ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL NEWSLETTER . . .
The concept of the Multicultural Newsletter is to provide an avenue for information, updates, opinions, news, and events that will expand the cultural horizons of all Ripon College students. Each issue will include upcoming cultural student
organization events, articles and opinion pieces by Ripon College students, and see the great things the student activities office is doing. The ultimate hope of this newsletter is that the reader(s) will find him/herself more aware of the cultural
atmosphere and events present not only on the Ripon College campus, but around the United States and the world.
SPRING 2014 EDITION
INSIDE THIS ISSUE :
MY TIME FOR MISA 1
SENIOR FSREWELL 2
C INCO DE MAYO 3
SPRING BREAK TRIP
R IPON GETS T ON
BSU, CDC, RRRUMBA ,
QSA
UPCOMING EVENTS
3
4
5
6
MULTICULTURAL NEWSLETTER
and staff to get involved with
these events and for the Ripon
College administration to build
upon the pledges to increase
diversity on campus.
Signed your 2012-2014 MISA
assistant , Crider
By Michael Crider
I couldn’t have asked for
a better end to my tenure
as the Multicultural and
International Student
Affairs Assistant for
SAO than occurred this
past Monday for Cinco
de Mayo. We had a
wonderful turn-out, with
a sidesplitting pepper-
eating contest, that
reminded me why I so
enjoyed this job in the
first place. This past
semester was a blast with
MLK week being a
wonderful success that
helped spur on the
semester. Women’s
History Month had my
favorite event of the
semester which was That
Takes Ovaries, where
many students told not
only the stories of others,
but were courageous
enough to share their
own personal struggles.
It was a very powerful
event that truly opened
my and others’ eyes to
the struggles of women.
The exceptional thing
was the amount of men
that showed up for That
Takes Ovaries and it
truly refreshed me as it
sometimes feels as if our
events only reach those
that are affected by that
given topic. This event
and others were a great
send-off for me as I
continue within Student
Activities as a general
office worker in the Fall.
I would like to challenge
more students, faculty
MY TIME FOR MISA
Casey Gott
Joseph Johns
Xia Xiong
Kali Doerr
Reshma McHale
Alex Thao
Vinnis Lee
Tsering Yangchen
Penny Shapansky
Mamadou Toure
Jaquita Hawthorne
Jasmine Lemus
Angela Aviles
Katilyn Raymond
Christian Martinez
Anna Kasper
Nicholas From
Kristin Chramowicz
Rebecca Nieves
Rebecca Ramirez
David Garcia
Clarence Mutale
Adriana Zeriu
Biniam Feleke
Yue Liu
David Jewett
Emily Stargardt
Rosette Reynolds
Garth Clark
GOOD LUCK SENIORS !
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THIS SPRING WE HAVE 29
MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS
GRADUATING. RIPON WISHES THEM
MUCH SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE
ENDEAVORS!
Cinco De Mayo
By: Kyonna Withers
Hola amigas! There was a huge fiesta for Cinco De Mayo on Monday May 5 on memorial lawn. There was music, dancing, treats from Ocampos Mexican restaurant, a performance from rrRumba and a hot pepper eating contest! The turnout was great, the weather was
beautiful and people had a great time. What more can we ask for! Congrats to Anival Carrillo for winning the hot pepper eating contest!
SPRING BREAK ANYONE???
Spring Break 2014 was in Chicago this year! 14 students went and had a blast sight seeing Magnificent Mile, Science Centers, the Willis Tower, eating Thai food and seeing Navy Pier. Who doesn’t love getting off campus and heading to another state for the day!
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1ST EVER R IPON GETS IT ON !
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THIS APRIL RIPON EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST EVER SEX WEEK! IT WAS TITLED RIPON GETS IT ON AND WAS FUNDED BY A 14 FOR 14 GRANT FROM THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE. THE WEEK WAS DEDICATED TO SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION. WHY? BECAUSE WE WANT HEALTHY INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS AT RIPON. SHOUT TO ROSETTE REYNOLDS WHO WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE WHOLE WEEK. CO SPRONSORS FOR THE WEEK INCLUDE THE QUEER STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL, ALPHA CHI OMEGA AND SMAC
Queer Straight Alliance
The Queer Straight Alliance has planned and implanted a successful LGBT History month, drag bingo and trips to Spectrum in Appleton. Their mission involves creating an accepting and supportive environment that accepts all sexual orientations and gender identities within and throughout Ripon College. They also aim to educate in order to facilitate the elimination of homophobia and
transphobia. They just had elections and Gillian Grocke is the new president. Way to go Gil!
Black Student Union
By: Nautica Frazier Over this semester the Black Student Union has incorporated so much educational events from all types of categories. We
kicked the semester with Black history month incorporating Black Jew Dialogue to teach the similarities between African American and Jews. We then had the annual Soul Food dinner asking everyone to bring a canned good to donate to a homeless shelter. Also this April BSU and the Ripon Red hawks Baseball team brought Dennis Biddle a former player form Dodgers Negro Baseball league to talk about his experience about being one of the players in the National Negro Baseball league.
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R IPON ’S MULTICULTURAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
rrRumba!
Love to dance? Well this group is for you! rrRumba is a student organization that meets every Tuesday and Thursday in Great Hall at 7 and seeks to promote the appreciation and recognition of ballroom dancing as a positive and constructive form of recreation. Every year rrRumba is invited to perform at International Dinner and goes to Salsa Congress, which is a national salsa convention in Chicago. They also danced at the Cinco De Mayo event and were fantastic! They are always looking for more participants so feel free to join!
Cultural Diversity Club
This is a vey active group for international students and those that love to experience international flavors and culture. The purpose of the club is to highlight the various cultures represented on the campus of Ripon College. This is achieved through various activities including movies, a fashion show, presentations about different countries, dances, sponsoring of speakers and musicians, study breaks, and other activities such as International Dinner. Get ready for a great semester in the fall from CDC!
June 19– Juneteenth
June 29– Ramadan begins
September 3– BSU Back to School
BBQ 5pm Scott Hall
September 15-October 15– Hispanic
Heritage History Month
September 24– Rosh Hashanah
begins at sundown
September 26– Native American
Day
All of October– LGBT History
Month
October 3– Yom Kippur
October 8– Sukkot begins
October 9- HEDIT conference at
UW FDL
October 12– Soul Food
All of November– International
Month
November 1– Day of the Dead
November 7– CDC Night of Fashion
November 27– Thanksgiving
December 1– World Aids Day
(many more to add, check the
calendar of events weekly!)
300 W. Seward St. Ripon, WI 54971
The Office of Student Activities and Orientation Phone: 920-748-8112 http://www.ripon.edu/studentlife/student_activities/misa/misa.html Editor of newlstter: Kyonna Withers Assistant Director of Student Activities E-mail: [email protected]
Want a way to recognize all
Multicultural and
International Student Affairs
events and initiatives? Look
for this new logo!
NEW MISA ASSISTANT AND LOGO !
UPCOMING EVENTS & HOLIDAYS
Please feel free to submit relevant and appropriate articles, stories, events, and more to Kyonna Withers for publication consideration.
Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of Student Activities and Orientation or the Ripon College community.
Also there will be a new student worker working with SAO on MISA initiatives. Her name is Fabi-ola Mercado. Faby is the class of 2017 majoring in psychology hoping to work as a counselor for children. She is part of Cultural Diversity Club, Alpha Chi Omega, and HOLA. Kyonna cannot wait to work with Faby!
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