The Wooster Voice

The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 1991-2000 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 9-30-1994 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1994-09-30 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), 1994-09-30" (1994). The Voice: 1991-2000. 98. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice1991-2000/98 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]. --I WOOSTE Voice Volume CXI, Issue 5 The student newspaper of the College of Woosterr Friday, September 30, 1994 Beckwith addresses class, race struggles $30,000 By AMANDA JUNXIN behaviors thatpeople use inspecific cally, miners had always acted im- Beckwith said the importation of social situations. She also cited mediately. Beckwith quoted one of this civil rights module was not with- band ab- Sydney for "Knowledge and power are Tarrow's work on the con the miners, by saying, "It was an out problems. "Union members stract concepts, but we find their cept of modu- educated de were accustomed to using violence manifestations in 'everyday larity which cision to say rather than non-violenc- e." But, cer- "Non-violent sit-i- ns people," asserted Karen Beckwith, states that ac- could we're not pre- tain factors facilitated this transfor- uniforms associate professor of political sci-enc- e, tions taken by reach more people and pared to strike mation of strategies from one com-muni-ty By SUSAN WTTTSTOCK last night in a lecture entitled one group to reach more goals than at this time." to the next. "Actions in one achieve "When Class Straggle Learns Rrom their picketing violence" Beckwith movement are most importable if An additional $30,000 for band Struggle." agenda can or this strat- are move-me- m Race be said they used by a similar uniforms will be included fat the presentation, by -- Karen Beckwith egy had re-- similar context," she said. Bcckwim's thethird borrowed ma College's 95-'9- 6 operating budget, . event in the Fonnn series, centered another group . suited in a to She then explained the similarities the firstin a series ofallocations that on a labor movement organized by for use in a different context. "We tal of 60,000 workers on strike and in the groups which facilitated the win occur every four to five years. the United Mine Workers of can see that groups employ specific a 10 percent cut in national coal transfer of modules. R. Stanton Hales, vice president America against the Piston Coal actions known to be successful in production. A student's question prompted for academic affairs, said, "We've Company which occurred in Vir- the past," she said. In the case of Eventually, the miners developed Beckwith to comment on the rel- been thinking about doing this for a ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky these miners, these "actions" were their movement furtherby "import- evance this incident has on today's couple of years. You have to buy in 1988 and '89. Beckwith used this traditionally violent measures, ing" a successful strategy of the society. She believes that by exam- some sortofminimal number or it is incident to illustrate the principle which could be characterized into civil rights movement the non- ining the movements ofthe past we just too expensive. A reasonable anti-corporati- that by using theirprior knowledge, either on or anti-sc- ab violent, passive sit-i- n. The non- will be able to embrace the changes plan is to get on a cycle, where 30 the miners in this labor umbo uti- violence. violent sit-i- n was an appropriate rep- oftbefuturei "As we move into the uniforms win be purchased in 1995, lized strategies first developed in However, it was soon realized ertoire action," Beckwith said. 21st century we need to find new and again in 2000 and so on." the civil rights movement to em- that this "old repertoire" was not "Non-viole-nt sit-i- ns could reach ways of approaching change," she Hales explained thatthe money is power themselves. proving to be effective. The miners more people and reach more goals said. above what the band would nor- Beckwith drew upon the work of firstbroke with theirtraditional rep- than picketing or violence." They "We can find a possibility for a mally receive in me operating bud- Charles TiHy in saying that this ertoire when they waited fourteen helped to attract national media at- social base that will allow us to get He emphasized the role of group ofminers had repertoires of months after their contract expired tention and eventual federal bring the type of change that we President Copeland in appropriat- collective action,"or sets oflearned before going on strike. Histori need to have." ing the added funds to the band. "It is through his help that we've been able to do this," Hales commented. Take control survive The additional money is neces- QuaMiy'time for sary due to the bad shape ofmost of B H m the uniforms. Of 170 uniforms, all -- a violent attack but 30 areat least 20 years old, with Kldll mme By NICOLE COWARD response ... fit prevents the brain about 40 being over 50 years old. from getting the blood and oxygen Since more than 30 uniforms need 4v "Get a grip!" was the message at to their heads that they need in order replacing now. Hales said the first Monday's "Survive! Personal Pro- to think clearly." The solution, said fund usage will probably gotowards tection Seminar" presented by Gardner.istotakeslow.deep breaths the elements ofall the uniforms that Debbie Gardner, president and from the stomach, make fists with need replacing most Nancy Ditmer, founder of the Survive Instittite in your hands to improve circulation director of the band, said vinyl spats Cincinnati. In the seminar, which and "to get a grip." for the entire band will be purchased took place in Shoolroy Theatre, Gardner continued that when toreplace the cloth ones, which "are Gardner spoke on how to control something strange happens "we be- in horrendous shape." Since larger emotions during a safety crisis and gin having tremendous negative sized uniforms are in short supply, how lo fight hack in a violent attack. thoughts; we tell ourselves we the band will continue to sacrifice Gardner opened the seminar by shouldn't be here, or we shouldn't fabric from smaller doublets for discussing how she founded the Snr-vi- ve have talked tothis guy , orwe should larger ones. Institute. One evening, she have locked our door." This also Referring to the $30,000, Ditmer was attacked by an armed man who prevents us from thinking clearly, said, "This will definitely help" The demanded her money when she was she said. uniforms run about $ 1 ,000 each and exiting a restaurant. This experi- Gardner next spoke on the three she would like to see all 120 uni- ence led her to develop the Survive ways criminals attempt to invade forms replaced. In response to this Institute, an institution that helps your private space: by conversa- need, she said, "I have received some people to be more aware of violent tion, by following the victim and by unsolicited checks from parents of y crime and bow to fight if. surprise. band members. That is helping." Gardner first explained why When the method is conversa- Ditmer said, "An endowment for people lose control during a violent tion, Gardner stated if the stranger band uniforms would be nice." photo by BRITTANY BULLARO attack, "They suck in their breath, makes you feel uncomfortable, you Some elements of the uniform . A future Lady Scot takes a break from Saturday's football and all the blood ... rushes to then-heart- s. that needed replacing at the start of game to spend some quality time with another fa. This is the fight-or-flig-ht' please see SURVIVE, page 2 the season have arrived, said Dinner. Viewpoints Feature page 6 A & E page 8 Sports page 10 American Scots downed Editorials, cartoons, Graffiti Don't Throw Oberiin columns and letters to Shoes 24--0 the editor page4 Page 2 The Wooster Voice News September 30, 1994 News Briefs International flags to be displayed NATIONAL By ANDY DUKER the flags will be mounted on the the community know who we are CAPE CANAVERAL, FLAj Fine weather is predicted for today's pillars in the basement. Rodda ex- and that we have an mtrrnafional campus." said, as weU as"show- liiTtv--h pfth ipri! thn. Fjyfeavnnr. This morning's laonch is the second A gallery of38 flags representing plained. The flags, each 2 feet by 3 she ay international aoemptsta 10-d- envifonmmnl research mission. It had been previoosly the countries of citizenship of all feet, wfll be hong from the ceiling ing our students that but-seco- shut-dow- n. presence here. delayed because ofa nd engine current students at the College win along the top of the north windows. we recognize their LOS ANGELES: Three hundred and five people eligible to serve on be dedicated next Wednesday at 7 According to Rodda, the idea for The campus win be served by the jury of the OJ. Simpson trial will face detailed Questioning in mid-Octo-ber p.m. and put on permanent display the gallery came from a similar dis- the gallery of international flags by on their backgrounds and attitudes about the case.

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