2008 Woodie Awards
New student group to hold first events, await ASG recognition
Amy Schumacher
Issue date: 4/22/08 Section: Campus
Miami University students will have the opportunity this week to take part in a workshop using theater games, discourse and free food to foster a support system of tolerance and trust in STATIC's first event, according to first-year co-founder Kate Hawthorne.Â
STATIC, a new student organization begun this spring by Hawthorne and graduate student Rachel Hamilton, stands for support, tolerance, arts, taking action, imagination, and celebrating community, culture and creativity.
"We have a workshop that is different from any done prior," Hawthorne said. "We'll probably start off with some theater games to establish trust and a fun atmosphere and then go on to discussion of bigger issues."
Hawthorne said the workshop will hopefully offer students a different perspective on STATIC's core ideas.
"We want people to come out able to look at something in a different light; for the most part, people have talked about these ideas, but this is a different way to look at it," Hawthorne said.
According to Hawthorne, the idea for the group stemmed from themes discussed in associate professor Ann Elizabeth Armstrong's THE 439 class, in which both Hawthorne and Hamilton are enrolled. One main theme was that of the Miami image and the many people on campus who do not fit the stereotype.
"Static occurs when all the frequencies come together," Hawthorne said. "STATIC is a group that wants everyone's voice, everyone's involvement and to foster everyone's ideas all coming together."
Hamilton, who will obtain her master's degree in psychology this spring, acknowledged other student groups' discussion of individual differences, but noted that she felt there was not a place that harbored discussion of the overlap of these dissimilarities.
"I feel like at Miami there are a lot of groups that address individual aspects of identity, but there weren't very many talking about pressures to fit in across groups," Hamilton said. "This group is for those people in no groups or those in groups who want to find a place to work across groups."
STATIC has yet to become an ASG-approved student organization, but Hawthorne said the hope is that the workshops will stem discussion on the specific themes of the group and that it will be made official soon afterwards.
There is a workshop 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 4-6 p.m. Saturday. All three events are in room 100 Hiestand. Registration is online at http://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/Registration/axps.
STATIC, a new student organization begun this spring by Hawthorne and graduate student Rachel Hamilton, stands for support, tolerance, arts, taking action, imagination, and celebrating community, culture and creativity.
"We have a workshop that is different from any done prior," Hawthorne said. "We'll probably start off with some theater games to establish trust and a fun atmosphere and then go on to discussion of bigger issues."
Hawthorne said the workshop will hopefully offer students a different perspective on STATIC's core ideas.
"We want people to come out able to look at something in a different light; for the most part, people have talked about these ideas, but this is a different way to look at it," Hawthorne said.
According to Hawthorne, the idea for the group stemmed from themes discussed in associate professor Ann Elizabeth Armstrong's THE 439 class, in which both Hawthorne and Hamilton are enrolled. One main theme was that of the Miami image and the many people on campus who do not fit the stereotype.
"Static occurs when all the frequencies come together," Hawthorne said. "STATIC is a group that wants everyone's voice, everyone's involvement and to foster everyone's ideas all coming together."
Hamilton, who will obtain her master's degree in psychology this spring, acknowledged other student groups' discussion of individual differences, but noted that she felt there was not a place that harbored discussion of the overlap of these dissimilarities.
"I feel like at Miami there are a lot of groups that address individual aspects of identity, but there weren't very many talking about pressures to fit in across groups," Hamilton said. "This group is for those people in no groups or those in groups who want to find a place to work across groups."
STATIC has yet to become an ASG-approved student organization, but Hawthorne said the hope is that the workshops will stem discussion on the specific themes of the group and that it will be made official soon afterwards.
There is a workshop 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday and 4-6 p.m. Saturday. All three events are in room 100 Hiestand. Registration is online at http://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/Registration/axps.
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