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BLACK INK
The essence of freedom is understanding
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Vol. n. No. 5
BIACK STUDlNr MOVEMINT OFHCIAL NtWSPAPtR University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
' October 14,1980
Greeks work together
CYNTHIA TATE
!>urt Writrr
In recent interviews members ol Black
Iraternities and sororities on UNC's campus
talked about diffrences between Black and
while fraternities and sororities, a new
freshman social group and the stereotyping
of Black greeks
Although Black Creeks don't have frater
nity and sorority houses as white Creeks do,
they said they are not concerned with that
fact
Delta Sigma Theta sorority member lilo
Hester said. "A house would be a place to
eat and sleep. It wouldn't strengthen the
bonds of the group any. It would bring us
together more physically, but we're always
together mentally and in our hearts."
Many members of the Black Creek
system said that once the Black fraternities
and sororities acquire more alumnt, even
tually, they may be able to provide houses
The Black and white Creek systems on
campus are almost entirely segregated and
most members of the Black Creek system
said they think it will remain that way.
Kelvin Harris, president of Kappa Alpha
Psi fraternity, said, "I don't see a large In-
Cont. on page 3
Groups promote health
From Staff Reports
In an effort to work closer together,
UNC's Black sororities and fraternities are
sponsoring Black Health Awareness ac
tivities for three days.
Alpha Phi Alpha, Kappa Alpha Psi and
Omega Psi Phi fraternities and Alpha Kappa
Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta and Zeta Phi Beta
sororities will hold sirkle cell and blood
pressure screening'In CreatHall.
On Oct. 14 sickle cell screening will be
held from 10 a m to 4 p m On Oct 15
blood pressure screening will be held from
10 a m to 4 p.m
Donell F. Jones, spokesperson for the
united group effort, said that anyone Is
welcome to come to the health activities.
"We're asking others to go out to the
community as well," jones said. He said
that the group will approach some chur
ches
Three people from each fraternity and
soiority are to hrlp each day with the ac
tivities.
"The image is changing. We're just trying
to work closer together," Jones said.
Few Blacks
hear talk
LAWRENCE TURNER
News Editor
Onl> cl tew BI.k ks re( eiilK altcnd«-d a
rallv in UN ^ Mejnorial Hall (or lohn B
Anderson,
^ indepenrient c an-
didate tor president,
although a (apacit\
rov%d showed up to
^ hear him speak
I don't think they
(Bl.uks) take him
seriouslv, fvelyn
John Anderson Lucas, a senior, said
because ol the small number ol Bla( ks that
went to see Anderson I think most of them
think It s (Anderson s campaign! a waste of
time and monev ' she said
Cont. on page 0
Show exhibits
fall fashions
Ron Idwards poses in the "Union'
scene with other models during the
BSM Carolina in Action: I all Fashion
[xtravagan/a " Saturday night. See the
story on page 5.
Photo by Beattfice Taylor
Local residents say Blacks should get together
donna D WHITAKER
Associate-Managing Editor
Som»-one from the ( haju’l Hill-('arrboro
Bla( k (ommunit> or the Hla k student • om
munitv at UN( should take the initiative to
bring the two Blatk groups together, one
( h,ip«’l Hill resident said
Ihrer ! hap«-l Hill residents were reientls
interviewed to gel their synopsis of the
Blat k (. h.i(H‘l Hill i arrboro ? ommunit\
and their sirvs ol the Hla k l ommunits-
Bla« k l'N( student relationship
(,lenn ( arver. and a C hapel Hill
native s.iid. ^s long as the BSM and the
( ha(K*l Hill ( arrboro BI.k k tommunilv
stand there and wait lo; ea h other to come
to eai h other s ,)id it s noing to l>e a while
before thes gel together
( axser a salesman at Huggins Hardware
Store .aid that the Black community has
been let! out ol Blat k ; ampus atlairs
A lot ol times he said il vou re r>ot
on campus, that means that \ou re oil limits
on (ampus ■
He said that the Black Student \1ovement
could do things such as go out to Chapel
Hill High School and invile students to
events He gave the passing of petitions en
dorsing Dean Hayden B Renwi(k tor a
Vice Chancellor of University Affairs as an
example of how Black students at UNC do
not involve the Black area communitN
Ih«- BSM didn t give the communils a
i ham e to gel involved in that, he said
Black students at Carolina have an edge,
he said, and should share that edge w ilh so
meone i>ne wa\ to do that is to get involv
ed in the; ommunils
He said that Blatk students cannot say
that thes do not know vs here to start,
berause thev an go to people like i'hapel
Hill Town -■ ouni liman K D Smith and
Rev |R Manley, pwslor ol I irst Baptist
Church in ( haj)el Hill
Cool, on page 8
Men hang out in the alleys of Carrboro
Mirto by Matt Cooper