2008 Woodie Awards
Fear No People to end discrimination
Rachelle Murphy
Issue date: 3/23/06 Section: Perspectives
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The recent press about the Oscar winning film "Crash" has left many people thinking about the real life prejudices and discriminations within our society. In order to thoroughly explore these issues the Residential Life staffs in both Seton Hall and Christian Witness Commons, are putting on a Residential Life and Housing Fear No People event. This event will help shed some light on current discrimination issues in our society both on and off campus.
"Discrimination comes in many types and is prevalent on this campus, and nationwide. It is an important issue to address and this event does so with a series of skits addressing the various forms of discrimination noticed on campus. It is a great event for residents to attend and it will hopefully challenge the SHU community to take a stand on discrimination. Instead of idly standing by, we should learn to speak up and address the issue," said Jen Arthur, senior, Trumbull.
Arthur is one of the 20 residents assistants that is putting on this event. Each RA is responsible for collaborating with other RAs on different scenes of discrimination. They were able to choose what topic they would like to be representing, and decide on what type of skit they would like to put on.
"Our skit will address homosexuality and the stereotypes that one may hold. Discrimination is present everyday and everywhere. It is important to try and open the eyes of others so that they can recognize when they may be discriminating. We are trying to create awareness on our campus. SHU students will benefit from this Fear No People event because we have addressed the issue in a smart and entertaining way. Also, who wouldn't enjoy seeing RAs act?" said Kelly Parks, sophomore, Stoughton, Mass.
This event is somewhat controversial because of its content. However, students need to be aware that these issues exist in everyday life, and they need to be addressed. Just like the movie "Crash" brought the discrimination issues of Los Angles to light, Residential Life is bringing these issues to SHU.