ABOUT THE MULTICULTURAL NEWSLETTER . . .

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

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

SPRING 2014 EDITION

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

MY TIME FOR MISA 1

SENIOR FSREWELL 2

C INCO DE MAYO 3

SPRING BREAK TRIP

R IPON GETS T ON

BSU, CDC, RRRUMBA ,

QSA

UPCOMING EVENTS

3

4

5

6

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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

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 pepper-

eating 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

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

MY TIME FOR MISA

Casey Gott

Joseph Johns

Xia Xiong

Kali Doerr

Reshma McHale

Alex Thao

Vinnis Lee

Tsering Yangchen

Penny Shapansky

Mamadou Toure

Jaquita Hawthorne

Jasmine Lemus

Angela Aviles

Katilyn Raymond

Christian Martinez

Anna Kasper

Nicholas From

Kristin Chramowicz

Rebecca Nieves

Rebecca Ramirez

David Garcia

Clarence Mutale

Adriana Zeriu

Biniam Feleke

Yue Liu

David Jewett

Emily Stargardt

Rosette Reynolds

Garth Clark

GOOD LUCK SENIORS !

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THIS SPRING WE HAVE 29

MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS

GRADUATING. RIPON WISHES THEM

MUCH SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE

ENDEAVORS!

Cinco De Mayo

By: Kyonna Withers

Hola amigas! There was a huge fiesta for Cinco De Mayo on Monday May 5 on memorial lawn. There was music, dancing, treats from Ocampos Mexican restaurant, a performance from rrRumba and a hot pepper eating contest! The turnout was great, the weather was

beautiful and people had a great time. What more can we ask for! Congrats to Anival Carrillo for winning the hot pepper eating contest!

SPRING BREAK ANYONE???

Spring Break 2014 was in Chicago this year! 14 students went and had a blast sight seeing Magnificent Mile, Science Centers, the Willis Tower, eating Thai food and seeing Navy Pier. Who doesn’t love getting off campus and heading to another state for the day!

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1ST EVER R IPON GETS IT ON !

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THIS APRIL RIPON EXPERIENCED ITS FIRST EVER SEX WEEK! IT WAS TITLED RIPON GETS IT ON AND WAS FUNDED BY A 14 FOR 14 GRANT FROM THE PRESIDENTS OFFICE. THE WEEK WAS DEDICATED TO SEXUALITY EDUCATION AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION. WHY? BECAUSE WE WANT HEALTHY INTERPERSONAL INTERACTIONS AT RIPON. SHOUT TO ROSETTE REYNOLDS WHO WAS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE WHOLE WEEK. CO SPRONSORS FOR THE WEEK INCLUDE THE QUEER STRAIGHT ALLIANCE, INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL, ALPHA CHI OMEGA AND SMAC

Queer Straight Alliance

The Queer Straight Alliance has planned and implanted a successful LGBT History month, drag bingo and trips to Spectrum in Appleton. Their mission involves creating an accepting and supportive environment that accepts all sexual orientations and gender identities within and throughout Ripon College. They also aim to educate in order to facilitate the elimination of homophobia and

transphobia. They just had elections and Gillian Grocke is the new president. Way to go Gil!

Black Student Union

By: Nautica Frazier Over this semester the Black Student Union has incorporated so much educational events from all types of categories. We

kicked the semester with Black history month incorporating Black Jew Dialogue to teach the similarities between African American and Jews. We then had the annual Soul Food dinner asking everyone to bring a canned good to donate to a homeless shelter. Also this April BSU and the Ripon Red hawks Baseball team brought Dennis Biddle a former player form Dodgers Negro Baseball league to talk about his experience about being one of the players in the National Negro Baseball league.

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R IPON ’S MULTICULTURAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

rrRumba!

Love to dance? Well this group is for you! rrRumba is a student organization that meets every Tuesday and Thursday in Great Hall at 7 and seeks to promote the appreciation and recognition of ballroom dancing as a positive and constructive form of recreation. Every year rrRumba is invited to perform at International Dinner and goes to Salsa Congress, which is a national salsa convention in Chicago. They also danced at the Cinco De Mayo event and were fantastic! They are always looking for more participants so feel free to join!

Cultural Diversity Club

This is a vey active group for international students and those that love to experience international flavors and culture. The purpose of the club is to highlight the various cultures represented on the campus of Ripon College. This is achieved through various activities including movies, a fashion show, presentations about different countries, dances, sponsoring of speakers and musicians, study breaks, and other activities such as International Dinner. Get ready for a great semester in the fall from CDC!

June 19– Juneteenth

June 29– Ramadan begins

September 3– BSU Back to School

BBQ 5pm Scott Hall

September 15-October 15– Hispanic

Heritage History Month

September 24– Rosh Hashanah

begins at sundown

September 26– Native American

Day

All of October– LGBT History

Month

October 3– Yom Kippur

October 8– Sukkot begins

October 9- HEDIT conference at

UW FDL

October 12– Soul Food

All of November– International

Month

November 1– Day of the Dead

November 7– CDC Night of Fashion

November 27– Thanksgiving

December 1– World Aids Day

(many more to add, check the

calendar of events weekly!)

300 W. Seward St. Ripon, WI 54971

The Office of Student Activities and Orientation Phone: 920-748-8112 http://www.ripon.edu/studentlife/student_activities/misa/misa.html Editor of newlstter: Kyonna Withers Assistant Director of Student Activities E-mail: withersk@ripon.edu

Want a way to recognize all

Multicultural and

International Student Affairs

events and initiatives? Look

for this new logo!

NEW MISA ASSISTANT AND LOGO !

UPCOMING EVENTS & HOLIDAYS

Please feel free to submit relevant and appropriate articles, stories, events, and more to Kyonna Withers for publication consideration.

Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of Student Activities and Orientation or the Ripon College community.

Also there will be a new student worker working with SAO on MISA initiatives. Her name is Fabi-ola Mercado. Faby is the class of 2017 majoring in psychology hoping to work as a counselor for children. She is part of Cultural Diversity Club, Alpha Chi Omega, and HOLA. Kyonna cannot wait to work with Faby!