North Park North Park University’s Student Newspaper Volume 84, Issue 5 Friday, 03 October 2003 DiversityPress focus leads to new TOMORROW: dean’s position NP Choirs Make Alexandria Taylor assumes role of As- Their Debut sistant Dean for Multicultural Student Emily Nelson Development. Campus News Editor his Saturday night will mark the year’s first choral con Emily Nelson cert at North Park. The Chamber Singers, University Campus News Editor TChoir, Women’s Chorus and Gospel Choir will all com- bine their talents to present what is sure to be a memorable and unique event. iversity has long been a One anticipated highlight of the evening is an eclectic mix focus at North Park, and of songs performed by the University Choir highlighting dif- the creation of a new D ferent music styles from around the world. These selections staff position for Alexandria were chosen in an effort to emphasize a variety of music styles Taylor proves the University’s from different cultures under the theme “Our Community: commitment to this issue. Tay- The World.” lor has worked for North Park The concert will culminate in a combined performance of for nine years, and is now ~ Alexandria Taylor the premier of an original composition by North Park’s own North Park’s first Assistant Assistant Dean for Multicultural Rollo Dilworth entitled Witness for My Lord. The piece will Dean for Multicultural Student Student Development ~ be directed by Chamber Singers’ Director Lucy Ding, ac- Development. She is especially courage a new vision for what “not necessarily just getting companied by Dilworth, with a solo by Women’s Chorus qualified for this position be- diversity - and community in what a particular group wants, Director Melissa Foster. cause she has a Master’s De- the presence of diversity - but making sure that all the The concert will be in Anderson chapel at 7:30 tomorrow gree in Multicultural Education mean. The idea is to promote a groups can be a part of the pro- night. It is free for North Park students with ID, $5 for fac- and has worked within the Cen- vision of diversity involving cess.” She emphasizes that ulty and staff, and $7 general admission. ter for Africana Studies here at people of all races and cultures within such a diverse popula- North Park for six years. working together to form a pro- tion of students, all voices must Along with her impressive ductive community, as opposed be valued and heard, and if any Anderson Chapel , 7:30 p.m., qualifications, Taylor also has to just promoting unity within one group is not included the inspiring vision for different races or student orga- community cannot fully func- Saturday, October 4, 2003 multicultural community on nizations. see “Dean”, page 4 our campus. She hopes to en- Taylor says her mission is Students take in the great outdoors Baseball fever is here! The Cubs are tied 1-1 with Dan Carlson the powerhouse Atlanta Braves going into tonight’s game 3 of y this time last year, the the National League Division attention of sports fans Series. Bon campus had made Cubs fans at North Park the smooth transition into NFL have an optimistic outlook for mode, focusing on the Bears or the team. Vikings. Football is not in the “The Cubs will win in 4,” forefront this year, however, said Ahkeem Waterford ‘06. for one simple reason. “I’ve been following them all The Cubs are still alive. season, and they look strong This is the same Cubs team going into the playoffs. I think that has not won a World Se- they will play Boston in the ries, let alone a single playoff World Series.” series, since before the First Jon Anderson, ’04 agreed. World War. This is the same “What could possibly be better Cubs team that has made the than a Cubs-Red Sox series? postseason only four times Neither one has won it in so since the Second World War. long, that would just be amaz- That degree of futility is the ing.” Photo Courtesy Dr. Linda Vick main reason why Cubs fans This year’s postseason is Molly Emerick and April Leach, junior Biology majors, were among the students to venture nationwide are so excited especially sweet for Cubs fans, to Richardson Wildlife Foundation last weekend for some lessons in wildlife and nature. about the team’s recent suc- which are arguably the best and Here they participate in the Foundation’s seed-collecting for the season. Students on the cess. see “Cubs”, page 4 trip included members of biology classes and the NPU Green Team. 2 Viewpoints Friday, 03 October 2003 The Art of letters. want to thank you for the differences, as well as race. tion. We praise our Creator God Communication cover story in the North Many scholars bring together and give thanks for the good- IPark Press last Friday, on the areas of race, class, and sex ness of creation. Yet we con- Life lessons from the Gay-Straight Alliance re- in exploring the ways we “put tinue to condemn some parts of the land of failure emerging at NP. Your article others down.” creation as wrong or bad. The gave us some history and re- Church history is full of ex- feelings of self-condemnation Megan Gilmore ported on the recent meeting of amples of the ways women and guilt we engender in per- Editor-in-Chief the group. We need to be able have been subjugated and kept sons who largely have had no to talk openly about our atti- out of church leadership roles, choice in their sexual orienta- tudes toward the reality of the largely because of the gender/ tion is really inexcusable. admit it. I am a failure at differences that exist in the area sexual differences. It shouldn’t Best wishes to the BiGLASS times. I make some bad de of sexual orientation and to ex- surprise us that LGBT persons group. Icisions. I think I am clever amine the latest research, too. have had—and continue to when I really am not. But We can’t do that if we are afraid have—the same treatment. It is Pauline M. Coffman, Ed.D., hey! I’m only human. to even broach the subject. Di- an area that needs to be lifted Director, School of Adult Perhaps one of the biggest versity as a topic needs to in- up for discussion and reflec- Learning of these mistakes (literally) derstood my point… clude our gender and sexuality was my “editorial” last week. Secondly, though, is a les- You all saw it – one huge son for all of us: when you Letters to the Editor are your responses to articles in the paper and events around campus. Letters black page of North Park have something to say, and must be submitted by Tuesday night of the week you wish them to be printed, and may be NO MORE Press with the words “and you want people to step up than 350 words in length. Letters may be edited for grammar, content and space available. E-mail you?” emblazoned in size 100 and listen, speak in a com- letters to [email protected] or mail them to the Press, Box 10. Trebuchet MS font. I knew mon language. Yes, please All letters must be signed and dated by their author(s). what I was talking about. write to the newspaper in Some of you “got it” as well. English. As much as I would Calm down, I’m not placing like to, I don’t read Spanish blame or saying you’re stupid or Arabic or Congolese flu- if you didn’t – you just don’t ently. But more than that, tell i’ve got the conch. know what I was thinking people what you want them when I wrote it. to hear, don’t leave it all open Serving God or Society? I say this was a mistake be- for interpretation. Be precise, nation, and of course the wait and an assortment of Bob cause it violated all rules of concise, and understandable. Sterling Silva Haukom editorial journalism ever writ- That’s how dialogue takes us for the train itself. Now this Marley greats that hits me, and ten. What’s the point of writ- places. part of the eL experience is my I would feel as if I am letting ing something and publishing And it all begins with a least favorite, not because I am down the music muse if I don’t it, trying to get a point across, voice, and the guts to exer- impatient or because I have to throw a couple of bucks into if no one has any hope of get- cise it. I know many of you pee, but it is because of the their hats. Or maybe it’s be- ting your point because you have opinions (hopefully you people who come and ask you cause I am a Christian. don’t communicate it? The all do…); there are things you for change. The marginalized, When I walk by people who blame here is on me. want to bring to the collec- the needy, the helpless. have nothing and I was blessed But as in almost every mis- tive attention of the people Now we are advised to not with so much, I feel the need take-making situation, I have who walk in and out of your give any money to these people to help. I am filled with com- learned an important lesson or life every day (figuratively because the majority of the time passion for these people.