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iVol. 67, No. 13; May 8, 1992 Creativity Battles Racism by Karen Harkins Staff Writer On Thursday April 23, students, faculty, and administration gathered for a public reading concerning the topics of racism, reconciliation, and harmony. S andie McNeel, Director of the Writing Center, helped to organize the reading, which involved Bethel students reading the work they had submitted to be published in an anthology entitled The Nature of Harmony. In addition to students reading their works, two art exhibits by senior Jody Mueller were displayed, and music was performed by freshman students Joe Nathan and Rosetta Raynor, along with their son Joseph. A total of eleven students read their work found in the anthology. Although the works shared the common theme of reconciliation, each work approached the theme from a different perspective. McNeel said she saw a need for an activity such as this, feeling "all of this negative feeling and anxiety" after the threats made to Associate Professor of Social Work, Nicholas Cooper-Lewier, and to students of color. Since that time, she has attended the United Cultures of Bethel Chapel. "There I would hear how they [some ofthe students of color] were feeling,...a great anxiety, so I wondered if there was a way to transform some of this negative energy and channel it....into something constructive.'-' • .• After deciding to go ahead with lhe project, McNeel approached Associate Professors of English Lorraine Eitel and Natalie Kusz, and Associate Professors of Art Kirk Freeman and Wayne Roosa about setting up guidelines forsubmitted entries. McNeel says that "despite already bursting Spring schedules," these HIGHLIGHTS intense reactions to last Clarion, see page 4. Some of Bethel's Best, details on page 7. hnoio/Holly Seyfert Junior Karsten Piper reads his poetry at a recent on-campus public reading. The reading was held to confront the issue of racism through student art. professors decided to back the project and helped in the editing of the anthology. McNeel also went to Director of Multicultural Development, Terry Coffee, about funds from the McKnight Foundation, which were granted. The guidelines were announced during the Unity Rally by Provost David Brandt. In total, 14 contributions were submitted. All readings were published in the anthology. Junior Karsten Piper, who contributed a poem entitled "The Porch," written in response to reading Langston Hughes poetry, explains, "It was apretty small groupof people there...I doubt it will have a widespread effect on people, but it was able to pull out a bunch of people who usually don't go to read ings. McNeel began theevening by saying, "We have a multi-faceted focus here tonight. We're going to be thinking about racism, which is a very ugly thing to think about,...about the hard work of reconciliation, ...andaboutthejoyfulness of harmony, being together, enjoying each other's differences, and celebrating that, and also celebrating creativity in words, in art, and in music, so we're glad you can be part of this...we have a lot of work to do on our campus and across the country, and it's good to see people who are committed to that." McNeel sees "the anthology as one little way to begin talking to each other...The creative process is so completely amazing and fascinating, so I like the combination of try ing to focus on this progression [from racism, to reconciliation, to harmony]...creativity is a great way to tap into feelings, thoughts, and experiences, and I'm pleased with what people have submitted." In the preface to The Nature of Harmony, she writes that while growing up her friends included people from various backgrounds. McNeel feels that her background has a great deal to do with her feelings on racism. She grew up on the islandof Guam, where she"observed the atrocities of racism happening to my friends and acquaintances everyday...I enjoyed the beauty of a cross-cultural environment." During the reading, people were able to pick up unity buttons symbolizing the di f ferent colors of people and the similar blood and earth which they share. McNeel comments, "This is a way we can see solidarity...think of theimpacton people Racism, continued on page 6 Faculty Confronts Gender Issues by David L. Smith Staff Writer Addressing gender issues is aconcern for liberal arts institutions throughout the United States. In order to address these issues at Bethel, a "Faculty Gender Series" has been arranged to raise faculty awareness of gender concerns through a number of forums. "Gender issues at Bethel are very powerful, but often times not talked about," says Mary Ellen Ashcroft, a writingprofessoratBethel. "Wefeltthat by the time students leave Bethel, they should have thought about a whole range of issues relating to gender." According to Ashcroft, she and Margaret Koch, a history professor, began discussing the idea of organizing the faculty series early last fall. After thinking through the idea and talking with other faculty members to find out whether there was a sufficient level of interest, the two professors began to plan and arrange the series. The series consists of six forums, the first of which took place on March 11. At each meeting, a different faculty member begins the forum with a 20-30 minute presentation of a gender topic. Following the presentation, faculty members have an opportunity to discuss and make comments about the topic. Since it was impossible to arrange the series to fit into the schedule of every interested faculty member, those who are not able to meet have been given the reading materials which accompany the presentations. There has been an average of 25-30 faculty attending each meeting; about 55 faculty members receive the reading materials. Professor of Math and Computer Science, Eric Gossett, has attended several ofthe forums. When asked whether or not he would change the way he teaches based onwhathehasleamedt hrough the series, he said, "I'm not sure of any blatant changes, but there is certainly somemoreinformationtodeal with about some viewpoints I haven't directly considered." Overall, Gossett feels the series is, "Very good— something worth paying attention to." Junior Anne Bottazzi agrees that gender issues should be discussed by Bethel's teaching staff. "If faculty are moreaware of gender roles and problems lhat exist, they will be more aware of them in the classroom," says Bottazzi. This is the kind of response Ashcroft wants faculty members to have from the discussions. "We weren't sure that students were being confronted with these issues," she said. "We decided that the first thing we needed to do to see that it got done was to organize a forum for the Mary Ellen Ashcroft is helping to educate the faculty on the gender issues of language and classroom discourse. faculty dealing with these issues." Ashcroft hopes that by going to these forums and participating in the discussions, faculty will be able to discover the implications of gender issues as they relate to communicating with students. The presenters and topics of the "Faculty Gender Series" are as follows: > Harley Schreck Gender at Bethel: First Glimpses from Ethnography Gender, continued on page 6 V 1/May8, 1992
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Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 67 No. 13 |
Date Published | May 08 1992 |
Decade | 1990 |
Academic Year | 1991 - 1992 |
Frequency | Biweekly |
Notes | This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
Digital Collection | The Clarion: Bethel University's Student Newspaper |
Digital Publisher | Bethel University |
Editor | Jackson, Julianne |
Contributors | Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Eitel, Lorraine (Academic Advisor); Freed, Josh (Assistant Editor); Urbanski, Steve (News Editor); Zuccarelli, Laura (Opinions Editor); Bierhaus, Heidi (Features Editor); Anderson, Peter B. (Arts Editor); Parendo, Heather (Arts Editor); Mobeck, Jon (Sports Editor); Harper, GloriJean (Photo Editor); Gennrich, Laurie (Copy Editor); Mueller, Jody (Layout Editor); Knutson, Karina (Advertising Manager); Reeve, Marshall (Business Manager) |
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Transcript | iVol. 67, No. 13; May 8, 1992 Creativity Battles Racism by Karen Harkins Staff Writer On Thursday April 23, students, faculty, and administration gathered for a public reading concerning the topics of racism, reconciliation, and harmony. S andie McNeel, Director of the Writing Center, helped to organize the reading, which involved Bethel students reading the work they had submitted to be published in an anthology entitled The Nature of Harmony. In addition to students reading their works, two art exhibits by senior Jody Mueller were displayed, and music was performed by freshman students Joe Nathan and Rosetta Raynor, along with their son Joseph. A total of eleven students read their work found in the anthology. Although the works shared the common theme of reconciliation, each work approached the theme from a different perspective. McNeel said she saw a need for an activity such as this, feeling "all of this negative feeling and anxiety" after the threats made to Associate Professor of Social Work, Nicholas Cooper-Lewier, and to students of color. Since that time, she has attended the United Cultures of Bethel Chapel. "There I would hear how they [some ofthe students of color] were feeling,...a great anxiety, so I wondered if there was a way to transform some of this negative energy and channel it....into something constructive.'-' • .• After deciding to go ahead with lhe project, McNeel approached Associate Professors of English Lorraine Eitel and Natalie Kusz, and Associate Professors of Art Kirk Freeman and Wayne Roosa about setting up guidelines forsubmitted entries. McNeel says that "despite already bursting Spring schedules," these HIGHLIGHTS intense reactions to last Clarion, see page 4. Some of Bethel's Best, details on page 7. hnoio/Holly Seyfert Junior Karsten Piper reads his poetry at a recent on-campus public reading. The reading was held to confront the issue of racism through student art. professors decided to back the project and helped in the editing of the anthology. McNeel also went to Director of Multicultural Development, Terry Coffee, about funds from the McKnight Foundation, which were granted. The guidelines were announced during the Unity Rally by Provost David Brandt. In total, 14 contributions were submitted. All readings were published in the anthology. Junior Karsten Piper, who contributed a poem entitled "The Porch," written in response to reading Langston Hughes poetry, explains, "It was apretty small groupof people there...I doubt it will have a widespread effect on people, but it was able to pull out a bunch of people who usually don't go to read ings. McNeel began theevening by saying, "We have a multi-faceted focus here tonight. We're going to be thinking about racism, which is a very ugly thing to think about,...about the hard work of reconciliation, ...andaboutthejoyfulness of harmony, being together, enjoying each other's differences, and celebrating that, and also celebrating creativity in words, in art, and in music, so we're glad you can be part of this...we have a lot of work to do on our campus and across the country, and it's good to see people who are committed to that." McNeel sees "the anthology as one little way to begin talking to each other...The creative process is so completely amazing and fascinating, so I like the combination of try ing to focus on this progression [from racism, to reconciliation, to harmony]...creativity is a great way to tap into feelings, thoughts, and experiences, and I'm pleased with what people have submitted." In the preface to The Nature of Harmony, she writes that while growing up her friends included people from various backgrounds. McNeel feels that her background has a great deal to do with her feelings on racism. She grew up on the islandof Guam, where she"observed the atrocities of racism happening to my friends and acquaintances everyday...I enjoyed the beauty of a cross-cultural environment." During the reading, people were able to pick up unity buttons symbolizing the di f ferent colors of people and the similar blood and earth which they share. McNeel comments, "This is a way we can see solidarity...think of theimpacton people Racism, continued on page 6 Faculty Confronts Gender Issues by David L. Smith Staff Writer Addressing gender issues is aconcern for liberal arts institutions throughout the United States. In order to address these issues at Bethel, a "Faculty Gender Series" has been arranged to raise faculty awareness of gender concerns through a number of forums. "Gender issues at Bethel are very powerful, but often times not talked about," says Mary Ellen Ashcroft, a writingprofessoratBethel. "Wefeltthat by the time students leave Bethel, they should have thought about a whole range of issues relating to gender." According to Ashcroft, she and Margaret Koch, a history professor, began discussing the idea of organizing the faculty series early last fall. After thinking through the idea and talking with other faculty members to find out whether there was a sufficient level of interest, the two professors began to plan and arrange the series. The series consists of six forums, the first of which took place on March 11. At each meeting, a different faculty member begins the forum with a 20-30 minute presentation of a gender topic. Following the presentation, faculty members have an opportunity to discuss and make comments about the topic. Since it was impossible to arrange the series to fit into the schedule of every interested faculty member, those who are not able to meet have been given the reading materials which accompany the presentations. There has been an average of 25-30 faculty attending each meeting; about 55 faculty members receive the reading materials. Professor of Math and Computer Science, Eric Gossett, has attended several ofthe forums. When asked whether or not he would change the way he teaches based onwhathehasleamedt hrough the series, he said, "I'm not sure of any blatant changes, but there is certainly somemoreinformationtodeal with about some viewpoints I haven't directly considered." Overall, Gossett feels the series is, "Very good— something worth paying attention to." Junior Anne Bottazzi agrees that gender issues should be discussed by Bethel's teaching staff. "If faculty are moreaware of gender roles and problems lhat exist, they will be more aware of them in the classroom," says Bottazzi. This is the kind of response Ashcroft wants faculty members to have from the discussions. "We weren't sure that students were being confronted with these issues," she said. "We decided that the first thing we needed to do to see that it got done was to organize a forum for the Mary Ellen Ashcroft is helping to educate the faculty on the gender issues of language and classroom discourse. faculty dealing with these issues." Ashcroft hopes that by going to these forums and participating in the discussions, faculty will be able to discover the implications of gender issues as they relate to communicating with students. The presenters and topics of the "Faculty Gender Series" are as follows: > Harley Schreck Gender at Bethel: First Glimpses from Ethnography Gender, continued on page 6 V 1/May8, 1992 |
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