The Clipper

Issue date: 2/26/10 Section: News

Media Credit: Ashley Stewart A poster advertising the on campus event.

The Everett Community College Humanities Center will be discovering the meaning of patriotism as a part of its year-long focus on "inquiries."

The topic will be explored through series of events on Feb. 25, March 2 and March 4. The series is intended to promote interest in an on-campus discussion of the pamphlet "The True Patriot" and inspire students to explore the meaning of patriotism.

EvCC's Director of Institutional Research Darryl Dieter will be moderating the events.
"[The focus is] not meant to give the authors a stage for promotion, but to get people thinking about patriotism through hearing the view of these two authors," said Dieter.

On Feb 25, the presentation "Patriotism: Where do you stand?" will begin the focus with a diverse panel of educators discussing their views of patriotism and the pamphlet.

"I hope that students will see that there are other definitions of A True Patriot than the profile the authors of the pamphlet present," said English Instructor Richard Davis.

Faculty members Steven Horn, Elke Dinter, Richard Davis, Craig Lewis and Earl Martin will investigate the issue in Baker Hall, room 120 at noon.

"Patriotism is a charged term, a 'God-Word.' We hit each other over the head with it. The more people use a term like patriotism, the more we need to have a clear understanding of what it really means to be a patriot," said Craig Lewis, Dean of Communication and Social Sciences.

The series will continue on March 2, with a student art contest in the Whitehorse critique space.

Students are encouraged to enter a poster depicting their version of the nature of American patriotism from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Submissions will be judged by a panel of four and based on the poster's design and use of visual language.

Bookstore gift certificates valued at $100, $75 and $50 will be awarded to the top three posters. Each student is restricted to one entry and the size of the poster cannot exceed 24" by 36".

The focus will conclude on March 4 with a lecture by local authors Eric Liu and Nick Hanauer. The two will be discussing their book "The True Patriot,"a pamphlet said to be "written in the spirit of Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense'."

The inquires will continue in Spring quarter with a focus on world citizenship.

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