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Show jTHURSPAY, SEPTEMBER 2·, 1999 UNIVERSITY JOURNAL CAMPUS NEWS First Convo address fro·m actor, playwright An aspiring young actor, composer, and Association when he received an e-mail playwright will speak on. a number of notifying members of collegiate African issues dealing with young people at student associations that Spielberg was Convocation on Thurs, Sept. 2. seeking young African males for a film on Derrick Ashong, who almost by accident the 1839 mutiny and subsequent capture landed a supporting role in the Steven of a slave ship, La Amistad. Auditions were scheduled at a Spielberg movie Amistad, will be place between Cambridge, the first guest speaker on the weekly Mass.• and Ashong's home in presentation series. New Jersey. They were also The free lecture will scheduled during the first begin at 11 :30 a.m. day of Christmas break, so in the Auditorium. he decided to try for a role. The general public is Acquaintance with a invited to attend all former Harvard student Convocations. helped in his winning a "Killing Cool: Igniting key part as the younger the Soul of Society" is brother of the slave the title of Ashong's rebel leader. address. It deals with Ashong was born in matters of youth Ghana and has lived in Brooklyn, Saudi individuality, identity, and social responsibility. . cted in Arabia, Qatar (a· Too often, Ashong ng, wh 0 at conv0 · small peninsula maintains, young people are rricl< J\~hOill 5 peal< a country on the consumed with "fitting in" or ~:r11istad, w Persian Gulf), and back in "being cool." But those who do the United States. great th,ngs are the ones who He is a 1997 high honors graduate of adhere to an inner sense of Harvard with a major in Afro-American what is right. These are the ones who Studies. He received awards at Harvard ultimately affect change because they for his contribution to intercultural and free their minds of the shackles of popular race relations and for his undergraduate thought and allow themselves to be thesis. different. Ashong is working toward a life as an Ashong was serving as president of the actor, songwriter, producer, writer, and Harvard University Black Students businessman. *" Freshmen & Sophomores Juniors ffillS 1200 Intro to Leadership Excellence 3 Credit Hours Section 01 ffionday 6 Wednesday 1-1 :50 OR Section 02 Tuesday 6 Thursday 10-10-50 Lab Thursday 2-4:50 ml.LS 3200 Organizational Leadership {Permission needed from instructor) 4 Credit Hours Section 01 monday, Wednesday 6 Friday 10-10:50 Section 02 monday, Wednesday 6 Friday 11-11:50 ' Lab Thursday 2-4:50 ARMY ROTC "l1IE SMARTEST COLLEGE COURSE YOU CAN TAKE FOR MORE INFO, CONTACT PAUL FALLON - 865-8617/8596 SV<JAT <Ballroom Vance Company -\I . presents </Jall • No Exp • TONIG • form sou 865-83_ Company 'fryouts 1 BALLROOM CLASS TIMES DANC !920 31 JSeiinnin~ Social Dance DANC 2920 32 JSeiinnln~ Social Dance DANC 2920 33 Intermediate Social Dance DANC 2920 34 Be~lnnln~ Intern. Latin Dance DANC 2920 35 Intermediate Intern Latin Dance DANC 2920 36 International Standard DANC 29!0 37 Nl~bt Club Swini MW 7-7:50 p.m . MW 9-9:50 p.m . MW 8-8:50 p .m . TR 11 -1 1:50 p.m . TR 12-12:50 p.m . TR 3:30-4:20 p .m . TR 6:30-7:20 p .m . Be~inn i n~ Latin is an introduction to International Style Latin Danci n~: the Cha Cha. Rumba and Samba will be tauiht. Beiinnini Standard is an introduction to the more traditional ballroom dances. focusini on Waltz and Quickstep. Be~inni n~ Social Dance is available for anyone who wants to have fun and learn sqcial etiquette at the same time. B~innin~ level steps will be tau~ht in American style Cha Cha. foxtrot and Triple Swini. Intermediate Social Dan c.e is for the penon who successfully completes Bef. Social Dance and wants to add more steps and perfect their skills in the first three dances. Mambo and Waltz will also be ccwered. J- I '' . |