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Brother Outsider tells activist’s story

By SettlerOnline on February 18, 2019

By Erin Holloway

“We are all one. If we don’t know that, we will learn it the hard way,” said, activist, Bayard Rustin. Volunteer State Community College’s own Jeff King, manager of Diversity and Inclusion Services, presented a documentary on Bayard Rustin’s life.

Rustin was a prominent activist during his life, most notably the civil rights and gay rights movements. Rustin himself was openly gay which makes his story more compelling. The documentary gives good insight on his activism, his roles in them, and even his personal relationships by interviewing his former partners.

Rustin had a fight on two fronts, civil rights and gay rights, both he cared deeply about. He was not just fighting for black people because he was black or for the gay community because he was gay. He fought for the betterment of all people not just for the ones that directly affected him.

Love one Feed One event creates awareness of The Feed

By SettlerOnline on February 18, 2019

By Abbigail Phelps

On Valentine’s Day, the Love One Feed One event was held in the Mary Cole Nichols Dining Room B.

CAB and SGA hosted the Avenge the Feed event together with Spectrum, RSO, and Civitan.

Love One Feed One was as a fun way to bring attention to the Avenge the Feed event.

Letters to the Editor: Response to “New York Passes Radical Abortion Bill”

By SettlerOnline on February 11, 2019

To the editors of The Settler,

It disheartens me to see Yvonne Nachtigal’s editorial “New York Passes Radical Abortion Bill” published in Vol State’s newspaper. The piece is poorly reasoned throughout.

The state of New York’s bill S.240 (https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2019/S240) states that a licensed medical professional can perform an abortion in the third trimester only when “there is an absence of fetal viability” or when “the abortion is necessary to protect the patient’s life or health.” Nachtigal’s central claim appears to be that the bill is an attempt to increase political tension over abortion. Nachtigal reasons that, because there are strong moral arguments against the bill, it must be a tactic to divide Americans against each other.

The Art of Omari Booker is on display at Vol State

By SettlerOnline on February 11, 2019

By Lauren Fraine

February is Black History Month and during Unity Week at Volunteer State Community College, “Red Line” will be displayed in the Wood Campus Center in the International Hall and Suite 217 until Feb. 15.

Barbwire, oil paints and panel are elements within “Red Line: The Art of Omari Booker.”

A Nashville native, local artist Omari Booker grew up in Tennessee.

When does an opinion become a judgment?

By SettlerOnline on February 11, 2019

By Yvonne Nachtigal

Unity week at Vol State featured an art exhibit about racial inequality, a documentary about civil rights, food from other cultures, an interfaith dialogue, and a training session to better understand different lifestyles. Last semester the school invited special guests like Wulin Hunyan and the Paul Brock Band for a multi-cultural experience. “Diversity” is a prevalent word in colleges today. It means to understand and respect the uniqueness of each individual and our differences, whether they be race, ethnicity, gender, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or others.

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