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When Health Secretary Bowen called for a change in life-style, he was asking a great deal of human nature. Throughout history, even in straitlaced cultures or eras of inhibition, sex is always the genie that cannot be % contained in the bottle. Its heedless imperatives mostly seize the young: the...
Under the big tent of Memorial Hall today, students can hear African poetry readings, see performances of Asian and Native American dance, and sample food from 17 cultures.
Student directors of international organizations said they appreciate the chance to expose a broad student audience to the richness and variety of their cultures.
While stressing cultural pluralism, student groups will display subtle, individual points of their cultures that many students may not be aware of. Ndiaye, who is from Senegal, said that many students picture romanticized images of Africans with drums and grass or imagine that Africa is one country.
"There are interesting common points [between African cultures], yet each individual culture has things that can be developed on their own," said Ndiaye.