Multicultural Newsletter - Spring 2014

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M ULTICULTURAL NEWSLETTER S PRING 2014 E DITION A BOUT THE M ULTICULTURAL N EWSLETTER ... 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

MY 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 peppereating 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

atmosphere and events present not only on the Ripon College campus, but around the United States and the world.

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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

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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

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