By Kevin Fitzsimons President Brit Kirwan addresses the formal opening of the 23rd annual celebration of Hispanic Awareness Month on April 2 at the Thomas E. Rardin Family Practice Center. The event included the opening of the Latino Free Clinic, music and food.

Hispanic 'Traditions of the Past' celebrated

"Stepping into the Millennium with the Traditions of the Past" is the theme for Ohio State's 23rd Annual Hispanic Awareness Month. The celebration of Hispanic culture continues through the end of April, and features a variety of events, including lectures, dance lessons and a multicultural conference April 20 and 21.

For a full calendar, visit www.osu.edu/ethnicstudents/HSS/2001/index.html. The schedule includes:

Events

April 13 -- Wellness Symposium 2001: Understanding Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Issues in Minority Communities, 9:15 a.m. to 2 p.m., Room 150, Younkin Success Center. This symposium will help to explain why alcohol and drug abuses persist in Hispanic, African-American, Asian-American and American Indian communities, as well as examine culturally specific prevention strategies to deal with these problems. The schedule includes expert presentations.

For more information, see www.shc.ohio-state.edu/swc/Pages/Files/symposium.html.

April 18 -- The Role of Hispanic Women in Higher Education: Making it to the Top, 9 to 11 a.m., Hale Black Cultural Center. Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo, associate vice president for academic affairs and chair of the Chicano Studies Department at the University of Minnesota, will appear as part of the President and Provost's Diversity Lecture Series.

April 23 -- Michele Serros, 7 to 8 p.m., Ohio Union Conference Theatre. The author of How to Be a Chicana Role Model will share her insights and talk about her recent book.

April 26 -- Setting the Framework for Hispanics in Higher Education for the New Millennium, 9 to 11 a.m., Fawcett Center room 4. Manuel Pacheco, president of the four-campus University of Missouri system, will speak as part of the President and Provost's Diversity Lecture Series.

April 26 -- An Evening with John Quinones, 7 to 9 p.m., Rhodes Hall Auditorium. The award-winning ABC anchor will give a presentation, followed by a question-and-answer session.

April 27 -- Decolonizing Chicano History, 10 to 11:30 a.m., 1015 McPherson Laboratory. Emma Perez, associate professor of history at the University of Texas in El Paso, will discuss her recent book, Decolonial Imagery: Writing Chicanas into History (Theories of Representation and Difference).

April 30 -- Final Celebration of Hispanic Awareness Month 2001, 4 to 7 p.m., Ohio Union Main Lounge. Music will be provided by Yumbambe.

Discussions/forums

April 17 -- Student Panel on Latina Narratives, 4 to 5:15 p.m., Ohio Union Buckeye Rooms C/D/E. Ellen Gil-Gomez, senior lecturer in the Division of Comparative Studies, will facilitate.

April 19 -- Conversacion Pan Dulce y Chocolate, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., 436 Ohio Union, focusing on how cultural issues can affect climate and create multiple identities.

April 23 -- Chat with Michele Serros, author of How to Be a Chicana Role Model, 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., Kuhn Honors and Scholars House.

April 25 -- Career Opportunities in Dentistry: The Hispanic Health Care Provider, 5 to 7:30 p.m., 1183 Postle Hall.

April 26 -- Student Panel on the Latina Experience in the United States, 4 to 5:15 p.m., Hale Black Cultural Center. Ellen Gil-Gomez, senior lecturer in the Division of Comparative Studies, will facilitate.

Arts

Through April 27 -- Displayed works of local artist and architect Wilfred Calvo Bono, Bricker Hall second floor lobby.

April 19 -- Latin American Film Series: Zoot Suit, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory.

April 23-30 -- Photography Contest Exhibition Ð New Faces of the Millennium: Hispanic Awareness Month 2001, Exposures Gallery, Ohio Union.

April 24 -- Latin American Film Series: Crossover Dreams, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., 100 Mendenhall Laboratory.

April 24 -- Live Music with Brasileira, 8 to 11 p.m., Woody's Place, Ohio Union.

April 25-27 -- Chiapas Media Project (CMP), 3 to 5 p.m. (8-10 p.m. April 27), 317 Dreese Laboratories, featuring screenings of new work from indigenous videomakers from Chiapas and Oaxaca.

April 27 -- Fantasia Juvenil, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Ohio Union West Lawn.

Get Involved

April 20 -- El Sabor de Columbus, 6 to 8 p.m., Ohio Union West Lawn, featuring free Latino food from several Columbus-area restaurants.

April 20 -- La Noche Latina/Late Night at the Ohio Union, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., Ohio Union, featuring games, live music, children's activities and more.

April 24 -- Capoeira Presentation and Open Class, 3 to 5 p.m., Ohio Union West Lawn, Department of Dance demonstration and discussion.

April 27 -- Aerobics Latina-style, 4 to 5 p.m., Taylor Tower.

Conference

April 20 and 21 -- The Multi-Cultural Conference of Students: Images of You, Fawcett Center and Ohio Union. Presenters at this conference, designed to explore diverse ideas and philosophies through interactive sessions and social events, include New York Times columnist Steven Holmes and the MPAACT Afrikan Centered Theatre Group.

For information, contact Erica Estep at 292-8611 or wss@osu.edu.

Disability Awareness Month raises awareness of disabilities

April is Disability Awareness Month, and Ohio State is celebrating with a number of events to raise the University's consciousness of the issues faced by people with disabilities.

For details or a complete listing of events, contact Leah Monaghan or Mike Kinney at 292-3307 or visit the Web at www.ods.ohio-state.edu.

April 16 & 25, Disability in Film Series, 6 p.m. Dinner and a movie. Mr. Holland's Opus and Jenseits der Stille.

April 13, Adaptive Technology Display and Demonstration, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Ground floor of Ohio Union near ballrooms.

April 13, Lunch and Learn Brown Bag Lunch, Attention Deficit Disorder: How is it diagnosed? noon-1 p.m., Office for Disability Services (ODS) Conference Room, 150 Pomerene Hall.

April 19, Goal Ball -- An Adaptive Recreation Activity, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Larkins Hall Brown Gym. Students and ODS staff participate.

April 20, Lunch and Learn Brown Bag, Is Golfer Casey Martin Covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? noon-1 p.m., ODS Conference Room, 150 Pomerene Hall.

April 25, Faculty Meeting with Phil Rumrel, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 150 Younkin Success Center. Rumrel, a professor at Kent State, has designed a course specifically aimed at instructing students with disabilities. This session will help faculty design an accessible curriculum.

April 26, Annual Closing Cookout/Celebration and Art Fair, 5-7 p.m., Mirror Lake next to Pomerene Hall.

April 28, ODS Golf Outing, noon, Minerva Park Golf Course.

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