October 13, 2009 The Jibsheet >\> NEWS 5
Disability Month
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Including Disability PRIDE Day -
Journey to Nepal and Back on October 15,"
from ll:30a.m, to l:00p.m, in the Carlson
Theatre on campus.
One group reaching out to students
is the Rotaract Club, whose purpose is to
encourage students to make a difference in
their community.
In 2008, ASG and Rotaract Club
raised funds to send six students and two
advisors to Nepal to work with their twin
club, the Rotaract Club of Patan Nepal.
There, students Jenny Lina, Zafar
Haq, Nell Mclnerney, Katie Mckeown,
Rani Thykkuttathil, and Marilyn Mayers
had the chance to witness what living
with disabilities in a third world country
was like. David Bruckner and Jerry Bunce
advised the group.
It was from the Rotaract Club of Patan
Nepal that the DRC adopted the motto for
this year's awareness month, "We All Are
Able."
This month, five of the students will
relive and bring back their" experiences.
They will individually present the lessons
they have learned, people they have met,
and ways their lives have changed.
A video and slideshow from their
adventures will be shown, after which the
audience can ask the panel questions.
Live music will be featured. Chris
Jones, a pianist and gospel singer from
Twin Falls, Idaho has been blind since
birth and uses a guide dog.
"He's going to.rock the house,"
said Gjolmesli. "He has a powerful set of
pipes."
The day will end with a reception in
the lobby.
From Had to Be Productions, Carrie
Gibson and Anthony Curry will present a
play about men and women returning from
kaq and Afghanistan with disabilities and
combat-related trauma.
Before writing their production,
Gibson and Curry interviewed many
veterans and their family members.
Returning veterans suffer from
a range of conditions including post-
traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain
injury, hearing loss, loss of limbs, chrorfic
pain, and mobility chaJlenges.
The play brings to light the difficulties
that veterans face as they attempt to piece
their lives together again.
The transition from wartime to
civilian life can be rough and challenging.
To lighten the mood on the harsh
realities, humor and music are sprinkled
throughout the play, which will be followed
by an interactive discussion with the actor/
playwrights and the audience.
Stat Medical Inc, the Wellness center
staff, PE instructors, the Athletic Program,
Rotoract Club and the DRC have worked
to create a day of fun, interactive learning!
Anyone is welcome to come and
enjoy games and activities where they can
experience on a firsthand basis what it is
like to have a disability for a couple of
hours.
Wheelchairs will be available
for wheelchair basketball games and
obstacles.
People can be given difficult
"assignments," such as going to Tully's
and attempting to order a drink without
speaking. The goal is to show what a deaf
person may face on a daily basis.
The disabilities being presented in the
gym will just be the obvious ones.
"Everyone is disabled," said
Gjolmesli. "Everyone has weaknesses.
They have strengths in certain areas,
but weaknesses in others. Everyone has
value."
Events planned for disability month
this year seem to have hyped students with
intrest in getting involved on campus.
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Photo Courtesy of Brianne Wood
Andres Munt helps students take in the festive spirit and get excited about clubs on campus and Bellevue College life.
Oktoberfest Club Bash gets students pumped
ASG puts on a campus-friendly celebration with a Bavarian theme
Alina Faustman
FEATURES EDITOR
The Oktoberfest Club Bash was a
huge success. Forty-three clubs participated
in the event.
Tables were set up outside the campus
C building and the weather was clear skies
and high 60's. Students who attended
were bound to find a club that piqued their
interest.
There was everything from the Indic
Club, Communications Club, Art Club,
Computer Science Club, The Debate Club
and GSA Club as well as many, many
others in variety of events.
Andres Munt
ASG Representative
Andres Munt, an Associated Student
Government (ASG) representative said,
"The club bash went really well, everyone
felt like it was the real college campus life
feeling."
Everyone was able to hang out and
explore the various clubs Bellevue College
has to offer.
Although, the Bavarian themed food
ran out quickly.
The German style pretzels :were
extremely tasty, and the Bavarian sausages
were gone in seconds.
However, the Bavarian sausages were
not the only thing that students responded
to instantly.
The biggest hit was the delicious root
beer floats that the ASG members served
graciously.
In fact, they did not anticipate such
• a large turnout. Albert Gardner, vice
president of the Computer Science Club,
was astonished by the amount of students
who were walking around the club bash.
"The bash was a great opportunity
for us to interact with new members. There
were 30 people that signed up for our club,"
said Gardner. Overall, the Oktoberfest was
a well-organized success.
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Awareness breast cancer.
Thanks to better access to
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College community know someone
who has been diagnosed with breast
cancer.
BC's very own president, Jean
Floten, was diagnosed with breast cancer
a couple of months ago. In a memo sent
out to BC's staff, Floten wrote "I have a
wonderful surgeon at Swedish who has
told me all the positive words I wanted to
hear - small, contained, very treatable."
Floten also said, "I know how
caring and thoughtful you [BC's staff] are,
so the natural thing you may be asking is
'What can I do?' For women, please have a
mammogram. For men -- please encourage
your women friends and family members
to do the same. It really does save lives."
The sooner the breast cancer is
• diagnosed, the better the chances are for
survival. That is why it is important for
women to have regular screenings for
treatrnents, deaths related to breast cancer
have dropped more than two percent every
year since 1990. However, the death rate
from breast cancer among black women is
still 40 percent higher than the death rate
for white women.
According to the American Cancer
Society (ACS), "In 2009, an estimated
192,370 new cases of invasive breast'
cancer will be diagnosed among women,
as well as an estimated 622.80 additional
cases of in situ breast cancer." In situ just
means that the cancer ceils are confined to
ducts or lobules.
Also according to the ACS, "'In
2009, approximately 40,170 women are
expected to die from breast cancer. Only
lung cancer accounts for more deaths in
women. In 2009, about 1,910 cases of
breast cancer are expected to occur among
men, accounting about 1% of all breast
cancers: In addition, approximately 440
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ASG Report
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their first tournament.
The Debate Team plans to compete
in Longview, Washington on the 21 t.
The squad wants to take 10 members to
the competition.
They also plan on hosting a bake
sale to fundraise.
They requested funding for a van
for 15 people, judging fees, and gas
money for the trip.
The Debate Team had originally
asked for $301.00 but after discussion,
the ASG voted to grant the Debate Team
$376.00 for additional spending.
Finally, to end the meeting, the ASG
and Faisal Jaswal, the Assistant Dean
of Student Programs, discussed BC's
accreditation and how they felt about it.
The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
after an hour of lively debate.
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