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COLUII8IA COLLEGE UBRARY o f CO LUMB COLLECE C tl C 1\ C 0 November LUNA memhers display a Columbia banner al the Oct. 12 Latino Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C. College Latinos march on D.C. By Danielle Hirsch o pportunity to sho wcase the ir ti e~ a t.:rOs~ the nati o n: ' said Keeping their wave o f Latino SWjf Writer individual talents through the Sanchez. 51. Xavier Uili ver~ it y, empowerment. LU A part icipat­ group. the Uni vcrsit y of Pennsyl vania ed in a march spo nsored by Sanchez said she is concerned and the University or Illino is at Cordinadura '<)6. On Oct. 12, The 35 members or Latinos with the short· Champai g n­ tho usands of Latinos ma n.' hed for United Now in the Arts, LUNA age of leaders Urbana were recognition. arc a liaison between the Lntino in the Latino j ust a few or ''The walb thai oncc divided com munity and Columbia communit y. the universi­ us culturally were diminished, it College. Through their expres­ Wi th this ties in atten· was lik e a family reunion," said sio n of Latino culture, they thought in dance , Guest Hector Ivan Garcia. 21, Vice simultaneously teach students mind, she speak e rs President o f LUNA and a Iilm their diverse clhnicily. rounded up 15 included Vice major. "The march increased my LU NA, rormerly known as LUNA mem· President AI political awareness o n Latino All iance, stresses expres­ bers to .utend Gore and U.S. Proposition 187," said Sanchez. sio n of Latino culture within aca­ the 14th annu· R e p . Lui s Propositi on 187, a proposal in demic majors. .1 U.S. Guiterrez, a the California state legislature, " I encourage students to por­ Hispanic Leadership conference. De mocrat representing Ill inois' deni es access to health benetits, tray the ir med ium th rough the The four·day event was held Oct. 4th Distri ct. Guite rrez spoke on prenatal care and education for o rganization. For example, we 16 through Oct. 20 at the Hyall leadership skills, the importance illegal immigrants and their design flyers thm are posted at Regency in Chi cago. Recognition of family and L1tino women's American-born childre n. various Chicago land uni versity of Latino leaders and awarding rights, The confe rence also host· "Proposition 187 is discriminat· campuses," said Di ana Sanchez, 18 scholarship reCipients was the ed recruiters from AT&T, MGM ing to our culture by not allowing 20, President of LUNA and an majo r focus o f the conference. and State Farm Insurance. ''The us into the educati on system," advertising major. The organiza· "We had the opportunity to conference provi ded us with pos· said Sanchez.. "This proposal si n· tion o ften refers to itself as a network with professionals and itive examples to fo ll ow: ~ said "tool," meaning students have an students from different unlversi· Sanchez. See LUNA, next page Columbia author chronicles Nigeria'S strife By Chuck Jordan He moved 10 America in 1990 when the to control the country," says Adeoye. says Adeoye. " I just don' t trust them." SlaD' Writer government increased media censorship. In the book, Adeoye explains that the "Oil is the staple of the economy. But a "I began writing the book in 1992. I north is dominant in politics because the cl ique of corrupt indi viduals has ciphened Author and part·time Columbia student included successive events o f 8 abangida's Bri tish pl aced them in power when they off revenue," says Adeoye. ''The country's O ladimeji Adeoye kno ws the social and dict a torship," pulled o ut of condition is beyond comprehension, peo­ po litical conditio ns of Nigeria all too well. says Adeoye . .. It Nigeria in 1960. pl e are living in squalor and bei ng In 1994, the fo rmer freelance Nigeri an took 3 years of Oil was di scov­ depri ved o f their basic ri ght s." journalist wrote a book entitled "The research." ered shortly According to Adeoye, Babangida's rul e Morning of the Coup," whi ch chronicles According to before Nigeri a wns marked by corruption and suppression the 8-year military dictatorship of General Adeoye, the was granted it s of the media and any outspoken oppo· Ibrahim B. Babangida. underlying prob­ independenc e . nent s. While the U.S. media and international lem is the di vi· The British "Nigeria has the boldest journalists in community focuses on Rwanda, Liberia sion between wanted to ho ld the world. Many print the truth knowing and Zaire's ethni c strife, starvation and north and south. on to as much they could face severe consequences," poli tical corruption plague Africa's most The South has economic con- says Adeoye. "I have many jo urnalist populous country, Nigeria, with many of always been ceo· trol of the friends from the sOllth that were sentenced the same problems. nomically more resources as to life in prison because o f critical editori· Nigeria was at one time a prosperous advantaged . they could. al s th ey wrote about Ihe govcrnment." democratic success story in post·coloni al Adeoye's home· Adeoye In an anecdote from hi s book, Adeoye Africa. Ethnic animosity, however, has town of Lagos, maintains that recall s an incident when Babangida as ked lead to polit ical and economic instability. located on the the Eng li sh had then British Prime Minister Margaret Many Nigerians have been seriously southern coast of a ready all y in Thatcher for economic assistance 10 pay affected by these changes. Nigeria once Nigeri a, was o nce viewed as Africa's the northerners. The new government was off fore ign debt. Thalcher repli ed Ihat he enjoyed the one of the freest presses in the showplace. set up so northerners would be in cont rol. could pay a large portion o f the debt with world. Today, the military government However, the north h'1S held the rei gns In return, the colonizers would have innu· hi s top military o fficials' " ill gOllen" devotes a great deal of effort toward of power for most of Nigeri a's post·colo· cnce in Nigeria 's oi l asselS. accounts in British bnnks. repressing the media. Nigeria had two ni al era. The power vested in the north contin­ H Ulmlll right s abuses continue to exist . brief experiments with civilian rul e; both Genera l Babangida allowed elections in ued. High· ranking government posts went under the current head o f governmcnt, ended in military takeovers. 1993. A southern Candidate won. The to northerners, many of whom were Gcncral Sani Ahacha. He ha s promised to Adeoye fini shed writing "The Nigerian resulls were voided and the winner was unqual ifi ed. The north·south rift re mains turn Nigeria over to a civilian government Institute of Journalism" at the same time pl aced under house arrest. strong 10 the present day. Babangida was conso li dati ng hi s power. ''The north feels they have a birth right '" don' t have any northern fri ends," See Nigeria, next page 2 NEWS Nove m"b e r LUNA, from page 1: While national media all but ignored the Latino Civil Rights March THE CHRONICLE on Washington, D.C., Columbia's LUNA fought an uphill battle to attend-and won Journalism Depa rtment gles out people based on the ty. " I reel these are the little SIepI 623 S. Wabash Ave., Suite color of their skin and their last contri buting to changes among 802 names," said Garcia. " Wi ll this Latinos," said Sanchez. C hicago, Illinois 60605 proposition shake down other LUNA was also a contribut· immigrants?" iog party in connecting Columbia Sanchez said that while th e College with the University of News desk: Guadalajara. In November I99S. (312) 663· 1600 Exl. 5343 march was an unforgettable experi ence, the road to President John Duff, fu ll-time Washington, D.C. was a rough faculty member Mario Castillo Photo desk: and rocky onc. A representative and Helen Ladron de Guevara, (3 12) 663·1600 Exl. 5732 from Cordin adora '96 came to Director of Latino Cultural Columbia Coll ege and lold Affairs, traveled to the Advertising desk: LU NA members that they were University of Guadalajara to (3 12) 663· 1600 EXI. 5432 more than welcome to attend the institute a foreign exchange pro-. march. They even sa id they gram for students and faculty FAX: would fund LUN A, but later members. LUNA members, (3 12) 427·3920 changed their mind. along with Castillo, coordinated " We were nat broke," said a mural at the computing center Sanchez.