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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1991-2000 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 11-12-1993 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1993-11-12 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 1993-11-12" (1993). The Voice: 1991-2000. 77. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000/77 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 1991-2000 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume CX, Issue 10 The student newspaper of the College of Wooster Friday, November 12, 1993 7TU H Voice Feature International Week abounds in culture BjLZZPUTESBAUGH and Balinese dancers performed, and r .. I i ... fea-turedasw- Indian and Chinese music was elL International Week 1993 brought l j -:'- V.:V an international perspective to the Africa Day on Thursday displayed r V campus, by devoting each day to the the artistry of colorful African doth celebration ofcustoms and traditions and artifacts, and in the evening, the cifmanydiffcrertnatkralirira aHover performances of traditional African ....... Y i the world, singers and dancers. d y The student response das year has Today, Americas' Day, includes a been amazing." said Murray Welsh, film test and tonight, the COW Gos-pdCh- cv intern of the Office of International performance and South and Starving for Student Affairs. She indicated the North American dances. perfection Asian craft tables as one of the new Welsh said she hopes International events this year due to student enthu- Week 1993 gives students an "in- page 6 siasm. "It just shows the students creased awareness of the diversity of have gotten really into it, and they're mis campus." Welsh said, as an orga- the ones who make it happen.' nizer and participant of International OrganizedbytheOrScecflnterna-tion- al Week for the past four years, she has Student Affairs and sponsored been overwhelmed by the number of ( A&E by the International Student Associa- saxknts who cxiitinue togetinvolved. tion (IS A), the Host Family Program As a past member of the College's ) and the SouthAsia Committee, Inter- dance company, Welsh herself per-form- ed " national Week has kept Lowry Cen- in the Balinese dance Wednes- ter Lounge full of students celebrat-in-g day. and learning about various coun- Other new events this year include : photo by ERIC ROGERS tries every day this week. Tuesday, the Balinese dance, Romanian dance, Europe Day, showcased a European the Bangkok Buffet of Wednesday Murray Welsh, intern at the Office ofInternational Student Affairs, Balinese for crowd Week. faff.includiigaRornanian dance per- evening, the square dance scheduled performs a dance a duriag International OS p-- Anglo-Americ- an formance, Scottish dancers perform- for tonight from 9 to 11 m and wedding ritual, and Lowry Center, at which students can ing Highland and Country dancing to Thursday evenmg's African Cinema. also included those of Monday'sFirst-Yea- r discuss their individual experiences the music of bagpipes, Russian folk "The number of faculty speakers is Forum speaker, Maxine Hong abroad with other students. Welsh songs and Spanish dancing. phenomenal this year,' Welsh said. Kingston. said she hopes students feel free to get . On Wednesday,Asia Day,an Asian She explained that there are more this Welsh said she worked to get more involved in other ways. arts and crafts display showed off, year one speaker every weekday students outside of ISA involved this "Don't be shy about participating among other items, students' painted than there have been before. Issues year, "so Americans realize they can in events that are happening, even if All-Brah- ms recital Chinese characters, Vietnamese sa- that were addressed dealt with the be a part of this." One such attempt, you don't know anything," she said. page 8 rongs and laquerware. Malaysian former Yugoslavia, India, Ghana and she said, is the study-abroa- d table in That's what makes them fun." 'Residence' professor advocates unity Author By SEAN HARRIS Louis Farrahkan, leader oftheNatkxT countable for their actions and prom- recreates Sports ofIsIam,Rev. Benjamin Chavis,prcsi-de- nt ises, leadership reflects the com- The Black Leadership-in-Resi-den- ce of the National Association for munity from which it emerges, and program, sponsored by the the Advancement ofColored People, the African-Americ- an community is Office of Black Student Affairs Representative Maxine Waters of a relatively coherent group, seeking (OBSA), started Wednesday to develop and control our By TODD LEWIS with Ronald Walters, profes- community resources which sorand chairman ofthe politi- "I think the challenge ofleadership creates the influence that The Wooster Forum lecture series unity. We makes it possible for us to continued Monday nightwith remarks r- - cal science department at is the question of mustgo r Howard University in Wash- in that 'back room and develop a achieve to our objectives," from renowned author Maxine Hong pro- said Walters. Kingston. Kingston discussed "An- ington. The Residence on collective approach to leadership." Peace-Kingst- gram brings prorninent lead "People talkaboutempow- other Book of en m the black community to Ronald Walters erment all the time and we told the story of three Peace," the College campus for two approach this topic as if it is ancient Chinese "Books of to references, Football ends season days to visit classes and speak on California and Rev. Jesse Jackson. very simple. 'All you have to do is which there are alleged various topics. Following the video, Walters pre- elect some officials and you're em- but which have never been found. with loss Featuring several events, the pro- sented a set of statistics about African-A- powered.' That's rex empowerment. She says that her yearning to read her to cre- visiting mericans' attuudetowards black Empowerment isareciprocal process these books has motivated gram started with Walters rs page 12 people-Walte- anew, a process which she is two classes last Wednesday and two lpadmhip compiled by the Univer- that starts with the ate them undertaking. classes yesterday. The keynote event sity of Michigan. From these statis- went on to say mat black presently from first pages fartheprogram wasWalters' presen- tics, Walters noted that 65 percent of leadersrupisfacingacrisis in America Kingston read the new, yet unfinished book tation Wednesday night OTthe topic thosetaking thesurvey believedwhite because it is under a great deal of of her of peace, whk begins, "If a woman is an influence over pressure the community level. of African-Anieric- leadership and America has too much at Editorials, columns kadership going to write book of peace, it is the challenge of euipowermenL black kadership, and that 55 percent According to Walters, at given her to know devastation." In and letters to the His presentation commenced with said such influence does a poorjob of this level faces new challenges that it crisis mis reading, she recounted how her editor in a videotape of a leadership confer- building unity in the black commu- has never faced. He linked the the African-Americ- an first effort at recreating the book was ence entitled "Race in America," nity. with the deterioration of community and the mas- destroyed in the fires of 1991 which spoosoredby theNationalBlack Cau- Walters presented the challenge of Viewpoints in economic resources in devastated her Berkeley community. cus. Featured in theconference were empowerrnembystatingthathcomes sive shift several ofblack America's most im- from the community and makes both please see WALTERS, page 2 please see KINGSTON, page 2 page 4 portant leaders such as the Minister community and elected leaders ac Page 2 The Wooster Voice News November 12, 1993 News Briefs Thefuture ofWooster Lecture to calls game be held on CAMPUS basketball OGChiPsico-sponscredabloo- d drive wiih tbe American Red Cross on Oct. Classics 28 donation 102 pints ofbkxxL Tbe blood donated could ft raubrfmthe of . ... , ;(. NEWS RELEASE potentially save tbe lives of 412 people. Thomas R. Martin, the Jeremiah NATIONAL W. O 'Connor Jr. professor inClassics Cblkgeofthe Holy Cross,willpresent The Justice Department has plans to look into whether tbecampaign cfNew an illustrated lecture entitled "Slaves, Jersey iRepublican governcr-de-ct violated votingrights. Campaign manager Police, and Counterfeiting in Classi- Ed Rollins said and later denied that black ministers and democratic cal Athens" to the College commu- workers were paid lo discourage voter turnout nity. The presentation win be held Rainstorms are washing mud and rocks off hills burned bare in southern Monday at 7:30 pjtl. in Lean Lecture California. The slides are tbe first of many expected in the wake of the recent Room, Wishart Hall. The event is fires. Forecasters say a new storm expected tonximjw has thepotential to drop free and open to the public upk) 1 12 more inches of rain. Martin is a distinguished Classical Two freight trains collided in an explosive bead-o- n crash in southwest scholar, with an impressive record of Washington. Officials say each tram was rju&ing more than 80 cars. The body publishing and honors. Educated at ofone crew member has been found, but at last report, four others were still Princeton and Harvard, he has taught missing. The cause of the crash a stifl vknown. and held administrative positions at 4resiclen( Clinton, detennmed Harvard University, Pomona College tojnsticc,strongry welcomes tighter sanctions on Libya. Libya is refusing to and, most recently, the College of the surrender two suspects, photo by SAME MAHONEY Holy Cross.