Boston College - Sub Turri Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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PULSE For over ten years, PULSE has afforded B.C. undergradu- ates the opportunity to combine community based field work and academic study primarily in Philosophy and Theology The combination of these two seemingly disparate entities has, in fact, a well-articulated basis in the goals of the program. The PULSE program began as a response to student demands for greater relevancy in their studies by attempting to correlate courses and social action projects. PULSE in- volves students in social action — whether of the service or change oriented variety in communities and institutions throughout the Greater Boston area. The main thrust behind PULS E is to promote not only an individual ' s deeper self understanding but also to allow for sophisticated analysis of the causes and complexities of social order and disorder, as well as foster a commitment to assume personal responsibil- ity for addressing these injustices and disorders. The prog- ram offers a unique context for discovery. These discoveries need a context for reflection which is the aim of disciplined philosophical and theological reflection in the classroom. The program has grown tremendously. PULSE is now World Hunger Committee The World Hunger Committee oper- ates with a threefold objective in mind; fundraising, self-education, and the education of the B.C. community. These three objectives are often combined, not- ably during the annual Fast For A World Harvest, which takes place on the Thurs- day before Thanksgiving each year. The Fast allows the B.C. community, to iden- tify with the hungry of the world for a day, and to contribute towards the easing of their pain. In 1980, the Committee sponsored an emergency fundraiser for the victims of the famine in Cambodia. In 1979, relief was sent to the Nicaraguans to help them rebuild their country after their 40 years of oppressions, resulting in a bloody revolu- tion. In all of its fundraising activities the WHC has worked closely with Project Bread, a local organization that funds many Boston area food and shelter prog- rams, and OXFAM America, Boston based international relief and develop- ment agency. 1st: C. Kamp, J. Zimmerman, D. Keeley 2nd: W. Husted, B. Bauchard-Voelk, M. Turpin, M. O ' Connor 3rd: K. Kearney, L. Wright, A. Gutierez, J. Reale Missing: M. Dumser involved with thirty placements throughout Boston, such as Orchard Home and Longview Farm, youth residential programs; Pine Street Inn and Rosie ' s Place, shelters for the homeless and destitute; Campus School and Juniper House, programs for the mentally and or physically handicapped. We also have an enrollment of 200 students per semester. 230

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N.A.A.C.P. 1st row: Dan Bunch (Adv.), 2nd row: Sharon George (Pres.), Lisa Quarles (V.P.), Judee Livramento (TRES.), Missing: Stephen Brown (Asst. V.P.), Andrea Austin (secy.) N.A.A.C.P., stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization represent- ing a multitude of ethnic races. It was first formed in 1 909 by a group of white and black people who felt that the injustices of discrimination violated their rights as human beings, as well as those of other individuals of other races and creeds, including men, women, and children. This vile sickness, discrimination, flourishes in many aspects of everyday living. Often, more times than not, it is reinforced in an overt and sometimes subtle way. This is the sickness that the N.A.A.C.P. hopes to wipe out one day. We know that this is a very difficult task, but that is our goal. This goal can only be obtained through the support and efforts of all. In combatting discrimination in housing, employment, education, and state and local agencies, the N.A.A.C.P. has in the past and present started major investigations into allegations of discriminations in all of these areas. The N.A.A.C.P. has opened and operates across the country, Day Care Centers for the children of working mothers. The organization sponsors low and moderate in- come housing in communities around the nation. It is fighting to secure meaningful and productive employment for teena- gers, women and heads of households. We also operate programs to assist veterans. Here at Boston College, the N.A.A.C.P. represents every culture on campus that may suffer from discrimination due to sex, creed, or color. Women ' s Resource Center The Women ' s Resource Center provides programming, re- ferrals, education materials, counseling and support for all women in the Boston College Community. The staff consists of two work- study students, a co-ordinator and a number of volunteers. In our office we have over 70 different periodicals available nowhere else on campus, a lending library of 1 200 volumes, career information, brochures on health issues and clinics, and a bulletin board filled with notices of current events of interest to women. This year, for the first time, we have trained a group of women to be available, through the Center, as peer counselors, They are prepared to help students deal with problems involving rela- tionships, academics, health, sexuality, etc. The Women ' s Center has also been active with women ' s groups from other colleges and universities. In the fall we attended a women ' s center networking conference at Harvard, and a Body Awareness Seminar at Lesley College. Through the Women ' s Center, students can learn about many such conferences and seminars at surrounding schools. In response to requests for educational programs and services, we ' ve particpated with campus police in on-campus seminars on rape. We also offer our own six week Self Defense course and supply R.A. ' s with programs on a variety of topics upon request. Our philosophy is basically to serve all women on campus and we do this through our programing. During the year we offer lec- tures, videotapes, coffeehouses, retreats and a wide range of other events from the educational to the recreational to the political. Harriet Budd (coord.), Mary Beth Macedo, Cindy Mollo 229

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Established in 1970 as a result of the Black Talent Program, the Black Student Forum is an organization committed to African principals and the African population at B.C. The Forum also provides a social, cultural, and political medium directed to the Black student population. The B.S.F. is concerned with many of the issues confronting Blacks here at B.C., as well as the world community. We have been involved with various issues regarding financial aid and admissions as recruitment here at B.C. To implement the purpose of the B.S.F. , the Executive board of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Freshman Rep., serves as the direct leadership of the Forum. Part of the effectiveness of the Forum is provided by various committees, which are made up of Black students who believe in the future of Blacks here at Boston College. The five committees of the Forum are; Social, Cultural, Political Action, Communications, and Funding Committee. Black Student Forum BSF is geared towards the social, cultural, and political advance- ment of Blacks at B.C. Among these activities were a Dance Marathon for Sickle Cell Anemia, lectures by Dick Gregory and Nikki Giovanni, Rollerskating Disco Night, Back to Fenwick par- ties, and our annual participation in Kwanza and Black Family Weekend. This year the Forum will continue to participate in these activi- ties, and new ones as well. Events for 1980-81 included a film and discussion on Black History, A Fashion Show and Semi- Formal, Kwanza, Dance Marathon for the United Negro College Fund, a lecture by Benjamin Hooks, Black Family Weekend, and more. The Forum also plans to actively address the issues of Admissions and Financial Aid; for our political involvement will determine our existence at B.C. Our goal is to leave a permanent organizational foundation on which a stronger organization can be built. 1st row: J. Beard, S. Akin-Olgubade, 2nd row: D. Clarke, B. Ford, H. Bennette Donna Brown, Amelia Santos A. Stewart, K. Murph, N. Zapata, D. Walton Wanda McSmith 231