Current Events Discussion

When: Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 4:10 P.M.
Where: CHANCE lounge
Who: CHANCE members and our floor advisor Professor Musil-Church

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Our floor adviser, Professor Musil-Church, will be coming over to meet all of us and lead a discussion about current events. The more people who come, the better. Professor Musil-Church is an awesome woman and she really wants to get to know us and talk with us.

– Atu and Susan

If you need to brush up on current events, you can observe the Relevant News Articles section of this website.

– Daniel Kim

Superbowl Party!

When: February 6th, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.
Where: Reeder House (225 Reeder St.)
Who: CHANCE, Keefe, and Reeder

A copy of the email
On Sunday we’ll meet in the lounge at 6:30 and be chauffeured to Reeder Street for the Ramer-Keefe-Reeder Super Bowl Party. RSVP to this email if you are coming. There will be food, drinks, and good times to be had by all at the party.

– Atu and Susan

Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Breakfast

When: Wednesday, February 2nd, 8:00 – 9:00 A.M.
Where: The Marlo Room in Farinon

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Lafayette College honors the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Offices of Religious Life and Intercultural Development invite students, faculty and staff to come together to reflect on Dr. King’s words and dreams. Space is limited, so please RSVP to yeakelt@lafayette.edu by Friday, January 28.

Women in the Workplace

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The New York Times published a series of articles today, focused on women in the workplace. In businesses, where men still are preferred over women, some women decided to make a change. The series of articles starts off pointing out that business is a male dominated world (For Women in the Workplace, an ‘Upgrade Problem’, written by Nicola Clark). However, the series of articles shows hope through the success stories and dreams of women in the workplace.

One woman, Dong Mingzhu, is viewed as one of the toughest businesswomen in China. She has worked hard, in a male-dominated environment, to rise up to be the president of Gree, one of the leading makers of air-conditioners in the world. To read more about her, read the article titled, Setting the Pace with Toughness, written by Didi Kirsten Tatlow.

An annual get-together shows that women are still a minority in the workplace. However, businesses are starting to realize that gender-equality is the future. Read more about it in the article, Women Make Their Mark at Davos, Though Still a Distinct Minority, written by Katrin Bennhold.

Some women have started to teach other women in the workplace to be more assertive as shown in this article, titled The Codes That Need to Be Broken, written by Doreen Carvajal. This is also shown in the article, titled Not Afraid to Fight for Corporate Equality, written by Stephen Castle.