Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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MOSAIC brings a weekend filled with educatin, others about cultures from around the work Students twisted to the rhythm of their na- tive music and their brightly colored clothes twisted with them to begin a weekend of multiculturalism. Midwest Organization of Students Ad- vancing Interculturalism (MOSAIC) brought people together from different cultures to spread diversity to one another. The activi- ties began Oct. 6 and continued through Oct. 7. We wanted to break down the barrier between domestic organizations of color and international organizations, Director of Mi- nority Affairs Ame Lambert said. Lambert said MOSAIC ' S goal was to allow the organizations to interact together instead of being separate entities. The initial plan of the MOSAIC coordina- tors was to invite several schools to compete in native dances. According to Lambert, many schools withdrew because of financial reasons, leaving only University students to compete. The weekend began with the native danc- ing. The students performed Latin, African, Japanese Fisherman and Indian dances. The gospel choir performed as well. Deph-Onyx, a spoken word group out of Detroit, performed several pieces on world- ly and domestic issues. They put poetry to rhythm and music. Student Coby Shepard enjoyed one per- formance in particular by Deph-Onyx. I really liked the American Congo, Shepard said. I think it spoke a lot of truth about America being stolen from the Indians and Africans being forced to be brought over to America. Student Whitney Harris liked the poetry and thought it was interesting how people could express their emotions in that way. I think it ' s amazing how people can ex- press their feelings, thoughts and opinions in the form of words because everybody can ' t put stuff together like that, Harris said. It makes you think deeper. I ' m really impressed with the performance they did to- night. Workshops on a variety of issues in the world such as poverty, activism in Africa and many cultural aspects were presented. Everyone had the chance to ban together for a banquet dinner to end the event. Performances of the arts took over the banquet. Some students sang, some acted and others danced. Lambert felt the weekend ' s events turned out very well. I am so proud of the students, Lambert said. I ' m just so very proud of the way stu- dents came together, I mean for people like Mary [Clark] that put in hours on the Web site to people who slaved to sell some tickets, to people who tried to contact schools and the people who performed. ■ Writer | Kelsey Garrison Designer | Lindsay Steinkamp Kazuki Ino performs the fisherman ' s dance. Different Asian Student Association members performed this traditional dance. photo by Marsha Jennnings A hip hop duet gets MOSAIC off on the right foot for the first night of competition. IVIildred Pope and Marcus Williams met and choreographed their dance through involve- ment in Rhythm of Diversity, phoio by Mar- sha Jennnings f k i, r -v h mk £ WmM ■ K ' ' 028lSTUDENT LIFE

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Matt Schreiner and Brett Pontmg listen to Lucas Bennett during Mug Night at the Palms. Sixty-four ounce mugs, like Lucas ' , were a common sight In the Palms as many patrons broke out their giant mugs for the Wednesday special, ' lom (ly Typvor Hayes BarSpecials The Pub Molly ' s Burny ' s The Palms The Outback Carsons Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. $5 Beer Pitchers $1 Mixed Drinks $3 Keystone Light Pitchers $1 Cans Happy Hour; through Thurs. Taping of Bearcat Idol $1 Cans $2 312 Wheat after 8 p.m. No smoking in the bar $3 open bar $.25 increase each 1 2 hr; any mug $5 women, $8 men, open bar $1.75 domestic cans $5 open bar $2 Blue Moon $5 women, $8 men, open bar $5 Schooners or large cups of rum 1 2 price till 11 p.m. $6 women, $10 men, open bar 1 2 price till 11 Sundays: $5 domestic pitchers R R S-3EC! SI.S |J37

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Bracelets and colors dominate the stage when Kusha Khanna, Disha Khanna and Sakshi Uppal perform an Indian dance to a mix of traditional music. Their six-per- son group, called Ansh, received first place. photo by Marsha Jennings Affiong Eyo particpates in the African friends Association MOSAIC dance entry. Eyo was also the Vice President for the In- ternational Student Organization and an employee of the International Intercultural Office, photo by Marsha Jennings «0S I C I J 39