1992_02 The Daily Collegian February 1992

              SPECIAL EDITION
PRICAN PEOPLES JIISTORY MONTH
A Brief Outline of the Month's Events
Arts and Cratfs Fair
Wednesday, February 5th,
there will be an Arts and Crafts
Fair on the balcony of the
University Student Union.
Artists and craftspeople will
be displaying their work from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
AKA Women's Forum
The Alpha Kappa Al p ha So¬
rority, Inc. will host the "Af¬
rican-American Women's
Forum.Workforce 2000 on
Samnlay,February9th. Pro¬
fessional aAfircan-American
women will be discussing
their methods for making it
in the workforce. The fo¬
rum will focus on resume
writing,interview ski lis and
business etiquette needed to
succeed in a professional at¬
mosphere. The forum will
be from 9 a.m. to noon,
upstairs in the Cafeteria,
room 202.
A Phi A Info Night
On Sunday, February 9th,
the Alpha Phi Alpha Frater¬
nity, Inc. will hold an Infor¬
mation Night. All those
interested in A Phi A should
attend. The event will be
held from 7 to 9 p.m. in the
USU room 311.
Keynote Speaker
CSU Fresno alumni John
Stanfield II will be speaking
on Monday, February 10th
in the Satellite Student Un¬
ion at 7 p.m. Stanfield, a
professor of sociology at
William and Mary College
in Williamsburg, Virginia,
will discuss "The Subject is
Racism: The Poetics of Dis¬
honesty in Public Discourse
and Private Life". Stanfield
is die keynote speaker for
the month.
Buffalo Soldiers
The Buffalo Soldiers preci¬
sion drill team will present
"Vision Quest" on Tuesday,
February 11th, at noon in the
Free Speech _\rear. The Buf¬
falo Soldiers will also be per¬
forming at various other
ools during the week.
Tuskeegee Airmen
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Tuskeegee Airmen will be
presented on Wednesday,
February 12th, in the lobby
of the USU. The traveling
museum uses videos and
pictures to tell the story of
the only all Africar^Ameri-
can pilot program in this
country's history. Come
meet a true part of African-
American history!
Organization's Day
Wednesday will' also be
Organization's Day. This
will be a chance for any or¬
ganization that is interested
in attracting African-Ameri¬
cans as members to come
and present their group.
Tables will be set up on the
balcony of the USU from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.
"Sadie Hawkins" Dance
Valentine's Day, February
14th is the date set for the
"Sadie Hawkins" dance in
the Satellite Student Union.
The dance is sponsored by
the African Student Union
and the Academic Excel¬
lence Organization for Afri¬
can-American Athletes. All
students are invited to at¬
tend. The dance is free to all
CSUF and FresnoCity Col¬
lege students. A valid ID is
required and limited occu¬
pancy will be enforced due
to firecode restrictions. The
dance will be from 9 p.m. to
midnight. Don't worry if
you don't have a date, but
remember, the girls get to
ask the guys to dance!
Dialogue Symposium
The Second Annual Faculty
Dialogue Symposium will
be held on Saturday, Febru¬
ary 15 thJtoia 1 to 5 p.m. in
room 2<£, upstairs in the
Cafeteria. This year's topic
is "Black Conservatism,
Political Correctness and the
ArnericanSocial Order". For
more information contact
the Ethnic Studies depart-
...  ment at 278-2832.
Red, Black & Green Ball
The African Student Union
will sponsor the "Red, Black
and Green Ball" for the
Fresno/Clovis area high
school BSU's in the Satellite
Student Union on Saturday,
February 15th, from 9 pm.
to midnight Kappa Alpha
Psiand Alpha Phi Alpha fra¬
ternities will be on hand to
provide a little "step" enter¬
tainment. "Big brothers and
sisters" are needed as
chaperones. Anyone inter¬
ested must sign up in ad¬
vance with the aAfrican Stu¬
dent Union.
Sophomore Tea-
Alpha Kappa Alpha Soror¬
ity will host a Sophomore
Tea on Monday, February
17th, at 6 p.m. The off cam¬
pus event will be held at the
recreation room at
Woodside Park. For more
information contact mem¬
bers of AKA, or Frankie
Moore in the Campus Out¬
reach office.
Hot Link Sale
Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity
will be selling hot links in
the Free Speech Area at noon
on Wednesday, February
19th.
Cooking Presentation
Peer Helth Education will be
presenting a taste and learn
workshop on healthy ethnic
foods. Come and learn low
fat cooking techniques and
tips for healthy eating. The
focus is on reducing the fat
content of favorite foods. The
workshop will be held on
Wednesday February 15th
from 6-7 p.m. in Art/Home
Ec room 108.
Children's Day
Thursday, February 20th
will be Children's Day. Ele¬
mentary age children from
area schools will be on cam¬
pus to participate in a vari¬
ety of workshops and pro¬
grams aimed at increasing
their awareness of African-
Americans in history. The
SatelliteStudent Union is the
site for this activity, which
will be t*rom 8a.m. to 1p.m.   J
Tribute To Sisterhood
Delta Sigma Theta Sorori ty,
Inc. will present "A Tribute
to African-American Sister-
hood" on Sunday, Febru¬
ary 23rd at 3 p.m., in room
309 of the USU. This is a
chance for sisters to come
together and pay tribute to
each other, as well as those
who cleared the path to
today.
Gospel Night
Alsoon Sunday will be Gos¬
pel Fest 1992. Starting at 4
p.m. in the Satellite Student
Union, individuals and
choirs will be on hand to
sing some of their favorite
gospel songs. Gospel Fest is
free to all who rum out for
an afternoon of spirituality.
Three Decades of Film
"Three Decades of African-
Americans in Film" will be
presented from Tuesday
through Thursday, Febru-
ary25th-27thfrom6-10p.m.
Each night will feature two
films from a particular dec¬
ade, either the 1970/sWsor
'90's. The place where the
films will be shown will be
announced at a later date.
Amateur Night
Friday/February 28th, will
be "Amateur Night at the
Satellite", a talent show open
to all interested people. The
show will be patterned after
"Showtime at the Apollo", a
show broadcast from New
York's Apollo Theatre, and
shown on late night televi¬
sion. Talent will have to reg¬
ister to have the opportu¬
nity to participate. Entry
rules and applications will
be available at die Student
Activities office next week
(February 10th). The show
will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Art Presentations
Around Campus
Art exhibits on campus this
month will be on display in
the Madden Library and the
President's Gallery. In the
library there will be a picto¬
rial display on the second
floor depicting the life of
slain civil rights leader, Rev.
Martin Luther King, Jr. The
display will be up through
February. Also in the library,
front February 24th-28th,
will be a pictorial tribute to
African heroes and sheroes
in history. In the President's
Gallery, Dr. Ehigiator will
have his collection of Afri¬
can artifacts on display
during the month. Dr.
Ehigiator and Paulette Flem¬
ing, of the Arts department,
will presenta workshop this
weekend as the second of
two parts of "Articulture
and Ethnicity. The work¬
shops begin at 4 p.m. For
further information on the
exhibit and/or the work¬
shops, contact the Art de-.
parrment at 278-2516.
For more information abou t
events during the month,
contact the Studnt Activi¬
ties Office at 278-2741
Do You Know?
l.Wno was the first Afri
can-American awarded a
Ph.D degree?
2. Who was the first African
American general in the
United States?
3. Became the first African-
American woman ambas¬
sador to Luxembourg in
1965?
4. What CO.R.E. stands for?
5. Who was the first African
American astronaut?
6. Who was the first African
American nominated for
president by a major na¬
tional party in 1968?
7. Who was the first African
American student body
president at CSUFresno?
(Answers on page 3)
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