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Black Student Movement Ofiicial Newspaper
The University of North Carolina at Chaoel Hill
Volume XVIII, Number 2
October 28, 1987
Bork’s Last Stand
by JOYCE ROGERS
Staff Writer
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Robert H. Bork
The highly controversial nomination
of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme
Court by President Reagan has evoked an
enormous amount of protest from minori
ty groups as well as politicians. Judge
Bork's nomination is viewed by many as
a threat to the balance of the Supreme
Court.
The Reagan administration has set out
to portray Bork as a moderate. They say
that he is jusi as mainstream as Justice
Lewis F. Powell. Jr., whom Bork hopes
to replace. But Bork's readings and inter
pretations of various cases and of the Con
stitution have pointed in the other
direction.
:>ome of his conclusions include:
There is no constitutional right to
privacy, therefore states may regulate or
ban abortions.
Women, unlike racial minorities,
have no constitutional protections against
laws that discriminate against them.
The First Amendment protects
mainstream political speech, but it does
not extend to subversive or obscene
protests.
The law limiting federal campaign
spending is unconstitutional.
The rule of one man. one vote in state
legislative apportionment was devoid of
"respectable” supporting argument,
(source: Newsweek)
The Reagan administration has made
a mistake in trying to pass Bork off as a
moderate when his views and past rulings
prove otherwise. This has forced Bork to
adopt a “that-was-then-this-is-now"
defense. This has damaged his credibili
ty ostensibly. Furthermore, Bork's anti
affirmative action, anti-abortion, anti
minority views pose a threat to the many
strides blacks and women have made over
the years.
UNC’S Center for
Black Culture
by FRED GORHAM
Staff Writer
The Student Union will be the tem
porary site for a new Black Cultural
Center (BCC). The idea for the center
originated six years ago, yet it is estimated
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to be established on July 1, 1988, in the
small area across from the television
lounge. The BCC will be a reference ptiint
of black culture, exhibiting sculptures,
reading materials, and paintings, not just
for blacks, but for all students on campus.
There will also be a reading lounge and
programs to participate in, with hopes of
heightening students’ awareness of
African culture.
The Black Cultural Steering Commit
tee is involved in the task of finding
someone to run the new center. It will not
open until a director is hired. The direc
tor has to be associated with the Afro-
American program here at UNC plus
many more adequate qualifications,
because he/she will operate the center and
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coordinate programs for students. A
director is vital to the operation of the
BCC.
The Black Cultural Committee, con
sisting of deans, faculty members, BSM
members and alumni, plans for the center
to be educational and worthwhile. It is not
to produce resentment among the
students. One of its main purposes may
be for minority recruitment. The BCC
will be for everyone who wants to learn
about black culture.
Tentatively, a preopening of the BCC
is scheduled for October 28. Although this
will not be the official opening, the
members of the various BCC committees
want the University community to be in
formed of the fact that the space has been
established and is available for use.
For reservations of the BCC, contact
Dean Edith Wiggins at 966-4045 or
through University mail, Box 105 Steele.
Jesse and his disciples
Jesse Jackson
announced his
candidacy on
Oct. 10, 1987
for the
democratic
nomination.