Seattle nivU ersity ScholarWorks @ SeattleU The peS ctator 10-9-2003 Spectator 2003-10-09 Editors of The pS ectator Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator Recommended Citation Editors of The peS ctator, "Spectator 2003-10-09" (2003). The Spectator. 2206. http://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/spectator/2206 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. It has been accepted for inclusion in The peS ctator by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ SeattleU. The SpectatorPrksokif i) Standard U.S.Postaci-: Paid Siaiti.e. WA Pi-rmii No. 2783 S E A T T L E —H- U MIVERSITY Students Who Are Parents: Organization supports parents at Seattle University KateOpatz Staffreporter The word "daycare" may not be in the Seattle Universitymission statement,but adevelopingcampus organization still believes it is encompassed in the "Aspartofourmission,weneedtosupport families," said Jennifer Garrison Brownell, the force behind Students who are Parents (SWAP). Garrison Brownell first felt theneed for SWAP with thebirth ofherson,Elijah,ayearandahalfago. Having experiencedschool at SeattleUniversityboth with and without a child, she comments, "The minute he was bornIwas treated differently. Ihad no place to go on campus for support." Garrison Brownell is a student of the School of Theology and Ministry and plans to be a part-time minister following graduation in June. She balances family life and classes, as well as a job. Faced with daycare costs,time constraints,anda lack ofa support system,her frustrationbeganto build last winter. Asaresult,GarrisonBrownell submitted aneditorial tothe Spectatorvoicingherconcernsregardingthelackofsupportfrom SeattleUniversity forstudents inher situation. 'Itis the whole community'sjobtoraiseachild,"shesaid,"Thisis easytoforget inauniversityenvironment wheremost studentsareinthesame Garrison Brownell's letter also urged other students with children to get in touch with her and prompted responses from more than 50 curious parents. It was from thispool ofinterest that theadvocacygroupSWAP was born. They began to meet casually, bring their children,make friends,and talk. issueofdaycarehasalwaysbeen at the forefront the discussion at SWAP gatherings. A month of *Tie - quality daycare can cost as much as average rent in theneighborhoodof $1200 for one child. Onemember ofSWAP found thedaycarebill for two children tobe sooutrageousthat they saved money by flying their parents to Seattle and renting them an apartment so they couldbaby-sit. Inresponseto theproblem, SWAP wroteachildcare proposal and began doing research about the number ofparents on campus. "Noonekeepsrecordsofhowmanyparents thereare,soit's hardtoorganize them,"GarrisonBrownell said. Also addressing the daycare issue was SU's Office ArtbyMeganMyers of Human Resources. Cathy Brownell, Benefits Manager,knew of budgeted money which had come forSWAP. Thisallowsstudents toexchangeinformation online these will go to students while the other half goes to from a campus daycare that had been sold years ago. andgiveeachothersupport SU staffand faculty. Each monthly subsidyis $100 to She helpedinitiate a survey to indicate thebest wayto This fall the hard work is literally paying off. The be used for childcare expenses. use this money to help student parents. Office of Human Resources and the Childcare "I'm delighted with the childcare subsidies; the "With themoney that was available from theclosed committee at SUhasintroduced theChildcare Subsidy University is taking an important step towards daycare,childcare subsidiesbecame themostappealing Program. Theprogram provides apartial cashsubsidy recognizing and supporting the special challenges of anddoable option," Cathy said. for childcare to full-time faculty and staff as well as beinga student and parent," said Schmitz. Director ofCommuter Student Services Diane Schmitzhas full-time students. ThisyearSWAP willcontinuetogrowandtowork forspace alsobeenakeyadvocate for students withchildren. Shehas Twenty-six monthly subsidies are offered to those andsupporton campus forstudents withchildren. Their first acted as a voice in various campus meetings, provided who winalotterydrawing. Thesubsidy willbe ineffect meeting willbeabrownbag lunch inthe Student Pavilionon administrative support,andsetupamessageboard throughIT for one year,from November through October.Halfof Oct 16 atnooninroom 170. News 2-5 ASSU 12 Sports 6-7 Classifieds 13 Features 8-9 Opinion 14-15 A& E 10-11 Footnotes 16 The Spectator 2 News Oct.9, 2003 Indonesian students share culture Megan Lee will be interested in this,but there is just no way of nesia. A 20 minute Tari Saman or Acehnese Dance StaffReporter knowing for sure. It will be the highlight of months will follow. This unusual dance originates from the of hard-work and preparation," Grace Gunawan, the Gayo Highlands and will be performed without mu- coordinator, rhythm and the harmonyfor this number come The Indonesian Students at Seattle University event said. sic. The from tempoof the dancer hands and theclap- (ISASU) are offering the chance to explore another Performances the fast ping on their chest and thighs. culture Fridaynight in the Pigott Auditorium. Besides the complimentary Indonesian snacks, the "As Indonesian students studying here at SU, we an Indonesian culture, event will showcase array of The grand Finale comes from the Dagnut and is a would like to introduce and share Indonesian's cul- music, event perfor- and arts. The ISASU will host typically Indonesianexhibitionof music,derived from ture in order to increase the awareness of ourcommu- Performance, mances such as: the Gamelan Balinese Indian, Portuguese and Arabic, and is known for its nities towarddiversity," said Cecilia Budiana,ISASU dances, arts, a and Javanese Indonesian martial fash- message. secretary. fromthe the ion show, and traditional music hearts of Indonesia is an island republic of Southeast Asia, "We would like to encourage you to come to cel- (Dangdut). people ofIndonesia constituting most of the Malaysian archipelago. Indo- ebrate cultural differences. Also, 80 percent of the most populous country af- profits will be donated to the Indonesian Children's Music nesia is the world's fourth ter China,India,and the United States.More thanhalf Oncologist Foundation,a cancerfoundation dedicated The Gamelan is a percussion orchestra of gong- participants the people live on Java, where Jakarta, Indonesia's to help treat underprivilegedIndonesian children who chime type instruments. The in the only capital and largest city, is located. are battling cancer. The goal of this event is to pro- Gamelan are the performers not from Indonesia. Although home to more than 100 eth- mote diversityand encourage the campus community They are American students from Cornish who have the islands are groups,most Indonesians are of mixed Malaysian to celebrate the different cultures around the world. learned to play these instruments from Java and Bali. nic Pacifica, im- origins. This event is geared towards the benefit of SU stu- This group, callingthemselves Gamelan event. "We canpromise you that it will be an eye-opening dents and the local community." pressedthe ISASU enough to be invited to this event, you not only showcase the culture of Bali "This is the first time since I've been here that we since Fashion (for instance),but you can actually see cultures from have doneanything like this," ArmidiantiGumelar, the show five couples mod- The fashion will showcase some other parts of Indonesia that aren't usually be- sponsorship coordinator,said. Last year we werepart Jakarta, Central Java, eling traditional clothes from ing exposed," Gunawan said. of theInternational Dinner, but this event is allon our Kalimantan, Bali. Western Northwest Sulawesi and The event is Friday, October 10, beginning at 7:30 own." the impressive by take Then Balinese Dance Nilu will p.m. Tickets,available on-line or at the International This event will consist of the performers and the art of Balinese place.Thisdance is the main and dance Student Center,are $7 for SU community and $12 for people helping with the event. The main event com- culture, being taughtin village halls and kept alive by public (in advance), or $10 and $15 at the door. The mitteeconsists ofnine people workingtogether to plan, palaces. event is open to the public and family and friends are organize, and promote the event. encouraged to join. event primarily sponsored "Since this is the first time in a while that we've Martial arts The is by For additional information see www.isa- done this, we don'thave an estimatenumber of people The program will also include a demonstration of US Bank. martial arts from that willattend.Ofcourse, wehope that a lot ofpeople Pencak Silat,an original style Indo- su.com. Areyou the holiday photographer? Do you takethe happy snaps atiam^&^nng^gmmggmmt Then the Spectaor needs YOU BSEfe R^Saaal !HH^Bf 1 Vfl t\ \^K£r~ Apply to be a photographer with e^f^BSßfl^^ It The Spectaor by contact the 1 ;V Editor-in-Chief, Erica Terence at Jw^^fl? BH LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT DAT NCLEXRN Exam - Earn $1,000 $2,000 for your Take a FREE practice StudentGroup test with Kaplan injust 3 hours! Doyouknowanew student" freshmanor transfer - whoyou ...and find out how you'll score before test day! think wouldlike toSpeak Outabout his orher transitionInto theSeattle Universitycommunity? Take a free GRE, GMAT, LSAT or We are acceptingnominationsnow for MCAT practice test! Multiplefundraising options this