Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1996 Page: 1 of 12
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National Coming Out
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Week celebrates diversity
Amy E. Wendling
Megaphone Staff
This week marks
National Coming Out Week for
the gay, lesbian, and bisexual -images in ^ film, and The
community. The Sexual Incredible Adventures of Two
Orientation Awareness Week Girls in Love at the coffeehouse
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The week’s activities
began with the films The
Celluloid Qoset, a documentary
about the portrayal of gay
The National Coming Out Week student panel answered questions about sexuality
related issues yesterday. Students pictured include (l-r) Sonny Ballard, Becky
Eaton, Kristopher Cook, Robert Temple, Am'e Barrier and Jill Glancy. (photo by
Jody Gilliam)
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being supportive,” said
Treasurer Melanie Rast.
Yesterday evening, a
discussion panel was held at
6:30 pm in the Caldwell-Carvey
Foyer.1*- The panel contained a
wide spectrum of students,
genders and orientations,
including a gay man,
a lesbian, two
bisexual students and
two straight allies.
Awareness
programming has
also included a
display in the
commons which
houses the rainbow
flag, positive
messages about
homosexuality and
the acceptance of
difference and a list
of notable historical
persons who were
also homosexuals.
“Marriot has been
getting several
positive comments
about the display,”
said SOAL Vice-
President Jill Glancy.
The week will
culminate with a
noon rally on the
Sophomore Bethany
Cobb's equestrian
endeavors achieve
national recognition.
Fraternity pranks
lead to vandalism
Lisa Rademakers
Megaphone Staff
During the early hours
of September 29, between 2
and 3 am, some serious
vandalization occurred at the
Kappa Alpha Fraternity House.
front door, it will probably have
to be removed by hand,” said
Dr. Mike Leese, Associate Vice
President for Residential
Services.
It is very strange that
such an act would occur,
because only weeks earlier were
(SOA1), has sponsored
numerous campuswide
activities this week in
conjunction with this event.
“National Coming Out
day is October 11. We do
national coming out week as an
extension of national coming
out day so we can do
educational programming on
sexual orientation, queer
issues,” said Am’e Barrier. “I
think this year is bigger because
of the drag ball, sort of our big
on Monday and Tuesday. A
campus wide mailing also
distributed a list of the activities
and rainbow pride ribbons,
which have become a symbol
of celebration of diversity in all
of its forms, to all faculty, staff,
and students.
“We had a really good
turn out for the movies and a
really positive response to the
ribbons, a lot of people have
been putting them on their
backpacks, and even Dixie was
patio of the former
- SUB this Friday and
the first annual campus-wide
drag ball at 8pm in the Mood-
Bridwell Atrium. Prizes will be
given for best costumes, best
couple and best organizational
turnout.
“The response has been
really positive,” said straight
ally sophomore Kate Rainwater.
“I really haven’t heard any
negative comments so far. I
love the activities we have
See SOAL on page 3
Somehow, when the sun came
up later Sunday morning, the
two cannons that rest on the
front lawn of the house had
been painted. One cannon is
now green, and one cannon is
red. What is even more
disturbing is the fact that there
was also blue enamel paint
splashed on the front of the
house above the doorway.
“Because it is a blue oil
base paint, it could usually be
taken off with a high pressure
hose, but with names engraved
in smooth limestone above the
the cannons on the front lawn
painted white, supposedly by
the same criminals.
“The vandalization to
the Fraternity House is our
biggest situation right now,”
said Chief Deborah Brown of
the SU Police. “But we can keep
a handle on this issue; it is the
smaller pranks that are difficult
to pinpoint the culprits in. The
prank to the KA House was
solved the next day!”
Apparently, other acts
See Vandals on page 3
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