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MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PREVIEWS Westminster, MD Vol.2No. 5 Press INSIDE and Religious Studies profes- helped to organize the forum. sor VeraJacoby acted as lead- "l was thinking about pre- aware ers of the discussion. - The forum was replete marginalized groups are not "It is easy to have the vious forums that had been of- with everything: sound, always being treated well on impression of a happy little fered and they usually just movement, people. It was a campus. Ultimately, the campus," said Political Sci- talked about what was wrong setting for discussion, group tried to form long term ence Professor Debora on campus," said Allen. "I thought and realization. solutions to these problems. Johnson-Ross during the fo- wanted to create a forum that People representing all "Look around you, ev- rum. "We all need to realize was more solution based." creeds, races and views were eryone, this is the face of it is not." The forum's primary pur- in attendance. America: diversity," said Senior Krystal Allen, pose was to motivate the ad- Organized by a myriad Mark Hadley, a professor of president of Black Student ministration to act towards of religious and minority and Philosophy and Religious Union, along with junior change. Many administration em- socialgroups on campus, the Studies, at the beginning of Karina Havrilla, president of ployees attended, including Demand for Action Forum, the discussion. Hispanic LatinoAlliance,and soccer team at Johns Hopkinson held October 25, included Hadley, along with Graduate Assistant to the Provost Thomas Falkner,Asso- Saturday night. Page 12. discussion about cultural Spanish Professor Amy Multicultural Services ciate Dean of the First YearPro- conflicts on campus. McNichols and Philosophy Pantska Lopez Gonzalez, continued [See Happy cali/pUS 011 page 2/ Journalist inspires audience KATIE MARTIN CO-EDITOR A broadcast journalist used to covering the news suddenly found himself in the news after speaking out against company decisions. "l didn't want to be the story," said Jon Leiberman, former Washington bureau chief for Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc when he recently addressed McDaniel stu- dents, faculty and commu- nity members packed into the lecture hall in Hill. Leiberman was fired by Sinclair and escorted to his car after arriving to work on Oct. 18.He had violated com- McDaniel student takes advantage of pany policy by speaking to a BaltimoreSun reporter about study abroad opportunities Lindsay Martin and Jenna Hubble the company's decision to air have an inviting room in the ASL {See Journalist continued Junior Rachel Bryant (right) has spent the fal! semester studying abroad in Spain. She is pictured here on a boat tour house. Page s. on page 21 with friends off the southern coast of Portugal. Passport to discovery-Rose Falkner calls McDaniel home JACQUELINE PUNDT date director of the Writing to travel. She spent time in dividuals." Falkner said. McDaniel and Rose Falkner STAFF WRITER Center at The College of China,Greece,afewhoursin Anyone who has ques- plans to change that. From Mt. Holy, New Jer- Wooster in Ohio. She h~d Hong Kong and has recently tions about the different areas "The best reason to study sey to Greece to Westminster, also held many teaching po- visited students at McDaniel . of study available should just abroad is because it allows for drop by her office in the base- sitions in both high school personal Budapest. and is a growth" Rose Falkner has been there and college Aristotle once said that ment of, Baker Memorial "chance to experience a differ- and almost everywhere in be- She grew up in Mt. travel is the best education, Chapel and check out the hun- ent culture" said Falkner. tween. The current director of Holy, New Jersey and re- and Falkner believes him. dreds of pamphlets and maga- One glance at her pass- the Study Abroad program at cetved her undergraduate Since obtaining her current zines that are neatly organized. port reveals that she walking McDaniel "loves to travel" and degree in Greek and Latin position here at McDaniel, on the shelves. the walk as well as talking the has "really enjoyed meeting the from the College of Notre she has been busy trying to Anything that students talk. students" in her firstyear at her Dame in Maryland and her boost enrollment in the Study ever wanted to know about the For more information: current position. Before being hired this masters in Reading Special- Abroad programs. countries is ready fordiscovery Logonto the Study Abroad web "Students are not lim- August as the Director of Study ization from Kent State. ited to Budapest and the pro~ in Falkner's office. Not many site (www.mcdaniel.edu/ studyabroad) and start a "life While teaching is her students know about the op- Abroad, Falkner was the asso- background, Falkner prefers grams are CIS varied as the in- portuni ties offered here at changing experience."