Page 4
October 28, 1987
Academics
Freshman Commitee left to right —
Wendy Hanes, Rhonda Bost, Vickie
Booler, Charlene Mabane, Donee
Thomas, not pictured Cindy Gibbs.
Photo by Sherry Whitesides.
Freshman Class
Committee
Prepares
Year
by KIMBERLEY M. MAXWELL
Staff Writer
The Freshman Class Committee is
mandated in the Black Student Move
ment’s Constitution. It also designates the
vice-president as the committee’s chair
man. This year's chairman is Wilton
Hyman, BSM vice-president.
The Freshman Class Committee's
purpose is "to represent the freshman
class," according to Hyman. Members
express their opinions and ideas to help
other freshmen. His goal for this year is
"to spark activism for other freshmen to
get involved in the'BSM."
The committee hopes to plan different
workshops and seminars for the freshmen.
The topics will address common freshmen
concerns, such as Black Greeks. Also, the
for a New
committee wants to organize a freshman
class mixer along with its annual spring
semester talent show.
Being chosen for the committee is not
easy. Hyman said the committee members
were chosen for their "enthusiasm about
the BSM and awareness of campus
issues.” High school extracurricular ac
tivities and academic stability played a
part in his decision but weren't as impor
tant. Hyman also considered their long
term goals and how they could contribute
to the committee as a whole.
Hyman has confidence in this year’s
committee. He said, “The better the
members, the better the committee." He
describes the members as intelligent,
perceptive people. He strongly believes
that they are "the future Black leaders of
UNC.”
Adjustment Another
Step in the Process
by SONJA MCCARTER
Staff Writer
The college experience is a new and
exciting one for all incoming freshmen.
They obtain freedom to eat, drink, sleep,
and study at their own discretion.
However, consider the adjustment that
black freshmen encounter by entering a
university that has a minority enrollment
of less than 10%.
Many of the incoming black freshmen
converged on the campus on August 21
to attend pre-orientation. This program,
geared to introduce and inform students
about the campus, organizations, and
minority affairs, was organized and con
ducted by upperclassmen. Uniting all of
the black freshmen together before turn
ing them loose in an unbelievable ratio
gave them a sense of existence on this
campus.
Since there are very few blacks on
campus, it is not unusual to find a single
black in a dorm, suite, or class. These are
situations which the dom'inant population
does not face.
Sean Mitchell, the only black resident
in Mangum, use to spend all of his free
time on South Campus. He chose to stay
on North Campus to be closer to classes;
however, he did not realize that the ratio
would be ninety-nine to one. He plans to
apply for housing on South Campus next
year.
“Carolina is a lot different from high
school. You can't just study the night
before anymore and expect to get a good
grade. I’ve met a lot of peple who are not
plain everyday people but come from
many diverse backgrounds. My biggest
adjustment has been my dorm situation,
but that situation is going to help me four
years from now when I’m competing in
the working world,” said Sean.
Learning to study for the first time in
her life has been Monica Richards’ big
gest ajdustment to college. “I have a lot
of material that I have to cover in advance
which I didn’t have to do in high school.
The population and size of Carolina was
not a problem nor was the fact that the ma
jority of the students were white. There
are more of them than there are of us at
this school and in the job world: that’s
Academic Achievers
by TANYA PERSON
Features Editor
Nadine Madden. Photo by Sherry
Whitesides.
“Always shoot for the top,” says
Nadine Madden, a junior accounting ma
jor from Hamden, Connecticut, chosen as
one of this issue’s Academic Achievers.
With a cumulative grade point
average of 3.0, Madden also finds time
to be involved in the BSM as Academic
Committee Chair, a member of the Cen
tral Committee of the BSM, Black
Business Students Alliance, and most
recently named supervisor of the Upen-
do Lounge at the South Campus Union.
Madden says of all the activities she’s
involved in, the BSM is her main concern
— whether the BSM really has student
support and where it will go with that
support.
“We’re doing so much so fast,” she
said. “I just hope everything works out.”
Madden points out that the first thing
one must do to succeed academically is
to set your priorities straight. She feels
academics come first and then activities.
“I’m not saying don’t party or get in
volved,” she said. “There’s got to be a
mix, of course.”
Madden thinks that everyone has the
same ability she has, but may have not
started on the right foot their freshman
■ year.
After graduation in 1989, Madden
will be working in Charlotte as a certified
public accountant.
The secret to her success thus far?
Madden smiles and says; “I’ve got to get
an A. My daddy always says — ‘shoot for
the A, but if you can’t get the A, take the
B. That’s good too.’ ”
George Hicks. Photo by Sherry
Whitesides
When asked if he thought of himself
as an academic achiever, George Hicks
said, “I just consider myself taking care
of business.”
George Hicks, a junior Business Ad
ministration major from Winston-Salem,
North Carolina, says he's just a person
that hits the books.
In addition to a cumulative grade
average of 3.3, Hicks is also involved in
several extracurricular activities as a
member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
the Undergraduate Honor Court, BSM
Co-Chair for Minority Recruitment,
Black Business Students Alliance, and a
RA in Eringhaus.
“Being involved in the fraternity
gives me a chance to interact with black
males who share the same interests and
want to benefit the community,” he said.
“Through minority recruitment, I can
give high school students a perspective of
Carolina on a student-to-student basis.”
Hicks says he approaches Carolina by
setting a goal for every class, and then
simply doing his best.
“I advise freshmen not to get in
volved in too many things at once,” says
Hicks. “It’s more important to establish
a strong academic base, then get
involved.”
After prospective graduation in May
1989, Hicks would like to be employed
in a marketing position with a major
business corporation. If not, he’ll try for
his masters in business administration.
“Just don’t think you’re special if you
have a good G.P.A.,” advises Hicks.
“Then you’ll find out what the real deal
is.”
why I chose to come here. I knew what
I was in for when I came here,” said
Monica.
High school was a joke for ROTC
cadet Ricky Greenlee. He is the only black
male in his Mdth 30, Spanish 1, and
Weight Training classes as well as one of
the few in the ROTC program.
“I am always reading and studying
and have very little time for anything else
because I’m involved in ROTC and dorm
government. But I do enjoy and find time
for the black fianctions that are held on
campus. Daily interaction with whites is
going to help me strive towards corporate
America,” said Ricky.
Those that have attended the Auburn
and Wake Forest games might have no
ticed the lone black female cheerleader.
Erica Bryant, on the field. The adjustment
has not been that difficult for her since
her classes are very small, but she
realizes there are not as many chances to
pull up grades. She attended the pre
orientation program and saw it as a perfect
way for the blacks at the university to
learn about the school and each other,
especially since she is from Marietta,
Georgia, and did not know anyone here.
“I made the junior varsity
cheerleading squad not just for me but for
all blacks. I have an obligation to my
black peers to prove that all blacks are not
inferior,” said Erica.
RESEARCH PAPERS
164278 to choose from—all subjects
Order Catalog Today wih Visa/MC or COO
■HBa 800-351-0222
■It ,n Calif. 1213) 477.8226
Or. rush $2.00 to: Research Assistance
11322 Idatw Ave. #206-SN, Uis Angeles. CA90025
Custom research also avallat)le—all levels