Forum discusses race and gender

CATHARINE HERNSON STAFF WRITER

SETH KLINE/GUESTPHOTOGRAPHER from VANDALISM, page 1

A facilities crew powerwashes the sign after the vandalism on Wednesday.April 16.

"I saw grey and white paint splashed on the sign," Cornely said. "I think it was a college prank between Eastern and Cabrini. The letters from Eastem's sign were missing, so they splashed paint on our sign."

There is little evidence linking the vandalism to a cross-street rival between students from Cabrini and Eastern. However, over Thanksgiving break, the letters from Eastern 's sign, located across the street from Cabrini's sign, were missing.

Angela Hodgeman, resident director of the Cabrini Apartment Complex, reported to Eastern University's student newspaper that she saw the stoJen letters in thetAC p'ru-kinglbt:"fsaw, IherI• J - t ,I .,/" '~""

Dave Johanson, a senior sports science major, said, "I think a little friendly rivalry can be fun, but it's not fair that maintenance has to clean up after us. If that was their prank, it sucked."

Whether the vandalism was caused by a friendly rivalry or an outside source, the incidents are under investigation by Cabrini College Public Safety and Radnor Police.

"This is not like dorm damage where we would charge students for the damage," Holden said. ''The goal is to find the culprits. Hopefully we put an end to this."

Race and gender are not the only issues affecting American society; social class, as well as sexual orientation, is major factors in people's 'lives as well. All citizens of the United States have privileges; some just have more than others.

"I didn't understand whether I made the rules to the game invisible or if they were made for me," Dr. Charlie McCormick, English professor, said. The rules he spoke of are those of how our society functions on a daily basis. Rules such as the privileges of being a white male or the privileges allowed women who show off their sexuality.

Cabrini faculty developed an educational program to bring to light the issues ofrace, gender and sexual orientation. Students and teacher~ gathered to tall( about th,e issues an~ how_th~y h~ve ,affeptpd them. The first part of the program included an interactive activity, which the audience had to choose whether they agreed or disagreed with certain patterns and trends. Some of the questions were "do you expect your doctor to be the same gender as you?" Or "do you expect to go into an interview with a person of the same race?" As the questions changed the dynamics of the room changed. Most women disagreed with the doctor while most of theblack students disagreed with the interviewer question.

'You can't say that you're color blind unless you are blind," LoriAnn Litchmore, freshman, said. The idea of socialization between different races as people being blind to one another's color was dismissed as propaganda.

Students felt it was expected of them to feign ignorance to different races. "You are taught not to point out people's differences," _ Geroqna Lewis,,seniQf,said

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