Angelou
continued from page 5
mother’s boyfriend. The man was
subsequently murdered by An
gelou’s uncles.
According to The Norton
Anthology of African American
Literature, the incident caused
Angelou to believe her words had
the power to kill, and consequently
sent the young girl into five years of
silence. The anthology conveys that
in those years of quiet, the woman
absorbed the world around her,
finally emerging as one of the most
commanding voices in literature.
“I write for the black voice and
any ear which can hear it,” she
has been quoted.
However, Angleou’s achieve
ments reach far beyond the
realm of the written word. In
addition to her celebrated works
of literature and poetry, she has
described herself as a dancer,
singer, producer, composer, jour
nalist, actor and teacher.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ap
pointed her Northern Coordinator
for the Southern Christian Leader
ship Conference in 1959.
Her most recent book, “A Song
Flung Up in Heaven,” published in
2002, recounts her experiences
during this period and the civil
rights movement that followed.
During the 60s, she was a promi
nent journalist in Egypt and
Ghana. She has authored six plays
and was nominated for an Emmy
award for her role in the television
series “Roots” in 1977.
Angelou’s 1971 poetry collec
tion, “Give Me a Drink of Water
’For I Diiie,” was nominated for a
Pulitzer, and her 1972 screenplay
“Georgia, Georgia” was the first
original script penned by a black
author to be produced.
Though her stories often depict
painful experiences, Angelou car
ries an enduring message of tri
umph over the odds. These are les
sons that attendees are sure to
gain insight from.
In Norton’s Anthology, Angelou
described her work in the following
way: “All my work is meant to say,
‘You may encounter many defeats
but you must not be defeated.’ In
fact, the encountering may be the
very experience which creates the
vitality and the power to endure.”
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Toxicity
continued from page 5
and Evolutionary Biology Joe
Thornton attended the screening to
answer questions about PVG and
the film. Thornton called vinyl the
most environmentally hazardous
consumer product on earth.
Despite its toxicity, PVG is used in
countless substances, from baby
toys to shower curtains. Helfand
said she hopes the film will inspire
people to seek out less harmful al
ternatives to vinyl, especially vinyl
used in building manufacturing.
“We made ‘Blue Vinyl’ with the
• hope that we could produce a fun,
effective, heart and mind opening
way for consumers, at every class
level, to see that they are connected
to people and communities all along
the material life cycle of the prod
ucts that get manufactured, that we
buy, that get disposed of,” Helfand
said. “In the case of vinyl and PVG,
and via those human connections
— which the industry does not want
us to make — change will happen. It
already is.”
Both Helfand and Thornton
stressed the importance that not
only individual consumers, but
also larger corporations, stop using
PVG products.
“We have very limited choices
as consumers,” Thornton said.
“That is why this new idea of or
ganizing people to put pressure
on the government and institu
tions to make environmentally
friendly purchasing decisions is
so important.”
Helfand stressed the obligation
of campuses like the University to
set an example and make “green”
purchasing decisions.
“I really believe campuses and
universities play an important role
in changing the way purchases are
made,” Helfand said. “How many
binders are purchased at a univer
sity that are made from PVC? Why
not purchase something recycled?
A university can stimulate the de
mand for sustainable materials.”
For more information on the
“My House Is Your House” cam
paign, visit the Web site www.my
houseisyourhouse. org.
Contact the Pulse reporter
athelenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
Mate
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a professor of linguistics and
semiotics at the University of
Buenos Aires, said that there are
many ways to serve the drink.
“Terere” is mate served cold,
while “mate cocido” is served hot.
Badano emphasized that the serv
ing water should be hot, but not
boiling. “Mate amargo” is served
without sugar. Orange, mandarin
and tangerine peels can also add
flavor to the tea.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Christian Gundermann, who
teaches in the University’s ro
mance language department,
taught at schools in Buenos Aires
and Tucuman in Argentina.
He said mate has a strong cultural
connection to rural life in
the country.
“It’s much more common in
lower-class environments. You
won’t find the jet-set class drink
ing it,” he said. “It’s a little bit like
a country bumpkin kind of thing.”
Badano said that while mate is
available in larger cities such as
Buenos Aires, it is mainly con
sumed by farmers and peasants.
“Mate isn’t an urban tradition.
You need time to drink mate —
it’s a tradition of little cities, not
big cities,” she said. “It’s not a
common tradition for people who
work in the office.”
Traditionally, when people gath
er to drink mate from a gourd, one
person distributes the water, fill
ing up the gourd each time it is
emptied. This person is called the
“cebador,” and Badano said a tal
ented cebador can refill a mate
gourd 20 to 30 times and still
make the flavor last.
“Pouring the water is like a lan
guage,” she said. “If you are
a good cebador, it doesn’t lose
the taste.”
Gundermann added that con
suming mate goes beyond the
simple act of drinking.
“In Argentina, there’s a strong
culture of conversation,” he said.
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