Siena College, Loudonville, NY 12211 Wednesday, February 9,1983 Vol. XLIII; No. 9 Historical perspectives of Black and Latin expose By ED FLEMING attended berea College for a time, but then Michael Stevens, Director of HEOP and Stevens feels that Siena can benefit from Editor-in-Chief returned to the mine shafts. He later went Instructor of Afro-American History hopes learning about our community. He on to receive a bachelor's and master's understands that along our way of learning Black History Month is a direct reflection degree at the University of Chicago and that the Expose will enrich the entire Siena about ourselves we tend to separate of the work of Carter G. Woodson. Dr. then became the second Black ever to community. As well as it is important that ourselves in different factions. He believes Woodson, the father of black history, receive a doctorate in history at Harvard our black student to learn and rejoice about that we all should make a conscious effort in • University. played a major role in initiating a time set their community, all of us can benefit from learning as much as we can from each other aside to commemorate black history, Dr. Woodson dedicated himself to the re-discovering the achievements of black culture and the achievements of blacks in and that the Expose is just one of the ways culture. the Siena community can come together. our society. On February 7, 1926, he study of black history. Not only did he want organized Negro History Week which blacks to keep in touch with their rich expa nded in the 1960's into Black History heritage, he felt that it was important for Month. others-to understand and benefit from black Expose activities revealed A self-educated coal miner, Dr. Woodson history and culture. entered high school at age 19. He mastered In essence, that is why the Black and By ED FLEMING Cultural Talent Show will also include the a four-year curriculum in 2 years. He Latin Expose is-taking place at Siena. Mr. Editor-in-Chief recitation of original poetry. i'A'i'y; THE AGENDA FOR BLACK AND LATIN EXPOSE OF 1983 February is Black History Month and to Dr. Zala Chandler, a sociologist from help celebrate, BLSU is sponsoring a Black Medgar Evers College of the City University Wednesday, February 9th and Latin Expose this weekend. A multitude will speak on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Roger Time Event Place of events are planned in order to honor Bacon Rm. 202. Dr. Chandler, a famous 8-9 p.m. Jazz Band Rath Skellar black culture. political activist, will speak on the "Role of Rath Skellar Last night the Caro Fibo Jazz Band Black Students to Liberate the Black 9-9:30 p.m. Carla Page. Student Community." Always an Friday, February 11th performed free in the Rat. Also on hand was Carla Page who performed a theatrical skit interesting speaker, Dr. Chandler usually 7-9 p.m. Cultural Talent Show Roger Bacon, Rm. 202 and songs accompanied by Michael Divinici. addresses college students on their role and Saturday, February 12th Tommorrow night, February 11 starts the responsibilities in society. 1-2 p.m. Display of Black Culture C.C. Conference Rooms Expose in full swing with a Cultural Talent Day-long activities will take place on 2-3 p.m. Karate Exhibition C.C. Conference Rooms Show from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. to take place in Saturday and Sunday. For the locations and 3-4 p.m. Films on Black History Roger Bacon Rm. 202 - Roger Bacon Rm. 202. The Talent Show will times of the events please consult the 5-7 p.m. Speaker; Dr. Zala Chandler Roger Bacon Rm. 202 include many original acts including agenda re-printed in The Indian. Of 8-10 p.m. 5jena Basketball Siena's Arc musician Renard Currie and a screenplay by particular note will be the Display of Black 10:30 p.m.-until Party at Mfc-C$f Schenectady Cynthia Coleman. The Spanish dance, the Culture which will take place on both days in Sunday, February 13th meregue will be performed as well as a Latin the C.C. Conference Rooms from 1 p.m.-2 1-2 p.m. Display of Black Culture CO Conference Rooms Dance performed by East River Drive. The p.m. Wwk 2-3 p.m. Speaker from Urban League; C.C. Conference Rooms Andre Antony 3-4 p.m. Speaker from NAACP; Dr. Josey C.C. Conference Rooms 4-5 p.m. Speaker from Albany State University; C.C. Conference Rooms Father Sinnott speaks at Siena Constance Durance Thank you for attending the Cultural Expose in honor of Black History Month, along comprehend. The inertness of the Church with continued success in your struggles for prosperity. By ANDREA MONTARIO Assistant News Editor and the United States Government brings sorrow to Father Sihnott's heart. He has On Thursday, February 3rd, the Campus spoken with Government officials and Lakeshore discussed at Senate Ministry Team welcomed Father Jim urged them to recognize the need for a By PATTI BROWNE individuals who go to the ARC to work put. • Sinnott, a Mary knoll Missionary, to the 4:15 "New Korean Policy." This policy would News Editor The ARC is closed down during the hours p.m. liturgy. encourage and incite American interest in before a home basketball game, and various During the past eight years, Father the human rights policies of this Asian The last Student Senate meeting was held other times as well. It was suggested this Sinnott has been speaking to community country. Since South Korea is a country on February 3, and the following issues were inconvenience to the students be looked groups, parishioners and college students.- friendly to the United States and one that discussed: into. His objective is to increase American frowns on the Communist ideology, it is Finally, Delta Sigma Pi requested awareness in regard to the exploitation of often difficult to risk stirring political waves. The faculty evaluations, which were approval to hold its "Eleven Week Club". South Koreans by the ruling dictatorship. In an article written by Father Sinnott, he previously- discussed as being very time Each brother in the fraternity sells five Father Sinnott compares the degree of asserted that "the containment of consuming, were decided to be revised and tickets, and then collects $1.00 each week social injustice and economic disparity to communism, can mean tolerating, even administered to the student body. It was from each of those five people. There is a the crisis in El Salvador; the degree of abetting evil." decided that they are not only useful for $25 drawing at the end of each week and a repression in speech, the press/and the The lifework of this missionary priest in students and teachers alike, but that the $200 drawing at the end of the eleven weeks. minds of the South Koreans is difficult for Tenure Review Board also considers the This request was approved. the American democratic mind to evaluations in their decision-making. Continued on Page 2 w; Considering the recent Lakeshore evictions, Mike Gilligan and Lakeshore Life will be setting up party dates for next semester in the multipurpose room of the Old Friary. These parties will be held on the reserved date's and will be open to Lakeshore residents only. This way, Lakeshore students can party together without disturbing the regular Lakeshore tenants. Hopefully, this will aleviate the problems with apartment residents being evicted. This year, students were given a chance to decide if thiSy wanted to have the Spring semi-formal on campus or off. The major difference is that the atmosphere off .campus may be nicer than the Campus Center. However, there is alsp a major price difference—$18 per couple and $1 for drinks, if held on campus, as opposed to about $27 per couple and $1.85 per drink off campus. The vote was held Friday, December 4, Wgg^f W[* and was elected to be held on campus. Another subject discussed was the fact that the ARC seems to be closed much too often these days and its disturbing both the The seniors began their graduation countdown last Saturday at a Cocktail Party, Gail, Sue, Pam, Sue, Jacqule and Larissa players on various Siena teams and the show us that a good time was had by all. (Photo by Maryanne). I 2 The INDIAN February 9, W3 News U.S. supports exploitive dictatorship Continued from Page 1 South Korea began in 1960. At this time, he Government mandated that any person anger on a Sunday congregation of 200 rice was assigned to work with the only medical found guilty of demonstrations would be farmers, telling them the Church was wrong center for the 22,000 residents of eight small condemnend to death. Those students to stay silent; those being assertiveness was islands in the Yellow Sea nearTnchon. Until arrested were threatened with death unless a request for more from the discontent April of 1974, he was satisfied with providing they confessed to "planning bloody people. However, the response from the increased medical care, and performing overthrow of the Government." Father South Korean Government was the pastoral duties. However, after student Sinnott was faced with three choices. He termination of his visa and his expulsion riots, increased repression; and human could speak up and raise Government from South Korea. ?i£&& despair, he felt a compelling need and desire eyebrows, in effect risking his life; or take The story of this dedicated Marynoll to speak out against the proliferation of the middle of the road approach—carefully Missionary, is not an unhappy one, but social injustice.