Women of Color
Coalition Building
Conference
(Women as Leaders Working
Towards Global Justice)
University of Oregon: EMU
February 16th and 17th, 2002
• Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
(workshops)
• Sunday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
(dinner). 6:00 p.m. to
9:00 p.m. (performances)
s5 tickets @ EMU Ticket Office
Contact Darlene Dadras or Mina Kirkova at the ASUO Women's
Center (541) 346-4095. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/women/
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Dave Douglas
Charms of the
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Monday, Feb 11, 7:30p
Beall Concert Hall, UO
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Black Heritage Fashion Show
journeys Through the Years’
■Alpha Kappa Alpha members
used fashion, drama, dance and
song to share periods of history
By Robin Weber
Oregon Daily Emerald
More than 50 students strutted
down the catwalk in honor of cul
tural awareness at the ninth annu
al Black Heritage Fashion Show on
Sunday.
The EMU Ballroom doors
opened for the University’s Alpha
Kappa Alpha Chapter at 6:08 p.m.
in honor of its founding in 1908,
committed to uplifting the black
community.
While the joint chapter, shared
by the University and Oregon State
University, consists of only 10
members, a crowd of more than
200 turned out for the evening of
celebration, many from other greek
organizations.
“We wanted to do something dif
ferent this year, bringing together
students from both (UO and OSU)
campuses,” Alpha Kappa Alpha
member Kim Jabbie said. Sorority
affiliates sought to depict the cul
ture not only with wardrobe, but
through drama, song and dance as
well, she said.
Based on its theme “Through the
Years,” the show featured stages in
life paralleling the eras in time.
Flags of Sierra Leone, Kenya, Nige
ria, South Africa and Ethiopia were
raised as participants explained the
significance of each flag’s coloring.
Following a united dance down the
stage, the group glanced back at
how people of those nations have
progressed.
“Our chapter has five targets, and
we wanted to incorporate our target
of art and culture with this event,”
University Alpha Kappa Alpha
President Bola Majekobaje said.
Dancers looked “Back in the Day”
at their steps of yesteryear, showing
the audience the decade-to-decade
shift from the 1960s through the
1990s. The crowd was then enter
tained by members of local fratemi
ties and sororities competing in step
shows to see who the best dancers
were and to showcase moves.
The look back in time also high
lighted the progression of church
and worship, and featured black
athletes as well.
“We need to know where we
came from to know where we’re go
ing,” speaker Cordelia Green ex
plained.
On the fashion scene, models
sported outfits for the dance floor,
the church hall and the bedroom.
Their clothes were supplied by local
retailers and models’ closets, ac
cording to Majekobaje. Wedding cer
emonies culminated the show, with
students from all involved groups
gracing the stage in formal wear.
“It’s a great feeling of unity being
here,” sophomore Nathan Jackson
said. “It’s not too often minorities
— especially from other schools —
can get together.”
E-mail reporter Robin Weber
at robinweber@dailyemerald.com.
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no respect for the students,” Paul
Reader said, adding that he thinks
the city gives student renters worse
service than owners who pay prop
erty taxes.
“Students are three-fifth citizens,
like slaves,” he said.
The Readers said they placed
more than 50 calls to the city and
the utilities board, urging them to
make the area a priority.
But an EWEB employee fixing
lines on Alder Street on Sunday
said that with more than 300 trees
and 60 utility poles down, the
process wasn’t going to be complet
ed overnight, and students weren’t
the only ones affected by fallout
from Thursday’s storm.
“Do you realize how many peo
ple are out of power?” EWEB crew
supervisor Bob Hardin said.
“There’s still a lot of old people
without power. ”
With the lights out and the heat
off, neighborhood students said
they did their best to stay warm and
occupied during the weekend.
“Last night we had a bonfire on
the porch,” Pi Kappa Alpha mem
ber Mike Wilder said.
“It’s like camping, but no fun,”
housemate Jeff Hendryx added.
Senior business major Scott
Furey said he ditched his Alder
Street apartment and stayed at
friends’ houses.
“We can’t really sleep here — it’s
really too cold,” Furey said.
Sara Henderson of Kappa Kappa
Gamma said many members of her
house had reserved hotel rooms
Sunday night in case the power
wasn’t restored.
“We have all the windows and
doors open because it’s warmer
outside,” she said.
Once the power came on, students
went back to postponed papers and
homework previously ignored.
“The second the computer
comes on, I’m gonna start typing,”
Pi Kappa Alpha member Jesse
Harding said Sunday afternoon.
But Sunday night, after power was
restored, Harding had changed his
priorities.
“The first thing I did was turn on
the heat,” he said.
E-mail reporter Brook Reinhard
atbrookreinhard@dailyemerald.com.
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