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(02/25/03 4:36am)
The Alpha Phi Alpha week started on Sunday with a dose of enlightenment. The first event of the week was "The Ritual," put on in conjunction with Delta Sigma Theta members. \nThe program is geared toward unifying the black community, specifically college students. One of the other important underlying themes is honoring those who struggled before. \n"This event is to everybody in college," Jason Lee, Alpha Phi Alpha member, said. "There are a lot of African-Americans here, and we need to pay homage to those who struggled to get us here." \nThere was not a big turnout for the event, but there was a healthy dose of crowd participation. The beginning of the event started off with a prayer and song. \nThe audience stood up to sing the "Negro National Anthem." The singing of the anthem was a tool to help unify the audience and remind them of the African-American struggle, Lee said. \nAlthough the crowd was small, the emcee took full advantage of the situation. He asked everyone in the crowd to introduce themselves, as a way to unify the group.\nUeline Newman, an Alpha Phi Alpha member, stood up to recite a poem he wrote. The poem captured the brevity of college years and how we should all take that into consideration. \n"I was told 'The Ritual' was something to unite the past and the present, and I was inspired by that," Newman said. \nAfter the opening prayer and introductions, The Libation ceremony took place. Derived from Kwanzaa, the Libation ceremony is a tribute to ancestors of the past. \nThe crowd stood up as emcee Arnold Lane sprinkled water to the north, east, south and west parts of the auditorium and turned in the appropriate direction. It was a solemn ceremony and was the core of the event. \n"I hope no one here takes lightly what just happened here," Lane said. "It represents how we got here, and I know I can stand here and say someone broke their back to get me here." \nThe ceremony acknowledges that people from all directions of the earth fought and struggled so that African-American people can be in school and receive an education. The Libation ceremony ended with a song relevant to the occasion. The song, performed by Alaina Williams, was about the trials and tribulations of the African-American people and how their faith provides comfort.\nThe enlightenment came when the keynote speaker Shaun Harper addressed the audience. He spoke of a divided African-American community and of uniting the greeks and non-greeks. \nHe also said there is inconsistency in the black community with a race of people going in opposite directions. \n"We can no longer turn our eyes away from the fact that unity in the community has been neglected by you and me," Harper said. \nHarper stressed the race is not over and going to college is not enough. \n"Our ancestors had dreams of us graduating, earning, saving, investing and giving back to the community," he said. \nHarper's words challenged the audience and suggested African-Americans work together to make IU a more conducive community for African-Americans. \nThe program ended with a "Circle of Identity," in which every member from the audience takes a link of a chain, breaks the chain and takes a piece home. This is also in remembrance of their ancestors and breaking the chains of slavery.
(02/18/03 5:07am)
The National Institute of Health and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) took full advantage of the press received from New York City's "Seven on 6th" Fashion Week in order to promote their campaign against heart disease. Sally McDonough is the account director for Ogiby, who partnered with the NHLBI to get designers to donate at least one red dress to be on display at the Mercedes Benz fashion week. Out of all the designers, 19 donated dresses and Nicole Miller made one exclusively for the campaign. Designers such as Carolina Herrera, Ralph Lauren, and Bill Blass were just a few of the designers that donated a dress.\n"Heart disease is the number one killer of women in the U.S.," McDonough said. "Most people associate the disease with overweight balding men, but it is a threat to women, and a lot of people are uninformed."\nThe NHLBI is modeling their campaign after the pink ribbon campaign for breast cancer awareness. They are using a high profile event such as fashion week to jump-start the campaign and get the word out. The NHLBI coordinators also plan on using Angela Lindvall, a popular runway model, as the spokeswoman for the campaign. Most designers commit to sponsoring one issue every year, and McDonough says it wasn't hard contacting designers to sponsor this particular cause.\n"The outreach here is incredible," McDonough said. \nAlong with the red dress, the organization also wants people to wear a red pin designed specifically for the campaign. \n"We want the pin to become what the pink ribbon is for breast cancer," McDonough said.\nThe red dresses comprise an exhibit that will embark on a national tour starting in Washington, D.C.
(02/11/03 5:54am)
NEW YORK -- Next fall, expect to see a lot of classic lines accentuated by 60's and 80's inspired details. These features and more are the centerpieces of designer collections presented at "7th On Sixth," a twice-a-year fashion extravaganza taking place in New York through Feb. 14.\nSince its creation in 1993, "7th On Sixth" has produced over 1000 designer shows. "7th On Sixth" was originally formed by the Council of Fashion Designers of America to organize, centralize and modernize the American Collections and provide a platform for American designers to become players in the global fashion business. \nIt was the first organization in America to offer designers a comprehensive program of state-of-the-art venues, along with an experienced production team dedicated to carrying out their individual visions, optimizing exposure through a wide variety of marketing benefits and advertising opportunities. \nThis year's Fall 2003 showcase features 70 American designers, who present their collections for spectators from around the world.\nKENNETH COLE\nDespite the early start -- 7 a.m. -- Friday saw a large turnout for the Kenneth Cole show. Kenneth Cole's collections always seem to stick to the basics, and still give people what they want. This year, the look was 60s mod with a dash of apresski. Many enjoyed the show and the idea behind the 'wearable designs'. \n"I thought it was great, and I liked that it was very wearable," said Susannah Cahn, fashion editor at Seventeen magazine.\nThe collection included a limited range of colors: black, gray, and white with splashes of green and yellow. The women's line included grey miniskirts with thick white stripes down the side; velvet trousers paired with a bubble vest and micro-stretch turtleneck, along with a gray and brown velvet miniskirt and jumper ensemble. The show also featured velvet blazers, chrome zippers on skirts, garments decorated with black and white color blocks, green scarves, and knee-high Chelsea boots in silver and black. The women's suit featured a short jacket with flare-legged pants in beige.\n"I like Kenneth Cole -- I like the white and black," said Oksana Bayul, Olympic figure skater, who attended the show. "I like it because it's all wearable."\nThe men wore slim-fitted denim and black paired with sweater-vests of the same colors. Cotton pinstripe shirts with green, blue, or black ties took prevalence. A model wearing white twill pants with a white belt constituted the surprise of the show. Once again, the 60s theme ran throughout the show -- the suits were 60s inspired with short jackets, skinny blue or black pants, and cotton shirts of the same colors. \n"I like his interpretation of the 60s," Cahn said. \nLUELLA BARTLEY\nFor her fall 2003 collection, designer Luella Bartley took a different approach. The theme was 80s punk-rock with a mix of Upper Eastside preppy. \n"The show as very British Punk, but vintage Armani at the same time," said Santa Versace, a freelance stylist, who attended the Bartley show.\nThe preeminent style was baggy. Models wore wornout baggy jeans paired with oversized bomber jackets. Other items featured at the show included worn-out overalls with striped black and white long-sleeved shirts, as well as pink satin pants with collared shirts and ties.\n"The look was young and fun," said Alev Aktar, fashion editor at the New York Daily News. "It looked like menswear tailored for girls."\nBartley used pink and black almost exclusively in her designs, tailoring traditional menswear articles for women. The show featured knee-length skirts in pink and black; black leather dresses with knee-high boots; scarves tightly wound around the neck with a knot in the back, and pleather semi-circle bags. \n"In a nutshell, it was borrowing your boyfriend's clothes," Bartley said.\nThe collection projected a fun and spontaneous image. \n"I was completely inspired by London," Bartley said.\nNICOLE MILLER\nOne of the most anticipated shows was Sunday's Nicole Miller show. Filled to capacity with spectators, the show featured classic lines in classic colors. \nThe color palette was limited to olive green, wine and black. The prevailing look was tight knee-length skirts and fitted dresses with antique gold beading or pintucks on the bodice and sleeves. The coats -- also with tucks -- were ankle-length parkas with fur trim on the collar and cuffs and came in purple and green. The accompanying boots included black knee-highs with thigh-high stockings underneath. The pants were mostly wide-leg and cuffed in tuxedo style.\n"I do a lot of vintage shopping, so I was really into the antique beading and feminine cuts," said actress Rosario Dawson.\nALICE ROI\nSunday's Alice Roi show presented one of the most colorful collections. The color scheme was pastel pinks, purples, blues and whites. The 80s inspired look projected a feminine image.\n"I thought it was wild," said Stephanie March from TV's "Law and Order, SVU." "It was very colorful and eighties inspired."\nThe skirts were puffy and short, paired with cashmere turtlenecks and woolen men's shirts. The dresses were mostly of the silk halter variety with puffy skirts worn over fitted trousers. Silk taffeta and organza blouses paired with fitted pintuck pants as well as full length skirts with horizontal metallic stripes in blue, gold and black were the show's highlights. \nFor her designs, Roi also used men's shirts with pink plaid and hands tooth. To add an interesting spin to her designs, Roi dressed her models in thigh-high black boots, creating a mix of girly and business casual. \nToday's shows include Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Marc Jacobs and Ecko.
(02/07/03 5:30am)
The Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority hosted their annual Fashion Show at Willkie Auditorium Wednesday night. It was a unique collection of the best clothes on and off stage, the best Hip Hop and IU's socialites decked out in the latest fashion. Many said it was one of the best fashion shows AKA has hosted in years. \n"It was the best show I have seen since I have been here, and I am a senior," said Brandon Williams, Alpha Phi Alpha president. \nThe coordinators of the show, Atia Tate and Carrie Thomas, had worked on the show since November. Most of the models wore their own clothes, but many of the clothes were donated by B. Moss Clothing Co. in College Mall. \nAlthough all the clothes weren't new, they looked hot on stage, Thomas said. \n"Everybody got to show off their own different style, and I am happy about that," she said. \nRose Yazdani, a graduate of IU and Alpha Kappa Alpha member, made the clothes she wore during the "Shades of Brown" scene. \nThe show was tightly choreographed, and the models vogued on the stage while strutting to the beat of the music. There were 22 models in the seven different scenes. Each scene had it's own theme. There was an introduction, athletic scene, After-5 scene, lingerie, club scene, "gangsta" scene and an outro. Each scene had carefully picked styles, including accessories such as hats. \nThe After-5 scene had a formal theme, with the models dressed in full-length beaded dresses that glistened in the light and showed off their figures. \nThe dresses were gold, black, red and white. Many had one shoulder exposed and were backless. The lingerie scene was a favorite of many. There were floor length laced gowns, sheer pink and black robes with matching bra and laced boy shorts to match, long-sleeved black and red-laced mini dresses, a satin black teddy with hot pink trim and hot pink dots with gathering in the back. \nSurprisingly, a male participated in the lingerie scene. He wore red sheer pants with a denim waistband and denim pockets, all while carrying a rose in his mouth. \n"We hope to have more men participate next year," Thomas said. \nJason Lee, a senior, said Alpha Phi Alpha will be participating in the show next year.\nThe intermissions were also a big part of the night's entertainment. \nAudience members were invited on stage to play musical chairs to hip-hop. Jordan Mitchell, a five-year-old boy dressed in a polo velour jump suit, won the Harlem shake battle, while the crowd danced to music by Benzino, Missy Elliot, Tweet, Janet Jackson, and 50 Cent. \n"I think it went well," Yazdani said. "The audience enjoyed the intermissions just as much as the show." \nThe next two scenes included club wear and suits. There were denim mini skirts, a denim dress with a slit on the side laced up with brown suede and with denim shorts to match. Knee high boots dominated the stage and brown newspaper boy hats were also very popular. \nThe classic fitted black pants were paired with Tarzan shirts with poet sleeves. The looks were clean and modern. \nThe "gangsta" scene was full of wide-leg suits that ranged from beige to black. The white blouses were buttoned exposing a color-coordinated camisole underneath. The audience members seemed to like the clothing and only had good things to say. \n"I would definitely wear some of the stuff on stage," said freshman Danielle Sugarman.\nIt was a real fashion show for all those in attendance. \nLee, impressed with the turnout of the show, said, "I thought the show went very well. I liked the choreography. It is a great annual event"
(02/04/03 5:43am)
Oral self-expression reigned supreme this weekend at Collins Living Learning Center. The center hosted an open mic night Thursday and a poetry slam Saturday in conjunction with Arts Week -- a city-wide effort to promote diverse arts in the area. Collins is known for its open mic events, but this year proved to be different. Not only were the events open to non-residents of Collins, but it was Collins' first ever judged poetry slam. \n"I think both events went really well. We had a decent number of people," said senior Erik Gibson, an RA at Collins and one of the series' coordinators. "Both events had a variety of different talent, but each venue had its own flavor."\nThursday Open Mic night \nOpen mic night at Collins had a group of performers ranging from poets to musicians. With a relaxed environment and dim lights, the scene resembled an underground poetry club, accompanied with a coffee shop. It was a packed house with people sitting on the floors and drinking Chai tea. The audience saw performers who came fully prepared with sheets of paper and guitars in hand. \n"We are expecting a big crowd. We have a variety of different performers, everything ranging from poetry, readings, musical performances and drama monologues," said sophomore Thom Kudla, before the show. \nAlong with Gibson, Kudla helped coordinate the event. \nMost performers were veterans to performing live and enjoyed taking advantage of open mic night at Collins.\n"It's hard to get into good clubs if you don't have a whole band. (Open mic) gives people the opportunity to explore their own art form," said senior English major Joe Spurling.\nThroughout the night audience members were in line to sign up for impromptu performances. The coordinators encouraged improvised performances. \n"It's really nice to have the crowd perform and wanting to perform," Kudla said. "It adds flavor and spontaneity to the event." \nAmong the crowd-pleasers was the piece "Domesticate Me," about the frustration of women, who are being domesticated by men. The audience also enjoyed performances by senior Jordan Webb and junior (Elizabeth) Lacey Gillotte. Both performers sang about relationship problems they had faced in the past. "Yelps" and "whoas" rang from the crowd as Webb performed "Free."\nWebb received a standing ovation, but didn't have much to say to the applause. \n"I really like ("Free"), but when other people like it, it's even better," he said.\nAs Gillotte performed "Adamant Eve," tears rolled down audience members' cheeks. She said her song about standing your ground against mistreatment in a relationship was inspired by life experiences. \n"If I had to catergorize it, I would call it calming, but my mom calls it new age folk," she said.\nThe open mic night satisfied the performers as well as the audience members.\nSaturday's Poetry Slam\nSaturday's poetry had a different vibe, but was just as expressive. The poetry slam had more of a hip-hop feel, without the music. It was the first judged poetry slam at Collins, and the competition was fierce. The performers were judged on content, performance, poetics, and overall presence. There were eight contestants overall, and by the second round it was narrowed down to four. \n"It was difficult, especially with the better performers," said sophomore Charles Benson, a judge of the contest.\nWilliam Ryder Timberlake and Daniel Moss especially captured the hearts of the judges. \n"We choose it because it's our artform and in it, we don't have to conform," Timberlake said.\nTimberlake and Moss made it hard for judges to decide, outdoing their competition -- Laura Cooper and Kudla in the second round, where all material performed was completely spontaneous. The third and final round was a challenge because both contestants got one minute and 30 seconds to freestyle about Scooby Doo. \nMoss was named the winner of the poetry slam, with Timberlake taking second runner up. \n"I am up there to express myself and get through to people," Timberlake said.
(11/18/02 4:58am)
The young women dazzled on stage as they strutted down the runway in their colorful evening gowns. The elegantly dressed women were contestants in the 10th annual Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold scholarship pageant Saturday night. Each woman was escorted by distinguished Alpha Phi Alpha members wearing black suits and gold patterned ties. \nThis scholarship pageant was established by the national chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc., to empower and celebrate college women. Chapters across the country hold pageants around this time of year so they can send their contestants on to the competitions at the local and national level. For the past 10 years, this pageant has been rewarding hard-working and talented female students on the IU campus. This year, contestants received $1000 in scholarships. \nWearing a full length white gown, IU freshman Alexis Carter was crowned the new Miss Black and Gold.\nJason Lee, an Alpha Phi Alpha member and pageant coordinator, said three months of hard work paid off.\n"I was impressed with the contestants," he said. "The evening gown part was very classy."\nCarter is a pre-radiography major, with goals of becoming an independent radiologist after graduation.\n"I want to be the best at whatever I do" is Carter's motto, and it shows. Originally from Gary, Carter graduated eighth in her high school class. She showed good sportsmanship at the event as she smiled and hugged supporters.\n"It feels great. I had fun. I am very excited," Carter said. "The pressure is fine because I have done this before."\nAlthough Carter has won Miss Midwest 2001 and 2002, she said she was surprised at being voted Miss Black and Gold 2002.\n"Even though I was confident, I had my doubts," she said.\nThe selection process consisted of 10 to 20 minute interviews the night before and their performance in the pageant. The girls were judged on their poise and appearance, which included modeling formal wear, creative expression, talent, goals and achievements and question and answers. \nThough Carter said her appearance was significant to her winning, she said the question and answer section was even more important. \n"The question and answer and the goals and achievement part and how we project ourselves is going to be judged most harshly," she said. \nContestants wowed the crowd during the talent competition by singing, playing the saxophone, reciting poetry, dancing and delivering monologues, among other things. \nEven though Carter was nervous about the talent portion of the pageant, the crowd recognized her talent by giving her a big round of applause after she performed a song.\nCarter received a $500 scholarship check and will participate in the district pageant. If she wins, she will continue onto the regional pageant where she has a chance to go the national Alpha Phi Alpha Miss Black and Gold Pageant. \nThe pageant consisted of eight contestants from all from Indiana. \nAmber LaReau, a sophomore contestant, was fine with the small number of competitors.\n"We didn't know each other at first; everybody got a chance to know each other," LaReau said.\nThe women were supportive of each other and said they made new friends. \n"We wanted each other to win; we are each other's support," sophomore Tiffany Sanders said.\nSenior Rickesha Ewing-Spates, first runner-up, was happy with the end result.\n"Alexis deserved it; I am very happy. I am happy because I did win," she said. "I felt in my heart I was going to place."\nKeon Gilbert, an Alpha Phi Alpha member and judge for the evening, said the poise and appearance portion and question and answer section were most reflective of the women's personalities. \nSenior Arnold Lane, an Alpha member, said this is a great opportunity for young women on campus.\n"The pageant shows our appreciation for women, and people can come and see talented young ladies upholding a high standard," he said.\nSenior Joel Githiri, an Alpha member, agreed.\n"It gives them a chance to do something they wouldn't otherwise do and to meet new people," he said. "At first people might think it odd a fraternity organized this event, but we have a positive reputation. We put scholarship first and academics first; it might be a surprise but it's a scholarship contest, not a beauty pageant." \nAt the end of the event, the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity surprised those in attendance by showcasing their newly crossed Alpha Phi Alpha members. It was the highlight of the evening. The crowd shouted and cheered as sophomores Darryl Watkins, Ueline Newmon and Lonnie Tate celebrated their new found brotherhood. The men entered the room wearing black and gold painted masks and stomping to Alpha praises, displaying their pride in the Alpha Phi Alpha organization. \n"I am proud to be an Alpha male," Watkins said. \nLee said overall the event was a success.\n"I will be celebrating for the girls and the new Alpha Phi Alpha members," he said.
(11/12/02 4:19am)
Jordan Avenue is the home to the newly-opened Marcellus Neal and Frances Marshall Black Culture and the Theatre and Drama Centers. Although the building is located on Jordan Ave., it's one of IU's best kept secrets. The plans for the building began in the 70s and officially opened its doors in January 2002.\nThe building is one of the most modern structures on campus. At 117,000 square feet, it provides enough space to accommodate both the Culture and Drama facilities and their staffs. The architecture is sleek and sophisticated; the ceiling-high windows provide full views of campus. \nThough the two departments located within the new facilities boast very different goals, they hope to fuse their two interests and collaborate in the near future.
