PAGE 4 — THE DECREE — APRIL 12,1991
Policy on minority scholarships reversed
Amid congressional hearings
and a student lawsuit that
claimed schools discriminate
against white people, the U.S.
Department of Education came
full circle to its view of minor
ity scholarships on March 20.
Now it is okay again for cam-
Waitresses, masons, steel
workers, cleaning women,
housewives, mill workers, busi
ness executives ... all working
to make a living and coming to
gether to make a dramatic state
ment.
North Carolina Wesleyan
increase in
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should go towards the improve
ment of science departments.”
Other students are concerned
with Student Life and believe
money should be spent in this
area. David Brooks says, “TTie
dorms need to be equipped with
central air conditioning and secu
rity needs to be improved. There
have been too many parking lot
incidents, and there doesn’t seem
like there is an end to the break-
ins and vandalism.”
To many students, tuition
seems to be extremely too high.
But as Faulkner points out,
Wesleyan is in line with other
colleges and has the second low
est tuition increase (5.05 per
cent) when compared to 28 other
senior institutions.”
Students, such as Brooks and
Allen, have no problems with
the increase, but say the Finan
cial Aid Office could do more to
help ease the cost of their educa
tion.
“Only so much financial aid
is allotted to each student, and to
find other resources to pay for a
college education is many times
difficult,” says Allen.
Faulkner says that “the in
crease in tuition should not af
fect student enrollment. Students
are conscious of the cost and for
all the services at the cost in
which the students are receiving
will be more of a plus than a de
terminant.”
Brooks agrees with Faulkner,
adding, “As long as students
know why there is an lncrea§Q,>,,{.
puses to have special scholar
ships set aside for minority stu
dents.
In one of his first acts as
U.S. Secretary of Education,
Lamar Alexander advised schools
to ignore all changes made in the
department’s policy on race-ex-
College’s Performing and Visual
Arts Department will present the
musical “Working” on April 11-
13 and April 18-20 at 8 p.m. in
Coltrane Theatre.
“Working” is as diverse a
piece as the job situations it pre
sents. Through the play, real life
student enrollment will not be
affected.”
Overall, the 1991-92 tuition
increase is needed if Wesleyan is
to compete with other colleges,
officials say. To offer the finest
services and the nicest accom
modations, money is needed.
Wesleyan draws
diverse students
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N.C. Wesleyan is also aim
ing to incorporate more students
from various ethnic backgrounds
and nationalities among its stu
dent body. This year there were
10 applications from interna
tional students from Japan, Ma
laysia, India, Canada, Kenya,
China, and Britain. Among
these, three students have been
accepted. The applications of the
other seven are still being pro
cessed.
Student Life and the students
are already preparing activities
for the incoming freshmen.
There will be a orientation July
12-14. There will be academic
advising and tests will be held to
place students in the^ various
classes during the first semester.
Other activities during orien
tation include discussions on
various aspects of college life
and workshops for both students
and their parents.
There will be another orienta
tion Aug. 24-25 for international
students and other incoming
freshmen who will not be able
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elusive scholarships before he
took office March 18.
But just a day after Alexander
approved race-based scholarships,
a group of students filed suit to
force public campuses to stop
offering them.
The controversy has been
brewing since December, when a
department official sent a memo
noting that “minority-only”
scholarships in effect discrimi
nated against white people and
could cost schools their federal
funding.
Since then the Education De
partment — which oversees
most federal coUege programs —
has issued a series of clarifica
tions.
The clarifications, however,
have confused the issue of what
the department considers discrim
inatory, many campus aid offi
cials say.
At a March 20 press confer
ence in Washington, D.C.,
Alexander promised to end the
confusion, adding a committee
will review the policy over the
next six months.
“Colleges and universities
should keep doing whatever
they’re doing,” Alexander said.
“Wcttk with us to develop a pol
icy. Then we’ll have a policy,
and well work with them to
help thein make any adjustments
at that time.”
Yet six months is too long
serve as a positive stimulation
and “if a child learns to love
books when little, he will love
books all his life.” Beck said
that last year alone the Center
gave out 3,0(X) books.
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for seven white students who
sued the department March 21 to
try to force it to bar tax-sup
ported colleges from awarding
minority scholarships.
The six students are from the
universities of California at Los
Angeles, Iowa, Virginia, Texas,
and Southern California and
Mercy and Macalester colleges.
Their lawsuit, filed in U.S.
District Court by the conserva
tive Washington Legal
Foundation on the students’ be
half, said minority scholarships
violate the 1964 Civil Rights
Act, which bars awarding finan
cial aid “based solely on the race
of the recipient”
The students are upset that
Alexander reversed the decision
announced by Assistant Sec
retary of Education for Civil
Rights Michael L, Williams on
Dec. 4.
In a letter to Fiesta Bowl offi
cials in Arizona, Williams
warned that the “minority-only”
scholarships offered by the two
schools participating in the
Fiesta Bowl violated the Civil
Rights Act
Todd Waters, Kory Webster, and
Anne Yates.
The performance is free to the
public.
Special All Night Theatre fes
tivities will be featured after the
play April 27. The community
is invited to participate in these
festivities with acts or readings.
For more information, call
Vaughn Schutz at 977-7171.
There is an ongoing need for
children’s books at the Child
Health Care Center. Those who
would like to donate several
books may deposit them in the
Education Department
1811 Sunset Avenue i
Rocky Mount, N.C. 27802 i
(919)977-2955 j
SELF-STORAGE I
Musical focuses on *Working^
Childrens'
By JAY QUIGLEY
The Student North Carolina
Association of Educators at
North Carolina Wesleyan Col
lege recently collected and dona
ted 80 children’s books to the
Edgecombe County CMd Health
Care Service,
The Child Health Care Center
is located in Tarboro and serves
200 children per week. Children
range in age from birth to five
years old. The children who visit
the Clinic receive a book at the
end of the appointment.
Rebecca Beck, director of the
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characters explain their occupa
tions as they sing, converse, and
dance on stage and in the audi
ence.
The cast, directed by Vaughn
Schutz, includes Sara Schutz,
Anne Yates, Ron Bennett, Teena
Gupton, Kristi Larson, Peter
Tuerk, Stew Crank, Tommy
Shaw, Michelle Cahoon, Tom
Cowan, Carol Gay, Diana
Floyd, Jim Slakie, Alyssa
Cooper, and Gene Gilliken.
Music director is Dr. Maria
Manzo. Alan Felton, Todd Wat
ers, Sara Schutz, Anne Yates,
John Pemell, MJ. Weller, and
Sam Bell form the stage crew.
The Wesleyan cast is joined by
community perfwmers Joni Arp,
Sonya ThMTington, Tammy
Hill, Siovhan MacManus, and
Kara Pittman.
The play was adapted by
Stephen Schwartz from Stud
Terkel’s book. The wide range of
music presented includes selec
tions by James Taylor, Mary
Rogers, Stephen Schwartz, and
others. In addition to the typical
Broadway-musical style of mu
sic, this play features jazz, rock,
folk funk, soul, and even a hint
of classical.
Tickets are $3 for students,
$5 for adults.
books donated to center
Wesleyan announces
fall tuition
Acting students to present
Shakespeare play April 25-27
The North Carolina Wesleyan
College Shakespearean Acting
class will present “A Midsum
mer Night’s Dream” April 25-27
at 8 p.m. in Coltrane Theatre.
The cast of upper-level course
students include Sam Bell, Stew
Crank, Alan Felton, Diana
Floyd, Teena Gupton, Kristi
Larson, Tom Livers, John Per-
iiell. Dawn Porch, Sara Schutz,
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