Month: November 2008

Have you seen the cultural and racial division within society lately? Unfortunately, it seems to be something that has entered our daily lives. Everyday people in this country attempt to bridge the gap between different cultures, values, talents and opinions, but the task can often be quite challenging. However, during African Awareness Week, the African Student Union (ASU) made the first step on Friday with the “Bridging the Gap Talent Show.” With a diverse line-up of talent, each member of the audience received a chance to watch dancers, singers, orators and other talented students of our campus community.

When you look in the mirror, what do you see? The ladies of Women Empowering Society Together (WEST) and Helping Youth Prepare to Excel (HYPE) attempted to answer this question along with several others at their co-sponsored program on November 12, 2008, entitled,” Female Body Perception.” The goal of the program was to help women on campus find the “true definition of beauty and self-esteem within [them]selves,” and to teach women the tools to prevent them from feeling the need to conform to our society’s standard of beauty.

African American Cultural Center along with the African Student Union hosted the opening reception of the International Print Portfolio: Artists’ Expressions of Universal Human Rights on Thursday, November 13, 2008. This reception was held in the Washington Sankofa room of the African American Cultural Center. The Human Rights exhibition will be on display from November 10 through December 5.