Organization News

Organizacion Latino Americana (OLA) is a young and emerging organization that has been around campus for three years. Slowly and gracefully it is changing and trying to unite many different communities within and around the Green Bay area. OLA consists of 15 active members, of all origins or ethnicities, who have devoted themselves to integrating Hispanic culture and all diversity as an important factor in a healthy community. OLA’ s mission is achieved in many ways such as: tutoring, fundraising, high school collaborations, campus recruiting, cultural events and, of course, Salsa dances. Activities in the planning stages for the 2003-04 school year include a Salsa Dance in the Phoenix Rooms on November 14 from 8:00-midnight. In late-October we will also begin presenting a college preparation power point presentation to local area high schools. To learn more about these opportunities attend our meetings on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. in the AIC. 

OLA’s new officers are President-Elizabeth Moran; Vice President-Rocio Amaro; Secretary-Jose Leon; Treasurer-Carolina Bacelis; Publicity/Promotions-Patricia Bacelis; Events Organizer-Sarah Michiels.

The Black Student Union (BSU) has started to plan yearly events like Kwanzaa, the Soul Food Dinner, and Black History Month. They are also planning a Get-to-Know-You-Gathering, and a shared pot luck with the other AIC organizations. You can check the AIC for information on these events. 
BSU’s new officers are President-Raegan Jackson; Vice President-Theresa Okokon; Secretary-Jasmine Spangrud

The Southeast Asian Student Union’s (SASU) Halloween dance is scheduled for October 17, from 8:00-12:00 p.m. in the Niagara Rooms. Everyone is welcome to this dance. To win prizes you must wear a costume, but no jean or caps please. Other events that are planned are a Diversity Trip to Minneapolis/St. Paul on November 28-30; a holiday gathering at the org adviser’s house; and the Hmong National Development Conference in North Carolina on April 2-4. 
SASU’s new officers are: President- Juny Lee; Vice President-Jean Vang; Secretary-Nou Yang; Treasurer-Mai Der Vang; Public Relations-Jenny Vang.

Intertribal Student Council (ISC) began plans for the Pow-Wow which will be held on April 10 from noon until 10:00 p.m. in the Phoenix Sports Center. Members should come into the AIC to vote for head dancers and the head drums. 

ISC’s new officers are President-Melissa Skenandore; Co-President-Virginia Swamp; Secretary-Michelle Powless-Crouch; Treasurer-Leah Stroobants

SASU Goes to Lambeau Field
Sao Vue, Adviser

“No more egg rolls! No more egg rolls!” shouted the SASU members. Every year the Southeast Asian Student Union (SASU) members, spend a whole Sunday from 9 a.m. to midnight rolling over 2,000 egg rolls as a fundraiser event for their student organization. After the last egg roll has been rolled, many SASU members are left with sore fingers from the rolling, painful soles from the standing and clothes smelling of grease. Not that the students mind making the egg rolls for the campus and community, but they felt that it is time to seek other sources of revenue for their student organization. So, SASU went knocking at the door of the NFL Packers Organization for help. Low and behold, SASU was offered the job of sweeping Lambeau Field after every home game. Five home games left! Go Packers! 

SASU’s first trip to Lambeau Field was on Saturday, September 6, 2003. Most SASU members have never stepped foot into Lambeau Field. As the students proudly entered the stadium, not as spectators, but as stadium sweepers for the first time with their brooms, shovels and trash bags, they paused at the entrance to fully take in the effects of Lambeau Field. Definitely, there is a spiritual aurora about Lambeau Field that none of the students seemed to explain. The words that were uttered from the students’ mouths were, “Wow!” and “Cool!” 

There were other non-profit organizations that cleaned Lambeau Field, but SASU was the only organization that had lots of fun sweeping tons of garbage left behind by spectators. Yes, as funny as it seemed they found humor in cleaning and sweeping the stadium. I was struck with laughter watching the students proudly displaying their brooms, shovels, and trash bags for a Kodak moment. Onlookers were puzzled to see the SASU group with so much energy and playfulness. 

Even though cleaning Lambeau Field is a laborious job, SASU members were able to have lots of fun fundraising for their student organization. Just one note from the SASU members for people who attend Packers games, “Remember to pick-up your garbage!” 

D I V E R S I T Y
-Gene Griessman-

I believe that diversity is a part of the natural order of things—as natural as the trillion shapes and shades of the flowers of spring or the leaves of autumn.

I believe that diversity brings new solutions to an ever-changing environment, and that sameness is not only uninteresting but limiting.

To deny diversity is to deny life—with all its richness and manifold opportunities. Thus I affirm my citizenship in a world of diversity, and with it the responsibility to…
Be tolerant. Live and let live. Understand that those who cause no harm should not be feared, ridiculed, or harmed—even if they are different.

Look for the best in others.

Be just in my dealings with poor and rich, weak and strong, and whenever possible to defend the young, the old, the frail, the defenseless.

Be kind, remembering how fragile the human spirit is.
Live the examined life, subjecting my motives and actions to the scrutiny of mind and heart so to rise above prejudice and hatred. Care.

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