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2 TliE PolEMic NEWS SEplEMbER 28, 1999 Dancers present dynamic show tonight , By Catherlne Gilmet Staff Writer The Michigan Global Awareness Consortium will be sponsoring a two-year series focusing on the regions of cen- tral and West Africa. "The consortium, operat- ing at ACC for twelve years, is composed of eight Northern Michgan community colleges which pool resources that no community could acquire alone. The· goal' is to expose Northern Michigan with vary- ing cultural experiences," said Matt Dunckel, instructor and consortium member. The series b~gins tonight, Tuesday, September ~ 8th at 7:30 p.m in the Granum The- ater as Kayaga! of Africa per- forms. The group. will convey · African culture through music, song, costume, dance, and sto- ries. The performance is free and the public is welcome. · The•audience will be taken on a tour of Africa. Travel from the royal courts in cen- tral Uganda to the Baluhya of . Kenya, see the modern popu- lar waist dances of Zaire and go up the river Nile to the leg rattles dances ofBanyoro, then over to Mt. Elgon for initiation ceremonies. The program in- cludes the war dances of the Acholi as well as a look at tl1e modern dancing done in Africa today. Kayaga! of Africa was founded by artistic director/ choreographer, storyteller, dancer, signer, and workshop leader Lwanga, who is a ver- satile musician who moves easily from one instrument to another, including the Ndongo (bowl lyre), Adungu (bow harp), Akogo (thum piano), Ndingidi (tube fiddle), and Nkwanzi (panpipes). Since being formed in 1992, Kayaga! of Africa has performed frequently around the Washington metropolitan area and is becoming known nationwide for its high energy and riveting performances. Three additional presenta- tions are scheduled at 7:30 in Room 101 of the ACC Natural Resources Center as follows: A lecture on environ- mental issues in Africa on , Tuesday, October 12. A lecture on democrati- zation in Africa on Wednesday, October 13. A film documentary, "Forsaken Cries: The Story of Rwanda," on Thursday, Octo- ber 21. Courtesy Photo Kayaga! of Africa is known nationally for its high energy performances that convey Afri~ can culture through dance, song, costumes and story. Student Senate plans more dances used in future editions of the Polemic. The questions that contain things inappropriate for this newspaper to print are the only questions which will be discarded. By Aqty Wallot Co-Editor . Student Senate had its first meeting for the 1999-2000 school year on September 9. : •, New members met anc;l many .• ideas for this school year were ~ discussed. president; Josh Helsel, vice- president; Chip Redker, public relations; Chris Gapske, secre- tary; Beckie Filipiak ,treasurer; _sophomore representatives are Natalie Wade, Azra Pilav, Amy Wallot, and Sarah Nash; fresh- man represenatives are Kati Wiegand, Jocelyn Haske, Ari- thon y Jasso,and Ryan Mast. This year's advisor is ACC instuctor Matt Dunckel. Student Senate officers this year are Jessica Brege, · Members of the Student Senate are (front row from L to R) Amy Wallot, Jessica Brege, Azra Pilav, and Chris Thomas. tBack row) Josh Helsel, Beckie Filipiak, Chip Redker, Chris Gapske,Sarah Nash, and advisor Matt Dunckel. A L P E N A PRINT MASTER© ..... - cfor Y<>ur C)Juslness ~eds. Qr cfor @tat Speclaf Occasion, CW'e Can SJ?rovlde @Iese Services cfor Y<>u. Business Cards Flyers . 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Student Senate will also be helping cre~te a Park- ing Lot Appeals Commitee withACC' s Director ofF.acili- ties Management Donald Wit!t. The Appeals Commitee will b~. availabte for students who feel they've wrongfully been given a parking ticket at ACC. "One of our major com- plaints last year was not enough dances. This year we plan to have more dances and better quality dances. We--. strongly urge students sugges- tions on student activities," Helsel said. Student Senate sugges- tion boxes are located in the lounge in Van Lare Hall and The Lumberjack Shack in the Center. Suggestions can also be made at the Senate office in CTR 118B; by calling at ext. 287, or by contacting a Student . Senate member. ACC College ID Discount Photo by Amy Wallot The flowers help keep the geese from litter- ing on the sidewalks. . · · What's up with all the ·geese around cainpus? Heidi Skuse Co-Editor and Sports Editor This is a column designed for the students of ACC to ask questions without having to identify one's self. Write your question on a piece of £aper and put them in the "Ask Lum- berjack" boxes located in the lounge in Van Lare Hall, on the bench across from the Po- lemic office in the Besser Tech Building, in the lobby of the Natural Resource Center, and outside of the library. The questions will be collected and then Lumberjack will review them and pick one question to be answered in the next edition of the Polemic. None of the questions will be thrown away; they will be kept and possibly Since the beginning of this semester, Lum- berjack has been asked and heard others dis- cuss our great geese problem. "What is up with all of the geese around here?" one incoming freshmen asked. The geese are supposed to stay at the duck sanctuaries located on M-32 and US-23 North and Long Rapids Road. Supposed to is the key word. Just like anything else, they don't do what they are supposed to do. These birds feel it necessary to roam where they please. They 'not only like to invade our campus, these new "students" never attend class. They just walk around and leave wonderful little droppings on our cement, on our grass, and on our ve- hicles . They also find it thrilling to stop traffic- -] i terally. · This year the flowers that line the side- walk are the barriers to try and stop the geese from leaving droppings on the sidewalk. They look mu"ch better than the ropes tied on metal stakes that were put in the ground last year. So as one is maneuvering around campus, enjoy the flowers that line our sidewalk be- cause they are keeping the cement clean. Also be careful where you step once you leave the sidewalk because one never knows what they might eij_counter. Another tip, watch as one drives through campus for those "students" hurrying to get to the other side of the road they are protected by the law. ???????????????? • • • • • • ,I • • • • • • • • • A~k the Lumberjack ???????????????? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T~E PolEMic . CoNrniburoRs Co,ediroR ... .... .. ............. .. ........................... ... ......... .. ...... Heidi Skuse Co,ediroR ... .. ............... .... : .. .. ....... ............ ...... ....... ........... AMy WAlloT SpoRTS EdiroR . ...... .. ........... : .............................. .......... ..... Heidi Skuse Use your ID. card when you purchase a medium or large pizza and get a free single order of breadsticks. WRiTERS ............ .. LonA BAUER, CliRis Bedfond, SrnN C!Anke, MAGGiE CAnps, MelisA ColoN, CATHERiNE CilMET, JocdyN HAskE, Josh Helsel. 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