Passersby stopped and gathered near the information desk in the HUB-Robeson Center Friday night as members of RAM (Raw Aesthetic Movements) Squad began to bust break dance moves in the middle of the hallway.

After the show, Ankit Shah (junior-communications arts and sciences) invited the crowd to partake in a game of Asian Pacific American trivia.

Toni Dang, speakers coordinator for the Asian Pacific American Caucus, said the break dancing and Jeopardy game were part of the caucus' effort to encourage students to support Asian American Studies at Penn State.

Dang said one of the evening's goals was to get students to sign an electronic petition.

"Penn State is really behind the times," she said.

As of publication, more than 100 students signed the electronic petition, which urges Penn State to permanently adopt Sociology 197A (Introduction to Asian American Studies) and to expand the Asian American Studies program into a major.

The petition can be accessed at www.petitiononline.com/asamstud/petition.html.

Dang said Asian American studies is being offered at many other Big Ten schools.

"Wisconsin has a better program than we do," Dang added. "Ohio State has a better program than we do."

Dang said the Asian Pacific American Caucus asked RAM Squad to perform at the HUB to get people's attention.

"They have a strong Asian American following in their group," she said.

Casie Goshow, vice president of RAM Squad, said the dancers were a fitting opening for the Asian Pacific American Caucus.

"Our group's pretty diverse," she said.

RAM Squad president Tony Ta agreed about the diversity of the group.

Although he said performing freezes, in addition to spinning on both of his hands and feet in the HUB hallway was less than ideal on his body.

"This tile is killer on me," he said.

After the break dancing, the game of Asian Pacific American Jeopardy began, though the volunteer contestants didn't fare very well during the game.

At one point, Shah gave the clue, "The first U.S. congresswoman of color, she co-authored Title IX, which mandated the equal treatment of female athletes."

Andrew Strong (junior-finance) buzzed in and guessed "Condoleezza Rice."

Shah shook his head and said "Just because she has 'rice' in her name doesn't mean that she's Asian."

At the end of the game, Strong's team won, with 100 points to the other team's negative 300.

"We still won," Strong said of his team's mediocre victory.

Dang said racism should be discussed more in society.

"We shouldn't be so tight-lipped," Dang said. "Racism is far from over, far from dead."