2008 Woodie Awards
In a moving speech on the evening of May 12, one of the country's most famous civil rights personalities shared her experiences with Skyline staff and students. The event, held in the main theater, featured a speech by Melba Beals, one of the "Little Rock Nine," the first group of black students to enroll in the Arkansas capital's Central High School.
Students at Skyline College might have noticed a small number of people handing out small flyers in a rather silent manner, on May 7. The flyers said the following: "My deliberate silence today echoes the silence forced upon lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their allies by harassment prejudice, and discrimination.
"I have a headache," Christina Noyes said right before the Skyline College dance department's bi-yearly performance "Dance Dance" was about to start. "But it has nothing to do with this; my allergies are just acting up." Noyes was one of 21 dancers who performed on May 6 and 7, including the teacher and choreographer for the dance, "Shades of Yellow and Copper," which was an Afro-Cuban dance that originated from Nigeria.
