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BLACK STLDKNT MOVEMENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
L’niversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Volume 4, Number %
BRC continues:
Projects defined
by Pamela Willaimson
Staff Writer
The Biacic Relations Committee
was formed in the spring of 1972
help the UNC YMCA-YWCA
relate to Black students at
Carolina. In terms of the
Committee’s purpose and
function, the operational
definition of Black relations is;
1. The development of a self-
identity by Blacks in American
society;
2. An understanding, sensitivity,
and appreciation by whites of the
Black identity; and
3. A combined effort by Blacks
and whites to establish the equality
of all races in America.
The full potential of a Black
Relations Committee with such a
well-established organization as
the “Y” has yet to be realized.
Presently, the Committee wishes to
Martin plans
Revisions
by Ernie Pitt
Staff Writer
Dr. Donald Martin, a recent
Ph.D graduate from Ohio State
University, has been appointed to
the positions of Assistant Director
of Extension and visiting Assistant
Professor of Education here at
UNC.
The 28-year-old native of
Greensboro, N.C. comes to the
University with an eye toward
expanding the Extension Division
to a wider range of people.
Dr. Martin has worked as
Director of New Careers and
Counsehng Skills Program at Ohio
State University; Senior
Consultant for Community
Trainers, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio
and Field Representative for the
Akron, Ohio Urban League.
Dr. Martin says that the UNC
Adult Extension Division is
primarily geared towards the
special interests of the middle class
population. “The courses offered
and the cost to participate exlude a
portion of the community that the
University is obligated to serve,”
said Dr. Martin.
He said that more courses need
to be of a problem solving nature.
As an example he said that poor
people need to know how to
prepare personal income tax
returns and to communicate in a
verbal and written form. He also
commented about the need for a
course in nutrition; “the high cost
of foods demand that people know
more about buying the right kinds
of foods to ensure a balanced diet
at minimum costs.”
Dr. Martin looks forward to
meeting and working with Black
students on campus.
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establish a working relationship
between the Black student and the
“Y” whereby he may not only
become a part of their existing
programs but also utilize their
resources for pilot projects.
It is thsi latter bond with UNC’s
YMCA-YWCA which the Black
Relations Committee intends to
make use of. TheCommitteewould
serve, in conjuction with the “Y”
and the Black Student Movement,
as an investigative branch, seeking
to expose racism on the Carolina
campus as well as any other
universities in North Carolina
enrolling Black students.
The Committee’s tentative first
project, examining UNC practices
will be an inquiry into racism in
student organizations such as
athletics, musical organizations,
majorettes, and cheerleaders.
Some questions which the
Committee hopes to answer are;
1. Considering the number of
Black athletes graduating from
N.C. high schools in the past few
years, why are there only 5 Blacks
on the UNC varsity football squad
and 2 Blacks on the freshman
team?
2. Considering the number of
Blacks on Carolina’s campus that
were probably cheerleaders,
majorettes, and drum
majors/majorettes in their
prospective high schools, why are
there only 2 Black cheerleaders and
no Black majorettes?
The Committee’s tentative first
project examining racist policies
affecting Blacks on other North
Carolina campuses will take the
form of an investigation into the
discriminate and inadequate
funding of state-supported Black
institutions of higher learning in
N.C. The Hatch Act of 1887
funded agricultural experiment
stations at the land grant colleges
in the United States.
These funds are administered by
the Department of Agriculture and
are spent under the authority of the
Cooperative State Research
Service. In Fiscal Year 1970, N.C.
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Black students declare their interest in BSM activities during
registration.
“It was great”
by Joe Richmond
and Karl Coleman
Staff Writers
“1 thought it was fantastic!”
“Good idea. It gave Blacks the true
outlook on Chapel Hill.” “I really
thought it was great!”
These were just a few of the
comments that were used to
describe the 1973-74 Black Pre-
Orientation Program that was held
August 21-23. During these three
days, 146 Black freshmen and 23
counselors analyzed numerous
aspects of Carolina life. Elliot
Stephenson, an assistant to the
Dean of Student Affairs, and a
staff of counselors planned the
program in conjunction with the
Black Student Movement.
Activities during these three
days of pre-orientation included
discussion groups, campus tours,
academic workshops, speeches by
administrative personnel and
several social events. The objective
of all of these events was to give
Black freshmen an insight into life
at Carolina.
Several questions were posed to
Black freshmen about the pre
orientation program. The general
response of the freshmen was that
the program was well-organized,
very informative and quite helpful.
One of the freshmen interviewed
was Chairmaine McKissick.
Charmaine did not believe that
Chancellor Taylor’s portrayal of a
warm and sincere administrator
was convincing.
Sabrina Webb said that she
enjoyed pre-orientation “because
of the opportunity to talk to
different departmental
representatives here on campus.
This helped me decide what course
of study to follow.”
Benjamin rJ a me s commented,
“the events were well planned and
made me aware of myself as a
Black Student here at Carolina.
Minority literature ordered
BSM Choir Directress, Francine Randolph, (seated) auditions a
prospective choir member.
by Janice Mills
Managing Editor
The graduate and
undergraduate libraries at
Carolina are presently in the
process of expanding their
collections of minority studies
materials. Under the Higher
Education Act of 1965, a federal
basic studies grant of $5,000 is
awarded annually to various
educational institutions to enable
them to either expand the content
of or implement new programs in
their existing curricula.
Wilson Library applied for Title
2-A of the Health, Education and
Welfare Act as early as 1969. It was
ineligible for the funds until an
Educational Amendment Act in
1972 broadened the base of the
grant to include institutions of
higher education.
The minority groups that are
included in this grant’s funding are
Afro-Americans, Native
Americans, and Mexican
Americans. According to John
Shipman, of Bibliographical
Services in Wilson Library, the
major portion of the funds will be
spent on the library’s collection of
Afro-American materials. “The
grant gives us the opportunity for
an overview of our present
collection,” Shipman explained.
“With the money, we are able to fill
in spaces to make the collection
complete. The scope of the grant is
broad in that it allows for the
purchase of contemporary works
in sociology, history and political
science.”
Wilson and House libraries
already have an extensive
collection of Afro-American
materials. Shipman attributes this
mainly to traditional southe'-n,
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