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Senior Alex Johnson takes a look at the Indian clothing exhibit set up in the McCombs Center.
Indian Cultural Awareness Month
By REBECCA BRANNICK
Megaphone Staff
I Since arriving here at South
western. I've really come to
appreciate the value of learning
about other cultures," said first-
year student Ashley Heck.
“There are all kinds of events
and activities here that help to
make me more aware of the
global context of my educa-
tion" One such event going on
now is Indian Cultural Aware-
ness Month, starting March 20
and continuing until April 20.
The first scheduled feature is
the Indian Cultural Clothing
Exhibit, located in the Map
Room of the McCombs Center.
This exhibit showcases six out-
fits (four female and two male)
of traditional Indian clothing,
as well as a display ot gold |cw-
elry and other accessories. The
opening of this event, on March
20, featured live music from
Cl 's group HUM, as well as-
Indian linger foods. “I thought
the choral group was very origi-
nal." said Elissa l ewis, a first-
year student. “The traditional
clothes tire also re-ally betnth—
wide Rangoli Design Competi-
tion (March 24-20, depending
on inclement weather), which
will take place on the McCombs
Patio. Students can make their
own Rangoli design, and a judg-
ing panel (consisting of an art
professor, a religious studies
professor, and an Indian Stu-
dent Association member) will
award pri/.es. From Wednesday,
April 2 until Friday, April 4,
there will be tables set up in the
McCombs Concourse to collect
money for ASHA (a charity that
provides education for under-
privileged children in India) as
well as a raffle and a display
about native Indian flowers.
Also on that Wednesday, the
Commons will feature Vasanth:
A Celebration of Spring and
Indian Cuisine. I he Nritya
Sangam Indian Dance Iroupe
from UT will be on campus on
Tuesday, April 8. The perfor-
mance, which starts at 7 pm
in the Caldwell Carvey Foyer,
will feature classical and con-
temporary Indian dances. On
Friday. April 1 1. the Commons
will serve mango ice cream,
and on A pi 11 If*, the IS A, a long
Other upcoming events
include a day-long, campus-
with Latinos Unidos. Ebony, the
Asia Club, and tl)e International
Club, will present the second
annual International Fashion
Show. Beginning at 7 pm in
the l.inda and Marsha Ball-
rooms. the show will feature
Prathkihawani Fusion, the Texas
Dragon/I.ion Dance learn, and
the Deltas Step Group. In addi-
tion, the ST television channel
will also be playing Mississippi
Masala and Fast is Fast during
ICAM.
The president of ISA. Joleen
Kayanickupuratn, along with
the Secretary, Khushdeep
Grewal, eamfc up with the idea
of having an Indian Cultural
Awareness Month as a pro-
posal fora King Creativity fund
grant and received planning tips
and help from their advisor.
SevaPriya Barrier. When the
ISA received the grant, they
made the idea more definitive
and it eventually developed into
ICAM. This.is the ISA's second
year at Southwestern. It was
founded in Fall 2001 by Sunil
Naik and Nandan Gad. and was
formed to “address tho issues of
the Indian American student
and to serve as a means of
educating the entire SU com-
munity Hi Indian suiimcs and
traditions." Although a small
organization, the ISA has been
attracting more attention
recently and the number of
people attending theii bi-
monthly meetings (which are
open to the entire campus) has
steadily grown. This year's
officers, as well as more
information about the organi-
zation's past events, can be
found at their Website: http
w vv w .south vv e s t e r n . e d u
student-life organizations isa
"As part of becoming a well-
rounded. well-educated person,
it’s important to learn about all
possible subjects," said Joleen.
ISA's president. “As a small
university. Southwestern makes
it easy to learn about the diverse
backgrounds of its students
there is the potential to make
information much more roadiI\
available. As part of its mis-
sion. ISA strives toward edu-
cating tho campus community
about Indian culture, and ICAM
is a way to do this." ICAM
is made possible by the efforts
of SevaPriya Barrier, the King
Creativity Fund and Commu-
nity Chest, the Student Activi-
ties crew. Latmos Cnidus. Asia
Club, the International Club.
Ml. Gllagl. the Special Collcc-
tions division of the library, and
the campus community through
their continuing support.
Paideia moves
along; accepts
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applications
By LAUREN SHEPARD
Megaphone Staff
I ast fall, the university
received $8.5 million from the
Robert and Rudy Priddy Char-
itable Trust of Wichita Falls,
lex as to establish the Paideia
program. Coming from the
Greek word meaning the sum
total of one's educational expe-
rience. the Paideia program
will be an out-of-class expe-
rience. exposing students to
four different areas: intcrcul-
t ura 1 experience, leadership
experience, service learning
experiences, and collaborative
experiences.
Through the three years
of the program, sophomore to
senior year, a group of ten
students will be participating
in three to five seminars per
semester Ic'd by their Paideia
Professor. These seminars will
be about the exploration of the
different studies the program
supports This year’s first vear
students will be the first to
go through the program, and
graduate with Paideia Scholar
prestige.
To introduce the first year
students to the program, a
late-night breakfast w'as held
on March 5, 2003. President
Schrum explained the overall
applications of the program
and goals it hopes to achieve.
Students then broke into
smaller groups and a Paideia
Professor further explained the
program and the requirements
for the program.
All students are welcome
to the program, with a minimal
GPA requirement and a rela-
tively casv application to till
out online. Ilic school desires
to reach out t<> all students,
eventually including all incom-
ing students into the program.
According to founder,
James W. I lund, Provost and
Dean of the Faculty. " I he Pai-
dent pmgrmn will inspire ttt
Southwestern graduates a pas-
sion for lifelong learning and
connectivity among otherwise
distinct life experiences. We
believe these will be persons
who have the greatest poten-
tial to contribute to the well-
being of humanity."
Therefore, despite the
background and interests of the
students, they will explore and
understand different fields and
enhance their academic stud-
ies through the incorporation
and interconnection they will
have with this program
Each professor will lead
their group in an independent
manner, deciding where and
vvlial the student should be
exposed to and for what
reason.
“As an example of the
study of leadership,” explains
Paideia Professor Dr. Tim
O’Neill at the late night break-
fast, “1 would take my stu-
dents to a play rehearsal and
ask them to observe how the
director leads his actors and
how he achieves his interpre-
tation of the play.”
The program will initially
start with ten professors, all
w ho have the most experience
at Southwestern for this pro-
gram:
* Suzanne Buchclc, assis-
tant professor of mathematics
and computer science
*John Chapman, professor
of mathematics and computer
science
*Dirk Early, associate pro-
fessor of economies and busi-
ness
* David Gaines, associate
professor of the department of
english
*Hal Haskell, professor of
classics
* Tim O’Neill, professor of
political science and holder .
of the Tower-Hester Chair in
Political Science
*.lohn Ore. assistant pro-
fessor of theatre
* Rebecca Slid let, associ-
ate professor and chair of the
Department of Biology
* Patrick Veerkamp. pro-
fessor of art-^-
see PAIDEIA on pg. 2
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Students honor professors with award
By BETH FREED
Megaphone Copy Fclitor
As Tin sure many of you
have noticed in you e-mail
inboxes and your mailboxes, the
Southwestern University leach-
ing Awards are coming tip. flic
awards were created by the
Southwestern faculty in IW9
to recognize faculty members
who have demonstrated excel-
lence in leaching. Nominations
for the award arc submitted
by students in the spring semes-
ter. with selection of the recipi-
ents conducted by the Honorary
Degrees Committee. There is
one award for tenured profes-
sors and one for lion-tenured
professors.
Students really appreciate
their ability to voice their
thoughts about their favorite
professors. As senior Steve
Denson said. “ The students
getting to participate in the
nominating process shows their
application for (he professors
teaching qualities.character, and
as an all-around wonderful im.li-
vidtial.” Folly Mosely. a junior,
asks. “ Who emulates qualities
in their daily lives that inspire
you?" Your answer will likely
be a professor who has made a
profound impact on you during
your stav at Southwestern.
Our years at college have
and will continue to profoundly
a fleet the wav we see ourselves
and the wav we see the world
Coming from our little towns,
cities or suburbs, main of us
have led secluded, isolated lives.
fairly unaware of the world
around us. College opens our
eyes to a whole different w ot Id.
and often, many different
worlds. One of the most kev
factors of this transformation is
our professors.
Professors bring into the
classroom ideas, readings and
techniques that mam of us have
never experienced Having a
variety of different professors
w ill) different perspectives helps
us to mold our ow n v icw s of
the world. Steve Denson thinks.
“File Southwestern I mversit
reaching Awards arc important
because they reflect the achieve-
ment of outstanding teaching
ability.leadership skills, and
relationship skills of the nomi-
nated professor"
lolly Mosely answered her
previous question, stating. “I
nominated Dr. Eileen Cleerc
from the English Department
for the I'eacher of the Year
Award She cites many rea-
sons for her selection She lias
had four classes with Dr ( lecre
during her time at Southwest-
ern so far. She says, “anyone
w ho lias taken ^ course vv ith her
can attest to her field expertise,
her thought-provoking discus-
sions. and attentiveness to her
students.
But she adds another dimen-
sion to the nomination, saving,
"Our relationship extends
beyond the classroom, and con-
verse I)'. so have the tilings she’s
taught me. I lor Intro, to
see AWARDS on pg 2
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