William Jewell College - Tatler Yearbook (Liberty, MO)

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. 1 f f , f J' 1' ' X, if , ,f - m'P9'?'f?' 6 lbreaking Down Barriers Above: Sr. Runningback Scoop Gillespie who was drafted by the NFL 's Pittsburgh Steelers in May out-maneuversa defender. Left: Fr. Giselle Hillenbrand and Prof limmy Mohler consult. Rryht: fr. Ken Kennedy and fr. Stacia Deer prepare for a Quad Game shopping cart race. Below: Greek women celebrate a Red-rage lewell football victory. W H . ' x I l u I I l Q

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l X l 1 A -i1,L4-. ' -f ' . . f,,...,- ., --2 . .fy ,f--.'--f? --t 4 8 --sf:--1 N- ,V . J :.7f.:. .af - -f ' X! .TZ-Q 4-1-- A new tutorial program and a special E 10th anniversary gave us reason to 8 celebrate our Xu--- . International Connections efi byl fEms ewellites loven celebrations - and the 1983-84 school term certainly provided ,good reason for it with the eminent return of Luciano Pavarotti, the notoriety of recognition as one of the na- tion's finest comprehensive colleges by US News 'and World Report and the publication of President l. Gordon Kingsley's first book. The celebrating did not stop here, thoughp 1983-84 marked another important event worthy of celebration. The '83-'84 term commemorated William jewell's 10-year anniversary of foreign study programs. lt-was in 1973 that, the first students from the virtually unknown Campus of Achievement began attending Harlaxton College and Oxford University. . We've 'come a long way since then, said lane Lampo, who coor- dinates the overseas program. Our goal has been to build a greater interna- tional awareness for the students and to try and build a bridge between the overseas experiences and the curricular and co-curricular programs on campus. The celebration of the 10-year an- niversary was evident throughout the year with many of the yearly events tak- ing on an 'linternational flavor. We tried to tie-in as many campus events as we could by giving them inter- national themes. This year's theme for Homecoming was 'Around the World in 80 days.' Achievement Day honored alumni who have made significant con- tributions inthe international arena, The Spring Fling included a British fair, and the Commencement Exercises were highlighted 1 by the Presidents of W ,-., ,Wim .-..--. -g--'A Senin Guakwin University and Wolfson College, Cambridge University, both receiving honorary- doctorate degrees, Lampo added. Striving to more effectively bridge the British and American educational ex- periences, lewell has been developing the Oxbridge program - scheduled to ,begin Fall, 1984. The program, pattern- ed after the English tutorial system, was developed to allow students to ex- perience the best of the American and rBritish styles of instruction. Participants will complete their major totally through tutorials and will be encouraged to at- tend Oxford their junior year. A major goal of the overseas pro- gram has been to help students develop perspectives of other countries as well as their own. Lampo, in her orientation sessions, stresses international awareness to those students planning to study abroad. . During the orientations, they brought in students to try and help us to begin thinking about the customs and lifestyles of other countries - but it never hit me as much as it did when I stepped off the airplane in England! Stu- dying and traveling in Europe taught me more in five months about the Euro- peans and the way the live, than all the history classes I have had in my life! said Harlaxton alumnus Kreg Mallow. Althoughthere are major differences in the cultures and lifestyles of the peo- ple around the world, there is one aspect that seems to bridge each of the countries. ' There are numerous differences: cultural, political and idealogical, Lam- po concluded, But wherever you go people are still people, and we are all ,citizens of the same global community. 10-Year International Celebration f 5

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I gh Steelers in ohler consult. ing cart race. , - 1 '16 , T- fit x I ' l -Hui. 1 lv f' H -..nfs- . . fs' ., 4 I ' 'I gtffffrala' o A . ,t , -vi 1 l i- 4 s::1w e ,..,-M , ,, W- Hgh-T: i w: -My fe- A., ig:-vg g A I' ' .tif f,-fggjfixiziig f 1 g g A . vkgjf Q, si 1.-fi -' 1 Tai V- g X . I ' Conflicting loyalties, a Concerned Senate, and a controversial flag motivate students to begin reaking Down the Barriers b Kirk Priddy ustice, understanding, dialogue, and care were the , battering rams in a battle 5 waged on several fronts I across the William lewell I campus this year. The aim I was to break down bar- A , f, riers and the attack was led , by the Student Senate, J following the lead of Presi- dent Mike Smith and Vice-President Scott Burton. Other groups, ,such as Christian Stu- dent Ministries, fell in behind as the campus family began to recognize the invisible walls of pride and prejudice that were separating each individual and group from the broader college community. -' - I come from a very backward area of the state, racially, and in my own life I have had to overcome many pre- judices. I feel like many students have, at this college, come from similar backgrounds, stated Smith in explana- tion of the emphasis. It was on the racial front, in fact, that barriers were first confronted during the school year. Though many other divi- sions were identified by student senators, the tension that had been growing along racial lines .for some time seemed to merit immediate concern. As quickly as the Senate could move to begin breaking down, the walls, new bricks and mortar were being add- ed to the barricades that separated black and white students on campus. Fueled by intense feelings about the ap- propriateness of the Confederate flag flown twice a year at the Kappa Alpha fraternity house, the barriers began to rise at a growing rate during the fall semester. By November, however, the Senate had succeeded in getting both sides to begin constructive dialogue as a first step in solving the problem. A number of forums were held at which minority students could voice their ideas and complaints. We wanted to make sure that minority groups had the chance to talk about the problems they saw, said Burton. UA couple of evenings, we even went to dinner together, he added. As the process continued a growing desire seemed to develop on both minority and majority sides to begin resolving differences. The battle, however, had only begun. Com- municating was our biggest problem, said so. Rachel Hsu, member of another campus minority - the International students. Improving relations with that group was also part of the barriers emphasis adopted by the Senate. As the spring semester drew to a close it was evident that efforts to break down barriers were finally beginning to meet with some success. The college administration asked that the Con- federate flag no longer be displayed publicly, and the seeds sown in Senate forums began to take root in relation- ships across minority and racial lines throughout the college community. I feel that the Senate's ,work has been a great help in trying to make the undercurrent tension rise to the sur- face and be dealt with on a more public level, said sr. Margaret Moore. Many others would agree. At least at year's end it was evident that the battles would no longer be fought in secret. . Breaking Down Barriers I 7 A Tgg .,. , .