page 2 - The Behrend College Beacon - October 15 ,1998
MCC raises diversity awareness
By Danielle Marshall
staff writer
“United we stand, divided we fall.’
On-campus diversity provides an at
mosphere where all races are comfort
able with accepting each other. Be
hrend has the Multi-Cultural Council
to provide us with the opportunity to
interact and mingle with cultures dif
ferent than ours.
; There are a total of nine organiza-
I tions that make up MCC, which is
! supported by the Student Government
; Association (SGA). The nine organi
zations are as follows: the Associa
f tion of Black Collegians (ABC),
; Asian Student Organization (ASO),
< Human Relations Programming
j Council (HRPC), Jewish Student Or
! ganization (JSO), The National Soci
• ety of Black Engineers (NSBE), Or
; ganization of Latin American Stu
! dents (OLAS), Returning Adult Stu
; dent Organization (RASO), Trigon,
! and Women Today,
j There are only six active organiza
! tions, due to an unexpected decrease
; in members of HRPC, JSO, and
I RASO. So, how are these tradition
! ally underrepresented groups pro
; moted with appreciation and aware
-1 ness?
The Association of Black Colle
gians (ABC) is an organization which
strives to promote ethnic awareness
and unity among colored and non
colored students. Their annual activi
ties include the Gala, Unity Picnic,
Jennifer Fontecchio, president of MCC
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Kwanzaa Dinner, Kuumba Night, so
cial events and forums.
Asian Student Organization (ASO)
is an organization whose main purpose
is to support Asian students, which can
be from many nationalities, on cam
pus. It provides education to any stu
dents who desire to learn about Asian
cultures. They also make students
aware of the existence of Asian stu
dents on campus. They recently had a
dinner and speaker at the Logan House
that turned out to be very successful.
Their annual activities include gath
erings, along with other social events.
National Society of Black Engineers
(NSBE) is an organization that is
known throughout the country. The
purpose is to provide a supportive en
vironment for students and bring suc
cess in fields of science and engineer
ing. Their annual events include the
Fall and Spring Regional conferences,
the National Conferences, a Fashion
Show, and a host of other social gath
erings.
Organization of Latin American
Students (OLAS) is a support group
for Latin American students on cam
pus. The OLAS’ organization is
known for the annual “Friday Fiesta”
dance, which usually takes place once
a semester. Along with Friday Fiesta,
their annual events include social
meetings and speakers.
Trigon is a support group for gay.
lesbian, and bisexual students, statf,
and faculty. This organization’s pur
pose is to make homosexuality and
bisexuality more acceptable and edu
cate the Behrend College about their
issues. Last year, they had a “Safer
Sex Cabaret,” which was held in the
Reed Lecture Hall. They are planning
for another cabaret next semester.
Their annual activities include Ally
Day, National Coming Out Day, and
speaker events.
Women Today is an organization
that focuses mainly on women’s con
cerns. Research is found and orga
nized for the purpose of looking at a
deeper dimension in examining
women’s concerns of today. They
usually have activities like poetry
readings and speakers.
These groups assist in coordinat
ing events, like The Martin Luther
King Jr. Campus-Wide Celebration,
Friday Fiesta, and Hispanic and
Black History Awareness months.
This year, President Jennifer
Fontecchio said she hopes to educate
the campus more so than what it has
previously had in the past.
She is now planning and getting
ready for Cultural Week scheduled
for the week of November 16th. This
week is a special time for each orga
nization to exhibit a certain type of
food, or book or movie excerpt from
their particular culture. Fontecchio
also states, “We have strong leader
ship this year. We have fresh new
ideas. I’d re ally like to run with it and
give people 'he opportunity to see
that multi-culturahsm is for every-
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