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The BG News partly Program cloudy promotes high: 60 spiritual low: 49 healing Students say goodbye By IRENE SHARON Columnist Judson Photo Provided SCOTT Laipply looks at the to BG, hello to Spain Kathleen Humphrey (right) and Erin Cruthers (left) hang out on The BG News true meaning of a castle in Avila, Spain. V-Day. In the spirit of Nguzo-Saba Humphrey lived with a fami- last semester. area of the city. Everything is principles. Precious Stones, a By ANNE MOSS ly of four in a small apartment Ellis also stayed with a host within walking distance spiritual organization, invites • • • • The BG News in the city of Alcala^She-had-a—famrryr-She^said the apartment though. African-American and Latina host mother andJather, and two__was small, bur-furnished very At the end of every month, Imagine being transplanted women lo spiritually unite and i Clifford Sweinhagen to another country, living in a host sistervShe said her host nicet)c-BUs.comparect- it Jo a flat BGSU students would gather heal. that could befotmd in London. and travel around Spain and According lo Lyndell Robin- defends the USG small apartment with a strange family spoke no English/which president and V.P. family and studying in a foreign made/it very difficult to/'com- "No otae should "ihink that sometimes other countries, on son, Precious Stones member, the college. municate. Bui-throughout her this experience is going te be group excursions. For Ellis, dur- organization's vision is to pro- trip, her qommunicatidn skills ing the summer session, group vide a place where women can The above scenario is true for easy, wherV, you get there, it heal and discover themselves by 20-30 students who study improved) she said. / takes a lot 6i getting used to," Kcursions took place every nation 4 promoting respect, love, empow- abroad in Spain during one of ' "I ^ot very gooif at cha- Ellis said. \ weekend. 1 erment, sisterhood and spiritual- the three sessions. The program, hdef," Humphrey said. "I liter- She said she.,sh\ primarily had )th students said that this ity. i A rally was held in NY known as Academic Year in Blly/learned how to jpeak with trouble getting ped to siesta, a great experience. Precious Stones is a spiritual to remember the man Spain, has been running since piy/hands." because I difficult to phrey learned about her organization, which sponsors the shot 19 times outside 1962. \\ ^Humphrey descri ran errands the entire idependence and became awbusy. She woke for several at communicating. Ellis Rites of Passage. It is an eight - his home. The purpose of the program week program that will be held is to get the learning experience arM went to classes /as skilled in commu- Thfei*, at 2 p.m. the en classes a I the )n, so it was basically a every Saturday from 10 a.m. to of a lifetime. The students are noon in the Taft Room of the Stu- N-l centered in the city of Alcala de woulpshut down for siesta. S here the id interesting trip for her. said rhe-family would eat din- department for abroad studies would both recommend dent Union. This Saturday, Feb. Henares, which is about 19 13, will be the last open meeting ner around this time. During was located. ,ji_ch»Ckirchecking out the program. miles east of Madrid. They for the Rites this semester. her free time she would do "Most classes are held irv<i1d\' At you are interested in parlic- study at Univerisidad de Alcala Marian Adomakoh, the orga- ■ NOW introduces Ijomework or', meet some 17th century buildings,'f-said', ipating in the program, you can de Henares. nization's advisor, said each ses- comics for adults, friends in the local pub, she contact Phelps, or you can con- Kathleen Humphrey, a C'indv sion focuses on a scene, which is said. \' VVA 'In i.i tact her student assistant, Krish- reviews Rushmore and sophomore who studied in geared toward self-development. na l.udemann, at 372-8053. You Payback. Spain last semester, said that Kara Ellis, a recent graduate, is an abandonc Some of the scenes are communi- she enjoyed learning the new also participated in the pro- this time. can also go to their office in 207 cation, empowerment, bal- customs and had a lot of fun, gram, but chose to study during I'helps said there is no actual Shatzel Hall. They will be ance/maximizing one's poten- but it was a huge change from the summer session. She was a campus, the buildings are scat- accepting applications until tial, health/fitness and mapping American life. spokesperson for the program tered around the downtown Feb. 28. progress. Kimara Wilson, the organiza- tion's presidenl, said the Rites are different for each women Center seeks conflict resolutions who participates. chairman, said there is a demon- option to them and give sup- cuss the problems of the conflict- "We offer an opportunity for By DANIEL WATCHORN strated need for such a center on port." ing parties. personal growth thai you can no! The BG News campus. According to Bavin, the idea "The center would offer an air gel in the classroom," she said. "There have been a number of of mediation is fairly new, very of friendliness that is conducive "Everyone has their opinion With the concept for a conflict situations where low-level con- effective in resolving disputes to finding resolution," Bavin about us, but don't believe resolution center in its beginning flicts had no place to turn to," and is reaching greater populari- said. "Both parties enter at a everything you hear. We are a stages, an ad hoc committee on she said. "There needs lo be ty level playing field where neither real organization with a desire to conflict resolution seeks to gath- some specific course for redress." Compared lo other resolution party has power over the other." meet the needs of the women of i The men's basketball er University-wide support. Graduate Student Senate Pres- avenues, the purpose of media- Bavin also suggests that the color here on campus." outlasts Central The student-run committee ident Rich Hughes agreed with tion is not to judge guilt or inno- center will be empowering to Robinson believes the Rites do Michigan 84-73. started in the spring of 1998 Bavin about the need for such a cence but lo help parlies gel at individuals because both parties not heal the women, however because of an apparent need for center. the root of their problems and are involved in the process. she said it provides a safe place low-level conflict resolution. The "At this time, there is no sys- devise Iheir own solutions lo Mediation as a way to solve for women to express themselves center will offer opportunities to tem set up to deal with the over- them, she said. disputes is not fully known by "Within this forum, women informally resolve conflict loading the formal systems such When a student or faculty the University, she said. But it is are encouraged to talk these Opinion 2 through mediation and also to as judicial affairs and affirmative member has a conflict, the first gaining momentum and interest. things out and accept the sup- Page Three 3 leach skills in communication action(which) are seeing lower step would be to contact the cen- The sooner the people become; port of her sisters. Often it is the World and Nation 4 and cooperation. level cases," Hughes said. "The ter, Bavin said. From there, a aware, the sooner the center will ability to talk things out with Sports 7 Stefoni Bavin, a graduate stu- center will not replace existing mediator would invite the other open. Sports Agate 9 dent in sociology and committee systems, but will provide an party lo sil down and openly dis- • See STONES, page six. NOW 10 Summit allows t? Grounds for thought student input By SARAH DELANEY "As an improve the learning environ- By AMYJO L. BROWN The BG News undergraduate, you ment, advising and the curricu- The BG News lum; however, any concerns stu- Coffee drinkers around look at it as one of dents have may be raised. Bowling Green may have For the second year, students noticed a new addition to the your jobs to will meet with faculty members "It's an opportunity for stu- dents to provide input on educa- coffee house Grounds For complain." from the College of Arts and Sci- tion," said Scott Regan, faculty Thought. ences to discuss ways the college Lee Meserve member of the committee. Three weeks ago, an inter- can improve its methods of edu- member of the Arls and Although the summit is being net workstation became the cation. Council Advisory Council held to hear students' concerns, newest part of the business' Members of the Arls and Sci- the concerns should be directly information-charged atmos- ences advisory committee are related lo education.