I-House hosts African Culture Night

Students and faculty paid three dollars for entrance to the African Culture night, held the I-House Great Room. A group of traditionally dressed African students crowded the entrance, while loud drum music played inside.

Students waited in line for their share of African cuisine. The menu included a variety of chicken and beef soups to pour over white or brown rice. In addition, less recognizable food items included injera, a grey sour-tasting pancake, and fufu, a thick paste made by boiling starchy root vegetables.

"Do the right thing because it's the right thing, not because you expect something in return." African fableThe speaker welcomed everyone to the event and introduced the participants in the fashion show.

African students modeled traditional African garments from their native country. Each model introduced themselves and told the audience about their garment.

Next, four African students read a poem named "I Am an African" by Wayne Visser." Then, four female African students performed a traditional African dance.

The highlight of the night was an African fable told by one of the founders of the African Student Association. The story was about a boy and a crocodile who tried to trick the boy and eat him. The boy escaped and through a twist in the story had a chance to eat the crocodile. The boy chose not to eat the crocodile because he would not have liked to be eaten.

The moral of the story is to "Do the right thing because it's the right thing, not because you expect something in return," explains the storyteller. The night concluded with audience members dancing to African drum music.