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Join the Philosophy Department, Monday, Oct. 16, in a discussion titled: "Jesus, Just War Theory and the Bush Doctrine." The discussion will be held in Room 320 of the Tivoli, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Joining the discussion will be Andrew Fiala, Ph.D., from Fresno State University where he's an associate professor of philosophy. If you can't make it Monday, try going on Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Plaza M108 for a discussion about the varieties of pacifism. If you would like more information about either one of these events, please contact David Hildebrand at hilde@yahoo.com.
Fiala's a published writer of books such as Tolerance and the Ethical Life, Practical Pacifism and The Philosopher's Voice. If you're interested in reading his stuff before he comes to campus, visit www.fresnobee.com. But there's more! He is the general editor of the journal Philosophy in the Contemporary World and writes for the web-site Student Survival Guide to Philosophy. For more information, visit his personal web page http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~afiala/.
Fiala, in his article "Let's Define our Terms Carefully," published in the Fresno Bee Sept. 10, 2005, comes down on Bush for "...falsely linking Sept. 11 with the war in Iraq." He says that the attacks on U.S. warships in Jordan were not terrorism because they were military targets, while the bombings in London were terrorism. Fiala says it is a mistake to label attacks on military targets as acts of terrorism and that, according to the just war tradition, "the morality of war depends on the reasons for fighting." He adds that it is disingenuous to claim that fighting the war on terror in Iraq will help prevent terrorism here.
Check out some films with the American Indian Student Services Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:40 p.m. in Tivoli 329 and the join the Asian American Student Services for a film on Wednesday from 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Tivoli Multicultural lounge. For more information about these events, contact Peggy Lore at peggy.lore@cudenver.edu.
On Thursday, Oct. 19, head over to the Turnhalle around 1:00 p.m. to hear a lecture by author J.L. King about what life was like living on the "down low" - sleeping with men while married to his wife. King, father of two, was married and living a straight life, but secretly sleeping with men. But he's not the only one. King says there are plenty of men living life on the down low, and it's dangerous.
According to Phil Wilson (director of the Black AIDS Institute) in an interview on Oprah ("The Secret Sex World: Living on the 'Down Low,'" April 16, 2004,) "The down-low is a new label on a behavior that's been going on a long time," and "It's not unique to black men." He added that the situation is different in the African American community because it's OK to be white and gay, but black men are supposed to be players and being gay means being rejected from the community. Many gay or bisexual black men keep quiet about their sexuality. Also complicating the issue is the message to women "that there are too few good men anD that you need to do whatever you can to keep a man and you should not expect a lot from men ." All of this, Wilson said, leads to silence and low expectations.
GLBT Student Services will be having several more events this month to celebrate Gay and Lesbian History Month. Thursday, Oct. 12 will commemorate the 8th anniversary of the death of Matthew Shepard, the gay man who was beaten to death in Wyoming. In honor of his death, the Matthew Shepard Foundation will be launching an aggressive campaign to educate and encourage responsible voting in the upcoming election. Visit www.MatthewShepard.org/vote for more information about this campaign and what the foundation means by responsible voting. Also in time for Gay and Lesbian History month is a study by the Williams Institute, part of UCLA's law school, about employment policies honoring same-sex partnerships, claiming they are good for business and the economy. The study indicates that the gains from happy, healthy workers outweighs the cost of the benefits. The study shows that gay, lesbian and bisexual employees who have domestic partnership benefits have better metal health, increasing job satisfaction, retention and productivity.
For all you teachers out there, there'll be a lecture for you on Thursday titled "Closing the Achievement Gap," presented in the King Center Concert Hall from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.. Dr. Ronald Ferguson is the director of the Tripod Project for School Improvement and director of the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University. Dr. Ferguson based his research on his findings (summarized in his article, "What Doesn't Meet the Eye") concerning the achievement gap in high performing schools. Minority students in excellent schools perform lower than their white peers. In his article, Ferguson identifies some key factors that play a role in low-achievement among minorities, including the lack of teacher encouragement for minority students. While this might not be interesting for every student out there, those who are teachers or would like to teach some day, or are just interested in pedagogy, like Eye, will find this presentation fascinating and helpful.
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