welcol11e Back President Richter BY ERIKA COMPTON Richter and his wife visited was regions in the United States. 'That Of the Grizzly the home of Carl Sandberg in Flat reality can still be touched, (but it] Rock, North Carolina. is still in danger, and ecologically, During the last semester, After coming back for the in terms of development; it's all at President Richter was on a leave dedication and Founders Day, the risk," says Richter. He feels they of absence from Ursinus College. president and his wife left for the are all different places, underneath After 35 years of having his "nose Poconos. Even though the grew up all the plasticism. "Physical to the grindstone," he took a break in the Philadelphia area, president America is still there, and you can from his everyday schedule, and Richter knew virtually nothing differentiate it. Cultural America I did travelling as well as work. about the mountains. "We were think is also still there, but you have to dig down a little bit," says President Ri~htertravelled south there [in a friend's condominium] to the Carolinas, then came back between seasons (summer and Richter. for the dedication of F.W. Olin winter) and were treated to a 'This time away gave both of us Hall, and then left again for the wonderfully lonely existence for time to appreciate our life a little Poconos and Arizona. "If we those two weeks. I enjoyed that bit more, and also we returned to (President Richter and his wife) tremendously." the campus with a much different were going to renew and refresh, After the Poconos, president perspective," said Richter. He also then we really felt we had to get Richter spent a month in Arizona. prepared for his liberal studies severed from the life on campus," Although he had been there course, and had time to catch up he said. several times, it was always on on some of the reading that he has The Richters spent their first business. He never had time to not been able to keep up with. "I month travelling south by car. "penetrate the culture." There was did some unsystematic reflection They went through the Outer one underlying question in the on the direction of the college, and Banks, west through North minds of president Richter and his tried to sort out in my own mind Caronlina to Nashville, then north wife: "Is there an America still what are going to be significant through the Blue Ridge Mountains there beyond . what I think of issues for the college," stated President Richter Photo by Krislln Schwartz up to Virginia. "We saw things we as plastic America? Is there Richter. wonderful experience." knew from our childhood that we something below that, or maybe Although the president and his "This whole year for me has had passed by," said Richter. He above that, that is not just the wife were not absent from campus been aberational. since the first Open Dialog toured Monticello, several incorporated America?" The surroundings for over a month at part of it I was away, and the universities including Duke, couple saw the expected signs in a time, they did notice the changes second part I will be Wed. 12:30 Thomas Jefferson's home, and Arizona like McDonald's and going on. 'There greatest thing I teaching. For the moment I'm in the Nashville. One of the most Holday Inns. But he also says think has happened to this campus enjoying being a teacher," said interesting places. President there is a. "g~o~a~hic reality" to is th~ walkway. I think it's such a Richter. Parent's Lounge ljiiiiiiiiPiiii~iiiigeiiii2iiiiiiiiiii1biiiiiiieiiiiGiiiirizziiiiiiilYiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii News ~he Global Perspective I The New York Giants beat the The House and Senate both The February 11th-13th Moscow War in the Gulf Buffalo Bills in Superbowl XXV. unanimously approved a bill which summit between the U.S. and the Iraq has flown up to 100 planes . The score was 20-19 in favor of would ensure permanent disability Soviet Union has been postponed to Iran. Iran has pledged to benefits to Vietnam War Veterans ,0-.. : the GUm". till June 30th due to the war in impound these planes until who are suffering from illnesses the Gulf and differences in the end of the war. Allied mill caused by exposure to the START talks. officials are skeptically cautious. herbicide Agent Orange. President George Bush gave his South Africa's Black leaders, Nels second State of the Union BY CASSANDRA YUTZY on Mandela and Chief Buthelezi Iraq announced the death of an Address last Tuesday. In it he " the Grizzly " A USAir Boeing 737 jetliner meet on the 29th and ordered the Allied POW due to an Allied Of praised the work of the military in struck an outgoing commuter immediate end of fighting bombing raid. They also the Gulf. He urged Congress to plane on Friday Feb. 1 while between their followers. announced the capturing of the National strengthen laws against hiring attempting to land. Three people first female POW.