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FRIDAY,The Nov. 13, 1998 A BGdaily independent studentNews press Volume 85- No. 54 Movie week BG's little looked at through black perspective BIG □ The Black Student Union is honoring screen African American actors through film. ■ Football looks for fourth straight win at Gish Film Theater By BRANDI BARHITE The BG News Western Michigan. brings culture to life He knows a black woman who is in the television business □ Theater brings During the school year, there and he said her climb to the top are many series of films shown was not easy. ■ Men's Soccer seeks foreign films to in the theater. These films are Rickie Waugh, Black Student fourth consecutive MAC University students always free and open to the Union (BSU) treasurer, said it tourney title against public. takes a lot more rime for African favorite Akron Saturday. According to Ralph Haven Americans to make it in show By IVY CHEN Wolfe, curator of the Gish Film business. The BG News Theater and Gallery and Gish "It is hard for people to get — — professor of Film Studies, every into show business, but even It is a place of art, where stu- Monday night this semester the harder for African Americans to ■ Men's and Women's dents can understand other cul- department of German, Russ- get involved in show business," tures through films and visit Cross Country teams are ian and East Asian Languages Waugh said. "Producers are the history, life and glory of two shows a film as part of the looking for certain people." ready for District meets. legendary Ohio sisters. international film series. Those In an attempt to expose the The women aim to quali- It is the Gish Film Theater films begin at 8:15. University to popular African- fy for the NCAA champi- and Gallery at the University, On Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Americans movies and to honor onships. named in honor of Dorothy and the department of romance lan- African Americans who "made Lillian Gish, first ladies of the guages sponsors contemporary it in the business," the BSU is silent screen in the history of sponsoring an African-Ameri- American film. The Gish Film theater is named after Dorothy and Lillian Gish. • See SCREEN, page five. can movie week Nov. 16- 20 in 115 Olscamp at 9 p.m. Waugh said "Lean on Me," "Harlem Nights," "Boyz in the Hood," "Do the Right Thing" ■ This week's Sound Alpha Phi to sponsor broomball and "The Color Purple" will be Parade features reviews shown. He said these movies are □ Alpha Phi prepares There will also be a raffle at excellent African-American of Portishead, Phish. 311 "You make a lot of new friends and it's a the end of the event. A television, movies that demonstrate great and 'N Sync's Christmas to host a broomball really Jim event" VCR, camera and gift certificates acting. album. event. will be raffled off. "This week will give students All participating groups have a chance to see African-Ameri- Erika Daggett to give a donation to participate, can actors in action and for stu- By ERIN BERGER community service chairwoman according to Ryan Pratzel, chap- dents to see an all-African- The BG News ter president of participating fra- American film," Waugh said. ■ 'The Waterboy' finds Every fraternity and sorority team who makes it all the way to ternity Phi Sigma Kappa. It is RoscheU Ashley, BSU presi- Get out a broom, some duct will have representatives com- the final match and wins that usually $8 to $10. dent, also said it is hard for Adam Sandier doing tape and some cool socks. It's what he does best. peting in Broomball, Daggett match receives a plaque. The fra- All money earned through African Americans to get time for Broomball! said. All Alpha Phi members will ternities and sororities compete Broomball (including entrance involved in acting, but she said Broomball is a philanthropy serve as coaches and will cheer separately, so there are actually fees, ice king and queen dona- things are changing. Ashley said event organized each year by the on the different groups. two winners each year. tions and raffle money) will go to acting opportunities for African ■ Updates on the latest Alpha Phi sorority. The event will be held this Other competitions will be the Alpha Phi Foundation. This Americans used to be more lim- campus events. According to Erika Daggett, Saturday starting with breakfast going on at the same time as the foundation in turn uses the ited, but these days more community service chairwoman at 10:30 a.m. After breakfast, all actual game. These include a funds to benefit schools nation- African' Americans are able to for Alpha Phi, the game is much of the teams will move on to the sock-decorating contest and an wide. make a career out of acting. like hockey. It pits two teams of court. ice king and queen will be cho- Daggett said Broomball is the According to Ashley, the Opinion 2 six players each against each They will compete with each sen. second largest philanthropy on movies the BSU are showing are Page Three 3 other. other for three minutes or until According to Daggett, voting campus, not including Dance classics. She said these movies In past years, it has been one team gets five points. for the king and queen will be Marathon. will offer entertainment and will Sports 7 played on the ice, but this year it Whichever team has the most done by putting money in cups. "You make a lot of new allow the University to be edu- Agate 10 will happen on the racquetball points wins the game and the Whoever gets the most money in friends and it's a really fun Now 11 courts. other team is eliminated. The his or her cup wins. event," Daggett said. • See FILMS, page five. "Success is feeling like UCF offers students spiritual growth you've done everything you can do. Feeling like □ The United individual people in their spiri- there are around 25 student vol- tual development and to teach you pushed yourself as Christian Fellowship unteers who spend time with the hard as you can. And people about all of the places in children on Wednesdays and provides guidance and this country and around the Thursdays. They help with being able to bounce world where there are real back from youyr failures direction. homework, read books to the human needs to be met. The kids and play games with them. expanded name makes these gracefully." "Being involved in communi-* By DANIELLE HALL purposes more clear to the com- munity. ty activities and community ser- Jennifer Scully The BG News "We use the word spiritual vice is a very powerful element For over 50 years the United because some people get ner- to have in your life," Heintschel WEBSITE Christian Fellowship has been vous about the word religion," said, "You're interacting with providing guidance and support Thompson said. "We want peo- people, you're a part of their Look for stories, horo- to University students of many ple, especially students, to see lives. That in itself is an amazing scopes, weather, cross- denominations. themselves as valuable and as thing." word puzzles and more In 1946, after the G.I. Bill was having gifts or talents. We also UCF also sponsors trips for passed, the population exploded want them to explore the idea University students in the on the updated BG that everyone's life can have a at the University. According to spring. Over spring break, a News website. purpose and that growing spiri- Rev. Karen Thompson, director group will be going to the South of UCF, five local ministers saw tually is about coming to value Bronx, and in May they will be Check It out at: that they could not handle the yourself, to learn what your tal- spiritual and religious needs of ents are, and to find meaningful traveling to the Navajo Nation in all the extra people, so they relationships and work in your Arizona. WWW. founded a campus ministry life." Thompson said that UCF is together. UCF sponsors volunteer pro- concerned about students who bgnews.com For two years the ministry grams for low-income children are struggling with insecurity or was called the Student Christian in the Bowling Green area, and who have questions about them- STORY IDEA? Fellowship, but in 1948 it was there are many University stu- selves. By involving these stu- changed to UCF. This year, the dents taking part in these pro- dents in projects and groups they -name was expanded to UCF grams. If you have a news tip or are able to help them see that Community and Spiritual Devel- One such program, the Arbors have an idea for a story, they have value and that the call anytime and ask to opment Center.