The Office of Multicultural Enrichment partnered with the Campus Activities Board for a viewing of The Help on Saturday in Cullen Auditorium, followed by a conversation about race relations.
The Academy Award nominee for Best Picture was free for all students and faculty with their ID and open to the public for a $1 admission. A forum after the movie allowed those in attendance to voice their opinions about the issue of racial equality.
The Campus Activities Board (CAB) is a student-run event planning organization that works with Student Life and sponsors various events throughout the year including free concerts, hypnotists, movies, Sadie’s Week and Casanova Week.
“This month, CAB decided to incorporate Black History Month into our free movie, The Help, said Ana Rodriguez, sophomore psychology major from Plano.
Based on Kathryn Stockett’s No. 1 New York Times’ bestseller, The Help, brings to life a story of women in the South who forge a friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal norms in the 1960s.
“Not only did we want to show a movie that was funny and entertaining, but we also wanted to empower and discuss real issues still facing today’s society,” Rodriguez said.
“That is why the Office of Multicultural Enrichment and CAB joined efforts in having an open discussion after the movie to talk about issues such as race, society, and equality,” Rodriguez said.
For some on campus, the opportunity for dialogue about important issues is a crucial part of being a college student.
“I believe discussions like this are important because I think that individually we all have opinions on those subjects and these forums give students an opportunity to share those opinions with others,” said Keegan Kinder, sophomore marketing major from Round Rock.
Kinder said dialogue is vital for opening minds.
“Through the sharing of opinions, some students begin to widen their view on things like race and equality as well as gain understanding on the viewpoints of others,” Kinder said.
The Office of Multicultural Enrichment sponsors many programs and events that promote cultural diversity on campus and oversees multicultural student-led groups such as Black Students’ Association, Hispanos Unidos, SHADES and Virtuous Sisterhood. For more information about any of these groups, email ome@acu.edu.
ions on those subjects and these forums give students an opportunity to share those opinions with others,” said Keegan Kinder, sophomore marketing major from Round Rock.
Kinder said dialogue is vital for opening minds.
“Through the sharing of opinions, some students begin to widen their view on things like race and equality as well as gain understanding on the viewpoints of others,” Kinder said.
The Office of Multicultural Enrichment sponsors many programs and events that promote cultural diversity on campus and oversees multicultural student-led groups such as Black Students’ Association, Hispanos Unidos, SHADES and Virtuous Sisterhood. For more information about any of these groups, email ome@acu.edu.
