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Multiculturalism majority. NMI will propose a list of faculty and students to sit on the committee. The committee will look at courses in depart ments to decide which ones will fulfill the requirement. “The committee should have a report ready by the beginning of the fall semester 1991Dr. Gless said. “Any committee formed will have to be substantial to research the multicultural idea well.” Dr. Gless has been asked to sit on the interim committee. The committee will submit its report to the faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences for their rec ommendations. Once the faculty members have seen it, the pro posal will go before the adminis trative board of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Gen eral College. From there, the proposal will be sent to the Fac ulty Council, which is the University’s legislative board. The council is comprised of represen tatives from all schools, depart ments and curricula at the Univer sity. “The faculty council will have the biggest say in the initiation of the proposal,” Dr. Gless said. The NMI plan is still in its early stages, but it does seem to be a feasible plan. But like other plans at UNC, people will (and do) have problems with it. The debate over multiculturalism will delay im plementation of the plan. Dr. Gless offered two objections people might have to NMI’s proposal. “Some people will oppose it be cause they are opposed to any type of new requirement of any kind. Other extremists may see it as trying to teach morality.” Budget cuts are always used to justify the administration’s inabil ity to implement new policies. However, the Matt Stewart said the NMI plan calls for the use of courses that already exist. We want to stress that there are already courses that exist that deal with the culture of minority groups,” he said. “More sections of these courses need to be added, but not necessarily new courses.” One of the biggest problems with the multicultural requirement seems to be time. Students know how much time the University can take finish a proposal. The University’s slowness in acquir ing a permanent location for the Black Cultural Center is an ex ample. “1 don’t think that it will take the departments a long time to look at the courses that could ful fill the requirement,” Provost O’Connor said. “I think that it would take longer to specifically develop the provisions for this type of proposal.” Stewart said the development of the proposal and implementa tion should not take long if the University wants to get the job done. “This is a simple proposal in comparison to what it could be. It BCC Provides Forum For Discussion Roundtable Series deals with issues in black history By Margo Crawford The BCC Black History Roundtable Discussions Series, to run until Feb. 28, aims to provide a forum on key issues in black his tory. A great deal of the history of black people has been tradition ally omitted from academia. Much of this history has also been dis torted, and the racist assumptions of why black people did what they did in history are astounding. W£.B. Du Bois was correct at the beginning of the 20th Century when he identified the main prob lem of the new century to be “the problem of thecolor-bne.” Weare nearing the end of this century, and still an adequate analysis of the history of black people has not been written. But black history is not simply for the sake of discussion and analysis. It is, or should be, the knowledge that black people live on in order to advance in the world. Black people, like all people, are seeking personal and racial integ rity. Paul Robeson’s father tutored his son to see that “maximum human fulfillment” comes from racial integrity. Dr. King was concerned with attitudes about black people and Roundtable Discussion Series February 19: The Psychological Dimen sions Of Racism: Black Skin, White Masks Frantz Fanon February 26: Multicultural Education: Can We Achieve It Discussions will be held at 1:30 in the BCC. Everyone is invited to attend and bring their lunch. Cookies and Punch served. also reparations for them. “Among the many vital jobs to be done, the nation must not only radically readjust its attitudes toward the Negro in the compelling present, but must incorporate in its plan ning some compensatory consid eration for the handicaps he has inherited from the past,” he wrote. The BCC Roundtable Discus sions will provide an opportunity for us to dialogue around key is sues on black culture. Harold Cruse states, “Culturally speak ing, America is a European-Afri- can-Indian racial amalgam — an imperfect and incompletely real ized amalgam. Therefore, the American racial problem is aprob- lem of many aspects, but it is es sentially a cultural problem of a type that is new in modem his tory.” All are welcome to join these informal discussions, recommend topics and organize workshops. should not take longer than a year to develop, and if it does, then there’s something wrong with the process.” Dr. Ricks said any change in the UNC curricula will come when students take the lead in working for that change. “You have got to get a student coalition behind this proposal. Students have to work for the change in order for that change to come within a reason able amount of time.” The Hope for Future Diversity at UNC Universities across the nation have realized that all of its stu dents do not live in a free environ ment. Minority students are har assed and mistreated because of their race, religion or ethnicity. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is not a place where are students are treated fairly; it is not a place where minority stu dents can be free. The racist and bigoted environment at UNC makes it very difficult for minor ity students to survive. Minority students must cope with classes, work, personal problems and ra cism, which can be difficult for anyone to handle. UNC must be forced to live up to its renowned reputation of excellence. If this is truly a flagship institution of higher learning, the administration will implement the multicultural pro posal because it’s time for UNC to change its bigoted ways. UNC has been known to tie proposals up in an endless series of committees until all the activists graduate with nothing accomplished. And stu dents are tired of that. In addition to the proposal, UNC must make a genuine effort to incorporate a minority perspective into its cur riculum. It is the only way to pro mote better understanding among diverse groups of people. Minor ity students can only hope that one day, all students will be able to live in peace and harmony at the Uni versity of North Carolinaat Chapel HiU. The Human Rights Committee of the Campus Y cordially invites You to Get Involved The Human Rights Committee is accepting applications for 1991 Co- Chairpersons. No pre vious experience is required. Applications are due by 5:00pm Friday, March 1,1991 at the Campus Y
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