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Page Two The SKYSCRAPER April 18, 1969 ...,..,..,..,..;......,,..,.,..,,.. - '- . - :; v' NWggK Coalition call to arms: For some time now we've had the feeling that the Skyscraper is a dying institution. Suffering from not enough staff members and a growing lack of en thusiasm among the few remaining, the Skyscraper has survived this past year on the force of tradition and an occasional worthwhile article. We have been flirting with mediocrity and running the danger of becoming totally insipid. Perhaps the Skyscraper should have been allowed to die a natural death. But some of us are convinced of the need for a strong, relevant journalism on this campus. Just as academic subjects form only a small part of our education, so too a student paper is more than a bulletin board for the latest club and department news. There are major problems confronting society radism, the youth revolution, overpopulation, the sex revolution, the Vietnam war that are barely being discussed on this campus, let alone in any depth. When the major topics of conversation around here center on the Tearoom menu, Dark Shadows. and how many papers are due this term; when the major examples of student power at Mundelein are no dress code and no-hours (which are not more than the last remnants of a convent-school-su- par-babysitter mentality), then Mundelein has be come trapped in its own middle-class ghetto. We think there is a way out. We think the student paper can help push students into greater in volvement with what's going on on campus, in the city, throughout the country and around the world. With this in mind, we held an open-forum, April 1, in an attempt to pick up student-faculty reaction, to try to find a direction towards solving our problems. Consistent with the usual Mundelein spirit of in volvement, about 20 girls showed up. Taking silence as consent, many of these 20 have gotten together with original staff members to exercise our unspoken mandate to go ahead and do whatever we want. So, with this issue of the Skyscraper, we in troduce a co-publication, HADES. HADES is an ex periment in both format and content. It may be seen as a suppliment to the Skyscraper or the Sky scraper may be a supplement to HADES. The two papers are run under the same editors, but with separate staffs. While The Coalition won't always necessarily agree with individual authors, it will respect their right to speak out. Questions, com ments and criticism, and opposing viewpoints are in vited and should be directed to The Coalition, rm. 707. We think we're on to something good. If you like what we're doing, let us know. (We'll put you to work ) If you don't like what we're doing, let us know. (We'll put you to work, too ) THE COALITION Explore Cuernavaca experience student panel shares insights by Barb Hipsman A panel of 25 met an audience of 20 last Thursday afternoon in McCormick Lounge as Mundelein students recently returned from their term at the Center for Intercultural Documentation, Cuerna vaca, Mexico came to analyze their ex perience at a forum. The panel, moderated by Susan Price, Spanish major, included Sharon Pelle- tier, who spoke about the institute; Julie Galloway, who spoke of the people; Mau reen Kill, families; and Sue Pajor, speaking of the educational side trips. Other Cuernavaca participants at the forum included: Denise Marselli, There sa Chamberlain, Kathy Patton, Sue Mos- c i n s k i, Elizabeth Grabowski, Trish Brown, Mary Montavan, MaryEllen Martinovich, Cathy Stevens, Thea Ra- demacher, Katie Beckert, Katie Grand, Mary Robinson, Sister Shelley Burrus, Margaret Hogan, Diane Marino, Eileen Servidio, Michelle Murphy, and Colleen Hogan. Study Life, Culture The group characterized the Center for Intercultural Documentation as a gather ing place for people of different back grounds, cultures, societies. The Cuernavaca program gives stu dents an opportunity to study the Span ish language in a country where the lan guage is spoken. They also study the life and culture of the Hispanic people from a political, sociological and historical, and economic viewpoint. The students receive nine credit hours upon their sat isfactory completion of the Cuernavaca program. We came to a realization of our- MAUREEN KILL listens while fellow Cuernavaca student, Sharon Pelletier, ex plains her reaction to the CIDOC institute: We were all there to learn from each other. ... So often we just consume, but down there I realized I was not just consuming but creating. (Skyscraper photo by Kathleen Flynn) selves, I think, commented one partici pant, and we realized in talking to these people that we had something to share with them and more important, they listened to us. They thought that we had something important to say the whole thing was a kind of give-and-take situation. Reside with Local Familiies Some of the students stayed with local residents; others, lived in a boarding house situation, like Kathy Patton who resided with five American students and ten Mexican college students. The traditional customs, as expected, shocked the Mundelein girls at first. The Mexican girls are not allowed to be out in the streets after nine o'clock, ex claimed Maureen Kill, unless they are with their boyfriend and then sometimes even chaperoned. Another feminine custom surprised the girls even more as Sister Shelley Burrus explained a girl must report to her fa ther if she leaves the house even for a walk. As Julie Galloway put it We were able to talk to a lot of the students about the Mexican student revolution and learn of their hopes for Mexico. We developed an insight into our own culture, as well as theirs. The students' shopping experience made them realize that the cost of living in Mexico is less than that of the United States. The influence of the American way of living on the Mexican life is great. The movies are American pro duced with Spanish sub-titles. com mented Maureen Kill, and the dis cotheques have names like 'soul city.' Oppose U.S., not Students The CIDOC students from Mundelein discovered that Mexico as a country is not happy with the United States, but there is no personal hostility for Ameri cans, especially students. The Latin Americans for the most part believe Americans are pragmatic and neurotic. We found ourselves looking at the United States from their point of view. commented Mary Robinson. The side trips the girls took proved educational as Sue Pajor related If you go on the tours as a tourist, the people will speak to you as a tourist, but if you go with the understanding that you want to speak Spanish, the people will answer you in Spanish and will try to help your with any difficulties. . In memoriam Students and faculty at Munde lein join together in mourning the death of Sister Ignace Reilly, BVM, who died March 30 following a brief illness. Slight and diminutive enough to be swept off her feet by Lake Michigan breezes. Sister Ignace nevertheless had, until last month, served Mundelein since its opening in 1931. first as an English teacher, and for the past 16 years as assis tant librarian. Although entitled professor emeritus, Sister Ignace would never let her responsibilities be taken from her. In her many years at Mundelein, she rarely missed a lecture, recital, play or film. Sister Ann Ida Gannon charac terized Sister Ignace by recalling her constant interest in and love of the students, and her readiness to adapt herself to change in the college, church and in religious life. The thing that always amazes us was that, although she was deaf for years, she always knew more of what was going on than any one. Trustees honor Sister Ann Ida The Mundelein board of trustees will honor Sister Ann Ida Gannon, president, with a reception, April 22, in recognition of her election as national chairman of the Association of American Colleges. One thousand guests will attend the event to be held in the Learning Re source Center between 5 and 8:00 p.m. The AAC, an organization of 900 private and state undergraduate institutions, elected Sister to a one year term in January. She is the fourth woman and the first run ever to head the associ ation. In the receiving line with Sister will be Lee Schooler, chairman of the board of trustees; Mrs. W. Lydon Wild, president of the woman's board; Sister Eloise Thomas, chairman of the faculty senate; Mrs. William Jovan, alumnae associ ation president; Mrs. Frank Fusillo. women's auxiliary president; and Sherri Finneran. student congress president. Admission is by invitation only. skyscraper Vol. XXXIX April 18, 1969 No. 13 Eileen Jack Sheila McCarthy WilleMe Romious I The Coalition Staff: Diane Buczek, Kathy Cassidy, Kathy Costanzo, Pat Devine, Kathleen Flynn, Marianne Fusillo, Marilyn Hallagan, Barbara Hipsman, Diane Karkie- wicz, Cathy Leyser, Cassie McDade, Lynne McKenna, Vera Milenkovich, Marnie Ramker, Ellen Roucek, Annette Scheetz, Pat Stolfa, Linda Sullivan. Skyscraper is published October to May inclusive, except during exam and vacation periods, by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, III. 60624. Opinions expressed are those of the Skyscraper staff.
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1969-04-18 (2)
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