Ripon College - Crimson Yearbook (Ripon, WI)

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Forums. . . Forums. . . Forums. . . Ripon College, under the auspices of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, hosted the conference on Free Soil and the Constitution. The conference was divided into two parts. The first section dealt with Free soil and the original intention. Robert Hill discussed, The Northwest Ordinance and the Origins of Free Soil Constitutionalism. Peter Peterson talked about, The limits of necess.ity: The compromise with slavery in the constitution. William Wiecek dis- cussed, What was guaranteed to whom? The Guarantee clause and the Constitutional support of slavery. The second section dealt with Free Soil Constitutionalism and Constitutional Development. Larry Arnhart talked about, Abraham Lincoln and the American Political Syllogism. James Livingston dis- cussed, Revolutionary Politics in the Electoral Arena: The Constitutional Basis of the Republican Appeal. Jeffrey Leigh Sedgwick talked about, Lincoln's Constitu- tional Critique of Abolitionists. And Eric Foner dis- cussed, A New Birth of Freedom? The Civil War Amendments and Constitutional Development. The framers of the Constitution had not explicitly dealt with the explosive issue of the future of slavery. The debate over the constitutional status of slavery in the territories was a debate not only over the principles which informed it and the purposes to which it was di- rected—indeed, it was a debate over the very meaning of liberty and self-rule. The conference hoped to illuminate this deeper meaning of Constitution by ex- ploring the Free-Soil interpretation of it in a variety of contexts and from a variety or perspective. Kim Shankman was the Conference Director. 26

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Forums. . . Sexual Awareness Week was a week to remember! Pre-marital sex, Aids, date rape, methods of birth control, and Safe Sex were the topics of discussion. Dr. E. Short's speech on Sex, Love, or Infatuation, provided everyone with fourteen key clues which can be used to determine if a relationship is romantic infatuation or real love. Counselor Dr. Sherry Lynch spoke on date rape: what it is, why it happens and how to avoid it. Planned Parenthood talked about birth control: which method is good for you and why you should use it. Aids was the next topic in which basic information on what it is. how it is transmitted, and how to protect yourself was given. Lastly. Safe Sex was discussed concerning Aids and how to avoid it and if you are sexually active how to protect yourself against unwanted pregnancies and other sexually transmitted diseases. All in all the week was very enlightening! Wellness Awareness Week provided those who attended with information to live a healthy productive life for the rest of their lives. Dr. Dennis Elsenrath gave a slide presen- tation on ''Making A Personal Commitment To Wellness. The six dimensions of wellness, and the kinds of positive lifestyle changes you can make within each dimension to enhance your own wellness was discussed. Lori Hanson talked about how diet affects your physical wellness and Dr. Sherry Lynch discussed some of the components of healthy friendships and dating relationships. To finish the week there was a Wellness Resource Fair in which you could test your blood sugar level, your iron count, your blood pressure, and much more. Cris Graham gave a demonstration on self-de- fense and Dave Brittain spoke on the Medita- tive Techniques for Spiritual Wellness. The week could be summed up in these words of wisdom, I feel good!!!!, by James Brown. 27