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AACS prepares for its busiest month of school year
EJ. HofTerman
Staff Writer
One of the many special interest groups
on campus this year is the African Ameri
can Cultural Society (AACS). Organized
by Guilford's African American student
community, AACS is a support group for
minorities. According to President Crys
tal Johnson, its main goal is "to promote
unity among the minority students at
Guilford."
Besides stressing community, the or
ganization also encourages participation
in the academic, social and policy-mak
ing aspects of the college community.
Through open discussions and featured
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lectures, AACS targets prevalent social
and minority issues affecting the campus
as a whole. Projects and cultural activi
ties, study groups, male and female sup
port groups, and student retreats are spon
sored throughout the year to create a greater
awareness of the African American expe
rience.
AACS co-sponsored a successful Afri
can dance photo exhibit in early Septem
ber, and more recent activities included a
business social featuring prominent black
business leaders from the local area, and a
canned food and Thanksgiving basket
drive for the needy. The society will be
busiest this month when it commemo
rates Black History Month by sponsoring
speakers, cultural events, and the year's
biggest event, Cupid's Cotillion on Feb.
17. Because of recent budget cuts to
student organizations, the society is also
organizing a fashion show to help raise
scholarship money for students in need.
Gordon Moshoeu, a history major from
South Africa, has been impressed with
AACS so far, because "it is aimed at doing
good things and focusing attention on real
issues, such as helping the homeless and
increasing scholarships for black students
who want to come to Guilford. I like
hearing and sharing ideas with my fellow
students. Being with people you like
makes adapting to a culture easier."
Vice President David Lincoln, a sopho
more from Baltimore, joined AACS be
cause "it brings together students for a
common good and promotes many of the
things I believe in. I enjoy the environ-
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ment and discussions immensely and look
forward to contributing to the program
this year."
Although enjoying steady participation
so far, AACS is always looking for new
members. The program is open to all
Guilford students, and Johnson promises
that "those who are willing to learn and to
listen will be provided with an excellent
cultural experience." The society meets
every other Thursday in the conference
room in the cafeteria, and meetings usu
ally consist of discussions of events and
subjects pertaining to the program.
Introducing the
Mountain Gate
Zen Community
Ami Worthen
Staff Writer
Once a week, religion professor David
Barnhill and a group of students from
Guilford meet at their "zendo" to perform
the Zen Buddhistrituals of "zazen," chant
ing and "kinhin." Zendo means "medita
tion hall," which, in this case, is New
Garden Friends Meeting. Zazen means
"seated meditation." Chanting is done to
cultivate a "meditational state of mind."
Kinhin, meanwhile, is walking medita
tion and "another method of stilling the
mind."
Engaging in these practices, said
Barnhill, helps to "clarify and center your
mind." In order to create the best environ
ment for this, he started the Mountain
Gate Zen Community. The group's
meetings are structured and done strictly
according to Zen rituals. The nature of
meditation requires "an atmosphere free
of disorder and confusion," and the par
ticipants are expected to act with serious
ness and reverence. The meetings focus
not only on relaxation, although that should
result from meditation. Rather, zazen and
the other types of meditation are a way "to
develop a new habit: concentration of the
mind."
Hopefully, said Barnhill, the formation
of the Mountain Gate Zen Community
will also result in its developing into a true
community. Barnhill started this group
partly to create a practicing Buddhist
community, which helps those who have
previously had to meditate alone, and
those who have never meditated before.
see ZEN on page 9 >-