Wednesday, May 6, 1998
Cultural Affairs
CULTURAL AFFAIRS: Marsele Washington
Marsele Washington has the experience and vision vital for a
successful cultural affairs commissioner. Capitalizing on the
experience he has had as a staff member of the CAC office this
year, Washington is reflecting upon past problems that the office
faced this year in addition to seeking suggestions that will
strengthen cultural affairs in the future.
The most exciting aspect of Washington’s platform is his idea of
incorporating an educational component into various performances
that will be brought to campus.
He believes that performances should not merely serve as
entertainment, but as educational experiences as well.
His plan for staging a political concert is one of the best
ideas generated for CAC in recent years. One idea Washington has
for these concerts is to invite groups from diverse musical genres
to participating in a concert promoting awareness of prison vs.
education spending with the money raised going toward
education.
Through this concert, Washington hopes to educate a broad
spectrum of the student population. If successful, he sees this
concert following in the footsteps of UCLA’s JazzReggae festival.
Washington has a clear vision and definite agenda. We are eager to
see the direction which he will take as cultural affairs
commissioner.