The BG News August 28, 1997

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 8-28-1997 The BG News August 28, 1997 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News August 28, 1997" (1997). BG News (Student Newspaper). 6193. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/6193 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. Directory SPORTS NATION 5 TODAY Switchboard 372-2601 Classified Adi 372-6977 Volleyball team Display Ads 372-2605 Louisiana State 1 « /L Editorial 372-6966 returns 10 mourns alcohol- i$^)A Sports 372-2602 players in hopes Entertainment 372-2603 related death of of finding winning Story Idea? Give us a call fraternity pledge partly cloudy weekdays [mm I pm.w 5 pm., or ways again e-mail: "[email protected] edu" hM High: 80 Low: 62 THURSDAY August 28,1997 Volume 84, Issue 2 The BG News Bowling Green, Ohio "Serving the Bowling Green community for over 75years" # Faculty holds gathering for multicultural students □ The University held a re- socially. off to college with all the ideas of mak- As Celeste Bland, associate director ing a difference," she said. "And I see ception for freshmen in order of Student Support Services, spoke to myself, who had a lot of promise, and I to ease their transition into the students on behalf of her office, she have to remember to keep the promise told them they would do everything to myself and to them now and give college. within their power to help them suc- back something." ceed. She said the president's visit was a By ROCHELLE CONVERSE Creating an environment where stu- visible and tangible sign to the students TIK BG News dents can meet other students and Uni- that achievement is possible. versity leaders is one part of helping Dawn Mays, director of Student Ac- Overwhelming support was ex- them feel connected, she said. tivities, told the students, "Getting in- pressed to freshmen multicultural stu- "It starts that connecting process and volved is not an option." BG Newi MM* ky Amy J. Vn Han dents Tuesday at a reception held in then the University seems smaller,"she Her attendance was a part of her From Left: Mall Boaz, a public administration graduate student, Derrick Jones, their honor. said. showing the students that not only is a junior film major, Mike Hammer, a junior I PC major, and Scott Caddis, a jun- "Linked to BGSU" drew a crowd of Bland was extremely proud of the success possible but that there are nu- nearly 35 minority faculty, staff and turnout not only with the students, but merous people, including faculty and ior math education major, use bananas and condoms to ad out a skit as part of the CD Players performance Tuesday night. administrators, including President also with the faculty and staff. staff who care about them and want to Sidney Ribeau, who stood before the 65 "It shows me that everyone is con do whatever they can to help. students, offering words of advice, en- cerned about the students," she said She also wanted the students to know couragement and friendship. "Everyone has a genuine concern about she was available to them. As president of the University, their welfare here and is willing to "Before you call mom and say 'come Ribeau attended the event because of make a difference." get me' - come see me," she said. Administration his interest in students getting off to a Laura Juarez De Ku, biology profes- Although the Office of Multicultural good start, which is critically impor- sor, was one faculty member who of- Affairs and Student Support Services tant, he said. fered an open invitation to all students sponsored the event, Manny Vadillo, as- "The way you finish has a lot to do to visit her in her office. sociate director, and Staci McDaniel, with how you start in college, in athletic Other faculty and staff invited the academic counselor, coordinated the adopts policy competition and life in general," Ribeau students to call or visit, yet many in at- event, along with active student said. tendence wanted to show the students leaders. The leaders included members The event, sponsored by the Office of that success at the University is possi- from such organizations as the Latino Multicultural Affairs and Student Sup- ble. Student Union and the Black Student on free speech port Services, was a concerted effort to Sail ye McKee, special assistant to the Union. bring University leaders together with provost and visiting professor for the When the students arrived on campus By DARLA WARN0CK Affairs Handbook. the students to help smooth their tran- College of Education, attended because Saturday and Sunday, Vadillo, McDan- The BC News And if all goes as planned, the new sition to college. she wanted to give back something to iel and the student leaders were at the policy will become a rule installed by It was also meant to provide students the students. residence halls greeting them, welcom- Thanks to the efforts of a few hard- the University Board of Trustees. with links to a variety of resources "I look in their faces and I see myself working students, a new free speech available to them academically and as a first-generation person who went • See FACULTY, page 4. policy has been added to the Student • See SPEECH, page 4. University supports Up in the Air Students black Greek life offered Black fraternities and long to something special. □ "It's more than just a bunch of variety of sororities continue to friends; it's a lifetime commit- thrive at the University. ment," he said. "Many members see it like a marriage." activities Despite the brotherhood and ByJOHNSTEBBINS sisterhood found in many black Q Office of Student Life The BG News Greek organizations, Cullins adds the system works for the and University Activities In 1906, the first African- individual. Organization have American Greek letter fraternity was started on the campus of "We cannot make anyone a planned a whole year of Cornell University with the in- man or a woman," he said. "What events geared for new corporation of the Alpha Phi Al- we do is provide true leadership students. pha fraternity. Since then, the ability. A true leader is one who black Greek movement has sets things up so they can run grown and developed into a nine- without him. A leader Is one who By JAMIE BUDZICK chapter fraternity system that makes leaders." The BG News has spread nationwide. Like the traditional Greek New students, freshman or On the Bowling Green campus, system, Cullins sees some of the the black Greek movement is transfer, can often feel like same problems that can be represented by nine fraternities they're getting the cold shoulder. solved through education. and sororities, each holding to You cannot even find the book- the same community service, "There are some stereotypes, store, let alone any of your class- academic and personal leader- but a lot of us were exposed to es. Well, thankfully some people ship ideals of the traditional this in high school," he said. "You know your pain and have an- Greek system. have to do it for the right swered the cries of frustration. "We're not trying to cover up reasons." Both the Office of Student Life personal identities," said Ron and the University Activities Or- In 1990, the NPHC stopped Cullins, president of the Bowling ganization (UAO) have planned "pledging," or bringing in mem- Green's National Pan-Hellenic an entire year's worth of activi- bers in a way similar to tra- ties to help make college a little Council (not to be confused with ditional Greek organizations. In the Panhellenic council consist- more digestable. fact, Joining a black Greek organ- To start things off, this week ing of collegiate sororities). ization is a lot like being accepted "The whole purpose was based new students have the option of on the fact that we're different," into a job. attending several Welcome Week activities, geared at helping stu- Cullins said. "We're not all on the "First of all, you need a 2.5 same level. That's why there are dents become more familiar with GPA to be considered, so you the school, as well as each other. nine different fraternities here need to bring records and tran- on campus. That shows there's "We're trying to provide an scripts," Cullins said. "Then you opportunity for all types of stu- more than one dimension to all need to be interviewed and show black men and women." dents," said Dawn Mays, director Heidi Hertzel, adviser to the the interest they are looking for. of student activities. "We want to University's NPHC, said the "They can be pretty intimidat- give students the opportunity to black Greek organization's pur- ing," he said. "New members can find their niche." poses are actually more pure be intimidated into silence. With a variety of activities than the traditional Greek That's exactly the wrong thing to throughout the week, it's hard system. do. You need to come out and not not to find something to do. Sem- "Many fraternities were start- be afraid." inars on choosing the major that ed for academic reasons," Hart- is right for you will be held, as zel said.

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