Alpha Mu Gamma Glossator - West Chester University

Alpha Mu Gamma Glossator
November 2010
Volume 1, Issue 1
President’s Corner
Alpha Mu Gamma Executive
Board:
• President – Stephanie Eckman
• Vice President – Ally Vila
• Treasurer – Amanda Auerbach
• Secretary – Kalee Foley
• Historian – Kaitlyn Kohr
• Cultural Liason – Amy
Morrisroe
Welcome to Our Newsletter
Hello Alpha Mu Gamma members and welcome
to our first newsletter! I hope you enjoy reading
about our past events. AMG has hosted several
events this semester, including a Japanese Tea
House, a bake sale, and two movie nights!
I also hope you take the opportunity to see what
cultural events are happening on campus and to
consider submitting a piece for the newsletter.
This is a chance to share your voice with all of
AMG and West Chester’s campus!
You may have realized that you have never
seen any semblance of an Alpha Mu Gamma
newsletter before. That is because this is a
brand new creation, one of many innovations
brought to our organization this year in an
effort to make it better than ever! Other such
innovations include monthly regional
spotlights, a minimum of three AMG events
per month, a digital yearbook for all
members, initiation t-shirts, and our very
own chapter-specific website. Our executive
board has been working incredibly hard to
make this an exciting year for Alpha Mu
Gamma and we hope you’re excited to get
involved! There are plenty of opportunities
this year to use your love of languages and
culture to better both this organization and
West Chester University as a whole.
Together we can make this organization the
best it’s ever been!
Sincerely,
Kalee Foley, Secretary
• Advisor – Dr. Alice Speh
Upcoming Events:
General Assembly Meeting
Nov. 2
Study Abroad Symposium
Nov. 10
Exec Board Meeting
Nov. 23
November Movie Night
Nov. 30
West Chester’s Holiday
Parade
Dec. 3
Last General Meeting &
Movie Night
Dec. 7
West Chester celebrates
iFest 2010
During the month of October 2010, WCU
celebrated iFest, recognizing diversity on the
campus. Events such as an art exhibit,
concerts, dance performances, movies and
food were featured throughout the festival.
Several AMG members attended the event
and had some wonderful experiences!
AMG Members Participate in iFest
Daniel Bach recounts his experience at the
closing dinner.
“On October 7th, I had the opportunity to
attend the closing dinner of I-Fest. There, we
were graced by two special guests, the consul
from Mexico and the consul from South
Africa. Having the opportunity to meet such
two distinguished individuals and to hear
them speak truly was eye opening and an
honor. In addition, it was a very enjoyable
event meeting with the different international
faculty and of course speaking in Spanish!”
Getting cooking, the French way!
AMG member Barbara Woodin created this delicious recipe for iFest’s food festival. Bon appétite!
Soupe de Tomates a la Provençale
Phone: 610.436.2700
E-Mail:
KF731782@wcupa.edu
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aloft.
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See us at:
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Ingredients:
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 1 yellow onion, diced
* 2 stalks celery, diced
* 2 carrots, peeled and diced
* 1 large clove garlic, minced
* 1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes (preferably fire-roasted) I just used
plain canned diced tomatoes.
* 2 cups vegetable broth – if you want more flavor use chicken broth
* 1 bay leaf
* Salt and pepper
* 1/2 cup heavy cream, optional
Fresh basil, put a stalk or 2 into the pot.
Then for garnish, roll up a bunch of leaves into a cigar shape and chop
finely. Adds a nice touch of color and flavor to finished soup.
Preparation:
1. In a Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot, melt the butter over medium
heat. When melted, add the onion, celery and carrots. Sauté, stirring
occasionally, until onions are translucent and celery and carrots are
tender, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté, stirring constantly, 30
seconds.
2. Add tomatoes, vegetable stock and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then
simmer about 20 to 25 minutes until vegetables are very soft. Remove bay
leaf (and basil if you want) and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Remove from heat.
3. Allow soup to cool slightly then use an immersion blender to puree the
soup until smooth. Or, transfer the soup to a large blender and puree,
making sure to crack open the lid slightly if the soup is still hot to let
heat escape. Stir in cream, if desired.
Add chopped basil to each cup for garnish.
This creamy tomato soup recipe serves 6.
A Tango Experience
Member Ben Chadwell attended the Tango performance from iFest – here he gives a wonderful account of his
experience!
I recently enjoyed the Tango presentation/concert in Sykes Ballrooms. Though the accents that were flying
around the room were quite thick, I took some (hopefully accurate) notes about what I saw and heard. The first
aspect I noticed was the unique style of music and dance. The dancing was ballroom, and involved the flair of
snapping and toe stabs. The Guitar, Piano, and Flute--which I thought was a strange combination for a small
band--played in a jazzy way, but it wasn't jazz (of course not. It's Tango.) The piano provided the bass line, the
guitar provided the middle voice, and the flute was on top.
"Tango" means "low fire," (“fuego bajo”) and as the flutist remarked, "A low fire is the way to make our most
typical meal, asado, which is like barbeque, but much better."
On Argentina’s Online Official Promotion Portal, I learned that tango may also mean, “a place for slaves to
meet” as Tango was a popular style born in Buenos Aires “suburbs, brothels, and tenement houses.” At the
end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, Tango was rejected by the upper classes. When it came to
France, it was finally accepted in Buenos Aires. The Revolution in Tango increased jazz and classical
elements in Tango.
From what I can tell, Tango music is not easy to play. On Tango’s signature melancholic polish, the flutist
lamented, “some people think Tango is "sad music, but it's big cities. If people are in love, it will be romantic,
if people are young and excited, there is tango for adventure." Tango may sound melancholy, but it is also
passionate and sensual.
The Tami Tango trio performed Autumn Leaves like I'm never heard it before.
I thought the whole concert was beautiful!
AMG’s Events!
Want to contribute?
Articles may be
submitted to
kf731782@wcupa.edu
On September 28, AMG members gathered to watch Osama, the story of a
young Afghan girl who cuts her hair and dresses as a boy to earn money
for her family. When she is recruited to a Taliban school, her identity is at
risk of being revealed. Rent the movie to find out what happens to the girl
who calls herself Osama.
Members enjoyed a Middle Eastern feast while watching the movie!
AMG’s Tea House on the Quad
was a success! Students who
passed by partook of delicious
Japanese tea. It was a hectic day on
the Quad as there were protesters to
compete with!
On October 14th, AMG hosted a bake
sale in Sykes. Anyone who passed was
temped by the awesome baked goods
provided by our members. Thank you to
everyone who participated!
We have a winner! Our historian, Kaitlyn Kohr, was the winner of the fall Tshirt design contest! We will be ordering shirts soon and will have more
information for you. If you paid for one last year, let us know! Here are the
front (L) and back (R) designs.