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Group: Groups to take Sing Song stage together
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in Fall 2007. Carter said Es
proved to be no easy task.
"This was something we
alongside fellow students In
til the first show this group
Is ready to hit the stage.
"Each Individual group
has brought so many things
to the act" Stowc said. "We
might win but we have had
so much fun doing It. That's
what I care about."
sence of Ebony saw the Joint
act as an opportunity to ful-
fill one of their goals.
"One of the things w c striv e
to do Is 'be united In Christ.'
We saw this as a real chance
to unite these groups'' said
Carter senior political science
major frpm Los Angeles.
Uniting such div erse groups
"It was hard to get word
out In the beginning and It
has been a bit of a challenge
to get ever) one together"
Stowc said.
With help from countless
people Carter and Stowc found
ways to overcome all of the dif-
ficulties they faced while keep-
ing the original goal In mind.
were not going to get stressed
out about and we were Just
going to have fun with It"
Carter said. Evidently they
made it happen.
Laza Razafimanjato se-
nior interior design major
from Madagascar and ISA
president took no leader-
ship role but will perform
the act. He said this process
has brought people together
that might not ever have be-
come friends otherwise.
"We haven't really been In-
volved in each other's clubs
In the past" Razafimanjato
said. "But through this we've
all become friends."
With only two day s left un
is our sponsor and she's
been a lot of help.'Camarl
Carter co-director of the
act vice president of Es-
sence of Ebony and captain
of SHADES step squad said
the Idea was a collective
one. Leaders from each of
the groups began planning
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Phillip Powers junior management major from Houston and
Kenneth Dinklns junior youth and family ministry major from
Toledo Ohio participate In Service Saturday.
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earlier than usual. This will
allow faculty to adjust their
syllabi to Incorporate Lec-
tureship programming.
In addition lecture times
Pledging: GATA act incorporates non-members
The Frat officer team cre-
ated a pledging proposal for
the spring semester and was
planning on taking pledges.
According to the Social Club
Handbook the fate of spring
pledging Is evaluated cadi
year. This year Student Life
Show: Fashion shows how history repeats itself
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major from Dallas. The 1960s
was introduced by a dramatic
reading of The Rewlutlon will
Not be Televised a poem by
African American poet Gil
Scott Heron with images of
"sex appeal" and "pigs shoot-
ing down brothers."
"Revolution was a fash-
ion" said reader AI Haley
professor of English who
chose the poem for its Afri-
can American context.
iTunes to put Lectureship online
will be adjusted next year.
Classes will take place at 3
p.m. on Monday Wednesday
and Friday. Morning and eve-
ning lectures will run about
25 and 35 minutes respec-
tively Bryce said.
Attendees will now be
dedded against it.
"We would have liked to
have done spring pledging"
Evan Anderson senior Frat
member said. "But with Sing
Song and classes it would
have added a lot of stress."
Even with the cancella-
tion GATA has found a way
to interact with potential
The decade was a turbulent
time in Black History. "A lot
of the 19G0s clothes took on
a particular life personality"
said model Kenneth Dinklns
Junior youth and family minis-
try major from Toledo Ohio.
The 1970s continued the
revolution theme and fea-
tured model Byron Martin
junior psychology major
from Mesquite as a Black
Panther with a taped Malcolm
X speech in accompaniment.
"You can't leave out the
Black Panther just like you
can't leav e out the bell bottoms
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able to obtain any of last
year's lectures and class-
es via a free download on
ITunes. Next semester
Lectureship will feature a
live online broadcast cov-
ering the theme speak-
ers and featured guests
pledges. GATA is allowed to
invite non members to par-
ticipate in its Sing Song act
because of its size.
Whitney Lov eland vice
president of GATA said Sing
Song is a "great way for girls
to experience our club."
Both GATA and Frat
members said they were
from the 70s" Frank said.
The 2000s featured eclec-
tic style that mirrored past
fashion. "We are a vintage
generation" Frank said. "We
take something from behind
and make It our own."
"Our decade gave a
glimpse of how fashion has
repeated Itself which direct-
ly resembles history" said
model Josh Jackson Junior
youth and family ministry
major from Wichita Kan.
Models for the show were
of diverse race for a purpose
said Frank. "Black history Is
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Bryce said.
"I'm pretty excited about
It. It will look the same In
some ways but I think it will
be fundamentally different1
Br) ce said.
hopeful for future spring
pledging opportunities be-
cause It Is a part of their
club's histories.
"We Just want to re-
establish our tradition"
Morgan said.
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not just for black people; it
wouldn't be history unless it
included everyone" she said.
"This was a multl cultural
event where everyone was
Involved" said fashion de-
signer Mctoria Zachary.
The night was a success
said director Mallorie Frank.
"I'm so ecstatic. It wasn't
me; it was all my models and
volunteers. I couldn't have
pulled It off with out every-
one's help" Frank said. "It was
Jesus; he was my Inspiration."
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