UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, September 30,1996
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KU Hispanic alumni return for celebration banquet
By Nicholas C. Charalambous
Kansas staff writer
It was a homecoming weekend for former Hispanic student leaders, faculty and staff at the University of Kansas.
More than 70 alumni traveled from as far as Cape Cod, Mass.; Portland, Ore.; Albuquerque, N.M., and Miami for a banquet Saturday evening in the Big 12 Room of the Kansas Union to celebrate 25 years of Hispanic student organizations on campus.
Former members and presidents of the Association of Mexican-American Students (AMAS), the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MECHA) and the Hispanic-American Leadership Organization (HALO) laughed, cried, embraced and reminisced as they were brought together for the first time as one extended family.
AMAS, MECHA and HALO had provided a home away from home for students at the University, said John Augusto, director of minority graduate student recruitment and former member of HALO.
"You get a lot of camaraderie in other organizations, but you don't often get the feeling of family," he said.
The reunion was the premiere event for Hispanic American History Month, which runs through Oct. 15. The $3,000 raised at the banquet will go to the Cesar Chavez scholarship fund, which is for HALO members.
In a speech, Chuck Garcia, a former graduate student advisor to HALO and Hispanic communi-
leader in Albuquerque, N.M., said the reunion celebrated the evolution of a movement to obtain equal opportunity in the pursuit of happiness.
he said the future would be characterized by mestizaje, the mixing of racial and cultural diversity that did not have to be destructive of identity but could strengthen it. Mestizaje would be vital to commerce and international fraternity.
Mestizaje would be the antithesis of the American melting pot, he said, which he likened to blue denim that is made in bulk and indistinguishable.
"A quilt on the other hand is made by careful hands using different pieces of fabric. A fabric with different patterns, different colors and different textures," he said. "Each piece of fabric is unique and beautiful in its own right."
Several awards also were given out at the banquet for outstanding community leaders.
David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs, received the Outstanding Campus Advocate Award for providing a supportive University environment.
Mary Padilla, founder and former president of HALO, said Ambler always had his door open for students and took a personal interest in the organization.
Sasha Flores, Hutchinson junior and president of HALO, said that the reunion had shown her that an organization can make a difference in people's lives.
"The reunion showed me that when I leave HALO, I'll still have a part of it," she said. "Everybody said that."
Many single students not alone in finding freedom, self-confidence
By Megan Jordan Kansan staff writer
Ah, the joys of being single.
An, the joys of being single.
No, that's not a typo. Many KU students have found that not dating has its advantages — it can even be fun.
Students said that they enjoyed more freedom. They have more friends of the opposite sex and more time to pursue their own hobbies.
Most importantly, being single lets students learn more about themselves and develop self-confidence.
"I'm more of an individual, not a part of someone else," said Shannon
Elley, Atlanta junior. "I have to rely on myself."
Janine Gracy, coordinator of health promotion and education for Watkins Memorial Health Center, said this time of self-discovery and confidence-building was necessary for future relationships.
Although students said not being
"When you truly know who you are and love who you are, you'll enjoy life more," she said. "You can walk into a relationship and be able to give of yourself. It's like the old saying, 'You can't love anyone else until you love yourself.'"
involved in a relationship had advantages, they also said it was not always easy.
"Some people think if you do not have a girlfriend, something is wrong with you," said Eric Wedgle, Jefferson City, Mo., junior.
Gracy said that students who were not enjoying their single status should focus on the positive aspects of not dating.
Elley has kept a positive attitude about being single and has come to one conclusion.
"I don't need a guy to make me happy," she said.
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