AUGSBURGZ’W Travel opens students’ eyes page three Glorlful film reviews pages six and seven Augsburg College. Mlnnoapolls Vol. 96. No. 11 Friday, February 9. 1990 3500 expected to attend Peace Prize Forum By KRIS HIRSCH Editor in Chief The 1990 Peace Prize Forum. “Striving for Peace: Human... Show moreAUGSBURGZ’W Travel opens students’ eyes page three Glorlful film reviews pages six and seven Augsburg College. Mlnnoapolls Vol. 96. No. 11 Friday, February 9. 1990 3500 expected to attend Peace Prize Forum By KRIS HIRSCH Editor in Chief The 1990 Peace Prize Forum. “Striving for Peace: Human Rights in the Global Village." begins Friday. Feb. 16 after eight months of planning and organiz- ing. On Friday. the forum will in- clude a student program, a press conference, a student buffet din- ner and dance and a fundraising dinner. The program continues on Saturday, Feb. 17 and will include addresses by eight keynote speakers. The Saturday program is open to the public. This is the second in a series of forums to be presented in cooperation with the Norwegian Nobel Institute by five colleges founded by Norwegian immi- grants. Besides Augsburg, the co- sponsors are: Augustana College in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Concordia College in Moorhead. MN; Luther College in Decorah, Iowa; and St. Olaf College in North- field, MN. The program on Feb. 17 is sold out to a capacity crowd in Si Melby Hall. Over 3500 people registered for the forum and there is a waiting list of over 200 people, said Peggy Davies, director of col- lege relations and host college coordinator. “It’s an organizer’s combina- tion dream and nightmare all at the same time,” said Davies. Last year the first forum was held at St. Olaf College and was attended by 1300 people. This years’ forum well exceeds that total. “We could have easily filled an auditorum of 5000-6000 peo- ple," said Davies. “We couldn't put in one more chair and still meet fire codes." Davies said that 550-600 students from the other four col- leges are expected to attend. As of two weeks before the forum. 400 Augsburg students had registered, but Davies expected that number to increase. She reserved 700 seats for the Augsburg community. She planned on filling any left-over seats with the people on the waiting list. Augsburg has received exsten- sive press coverage already and Davies expects much more for the forum. She has received requests from national press organizations such as Time. Life, People Magazine, USA Today. the New York Times and the McNeill- Lehrer Newshour to get press passes. Davies said that requests from the networks will come the week before the forum. The net- works have expressed interest in attending. she said. “lt's really good for the college, for visibility." Davies said. “We‘ve already received 70 clips (from newspapers). There was a small story in USA Today." The press coverage policy will be to let in as many organizations as possible. “First come. first served." said Davies. There will be a press conference Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. in the Marshall Room with Yelena Bonner. Peter Duffy. Geir Lundestad, Walter Mondale and President Charles Anderson. The eight main speeches will be on Feb. l7. Former President of the United States Jimmy Carter will give the first address. Carter has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and does extensive work in world issues and human rights. Augsburg Student Body Presi- dent Jody Anderson will in- troduce Caner. “I‘m really excited Director of College Relations Peggy Davies takes a break from her jUh as host (‘tlUfl/Illtllflf m the hé’Cllt plun- ning of the Peace Prize Forum. about it. naturally," said Ander- son. “Collcge Relations is giving me come clippings and back- ground on things he has done. l’ll write the speech and go over it with College Relations.“ The next address will be given by Peter Duffy. chair of the Ex- ecutive Committee of Amnesty ln- ternational. Amnesty Interna- tional was the 1977 recipient of the Peace Prize. Responses on the issue of human rights will be given by Flora Lewis and Max M. Kampel- man. Lewis is a foreign affairs col- umnist for the New York Times in Paris and Kampelman is Ambas- sador-at-Large and chair of the Freedom House in Washington. DC. The winner of the I989 Nobel Peace Prize. the Dalai Lama, who True uses service to educate By BRAD LEVENHAGEN Staff Writer On Jan. 22 Augsburg hired its first Community Service Learning Coordinator. Mary Laurel True. True has already been involved in Augsburg Community Action's (ACA) search for a new name and will continue to assist student—run organizations with goals aimed at developing community service within Augsburg. Part of her job will be to help faculty incorporate community service into their curriculum. True said that the focus of the coor- dinator position is on education rather than community relations. While encouraging participation in current on-campus groups, True will also be organizing new groups. With new guidelines in course requirements beginning in the fall of 1991, True sees her position as an important service to future students. The position was developed by an advisory commit- tee appointed by President Charles Anderson. The committee received two grants. and from that money created the position. The grants were made possible by the Min- nesota Higher Education Coor- dinating Board and the Federal Government Department of Edu- cation. The grants will allow the position to continue for one year. One of True's objectives for the Alrea y hard at work, Mary Laurel True is busy planning and organiz- ing community service activities at Augsburg. first year will be to recruit funding for next year. True is a graduate of the Col- lege of St. Catherine and holds a Master's degree in social work from the University of Connec- ticut. She majored in Spanish at St. Catherine and was a member of Joel Mugge’s first trip to Cuer- navaca, Mexico through the Center for Global Education. After graduating from St. Catherine. True became assistant director of the Minnesota Cuban Refugee Association. In addition to positions held at the United Way and other social work services, True developed a system by which the city of Worcester. Mass. could give W —Pholo by Jorgen Ellingson healthcare to its homeless. True developed the system using medical staff from the University of Massachussetts Medical School in Worcester. Later she levied for federal funds to pr0vide a full- time doctor and was successful in her efforts. True comes from a family dedicated to community service and is excited with the enthusiasm of Augsburg towards community service. she said. Presently. she is developing an inventory of com- munity service groups on the Augsburg campus. She invites any student with ideas or concerns to call her at the Cooperative Educa- tion office. is the religious and political leader of Tibet. is scheduled to speak next. At press time. there was still no confirmation of his attendance at the forum. Next Dr. Yelena Bonner. a human rights acliyist and wife of the late Dr. Andrei Sakharox, the 1975 Nobel Peace Prize winner. will speak. “Yelena Bonner is very excited about coming,“ said Danes. “Her daughter said she is very excited. She feels [his is her first imitation of her own— without Andrei Sakharm." The closing speech will be gitcn by Walter F. Mondale. former vice-president of the United States under Jimmy Carter and can- didate for president in 1984. “Walter Mondale has been a key factor in all of this.“ said Daxics. Because of the prestige of his Wyn-H », ./,,n,.,-[, .K 7 work and title. he has been ex- tremely helpful in securing the high-caliber speakers. she said. The total budget for the forum is met $100,000. One major cost this does not include h airplane filghh. Northwest Airlines :5 fly ing in all of the major speakers. C\cept the Dalai Lama. for free. The airline will not bring in the Dalai Lama because of political problems it could cause “:th China. the country that caused him to flee to lndia when the} tool. o\cr ilh homeland of Tibet. In an effort to underwrite some of the cost of the forum. there will be a fundraistng dinner Feb. 16 at the Radisson Hotel in d0\\mo\\n Minneapolis. The dinner 5100 a plate and is npected to be attended by 400-500 people. Continth on page J L‘0\1\ Black history celebrated By SANDRA BELFORD Staff Writer Not only are we beginning Black History Month this February, but 1990 is also Black History Year. Black History Month is an ex~ panded form of Black History Week. which was founded in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Woodson's desire was to discover the lost or missing pages of history—including the achieve- ments. challenges and heroism of black people. He inspired African-Americans to celebrate their heritage through activities held in their churches, schools. community centers and civic clubs. Anita Gay. director of Black Student Affairs at Augsburg. said. “Black History Month will not only free black America. but also white America. Blacks are en- couraged to write and share their history. The insistence of Black History Month and Black History Year will bring the truth. “People are much more in tune to who and what they are. They are asking the question, ‘Am i all I ought to be?‘ Black History Month is a reminder of getting things in order and correct." said Gay. Gay said that participation in. and awareness of Black History Month has increased tremendously in the past few years. This is a positixe thing that will affect all minority groups. "l'm not saying we are moving to a 'Multicultur.tl Month.‘ but (Black Histor) Month) opens the doors for all people to be represented itt history and in time in the communities." Gay said. Today. Black History Month has developed throughout the na- tion into widespread informa- tional programs and actixitics centered on the uniqueness of African-American culture. In the coming months. Augsburg will have several pro- grams celebrating Black History Year. A fashion show will be held in March entitled, “Wrapped in African Beauty." The show will be combined with a program en< titled “Front Africa to Augsburg." which will be about the cultural difficulties, surprises and prejudices exchange students experienced when they arrived in America. April will bring a salute to the black family. focusing on an awareness that the black family is alive and well in American society and not as dysfunctional as perhaps we are led to belie-ye. “Moments with Malcolm" will be the program in May. with a salute and tribute to Malcolm X. Show less