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10 Let the Debate Begin Has political correctness gone too far? By flisabeth Duran lZ Who You Are Asian American poet Garrett Hongo searches for identity and reveals a world to us all. By Anna Ganahl 15 Conversation President Marilyn Chapin Massey and Professor orArt and Environmental Design Carl Hertel trace Pitzer's history of social responsiblity. ~acilitated by Sheryl Gorchow . 16 Alulllni JO,sh Sweitzer asks, "Have we wimped out by cozying up to the past?" .... Pitzies report on memorable moments and important happenings. ... Remem bering Karen Robbins Meub Brown '70. Cover: Professors Betty Farrell and Jose Calderon taught sociology classes in which students cGllducted an on-site' study of inter-ethnic relations at high scnools in Alhambra. PAGE 12 PAGE B PAGE 16 clearly to Pitzer's envi ronmentally.conscious character. Our news sec tions enable us to report ona variety of campus events and people; our features are intended to reflect the range of ideas and interests associated with Pitzer; and we hope our alumni notes contin ue to feed the insatiable appetite of alums for -----" l __ Ho"" Do news of their friends and We Look? fellow grads. What do you think? As Welcome to the second we continue to "tweak," we issue of a ew look for welcome your comments Particjp?n ~ and suggestions: write, "More frequent and call (909-621-8130), fax ti ely communication!" (909-621-8539) , e-mail was the most consisten (mdevor@ pitzer.clare request we heard in'focus mont.edu)- or, 'better group and other discus- yet, visit! (AG) sions with alumni over the:nastryear about what Graduation .. they would like from their publication. Alums also Week Events - said they were looking for Pitzer's 30th commence a graphic and verbal ment, May 15 at 1 p.m. on Gelling Into the Spirit reflection of Pitzer's Pellissier Mall, is preceded Enticing the souls of the dead with food and character: neither too by several stellar even~s, drink, flowers and incense, the altar built by slick nor too expensive; including a senior/faculty/ . New Resources student Jana Kaplan and clearly organized and staff party on May 1Z from artist Alberto Oropeza to celebrate Los Dias accessible'; with shorter, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the ~e los M.uertos-The Days of the Dead-also punchier, and engaging home of Professor Lucian welcomed the living to a Mexican tradition on articles about fellow and Jane Marquis; a senior/ display in McConnell Living Room last . alumni, today's students, faculty/staff softball game November. , faculty, an_d campus on May 13 immediately fol Oropeza, originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, and issues and events. lowing rehearsal; the Pres now a resident of Pomona, Calif., explains, ident's reception on May Working with Lime y < '''The fragrances can~t be seen, but we know Twig Studio'S Chandre 14 from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. they exist in their invisible form as do the Kipps Nicholas '85, we in the Founder's Room; souls of the dead." Among those honol'ed by stretched our annual bud and a Five-College Bac ~ photographs incorporated into the display get to accommo.date calaureate Service on May are the late Caesar Chavez and three three, rather than two, 1,5 at 10:30 a.m. in Bridges teenagers killed in Pasadena, part of an issues by using a "setf Auditorium. The COmmence attempt, Oropeza 'says, to reflect "the reality cover" and reducing the ment ceremony will be fol of life and death in California." number of pages to 24. lowed by an informal "I wore a mask for this portrait," he con The noticeably recycled reception on the Mall.' cludes, "Because I wish to be anonymous, paper costs about the like the face of death. What's important is same as our previous the altar and its significance. In death we stock, but speaks more are all the same, despite our apparent differ ences in life." (AG) marching and Chowder Socie1v Golds' Gym the Gold professorship Celebrated currently held by Agnes A venerable Pitzer institution of informal faculty" Moreland Jackson. lectures as organized by Professor Lucian MarqUIS Pitzer trustees gathered . ............................................. A number of college for a reception in honor of alumni have made sub Januarv 28 Peter and Gloria Gold after stantial gifts to the new Michael Woodcock: "Defecting to New Zealand: Col- the November 15 board center, including Ivan 'and laboration with Oufsider Artists." meeting. Board Chafr Chad Deborah Bach Kallick '78, . Smith led a champagne Marc and Sheri Huttner Februarv ]] toast to announce the nam" III Rappaport '78, James and Linus Yamane: "My Life as a 'S. a I"artman. ing of the new s'tudent cen Deborah Deutsch Smith ter as the Gloria & Peter '70, William and Jeanette Februarv 25 Gold Student Center. Then Ashley '79, David and .. ' Harry Senn: "Human Development: the couple were presented " ">" Nancy Bushnell '69, Steve Are We in a New Parad Igm. with t-shirts imprinted and Sharon Lindseth '80., "The Golds' Gym." . and Jeffrey and Rebecca Rpril 8 Melinda Gold Wiltsie Sokol Smith '10. Pitzer's Clyde Erikson (Joint Science):" . '74 joined the toast to her class of '78 also gave a "A Biologist's Work with Diversity: Marching to parents with husband generous gift to the Center. Shrimp & Chowder." Russ and toddler Marisa. The Golds learned of Faculty and students als() the College's intent to , Rprill5 attended the reception, dedicate the Center at a Norma Rodriguez: . held at the Museum of November '14 dinner host "Why So Few Chicanos in Higher Educat" Ion .">" . Contemporary Art in Los ............................................... ed by trustee Bruce Angeles. Tours of the Karatz and his wife Janet. ffiav 6 museum's John Cage - In attendance were Nigel Boyle: "The Factory of Grievances." exhibit, "Rolywholyover A Corinna and Chad Smith, Circus," were conducted son Dan Gold and his wife throughout the evening. Vicki, Marilyn and James Peter Gold, the former Massey, and other friends head of Pr"ice Pfister, of the College. (SG) Leaders for a tional transformation. joined Pitzer's board in Change College trustee Paul 1976 and served as chair Hudson, president and A student leadership con from 1985 to 1991. He CEO of Los Angeles ference, "Becoming a has contributed more based Broadway Federal than $1 million to the col Trustee chair Chad More Effective Agent for Srn'ith and Gloria and Savings, delivered a lun Change," brought 45 stu lege, including a lead gift Peter Gold lNith cheon address, "Traits, grandchild_ dents, faculty, and staff for the student center and Tools, and Techniques for together in )anuary for Change." The primary lunch, role playing, and ingredient for effective group discussions. change, according to "We want to help stu Hudson, is the dents develop leadership individual. "You have to skills that can be applied start with yourself, in their personal and ' address change within professional lives," Dean yourself, before you can of Students Jacqueline change the world," he Peterson said. As the said. An attorney and kick-off event in a series past Los Angeles NAACP of seminars and work president, Hudson has shops, the conference been active in societal highlighted decision-mak change issues since his ing tactics, leadership days as an undergradu style assessments, and ate at UC Berkeley. the channels of organizE!- The conference grew Centering part of Pitzer since its from the November 15, Social beginning," says Betty 1993 Board of Trustees Responsibility Farrell, professor of soci meeting attended by 20 ology, who is serving as Pitzer students who Social responsibility is the grant director for the expressed interest in hot topic on campus spring semester. "Our modifying campus poli thanks to a $10,000 "Plan goal now is to coordinate cies. Susan Pour-Sanae, ning for Leadership" grant existing activities· and to sophomore and assistant from the Washington come up with curricular convener of the Student based Consortium for the and student life programs A spring Senate, spoke at the Advancement of Private that imbed social respon faculty retreat Board meeting and felt Higher Education. Award sibility in the College's addressed that the conference was ed to 13 institutions academic environment." social respons a positive follow- nationwide, the grant is Noting that Pitzer sup ibility in the up. "This is what Pitzer's intended to help recently ports a lot of duplication, about," she said, "and it appointed presidents Farrell hopes the grant curriculum. An upcoming all-campus is encouraging to have develop strategic plans for will pull together similar day will facilitate discus trustees who are role their institutions. activities in a more struc sion among students, fac models." (SG) "The ethos of social tured way. responsibility has been a ulty, and staff. In addi tion, a Pitzer resource list is being generated to parks, backyards and other open _ show current community spaces, seeking refuge from the VIO involvements and advoca Student's FaulUess cy work of faculty, staff, lent aftershocks that rocked the area during the next weeks. and trustees. Next' fall, two more retreats involv Efforts in Earthquake At Pitzer, senior D'an Svedas received ing faculty, administrators, a call from his parents, Mary and and trustees will help Steve Burton of San Dimas. "Let's do pull the ideas generated something to help," they said. On Jan into a working plan. (SG) uary 22, Svedas led a caravan of seven vehicles, including a Pitzer van, Learn Spanish into the damaged area. Filled with ~apanesel clothes food, and 400 one-gallon or water ~ontainers collected from Pitzer The Summer Institute of students, local churches, and Language and Culture, parochial schools, the caravan headquartered at Pitzer, is brought disaster relief to the cro~ded offering sessions June 1-26 parks and people who were camping and June 29-July 23.

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