The Omnibus

Issue date: 3/9/07 Section: News

Media Credit: Annie Money Senior Kyle McEachron and senior Audrey Garrett hand out a flyer about ethics to sophomore Julie Duttke in Mabee Chapel.

Two clubs at Southwest Baptist University, Psi Chi and Sociology and Criminal Justice Society, challenged students to re-think their ethical views at the University's first Ethics Week held March 5-9.
The goal of the week was to encourage SBU students, faculty and staff to think about and consider ethics.
Every department on the campus was asked to cover ethics topics during their classes and lectures. Many campus clubs and organizations got involved with hosting various events within their clubs or events to include the whole campus.
One way the clubs attempted to reach a big portion of the campus was to have information teepees on the tables in Mellers Dining Commons. The teepees asked questions about ethical decisions in everyday life.
To reach a vast portion of the student body, all groups participating in Ethics Week made displays to show in Goodson Student Union. Students were able to browse the displays Monday, March 5.
Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) hosted mysterious ethics, an ongoing skit performed twice a day in the Union.
he skits had five main characters, including SBU students, faculty and staff, all faced with various ethical decisions.
Some choices made were ethical and others were not. Actors in the skits discussed decisions being made. Students who attended the skits were given questionnaires.
Several dorms on campus participated in the week by hosting seminars and activities.
Memorial Hall hosted a plagiarism seminar and Woody- Gott Hall hosted an abortion seminar, led by Dr. Zach Manis, assistant professor of philosophy.
Leslie Hall hosted a girl's only "What Not to Wear" discussion in the dorm's second floor lobby. The discussion included a video fashion show, depicting various trends such as thong underwear coming above the pant line, mid-drifts showing and shorts short enough to show the bottom.
The video included a segment with Rob Harris, dean of students; Dr. Jim Frost, professor of intercultural studies, and Leslie Hall residents sharing their opinions on modesty. The commentators used biblical support for modesty using passages such as 1 Timothy 2:9 and 1 Peter 3:4. Following the video, a group discussion was held.
"You destroy respect when you do immodest things and make bad decisions," said freshman Jenny Gorsett.

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