The Echo: September 24, 1993

"Ye shall know the truth" Issue Four Multicultural Awareness Week STUDENT ECHOES Ethnic students share culture, ideas How does Creative Dining by Michelle Greenawalt "The dance will show how dif traditional American students. In Archibald hopes that students Services compare to associate editor ferent cultures celebrate,"- addition, the topic of how the Tay will have a greater understanding Archibald said. She urges stu lor community can be more sensi of people with different back Restaura? A multicultural dance will con dents to attend because the experi tive to the needs of multicultural grounds and cultures as a result of clude Multicultural Awareness ence will broaden their minds by students was discussed. the week. Week tonight. Those in atten teaching them something new. The dance will watch demonstrations dance will be at 7 p.m. in the field Archibald indicated that most of "Students tend to be afraid, un and then be able to participate in house. the students attending the panel comfortable or intimidated about various ethnic dances. discussion were multicultural stu the unfamiliar," she said. Students from different back dents and that she wishes a more grounds and cultures will demon A panel discussion about representative section of the stu The ultimate purpose of the week strate different African, Indian and multicultural issues and the show ing of the movie "School Ties" dent body had been present. is to educate. "We hope to get rid European dances, while dressed in of a lot of ignorance," Archibald ethnic costumes, according to Ava were two other events which took place in accordance with The week is an effort to help the said. Archibald, multicultural coordina Taylor student body understand "It's much, much better. tor. Multicultural Awareness Week. Better variety, better food.' "The people who were at the their fellow students who are a part This year is the first time that "The purpose of the dance is to of the International Student Soci Taylor has had a multicultural --Rose Cross panel discussion learned a lot. It demonstrate the different experi ety (ISS), MuKappa and AHANA week. Archibald hopes that it will senior ences and the heritage of several was a good experience," Archibald said. (African-Hispanic-Asian-Native- become a yearly tradition in which cultures," Archibald said. American). students can learn about the differ The dance will be interactive in Two of the issues addressed at ences among cultural groups in the that students will be able to watch the panel included interracial rela "This is not just a black/white Taylor community. Multicultural the demonstration and then learn tionships and thesocial differences thing. We want this to incorporate Awareness Week was coordinated the dance, which will be dene to its between multicultural students and all three areas," Archibald said. by the multicultural cabinet. appropriate music. Taylor welcomes visiting students Finfrock It definitely seems a lot healthier and a lot better for by Tracey Doude explaining different extracurricu arrested on you." staff reporter lar activities such as Taylor World Outreach (TWO), leadership po "The blue folders are out and Vision *93 sitions and opportunities in the —Lisa Wold Ball State junior waiting," said Randy Mejeur, Per music department sonal Touch Staff coordinator, "In the past 10 years, students campus about today's campus visitation and parents have become more 'Taylor students will give their day as approximately 95 high consumer oriented toward choos perspectives onstudentlifeat2:30 school juniors and seniors and 100 ing a college. No longer will they p.m.," Mejeur said. Prospective parents are visiting the Upland students who spend Friday night by David J. Chamberlin choose a school just because their editor campus of Taylor University. parents went there." will go along with their hosts to "This is the biggest number experience typical weekend ac The stranger among us has fi we've had for a September visita "Our concern as an adm issions tivities on campus, such as seeing nally been apprehended. tion day," said Steve Mortland, staff is primarily for the student to the movie on campus, visiting campus visitation coordinator. find God's will, whether that is at friends in the dorms, Mejeur said. According to campus safety Vision *93 is this year's theme, Taylor or not," he said. The Personal Touch Staff has director Mike Row, Joseph It's much more palatably Mortland said in a recent inter been getting "geared up" for Finfrock was arrested at approxi titillating." view. The goal of the day is first Prospective students who ar today's visitation day all semester mately 6:20 p.m„ Tuesday, by the —David Crandall for the prospective students to have rived Thursday spent the night in by helping smaller groups of pro Ball State campus police on a Dela junior a vision of what Taylor University the residence halls and played a ware County warrant for failure to is and "understand who we are." spective students learn aboutTay- Taylor version of the game, lor University. 'The big differ appear in court. "The second part of the goal is "Where in the world is Carmen for them to envision themselvesas ence will be the larger number of Sandiego?" to help them become "There are varying reports as to apartofthiscommunity. Can they people here on campus at one familiar with the campus, Mejeur what he was doing when he was walk out of here and see them time," Mejeur said. said in an interview. picked up, but the Ball State cam selves as Taylor students?" "We usually havearound 2,000 pus police think that he had been Mortland said. students visit throughout a school This morning the prospective in a restroom on campus," Row "A visit helps confirm the de year, not including Campus Visi said. "When they got there, they cision that Taylor can meet all students had breakfast togetherand tation Day, and 600 more come divided into groups to hear about recognized him on sight because their needs, not just academic for the visitation days," Mortland they are very familiar with him, needs. Ithelpsstudentsgetanidea the application process and gen said. eral guidelines about how to pre and they just grabbed him when Much more choice. No of 'fit'—does this place fit me? The prospective students come pare for college, according to they got the report that he was in complaints." Will I be comfortable here?" from all over thecountry. "Mostly Mejeur. the area because they knew there "It also helps Taylor, because from the Midwest," said Mejeur, —Mark Wilson were warrants for him. we are interested in the student on After attending chapel, stu "but also as far away as California senior campus. It is a way for us to see if dents will be able to choose be and Colorado." He said that this the student is a good match with See Finfrock photos by Nathan Beighley tween visiting classes, professors, visitation day will hostmainly high compiled by htndy Leonard what Taylor is," Mortland said. department heads and a session school seniors. page 3 2 TlmEdma Sept. 24,1993 CAMPUS NEWS Issues and You... Coalition offers Egypt trip dents are going to look like some by Mindy Leonard One advantage of taking these thing more than touristsand they'll features editor courses in Egypt is the opportu "Be the first Taylor student to nity to interact with Egyptian be left alone." AHANA questioned study in Egypt." people. For example, as part of Those of us who were here last the language course, students will Students will stay in dormito by Todd Clark ties, why is it wrong for country clubs to have limited member year probably saw the ads in the spend one day each week out of ries at the American University of News of the Day. Well, nobody the classroom, one half of which Cairo, which, as Kleist said, are in I have two questions to pose to ships? Why are these standards went and the offer still stands. By will be spent working on a Chris the "most secure and well-pro students and the members of Afri allowed for one group, the minor enrolling in the Middle East Stud tian service project, while the other tected part of Cairo." can-Hispanic-Asian-Native ity, and not the other, the major ies Program, a junior or senior half will be spent interacting with Americans (AHANA). It is not ity? student can spend a semester sub a local family or peer group, ac The program is directed and my attempt in any way to be racial Finally, why has the name merged in the culture of this re sponsored by the Christian Col or prejudiced, but I feel uneasy changed from Minority Student cording to Kleist. gion of the world. "Christian ministry in an Arabic lege Coalition, of which Taylor is about two things. Organization to AHANA? This name in no way includes all of the Jim Kleist, faculty liaison for country is a great opportunity," he a member. Kleist was asked to First, is it really wise to segre different minorities or ethnic back the program, is very eager to see said. "Sharing Christ cross-cul participate since he and his family gate the minority population into grounds. What about the other Taylor students participate in the turally is what it's all about lived in Egypt before coming to clubs in which the name implies minorities, are they not welcome Cairo, Egypt based program. "I'm Other benefits from the trip in Taylor. limited membership? I thought in this group, something the name very much enthusiastic about the clude a two-week trip to Israel, program.

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