Facing Segregation in the 21 Century Through Campus Programs
A newspaper article which discusses minority communities and the programs which support them at Ursinus College.
“Facing Segregation in the 21st Century Through Campus Programs” is a newspaper article written by Tom Nucatola published March 24, 2011 The Grizzly. In the article Nucatola expresses that SPINT Housing designed for specific racial and sexual groups and the W.R. Crigler Institute as inherently racist and self-segregating. This includes the American History and Africana Studies house, Cloake, created in 2010 which seeks to house students interested in American/ Africana studies. Although Nucatola recognizes that the house is open to all students, he fears these communities will seek protection in these spaces. He goes on to say, that the creation of said communities will intensify racial and sexual tensions and delay tolerance and understanding of such groups on campus. Instead, Nucatola criticizes the programs that these communities host which he sees as no substitute for real interactions with people different from you. This disapproval of SPINT Housing, especially Cloake, uncovers some of the negative feelings towards those interested in AAAS and reveals the stigma that only racial minorities are interested in such topics.
Tom Nucatola
The Grizzly newspaper, Ursinus College
Ursinus College Digital Commons, Ursinusiana
March 24, 2011
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A newspaper article which deems special interesting housing (SPINT) and other programs aiding minority students to be inherently racist and self-segregating.
Facing segregation in the 21st century through campus programs
Facing segregation in the 21st century through campus programs
“Facing segregation in the 21st century through campus programs” was written by Tom Nucatola and was published on March 24, 2011, in the Ursinus Grizzly. Mr. Nucatola argues that SPINT housing and the W.R. Crigler Institute program (formerly The Bridge Program) promote self-segregation and are inherently racist. He states that these programs are racist because “they assume that minority students cannot be successful without significant and special support from Ursinus College.” Mr. Nucatola then brings his attention to the “SPINT dilemma” which he believes to have contributed to segregation at Ursinus. He believes that the communities who live in SPINT housing specifically for “gay people” and “minorities” are problematic. He fears that these houses allow for the “communities” which he clarifies, later on, is the minorities on campus, is using the housing to seek protections in the confines of the shared place of residence. He says that despite them not having labels that say “gay only” or “minorities only”, they have become a place where minorities only live therefore contributing to segregation on the Ursinus College. In the end, he makes an ask Ursinus College to end these policies and to embrace all students as individuals and not by their race or sexuality.
Tom Nucatola
Grizzly Newspaper
Ursinus College
March 24, 2011
Newspaper
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CoSA Presentations AAAS from 2011
Outcomes of the African American & Africana program.
A list of CoSA presentations that came from the loins of the African American & Africana Studies program.
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Ursinus College Celebration of Student Achievement, Schedule of Events (2011)
Ursinus College
4-13-2011
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Ursinus College, all rights reserved
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Booklet
Issues in African American and Africana Studies
African American and Africana Studies
The introduction course to African American and Africana Studies is the core requirement for the AAAS minor. This course is currently taught by Dr. Patricia Lott and is offered approximately every two years. Students in the course read a variety of text highlighting views of African history and present day African experience, and also do a digital project on Ursinus African history.
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Ursinus College Course Catalog
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2004
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SPINT Housing: African American and Africana Studies House
Cloake House offers a residential alternative for students with particular interest in AAAS and/or service roles within Sankofa Umoja Nia (S.U.N.), an organization devoted to educational engagement and community service among black students.
The first image is the Ursinus College Course Catalogue from 2011-2013. This section specifically focuses on the residence halls here at Ursinus College. One of the houses offered is the American History & Africana Studies House. This house fell under the Special Interest House program (SPINT) which allowed upper-class students the opportunity to live with others who are committed to working towards a common goal or share the same interests. The second image is of the African American and Africana Studies Resources and Opportunities page. The Africana Studies House today, known as Cloake, is a residential alternative to students with interests in AAAS or have service roles in Sankofa Umoja Nia (SUN). Sun is devoted to educational engagement and community service among black students.
Ursinus College Website
Ursinus College
November 1st, 2019
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Website/ Catalogue