DAILY for S QfStU ts s iscussion about community relations and com~~~~nic;~tion well into the night to do just that. rican-American trying to make it Daily Editorial Board Endingjust pastmidnight, with among amainly white population Hundreds of students left po- further discussions continuing throughout his secondary and litical correctness at the doors of through 1 a.m., the event was college education. “How come I Pearson Hall in order to open a packed. The estimated 400 stu- have to care about how I look, dialogue andattempt to buildcom- dents crowded into Pearson 104, preppy as hell ... or I’ll look like a munity as part of Wednesday filling the auditorium’s seats and thug,” he asked. night’s forum entitled “Many aisles and leaving latecomers rel- Panelist Zach Mampelli ech- Voices,Mo Community.” egated to standing room in the oed Asare, saying, “We are here to “Tonight we aim to build a hallway. bring out some of the sores. We bridge across the communication Ohene Asare, the program’s are’sick and tired of having to gap so we can stop drowning in facilitator, explained, “This is explain ourselves to whites.” problems,” said Nitin Puri, one of about respect. Why when [minor- The forum came on the heels of the event’s primary organizers. ity groupsget together] must there a recent harassment incident “This will not dissipate into mad- be race riots? We need to solve against senior Julie Lee. While at ness. [We’ll talkabout] race, class, inherent problems.” a party, she overheard a comment 1- . gender, sexuality, and patios.” Breaking the ice, Asare ex- made about her by a fellow stu- I Many ofthe participants stayed pressed his frustrations as an Af- dent. As she confronted the indi- Photo by Daniel Rodrigues4 vidual, Lee was told to shut up and Panelists at Wednesday’s forum discuss their feelings about leave the party by bystanders. race, gender, and other campus issues. “I couldn’t believe about ev- erything he could have confronted groups at Tufts. supported the forum, many called us on, he chose our race,” she Panelist Emery Wright said, “It for action. Oneofonlyahandfd of said. ‘‘It’s not just about this one does come down to individual faculty members in attendance, incident. It’s about these kind of contact. We are sick and tired of German Professor Daniel Brown incidents that happen every day.” having to explain ourselves every offered a suggestion. “Racism, . She added, “What I realized time we meet a white person.” sexism, bigotry are our societies after speaking to him was that he’s . Some students explained how greatest ills. I don’t know of a human too.” Since the confronta- they view themselves and how single university that requires stu- tion, Lee said she and the indi- others viewed them. dents to take a course in that ill. vidual have been working through “I am a Jewish, rich, white boy You may want to consider approv- the incident. from Long Island, and I have a ing the administration and the fac- Though she hasmoved beyond couple things to say,” senior Jeff ulty about changing that.” the event, Lee said she is outraged Steiner began. TuftsCommunity Union (TCU) that nobody came to her defense Calling for education, he said, Senate Treasurer Larry Harris at the party. “I don’t want to know everybody, gave the body this advice. “You Fellow panelist Jenn Dodge but I’ll go halfway. You do what should meet as many people as shared in her anger. you can.” you can. Go to TTLGBC meet- harassed ouiside of a frater- Others were more skeptical. ings, PAA meetings, and Primary nity for not looking feminine, Josh Goldenberg criticized the or- Source meetings. You may hate it, Dodge wrote a Viewpoint last se- ganizers for holding the forum on but go.” mester about the incident, but Yom Kippur, one ofthe most im- Puri ended the event by call- received no response. She asked portant Jewish holidays. 1 ing for monthly forums to follow the crowd about the silent reac- “Tufts has a 30 percent Jewish up Wednesday’s program. He tion. Her question was left unan- population, and if want to bridge also unveiled Submerge, a new swered. gaps, you must look in and out of magazine intended to deal with As the forum progressed, the yourgroup,”Goldenberg said. His many of issues raised at during audience took control, pushing comment was followed by ap- the forum. He said the publication Photo by Alex Rodngues the focus to the relationships be- plause from the crowd. would be distributed around cam- tween andwithin racialandethnic Though students said they pus. erest in stwdvd abroa continues to grow with o by ERIK ElSENBERG explained. In addition, due to high atten- Contributing Writer Bayne said that this trend is in danceat arecent Programs Abroad Since Tufts is commonly large part due to an expansion in Fair on campus, Bayne said she known for a strong international the number of programs made expects student interest in pro- flavor, it is hardly surprising that available to students since 1996, grams abroad to continue for years the increased participation in including the addition of a new to come. Bayne noted that more study abroad programs is ex- program in three different conti- than 200 students were present at pected to continue this year. nents. These new programs, theevent, which tookplace in late According to Sheila Bayne, which are located in Ghana, Chile, September at the Mayer Campus directorofTufts Programs Abroad and, most recently, Japan, have Center, and is held every fall. (TPA) and Dean of the Junior so far generated great interest. Bayne attributes the strong Class, the increase in the number Tufts’ diverse population interest shown by Tufts students of studentsgoing abroad this year causes increased demand for a in study abroad programs to fac- has been especially dramatic. Al- programs that cater to what she tors including the presence ofthe though exact figures have yet to calls an “extremely wide of inter- Fletcher school, a stiff language be calculated, early estimates sug- e st s.” requirement for liberal arts stu- gest the continuation ofatrend in In addition to the three new dents, the popularity ofthe Inter- growth which began in the 1994- programs, Tufts offers students a national Relations major, and a 95 school year. Final results for chance to study in locations in- high number ofinternational stu- the 1998-99 school year though cluding London, Madrid, Mos- dents, who makeup about 15 per- will be determined once applica- cow, Oxford, Paris, and Tubingen, cent of the school’s total student tions for the spring semester have Germany. There are also over 200 body. been filed. non-Tufts sponsored programs Although many students who The surge in participation in for which students are able to get go abroad major in International study abroad programs should credit. Relations or a foreign language, be taken as a positive sign of Last year, atotal of399juniors Bayne stressed that the opportu- student opinion of the campus, participated in a study abroad nity is open to students of all Bayne said. “Students are not program, though only 150 chose majors, including those interested tired of Tufts. On the contrary, one sponsored by Tufts. pro- in engineering and science. “If a Tufts stimulates students to take gram. According to Bayne, Lon- student is willingto be flexible, he foreign studies and to look out- don was the most popular of all or she can study abroad with any side the Medford campus,” she the available destinations. major,” she explained. 2. THETUFTS DAILY October 2,1998 Hillary Clinton tries to repair damage, opposes impeachment Los Angeles Times-Washington The message has been consis- this democracy into a tailspin.” Post News Service tent: No matter how hurtful his The other three Democrats on WASHINGTON - They were actions, they do not rise to the this week’s flight to Puerto Rico, flying to Puerto Rico to inspect level of impeachableoffenses and Reps. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., Nigerian woman fights hurricane damage, but Hillary they were the byproduct of an GebrgeMiller,D-Calif., and Charles Rodham Clinton was trying to re- illegitimate investigation by inde- Rangel, D-N.Y ., did not comment pair damage of another sort - to pendentcounsel Kenneth W. Starr. about the conversation. But Rep. to protect daughter her husband’s political career. While expressing aggravation at James P. Moran Jr., D-Va., who VirginiaAnikwata, aNigerian woman fightingdeportation in orde The first lady pressed four what she called Starr’s previously has spoken with Hillary to protect her daughter from the ritual offemale circumcision,will gc House Democrats accompanying prosecutorial misconduct, she has Clinton by telephone, said in an a hearing this month before immigration officials. her on a relief tour this week to implored House Democrats to interview Thursday that he be- Anikwata, who lives in Rockville, Md., with her daughter, Chenidt stand with President Clinton and change the subject back to budget lieved she would accept “a rea- is seeking asylum in the United States under provisions of th oppose an impeachment inquiry issues where she believes the sonable censure resolution that Convention Against Torture. The convention prohibits the deporta into his attempts to cover up an Republicans will be vulnerable in was proportionate to the offense.” tion of anyone to his or her country of origin if he or she would fac extramarital affairwith MonicaS. the fall elections. A number of Democrats who torture there. Lewinsky. The entreaty worked with once envisioned a hefty fine as Anikwata’spetition was filed in May with the US Immigration an “To proceed with what has al- Kennedy, anyway.