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THE VOICE
SEPTEMBER 20, 1978
EDITOR^S
For many new and returning students the year is just
beginning. The hassle of registration and getting all of the paper
work and other matters in order has demanded top priority. Not
many have had the chance to even think about our student
government, campus queen or other campus functions.
Eventually, the occasion will probably warrant a meeting with
student government officials for the current year.
Mr. Elson Floyd, student government president, has been
comfortably settled in his office since the beginning of the first
summer session. The association, under the supervision of Mr.
Irving Veazie, hosted an exceptionally well put together summer
banquet for the student body. Floyd, who doesn’t claim to be “a
good speaker,” does express his opinions and ideas fairly well on
a one to one basis. From our conversations I have learned that he
intends to work with THE VOICE staff in any capacity that he is
able because he is aware of the need for a strong, responsible
press. I predict that Floyd will work hard to see that the student
government is effective.
Another face constantly seen in the SGA headquarters is
Chester Smith, the business manager. He can be observed
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Editor
working, performing this chore or another. Smith’s dedication
speaks for itself and all indications are that he is dependable,
hard working and willing to do a top notch job.
The Vice-President, Harold Little, introduced himself to me
recently and inquired what my plans were for the newspaper. He
expressed that in his opinion our first edition failed short of his
expectations and that “it was much of nothing but the same old
thing.” I will omit the conversation that ensued and simply tell
you that Little has pledged his support to THE VOICE and plans
to assign a reporter who wiU be responsible for keeping us
informed on SGA happenings.
Proving support in the SGA office is Sandra McArthur and
Gloria Tucker, to name a few. Sandra is capable of doing a lot of
most things. In fact, she earned a certificate of appreciation for
her work on the staff during the summer. Gloria, too, is willing to
dig in and gladly lend a hand. She does many of the publicity
posters concerning SGA affairs.
I see no reasons why our current SGA officials should not live
up to our expectations; however, time will divulge what we
actually voted for.
Study Before You Sleep
Are you the kind of
student who usually studies
hard before going to bed, or
the kind who goes to bed, sets
the alarm for five or six
o’clock and then crams? If
you’re a pre-sleep studier,
GLAMOUR Magazine reports
you may be getting better
grades as a result of your
study habits than someone
who does the work afterward.
Artists Wanted
THE BLACK
COLLEGIAN, the National
Magazine of Black College
Students, is soliciting art
works from Black artists,
students and illustrators for
inclusion in their Black Art
section. Single artist featured
will receive $25.00.
For additional details
contact: Lillie Booth, Campus
Correspondent at THE
VOICE, Rudolph Jones
Student Center.
Opinions^ Please!
Since our first edition you
have been silent. We have not
received any comments at all
in a written form to
substantiate your approval or
disapproval of the paper that
we produced. We are asking
once more that you share your
opinions with us concerning
THE VOICE. How can we
serve you more effectively?
Did you approve or
disapprove of the first
edition’s format? Or is it that
you do not have any opinions
at all?
Please take a moment and
share your expectations of
THE VOICE with us. Please
return all comments to THE
VOICE, Rudolph Jones
Student Center.
Recent research into
sleep and study habits shows
that sleep prior to study
disrupts memory
significantly, unless
considerable waking time is
allowed before digging into
the material you want to
learn. The shorter the period
of sleep that precedes the
studying, the more this sleep
disrupts learning. Sleeping
four hours or less was found to
be highly disturbing to
memory; sleeping six hours
disturbed it less.
Researchers aren’t
exactly sure how sleep
disturbs the memory process,
but they believe it might
involve hormones. In
laboratory tests on mice, the
hormone somatotrophin,
produced naturally during
sleep, severely affected the
memory of mice injected with
it.
If you have a test to study
for, study first instead of
putting it off until the next
morning. Better grades might
be your reward.
Courtesy of GLAMOUR
Magazine.
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“Speaking For Ourselves”
Volume 33 Number 2
September 20, 1978
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Special reports
Typists
Photographer
Lillie Booth
Dorothy Best, Fidele Essono
Linda Harper, Sherion Evans,
Charles Dorsey, Gwen Dickens
Albert Neely
by Fidele Essono
Just a few days ago Africa
bore the heavy weight of Jomo
Kenyatta’s death. One of the
prestigeous African and world
leaders, he was also a genuine
freedom fighter of our
century. The black world is
still weeping because of his
death and the loss of a symbol
of the black nationalism in
Africa. Jomo Kenyatta’s
death means the
disappearance of a hero
widely respected by the black
youth of many African
countries for returning the
black’s pride around the world
by defeating the British who
were a colonizing power for
many centuries.
The Mau-Mau witch
doctor’s grandson was
thought to be in his 80’s. But he
was perhaps much older than
that.
During Jomo’s first
freedom fights, he managed to
free his people from the
British pressure who had
ruled the country for years
and didn’t want to give it up.
Punishment after punishment
Kenya tta endured and finally
overcame. He convinced the
British to leave and in doing so
became a self-master of his
own destiny. When his dream
came true and he won
independence for his country,
he ruled his people for 15
years. It was the most stable
government of any African
country today.
He provided an example
of fatherhood in leading the
nation to reach the
potentiality of stability it
needed to cope with the'people
that had risen from
colonization. Kenyatta
persuaded each citizen to
remember the hard task that
waited for them to “develop.”
He exhorted all of them to
work as conscienciously as
possible to break the barrier
of exploitation of the country’s
raw material by foreign
powers in order to destroy the
under-development,
A few years after being
liberated from the British
empire, Jomo Kenyatta met a
violent left opposition. The left
wing was not efficient but
enough of a trouble maker to
disturb the country’s system.
Even so, it could not be as
objective as Jomo was against
the British and regardless of
the situation, he kept his way
strongly.
The assassination of Tom
Mboya, who was predicted to
be Jomo’s successor, caused
him to decree the death penalty
for anyone intent on killing or
overthrowing the government
for his own pleasure. When the
resolution was approved by
the general assembly, the
terrorism slowed down and
became less violent.
One of the most valuable
contributions of Jomo was the
establishment of A.U.O.
(African Unity Organization)
in 1963. He was able to
continue his fight politically
against matters geared to
diminish the value of blacks in
Africa. Jomo condemned
South Africa apartheid
system and in 1963 the African
Unity Organization’s
amendment disallowed
cooperation between his
country and South Africa.
Jomo Kenyatta has died
but the struggle still
continues. It is up to the new
generation to comprehend and
perserve the belief of this man
and keep it going. Beyond
Jomo’s death the spirit and
the will must remain for the
welfare and survival of our
identity.
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