CARROLL UNIVERSITY
SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Progress versus patience for Main Lawn
Luke Bennewitz News Editor
The Carroll University Board of Trustees and Senior Staff are in the process of major construction on Main lawn. The renovation of Main lawn is one of the first parts of a 15-year master plan that was approved by the Board of Trustees. Some of the most distinct renovations to Main lawn consist of reconstruction of the sidewalks, installation of an in-ground sprinkler system, and the deletion of Circle Drive. “All that remains for the Main Lawn project is the finishing of the outer ring of the cement circle, the borders of the sidewalk, and the final landscaping,” stated Dr. Douglas Hastad, Carroll Universi-
ty Institutional President, at the September 5th meeting of the Carroll University Student Senate. “Sometime around the 15th of September we are hoping to have it finished.” Hastad is referring to the large 60-foot in diameter compass located right outside the steps of Main Hall that will serve as the actual geographical center of campus. The metal compass will be made out of iron and it will be engraved with the phrase “Carroll University: Established 1846.” Naturally, it will point in the four actual cardinal directions once placed in the center of the cement circle. Hastad continued to say at the Student Senate meeting that “…we will be working on
the placement of the identification signs for the academic buildings” while Main lawn finishes completion. Sarah Langford and Stephanie Cline, both freshmen, had different reactions to seeing Main lawn under construction when they first arrived at Carroll on Freshmen Move-In Day. “I thought to myself, ‘What’s going on?’” Cline stated. “I figured they were doing something productive, but it seems like all they are doing is watering grass and it looks like the progress that they are making is very slow.” “When I first saw the area that Main lawn was located, I asked, ‘What are they doing there?’” stated Langford. “There was not a lawn there
New features to Main Lawn features include wider sidewalks, a compass and a knee-high stone fence. Photos by Leigh Emmett
anymore.” With regards to the compass at the center of campus, Landford and Cline had their own views. “I think that it is pretty cool to have a compass,” stated Cline. Landford additionally stated that “…it’s a very creative idea.” Christine Gravelle, Assistant Director of Student Activities, stated that “[I think] it is
going well. It seems to be progressing and it looks like it is going to be wonderful.” With regards to how the renovation of Main lawn has affected and will affect student organizations’ activities, Gravelle stated that “we certainly would have loved to used Main lawn for events, but final product [will be] worth the wait.”
Speaker shares Black-Jew dialogues with students Heather Markovich
Features Editor and Copy Editor “To solve a problem you must first face it”- This was the goal of the event that took place at Carroll University on Sept. 2 entitled The Black Jew Dialogues which asked students, faculty and staff in attendance to take a deeper look at the differences and likenesses that present-day Americans overlook in each other. The Black Jew Dialogues was the brain-child of actor-teachers Ron Jones (the Black) and Larry Jay Tish (the Jew). The two men had want-
ed to take an in-depth look at the history of prejudice and racism in the United States by focusing on the American Black-Jew experience. Since its premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland in 2006, the two-actor play has toured universities, high schools, religious institutions and theatres throughout the U.S. Jones and Tish started out the performance by informing the Carroll audience that the strong and provocative words they were to use were not
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meant to offend, but to send a message. Within the strong language, laced with experiences and realizations, The Black Jew Dialogues asked the audience to face their ignorance. “Afterall, everybody’s a little bit ignorant,” said Jones. From start to finish, the play combined the use of multi-media, fast-paced sketches, improvisations and humor. At one point both actors even dressed up like two old ladies who grew closer to each other after making
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light of each of their culture’s stereotypes; not to mention bonding over a few dances with a lucky male from the audience. From questions such as “How does it feel to be a Jew/ Black in America?” to a rousing game of “Jew or Not Jew?” The Black Jew Dialogues gave its audience the opportunity to face biases that may have separated them in ways they’d never thought about and gave birth to even more questions: “What are our common threads?” or “Who is oppress-
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ing who?” A dramatic sequence involving the symbolism of someone ‘drowning’ in their own culture’s misfortune brought light to Jones’ realization on prejudice. “We may not be drowning, but eventually all of us will go down,” said Jones. The show concluded with the two men pointing out a new term: Feareotypes. That is, fear and stereotypes in the name of comfort; something Black Jew dialogues continued on page 3
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