From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2007 #62 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Website: http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Sunday, February 11 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 062 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: racial violence (njc) ["Richard Flynn" ] Re: Guilford(njc) [Victor Johnson ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 00:37:38 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: racial violence (njc) Very troubling, Victor. My son is an alumnus of Guilford as well. (Though as a member of the class of 2002, he was well after your time. Richard - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Victor Johnson Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:22 AM To: JMDL LIST Subject: racial violence (njc) I don't know if everybody read about this story or not but at the college I went to, Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, several Palestinian students were attacked by members of the Guilford football team. When I heard about this a couple of weeks ago, I was very disturbed. I remember when I attended there in 1987-91, the football team consistently isolated themselves from everyone else, and several times harassed many of my friends, calling them lizards, granola, etc...One of my friends was seriously threatened because he had a mohawk. In any case, I was shocked that something like this could take place at Guilford, a college formed by the Quakers who are known for the tolerance and love for peace and conflict resolution. It has been reported that alcohol was involved and for some reason I'm not surprised. I used to live in the dorm where this took place and my friends and I shared a quad with one football player and his roommate, also a sports player. The one good thing that has come out of this incident is there have been several public forums and discussions at Guilford to prevent this from happening again. I have always loved different cultures and learning about different ways of life. I lived in Guadalajara for six months my senior year and it was a life changing experience. My family also hosted a girl from Japan over winter break and for many years after that, he parents would send my parents gifts from Japan that they still have. I wish that the world was not so divisive. Atlanta is very divided unfortunately though slowly progress is being made. Some people know I dated an African American girl for several months and even though we ended up breaking up(we are still good friends), it was a very valuable experience and honestly, I really enjoy intercultural/ interracial dating. The world is too small to be surrounded by yourself. There are too many beautiful places to explore. One of the songs I played at the Governor's Mansion was "Imagine" by John Lennon and while I was playing it, in my mind it was a subtle political message to all the powerful people that were there. Victor Sixth player charged in Guilford College assault case Updated 1/31/2007 11:28 AM ET GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP)  A sixth Guilford College football player was charged Monday with assaulting a Palestinian student, court officials said. Micah Rushing, 21, was released on a promise to appear, the Guilford County Magistrate's Office said. The charges stem from accusations by three Palestinian students who said they were beaten by several members of the school's football team, taunted with racial slurs and called "terrorists" just after midnight Jan. 20, according to court documents. Besides assault, the five other players have been charged with ethnic intimidation. Faris Khader, one of the three accusers, swore out the assault warrant against Rushing, the magistrate's office said. None of the charges against the players are the result of police investigation. Rushing is a wide receiver and running back who averaged nearly 142 all-purpose yards a game and was named to the Division III Old Dominion Athletic Conference all-conference team. Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:05:06 -0500 From: Victor Johnson Subject: Re: Guilford(njc) Cool. What was his major? I was English Lit, my advisor was Jeff Jeske, who is a published author and who taught me everything I know about writing. I also enjoyed studying philosophy with Jonathon Malino. And I'll never forget having to read the Brothers Karamozov for freshman English. Talk about some heavy reading. One time when I was camping on Cumberland Island, I brought it along to reread it. I was sitting on a chair on the empty beach, just me and a hundred or so seagulls...very surreal. Victor Tom Waits- Edward On Feb 11, 2007, at 12:37 AM, Richard Flynn wrote: > Very troubling, Victor. My son is an alumnus of Guilford as well. > (Though > as a member of the class of 2002, he was well after your time. > > Richard ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2007 #62 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------