After attending "Show Some Skin: The Race Monologues" this weekend in the Hesburgh Library auditorium, we shared two reactions. First, we agreed that the talent and effort of the writers and speakers/actors made for a compelling and unique performance that captivated an overflowing crowd. Second, while heartened by the response of those present, we wished that the entire Notre Dame community - students, faculty, administrators and staff - had been able to attend, for the real-life stories of a diverse array of Notre Dame students were always revealing, often disheartening and sometimes heartbreaking. The Notre Dame family, it became evident, can learn to be more welcoming to all.
"Show Some Skin" was wonderful; it addressed a difficult topic of race on campus with spirit, humor, and honesty. We hope that more and more members of the Notre Dame community will take advantage of opportunities like the one offered to us this past weekend.
Kevin Barry
faculty
Kaneb Center
Denise M. Della Rossa
faculty
German and Russian
Joan Fallon
faculty
Kroc Institute
Stephen Fallon
faculty
PLS and English
Dan Graff
faculty
History and Higgins Labor Studies Program
Stuart Greene
faculty
English
Cecilia Lucero
faculty
Show Some Skin advisor
Nicole Maclaughlin Lucero
faculty
University Writing Program
Maria McKenna
faculty
Africana Studies
Jessica McManus Warnell
faculty
Management and Business Ethics
Richard Pierce
faculty
History and Africana Studies
Ann Marie Power
faculty
Sociology
Clark Power
faculty
PLS
Jason Ruiz
faculty
American Studies
Elizabeth Van Jacob
faculty
Hesburgh Libraries
Dave Williams
faculty
Hesburgh Libraries
March 26
