Students were found in disbelief as they walked through the Memorial Student Building after witnessing the exhibit, ABC\u2019s of Genocide, mounted in support of Holocaust Remembrance Day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alumnus Kevin Pendleton showcased his art work on May 2 in hopes of educating students on the relevance of genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Genocide is as common as the ABC\u2019s and has occurred throughout the world in recent years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibit highlighted the United States\u2019 role in each genocide, and different ways it could have prevented atrocities from happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each alphabet letter was representative of a global atrocity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, C is for Cambodia. The piece was then accompanied by a brief essay providing a summary of the occurred evert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s interesting to see how the government chooses to teach us about certain things, and if it weren\u2019t for this exhibit we wouldn\u2019t have known about all these different tragedies, world genocides that have taken a place over decades. It\u2019s scary to know how some of these are very recent,\u201d said Kimberly Gonzalez, social work major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibit was an eye-opener for many students. Students were able to ask questions and interact with students taking the Comparative Genocide class. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students enrolled in the course were able to provide a small presentation explaining some of the horrific actions that have occurred in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI think that one of the reasons to host this is that, anti-Semitism, racism, these are still very current in our world today, and we need to remember where that can lead and see what we can do to educate ourselves and stop going down that road,\u201d said Dr. Brenda Melendy, professor of Comparative Genocide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of the exhibit was to educate students on genocide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The more people who understand it, the more people that can help prevent genocide from reoccurring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe way people understand things like this, like atrocities and genocide and crimes against humanity, is that it is something that is part of the human experience\u2026 for me, it becomes our obligation to detest it in such a way that it compels us to act against it, and in our own little way prevent things that can lead to these types of events and atrocities,\u201d Pendleton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The exhibit emphasized the theme of \u201cawareness equals prevention,\u201d and the fundamentals of getting educated and acting as global peace-keepers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs the people walk down the hall, if they felt the tiniest bit of anything, if they see anything, or if they learned anything\u2026then the exhibition is a success. The exhibition is an extension of peace for prevention,\u201d Pendleton said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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