with more than twenty degrees from schools such as Morehouse College, Boston University, Harvard Univer- sity and University of Pennsylvania was just a human being. The ideal- ized view of the amazing Martin Lu- ther King should never take away from the fact that he was a man who lived and decided like many others to dedicate his life to the movement of civil rights and equality for all Ameri- cans. Other than the inspiring speeches from various staff members and students, the food was amazing with a variety of dishes. Many people went for seconds. The key speaker was Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Director of the Women’s Studies at Spelman College. This Issue Semester At Sea P.2 Chinese New Year P.3 Going Global —CDC P.3 International Orientation Assistant —Apply Now! P.4 Bison Spectrum Monthly Cultural Center Newsletter 11 ISSUE Jan, 2009 International Student Services Multicultural Student Services 125 Vedder Hall Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 17837 ph: 1.570.577.1095 fax: 1.570.577.3163 Cultural Center Hours: Monday-Friday: 8:30-4:30 Monday-Thursday: 7-10pm Directors Paula Myers, Jess Hess Staff Lori Benner Graduate Assistants Erica Lopatofsky (MSS) Nadir Sharif (ISS) Student Staff Marissa Calhoun (MSS) Malika Subramanian (ISS) Editor Rajaa Qadri This newsletter is published by the Cultural Center . Its overall purpose is to promote and reflect the ethnic richness and diversity of Bucknell’s student body. For making contributions to Bison Spectrum, contact Rajaa Qadri: [email protected]The ideals and dreams of Martin Luther King were remembered, relived and cherished on Tuesday Janu- ary 20th, as students and teachers gathered in the Terrace Room for the Annual Martin Luther King Dinner. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil right activist during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s who fought for equal human rights through activism, civil disobedi- ence and non-violent acts. Sadly, he was assassinated before he could fulfill his dream of the dissolution of racial segregation and discrimination. Thus, we all gathered on his birth date to reflect and discuss how we all could live out his dreams. The student speaker of the night, Megan Hathaway, a senior at Bucknell, addressed issues from her own life experiences and enlight- ened the audience of how her own experiences with history, race, poverty and discrimination shaped her perceptions of the world. She encouraged to uphold values like opportunity, equality and civil duty and hope to achieve in the future. The Voices of Praise gave an uplifting and heart-felt performance that left children and students dancing and clapping along with the music. Carmen Gillespie, Asso- ciate Professor of English also spoke and focused on the fact that Martin Luther King, a man BY, MAYA CHASE ‘11 Dr. Beverly Guy – Sheftall Annual Beloved Dinner
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with more than twenty degrees from
schools such as Morehouse College,
Boston University, Harvard Univer-
sity and University of Pennsylvania
was just a human being. The ideal-
ized view of the amazing Martin Lu-
ther King should never take away
from the fact that he was a man who
lived and decided like many others to
dedicate his life to the movement of
civil rights and equality for all Ameri-
cans.
Other than the inspiring
speeches from various staff members
and students, the food was amazing
with a variety of dishes. Many people
went for seconds.
The key speaker was Dr. Beverly
Guy-Sheftall, Director of the
Women’s Studies at Spelman College.
This Issue
Semester At Sea P.2
Chinese New Year P.3
Going Global—CDC P.3
International Orientation Assistant—Apply Now! P.4