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(10/01/08 12:00pm)
The College Art Gallery opened the school year with "Art & Environment," an exhibition featuring artwork by the College art department faculty.
The diversity of materials used (canvas, video and cherry wood, among others) was as diverse as the various interpretations of the environment. The show featured landscapes, an animation about immigration and the Internet as a representation of the environment.
Lois Fichner-Rathus, professor of art, conveyed her interpretation through compelling media.
"I think she was very interested in taking the natural world and abstracting it," Sarah Cunningham, director of the College Art Gallery, said.
Her digital prints, "Spur Ice Plateau/Noguchi" and "Enceladus/Noguchi," took ice and made it jump off the page at the viewer.
"Handscape," a large sculpture hand-carved from cherry wood, is a piece illustrating the direct connection between humans and the environment. Cunningham described the piece as having a "physicality" to it, and also said it allows the audience to "appreciate both the material and the form."
A few of the pieces had political undertones, such as "Periphery Two" and "Arbol Torcido." "Periphery Two," a two-channel digital video by Anita Allyn, asssociate art professor, is a very dramatic piece, featuring soldiers as butterflies, flying underground above a layer of dripping blood.
"Arbol Torcido," a seven-minute digital animation by Ricardo Miranda, is a part of an even bigger project, "Carreta Nagua, Siglo 21." This project was a rickshaw made from recycled parts that gave free rides to people in a Mexican city. As they rode around the city, riders would watch the animation piece, which was about immigration issues.
The animation was essentially a conversation between two characters about what one gains and loses by moving to the United States. The project was able to showcase a very complex political issue while touching on the personal narratives of many.
Chris Ault's Flash piece, "Hot Air," showed the Internet as an environment. Ault, assistant professor of art, took popular Google search terms and tags on Web sites, like Perez Hilton and The Huffington Post, and formatted them into buildings and roads.
Several other pieces showed much more traditional images of nature. Marcia Taylor's "In My Own Backyard," was a simple, yet charming watercolor of a plant. Ivette Spradlin's digital prints, "Caught! 1" and "Caught! 2," captured animals in their natural environments.
"Art & Environment" is an exhibition for those who are interested in new perspectives on the environment and everything it can encompass.
(12/06/06 12:00pm)
The TCNJ Choir and Women's Ensemble performed to a packed Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall at its December concert on Saturday.
The audience, made up of friends and family members of the performers, seemed to be ready for an evening to put them in the holiday spirit.
The choir, which consists of both male and female students, performed first, led by assistant music professor Michael D. Mendoza.
With the boys wearing traditional black tuxedoes and the girls dressed entirely in black, several of the songs were sung a cappella, while others were accompanied by a piano.
The final song of the choir's performance, "Jazz Gloria," was accompanied by students playing the bass, bongos and trumpets.
The songs performed ranged from the more upbeat, gospel-style of "I Hear a Voice a-Prayin'" to the slower, more somber "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening."
This song was also conducted by student conductor Chris Proulx, senior music major, and was only performed by the male choir members.
Other songs ranged from the tribal-sounding "Kua Ruongo Mai Koe" to the more traditional sounds of "Amazing Grace" and "Domine, ad Adjuvandum Me Festina."
After a brief intermission, the Women's Ensemble began their performance with the accompaniment of a harp, played by Barbara Ann Biggins and conducted by adjunct music professor John T. McDonnell.
Dressed in all black, the singers began "A Ceremony of Carols" standing on the balcony above the audience.
After they proceeded onto the stage during "Hodie," they continued their performance with a range of carols.
The more serious "That Yonge Child" was performed by soloist Danielle Lewis, junior music major, and the entire ensemble joined in for carols such as "Wolcum Yole!" "As Dew in Aprille," "In Freezing Winter Night" and "Deo Gratias."
"A Ceremony of Carols" concluded with a reprise of "Hodie," followed by intermission halfway through the concert.
When the girls returned to the stage, they treated the audience to a more traditional and popular Christmas carol, "Deck the Halls," which they sang a cappella.
"A Sussex Carol" was reminiscent of Christmas in Charles Dickens' England and was accompanied with a flute performance by Kristen Daskilewicz, junior women's and gender studies major.
The performance of "Lully, Lullay" was followed by a great applause and acknowledgement for the piece's composer, Mendoza.
The ensemble finished with an enthusiastic and passionate performance of "Go Where I Send Thee!"
Performers and audience members appeared to be satisfied with the evening. Parents and grandparents congratulated their children with hugs and smiles.
One set of parents in particular was extremely proud of their daughter.
"It was a nice surprise for us. We didn't know she was going to be playing," Daskilewicz's mother said. "The entire performance was uplifting and put me in a wonderful holiday spirit."
Other audience members described the night's performances as magical, wonderfully entertaining and energetic.
"A lot of emotion went into each of the songs. We've really grown as a choir since the beginning of the year," Erin Doherty, freshman music major and Women's Ensemble member, said.
"We really know everything, from when everyone is going to breathe to what note they will hit next."
(09/06/06 12:00pm)
No question about it - LollaNoBooza 2006 was a hit. Despite having to be moved inside due to rain, there was a large turnout, and not just among freshmen.
Students of all ages and many campus organizations came out on Tuesday, Aug. 29 to show their support for the event where, according to the slogan, "It's more fun when you remember what you've done."
Many organizations attracted students to their booths and activities by offering prizes such as goldfish or free items such as food or keychains.
The College's Greek organizations and sports teams played an integral part in the success of the event. Sororities and fraternities, along with several other student groups, took over the Brower Student Center atrium.
Many groups sponsored games, such as a Penny Toss and Academic Majors Jeopardy, while other organizations served "mocktails" and Rita's Italian ices.
The Black Student Union sponsored one of the more popular events of the night, dance musical chairs, in the student center Food Court. The winners got to bring home a new friend - a goldfish.
Many freshmen found the activities in the student center to be fun and informative. Several organizations provided facts about healthy living and the dangers of alcohol, but the night also gave groups a chance to make themselves known to all the new students.
"It's a good way to find out about all the clubs," Carolyn Jepson, freshman elementary education major, said.
Many upperclassmen from the organizations were happy with the large number of freshmen that came out to the event.
Christine Cullen, executive president of the Student Government Association, also praised the class as a whole.
"The freshman class has been the best behaved," she said.
She also added that as of that night, there had been no ambulance transports of freshmen due to alcohol.
Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) members were also thrilled with the enthusiasm of the freshman class.
"This has been a really good event for us," Stefanie Zitelli, vice president of SADD and sophomore elementary education/English major, said. "It got our name out and a lot of people signed up."
"Tonight is right along the lines of what we do," Lindsay Warren, president of SADD and senior secondary education/history major said. "If we can get our name out, especially to the freshmen, it's really good."
Activities for the night were not limited to the student center. Volleyball games were sponsored by Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Zeta in Packer Hall. Other activities in Packer included bumper boats, dodgeball and a free-throw shooting contest.
The Recreation Center was also full of activity. Many of the events, such as wiffleball and the Kong Obstacle Course, were sponsored by the College's sports teams.
WTSR provided a live DJ and music as students got tangled up in Twister and raced each other to the top of the rock wall.
LollaNoBooza is always a treat for one senior in particular.
"I've come every year," John Savage, civil engineering major, said, "It's a good way to reunite with friends. All in all, it's a social gathering that reinforces the positive atmosphere here at (the College)."
The positive response to the night just enforced its message - you do not need alcohol to have a good time in college.
Freshman chemistry major Maria Banis enthusiastically shared how she enjoys every day: "I get high off life!"
(04/26/06 12:00pm)
"He told me he loved me," Anna, the main character of "The Yellow Dress," told the audience. The one-woman play about the dangers of sexual assault was performed Monday, April 17 in the New Library Auditorium.
Sponsored by the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF), the performance was part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month programming.
About 50 people, the majority of which were females, were in attendance for the performance, which was produced by Deana's Fund, an educational theater program that explores serious issues in its performances.
Since the topic of the show was sensitive, a doctor from the College's office of Psychological Counseling Services was around if an audience member felt that they needed someone to talk to.
The show focused on Anna, who was in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend Rick for three years. "The show tries to guide you through the natural cycle of abuse," Claire Shinkman, a professional actress who played the character of Anna, said.
Speaking directly to the audience, Anna described the beginning of their relationship - how sweet and funny Rick was, how all of her friends and family loved him, how well he knew her.
This is when the warning signs of abuse were introduced. Rick knew what Anna liked, so he would order for her at restaurants. He would buy her expensive gifts, like a cell phone. He would call her friends to check up on her. Anna thought these things were sweet, and took them all as signs of how close they were in their relationship.
In the discussion held after the performance, Shinkman stressed the point that these actions don't necessarily mean that someone is being abused. "None of these things on their own are bad things," she said.
As the play went on, Anna described how the relationship started to become abusive about a year after they began dating.
At first it wasn't physical, but Rick began to accuse her of cheating, and insult her clothes, her looks and how she acted. He also began to call Anna names, like "slut" and "bitch" and accused her of being stupid. Anna started to believe these insults and started to do everything that Rick wanted.
Rick then started to abuse her physically - hitting her where bruises wouldn't be visible, pulling her hair. Anna didn't want to tell anyone, but people began to notice that things weren't exactly right in their relationship. Rick no longer let Anna hang out with her friends, and her residence advisor at college began to see Rick being more physical toward Anna and even approached Anna about it.
"Why didn't Anna tell anyone? Why did Anna put up with Rick and his abuse? Because she loved him!" Shinkman said after the performance. "And despite his actions, Rick continued to tell Anna he loved her."
Anna continued to put up with his abuse until one night at a party when Rick started to choke her. She and Rick were both drinking, and Rick lied to people when they asked why she had fainted. Still drunk, Rick and Anna went back to her dorm room, where Rick pressured Anna to have sex, despite her protests. She awoke the next morning to find that she had been raped.
Anna broke up with Rick the next day. "It becomes more complicated when drugs and alcohol are involved," Shinkman said. "Do everything you can to prevent your friends from having drunk hookups. No one regrets the bad hookups they didn't have."
As the play progressed, Rick kept on trying to come back to Anna - calling her, stopping by her dorm. One day, he persuaded her to go for a drive with him just so they could talk. Rick apologized over and over again to her, telling her that he had changed. He wanted to start their relationship over, and even told her that if she didn't want to, he would leave her alone once and for all.
"Saying no was the most dangerous thing she could have done," Shinkman said. After her negative reaction to his pleadings, Rick began to beat Anna-- - for the last time. He beat her to death. He dragged her body into a ditch and drove away.
The audience actively participated in the discussion after the performance. They talked about the subtle warning signs that people in relationships often miss. They talked about the difference between jealousy and possessiveness. They talked about how abuse can go on for a long time without anyone outside the relationship ever realizing what is going on. Several of the audience members admitted to having dealt with friends in abusive relationships, so the topic hit home with them.
"I was really excited to offer a program that connected sexual assault and dating violence," Jackie Deitch-Stackhouse, coordinator of the office of Anti-Violence Initiatives, said. "Most people think that sexual assault is committed by strangers,"
"I thought it was an issue that needed to come up," Julie Gilbert, treasurer of IVCF and senior biology major, said. Evidenced by the strong opinions and emotions in the audience, she was right.
(04/05/06 12:00pm)
Sean Paul would have been proud. Temperatures certainly rose in Packer Hall during the Inter-Greek Council's ninth Annual Step Show, "Up in Smoke," Friday.
Members of several fraternities, sororities and dance teams entertained students of the College as they danced, shook, clapped, stomped and stepped. The newest hip-hop and dance songs permeated the gym in between and during the performances.
The performers were not the only ones dancing at the show. When they weren't using their programs to fan themselves from the heat that filled the gym, many members of the audience took turns showing off their own moves.
Some stayed in the bleachers but most took the times between performances to show off on the dance floor.
Stepping has a number of different influences, all of which were displayed during each performance.
These influences include traditional African dances, cheerleading, hip-hop and tap dancing.
Each group incorporated the variety of influences into the performances in a unique and creative way.
"The different themes, like the Inspector Gadget and the preachers, made it sick. It definitely made me want to dance," Kevin Maulbeck, freshman graphic design major, said.
While Maulbeck, who was attending his first step show, enjoyed the themes, others felt differently.
"With all the skits and talk, the true essence of step was lacking," senior Janely Jose, president of the Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, said.
Lambda Tau Omega placed second in the competition between the sororities, and Jose said that she was proud of her sorority "for showing (the College) their accurate and complex stepping style."
The winning sorority team, Zeta Phi Beta, incorporated comedic acts and dialogue into its Charlie's Angels themed performance.
The winning fraternity team was Phi Beta Sigma, whose performance was church themed and also acknowledged the African roots of stepping.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity definitely brought theatrics into their performance with many flips and jumps.
They, along with several members of the audience, barked during their Grim Reaper themed performance.
Omega Psi Phi placed second in the competition, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity placed third.
Phi Beta Sigma has not only been competing here at the College.
They have won several step shows across the East Coast, and recently finished filming a movie about stepping in Canada.
"Although (we're) exhausted, it was still our duty to come and perform at (the College), and that's just what we did," Ike Anyanwu, senior business management major and member of Phi Beta Sigma, said.
Along with the fraternities and sororities that competed at the show, several others entertained the audience before the competition.
UNITY, the TCNJ Dance Team, the Flow Hip Hop Dance Team and a step team from Trenton High School also performed.
The step show was not only important to the fraternities and sororities that took part in it, but also has become an anticipated event all throughout campus.
"Hopefully, this shows all people that although our campus is small and diverse, we can come together and enjoy each others' company," Tommie Glenn, sophomore criminology and justice studies major, member of Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity and vice-president of multicultural affairs for the Inter-Greek Council, said. "It was a success."
(03/08/06 12:00pm)
Four freshman rooms are looking stylish after a makeover by contestants of "The Lion's Apprentice" - but only one was good enough to win the latest challenge in the campus competition. On Tuesday, Feb. 28, that victory went to The Consultants. The team is made up of Giselle Herrara, senior finance major; Marcus White, junior business management major; Cheonette Petion, junior accounting major; and Kimberly James, junior accounting major.
Each team was given a $100 budget and had to find volunteers who would let their rooms be made over. It had to create d?cor that was original, aesthetically pleasing, comfortable and in compliance with all residence hall rules. The room will be shown off during campus tours on Accepted Students Day in April, the judges said.
Teams were encouraged to ask stores for donations for the rooms. The Consultants did just that. But unlike the other groups, they brought more than a letter stating the purpose of the project. According to their presentation, they told stores about the College's Get-It card and the possible partnership they could form with the College.
The Consultants began their presentation by describing the four key components of every room - learning/office, sleeping, lounge/entertainment and personal. This breakdown and understanding of a room impressed the judges.
Before and after pictures of the room showed how The Consultants reorganized the room to make it more functional and friendly. They used many of the items already in the room to make the transformation and incorporated the College's school colors - blue and gold - into the decorations they purchased. The newly bunked beds added space to the room, allowing the team to add a lounge chair and a colorful carpet. The windows were covered with blue curtains and hints of gold were present in a large decorative fan that graced the one wall, along with several new pictures.
Team Theta Phi Alpha, the first to present, stressed the importance of utilizing items already in the room and said that it looked at other rooms in the building to get some ideas for the room set-up. Team members also asked the residents for their input. Theta Phi Alpha got Staples to donate organizers for each student's desk.
The second team to present, Team Phi Beta Lambda (P.B.L.), decided to make over a male's room.
"We wanted a challenge that a female's room couldn't give us," they said in the beginning of the presentation, a comment that made the audience laugh.
Another challenge was trying to incorporate two very different personalities into a well-balanced room. Team P.B.L. added color and many pictures and posters to the drab walls of the room. The team suggested that the College offer a program that helps freshmen students organize, decorate and utilize their rooms.
Team Trump had to overcome a big obstacle as well - neither of the two team members had ever lived on campus. They had to learn all the policies and rules of the residence halls while trying to complete the room on time. The team incorporated the girls' favorite colors into the room. Team Trump even negotiated with the College Bookstore for the donation of a pillow with the College's logo.
While the judges deliberated, all teams commented on what a great experience "The Lion's Apprentice" has been.
"It teaches us real-world experience," Joe Shalhoub, junior business management major and P.B.L. member, said. "It's a great program."
His teammate, Nicole Gravina, sophomore accounting major, felt similarly. "It teaches you a lot about teamwork," she said. "You do group projects in class, but it's not real."
The judges returned and told each team its strengths and weaknesses. While each team was told that it did a good job, there could only be one winner and one team had to be eliminated.
Team Theta Phi Alpha was sent home after winning the challenge the week before. The Consultants received a $100 Visa gift card, along with the remaining balances on the other teams' cards from the challenge.
Dave Puskar from Bloomberg LP introduced this week's challenge. He asked the teams to come up with some "new and fresh" ideas for the company. Bloomberg LP has three main parts - the Bloomberg Terminal, Data License and a television/radio/magazine media network.
Puskar is looking for the teams to come up with some "big picture" ideas that would allow Bloomberg LP to do something different and possibly bring the company into new markets.
The results of this challenge are scheduled to be revealed on Tuesday, March 7 in the Business Building Main Lounge.
(03/01/06 12:00pm)
One need not be an art aficionado to appreciate the work of Charles McVicker. McVicker, who was an assistant professor of art at the College for 18 years, is the featured artist in the new collection at the College Art Gallery.
The collection is appropriately titled "C. McVicker: Self-Portrait, a Retrospective."
The exhibit opened with a reception last Wednesday and will be on display through March 29.
The artwork, which consists of watercolors, oils, acrylics, charcoals, collages and pen and ink sketches, shows the many "phases" or "series" that McVicker has experienced.
McVicker started out as an illustrator, creating artwork for magazines, book covers and even The Saturday Evening Post.
He then began experimenting with watercolor, and many of his pieces were displayed at the American Watercolor Society.
Some of McVicker's earliest paintings are abstract. As his paintings developed, he began to include letters and poetry.
McVicker's art evolved even more as he began to focus on still lifes and landscapes. Some of his recent paintings include street scenes, such as a train station and a wedding on Fifth Avenue, which is his latest piece.
Many family and friends attended the reception to celebrate McVicker's work. They walked around the gallery as a guitarist set the mood with some low music.
They pointed at their favorite pieces, discussed the technique in others and commented on how nice it was to see his newest paintings finished.
His friends described the show as "amazing" and "marvelous."
"His ability is astounding," Priscilla Snow-Algava, art specialist at South Brunswick High School and one of McVicker's friends, said. "Very expressive, very realistic. It's quite inspiring as an artist and a teacher."
McVicker's daughter, Heather McVicker Teffenhart, was also present.
"It's a most incredible show," she said. "I like it because it shows his range. It shows all his different styles."
While his McVicker Teffenhart admired her father's entire collection, McVicker's granddaughter had a favorite piece of artwork.
When asked which one she liked best, the young girl quietly pointed to one of McVicker's more recent paintings, an acrylic titled "Rouen Cathedral," which he made in 2005.
McVicker's wife, Lucy Graves McVicker, who is also an artist, was there to support her husband.
In the detailed descriptions she gave as she explained each piece of artwork, McVicker's wife showed her admiration for her husband and his work.
Several of McVicker's former art students from the College came to the reception to honor him. "I was happy to see them. They came from some distance," he said, smiling.
The College approached McVicker about a year ago, soon after he retired, about displaying his collection at the gallery.
He said that it was a rare opportunity and that he felt honored that they had asked him.
"He's one of our treasures," Judy Masterson, the gallery director, said.
"It's an exhibit that shows a lifetime of painting _- all the phases I've gone through," McVicker said.
"It's interesting for me to see it all together like this," McVicker said.
Even the artist had a favorite piece in this collection.
"You always like the one you just finished," McVicker said, as he pointed to the colorful and realistic acrylic painting "Fifth Avenue Wedding."
"And you always look forward to the next one."
In the catalogue that accompanies the artwork in the gallery, McVicker sums up his life as an artist.
"Art is a lifetime journey and I have no idea where it will take me next," he wrote, "but I am loving the ride."
(11/16/05 12:00pm)
Geisha girls and dragon ladies are just a couple of the stereotypes that Americans place on Asians. Author Sheridan Prasso is trying to change that.
As part of its Experience Asia month, the Asian American Association (AAA) held a True Colors Discussion with special guest Prasso, author of "The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls & Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient," last Thursday.
"We had met (Prasso) earlier this year at a Pan-Asian conference in New York," Amanda Liu, member of AAA, said.
"We were all excited," Jon King, president of AAA, added. "We got to have someone really knowledgeable come and talk to us. It was a treat."
Prasso, a Caucasian American female, began writing about Asia 15 years ago. She has served as an Asian correspondent based in Hong Kong and Cambodia, Bureau Chief for Agence France-Presse, and as Asia Editor and a Senior News Editor for BusinessWeek.
Her articles about Asia have appeared in renowned publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker and the Los Angeles Times, among others. She has also reported for the Associated Press, and is a recipient of a Human Rights Press Award. She considers herself to be a "specialist" on Asia.
After moving to Asia for her job as a correspondent, Prasso realized that a lot of Americans have stereotypes about Asians and Asian countries. She decided to write a book so she could address these issues on a much grander scale.
According to Prasso's research, Asian stereotypes can be traced as far back as the ancient Greeks, who viewed the goddess Aphrodite as an exotic woman from the Orient.
Marco Polo came back from China and described Asian women who were offered to the Western men. Colonial British traders realized that Asian women were different from their wives at home - they were more exotic and sensual.
Prasso said Cantonese immigrants in America stayed in the San Francisco area after the Gold Rush. These men often took up "women's work" such as child care and laundry, and therefore were seen as feminine.
Hollywood decided to bring these images to screen, Prasso said. Asian males are seen as almost asexual or effeminate -"martial arts heroes who never get to kiss the girl," she said. Men rarely get the opportunity to be seen in leadership positions.
On the other hand, Asian women are seen as "either submissive and docile, or kick-ass dominatrixes, like Lucy Liu," Prasso said. Women are held to these "dragon lady" or "tea-pouring housewife" standards.
Prasso said that the main reason why Asians continue to be portrayed in this light is because there has not been enough of an outcry by the Asian community.
"We need an Al Sharpton for Asians," Prasso said, getting some laugh from the audience. "Anyone up for the job?"
The entire discussion was not led by Prasso.
After she spoke about her book, she allowed students in the audience to ask her questions. Several questions sparked comments from other students.
"Is it better to be seen in the media as a stereotype, or not to be represented at all?" one student asked.
While the audience seemed to be divided, Prasso said, "Mistreatment doesn't do anybody any good."
Some students questioned whether or not Asians are the only ethnicity being held to stereotypes. Others wondered if Asian stereotypes could really be considered negative, "because is it really that bad to be considered quiet and good in math?" an audience member asked.
"I think that there is a line, and for Asians, it gets crossed much more quickly just because there isn't an outcry for change," Prasso said.
When asked if it was difficult to try and sell a book of this kind, Prasso revealed that her publisher had initially asked her who her audience was going to be.
"I would really like to prove to my publisher that there is an Asian American market for these books," Prasso said.
(10/12/05 12:00pm)
It rained on their parade, but at least it didn't stop it. Already postponed from Saturday, Oct. 8, the Ewing Township and College-sponsored Community Fest was held on Sunday, Oct. 9 despite the slight showers and cloudy skies.
The day started off with a bang - of the drums, that is. Family and friends from Ewing Township braved the damp weather and came out to support the members of the Ewing High School marching band. Playing in front of Loser Hall, the music could be heard from across campus.
Vendors and organizations of all kinds were represented at the Fest.
From political organizations and religious groups to Boy Scouts and elementary school cheerleading teams, all had something to offer, whether it was cookies or information.
"It's like trick-or-treating for adults," Susan Unger, a children's librarian from the Ewing Library, said.
Kiosks offered everything from women's bags and jewelry to massages and activities for children.
While some vendors felt like there was a good community turnout, some were a little disappointed, but realized that nothing could be done about the conditions.
"It's hard on a day like today," a member of Pennington Family Chiropractic, which was offering spinal and posture screening, said.
This year's Community Fest theme was Celebrating Women in Our Community.
Women in Learning and Leadership had a booth with activities such as matching pictures of influential women and their biographies. They also tried to encourage more women to vote by offering voter registration forms.
Several sororities were represented at the Fest as well, trying to raise awareness about women's issues. Delta Phi Epsilon offered information about the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
Catherine DeTrizio, a junior business management major and member of Delta Phi Epsilon, said she felt that it was important to reach out not only to members of the College community, but also to members of the town.
Groups such as the White Ribbon Campaign and Amnesty International were supporting the end of violence against women. Amnesty International even had a petition to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.
Susan Adams, a volunteer and community events coordinator, commented about the College's relationship with Womanspace.
"(This) is the college in the area with the biggest support for Womanspace," she said, adding that a large number of students want to intern with the organization.
Adams pointed out that it is not only female students who want to get involved. There are quite a few male students, who she feels "really learn a lot by volunteering with (Womanspace)."
Entertainment was available for people of all ages. The B Street Band made everyone want to fall in love with a Jersey girl as they paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen, and Mandorico added a little Latin flavor to the outdoor festivities.
However, the family entertainment in Brower Student Center appeared to be the most popular. Performers such as Mr. Ray and Miss Amy Otey were well-liked by the younger crowd. Children, as well as their parents, were dancing and singing along.
"I never thought my fan base would all be under six years old," Mr. Ray, a singer for many years, said.
The student center was full of activities geared toward children from the Ewing community. Face-painting and pumpkin-painting were very popular.
Other activities included silly putty making, sponsored by the Student Chemist Association, and Henna tattoos given by the Asian American Association.
Ewing Township schools also got involved in the Community Fest activities.
The Lore Elementary School advanced band played before a good-sized crowd. The fifth-grade students were conducted by Molly Jensen. Jensen said that the majority of them have only been playing for about a year, and a few for only a few weeks. All the children were excited, but one girl admitted to being "a little nervous."
The elementary schools were not the only ones represented in the festivities.
Ewing High school art teacher Renee Egan was leading in the painting of a large banner that was "celebrating diversity." The finished product will be hung in the high school.
"It was really muddy, but enjoyable," Jessica LaMotta, freshman history and secondary education major, said. "I think that it is good that the College does something with this community."
"It was nice to see so many families here with children at the College," Stefanie Zitelle, freshman open options major in the School of Culture and Society, said. "It really reminds you that we are not only here to learn, but to also serve the community."