Islam Awareness Month Dispels Stereotypes
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Sounds of Muslim religious music combined with the aroma of samosas, falafel and Middle Eastern-style chicken, drew a crowd of at least 100 students to Hutch Commons this past Tuesday, April 22, for the Muslim Students Association (MSA) study break. MSA’s study break kicked off its second annual Islam Awareness Month (IAM), which will be held from fourth to seventh weeks [of the quarter.] Weekly lectures, informational booths, student panel discussions and other events will be held throughout IAM.
“The purpose of IAM is to increase awareness to all people [in the U of C community.] MSA wanted people to get their source of information about Islam and Muslims from the believers themselves,” said first-year student in the College Tareq Mahmud, vice president of MSA. Mahmud feels that non-Muslims often get a distorted or narrow view of Islam from the media and other second-hand sources.
Many of MSA’s events aim to explore issues of gender, race, nationalism and Islamic beliefs and practices.
“One of our lectures is by Aminah Assilmi, a Native American Muslim convert, who does a lot of lecturing on women and Islam,” said Tammie Isamil, a third-year student in the College, and MSA president. Ismail expected the lecture to be both interesting and provocative.
One MSA member explained that Muslim women are often expected to explain their religious practices, because some non-Muslims feel that Muslim women are “subjugating” themselves by the practice of hijab, the tradition of a woman’s covering her hair and wearing modest dress. She said that she does not feel that Islam and its traditions are oppressive to her.
Ismail went on to explain that Assilmi also does a regular Muslim TV show which explores issues of gender in relation to Islam. “We would like everyone to come out for alone one or two events. IAM is one of our biggest events of the year,” said Ismail.
MSA feels it is especially important that IAM exists because, according to Mahmud, Islam is the fastest growing religion in America and England. Orthodox Islam, as opposed to the separate Nation of Islam, is growing especially quickly among the black community in larger cities.
All lectures and panel discussions will provide free food and refreshments courtesy of MSA and Student Government.
Originally published April 25, 1997
Friday, April 25, 1997
Tuesday, April 22, 1997
First Annual OBS Cultural Show Celebrates Black Heritage
First Annual OBS Cultural Show Celebrates Black Heritage
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The Organization of Black Students (OBS) hosted its first annual cultural show entitled “Visions of Heritage” Saturday, April 19, at the University of Chicago’s International House. Two hundred students and community residents attended the event.
“I think the evening was a success, and [part of that success] was the fact that we had a racially and culturally diverse crowd,” said Jimmie Wells, president of OBS and a fourth-year student at the College. “[The show] was a huge collaborative effort. I thought it was a beautiful night.”
Many cultural show attendees had a positive reaction to the show.
“The OBS cultural show was an exciting excursion through African music, song, dance, poetry and fashion,” said Vincent Howard, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Business.
“This [show] is a must see for the entire University. I hope to see the show continue every year on a larger scale,” Howard added.
The student Government (SG)-sponsored event cost around $2, 500. Tickets cost around five dollars, but young children were allowed in free. According to Wells, the two restaurants that catered the event gave OBS a special discount.
“[OBS] took a loss financially,” said Sherman Galbreath, treasurer of OBS and a third-year student in the College. “However the excitement and approval of the crowd made it worthwhile.”
The nearly three-hour show started out with the New Composers Ensemble. Using a combination of a vibraphone, drums, piano, bass, guitar, percussion and vocals, this group attempted to fuse modern jazz-inspired music with that of traditional African music in pieces titled “Psalm 37” and “Night Flight.”
Afterwards an African drumming and dancing troupe called Yahkowb and Company showcased a variety of different ancient musical traditions such as those from Yoruba and Ashanti (Asante) cultures. The troupe leader explained that in the African tradition, there is a close relation between music, dance and vocals.
“[The show] was really successful. My favorite part [of the show[ was the drumming and the dancing,” said Teyona James, a second-year student at Aurora University.
Traditionally, African music is polyphonic with sophisticated rhythm structures. Drums often “talk” or communicate to dancers, other drummers, and spectators.
“The drummer tells you how to do it, when to do it. You [must] listen to the story of the drum,” said the troupe leader of Yahkowb and Company.
Western African tension drums are used often in musical repertories because of their variable-pitch capabilities, which can be used to imitate language tones. A West African storyteller and oral historian, called a griot, uses the improvisational technique in performance.
Following the griot tradition, younger members of the troupe told tales through music and spoken stories.
“[The show] was unique and different. I liked every act,” said Lafayette Galbreath, a senior at the Milwaukee Trade and Technical high school.
The musical selection segued into poetry recitation. Kalisha Buckhanon, a second-year student in the College, and Marvin Chambers, a fourth-year student, separately recited their own poems.
Buckhanon’s poems reflected on the black family unit and issues concerning black females. Chambers’s poem/soliloquy, performed over 25 minutes, aimed to explore issues of inner turmoil, religion, self-alienation and insanity.
Chambers has written over 500 poems and has performed in several local poetry events and coffee shops. He altered his voice to represent changes in time, space, and character throughout the reading.
Galbreath explained that longer poetry readings can have the tendency to be boring or uninspiring. This time, however, he did not feel this way.
“[Chambers’s poem] was one of them things that usually makes me fall asleep, but [because] he is talented and the acting [during his soliloquy] was excellent, I had no problem [paying attention],” he said.
A fashion show consisting of four segments came afterwards. Traditional clothing, formal wear, dressy summer clothes and casual wear were all featured.
“The fashion show was really well organized,” said Myesha Banks, SistaFriends public relations chair , OBS cultural show backstage coordinator, and a second-year student in the College.
Aicha Balla, a second-year student, and Angela Carr, a fourth-year student, choreographed the forty-minute fashion show. Gingiss Formal Wear, Therapy Boutique, and Windows to Africa donated clothing for the event. The eleven fashion models moved to music by James Brown and Toni Braxton.
Six U of C women performed an “African dance interpretation” in the African and African-American artistic tradition.
Soul Umoja, the U of C gospel choir, wrapped up the OBS show with three songs. Gmerice Hammond, a first-year student in the College, and Rashad Burgess, a fourth-year student, each sang solos.
Soul Umoja has performed for many churches, a South Side event called “Vigil for Violence,” and the U of C’s SistaFriends March event, “A Gathering of the Sisterhood.” According to Jonathan Shepherd, co-founder and director for Soul Umoja and a third-year student in the College, a large Soul Umoja concert is planned for May 31.
Anna Hammond, a Chicago resident, particularly enjoyed the African dance interpretation and the Soul Umoja gospel choir acts.
“I appreciate the enthusiasm of the students,” said Hammond. “By putting on this cultural show, these [young people] are celebrating their blackness, and they are very, very powerful by celebrating this blackness.”
“I liked the choir. It was [especially] fun when they [sang] the song “Melodies from Heaven,” said Joelle Oden, a second grader at Laura Ward Elementary School.
“My mama plays this song at home [a lot,] she said.
The extremely popular “Melodies from Heaven” was penned by Kirk Franklin, who has written countless gospel songs trumpeting the music significance of gospel, or African-American church music, in the United States.
“With African-American music, it is important to distinguish what is known as ‘blues’ or ‘jazz’ from what is ‘gospel.’ These kinds of music are not all the same,” emphasized a cultural show attendee. “White music within the United States is hardly monolithic, so it is an injustice to categorize black music as such.”
She went on to explain that all African-American art forms do have a spiritual aspect to them since “they speak [about] the African-American experience,” she said.
While many enjoyed the OBS cultural show, some felt that for next year, a lot of little improvement should be made.
There were some complaints that there should be a greater variety of quality food.
Vee-Vee’s and El Dinamico Dallas Restaurant catered the pre-show dinner. Fried plantains, spinach pie, marinated spicy chicken, brown rice and other dishes were served.
“The turkey patties [were terrible],” said Ben Talton, a first-year graduate student. He feels that next year OBS should strive for better food.
Several OBS members and cultural show attendees would like see the diversity within black culture celebrated by including the black culture, music and dance from the West Indies and South America.
“[Also] what could be improved was the timing and the time limit on some of the acts [in the show,” said James.
According to Lafayette Galbreath, the show definitely needs a larger hall since many people had to stand.
“We would like to thank the community for coming out and everyone in OBS for putting in the time, energy, and effort. Also, we would like to thank SistaFriends for showing their support,” said Sherman Galbreath.
Originally published April 22, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The Organization of Black Students (OBS) hosted its first annual cultural show entitled “Visions of Heritage” Saturday, April 19, at the University of Chicago’s International House. Two hundred students and community residents attended the event.
“I think the evening was a success, and [part of that success] was the fact that we had a racially and culturally diverse crowd,” said Jimmie Wells, president of OBS and a fourth-year student at the College. “[The show] was a huge collaborative effort. I thought it was a beautiful night.”
Many cultural show attendees had a positive reaction to the show.
“The OBS cultural show was an exciting excursion through African music, song, dance, poetry and fashion,” said Vincent Howard, a second-year student at the Graduate School of Business.
“This [show] is a must see for the entire University. I hope to see the show continue every year on a larger scale,” Howard added.
The student Government (SG)-sponsored event cost around $2, 500. Tickets cost around five dollars, but young children were allowed in free. According to Wells, the two restaurants that catered the event gave OBS a special discount.
“[OBS] took a loss financially,” said Sherman Galbreath, treasurer of OBS and a third-year student in the College. “However the excitement and approval of the crowd made it worthwhile.”
The nearly three-hour show started out with the New Composers Ensemble. Using a combination of a vibraphone, drums, piano, bass, guitar, percussion and vocals, this group attempted to fuse modern jazz-inspired music with that of traditional African music in pieces titled “Psalm 37” and “Night Flight.”
Afterwards an African drumming and dancing troupe called Yahkowb and Company showcased a variety of different ancient musical traditions such as those from Yoruba and Ashanti (Asante) cultures. The troupe leader explained that in the African tradition, there is a close relation between music, dance and vocals.
“[The show] was really successful. My favorite part [of the show[ was the drumming and the dancing,” said Teyona James, a second-year student at Aurora University.
Traditionally, African music is polyphonic with sophisticated rhythm structures. Drums often “talk” or communicate to dancers, other drummers, and spectators.
“The drummer tells you how to do it, when to do it. You [must] listen to the story of the drum,” said the troupe leader of Yahkowb and Company.
Western African tension drums are used often in musical repertories because of their variable-pitch capabilities, which can be used to imitate language tones. A West African storyteller and oral historian, called a griot, uses the improvisational technique in performance.
Following the griot tradition, younger members of the troupe told tales through music and spoken stories.
“[The show] was unique and different. I liked every act,” said Lafayette Galbreath, a senior at the Milwaukee Trade and Technical high school.
The musical selection segued into poetry recitation. Kalisha Buckhanon, a second-year student in the College, and Marvin Chambers, a fourth-year student, separately recited their own poems.
Buckhanon’s poems reflected on the black family unit and issues concerning black females. Chambers’s poem/soliloquy, performed over 25 minutes, aimed to explore issues of inner turmoil, religion, self-alienation and insanity.
Chambers has written over 500 poems and has performed in several local poetry events and coffee shops. He altered his voice to represent changes in time, space, and character throughout the reading.
Galbreath explained that longer poetry readings can have the tendency to be boring or uninspiring. This time, however, he did not feel this way.
“[Chambers’s poem] was one of them things that usually makes me fall asleep, but [because] he is talented and the acting [during his soliloquy] was excellent, I had no problem [paying attention],” he said.
A fashion show consisting of four segments came afterwards. Traditional clothing, formal wear, dressy summer clothes and casual wear were all featured.
“The fashion show was really well organized,” said Myesha Banks, SistaFriends public relations chair , OBS cultural show backstage coordinator, and a second-year student in the College.
Aicha Balla, a second-year student, and Angela Carr, a fourth-year student, choreographed the forty-minute fashion show. Gingiss Formal Wear, Therapy Boutique, and Windows to Africa donated clothing for the event. The eleven fashion models moved to music by James Brown and Toni Braxton.
Six U of C women performed an “African dance interpretation” in the African and African-American artistic tradition.
Soul Umoja, the U of C gospel choir, wrapped up the OBS show with three songs. Gmerice Hammond, a first-year student in the College, and Rashad Burgess, a fourth-year student, each sang solos.
Soul Umoja has performed for many churches, a South Side event called “Vigil for Violence,” and the U of C’s SistaFriends March event, “A Gathering of the Sisterhood.” According to Jonathan Shepherd, co-founder and director for Soul Umoja and a third-year student in the College, a large Soul Umoja concert is planned for May 31.
Anna Hammond, a Chicago resident, particularly enjoyed the African dance interpretation and the Soul Umoja gospel choir acts.
“I appreciate the enthusiasm of the students,” said Hammond. “By putting on this cultural show, these [young people] are celebrating their blackness, and they are very, very powerful by celebrating this blackness.”
“I liked the choir. It was [especially] fun when they [sang] the song “Melodies from Heaven,” said Joelle Oden, a second grader at Laura Ward Elementary School.
“My mama plays this song at home [a lot,] she said.
The extremely popular “Melodies from Heaven” was penned by Kirk Franklin, who has written countless gospel songs trumpeting the music significance of gospel, or African-American church music, in the United States.
“With African-American music, it is important to distinguish what is known as ‘blues’ or ‘jazz’ from what is ‘gospel.’ These kinds of music are not all the same,” emphasized a cultural show attendee. “White music within the United States is hardly monolithic, so it is an injustice to categorize black music as such.”
She went on to explain that all African-American art forms do have a spiritual aspect to them since “they speak [about] the African-American experience,” she said.
While many enjoyed the OBS cultural show, some felt that for next year, a lot of little improvement should be made.
There were some complaints that there should be a greater variety of quality food.
Vee-Vee’s and El Dinamico Dallas Restaurant catered the pre-show dinner. Fried plantains, spinach pie, marinated spicy chicken, brown rice and other dishes were served.
“The turkey patties [were terrible],” said Ben Talton, a first-year graduate student. He feels that next year OBS should strive for better food.
Several OBS members and cultural show attendees would like see the diversity within black culture celebrated by including the black culture, music and dance from the West Indies and South America.
“[Also] what could be improved was the timing and the time limit on some of the acts [in the show,” said James.
According to Lafayette Galbreath, the show definitely needs a larger hall since many people had to stand.
“We would like to thank the community for coming out and everyone in OBS for putting in the time, energy, and effort. Also, we would like to thank SistaFriends for showing their support,” said Sherman Galbreath.
Originally published April 22, 1997
Friday, April 18, 1997
Surrounded in Scholasticism
Surrounded in Scholasticism
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition (HACER) held its sixth annual Educational Conference, Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Ida Noyes Hall. The event entitled, “Degrees of Freedom: Encompassing the World of Education” drew more than sixty-five college-bound students.
This year, as in the past, HACER’s Educational conference chairs aimed to provide college-bound students with comprehensive information on college admissions, financial aid, work-study jobs, and academic success. Throughout the day, speakers addressed the issue of making college a priority.
“Due to the incredible diversity of its members—differing nationalities, ethnicities, religions, economic status, personalities, etc.—HACER’s members and HACER’s issues encompass and represent the complete Diaspora of human relationships,” claimed a HACER “vision statement” on the conference.
The event showcased several speakers including Jose E. Lopez, a Puerto Rican community activist; Rabbi Funye, an African-American spiritual leader of Beth Shalon B’Nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation; and Juan Andrade, a Mexican-American political leader and analyst.
“[All of the conference] speakers are top-notch,” said Baudelio Herrada, president of HACER.
Rabbi Capers C. Funnye started off with the keynote speech at Max Palevsky Theater at 10 a.m. Funnye is a former consultant for the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and currently works as an instructor at Bronzeville High School and in the Blue Gargoyle’s G.E.D. Education program.
Funnye’s brief speech focused on completing school. “Education is something that no one can take away from you,” he said. He also supported the idea of goal-setting, which, when combined with determination, can help students to achieve great things.
After the speech, Gillian Young-Miller, administrative coordinator of Youthplace, an advocate group which provides resources for young people, and Kathy Stell of the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues (CCMI) at the U of C, hosted a workshop entitled “Health, Wealth and Knowledge of the Self.”
Stell encouraged perseverance among minority and low-income students. Among other things, Stell said she believed that students should “expect, but [not] accept racism, ask for help and keep on asking until [they] get help,” and “find” a mentor.
Ofentimes, minority students are discouraged from applying or entering institutions of higher learning because of the exorbitant cost, Stell said. Stell and other speakers encouraged more high school students to learn about financial aid, educational loans and scholarships, which are either merit or need-based. For example, the U of C (including room and board) will cost more than $30,000 for the 1997-1998 school year, and even state colleges can be above the reach of the low-income family.
“The five points [that Stell made] about racism [and our society] helped people to understand the obstacles that [people of color] face,” said Shawn Page, a college-bound student attending the conference.
The program continued with a panel discussion entitled “Avenues of Achievement” which informed students on the logistics of college admissions and financial aid. According to Raybblin Vargas, coordinating chair of the conference, the panel discussion was also meant to explore the “diversity of higher learning institutions.”
A variety of educational administrators spoke in the panel session: Ted O’Neil, deal of Admissions in the College at the U of C; Romelia Mercado, community relations manager at DeVry Institute of Technology; Gabriel Hernandez, director of LULAC (a national educational service center); and Alicia Reyes, director of Financial Aid at the U of C.
“I know what it’s like to limit your options,” said O’Neil, who explained that he did not apply to “prestigious” universities for his undergraduate studies for fear that he would not be able to get in or succeed. O’Neil later went on to complete graduate coursework at the U of C English Department.
“We [at the U of C admissions office] see people who have dreams, and we try to help [the student] achieve,” stated O’Neil.
O’Neil explained that the city of Chicago, as well as the state of Illinois, are home to many colleges, and there are many opportunities for students at the U of C, as well as the University of Illinois, DePaul and Loyola University.
During the HACER conference luncheon, entertainment for the event was provided by Kuumba Lynx, Cosmic Water, Prodigy and the Brickheads. These entertainment groups sang, danced, rapped, recited poetry and breakdanced, displaying an impressive collection of talented youth.
After the luncheon, several other workshops took place. Following them was a final lecture session in which noted speakers Jose Lopez and Juan Andrade spoke.
Lopez explained that success should not be an issue of making a lot of money and having unlimited power. Ultimately, he claimed, this route will only produce an alienating [e]ffect for minority people or low-income people. Instead, Lopez asserted that “success must be premised tenfold on what you give back to your community,” he said, emphasizing education’s role in that success.
HACER President Baudelio Herrada explained that Andrade is a highly sought-after Latino speaker due to his active encouragement of voter registration in the Latino community. In addition to this, he has promoted the democratization of Latin America through numerous meetings with political parties, community organizations, and labor costs throughout the countries in Central America.
He has won the “100 most influential Hispanics in America Award” three times and has also been note by the Chicago Sun Times as “Chicagoan of the Year.”
Andrade reiterated the importance of education. He related his personal experience as a grammar school student.
“I remember how one teacher told me, ‘Young man, you won’t ever amount to anything,’” he recounted.
He stressed that students should believe in themselves and to “fight for your rights.”
“The future lies in our students. I know y’all hear that a lot, but it really is important,” said Andrade.
Saturday’s event, which cost HACER $2,500 dollars, was funded in part by the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues (CCMI).
Last year, Student Government (SG) refused to help fund the HACER educational conference because “they said it would not be specifically for the community,” said an anonymous HACER member. HACER wanted the Educational Conference to include the community and all University of Chicago members,” they said.
“We aim to keep this aspect of education alike for all ourselves, and for all of our guests—students, counselors, administrators, and teachers—alike,” said a representative for the 1997 HACER Educational Conference.
For the most part, the students who participated in the conference enjoyed the whole experience and the speakers who provided inspiration to them.
“This is my second year organizing the event along with my peers, and it has been a truly rewarding experience of self-discovery. Next year, we hope that this [conference] will be a collaborative effort between organizations like OBS [Organization of Black Students] and other RSOs at the University,” said Natalie Belisle, vice president of HACER and a fourth-year student in the College.
Some conference participants were unhappy with the fact that so few people participated in the HACER educational conference.
“This program has a lot of potential but deserves more administrative support. Hugo Sonnenschein should be here,” said Troy Washington, a third-year student in the College.
“I can tell that people at HACER are very disappointed because the event was so poorly attended,” said an anonymous student, who speculated that the logistics of busing in the high school and G.E.D. students may not have been as efficient as possible.
“I am a little disappointed in the turnout,” said Sherlina Nageer, a Washington Park Youth Program volunteer and a third-year student in the College. “[However], I think that [this event] is a really good idea.”
“They are involving the whole community. It’s not just a U of C thing,” she said.
Originally published April 18, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition (HACER) held its sixth annual Educational Conference, Saturday, April 12 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Ida Noyes Hall. The event entitled, “Degrees of Freedom: Encompassing the World of Education” drew more than sixty-five college-bound students.
This year, as in the past, HACER’s Educational conference chairs aimed to provide college-bound students with comprehensive information on college admissions, financial aid, work-study jobs, and academic success. Throughout the day, speakers addressed the issue of making college a priority.
“Due to the incredible diversity of its members—differing nationalities, ethnicities, religions, economic status, personalities, etc.—HACER’s members and HACER’s issues encompass and represent the complete Diaspora of human relationships,” claimed a HACER “vision statement” on the conference.
The event showcased several speakers including Jose E. Lopez, a Puerto Rican community activist; Rabbi Funye, an African-American spiritual leader of Beth Shalon B’Nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation; and Juan Andrade, a Mexican-American political leader and analyst.
“[All of the conference] speakers are top-notch,” said Baudelio Herrada, president of HACER.
Rabbi Capers C. Funnye started off with the keynote speech at Max Palevsky Theater at 10 a.m. Funnye is a former consultant for the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and currently works as an instructor at Bronzeville High School and in the Blue Gargoyle’s G.E.D. Education program.
Funnye’s brief speech focused on completing school. “Education is something that no one can take away from you,” he said. He also supported the idea of goal-setting, which, when combined with determination, can help students to achieve great things.
After the speech, Gillian Young-Miller, administrative coordinator of Youthplace, an advocate group which provides resources for young people, and Kathy Stell of the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues (CCMI) at the U of C, hosted a workshop entitled “Health, Wealth and Knowledge of the Self.”
Stell encouraged perseverance among minority and low-income students. Among other things, Stell said she believed that students should “expect, but [not] accept racism, ask for help and keep on asking until [they] get help,” and “find” a mentor.
Ofentimes, minority students are discouraged from applying or entering institutions of higher learning because of the exorbitant cost, Stell said. Stell and other speakers encouraged more high school students to learn about financial aid, educational loans and scholarships, which are either merit or need-based. For example, the U of C (including room and board) will cost more than $30,000 for the 1997-1998 school year, and even state colleges can be above the reach of the low-income family.
“The five points [that Stell made] about racism [and our society] helped people to understand the obstacles that [people of color] face,” said Shawn Page, a college-bound student attending the conference.
The program continued with a panel discussion entitled “Avenues of Achievement” which informed students on the logistics of college admissions and financial aid. According to Raybblin Vargas, coordinating chair of the conference, the panel discussion was also meant to explore the “diversity of higher learning institutions.”
A variety of educational administrators spoke in the panel session: Ted O’Neil, deal of Admissions in the College at the U of C; Romelia Mercado, community relations manager at DeVry Institute of Technology; Gabriel Hernandez, director of LULAC (a national educational service center); and Alicia Reyes, director of Financial Aid at the U of C.
“I know what it’s like to limit your options,” said O’Neil, who explained that he did not apply to “prestigious” universities for his undergraduate studies for fear that he would not be able to get in or succeed. O’Neil later went on to complete graduate coursework at the U of C English Department.
“We [at the U of C admissions office] see people who have dreams, and we try to help [the student] achieve,” stated O’Neil.
O’Neil explained that the city of Chicago, as well as the state of Illinois, are home to many colleges, and there are many opportunities for students at the U of C, as well as the University of Illinois, DePaul and Loyola University.
During the HACER conference luncheon, entertainment for the event was provided by Kuumba Lynx, Cosmic Water, Prodigy and the Brickheads. These entertainment groups sang, danced, rapped, recited poetry and breakdanced, displaying an impressive collection of talented youth.
After the luncheon, several other workshops took place. Following them was a final lecture session in which noted speakers Jose Lopez and Juan Andrade spoke.
Lopez explained that success should not be an issue of making a lot of money and having unlimited power. Ultimately, he claimed, this route will only produce an alienating [e]ffect for minority people or low-income people. Instead, Lopez asserted that “success must be premised tenfold on what you give back to your community,” he said, emphasizing education’s role in that success.
HACER President Baudelio Herrada explained that Andrade is a highly sought-after Latino speaker due to his active encouragement of voter registration in the Latino community. In addition to this, he has promoted the democratization of Latin America through numerous meetings with political parties, community organizations, and labor costs throughout the countries in Central America.
He has won the “100 most influential Hispanics in America Award” three times and has also been note by the Chicago Sun Times as “Chicagoan of the Year.”
Andrade reiterated the importance of education. He related his personal experience as a grammar school student.
“I remember how one teacher told me, ‘Young man, you won’t ever amount to anything,’” he recounted.
He stressed that students should believe in themselves and to “fight for your rights.”
“The future lies in our students. I know y’all hear that a lot, but it really is important,” said Andrade.
Saturday’s event, which cost HACER $2,500 dollars, was funded in part by the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues (CCMI).
Last year, Student Government (SG) refused to help fund the HACER educational conference because “they said it would not be specifically for the community,” said an anonymous HACER member. HACER wanted the Educational Conference to include the community and all University of Chicago members,” they said.
“We aim to keep this aspect of education alike for all ourselves, and for all of our guests—students, counselors, administrators, and teachers—alike,” said a representative for the 1997 HACER Educational Conference.
For the most part, the students who participated in the conference enjoyed the whole experience and the speakers who provided inspiration to them.
“This is my second year organizing the event along with my peers, and it has been a truly rewarding experience of self-discovery. Next year, we hope that this [conference] will be a collaborative effort between organizations like OBS [Organization of Black Students] and other RSOs at the University,” said Natalie Belisle, vice president of HACER and a fourth-year student in the College.
Some conference participants were unhappy with the fact that so few people participated in the HACER educational conference.
“This program has a lot of potential but deserves more administrative support. Hugo Sonnenschein should be here,” said Troy Washington, a third-year student in the College.
“I can tell that people at HACER are very disappointed because the event was so poorly attended,” said an anonymous student, who speculated that the logistics of busing in the high school and G.E.D. students may not have been as efficient as possible.
“I am a little disappointed in the turnout,” said Sherlina Nageer, a Washington Park Youth Program volunteer and a third-year student in the College. “[However], I think that [this event] is a really good idea.”
“They are involving the whole community. It’s not just a U of C thing,” she said.
Originally published April 18, 1997
Hyde Park Bank expansion on 57th Street called a success
Hyde Park Bank expansion on 57th Street called a success
Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
This past January, Hyde Park Bank opened a new branch at 1511 East 57th Street. The Hyde Park Bank staff of ten employees consists of five University of Chicago students who work part-time and five full-time employees.
The modernist architectural structure, designed by the planning architect Paul Florian, and the minimalist furniture in the new branch add something different and interesting for Hyde Park, said Paula Jones, assistant vice-president of the Bank. According to her, planning for the new building took between one and two years.
The special design complements the “upbeat, open environment,” which is unique to Hyde Park Bank” said Jones.
“We are serious about being here; this state-of-the-art bank is proof of our commitment to the community and the University,” said Jones.
In the past, Hyde Park Bank has given loans to several businesses in the community, including the Seminary Co-Op Bookstores and Amoco Gas Service Station. Hyde Park Bank also has a history of funding housing projects and neighborhood rehabilitation projects in the Hyde Park, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Oakland and Washington Park neighborhoods.
“At Hyde Park Bank, we like to think of serving the needs of our community not as an obligation required by law, but as a fundamental philosophy,” said Timothy Goodsell, president of Hyde Park Bank.
Hyde Park Bank aims to serve both community residents and University members. Checking accounts for U of C students offer such benefits as no annual fee, no fees for checks, a VISA debit card, a free 24-hour ATM service, and a 24-hour banking line called Moneyline. Soon the bank will offer free PC banking which will be named “Hyde Park Bank Online.”
“I’m really happy that Hyde Park Bank has expanded. I always had to wait a long time at the 53rd Street bank, but now I get immediate service at the new bank,” said Christopher Browning, a Ph.D. candidate at the U of C.
Hyde Park Bank serves community members with options like Economy Checking and Economy Savings Accounts for those on limited or moderate incomes. A 60-PLUS Senior Club offers financial planning and advice to the elderly, and, in some cases, bank-at-home services. Hyde Park Bank also offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, and home equity services.
Only two months after its opening, however, the bank was robbed, heightening concerns about security issues. The suspect was apprehended soon after the incident with the help of both U of C and Chicago police. According to Jones, merchants on 57th Street have, in response, banded together to create a “phone tree,” in case of other emergencies like this. A security guard is always present during regular banking hours at the 57th Street branch.
Hyde Park Bank, with its central branch at 1525 East 53rd Street, has been operating in the community for seventy two years.
Originally published April 18, 1997
Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
This past January, Hyde Park Bank opened a new branch at 1511 East 57th Street. The Hyde Park Bank staff of ten employees consists of five University of Chicago students who work part-time and five full-time employees.
The modernist architectural structure, designed by the planning architect Paul Florian, and the minimalist furniture in the new branch add something different and interesting for Hyde Park, said Paula Jones, assistant vice-president of the Bank. According to her, planning for the new building took between one and two years.
The special design complements the “upbeat, open environment,” which is unique to Hyde Park Bank” said Jones.
“We are serious about being here; this state-of-the-art bank is proof of our commitment to the community and the University,” said Jones.
In the past, Hyde Park Bank has given loans to several businesses in the community, including the Seminary Co-Op Bookstores and Amoco Gas Service Station. Hyde Park Bank also has a history of funding housing projects and neighborhood rehabilitation projects in the Hyde Park, Kenwood, Woodlawn, Oakland and Washington Park neighborhoods.
“At Hyde Park Bank, we like to think of serving the needs of our community not as an obligation required by law, but as a fundamental philosophy,” said Timothy Goodsell, president of Hyde Park Bank.
Hyde Park Bank aims to serve both community residents and University members. Checking accounts for U of C students offer such benefits as no annual fee, no fees for checks, a VISA debit card, a free 24-hour ATM service, and a 24-hour banking line called Moneyline. Soon the bank will offer free PC banking which will be named “Hyde Park Bank Online.”
“I’m really happy that Hyde Park Bank has expanded. I always had to wait a long time at the 53rd Street bank, but now I get immediate service at the new bank,” said Christopher Browning, a Ph.D. candidate at the U of C.
Hyde Park Bank serves community members with options like Economy Checking and Economy Savings Accounts for those on limited or moderate incomes. A 60-PLUS Senior Club offers financial planning and advice to the elderly, and, in some cases, bank-at-home services. Hyde Park Bank also offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, and home equity services.
Only two months after its opening, however, the bank was robbed, heightening concerns about security issues. The suspect was apprehended soon after the incident with the help of both U of C and Chicago police. According to Jones, merchants on 57th Street have, in response, banded together to create a “phone tree,” in case of other emergencies like this. A security guard is always present during regular banking hours at the 57th Street branch.
Hyde Park Bank, with its central branch at 1525 East 53rd Street, has been operating in the community for seventy two years.
Originally published April 18, 1997
Tuesday, April 08, 1997
Rhythm of diversity
Rhythm of diversity
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Crushed rose petals welcomed students, faculty, parents, and community residents as they flooded into Mandel Hall for the tenth annual South Asian Students Association (SASA) cultural program this past Saturday evening, April 5th. The three-and-a-half hour event drew approximately one thousand people.
“SASA keeps on outdoing themselves each year,” said Sina Soneji, A.B. ’96 and a current MBA/MPH student at the University of Illinois.
“This is the first time that I’ve sat on this end [as an audience member] and the acts in the show look amazing,” said Soneji, who performed in previous SASA cultural shows during her undergraduate years.
“This is one of the best student productions that I’ve seen. The skits were funny. The music [both vocal and instrumental] was great; everyone is really talented,” said Joseph Ravenell, a first-year U of C medical student.
The cultural show included over 150 student in a variety of mediums. Students participated in roles that involved everything from lighting to playing in the pit orchestra to acting in “Devon Love Story,” a comic skit. A post-show was also sponsored by SASA.
The total cost incurred for the SASA cultural show was $16,500. According to third-year student and SASA Vice President Vasant Narasimhan, a combination of corporate and business funds, Student Government financing and ticket sales made the show possible.
Tickets for the SASA cultural show, which included a pre-show dinner, were fifteen dollars for non-students and ten dollars for students. Many felt that the cultural show was well worth their while and money.
“The show is most definitely a group effort,” said Sakina Shikari, show director and entertainment chair.
According to Shikari, a SASA show committee is organized at the end of Autumn Quarter to make decisions about the program and dinner.
“Of course juggling over twenty acts, a combination of dance, vocals, instrumentals, and acting that spans through a millennium of talent—from the days of the Mahabaratha [an ancient Hindu epic] to modern day “Bollywood” films [movies made in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, which are famous for their love stories]—has its stressful moments,” Shikari said, “but over the years SASA has developed a system of department chairs which makes the entire process run much more smoothly.”
By including an array of South Asian cultural acts in the show, the members of SASA hoped to represent the diversity of the Indian subcontinent.
“This year’s SASA show was fun, exhilarating, and educational for the crowd as well as the participants,” said Neil Gupta, president of SASA. Gupta sang Qawwali music in the show and also played the drunken uncle in “Devon Love Story.”
The event was emceed by Aparna Mani, a third-year student in the College and Torun Mathias, a second-year student in the college.
A song named “Chota Khayal” which is a Raga Bhairav, or a traditional melody in Hindustani classical music, started off the program. Sunit Singla, a third-year student in the College sang this song, and Shishir Maithel accompanied him on the tabla or India drums.
“The genre in which this [particular] raga is expressed is Khayal, which means ‘thought’ or ‘impression.’ Khayal texts are rooted in both Hindu and Muslim poetic traditions and usually address romantic or devotional themes,” said a SASA spokesperson.
Panch Bhutam, a classical Hindu dance, followed the raga. It was “meant to evoke the five essential elements of nature” water, wind, fire, sky and earth,” explained Mathias.
“O My Native land,” a piece of modern Urdu poetry, from the tradition of Northern India and Pakistan, was sung by Saira Malik, SASA secretary and a third-year student.
“This year, 1997, marks both the independence of India and Pakistan, and this makes this Urdu poetry especially relevant,” said Mani.
Another act later in the program consisted of traditional South Asian music which is known as Qawwali music, a traditional Sufi music. This kind of Sufi music originates from Northern India and Pakistan and follows the tradition of the renowned Warsi brothers, who, over the centuries, have kept the tradition of this sacred music alive.
“It was so intense, my eyes were closed and it was almost as if you forgot you were on-stage,” said second-year student Saurabh Tandon, who was one of three singers of “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar,” a popular Qawwali song sang in a folk Sindhi style.
Other dances in the cultural show included a two-part fashion segment, an enthusiastic piece “I a m a Disco Dancer” from the 1970s Bollywood film Disco Dancer, a colorful Guajarati Garba Ras dance and Bhangra, a Punjabi dance style traditionally performed to celebrate harvests and weddings.
“The [cultural show] reflected the diversity of South Asia,” said Professor Arar Malik of the School of Medicine at the University of Illinois. Malik added, “South Asia is not monolithic.”
South Asia includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. During the fashion show, many individuals showcased the traditional costumes from these different, diverse South Asian cultures.
The music in the comic skits, fashion shows, and the interludes of the pit orchestra showcased modern South Asian music, which often reflected a blend of Western influence. The Western influence was exhibited by an upbeat tempo, and the clothes were a little less traditional although still displaying South Asian characteristics, according to third-year student Gautham Nagabhushana.
“All in all, this night has been great. I feel strongly that SASA as an organization will grow and that the [cultural] show itself will continue to get better and better in the years to come,” said /Gupta.
SASA held a pre-show buffet style dinner at Ida Noyes from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The South Asian cuisine, catered by the Tiffin Room Restaurant on Devon Street included samosas, tandoori chicken, basmati rice and rogan josh.
Originally published April 8, 1997
Originally published April 8, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
Crushed rose petals welcomed students, faculty, parents, and community residents as they flooded into Mandel Hall for the tenth annual South Asian Students Association (SASA) cultural program this past Saturday evening, April 5th. The three-and-a-half hour event drew approximately one thousand people.
“SASA keeps on outdoing themselves each year,” said Sina Soneji, A.B. ’96 and a current MBA/MPH student at the University of Illinois.
“This is the first time that I’ve sat on this end [as an audience member] and the acts in the show look amazing,” said Soneji, who performed in previous SASA cultural shows during her undergraduate years.
“This is one of the best student productions that I’ve seen. The skits were funny. The music [both vocal and instrumental] was great; everyone is really talented,” said Joseph Ravenell, a first-year U of C medical student.
The cultural show included over 150 student in a variety of mediums. Students participated in roles that involved everything from lighting to playing in the pit orchestra to acting in “Devon Love Story,” a comic skit. A post-show was also sponsored by SASA.
The total cost incurred for the SASA cultural show was $16,500. According to third-year student and SASA Vice President Vasant Narasimhan, a combination of corporate and business funds, Student Government financing and ticket sales made the show possible.
Tickets for the SASA cultural show, which included a pre-show dinner, were fifteen dollars for non-students and ten dollars for students. Many felt that the cultural show was well worth their while and money.
“The show is most definitely a group effort,” said Sakina Shikari, show director and entertainment chair.
According to Shikari, a SASA show committee is organized at the end of Autumn Quarter to make decisions about the program and dinner.
“Of course juggling over twenty acts, a combination of dance, vocals, instrumentals, and acting that spans through a millennium of talent—from the days of the Mahabaratha [an ancient Hindu epic] to modern day “Bollywood” films [movies made in Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, which are famous for their love stories]—has its stressful moments,” Shikari said, “but over the years SASA has developed a system of department chairs which makes the entire process run much more smoothly.”
By including an array of South Asian cultural acts in the show, the members of SASA hoped to represent the diversity of the Indian subcontinent.
“This year’s SASA show was fun, exhilarating, and educational for the crowd as well as the participants,” said Neil Gupta, president of SASA. Gupta sang Qawwali music in the show and also played the drunken uncle in “Devon Love Story.”
The event was emceed by Aparna Mani, a third-year student in the College and Torun Mathias, a second-year student in the college.
A song named “Chota Khayal” which is a Raga Bhairav, or a traditional melody in Hindustani classical music, started off the program. Sunit Singla, a third-year student in the College sang this song, and Shishir Maithel accompanied him on the tabla or India drums.
“The genre in which this [particular] raga is expressed is Khayal, which means ‘thought’ or ‘impression.’ Khayal texts are rooted in both Hindu and Muslim poetic traditions and usually address romantic or devotional themes,” said a SASA spokesperson.
Panch Bhutam, a classical Hindu dance, followed the raga. It was “meant to evoke the five essential elements of nature” water, wind, fire, sky and earth,” explained Mathias.
“O My Native land,” a piece of modern Urdu poetry, from the tradition of Northern India and Pakistan, was sung by Saira Malik, SASA secretary and a third-year student.
“This year, 1997, marks both the independence of India and Pakistan, and this makes this Urdu poetry especially relevant,” said Mani.
Another act later in the program consisted of traditional South Asian music which is known as Qawwali music, a traditional Sufi music. This kind of Sufi music originates from Northern India and Pakistan and follows the tradition of the renowned Warsi brothers, who, over the centuries, have kept the tradition of this sacred music alive.
“It was so intense, my eyes were closed and it was almost as if you forgot you were on-stage,” said second-year student Saurabh Tandon, who was one of three singers of “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar,” a popular Qawwali song sang in a folk Sindhi style.
Other dances in the cultural show included a two-part fashion segment, an enthusiastic piece “I a m a Disco Dancer” from the 1970s Bollywood film Disco Dancer, a colorful Guajarati Garba Ras dance and Bhangra, a Punjabi dance style traditionally performed to celebrate harvests and weddings.
“The [cultural show] reflected the diversity of South Asia,” said Professor Arar Malik of the School of Medicine at the University of Illinois. Malik added, “South Asia is not monolithic.”
South Asia includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. During the fashion show, many individuals showcased the traditional costumes from these different, diverse South Asian cultures.
The music in the comic skits, fashion shows, and the interludes of the pit orchestra showcased modern South Asian music, which often reflected a blend of Western influence. The Western influence was exhibited by an upbeat tempo, and the clothes were a little less traditional although still displaying South Asian characteristics, according to third-year student Gautham Nagabhushana.
“All in all, this night has been great. I feel strongly that SASA as an organization will grow and that the [cultural] show itself will continue to get better and better in the years to come,” said /Gupta.
SASA held a pre-show buffet style dinner at Ida Noyes from 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The South Asian cuisine, catered by the Tiffin Room Restaurant on Devon Street included samosas, tandoori chicken, basmati rice and rogan josh.
Originally published April 8, 1997
Originally published April 8, 1997
Women’s tent protests inaction
Women’s tent protests inaction
The Chicago Maroon
By Shannon Brown and Pamela Appea
In an attempt to heighten public awareness for the need of women’s center on campus, the University’s Coalition Against Sexual Violence assembled a tent as a temporary Women’s Center at 10 a.m. on the Quads.
Frustrated with the absence of an official Women’s Center on campus, students in the Coalition have set up the tent as “a symbol of the urgent need for a University-sponsored Women’s Center,” according to an April 3 press release.
The tent will house literature and referral information on sexual violence, gender inequality issues, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues. It will be staffed by volunteers and assembled on the quads every weekday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the remainder of Spring Quarter.
The Coalition Against Sexual Violence, comprised of 100 students representing a myriad of campus organizations including the Womyn’s Union, Alpha Omega Pi sorority, and the Muslim Students Association, was formed in response to two recent rapes in the Hyde Park area.
“A Women’s Center, meaning a centralized location where women can find all the resources they urgently need i.e. counseling, sexual assault advice, and reproductive health information, in one easy-to-understand system, is necessary,” said Olivia Given, third-year student in the College and undergraduate coordinator for the Sexual Violence Prevent and Resource Center.
According to Katie Romich of the Womyn’s Union, “a Women’s Center would be a way for the University community to recognize and attempt to create a solution for the sexism and misogyny which women face.” Romich went to say that “we do not enter this University as gender-less, race-less, background-less individuals.”
The resources and services the Coalition hopes a Women’s Center would provide include educational materials on gender, sexuality, and sexual violence, an accessible phone line, a “safe space” for women in cases of emergency, available counselors trained in dealing with issues of sexual assault, and information referrals to link visitors with other resources.
Deputy dean of students Kathy Stell said she said “the primary justification” of the Coalition’s demand for a Women’s Center as a place to “house anti-sexual violence measures.” Stell says she is “open to the idea that there might be a need for a [a Women’s Center], but only if it is for reasons other than a place to house sexual violence efforts.”
Stell spent four years as a Sexual Harassment Complain Counselor and has been Sexual Assault Dean On-Call for the past year. Stell said that, “like anything else, [sexual violence resources] could be improved,” but she still doesn’t “see the establishment of a Women’s Center as a way to improve them.”
The Coalition press release points to the Women’s Centers at Emory, Northwestern, Stanford, and Duke as examples of instances where goals such as their own have been achieved. Emory’s center is praised by the Coalition for its accessibility, Northwestern’s center for its excellent counseling staff, and Duke’s center for its emergency-relief space.
Sponsoring organizations for The Women’s Center Tent are Womyn’s Union, Queers and Associates, Feminist Majority, Center for Gender Studies, Student Caucus, Comadres, Muslim Students Association, Women’s Guide to the U of C, Women’s Lacrosse Team, and Alpha Omega Pi Sorority.
There will be a press conference this Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on the main campus quadrangle in which Rebecca Gordon, director of women’s affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Leora Auslander, associate professor in the department of History, will speak.
Originally published April 8, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Shannon Brown and Pamela Appea
In an attempt to heighten public awareness for the need of women’s center on campus, the University’s Coalition Against Sexual Violence assembled a tent as a temporary Women’s Center at 10 a.m. on the Quads.
Frustrated with the absence of an official Women’s Center on campus, students in the Coalition have set up the tent as “a symbol of the urgent need for a University-sponsored Women’s Center,” according to an April 3 press release.
The tent will house literature and referral information on sexual violence, gender inequality issues, HIV/AIDS, and other health issues. It will be staffed by volunteers and assembled on the quads every weekday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the remainder of Spring Quarter.
The Coalition Against Sexual Violence, comprised of 100 students representing a myriad of campus organizations including the Womyn’s Union, Alpha Omega Pi sorority, and the Muslim Students Association, was formed in response to two recent rapes in the Hyde Park area.
“A Women’s Center, meaning a centralized location where women can find all the resources they urgently need i.e. counseling, sexual assault advice, and reproductive health information, in one easy-to-understand system, is necessary,” said Olivia Given, third-year student in the College and undergraduate coordinator for the Sexual Violence Prevent and Resource Center.
According to Katie Romich of the Womyn’s Union, “a Women’s Center would be a way for the University community to recognize and attempt to create a solution for the sexism and misogyny which women face.” Romich went to say that “we do not enter this University as gender-less, race-less, background-less individuals.”
The resources and services the Coalition hopes a Women’s Center would provide include educational materials on gender, sexuality, and sexual violence, an accessible phone line, a “safe space” for women in cases of emergency, available counselors trained in dealing with issues of sexual assault, and information referrals to link visitors with other resources.
Deputy dean of students Kathy Stell said she said “the primary justification” of the Coalition’s demand for a Women’s Center as a place to “house anti-sexual violence measures.” Stell says she is “open to the idea that there might be a need for a [a Women’s Center], but only if it is for reasons other than a place to house sexual violence efforts.”
Stell spent four years as a Sexual Harassment Complain Counselor and has been Sexual Assault Dean On-Call for the past year. Stell said that, “like anything else, [sexual violence resources] could be improved,” but she still doesn’t “see the establishment of a Women’s Center as a way to improve them.”
The Coalition press release points to the Women’s Centers at Emory, Northwestern, Stanford, and Duke as examples of instances where goals such as their own have been achieved. Emory’s center is praised by the Coalition for its accessibility, Northwestern’s center for its excellent counseling staff, and Duke’s center for its emergency-relief space.
Sponsoring organizations for The Women’s Center Tent are Womyn’s Union, Queers and Associates, Feminist Majority, Center for Gender Studies, Student Caucus, Comadres, Muslim Students Association, Women’s Guide to the U of C, Women’s Lacrosse Team, and Alpha Omega Pi Sorority.
There will be a press conference this Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. on the main campus quadrangle in which Rebecca Gordon, director of women’s affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Leora Auslander, associate professor in the department of History, will speak.
Originally published April 8, 1997
Friday, April 04, 1997
Tenth annual SASA show planned for this weekend
Tenth annual SASA show planned for this weekend
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The South Asian Students Association (SASA) will be holding its tenth annual cultural show this Saturday, April 5. The show, to be held in Mandel Hall from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., will feature South Asian classical and modern instrumental music, vocal performance, Indian dance, poetry, and a fashion show.
“I’ve gone to the show all four years, and its gotten better every year,” said fourth-year student Rob Abraham. “My first year, maybe a couple of hundred people came [to the show] and last year, maybe more than 1,000 people attended,” he said.
Neil Gupta, president of SASA and a fourth-year student in the College, said he hoped “people will come out to the cultural show and enjoy and learn about South Asian culture, and furthermore, the diversity within South Asian culture.”
“Our main goal is to promote diversity,” said Seema Dhar, a third-year student in the College and Director of Group Affairs for SASA. Dhar also emphasized that the cultural show has always attempted to include a variety of South Asian art forms in dance, music, and costume.
Last year, among other acts, the SASA show featured Hindi classical singing, humorous student skits, and the U of C East
For the second year in a row, tickets were sold out the day they went on sale. At the cost of ten dollars a ticket for students and $15 for community and faculty members, tickets also entitle the students to a catered multi-course feast of South Asian cuisine before the show.
“Planning for the [cultural] show has been going on since this summer,” said show director and SASA Entertainment Chair Sakina Shikari.
The show is made possible by a collaborative effort involving over 150 U of C students, parents, community residents, and Hyde Park businesses and corporations. Student Government funding and ticket sales also contribute to financing the cultural show.
“[The cultural show presents] a chance for people who normally don’t have a chance to perform,” said second-year student Sheetal Patel, a choreographer and music director for the show. It also provides them with the opportunity to “learn new South Asian art forms.”
Originally published April 4, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Appea
The South Asian Students Association (SASA) will be holding its tenth annual cultural show this Saturday, April 5. The show, to be held in Mandel Hall from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., will feature South Asian classical and modern instrumental music, vocal performance, Indian dance, poetry, and a fashion show.
“I’ve gone to the show all four years, and its gotten better every year,” said fourth-year student Rob Abraham. “My first year, maybe a couple of hundred people came [to the show] and last year, maybe more than 1,000 people attended,” he said.
Neil Gupta, president of SASA and a fourth-year student in the College, said he hoped “people will come out to the cultural show and enjoy and learn about South Asian culture, and furthermore, the diversity within South Asian culture.”
“Our main goal is to promote diversity,” said Seema Dhar, a third-year student in the College and Director of Group Affairs for SASA. Dhar also emphasized that the cultural show has always attempted to include a variety of South Asian art forms in dance, music, and costume.
Last year, among other acts, the SASA show featured Hindi classical singing, humorous student skits, and the U of C East
For the second year in a row, tickets were sold out the day they went on sale. At the cost of ten dollars a ticket for students and $15 for community and faculty members, tickets also entitle the students to a catered multi-course feast of South Asian cuisine before the show.
“Planning for the [cultural] show has been going on since this summer,” said show director and SASA Entertainment Chair Sakina Shikari.
The show is made possible by a collaborative effort involving over 150 U of C students, parents, community residents, and Hyde Park businesses and corporations. Student Government funding and ticket sales also contribute to financing the cultural show.
“[The cultural show presents] a chance for people who normally don’t have a chance to perform,” said second-year student Sheetal Patel, a choreographer and music director for the show. It also provides them with the opportunity to “learn new South Asian art forms.”
Originally published April 4, 1997
Friday, March 07, 1997
Citibank finally opens at UCH
Citibank finally opens at UCH
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
After three months of administrative complications and construction delays, a brand of Citicorp’s Citibank opened this February at the University of Chicago hospitals.
“The process of building here was a collaborative effort between the University and the hospital,” said Risa Davis, vice president and branch manager of the U of C branch. Davis explained that the delay was necessary since Citibank had to adhere to the U of C Hospital’s construction requirements when building.
“We tried to communicate with our customers about [Citibank’s] delay by [sending out] calendars, distributing flyers, and also a 24-hour-a-day telephone customer service was available,” she said.
While the delay frustrated some, the branch’s appearance seems to have satisfied Citibank customers in the area.
“Its great to have a Citibank on campus,” said Iyanda Nkanga, a resident head at Pierce Tower and a graduate student at the U of C.
He stressed that the ATM machines are more secure than other banks in the Hyde Park community.
Citibank has made a strong effort to attract the students, faculty, administrators, and community residents at large.
“From September on [Citibank] did try to make ourselves available [for questions and information],” said Joe Stolarik, assistant manager and Citibank officer.
Stolarik went on to explain that over 200 U of C students signed up for Citibank checking accounting and/or Citibank credit cards during Autumn quarter.
“We have been very pleased with the turnout [of all new Citibank credit card/checking account members],” said Davis.
U of C students are offered special perks when they open an account with Citibank. Citibank provides a special student-oriented checking account with no regular monetary minimum, unlimited check writing privileges and 24-hour Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) service.
Citibank will open another South-Side based branch at 47th Street and Lake Park Avenue in 1998.
Photo Caption: Risa Davis, vice president and branch manager at the UCH Citibank branch, which opened this February.
Photo Credit: Luke Swistun
Originally published March 7, 1997
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
After three months of administrative complications and construction delays, a brand of Citicorp’s Citibank opened this February at the University of Chicago hospitals.
“The process of building here was a collaborative effort between the University and the hospital,” said Risa Davis, vice president and branch manager of the U of C branch. Davis explained that the delay was necessary since Citibank had to adhere to the U of C Hospital’s construction requirements when building.
“We tried to communicate with our customers about [Citibank’s] delay by [sending out] calendars, distributing flyers, and also a 24-hour-a-day telephone customer service was available,” she said.
While the delay frustrated some, the branch’s appearance seems to have satisfied Citibank customers in the area.
“Its great to have a Citibank on campus,” said Iyanda Nkanga, a resident head at Pierce Tower and a graduate student at the U of C.
He stressed that the ATM machines are more secure than other banks in the Hyde Park community.
Citibank has made a strong effort to attract the students, faculty, administrators, and community residents at large.
“From September on [Citibank] did try to make ourselves available [for questions and information],” said Joe Stolarik, assistant manager and Citibank officer.
Stolarik went on to explain that over 200 U of C students signed up for Citibank checking accounting and/or Citibank credit cards during Autumn quarter.
“We have been very pleased with the turnout [of all new Citibank credit card/checking account members],” said Davis.
U of C students are offered special perks when they open an account with Citibank. Citibank provides a special student-oriented checking account with no regular monetary minimum, unlimited check writing privileges and 24-hour Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) service.
Citibank will open another South-Side based branch at 47th Street and Lake Park Avenue in 1998.
Photo Caption: Risa Davis, vice president and branch manager at the UCH Citibank branch, which opened this February.
Photo Credit: Luke Swistun
Originally published March 7, 1997
Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Remembering the Dream
Remembering the Dream
Yesterday, former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders came to the University to honor Martin Luther King’s dream. Elder urged students and community members to help King fulfil his dream by being a force for positive social change.
Her speech was part of a day of celebration that included performances from campus groups such as MaJ’N and Soul Umoja Gospel Choir.
Jocelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States, gave the keynote speech for the University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration, January 20 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
More than 1100 community members, U of C employees, faculty and students attended.
The ceremony began with a traditional Aztec dance by the Grupo Folklorico Internacional.
The celebration’s speeches were interspersed with singing by Make a Joyful Noise (MaJ’N), the Motet and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Choirs, and the newly-formed Soul Umoja Gospel Choir.
Alison Boden, dean of Rockefeller Chapel, gave the invocation. Provost Geoffrey Stone welcomed students and community members and Ilya David, a first-year doctoral student at the Divinity School, read King’s famous speech entitled, “Our God is Marching On.”
During her keynote speech, Elders touched such issues as women’s health, child malnutrition, abortion issues and the United State penal system.
“Too many people keep their ‘power’ in their pockets in the form of a gun,” Elders said. “We have too many people who graduate high school whose shoes light up when they walk but whose brains go dead when they talk,” Elders quipped.
Elders was the first African-American Surgeon General, sworn into office in 1993. Because of her controversial liberal views, Elders stepped down from her post a few months later.
The professor emeritus at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the U of C, Dr. Bowman introduced Elders yesterday.
“Dr. Elders was born in South West Arkansas. Her parents were sharecroppers. She was the oldest of eight children,” said Bowman.
“Joycelyn treasures her childhood in a three-room shack. She always says, to people who ask, ‘I did not feel poor as a child because everyone else was,’ Bowman said.
“Dr. Elders is outspoken, and that is an understatement,” Bowman said.
“But [Elders] has drop dead integrity and drop dead honesty on the numerous issues that she courageously tackles,” Bowman said.
“I met Dr. Elders a couple of years back, and although [she] had forgotten her speech in a taxicab, she ended up giving the most dynamite speech that day,” said Jeanne Taylor, assistant dean for Ambulatory Care and Community Health Services.
“I have a lot of admiration for her. [Elders] is fearless.”
During Elders’ tenure as Surgeon General, she tried to combat problems such as teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, violence (especially black on black violence), AIDS, infant mortality and other topics. Elders spoke about her journey.
“I loved being Surgeon General. I did the best I could, and if I could do it again, I would do it exactly the same way,” said Elders. “The problem was that people did not want to accept change, and that is what I stand for.”
“Dr. Elders was a great choice [as a keynote speaker.] She was true to herself and that did not necessarily translate to public office,” said Alyna Chien, a first-year medical student who coordinates health education workshops for Community health initiatives.
“I felt really good to be able to sing for ex-Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders,” said Aaron Reliford, a first-year in the College, who sang with both MaJ’N and Soul Umoja. “Joycelyn Elders is a personal hero of mine,” said Chris Haen, a 1995 graduate of the School of Social Service and Administration.
“She has always been outspoken about sexuality and sexual behavior as it relates to health.”
Students, staff discuss lack of MLK holiday on campus. “I have not seen a concerted push among the students and faculty to have MLK day be a university holiday. Currently, University employees can take MLK day off as a paid holiday,” said Kathy Stell, deputy dean of students and chair of the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues.
“I am reminded of something that my children’s school principal said: ‘On this day, in remembrance of him, Dr. Martin Luther King would want you to go to school [and learn], said Lyn Elzy, a secretary for the dean of students in the University.
“In my Quaker high school, for MLK day, instead of school everyone had the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops. You could pick and choose,” said Joe Ravenell, a first-year medical student.
“I believe that [the] keynote speech and the open community reception [in the Biological Sciences Learning Center from 3:30-5:30 p.m] for Elders are ways of instituting change in university policy,” he said.
“We are hoping to have a MLK day committee which will facility student/administration communication.” Stell said.
Originally published Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Sidebar
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Junior (1929-1968) was a non-violent civil rights leader, a 1964 Nobel peace prize winner, and a well respected member of the African-American community. King graduated from Morehouse College at the age of 19.
Three years later, King earned the Bachelor of Divinity degree at Crozer Theological Seminary.
He was awarded a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1955. King led the Montgomery boycott in the mid 50s in order to combat the segregated bus system, as president of the newly-formed Montgomery Improvement Association.
The United States Supreme Court subsequently declared Alabama’s segregation laws unconstitutional. King, an advocate for non-violent change, always said of the African-American community,
“We will not resort to violence. We will not degrade ourselves with hatred. Love will be returned for hate.” In 1957, King and other southern black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), King serving as the first president. King led countless other demonstrations in response to church bombings, segregated conditions in the South, and to mobilize voter registration in the Black community.
Mass demonstrations culminated in the march to Washington that attracted more than 250,000 protestors, on August 28, 1963. It was there, on the steps of the Lincoln memorial, that King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage worker’s strike in Memphis.
Congress established the third Monday of January as a federal holiday in 1983, in his memory.
-Kate Olsen and Pamela Miller (Appea)
Originally published Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Yesterday, former Surgeon General Jocelyn Elders came to the University to honor Martin Luther King’s dream. Elder urged students and community members to help King fulfil his dream by being a force for positive social change.
Her speech was part of a day of celebration that included performances from campus groups such as MaJ’N and Soul Umoja Gospel Choir.
Jocelyn Elders, MD, former Surgeon General of the United States, gave the keynote speech for the University’s Martin Luther King, Jr. birthday celebration, January 20 in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel.
More than 1100 community members, U of C employees, faculty and students attended.
The ceremony began with a traditional Aztec dance by the Grupo Folklorico Internacional.
The celebration’s speeches were interspersed with singing by Make a Joyful Noise (MaJ’N), the Motet and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Choirs, and the newly-formed Soul Umoja Gospel Choir.
Alison Boden, dean of Rockefeller Chapel, gave the invocation. Provost Geoffrey Stone welcomed students and community members and Ilya David, a first-year doctoral student at the Divinity School, read King’s famous speech entitled, “Our God is Marching On.”
During her keynote speech, Elders touched such issues as women’s health, child malnutrition, abortion issues and the United State penal system.
“Too many people keep their ‘power’ in their pockets in the form of a gun,” Elders said. “We have too many people who graduate high school whose shoes light up when they walk but whose brains go dead when they talk,” Elders quipped.
Elders was the first African-American Surgeon General, sworn into office in 1993. Because of her controversial liberal views, Elders stepped down from her post a few months later.
The professor emeritus at the Pritzker School of Medicine at the U of C, Dr. Bowman introduced Elders yesterday.
“Dr. Elders was born in South West Arkansas. Her parents were sharecroppers. She was the oldest of eight children,” said Bowman.
“Joycelyn treasures her childhood in a three-room shack. She always says, to people who ask, ‘I did not feel poor as a child because everyone else was,’ Bowman said.
“Dr. Elders is outspoken, and that is an understatement,” Bowman said.
“But [Elders] has drop dead integrity and drop dead honesty on the numerous issues that she courageously tackles,” Bowman said.
“I met Dr. Elders a couple of years back, and although [she] had forgotten her speech in a taxicab, she ended up giving the most dynamite speech that day,” said Jeanne Taylor, assistant dean for Ambulatory Care and Community Health Services.
“I have a lot of admiration for her. [Elders] is fearless.”
During Elders’ tenure as Surgeon General, she tried to combat problems such as teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, violence (especially black on black violence), AIDS, infant mortality and other topics. Elders spoke about her journey.
“I loved being Surgeon General. I did the best I could, and if I could do it again, I would do it exactly the same way,” said Elders. “The problem was that people did not want to accept change, and that is what I stand for.”
“Dr. Elders was a great choice [as a keynote speaker.] She was true to herself and that did not necessarily translate to public office,” said Alyna Chien, a first-year medical student who coordinates health education workshops for Community health initiatives.
“I felt really good to be able to sing for ex-Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders,” said Aaron Reliford, a first-year in the College, who sang with both MaJ’N and Soul Umoja. “Joycelyn Elders is a personal hero of mine,” said Chris Haen, a 1995 graduate of the School of Social Service and Administration.
“She has always been outspoken about sexuality and sexual behavior as it relates to health.”
Students, staff discuss lack of MLK holiday on campus. “I have not seen a concerted push among the students and faculty to have MLK day be a university holiday. Currently, University employees can take MLK day off as a paid holiday,” said Kathy Stell, deputy dean of students and chair of the Coordinating Council for Minority Issues.
“I am reminded of something that my children’s school principal said: ‘On this day, in remembrance of him, Dr. Martin Luther King would want you to go to school [and learn], said Lyn Elzy, a secretary for the dean of students in the University.
“In my Quaker high school, for MLK day, instead of school everyone had the opportunity to attend a variety of workshops. You could pick and choose,” said Joe Ravenell, a first-year medical student.
“I believe that [the] keynote speech and the open community reception [in the Biological Sciences Learning Center from 3:30-5:30 p.m] for Elders are ways of instituting change in university policy,” he said.
“We are hoping to have a MLK day committee which will facility student/administration communication.” Stell said.
Originally published Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Sidebar
Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King Junior (1929-1968) was a non-violent civil rights leader, a 1964 Nobel peace prize winner, and a well respected member of the African-American community. King graduated from Morehouse College at the age of 19.
Three years later, King earned the Bachelor of Divinity degree at Crozer Theological Seminary.
He was awarded a Ph.D. from Boston University in 1955. King led the Montgomery boycott in the mid 50s in order to combat the segregated bus system, as president of the newly-formed Montgomery Improvement Association.
The United States Supreme Court subsequently declared Alabama’s segregation laws unconstitutional. King, an advocate for non-violent change, always said of the African-American community,
“We will not resort to violence. We will not degrade ourselves with hatred. Love will be returned for hate.” In 1957, King and other southern black ministers founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), King serving as the first president. King led countless other demonstrations in response to church bombings, segregated conditions in the South, and to mobilize voter registration in the Black community.
Mass demonstrations culminated in the march to Washington that attracted more than 250,000 protestors, on August 28, 1963. It was there, on the steps of the Lincoln memorial, that King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech.
He was assassinated on April 4, 1968, while seeking to assist a garbage worker’s strike in Memphis.
Congress established the third Monday of January as a federal holiday in 1983, in his memory.
-Kate Olsen and Pamela Miller (Appea)
Originally published Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Friday, November 01, 1996
Ishiguro discusses time, love in latest novel
Ishiguro discusses time, love in latest novel
Remains of the Day author gives insight into the new genre his writing created
The Chicago Maroon
Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day, read from his new novel The Unconsoled, and answered questions Wednesday at the Oriental Institute.
“I thought it was very interesting,” said Sharon Ruta, who came from Kenosha, Wisconsin to see Ishiguro. “[Ishiguro] is very easy to relate to. The time went by very fast.”
Ishiguro said he is often compared to other authors, particularly Kafka, and he thinks this is because his writing is somewhat hard to classify.
“If you step out of the standard writing tradition, you get sucked into this vortex; Franz Kafka over here and Samuel Beckett over there.”
He emphasized that, perhaps in style, he was not much influenced by Kafka. “I never felt I could understand what the hell The Trial was about,” he said. “Kafka never spoke for me and I can’t relate to him emotionally.”
Ishiguro described his literary endeavors as a personal odyssey, “ I feel with every novel I write, I am closing in on a little territory in which I am interested,” he said.
“So, my search will look like a career in the meantime/ When I get to the bottom of it—if I ever do—I guess I will have to retire.
“You rarely get the opportunity to meet an author who you like to read,” said Lakshmi Kishore who attended the event. “I’m glad that his new book was not exclusively written to be made into a Hollywood movie.”
The event lasted an hour and a half and was part of a book tour to promote The Unconsoled. Ishiguro will be in the United States for several days for the tour.
The Unconsoled details the complexities of life that Mr. Ryder, a concert pianist, endures. Due to a lack of an official schedule for his music tour, Ryder begins to experience a complex and disturbing sense of reality.
Ishiguro explained that his novel is an attempt to encapsulate the anarchic nature of everyday life.
He said the main difference between the experience of living and his novel is that, in the book, he compresses and distorts time and space.
For example, at one point in the novel, Ryder encounters a child and promises him a favor. However he then forget the promise and the child moments later.
Ishiguro said the same kind of thing happens all the time in real life, only over a period of years.
“Someone may be loyal to their wife, to their company, but then five years later everything is completely changed,” he said. “It’s not insanity, just the way life is,” Ishiguro said.
Ishiguro said, “The world Ryder is describing is an extension of his interior world. [This could include] people from his past or even the person who he was before that moment.”
The transient and fleeting nature of reality is a common thread in Ishiguro’s four other books, he said.
A Pale View of the Hills was published in 1982. An Artist of the Floating World was short-listed for the Booker Prize when it came out in 1986.
His third novel, The Remains of the Day, became a bestseller in 1989 and was later made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins. His books have been published in 24 languages. The Unconsoled, released in 1995, has also been well received.
Ishiguro born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1954, moved to Britain with his family in 1990. He attended the University of Kent at Canterbury where he received a BA in 1978. Ishiguro then went on to the University of East Anglia in 1980 to earn his MA in Creative Writing. He is a resident of London, England.
Originally published November 1, 1996
Photo Caption: Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Unconsoled, appeared at the Oriental Institute on Wednesday as a party of a book tour across the United States.
Photo Credit:
Luke Swistun/Maroon Staff
Remains of the Day author gives insight into the new genre his writing created
The Chicago Maroon
Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Remains of the Day, read from his new novel The Unconsoled, and answered questions Wednesday at the Oriental Institute.
“I thought it was very interesting,” said Sharon Ruta, who came from Kenosha, Wisconsin to see Ishiguro. “[Ishiguro] is very easy to relate to. The time went by very fast.”
Ishiguro said he is often compared to other authors, particularly Kafka, and he thinks this is because his writing is somewhat hard to classify.
“If you step out of the standard writing tradition, you get sucked into this vortex; Franz Kafka over here and Samuel Beckett over there.”
He emphasized that, perhaps in style, he was not much influenced by Kafka. “I never felt I could understand what the hell The Trial was about,” he said. “Kafka never spoke for me and I can’t relate to him emotionally.”
Ishiguro described his literary endeavors as a personal odyssey, “ I feel with every novel I write, I am closing in on a little territory in which I am interested,” he said.
“So, my search will look like a career in the meantime/ When I get to the bottom of it—if I ever do—I guess I will have to retire.
“You rarely get the opportunity to meet an author who you like to read,” said Lakshmi Kishore who attended the event. “I’m glad that his new book was not exclusively written to be made into a Hollywood movie.”
The event lasted an hour and a half and was part of a book tour to promote The Unconsoled. Ishiguro will be in the United States for several days for the tour.
The Unconsoled details the complexities of life that Mr. Ryder, a concert pianist, endures. Due to a lack of an official schedule for his music tour, Ryder begins to experience a complex and disturbing sense of reality.
Ishiguro explained that his novel is an attempt to encapsulate the anarchic nature of everyday life.
He said the main difference between the experience of living and his novel is that, in the book, he compresses and distorts time and space.
For example, at one point in the novel, Ryder encounters a child and promises him a favor. However he then forget the promise and the child moments later.
Ishiguro said the same kind of thing happens all the time in real life, only over a period of years.
“Someone may be loyal to their wife, to their company, but then five years later everything is completely changed,” he said. “It’s not insanity, just the way life is,” Ishiguro said.
Ishiguro said, “The world Ryder is describing is an extension of his interior world. [This could include] people from his past or even the person who he was before that moment.”
The transient and fleeting nature of reality is a common thread in Ishiguro’s four other books, he said.
A Pale View of the Hills was published in 1982. An Artist of the Floating World was short-listed for the Booker Prize when it came out in 1986.
His third novel, The Remains of the Day, became a bestseller in 1989 and was later made into a movie starring Anthony Hopkins. His books have been published in 24 languages. The Unconsoled, released in 1995, has also been well received.
Ishiguro born in Nagasaki, Japan in 1954, moved to Britain with his family in 1990. He attended the University of Kent at Canterbury where he received a BA in 1978. Ishiguro then went on to the University of East Anglia in 1980 to earn his MA in Creative Writing. He is a resident of London, England.
Originally published November 1, 1996
Photo Caption: Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Unconsoled, appeared at the Oriental Institute on Wednesday as a party of a book tour across the United States.
Photo Credit:
Luke Swistun/Maroon Staff
Tuesday, October 22, 1996
Muslim Students, SASA perform, encourage unity, peace, harmony
Muslim Students, SASA perform, encourage unity, peace, harmony
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Miller (Appea)
The Warsi Brothers, led by Ustad Zahir Amhed Khan Warsi, performed sacred music of Northern India and Pakistan at Goodspeed Hall.
The South Asian Students Association (SASA) and the Muslim Students’ Forum sponsored the event. Over 100 people attended.
The brothers, inheritors of this sacred musical tradition, are known as Qawwali Bacche. The performance setting is a style called Mehfil e-Qawwali: an intimate concert of Qawwali music.
“[We sing] about Sufism, unity among all people, harmony and peace,” a spokesman for the group said.
Philip Bohlamn, a professor of ethnomusicology at the U of C, introduced the program. “[Their] music becomes a gateway to something more powerful than the music itself,” he said.
The Warsi brothers’ music combines the instrumental and the vocal. The harmonium, the tabla, and the dolok are the traditional instruments for Qawwali music.
Charles Earl, a computer sciences student said, “[Qawwali] music really jumps out at you.”
“When they are singing, they are singing for 800 years of ancestry,” said Asif Dhar, a UIC first year medical student, and Former Muslim Student Forum President at the U of C. “[This] integrates a concert with [the] spiritual.”
The Warsi brothers have toured throughout the Far East and the West. They are part of the Tanrus school, one of the 12 disciples of Amir Khusrow, the founder of Hindustani and Qawwali music. The Warsi brothers are often called monumental figures in South Asian music.
“We such have them again,” said Mumtaz Dhar, a community resident. “They are not doing it for money but rather because they love Sufi music.”
Originally published Tuesday, October 22, 1996
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Miller (Appea)
The Warsi Brothers, led by Ustad Zahir Amhed Khan Warsi, performed sacred music of Northern India and Pakistan at Goodspeed Hall.
The South Asian Students Association (SASA) and the Muslim Students’ Forum sponsored the event. Over 100 people attended.
The brothers, inheritors of this sacred musical tradition, are known as Qawwali Bacche. The performance setting is a style called Mehfil e-Qawwali: an intimate concert of Qawwali music.
“[We sing] about Sufism, unity among all people, harmony and peace,” a spokesman for the group said.
Philip Bohlamn, a professor of ethnomusicology at the U of C, introduced the program. “[Their] music becomes a gateway to something more powerful than the music itself,” he said.
The Warsi brothers’ music combines the instrumental and the vocal. The harmonium, the tabla, and the dolok are the traditional instruments for Qawwali music.
Charles Earl, a computer sciences student said, “[Qawwali] music really jumps out at you.”
“When they are singing, they are singing for 800 years of ancestry,” said Asif Dhar, a UIC first year medical student, and Former Muslim Student Forum President at the U of C. “[This] integrates a concert with [the] spiritual.”
The Warsi brothers have toured throughout the Far East and the West. They are part of the Tanrus school, one of the 12 disciples of Amir Khusrow, the founder of Hindustani and Qawwali music. The Warsi brothers are often called monumental figures in South Asian music.
“We such have them again,” said Mumtaz Dhar, a community resident. “They are not doing it for money but rather because they love Sufi music.”
Originally published Tuesday, October 22, 1996
Tuesday, October 15, 1996
Hispanic month celebrated
Hispanic month celebrated
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
October is the second annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Chicago.
The Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition (H.A.C.E.R.) has joined forces with the Womyn’s Union, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Coordinating Counsel for Minority Issues (C.C.M.I) and the International House for the series of lectures, films, and other events that deal with the diversity of Latino culture.
One of H.A.C.E.R’s main goals for the month is to transcend stereotypical notions of Latino culture by addressing the development of identities through issues affecting Chicanismo, Latinos, and Puerto Ricans.
Veronica Gonzalez, the political chair for H.A.C.E.R. said, “[Latinos] are all ethnically, culturally, politically different.” She stressed that diversity and transnationalistm are the main theme for Hispanic Heritage month.
One of the larger events planned is The United States Leadership Conference (USHLC.) It will take place October 18-19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago.
Kayo Granillo, a third-year double major in public policy and Latin American studies, “I will be leading the U of C’s Hispanic Leadership Training program [a mentorship program for first years.]”
Events on campus include a series of lectures which will be held at the International House. Topics to be addressed include the status of Puerto Rico and the reproductive role of Latinas. These lectures are open to the public.
“I think it’s definitely a good idea to have some type of event showing respect or honoring the Hispanic people,” said Robyn McCoy, a fourth-year anthropology major.
“Sabor Latino” (a “taste” of Latino culture will end the month-long celebration. The event, held at the International House, will have lots of food, fun and excitement.
For more information on H.A.C.E.R. and Hispanic Heritage month, contact H.A.C.E.R. (hacer@uchicago.edu), or access the H.A.C.E.R. Website at http://student-www.uchicago.edu/orgs/hispanic-association/.
Celebration Schedule for Hispanic Heritage Month
All Events unless otherwise noted will be held at the International House. Contact the International House or H.A.C.E.R. for more information.
October 18-19
United States Hispanic Leadership Conference (USHLC.) Location Downtown Chicago.
October 22-24
Three Party Symposium.
Part I: October 22nd dealing with issues pertaining to Latinas and the reproductive role of Latin American women as assigned by the Catholic Church and supported by culture.
Part II: Clarifying the role of Latina women in the welfare state and its relationship with anti-immigrant sentiment.
Part III: If and how Latinas can maintain their cultural identity or whether it is necessary to create an identity independent of that instilled by culture in a society that allows a more liberal approach to autonomy.
October 23.
A debate on the status of Puerto Rico in relation to the United States, which often conflicts with its national identity.
November 1.
“El Sabor Latino!” a gala of food, music and dance. Among the entertainment provided that evening will be groups performing folklore dances from Central America and the Caribbean.
Originally published Tuesday, October 15, 1996
The Chicago Maroon
By Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
October is the second annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Chicago.
The Hispanic Association for Cultural Expression and Recognition (H.A.C.E.R.) has joined forces with the Womyn’s Union, Sigma Lambda Gamma, Coordinating Counsel for Minority Issues (C.C.M.I) and the International House for the series of lectures, films, and other events that deal with the diversity of Latino culture.
One of H.A.C.E.R’s main goals for the month is to transcend stereotypical notions of Latino culture by addressing the development of identities through issues affecting Chicanismo, Latinos, and Puerto Ricans.
Veronica Gonzalez, the political chair for H.A.C.E.R. said, “[Latinos] are all ethnically, culturally, politically different.” She stressed that diversity and transnationalistm are the main theme for Hispanic Heritage month.
One of the larger events planned is The United States Leadership Conference (USHLC.) It will take place October 18-19 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown Chicago.
Kayo Granillo, a third-year double major in public policy and Latin American studies, “I will be leading the U of C’s Hispanic Leadership Training program [a mentorship program for first years.]”
Events on campus include a series of lectures which will be held at the International House. Topics to be addressed include the status of Puerto Rico and the reproductive role of Latinas. These lectures are open to the public.
“I think it’s definitely a good idea to have some type of event showing respect or honoring the Hispanic people,” said Robyn McCoy, a fourth-year anthropology major.
“Sabor Latino” (a “taste” of Latino culture will end the month-long celebration. The event, held at the International House, will have lots of food, fun and excitement.
For more information on H.A.C.E.R. and Hispanic Heritage month, contact H.A.C.E.R. (hacer@uchicago.edu), or access the H.A.C.E.R. Website at http://student-www.uchicago.edu/orgs/hispanic-association/.
Celebration Schedule for Hispanic Heritage Month
All Events unless otherwise noted will be held at the International House. Contact the International House or H.A.C.E.R. for more information.
October 18-19
United States Hispanic Leadership Conference (USHLC.) Location Downtown Chicago.
October 22-24
Three Party Symposium.
Part I: October 22nd dealing with issues pertaining to Latinas and the reproductive role of Latin American women as assigned by the Catholic Church and supported by culture.
Part II: Clarifying the role of Latina women in the welfare state and its relationship with anti-immigrant sentiment.
Part III: If and how Latinas can maintain their cultural identity or whether it is necessary to create an identity independent of that instilled by culture in a society that allows a more liberal approach to autonomy.
October 23.
A debate on the status of Puerto Rico in relation to the United States, which often conflicts with its national identity.
November 1.
“El Sabor Latino!” a gala of food, music and dance. Among the entertainment provided that evening will be groups performing folklore dances from Central America and the Caribbean.
Originally published Tuesday, October 15, 1996
Tuesday, January 10, 1995
Molly Daniels Tuesday Interview for the Chicago Maroon
Tuesday Interview: By Pamela Miller (Appea)
The Chicago Maroon
Originally published January 10, 19995
Molly Daniels, native of India and Hyde Park Resident of 33 years, teaches writing at the University of Chicago’s School of Continuing Education. In addition, she regularly conducts sessions within her own program, the Clotheslines School of Writing, at Hutchinson Commons and the Woodlawn Tap. MAROON Reporter talked with Daniels about her literary personality and her dynamic and controversial teaching style.
Maroon: Could you tell me about the classes you teach?
Daniels: I started the workshops in ’79, in ’83 or I think ’84, I joined the Continuing Studies Program and they were very, very good to me … I published the workbook for that purpose, so that we have 400 exercises and lessons in the workbook for anyone … they will get a great deal [from it.] Class is different, because in class we have some 30, 40 people who are so energized by the method that literally you can feel the electricity in the room. It is very exciting.
We begin first of all with brainstorming exercises. We do sensations and we focus on these things for quite a while, we go visit a primitive place from way back, [and] we get back to childhood.
We try to feel our deepest wounds because as Odin said, “these wounds are an opportunity for further growth.” That is the focus … Odin said that, “the so-called trauma is an opportunity for further growth.” I was very glad when we came upon this because I had always believed this, my whole method is based on the fact that it is only when you touch base that things [begin to] come out … from there, we start moving out.
We go through a great deal of material that has been printed. These materials that have been printed [area[ our greatest consciousness. One cannot step out of consciousness, for creativity comes out of all of this material. There is a transformation that takes place when we use literary techniques, but the substance is our life … [after] we started brainstorming … everyone [in the class] wrote such brilliant stories in the end after we brainstormed for all of these different situations [in our lives.]
Maroon: So you are interested in letting the autobiographical stories come out first, as opposed to fictional work, in order to form your student writers?
Daniels: Well, in the first workshop, we don’t call it autobiographical. We look for images that have the greatest impact on us. [In] autobiography, we are more faithful to this one person about whom we are writing the story, but when we write in our workshop, we move out of that ‘focusing on the self’ to focus on others.
Fiction is the art of moving the camera outwards … but in order to do that well, they must be in touch with concepts … things they understand as conflict. They must know what their own conflicts are … You have to really go to the most dramatic moment. For example, I teach play-writing and it is very successful. My poetry class is the most successful, then my playwriting, then my fiction class. Fiction is the most difficult … Poetry is very easy.
Suppose that you are a playwright and you come to my house, and I say to you, think of a scene that keeps returning to you, a scene: there are people, there is action onstage, action off-stage and you are haunted by the scene. It keeps coming back to you, there are so many players here. Something is about to happen and then it happens. Don’t say anything. Just write the dialogue and tell what happens … if the doorbell rings, let it ring … if someone is knocking at the window, let them knock at the window. Write that scene, once that scene is done, write the scene that came before and then write the one that came after.
Maroon: When did you realize that you were first interested in writing, and what led you to become an educator?
Daniels: Well, when I was very young, my mother recited a proem to me, and I learned that poem by heart … I ran all the way to my uncle’s house to recite the poem, and I had forgotten the poem … so I ran … all the way back. I lived twenty minutes away, and studied it again.
From then on, I studied poetry every day … of course in India you had to recite a poem every week in class by heart. That was enough to start anybody. Some of my poetry was published, in high school, in the Sunday papers. Then I wrote a novella called Yellow Fish. A lot of people have written about it … But then, I don’t like it. I don’t have an English copy, but there are passages that are available.
I noticed when I was teaching in Delhi, that my students became writers overnight—even when I was teaching literature they would write. Two of my brothers wrote, and they claimed that I influenced them. My son writes. Everyone I know writes. But then I go married … it became very clear that there could not be two poets in the house. It was very difficult. I started trying to write fiction. In ’68, I wrote for Saul Bellow—a book, A Salt Doll. He believed in it. He tried repeatedly to get it published. I let some Indian publisher publish it. These Indian publishers don’t even proofread. That got some attention in India.
Then I wrote another novella called The City of Children. I’ve written two books of criticism, one of them is called A Prophetic Novel. Since ’78, I have increasingly become the writing teacher and I do not have a lot of time. When the quarter is over, I try to cool my brain and try to prepare myself for the [new quarter.] It really is emptying my mind of all of the images of the previous quarter and keeping it open for the new set of students.
Powerful things come out in the fiction workshop … I use a lot of poetry in the fiction workshop … the brain is matranomic; when it is exposed to iambic rhythm with variation, it is, capable of more creativity than ever.
We use poetry to open up. They submit it to me … and I select passages to be performed at the Woodlawn Tap. Every Sunday at 3:00—we’ve had 532 performances, and we have poems and short passages from fictions, alternating.
Maroon: With your busy schedule, do you think that you will have any time in the future to write or publish any books in the future?
Daniels: It is the deepest tragedy in my life. I enjoy my work there, and every day I get more rewards for it. My students are always telling me how much it has helped them—it has changed their lives, they are happier … but sometimes I think in another three years, I should stop all of this, if I can manage.
Maroon: You have been a resident in the Hyde Park area for 33 years now, and you mentioned the possibility of going away. Where would you like to go?
Daniels: Fantasies, Pure fantasies. I have had fantasies [about going away.] I could go to India. I could go to Sri Lanka. I’m waiting for them to finish their civil war. Unrealistically, some days, I think I could go to Mexico, but no it is impossible … maybe I will continue what I am doing, because it is very rewarding.
Maybe, during breaks, I could just continue polishing up stuff. I did not write as much as I could have, because I live here and my material was Indian, and I am not a conventional writer, so I am caught between two worlds. If I wrote more conventional stories, then of course I might have been one of the foreigners that gets published in this country, but I do not write that kind of book.
My readers are usually other writers … I would say
Maroon: Could you tell me a little bit about your education? Where have you studied?
Daniels: Well, I studied in Bombay, and I taught in Delhi. Then I went to Indiana University for a year as a Fulbright [Scholar.] Then I came here and got married. Off and on, I would take a course here at the university. I went off to India twice [then] to Minnesota for a year. There were a lot of interruptions, the kids, the family; it was only in ’86 that I got my degree. My Ph.D. I never stopped thinking. I never stopped caring about literature. It got even more intense from somehow feeling deprived. I never have had a good job in this country like I did in India. Women like me have to create their own world. You cannot expect someone to hand it to you.
Maroon: Through the years, have you encountered any racism or sexism directed towards you? How do you deal with it?
Daniels: No more than I would anywhere else, nor less. In India, a woman has more opportunities. A vast number of women in India are illiterate, so they are not competing for the type of job that I want; the few women who are educated can go anywhere they want, but India is much more prejudiced about everything.
Racism is part of humanity … I think it is good for some of us that we fight against prejudice. It is good for some of us who live in a prejudiced world. It strengthens us, it gives us an extraordinary rhetoric, we develop our personality. I would hate to be a person who thought, ‘I am the best. I come from the best traditions. There is no one better than me.’ I have had to struggle, and it is out of the struggles that I am who I am.
Maroon: What do you have to say about those who criticize your teaching method? People have said that it is too aggressive, too forceful, too intense. Would you say that they are uncomfortable with the feelings that you bring out?
Daniels: Well, if they come regularly to class, they will not be uncomfortable. The people who come to class—who are not prejudiced—who do not run away the very first week will go on talking like that. The people who are there, the record shows, are extremely comfortable, extremely happy, because they are not focused on themselves. The method requires for you to move the camera out. So, I would say, if you take a hundred students, about three quarters would be extremely positive about the experience. If you come to my class, we do not criticize; the writer is not on trial, the listener is.
Maroon: Do you feel you have to be aggressive or assertive as a teacher to get your point across as a student?
Daniels: No I think that is not the way; I believe it comes from inside people. My method is to awaken them spiritually, emotionally and to let them be brave about the material and also to let them have an inner sense.
I don’t need to be aggressive in class or at the Hutch … Each student reads their best piece three times in class. Three times they get themselves reflected back, not critically, but [they hear the stories out loud.] That is the method.
Maroon: I have heard that you met Saul Bellow. What do you have to say to people who believe that his writing is offensive?
Daniels: They are quite mistaken. I think he is the least prejudiced person I know. It is true as a writer that he sometimes gives characters an opinion, he sometimes overstates a case. Bellow is a writer’s writer, he is not a reader’s writer. Bellow is a great craftsman you have to read like a writer, not like a passive reader.
In the Puritan tradition, literature is not looked at as a freeplay of the mind, it is looked at as a treatise for on how to live, as a model dogmatic text … to think of literature as text of how to live is the most dangerous thing in the world. A study of dramatic irony—there is more than one level of meaning—you stop being fascist. You stop being bigoted, if you do not know what irony is in literature, you are likely to end up with extreme opinions that are dangerous.
I think it is a misreading of Bellow. He is not there just to tell you pretty stories. I have learned a lot from him. He is not a perfect writer, but then nobody is.
The Chicago Maroon
Originally published January 10, 19995
Molly Daniels, native of India and Hyde Park Resident of 33 years, teaches writing at the University of Chicago’s School of Continuing Education. In addition, she regularly conducts sessions within her own program, the Clotheslines School of Writing, at Hutchinson Commons and the Woodlawn Tap. MAROON Reporter talked with Daniels about her literary personality and her dynamic and controversial teaching style.
Maroon: Could you tell me about the classes you teach?
Daniels: I started the workshops in ’79, in ’83 or I think ’84, I joined the Continuing Studies Program and they were very, very good to me … I published the workbook for that purpose, so that we have 400 exercises and lessons in the workbook for anyone … they will get a great deal [from it.] Class is different, because in class we have some 30, 40 people who are so energized by the method that literally you can feel the electricity in the room. It is very exciting.
We begin first of all with brainstorming exercises. We do sensations and we focus on these things for quite a while, we go visit a primitive place from way back, [and] we get back to childhood.
We try to feel our deepest wounds because as Odin said, “these wounds are an opportunity for further growth.” That is the focus … Odin said that, “the so-called trauma is an opportunity for further growth.” I was very glad when we came upon this because I had always believed this, my whole method is based on the fact that it is only when you touch base that things [begin to] come out … from there, we start moving out.
We go through a great deal of material that has been printed. These materials that have been printed [area[ our greatest consciousness. One cannot step out of consciousness, for creativity comes out of all of this material. There is a transformation that takes place when we use literary techniques, but the substance is our life … [after] we started brainstorming … everyone [in the class] wrote such brilliant stories in the end after we brainstormed for all of these different situations [in our lives.]
Maroon: So you are interested in letting the autobiographical stories come out first, as opposed to fictional work, in order to form your student writers?
Daniels: Well, in the first workshop, we don’t call it autobiographical. We look for images that have the greatest impact on us. [In] autobiography, we are more faithful to this one person about whom we are writing the story, but when we write in our workshop, we move out of that ‘focusing on the self’ to focus on others.
Fiction is the art of moving the camera outwards … but in order to do that well, they must be in touch with concepts … things they understand as conflict. They must know what their own conflicts are … You have to really go to the most dramatic moment. For example, I teach play-writing and it is very successful. My poetry class is the most successful, then my playwriting, then my fiction class. Fiction is the most difficult … Poetry is very easy.
Suppose that you are a playwright and you come to my house, and I say to you, think of a scene that keeps returning to you, a scene: there are people, there is action onstage, action off-stage and you are haunted by the scene. It keeps coming back to you, there are so many players here. Something is about to happen and then it happens. Don’t say anything. Just write the dialogue and tell what happens … if the doorbell rings, let it ring … if someone is knocking at the window, let them knock at the window. Write that scene, once that scene is done, write the scene that came before and then write the one that came after.
Maroon: When did you realize that you were first interested in writing, and what led you to become an educator?
Daniels: Well, when I was very young, my mother recited a proem to me, and I learned that poem by heart … I ran all the way to my uncle’s house to recite the poem, and I had forgotten the poem … so I ran … all the way back. I lived twenty minutes away, and studied it again.
From then on, I studied poetry every day … of course in India you had to recite a poem every week in class by heart. That was enough to start anybody. Some of my poetry was published, in high school, in the Sunday papers. Then I wrote a novella called Yellow Fish. A lot of people have written about it … But then, I don’t like it. I don’t have an English copy, but there are passages that are available.
I noticed when I was teaching in Delhi, that my students became writers overnight—even when I was teaching literature they would write. Two of my brothers wrote, and they claimed that I influenced them. My son writes. Everyone I know writes. But then I go married … it became very clear that there could not be two poets in the house. It was very difficult. I started trying to write fiction. In ’68, I wrote for Saul Bellow—a book, A Salt Doll. He believed in it. He tried repeatedly to get it published. I let some Indian publisher publish it. These Indian publishers don’t even proofread. That got some attention in India.
Then I wrote another novella called The City of Children. I’ve written two books of criticism, one of them is called A Prophetic Novel. Since ’78, I have increasingly become the writing teacher and I do not have a lot of time. When the quarter is over, I try to cool my brain and try to prepare myself for the [new quarter.] It really is emptying my mind of all of the images of the previous quarter and keeping it open for the new set of students.
Powerful things come out in the fiction workshop … I use a lot of poetry in the fiction workshop … the brain is matranomic; when it is exposed to iambic rhythm with variation, it is, capable of more creativity than ever.
We use poetry to open up. They submit it to me … and I select passages to be performed at the Woodlawn Tap. Every Sunday at 3:00—we’ve had 532 performances, and we have poems and short passages from fictions, alternating.
Maroon: With your busy schedule, do you think that you will have any time in the future to write or publish any books in the future?
Daniels: It is the deepest tragedy in my life. I enjoy my work there, and every day I get more rewards for it. My students are always telling me how much it has helped them—it has changed their lives, they are happier … but sometimes I think in another three years, I should stop all of this, if I can manage.
Maroon: You have been a resident in the Hyde Park area for 33 years now, and you mentioned the possibility of going away. Where would you like to go?
Daniels: Fantasies, Pure fantasies. I have had fantasies [about going away.] I could go to India. I could go to Sri Lanka. I’m waiting for them to finish their civil war. Unrealistically, some days, I think I could go to Mexico, but no it is impossible … maybe I will continue what I am doing, because it is very rewarding.
Maybe, during breaks, I could just continue polishing up stuff. I did not write as much as I could have, because I live here and my material was Indian, and I am not a conventional writer, so I am caught between two worlds. If I wrote more conventional stories, then of course I might have been one of the foreigners that gets published in this country, but I do not write that kind of book.
My readers are usually other writers … I would say
Maroon: Could you tell me a little bit about your education? Where have you studied?
Daniels: Well, I studied in Bombay, and I taught in Delhi. Then I went to Indiana University for a year as a Fulbright [Scholar.] Then I came here and got married. Off and on, I would take a course here at the university. I went off to India twice [then] to Minnesota for a year. There were a lot of interruptions, the kids, the family; it was only in ’86 that I got my degree. My Ph.D. I never stopped thinking. I never stopped caring about literature. It got even more intense from somehow feeling deprived. I never have had a good job in this country like I did in India. Women like me have to create their own world. You cannot expect someone to hand it to you.
Maroon: Through the years, have you encountered any racism or sexism directed towards you? How do you deal with it?
Daniels: No more than I would anywhere else, nor less. In India, a woman has more opportunities. A vast number of women in India are illiterate, so they are not competing for the type of job that I want; the few women who are educated can go anywhere they want, but India is much more prejudiced about everything.
Racism is part of humanity … I think it is good for some of us that we fight against prejudice. It is good for some of us who live in a prejudiced world. It strengthens us, it gives us an extraordinary rhetoric, we develop our personality. I would hate to be a person who thought, ‘I am the best. I come from the best traditions. There is no one better than me.’ I have had to struggle, and it is out of the struggles that I am who I am.
Maroon: What do you have to say about those who criticize your teaching method? People have said that it is too aggressive, too forceful, too intense. Would you say that they are uncomfortable with the feelings that you bring out?
Daniels: Well, if they come regularly to class, they will not be uncomfortable. The people who come to class—who are not prejudiced—who do not run away the very first week will go on talking like that. The people who are there, the record shows, are extremely comfortable, extremely happy, because they are not focused on themselves. The method requires for you to move the camera out. So, I would say, if you take a hundred students, about three quarters would be extremely positive about the experience. If you come to my class, we do not criticize; the writer is not on trial, the listener is.
Maroon: Do you feel you have to be aggressive or assertive as a teacher to get your point across as a student?
Daniels: No I think that is not the way; I believe it comes from inside people. My method is to awaken them spiritually, emotionally and to let them be brave about the material and also to let them have an inner sense.
I don’t need to be aggressive in class or at the Hutch … Each student reads their best piece three times in class. Three times they get themselves reflected back, not critically, but [they hear the stories out loud.] That is the method.
Maroon: I have heard that you met Saul Bellow. What do you have to say to people who believe that his writing is offensive?
Daniels: They are quite mistaken. I think he is the least prejudiced person I know. It is true as a writer that he sometimes gives characters an opinion, he sometimes overstates a case. Bellow is a writer’s writer, he is not a reader’s writer. Bellow is a great craftsman you have to read like a writer, not like a passive reader.
In the Puritan tradition, literature is not looked at as a freeplay of the mind, it is looked at as a treatise for on how to live, as a model dogmatic text … to think of literature as text of how to live is the most dangerous thing in the world. A study of dramatic irony—there is more than one level of meaning—you stop being fascist. You stop being bigoted, if you do not know what irony is in literature, you are likely to end up with extreme opinions that are dangerous.
I think it is a misreading of Bellow. He is not there just to tell you pretty stories. I have learned a lot from him. He is not a perfect writer, but then nobody is.
Tuesday, November 29, 1994
U of C, Michigan hospitals form partnership to improve care
U of C, Michigan hospitals form partnership to improve care
The Chicago Maroon
Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
The University of Chicago Hospitals (UCH) recently formed an alliance with four Michigan hospitals in the Lakeland area.
The UCH and the Michigan hospital systems have a history of conferring and exchanging ideas. UCH sources said that not only does this merger facilitate this process, but it also allows a broader range of patients to receive a higher quality of hospital care.
Ralph Muller, president of UCH, said in a statement, released by the Office of Public Affairs, “The Lakeland affiliation will convert a friendship [between the two Chicago and Michigan hospitals] into a partnership.”
He added that the community-based Michigan hospitals and the University-based Chicago hospitals will most probably complement the other.
The four hospitals in Michigan are the Berrien General Hospital, the Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Memorial Nursing Care Center and the Pawating Hospital.
This new affiliation allows patients the specialized care of The U of C’s hospitals.
The U of C Hospitals are known for specializing in treatment of many diseases and as well as organ transplants.
Susan Philips, UCH vice president of government and public affairs said that the U of C’s hospitals are particularly strong in liver transplants, as well as radiation treatment and bone marrow transplants for the treatment of cancer.
She went on to say that the U of C does work in the testing of clinical drugs, “where more conventional methods have failed, drug trials are used,” in order to combat an illness.
Originally published November 29, 1994
The Chicago Maroon
Pamela Jane Miller (Appea)
The University of Chicago Hospitals (UCH) recently formed an alliance with four Michigan hospitals in the Lakeland area.
The UCH and the Michigan hospital systems have a history of conferring and exchanging ideas. UCH sources said that not only does this merger facilitate this process, but it also allows a broader range of patients to receive a higher quality of hospital care.
Ralph Muller, president of UCH, said in a statement, released by the Office of Public Affairs, “The Lakeland affiliation will convert a friendship [between the two Chicago and Michigan hospitals] into a partnership.”
He added that the community-based Michigan hospitals and the University-based Chicago hospitals will most probably complement the other.
The four hospitals in Michigan are the Berrien General Hospital, the Mercy Medical Center, Mercy Memorial Nursing Care Center and the Pawating Hospital.
This new affiliation allows patients the specialized care of The U of C’s hospitals.
The U of C Hospitals are known for specializing in treatment of many diseases and as well as organ transplants.
Susan Philips, UCH vice president of government and public affairs said that the U of C’s hospitals are particularly strong in liver transplants, as well as radiation treatment and bone marrow transplants for the treatment of cancer.
She went on to say that the U of C does work in the testing of clinical drugs, “where more conventional methods have failed, drug trials are used,” in order to combat an illness.
Originally published November 29, 1994
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