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Placard-carrying BSM garners fund increase
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BSM supporters at budget hearings;
Photo by Rouse Wilson. Daily Tar Heel
In unity there is strength and power."
Allen Johnson
Associate Editor
The Black Student Movement
received an increase in its allocation
of student fees for next semester,
but not before pleading an emphat
ic case before the Campus Govern
ing Council (CGC).
Backed by over 100 BSM
members carrying placards (one of
which read “$10,495 or ELSE”)
Chairperson Byron Horton pro
tested decreases in CGC funding
for Black Ink and the Black Drama
Group, and received precisely the
$10,495 that the sign demanded.
Horton noted that Black Ink
deserved $2500 in additional funds
(for a total of $6,000) after its
most lucrative year of operation
and that the drama group needed
at least $345 in order to finance
planned productions for next year.
The CGC Finance Committee
had originally recommended a
$3500 total for Black Ink ($700
less than last year) and no CGC
funding for the drama group.
Horton lauded BSM members
for their support, saying, “In unity
there is strength and power. We
demonstrated this with the Upendo
situation and again at the budget
hearings.
“We can expect many similar
situations in the future and with a
united BSM, we can expect the
same results.
“I am pleased about the in
crease we received for Black Ink,”
added Black Ink Co-editor Kathy
Gabriel, “although it won’t be
enough for our hoped-for expan
sion to a weekly pubhcation.”
Black seniors, professor receive awards
Delbra McIntyre
News Editor
Three Black seniors were re
cently honored by Chancellor Fere-
bee Taylor at a special ceremony
in the Morehead banquet hall.
Walter Davis, Allen Johnson
and Andromeda Monroe were a-
mong the outstanding students to
receive activity awards from Chan
cellor Taylor.
Davis, a recreation major from
Pineville, was honored twice. He
and Monroe, a political science
major from Fayetteville, received
the Frank Porter Graham Award.
This award was presented un
der the sponsorship of the Yackety
Yack to those seniors who have
made outstanding contributions to
the University community. It was
given in honor of Dr. Frank Porter
Graham, past president of the
University.
Davis also received the Patter
son Medal. It was presented in
memory of John Durand Patterson
Hardy dominates awards
Nora Parker
Staff Writer
The first annual Black Ink-James Action Committee awards banquet
has been renamed the Lonza Hardy Hour. That’s because Saturday night,
April 16th, the junior journalism major received three awards: the Mae
Israel Award as best writer, the Cureton Johnson Award as best editor (as
a co-recipient), and the Student ol the Year Award.
Allen Johnson, former editor of the Black Ink and Beverly Wells,
managing editor served as master and mistress of ceremony.
Susan Kidd, newscaster at WFMY-TV in Greensboro was guest speak
er. Ms. Kidd spoke primarily concerning the lack of positive Black images
in the media.
Ms. Kidd also said that newscasters don’t get paid extravagantly for
work in television and in order to work, one has to be dedicated.'^ews-
casters who can keep in contact with the community are needed,” she
added.
Another guest, Ernie Pitt, editor of the Winston-Salem Chronicle ad
vised students aspiring to be journalists to seek positions in the white media
if they wanted quick advancement, and to join the Black press if they
wanted to be “newspapermen.”
Other students honored were Kathy Gabriel, co-recipient of the Cure
ton Johnson Award as outstanding editor and BernaDine Ward, recipient of
the Tonya Widemon Award as the most underrated editor.
Dr. Sonja Stone was named Faculty Member of the Year and Gene
Manning the most active BSM member. Athlete of the Year awards were
given to Rochelle Small and Karen Stevenson as outstanding female athletes
and Walter Davis as the outstanding male athlete.
The sports staff won the Emma Pullen Award as the most productive
Ink staff.
Also during the banquet Allen Johnson was presented a gold pen and
pencil set by the Black Ink staff for his dedication in working with the
paper.
Surprisingly, Johnson was speechless.
and it is awarded to the senior
athlete in the University who is
judged by a committee of faculty,
administrators and students to be
most outstanding in athletic ability,
sportsmanship, morale, leadership,
and general conduct.
Johnson, an English major
from Greensboro, was given the
William P. Jacocks Memorial A-
ward. It was established by the
local chapter of Kappa Alpha Order
in memory of Dr. Jacocks. The
award is presented to the outstand
ing man in the graduating class
with emphasis on versatility.
Dr. J. Lee Greene, assistant
professor of English, has recently
been awarded the Amoco Distin
guished Teaching Award for excel
lence in undergraduate teaching.
Dr. Greene, a Carolina grad
uate, has had much teaching and
vocational experience. He was a
special education teacher from
1967-69 at Landover Maryland Jr.
High School, an English teacher
in the Virgin Islands from 1969-
1971, a teaching assistant from
1971-73 here at the University, a
visiting lecturer in 1973-74 and
visiting assistant professor in 1974-
75 at the University of Michigan.
He received his BA in 1967,
MA in 1972, and Ph. D. in 1974
from UNC.
Dr. Greene presently teaches
“American Literature from 1890
to the Present” and “Contemporary
Black American Literature.”
He was selected on the basis of
nominations by students and facul
ty members at the University.
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Photo by Bruce Claike, Daily Tar Heel
This portrait of Angela Davis during her September visit to Chapel Hill is only one of
the more memorable photographs displayed in Black Ink this year. Other "photo
memories" are pictured on this month's cover and include work by staff photograph
ers James Parker and Sam Fulwood, and Daily Tar Heel photographers Robin Clark,
Davit! Oaiton. ^nd Charles Hardy.