Go for it! Calvin Hall, George Daniels, and anyone else. Create that panel! PS. It would be a great Teaching Panel. Diana Rios -----Original Message----- From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC on behalf of Calvin L. Hall Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 3:23 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism, misogynism Issues of diversity and campus media would make for a good panel, especially in light of this article. http://campusprogress.org/fieldreport/1917/the-racial-politics-of-college-ne wspapers Having served as a high school and college adviser once upon a time, I¹d be willing to serve on -- or propose -- a panel if there¹s an interest. ======= Calvin L. Hall, Ph.D. Assistant Professor and Faculty Fellow Department of Communication Appalachian State University 126 Walker Hall Boone, NC 28608, Box 32039 Office: (828) 262-2482; E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.faa.appstate.edu/directory/index.php?IDD=COM&ID=137 "If I am not who you say I am, then you are not who you think you are." ~James Baldwin, 1967~ From: "Rios, Diana" <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: "Rios, Diana" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 13:18:03 -0400 To: <[log in to unmask]> Conversation: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism, misogynism Subject: Teaching Panel Possibiltiy-- Campus newspaper--racism, misogynism Absolutely. This is a great topic for someone to take off with and create a panel proposal. This could be a Teaching Panel for some interested people. Here are some possible titles-- "Campus News, Radio, TV: Freedom of Expression or Racism-Misgynism?" "Campus News, Radio, TV: If we hate you, we have the right to say it" "The Future of Student Media: The Dark and Enlightened Sides of Freedom of Expression" -----Original Message----- From: Meta G. Carstarphen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 12:55 PM To: Rios, Diana Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Campus newspaper--racism, misogynism Thanks, Diana. Maybe the topic of campus newspapers (and radio & TV) should be a topic for a panel proposal. Meta Meta G. Carstarphen, Ph.D., APR Gaylord Family Endowed Professor & Associate Professor Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Oklahoma 395 W. Lindsey Room 3510C Norman, OK 73019-4201 PHONE: (405) 325-5227 FAX: (405) 325-7565 E-MAIL: [log in to unmask] ************************************ On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:29 AM, Rios, Diana wrote: > We should be aware of the lack of ethics, lack of common sense, the > racism > and misogynism at this campus newspaper at Central Connecticut > State University. > This makes us ask the question, How are our campus newspapers doing? > Sincerely, > Dr. Diana I. Rios > Associate Prof. of Communication Sciences and Institute for PRLS > Dept. Communication Sciences, U-1085 > University of Connecticut > Storrs, CT 06269 > 860-486-3187 > [log in to unmask] > > > ---------------------------------------------- > > PLEASE SEND LETTERS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT > courant.com/news/opinion/columnists/hc- > reyna0921.artsep21,0,7243759.column > Courant.com > Tolerating A Climate Of Hostility > Bessy Reyna > September 21, 2007 > Publication of a racist and misogynistic cartoon depicting a 14- > year-old Latina, hungry, bound, locked in a closet and apparently > being urinated upon casts a pall across the celebration of Hispanic > History Month in Connecticut. > > Printed by the Central Connecticut State University student paper, > The Recorder, the cartoon has caused an understandable uproar on > campus and off. Is CCSU teaching its students to be tolerant of > those who make fun of victims or humiliate and belittle others > because of their ethnicity or gender? I wonder. This is the same > paper - under Editor in Chief Mark Rowan - that caused an outrage > on campus last winter with the publication of a piece suggesting > that a rape could be a "magical experience" for an ugly woman. > > At that time, the CCSU administration's response was to create a > Task Force on Journalistic Integrity and "sensitize" Rowan by > having him join. Obviously, that effort has failed. Rowan and his > staff published this cartoon, which is not only intrinsically > hateful toward Latinos and women, but also features the commission > of crimes including risk of injury to a minor, assault and unlawful > restraint. I'm sure they thought that their addition of a > disclaimer beneath the cartoon - "The Recorder does not support the > kidnapping of (and subsequent urinating on) children of any age or > ethnicity" - was a clever and funny jab at the task force. > > One highly disturbing element is how little the students at the > newspaper seem to care about the fact that hate crimes against > women and minorities are an extremely serious social issue. One > that we need to deal with as a society, not make fun of. > > I couldn't help but think about Megan Williams, the 20-year-old > African American woman, who recently was found after being locked > up and brutally tortured by six people in West Virginia, or the 14- > year-old runaway from Bloomfield who was found a year later locked > in a small closet in a West Hartford house. > > The publication of this cartoon seems to be a symptom of a much > bigger problem at CCSU. The response by university President Jack > Miller leaves much to be desired. He wrote that the cartoon > "demonstrates [the students'] lack of understanding of how words > can hurt and of how their editorial decisions to publish deeply > offensive materials can undermine the civility that should bring us > together as a campus community." Miller sounds like a disappointed > father, not the leader a college president should be. He is only > now, in the face of more controversy, recommending implementation > of some of the proposals that were presented last May by the task > force on journalism. > > In a letter to the CCSU community, Professor Serafín Méndez-Méndez, > chairman of the communication department and a member of the task > force, said that Miller has exhibited poor leadership by failing to > create an inclusive and tolerant environment for women, African > Americans, Latinos, gays and others. > > Psychology Professor Francisco Donis, president of the Latin > American Association at CCSU, told me the problem is a climate that > fosters such obnoxious behavior. Underrepresented groups on campus > feel threatened and unwelcome. He noted that "CCSU is the only CSU > [Connecticut State University{rcub} campus without Latino > representation in the administration or at the dean level." > > Miller should consider that the lack of Latino administrators and > deans in his administration demonstrates his lack of understanding > of how invisibility can hurt and of how hiring decisions can > undermine the civility that should bring a campus community together. > > This year, Connecticut citizens observing Hispanic History Month > should celebrate the Latino students at CCSU and their counterparts > throughout the country for having the strength and fortitude to > continue to strive for an education in the face of such hostility > and harassment. > > Bessy Reyna is a free-lance writer whose column appears the third > Friday of every month. To leave her a comment in English or > Spanish, please call 860-241-3165. Or e-mail her at > [log in to unmask] > Copyright © 2007, The Hartford Courant > > > Bessy Reyna > www.bessyreyna.com