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Immigration forum enlightens students Workshop transports students into the lives of U.S. immigrants Jonathan Bergmueller Staff Writer “That’s not in my department.” “You’re wasting my time, come on!” “Don’t you know any better? Move on, move on!” shouted the faculty at the students. The lines were clustered and inconvenient, and the process was confusing. This was a simulation of what it is like to be an immigrant in the United States of America. Last Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Shippensburg University Social Work and Gerontology Department hosted four informational sessions during an immigration workshop in Reisner Dining Hall’s Tuscarora Room, aiming to educate students about the complexities of immigration in the U.S. The first session was an introduction to immigration, explaining the reasons why the topic matters to social work students. The workshop opened with a game of myth versus fact, where the faculty made several statements about immigration, which were either proven
as a fact or debunked as a myth. This included ideas like “All immigrants are here illegally,” or “A wall along the southern border will stop immigration.” Both of which are myths. The faculty then showed a TED Talk speech delivered by Jose Antonio Vargas called “Actions are Illegal, Never People.” Vargas said he was unable to become an American citizen because of the constraints of the U.S.’s current immigration policies. The second session was a hands-on activity. Students were given a name and a brief background of a “character” as they trudged through the process of becoming an American citizen. The social work faculty portrayed immigration officials and occupied several tables that made up the intense bureaucracy of the immigration system, complete with an obnoxious help desk. They asked questions pertaining to wealth, abilities, fame and assured employment in the U.S. and gave a star or a cross to indicate whether the immigrant
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An SU professor talks to students about the challenges U.S. immigrants face when entering the country. The workshop addressed topics including the immigration process, its reform and methods of advocacy. passed that stage of the immigration process. The activity was incredibly telling of the process — the faculty members were either polite, dispassionate or downright rude depending on the character the student was portraying. Across the room, you could
hear the faculty demeaning the immigrants from Mexico or India, while in other situations, the faculty were asking famous singers for autographs. The process was confusing, and was not helped by the sprawling lines that stretched across the room,
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intersecting with one another. The final two sessions discussed immigration policy, as well as ways that students could get involved and advocate for immigration reform. Social Work Department Chair Deborah Jacobs said the event began last year with
TLC star to visit SU, promote body positivity Drew Lovett Asst. News Editor
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Professors examine how specific women saints showed leadership during their time, and how they impacted history. The members of the panel co-wrote chapters of a book about female saints. Shannon Long Asst. News Editor Four professors discussed women saints and their abilities to break through gender norms and patriarchal hegemony Wednesday in Shippensburg University’s Old Main Chapel. The panel was led by SU English professor Shari Horner, SU sociology professor Barbara Jones Denison; Shepherd University asso-
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ciate history professor Sally Mayall Brasher; and University of Baltimore’s assistant criminal justice professor Patrick Hughes. The professors wrote chapters of a book titled “Women, Religion and Leadership: Female Saints as Unexpected Leaders.” The book focuses on different female saints and how they are portrayed as heroes. Often women saints are written about in terms of piety, sanctity and
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virgin martyrdom, whereas male saints are written about in terms of what they did, according to Denison. The panel instead looked at how female saints were leaders and what lessons they left behind. “What could we learn about how to achieve things under the heavy weight of patriarchal and gender norms that these women dealt with in the context of the times they lived in,” Denison asked.
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During her segment of the panel, Horner discussed how St. Katherine of Alexandria, St. Margaret of Antioch and St. Cecilia were female martyrs that Joan of Arc looked up to. These women could all debate issues for which they felt passionate, had intense spirituality, could command public space and faced public executions. See “PANEL,” on A2
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the topic of racially-motivated police brutality. Jacobs said the idea of educating students stemmed from the current political climate in the U.S. “We felt our students did not have a strong enough basis in this topic,” Jacobs said.
A TLC television personality is bringing her “Big Fat Fabulous Life” to Shippensburg University on Nov. 14. As part of the Love Your Body Day festivities, Whitney Way Thore will be hosting three events in the Ceddia Union Building (CUB), which are free and open to the public. Thore became a viral sensation when a YouTube video of her called “A Fat Girl Dancing” got more than 9 million views. She then became
not only a reality star, but also a fat acceptance activist. Thore will be promoting positive body image during her visit at SU. No Body Shame will begin with a dance session hosted by Thore, followed by a meetand-greet at 5 p.m. in McFeely’s Coffeehouse. Thore will then host a presentation at 8 p.m. in the CUB Multipurpose Room. The activities on Tuesday are co-sponsored with the women’s & gender studies minor and a grant from the SU Office of Social Equity.
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