Inter-Tribal Council Prepares Traditional Dance
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1 2 Inter-Tribal Council prepares traditional dance PHOTO COURTESY OF INTER-TRIBAL STUDENT COUNCIL The Inter-Tribal Student Council is one of the oldest clubs at Cal State Fullerton. According to their Web site, the club has been active since 1971 when seven native students founded it to promote awareness of their culture and support each other in their educational goals. The club often attends special events where they dress in regalia as pictured. The council will host their “Native Celebration” event today in the Quad from 11:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. They will have an array of traditional dancing. Performers will include traditional, jingle and fancy shawl dancers. They will also be making fry bread, a traditional Native American food that resembles funnel cake. For more information about the Inter-Tribal Student Council, visit: CsufInterTribal.com. BY JAMIE IGLESIAS dancing and ... a little taste of what have some feathers and eagle claws you hear it firsthand,” Nunez said. Daily Titan Staff Writer Native Americans eat,” said Eddie depending on what kind of regalia This event is a fundraiser to gath- [email protected] Nunez, 25, a business major and they (wear),” Nunez said. er money for a Pow-Wow ITSC is marketing director for the club. The jingle dancer will have an having in March 2010. The Inter-Tribal Student Council Some of the performers include outfit covered with small bells so “This month we are trying to do will host their “Native Celebration” traditional, jingle and fancy shawl students can hear the different bells an activity every week because it is event today in the Quad from 11:30 dancers. ringing when she dances. Native American Heritage Month. a.m. – 3 p.m. “We are going to have a tradi- The fancy shawl dancer will be We are going to start it off with the “We are showing some of the tra- tional dancer who is going to have dancing with a colorful shawl and event (today),” Nunez said. ditions that we still have by having all traditional regalia on, which will will portray something beautiful Aside from celebrating Native found in nature, such as a butterfly, American Heritage Month, ITSC Nunez said. wants to draw attention to the fact Fry bread, a traditional Na- that there is a Native American club tive American food that resembles on campus. funnel cake, will be offered at the “We want to let everyone know NSCS at CSUF is an event. that we exist because there are some honor society inviting high It is made from flour, baking people that do not know that Na- achieving freshmen and soda and water. Once the fry bread tive Americans exist (on campus),” sophmores. Members must is done, it will be topped with pow- said Brittney Arellano, 19, a biology have a GPA of 3.4 or dered sugar and honey. major and club member. The event “Hopefully the smell will carry is also intended to expose students above and rank in the top throughout campus and everyone to authentic Native American cul- 20 percent of their class. will smell it and will want to come ture, Arellano said. eat fry bread,” said Anna Tiger, 20, The ITSC was initiated in 1971, a kinesiology major and club presi- according to its Web site. It is one of dent. the oldest clubs on campus. Next Meeting Music preformed at traditional ITSC’s future plans include a film Nov. 18th at noon in Pow-Wow events will be played. screening, a basket weaving event in Alverado A/B TSU Nunez described the music as not December and their Pow-Wow in having a specific style. Instead, it March. Will be excepting can be interpreted through personal experience. wrapped gifts for “There’s drumming, the rattle Opertation Christmas Meetings are held every Tues- and the hand drum. I can’t really day at 4 p.m. in McCarthy Hall Child, and clothing/ explain the music because it is more Room 104-C. canned food for like an experience when you go and Homelessness week. Facebook Fan Page www.facebook.com/nscs.csuf Rosa Belerique [email protected] 3 Titan snowboarder fails to get club off the ground BY PATRICK COWLES least find a few students who held that far. I didn’t even print out the adviser, I hoofed it for two solid deter from this! Mother Nature Daily Titan Asst. News Editor the same love for snowboarding as document when I realized that the years around campus trying to has dawned upon us a hunger for [email protected] I did. plethora of information and peo- find someone for a signature and altitude, speed and snow, and we So I went to the CSUF Web site ple I had to bring together would a sponsorship. hereby do solemnly swear to heed Starting a club at Cal State Ful- and began searching for informa- be too overbearing for me. Either way, if I were our mother’s call and refuse to lerton can be a bit frustrating. tion on how to start a club. I needed five students total, to obtain a faculty ski.” In high school, all I had to do What I found out was that the including one to act as president adviser, I also I wanted to pull this was talk to our administration, CSUF Web site was a bit confusing and one as the treasurer. Finally, had to draft a off because I felt like the find a teacher and meet once a when you first use it, overwhelm- I found people who wanted to constitution university would benefit week at lunch in their classroom. ing even, drowning me with infor- be involved by starting a MyS- for the club. I from having the club. I Easy, simple and direct. mation and links. pace group for the club. Over the am no Thomas had hopes and plans When I first arrived at CSUF in What I disliked the most though years, I tried to pull off creating Jefferson, but I felt for this club. For 2004, I felt like getting involved was how complicated the process this club. I had dozens of students that would have been example, we and figured the best way to do it to create a club is. involved and interested, but our fun, so I did it to amuse could have was to find a group that appealed I found my way to the “Student efforts were halted by the next myself. o r g a n i z e d to me. Life Programs” section of the site. step: finding a faculty adviser on I don’t have it saved runs to the lo- I wasn’t interested in joining As- On it was a document that I had campus, part time or full time, to anymore, but I do re- cal mountains, sociated Students Inc. or becom- to print and fill out. Once I had sponsor the club. That is when I member the preamble: and during ing a part of Greek life, but I loved accomplished this task I could hit the brick wall I could never “We hereby set forth the intersession we could snowboarding. Given the fact that turn in the paperwork applying for climb over. foundation for fun with head up to Mammoth for I was going to a school with over campus recognition of the club. Although I did not exhaust all snow, upon which we a week, maybe travel to Colo- 30,000 people, I felt like I could at Unfortunately, I never even got resources possible to find a faculty (the CSUF Snowboard- rado or Utah. ing Club) shall shred as My best advice to someone try- many slopes as possible. We here- ing to start a club is: Don’t deter. by subject ourselves to the slopes If you hit snags while trying to during the six weeks of winter we start, stay at it; I didn’t, and look Upcoming Events Nov. 5 – 17 have off, and no member shall where it got my club. Thursday, Nov. 5 Central Art Center, Project Room - 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Dream-Catcher - 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. What Veterans Face Workshop at the Women’s Center Coming Back to College in University - 1:15 – 3:15 p.m. Free Lecture: Obama: Hall, Room 205 Year One at Mackey Auditorium Thursday, Nov. 12 Friday, Nov. 6 - 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free Lecture: Religion - 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. UC Davis and Politics in the Obama Administration at Titan Gym in Mackey Auditorium - 8 p.m. Comedy Night! An Evening of Saturday, Nov. 7 the Funniest Opera Scenes Ever! in the - 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m Free Lecture: Self- Clayes Performing Arts Center, Recital Esteem at Ruby Gerontology Center Hall - 7 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. UC Riverside at Titan Stadium Friday, Nov. 13 - 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. Pacific at - 5:30 – 7 p.m. Cal State Fullerton vs. San Titan Gym Jose State Pre-game Reception at Hotel - 8 – 10 p.m. University Singers & Montgomery Chamber Choir at Clayes Performing 211 S. First St., San Jose. Arts Center, Meng Concert Hall - 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs. UC Irvine at Titan Gym Monday, Nov. 9 - 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. I Didn’t Know I was a Saturday, Nov. 14 Victim! in University Hall, Room 205 - 9:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Free Lecture: Who - 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.