Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Block Student Union ji? l ' Volleyball rTlOrO1hOh Ebony Voices members Jacqueline Buck, Lillian Sogga. and Chrystal Preston The Negro should not be judged by the heights to which he has risen, but by the depths from which he has climbed. Debra Ray echoed the words of Frederick Douglass in her con- vocation address tha began Black History Week on February 8, 1982. Other events of the week included a presentation of a skit, Zero - The Invisible Man on a Missing Page, writ- ten by BSU president, Jacqueline Buck, and a Chapel led by the Ebony Voices, under the direction of Yvonne Young. Also that week, students tasted tradi- tional black ethnic foods at a special cafeteria dinner. In addition to Black History Week in- volvement, BSU held a fall volleyball marathon to raise money for the Ingrid Curry Scholarship Fund, a grant for in- coming black social work majors. The organization also met regularly for banquets and informal get-togethers. BSU is a necessary support group be- cause we are such a small minority on campus, said Jacqueline Buck. We meet to share problems and deal with campus concerns. We also try to help freshmen adjust to Goshen, and we've been working to get international blacks to join with American blacks in the BSU. ,f Debra Ray

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A-'E+ 1 Cafe Theater performers Rachel and Ruperto Guedea Fidencia Flores l'ln 1976 there was a 64 percent drop- out rate among Latin students, re- ported Miguel Cruz, Latin Student Union president. They could not fit in culturally at Goshen, and they weren't united. Now things have improved, and the dropout rate has fallen great- ly Today's LSU comprises Hispanic stu- dents from all over the U.S., as well as many Latin American countries. The main goal of LSU is to integrate the Hispanic group on campus and to help in solving cross-cultural problems, Cruz continued. We sponsor transcul- tural events like the Cafe Theater and have radio programs and speakers to Latin Student Union Carlos Cancel, Wanda Gonzales express our point of view on campus. Shirley Diaz, LSU secretary, added, lt is important for LSU to show cultures from places other than just Mexico and Puerto Rico. We represent Venezuela. Uruguay, Bolivia, and others. Through the Cafe Theater, we encouraged in- teraction between Anglos and Latins by our folk dance, poetry, and music. ln addition to the Cafe Theater, LSU sponsored Hispanic Heritage Week in September, and special tutoring ser- vices, social activities, and seminars for members. The group also wrote letters to congressmen protesting student fi- nancial aid cuts. H' ,U 'K ff' 'Ex Y...- F ,ff '