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The Political Campus
Colleges and universities, particularly public-sup-
ported institutions, ore often whipping blocks m our
society, and they are often used by politicmns to gam
votes. No university, however, has achieved this status
any greater than the University of California.
An excellent example of this statement is the recent
compromise made by the university in which Block Pan
ther leader Eldridge Cleaver's invitation to give 10 lec
tures was dropped to a single appearance. The compro
mise come after Gov. Ronald Reagan mode several public
statements drastically critical of the university and her
regents, coupled by a censure from the California state
legislature.
It would seem that our society has still not accepted
the principle that higher education is based on a wide
sectrum of beliefs, ideas, cultures, etc. Our politicians
claim that our universities should carry liberal arts pro
grams — yet, they contradict themselves by publicly
professing that we should be given a "liberal" education
only in the manner prescribed by tradition.
We ore not stating that we believe in many of the
beliefs held by Cleaver; and we are not stating that we
condone his activities. But we ore stating, however, that
college and university students should be aware that
such beliefs exist; and should have the right to hear
beliefs —■ no matter how opposed they may be to their
own.
It is of interest to note that Harvard University, a
privately supported institution, showed no trouble at all
when they announced that Cleaver hod been invited to
lecture there. In our opinion, the University of California
would probably hove hod little trouble if it were not for
politicians who saw a chance to moke a political issue
out of the incident.
it is disheartening to see academic freedom taken
so lightly that viewpoints of a minority group are re
stricted from college campuses.
A Negro Looks At AC
On September 5, 1968, I moved into what I consider my second
home. This home is Harper Hall, the Freshman Dormitory for
women on the Atlantic Christian College Campus.
The people that I had encountered the first day of school were
not total strangers to me. Some of them had been members in
my graduating class while others were people that I didn’t know
personally.
But they all had one common factor among them; they were
white students. To a person who had never attended a predom
inately white school this would have been a determining factor in
adjusting to college life and his new surroundings. To me
this was not a problem, because I had previously attended two
predominately white schools for five years. Therefore, the color
white did not bother me, nor was it a complexity in itself.
I have a room of my own. But in no way do I consider this
a discrimination toward me. I can remember that on the first day
some of the girls came in my room to introduce themselves and
to, what I would say, get a better look at me, the black girl.
Nevertheless, the relationship between the girls in my dorm and
me is quite a good one. I feel that most of them have accepted
me as just another girl who is here for the same purpose that
they are — to get an education. We do our homework together,
have jam sessions, and even teach each other the new dances.
I have observed many white students on the campus. And I’ve
come to the conclusion that many of them have become adjusted
to the fact that there are Negro students on campus. Nevertheless,
I feel that there is some prejudic that exists on the campus.
This prejudice is not publicly known but it is sensed. By this
I mean I can tell if a white student does not particularly care to
'•e in the presence of a black student. The boys usually have s
habit of being loud about it. They usually crack jokes or poke fun
indirectly to a black student. And being black I’m, as they say,
hip to the wise cracks and jokes. On the other hand, the girls
turn a white shade of pale, give cold stares, and say very little.
Everything on A.C.’s campus is not in the best of shape
socially, but I feel that only through the willingness of the white
and black student to understand each other’s customs, problems, and
culture can there be a one student body at ACC.—YVONNE ARTIS
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I Thought They Were Sill Trying To Figure Out Who We Am
Bookworm Crawlings
THE COLLEGIATE
Published Weekly by Students Attending
Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C.
The views expressed on this page are not necessarily those of
the faculty or administration at ACC.
Editor: Jim Bussell; Business Manager: Cecil Hollomon; Man
aging Editor: Joyce Copeland; Sports Editor: Billy Dixon;
Photographer: Jeff Chase; Ben Casey; Circulation Manager,
Ray Anderson.
Staff: Michael Roach, Harold Rogerson, Lynn Johnson, Angela
Renfrow, Ben Casey, Jeff Chase, and Pat Hicks.
By WIGGLEK
Helen Jernigan, eighteen-year-
old freshman physical education
major from Edenton, N. C. has
been appointed Director of Spe
cial Orders for the A. C. C.
Bookstore. Miss Jernigan’s du
ties are those of a roving Ann
Landers, to report to Vivacious
Bookworm all of the deeds and
misdeeds of campus flirtations.
Vivacious Bookworm in turn re
sorts to all of the reference ma
terial on the bookstore shelves,
plus some woman’s intuition
tempered by the thrills and frills
of experience, and advises Miss
Jernigan as to how A.C.C. pas
sion pushers may best be coun
seled.
Miss Jernigan urges all those
A.C.C. students engaged in hand
clinging, neck tickling, ear
twitching, back rubbing, etc.,
etc., to see her in Harper Hall
or in the domain of the book-
ateria about any stumbling
blocks to your premarital roman
tic adventures. All interviews are
a matter of the strictest confi
dence, unless the actions of those
involved might tend to make
Race
them common knowledge. This
being the case. Miss Jernigan
cannot help you.
The most advantageous aspect
of this service is that it is pro
vided free of charge. It is re
quested that you do not reveal
all of the benefits of this ser
vice to the common populace for
to those possessors of the nar
row mind, ignorance is bliss.
That which one receives from
the Special Orders Department is
personal and private. If it be
comes evident that products or
services received are being u
used, or abused, or not ust'c
the department reserves ^
right to refuse service to ar
one, regardless of the urgei,;
of the love nest crisis. j
Before Wiggler crawls
for this issue, he would like^
inform A.C.C. students that ,
ter wiggling to Wirgins Mill E'
ervoir and carefully survey
the situation, Wilson still 1,
enough water for two m‘
nights of water fights, shovve^
and john-flushing. ''
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(Continued From Page One)
Jo Ann Knight. She set forth
the idea that rights are God-
given, and the white man has in
the past taken away the Negro’s
rights. The Negroes want to be
“treated as a black man, for to
be black is to be beautiful,”
Miss Knight said. Doris Greene
added that the only way the Ne
gro knew to be heard was
through rebellion.
Wilbert Hardy contrasted
racism in the North and South.
He sees in the South, more
prejudice against the Negro,
than in the North. He views
Black Power as a revolution of
the black man, who wants only
what is rightfully his — a decent
life.
Yvonne Artis described her ex
periences with prejudice in pub
lic schools. She was one of the
first Negroes to enter white
schools in Goldsboro. She said
that there was name calling and
prejudice in the beginning, but
as time passed, people accepted
the integration.
The problems of the Negro
community of Wilson was pre
sented by EvangeUne Thompson.
She pointed out the fact that the
Negro sections have fewer paved
strees, and lower-quality housing
than their white counterparts. In
many cases roofs leak, and rent
ers have inadequate sanitary fa
cilities. “There are not too many
jobs for Negroes,” Miss Thomp
son said.
To close the panel discussion
Caolyn Rhodes and Doris Greene
discussed the racial problem at
Atlantic Christian College. They
found no academic prejudices
but sensed some social prob
lems. They want to be recog
nized as individuals, not as a
group.
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SPECIAL
ORDERS
ACC BOOKSTORE—INQUIRE WITHIN
Interfraternity
Workshop Here
The Intertraternity Council will
hold it’s second Workshop, Fri
day and Saturday.
National representatives from
all fraternities will be present to
speak on specific areas. Among
the honored quests will be Ed
Madison, administrative secre
tary of Alpha Sigma Phi; James
H. Hill, executive secretary of
Sigma Pi; Frank Mars, Sigma
Phi Epsilon Alumni Relations
director and Russell Roebuck,
international president of Delta
Sigma Phi.
On Friday, a luncheon will be
held for the national represen
tatives, fraternity presidents, and
their respective advisors, along
with college administrators. Im
mediately following the luncheon
the national representatives will
meet with members of the ACC
administration and faculty. Top
ics to be discussed are: Rush-
Scheduling of Social Events;’
Contributions of Fraternities to
ACC; and Fraternity and Ad
ministration Relations.
Saturday’s schedule will in
clude morning and afternoon
seminars. Areas to be discussed
and presented are: Rush; Scho-
Training; and
Public Relations. A banuqet will
be held in the evening for all
fraternity members and spe
cial guests. James Hill will be
the speaker for this event
Reader’s Perspectivi
Editor:
Last year there was a probl
of an inadequate sound sysl
at the convocation progra:
This problem has been recitii
but it seems that another
arisen. At each program a gi
of people (I hesitate to
them students) congregate
hind the bleachers in the bale
and proceed to have a li
conversation for the length
the convocation.
The fact that these people i
nothing about the program
irrelevant. The noise they ge
ate is, however, disturbing
those who are interested in
program.
I would like to ask them t
least whisper.
Robert Koelling
Baptists Meet
The Baptist Student Union
meet at 6 p.m. Monday at I
er’s Barbecue. Dr, Bullard
speak on the topic, “Moses J
ira.”