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- April 5, 2006 - Searching for justice in media A crowd of 25 people gathered Sunday night for Award-winning journalist Jerry Mitchell as part of the university’s 2005-06 Ethics/Religion & Society (E/RS) Lecture Series. Mitchell’s lecture, "Searching for Justice," discussed his research and work of seeking justice for cases dusting the Civil Rights Movement. Mitchell began his speech with ominous words: "Murder is murder. The passage of time does not change that." Last Friday STYUKA sponsored their biannual Pig Out for students. The dinner, which included the best of Cincinnati foods, was not as big of a success as it was last semester, but those who did attend got their fill. Students had their pick from Buffalo Wild Wings, Roly Poly, Papa John’s, Montgomery Inn, and Graeters for $5 per person. Former president of Ecuador
reflects Jamil Mahuad, president of Ecuador from August 1998 to January 2000, gave a compelling lecture Monday night about the issue of democracy in an era of globalization. In 2000 a coup ended his political career and Mahuad turned to the world of academia instead of exile, following his ousting. Habitat for Humanity works for Hurricane Katrina While many of us have forgotten about the tremendous damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, those in Xavier University’s Habitat for Humanity have just began working toward a solution for those left decimated in Katrina’s wake. XU’s Habitat for humanity got down and dirty for the cause on April 1. From 1 -5 p.m. Xavier students and faculty helped construct approximately twenty house frames for areas in the Gulf Coast that were hit the hardest by Katrina. The event was co-hosted by the Eastside Christian Church, on Montclair Boulevard in Milford. The church provided Habitat for Humanity with their parking lot as a space for the club to build the house frames. Oberlin College students camp out for Darfur On Thursday, a number of students from Oberlin College will gather in Wilder Bowl to express their mounting concern with the genocide in Darfur, Sudan, where 400,000 civilians have died and 2.5 million have been driven from their homes. The goal of this camp-out is to call attention to this ongoing tragedy. This week, all over the country, students will hold fasts and camp-outs in the name of the people of Darfur. |