Emerson College - Emersonian Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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In September, Emerson student leaders spent a weekend enhancing their leadership skills at the annual Sar- geant ' s Camp outing in Peterboro, N.H. Everybody benefitted from the workshops and leadership exercises conducted by Gail DiSabatino, assis- tant dean of students, Roger McPhail, coordinator of international affairs and Communication Studies professor, Su- san Locklin, Union coordinator and Ro- byn Leuthe, ' 87. This weekend was designed to edu- cate new and old leaders of Emerson ' s clubs and organizations. SARGENTS CAMP Leadership Weekend 19

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CD CJ 3 CD — •- ' O (D OO - (D cr 3 CD -+T3 CD oo - ® CT 3 ® “‘■‘O ® oo 0) CT 3 CD -+ ' D ® oo - ® CT 3 ® -+ 0 ® S L WT Students Show Concern As the culmination of several days of pro- test, the Student Gov- ernment Association organized and execut- ed one of the rarest events at Emerson - a student protest. SGA executive officers anticipated a turn- out of about 250 people, but were pleasently surprised to find a roaring crowd of approximately 600 students gathered in front of 130 Beacon Street. The September 26 rally started with a silent, one-mile walk from Fensgate. The marchers carried signs and ban- ners, as well as donning black arm bands as a symbol of mourning the lack of communication between the administration and students. They joined the other 350 in front of the Mass Comm building, and the rally began. The crowd responded boisterously to words from SGA President Robert Stafford, Craig Vachon, treasurer, and ' Senators Cedric Harmon and es- pecially Marc Douthit who said, We will speak as a unified student body - and we will be heard. The protest was supplemented by a postcard drive which was presented to the school ' s Board of Trustees, ex- pressing the students ' concerns on the institution ' s relocation from Boston ' s Back Bay. There was also a vote polling stu- dents ' feelings with 617 voting against the move, while only 33 were for it. All in all it was a very productive, eventful and successful show of stu- dent unity. 20 Rally