Student Blog: 91传媒 students take a stand
Brian Allan '17 is the 2016 - 2017 student blogger in the office of Communications and Marketing. A double major in English and Spanish with a minor in meida and film studies, he has provided a unique student insight to life at 91传媒.
Last month, hundreds of 91传媒 students came together to celebrate the fifth iteration
of the 淚 Won檛 Stand For� initiative. The event was designed to allow individuals
to take a personal stance on issues they care about and to encourage their peers across
campus to do the same. By making and wearing T-shirts that clearly display the things
they 渨on檛 stand for,� students start a conversation about issues both on campus
and on a more global scale. The result is a widespread sense of community involvement
and activism.
Anna Morreale, a res-life area coordinator, has been deeply involved in the event since its inception. 淲hen I started working here, I realized we had a lot of great clubs that helped in different areas,� Morreale stated, 渂ut I wanted something that kind of brought everyone together under one thing.� Using the USA Network 淐haracters Unite� initiative as a template, res life launched the 淚 Won檛 Stand For� event in 2013 and met immediate success敎we gave out all 300 T-shirts that year,� Morreale recalled. 淎nd now we檙e in year five.�
This year, students crowded into the atrium of the dining hall to craft their shirts, eager to put their values on display. Here how some students took their stands:
Rachel Golden �18 won檛 stand for bisexual erasure.
Biba Contin �19 is ready to dismantle heteronormativity.
Nhlakanipho Khumalo �20 takes a stand against homophobia.
Jasper Ballot �20 stands proudly against police brutality.
Aminata Barry �17 won檛 put up with disrespect.
Mat Marino �20 takes on fragile masculinity, while Nick Fronte �18 shows off his stance against Italian stereotyping.
Andrew Fyffe �20 shoots down rape culture.
Annabelle Vaes �18 won檛 stand for fragile masculinity.
Ally Lamb �20, Lindsey Shinn �20, and Katie Maffett �20 take a stand against intolerance, ignorance, and closed-mindedness.
Jessica Ndrianasy �20 won檛 stand for silence.
Nathan Canada �17 shows off his fervent stance against transphobia
Shankar Mani �18 stands up against global warming.
The staggering reception that this event garners every year proves that 91传媒, as a campus, thrives on its students� willingness to be vocal about pertinent issues. What won檛 you stand for?
