February 1, 2005 == MEDIA ADVISORY
A student group at Calvin College dedicated to educating their fellow students
about the TV show "The Simpsons" will host Tony Campolo on March 3 for a 7 pm
talk in the Calvin Chapel.
The leaders of Students for Non-Ignorance and the Understanding of Hilarity
(SNUH) say Campolo was a natural choice after he wrote a foreword for Mark
Pinsky's book "The Gospel According to The Simpsons."
Stephen Kurczy is a senior at Calvin who hails from Bozrah, Conn., and he says
while a club dedicated to the Simpsons might seem frivolous there's more to the
club, and the show, than meets the eye.
"The Simpsons is a staple of American popular culture and has been for over a
decade," he says. "It's been the subject of boycotts by Christian groups but
we think there's a lot there that is worthwhile. We're looking forward to
hearing what Dr. Campolo has to say about the show."
Campolo is professor emeritus of sociology at Eastern University in St.
Davids, Pennsylvania. He is also founder of the Evangelical Association for
the Promotion of Education (EAPE), providing the leadership to create, nurture
and support programs for "at-risk" children in cities across the United States
and Canada, and also establishing schools and universities in several
developing countries.
Campolo, an ordained minister, has been a media commentator on religious,
social and political matters on such television shows as Nightline, Crossfire,
Politically Incorrect, The Charlie Rose Show and CNN News. He also is the
author of 28 books.
Calvin's SNUH acronym was done in homage to an episode of the show in which
Marge Simpson created Springfieldians for Nonviolence, Understanding, and
Helping after Homer Simpson gets hit on the head by baby Maggie Simpson. Marge
blames the incident on the violent content in the fictional television show
Itchy and Scratchy, and starts a campaign to curb violence on television.
See the Calvin SNUH website at
http://www.calvin.edu/admin/student-org/snuh.htm
See Tony Campolo's website at http://www.tonycampolo.org
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