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Show 8 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012 THE SIGNPOST W omen continued from page 4 covered her novel. I used to live in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, and I was very sad when I had to leave because I liked living there a lot. I read her novel, and it made me homesick. I didn't realize that it still does. And I cried because the voice was so true and so raw." Women's studies coordinator Maria Parrilla de Kokal and Spanish and women's studies professor Alicia Giralt both chose Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, a poet and nun who lived in the mid-to-late 1600s. Ines de La Cruz fought for women's rights and pursued an education in a time when it was unheard of for women. "Sor Juana, to me, is a huge example," Giralt said. "I admire her so much. She didn't understand the way patriarchy worked. She thought that because she was a good writer and didn't bother people that she was safe. In the end, she was beaten down. She just wanted to learn. She's very important to me on a personal level because I love to study, and she loved to study. I am able to do it, I'm lucky, and she wasn't." Ines de la Cruz is considered the first feminist voice in the Americas. "I was thinking the amount of impact this intellectual had from a cloister is incredible to me," Parrilla de Kokal said. "She is touted as the first feminist of the Americas. When you think about a feminist and the stereotypes we have nowadays, you would not think a cloistered nun in the 1600s would fit that. She thought that women should be ordained in the 1600s. She is just a really powerful kind of person." Parrilla de Kokal also said that her mother, Ana Parrilla, had an important impact on her life. "My mom did not have the same opportunities that we did," Parrilla de Kokal said, "but my mom was the one who taught me that education would be the key to freedom, and I have found that that is accurate in my life and what I do with students as well." Comment on this story at wsusignpost.corn. PHOTO BY AIMEE SMITH I THE SIGNPOS One of the Women's History Month displays featured on the Diversity Center windows. Election continued from page 4 Platt and Brimhall also had in common a hope for the student representatives to remove the feeling of WSU being a commuter school. "I'm just hoping that the people that I voted for will help make my school experience better and make it more enjoyable than just 'class and school," Platt said. Alissa Drummond, who is working on her Bachelor's of Fine Arts in graphic design, said she also expects the winning candidates to provide an actual college experience by helping to create a more social college atmosphere. Though she wasn't running for student office, Drummond helped some students with their campaigns. D ream continued from page 4 "Everybody should get out and vote, just because not a lot of people do vote, so it is a small numbers game, and so last year I know the person that got the Davis VP won by six votes," Drummond said. "So it's like every vote does count here." Drummond said students need to decide who they think is best for the job and then vote for that candidate. "I think it's extremely important, because I know in high school it's all about a popularity contest, and I think in college it needs to be more about what they have to offer and the experience that they had previously, because that's what qualifies someone for a good job," Drummond said. Even non-students are getting involved with student politics. Jordan Tryon said he plans on attending WSU in a few years, but he already feels that the current student elections will affect him. Tryon was on campus talking to WSU students to promote one of the candidates. Tryon said he was out promoting the election because he thinks one candidate in particular will help make the school into the kind of institution he hopes to attend in the coming years. When asked on how students seemed to react to the campaigning, Tryon said, "I think it really depends on if they actually care about the school or not. If they care if the school's a good school or not, they're going to listen to the elections, because the student body president actually has a leverage over how the school goes, and he actually has control over the future of the school's quality." J.D. Germer, a current WSU student, was also campaigning with Tryon and commented on how easy voting is. "Seriously, it takes 30 seconds in this case," Germer said. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. McDonald's® Real Fruit Smoothies The perfect blend of real fruit, like fresh strawberries and blackberries, with creamy low fat yogurt and ice. It's simply, sippably delicious. Try all three, Wild Berry, Mango Pineapple and Strawberry Banana. Weber is through the Student Affairs Division, which organizes projects to go to local high schools and promote Dream Weber. In order to qualify for aid from Dream Weber, a student has to have completed the FAFSA by March 1, the WSU financial aid application and scholarship application by March 10, and if selected at random, verify further documents by March 15. Dream Weber has been operating since 2010. Those interested in receiving aid from Dream Weber can contact the $2 29 financial aid department or go to its webpage at web er. e du / dreamweb er. "The main thing that they have to do is just apply on time and get their paperwork in so they can be considered into Dream Weber," Spencer said. "There is not a GPA criteria other than they have to maintain the 2.0, and they just need to remember to apply on time." Comment on this story at wsusignpost. corn. ff small I'm lovin' it® |