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THE VOICE
March 26,1981
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FSU Crim© ByWILUESMITH
Theft on the campus of FSU has increased greatly over the past semester.
Each day someone is complaining about the fact that someone has either
broken into their car or their room and removed something that didn’t belong
to them. This is not a^ all a suitable environment in which to study and concen
trate on classes.
Recently, the members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity took on the challenge
of trying to find the source of the problem. Is it security’s fault? Is it the
students fault? Who is to blame for this problem of theft?
In their quest for answers to these questions, meetings were setup with
several top officials in charge of student affairs: Mr. Harold Nixon, Associate
Dean of Special Programs and Students Life; Mr. J.V. Parham, Vice Chan
cellor for Business A'ffairs; and Dr. C.C. Hatcher, Vice Chancellor for
Student Affairs. They all agreed that the students are so hesitant in giving
assistance to the proper authorities that little can be done to alleviate the
problem.
It was concluded that most of the emphasis on security was placed on the
daytime hours instead of the night hours when the greater majority of the theft
occurs. After meeting, the emphasis were changed to the nighttime hours.
This is just a minor step toward alleviating the theft on our campus. More
student participation is needed in order to help us, the students rid ourselves of
the vandels and thieves on our campus. The Brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha
challenge you to get involved and help take a bite out of FSU Crime.
The Future That Is On My Mind
Editorials
Student elections
It’s election time again at FSU
and we begin to wonder if the
student body will again be sad
dled with another foot-dragging
SGA. Will the coming year find
us still reacting instead of
initiating action? Will we still be
the last Black university to
demonstrate awareness and con
cern in major Black issues? Will
we continue to enjoy the
reputation of a Johnny-come-
lately school where expressing
our views are concerned?
The coming election offers us
an opportunity to upgrade our
dubious reputation in the com
munity and academic circles. We
can elect an SGA which will be
progressive, innovative, vocal
and visible. We can have
representation which is respon
sive to student needs and desires.
All candidates should be
aware that election to the SGA is
not just another item for the
resume or an access to extra
benefits. Election to office is a
trust which has been given to
you for safekeeping by your
fellow students.
The students of FSU have a
responsibility to look beyond
friendships and associations in
selecting their choices for office.
A candidate should be judged on
qualifications and potential as
far as it can be assessed. And if a
candidate is up for re-election,
the major consideration should
be his record, not the fact that
he has been in office for a year.
Time does not automatically
make a person quaUfied.
The winners of this year’s
election must provide some
progressive leadership for FSU.
Remember that potential future
Broncos have access to our
grapevine. The weight of our
present reputation is getting
mighty heavy. There is a buzz of
dissatisfaction with the present
SGA going around on campus.
But the upcoming elections will
tell if students are willing to do
something about their
dissatisfaction.
(Editor’s Note: The following was
reprinted from Campus Digest News
Service.)
The student newspaper at Virginia
State University at Petersburg, Va.,
has had its future funding threatened
and publication schedule nearly in
terrupted for disobeying an order from
the university administration to censor
two articles.
The editor, Derek Davis, ran two ar
ticles that the administration had
requested not be run.
One called veneral disease an
“epidemic” on that campus, and the
other article reported that the campus
food service had caught 75 rats during
one week of trapping the rodents.
The president of the school, Thomas
Law, asserted that there is not an
“epidemic” of VD on campus after he
By PAUL H. SMITH
Alvin Toffler, (author of Future
Shock) in his book The Third Wave,
perceives that a transformation (which
he labels The Third JVave) of our
civilization from that of an industrial
society is presently underway.
The Third Wave civihzation will
restructure education, redefine scien
tific research and reorganize the media
of communication.
Factories will use less energy, waste
less raw materials and demand less
brutaUzing or repetitive work from its
human resources. The workplace will
be more humane and individualized,
often with flowers and greenery
sharing the space with noiseless
machines.
The office will be radically tran
sformed. Paper will be substantially
replaced. The chattering banks of
discussed the situation with the local
health department.
Law had been told about the stories
before they were to run, and ordered
the student newspaper not to run the
two stories.
Law says that he was not trying to
censor the newspaper or decide what
was published, he was only questioning
whether the two stories were in “good
taste”.
On the day the newspaper was to be
distributed, the administration ordered
the papers not to be distributed, and
allegedly told the paper that their funds
were being cutoff. The paper receives a
subsidy of $15,000 per year.
The president of the school insists
that he did not say he was cutting off
funds, only that he did not want any
more editions of the paper produced
typewriters will be silent. File cabinets
will cease to be. The role of the
secretary will be transfigured as elec
tronics eliminates many old tasks and
opens new opportunities.
The corporation - like most other
organizations-will undergo a drastic
restructuring. Instead of an assembly
line tempo, flexible rhythms and
schedules will be extant. More decen
tralization of decision making will oc
cur.
Corporations are adapting to these
changing times. They are called upon
to attain societally acceptable norms
for simultaneous solution of extremely
complex economic, moral, political,
ecological, racial, sexual and other
social problems as well as to make a
profit jfor their shareholders.
That action on these matters is
currently being taken, is evidenced by
until “we sat down to discuss the
problem...It had nothing to do with
the First Amendment at all,” he said.
The editor and staff defied the ad
ministration again, however, and
distributed copies of the paper the next
afternoon despite the order to cancel
distribution.
Once the controversy between the
newspaper and administration became
public, support for the paper grew.
Other schools in the state pledged
support of the paper, news media and
the professional journalism society
Sigma Delta Chi came to their defense.
The administration apparently
backed down, however, and the
publication had been put “back on
schedule,” according to the president.
Freedom of school newspaper had
been a controversial subject for many
Letter to
the Editor
Murders are racial
Dear Editor,
The recent child murders in Atlanta
have sparked a flaming torch in the
hearts and souls of Black Americans.
We finally realize that the United
States of America isn’t doing anything
to aide us in our long strive for success.
We must challenge it and use it to our
advantage. There will be war if the
political system doesn’t change. The
ruthless hideous murders of our most
precious resource - our black children -
is an outrage! It’s a small piece that
will gradually get larger if action isn’t
taken to stop it. These murders are
racial with some political seasoning.
The crimes are very organized,
which makes the Black people very
uneasy. The uprising of the KKK leaves
us to wonder maybe them? White
Americans are going back to their
Roots, people! They have decided
to use their naive approach on our race
to slow up our progress in this lily-
white society.
We can not let this happen again!
We must take measures into our own
hands to stop the notorious KKK!
When the killers are unearthed and
wrought to the surface, and by chance
if it’s a white organization responsible
for the children dying unnecessarily;
there will be no way possible for us not
engage in Civil Warfare.
The Black race must unite to help
stop this attack on our children as well
as our race.
The Black families have com
municated with each other and given
support to the unfortunate families
that are grieving the lost of a child
killed needlessly.
The Black Universities all over this
white nation must organize rallies, sit-
ins, and marches to show our anger
and uneasiness of this situation.
Each day a silent prayer should be a
part of our daily routine.
There has to be revenge for these
murders. Crime on Black people has to
stop because “We ain’t going to stand
for this!”
Cindy Medley
the findings of two groups (1) Ernst
and Whinney C.P.A. Firm in their
publication Social Responsibility
Disclosure and (2) U.S. Department of
Commerce, Report of the Task Force
on Corporate Social Performance.
Ernst and Whinney found that the
percentage of companies making social
responsibility disclosure in their annual
reports increased from 60 percent in
1973 to 90 percent in 1976. They report
on matters such as Energy Savings,
Environmental Protection, Fair
Business Practices, Humane Treatment
(See THE FUTURE, Page 8)
years, but numerous court cases have
decided that even though a school may
technically own their student
newspaper, the first amendment still
protects the student staff from censor
ship by the administration.
Letters printed in The Voice do
not necessarily reflect the
opinions of The Voice staff or the
Administration. The Voice
welcomes reader mail. Letters
should be 300 words or less and
must be signed although signature
may be withheld upon request. The
Voice reserves the right to edit let
ters for brevity and good taste.
SPEAK UP BRONCOS!
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