2008 Woodie Awards
Campus readies to speak out
Kristen Boyle
Issue date: 10/4/05 Section: News
- Page 1 of 2 next >
Yesterday marked the beginning of the annual Week of Dialogue at Loyola, a time for questions and discussion on issues from racial and social diversity to AIDS.
The SGA, working with the office of the Dean of Students, the JUSTICE club, Spectrum and ALANA services, has events planned throughout the week that are sure to have something to attract everyone. The events are going to be informative and entertaining with a variety of speakers, performers and food.
"This campus needs to talk about different issues and we hope this week is just the beginning of a year-long dialogue about many different issues," said Jonathan Etheart, the director of diversity for the SGA.
Yesterday, Tim Wise, a well known anti-race writer and activist, returned to Loyola for the second year to give a lecture entitled "Beyond Diversity: Discussion on Race, Class and Privilege." Wise, who has spoken at over 350 schools and to thousands of government officials, was one of the most popular events during last years Week of Dialogue.
Today, the SGA will have a table outside Boulder Gardens educating students on the ONE campaign, a worldwide AIDS campaign. As an incentive to visit the table, there will be free giveaways, including t-shirts and ID bracelets.
The ONE Campaign seeks to give Americans a voice for a historic pact to fight the global AIDS emergency and end extreme poverty.
Celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Bono, lead singer of U2 have signed the ONE Campaign declaration.
On Wednesday, in coalition with the JUSTICE club, the SGA is holding an event called "In the Eye of the Storm: Race, Class and the Victims of Natural Disaster," with keynote speaker Matthew Mulcahy of the History department.
The event, which will focus on the racial and social class divide in America, will have much more of an impact in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
"This event seemed like a natural fit for the week since it is affecting the U.S. and the world as a whole," said Etheart.
The SGA, working with the office of the Dean of Students, the JUSTICE club, Spectrum and ALANA services, has events planned throughout the week that are sure to have something to attract everyone. The events are going to be informative and entertaining with a variety of speakers, performers and food.
"This campus needs to talk about different issues and we hope this week is just the beginning of a year-long dialogue about many different issues," said Jonathan Etheart, the director of diversity for the SGA.
Yesterday, Tim Wise, a well known anti-race writer and activist, returned to Loyola for the second year to give a lecture entitled "Beyond Diversity: Discussion on Race, Class and Privilege." Wise, who has spoken at over 350 schools and to thousands of government officials, was one of the most popular events during last years Week of Dialogue.
Today, the SGA will have a table outside Boulder Gardens educating students on the ONE campaign, a worldwide AIDS campaign. As an incentive to visit the table, there will be free giveaways, including t-shirts and ID bracelets.
The ONE Campaign seeks to give Americans a voice for a historic pact to fight the global AIDS emergency and end extreme poverty.
Celebrities such as Brad Pitt and Bono, lead singer of U2 have signed the ONE Campaign declaration.
On Wednesday, in coalition with the JUSTICE club, the SGA is holding an event called "In the Eye of the Storm: Race, Class and the Victims of Natural Disaster," with keynote speaker Matthew Mulcahy of the History department.
The event, which will focus on the racial and social class divide in America, will have much more of an impact in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
"This event seemed like a natural fit for the week since it is affecting the U.S. and the world as a whole," said Etheart.