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The Voice
April 26, 1984
EDITORIALS
Is “The Voice” a strong force at Fayetteville State University? Naturally
the students would consider this source powerful, but it seems unnatural for
the Fayetteville State University administrators to treat “The Voice” as if it
was the least important source to the entire university.
“The Voice” has been considered to be the voice of the students. Funds
were provided from the students when they registered, but lately it seems that
the administrators have taken over. The funds for “The Voice”have been cut
approximately in half. What happened to the other half of the funds?
According to hearsay, Fayetteville State University can not afford to give
out large sums of funds, but is it ironic that the president of the Student
Government Association can take trips all over the map while a very
important source of the student body can not receive supplies?
Due to the cut of funds, “The Voice” has been whispering. During the fall
semester of 1983, “The Voice” was only able to produce one publication due
to no supplies and other difficulties.
During the year of 1983, “The Voice” was put to silence, but it will never
happen again; either “The Voice” speaks for itself, or it will not speak at all!
To Do Or Not To Do
By Preston Imhotep Barnes
That should not be the question...
We seem to be very concerned about
our plight or potential progress as
people. There is an old illusion which
says that after school, we will be in the
“real world.” This is very misleading.
We are in the real world right now! If
one commits a crime, one will see what I
mean. College students are not
exempted from world politics,
subliminal television ads, food and gas
taxes, or governmental decisions. My
point is that what Reverend Jesse
Jackson is doing in America today
should move us. One should study what
is going on concerning our deprived
people and gather some common
thoughts with actions in order to help
Jackson and the rest of us.
History says that Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. tried to get us to register to
vote. We did not listen to that teacher.
Mr. Malcolm X lectured around the
country on the “Ballot or the Bullet”
which said that we are politically
immature and we needed control over
our lives. The ballot or the bullet could
help do this like America did under her
General George Washington, who later
became President. The honorable
Elijah Muhammad wanted us to “do for
self’ in a land of our own, which
reminds me of the dirt farmers who
declared independence from Britain in
1776.
Now the son of a slave wants to be
President. He is a product of one of our
great teachers. You may say that it is
impossible for him to win. But I say to
you that the same thing was said to
Vanessa Williams, Miss America, and
Harold Washington, mayor of Chicago.
On Sunday, you hear that “in Christ all
things are possible,” but yet you say that
Jackson can not win. And this brother is
a minister! But I should say that it will
be hard because you will not register to
vote. Even during the time that you
spend in the student center you can go
right into the main office and register.
But no! You're not in the real world yet!
You say you want Ronald Reagan and
Jesse Helms out, but you will not
register to vote. Why are you fooling
yourself? Jesse Helms opposed the
Martin Luther King Holiday Bill, to the
end and last vote, and told you so! And
Helms did not care about what you
thought! Either you're a part of the
solution or a part of the problem.
In Cumberland County, there are
more unregistered black voters than in
any other county in North Carolina. In
addition to this, North Carolina is the
number one state with the highest
amount of unregistered. So based on
this, Cumberland County is the number
one disgrace for black people in this
country! In the last local election only
twelve students on campus voted at the
Rosenthal Building. Well, you say that
“I want to vote at home,” or “I go home
and vote;” I say that your reasons are
nothing but a bunch of “cop-outs.” You
know that you do not go home just to
vote. You do not want to govern
yourselves. You want someone else to
do it. Well, Jesse Helms and Ronald
Reagan certainly will.
I hope that God will send us more
teachers to aid our “little babies” in
wanting to be somebody and aid our
elders whose hearts are heavy with
disgust because they were flushed down
the streets with water hoses and beaten
down to the ground by demented
sheriffs with night sticks and viciously
trained dogs. We are unconcerned
about what they did. I thank them and
God for the sensitivity to care and to not
only study math, etc., but to study civil
and human rights, to study King and
others, and to inspire you to get up and
“do what's just.” Do not let Jesse
Jackson and history pass by without
any help from us...Don't let Jesse
Jackson stand out there by himself! He
needs you! And we need him. He is in
the “Valley of the Shadow of Death;”
his life is on the line. I must tell you the
truth if I am going to be your friend. “To
do or not to do, that should not be the
question.”
Buboer
GoTS
Jefferson's Promises
Dear Fayetteville State University
Students;
There are two roads that you can take
toward your future: the high road or the
low road — Curtis Jefferson, Jr. or the
other candidates. My road travels the
path of success, scholastic achievement,
and effective leadership. The other road
is not a path, but a trail which indicates
followers, not leaders. It is time we
select a candidate that can focus in on
something new. A candidate that stands
for something. I know 1 have the
requirements necessary to put the
student government association back
on the path of respectability. I have
served three years in the United States
Air Force and have managed budgets,
several dormitories of personnel, and
have been responsible for numerous
changes in policy. I have this deep
commitment to serve my fellow
students. Running for president gives
me the opportunity to serve the student
body at a level where I can restore a high
moral tone, reestablish a sense of
scholastic achievement, and rekindle
the spirit that we have lost.
I think the time has come for
Fayetteville State University students to
realize that in order to get things
accomplished, we must stop the process
of electing leaders that do not lead. We
must elect leaders that set the standards.
We, as future leaders of America, have
got to stop accepting mediocrity. I
submit to you that we must elect people
who can lead by example, above all,
stand for a purpose. In the college
community, the person that you select
should, first of all, be a scholar. The
president of the student government
association: Should have made a
commitment to excellence. Should
aggressively seek positive change.
Should believe that the student is the
most important person here.
Curtis Jefferson, Jr. meets these
standards. The time is now upon us to
decide if indeed we want new
leadership, new ideas, and new vision.
Here at Fayetteville State University
student wide apathy abounds. We must
unite and preserve and continue the
struggle to achieve.
I submit to you that I want to help
change the present course of our student
government association. This
administration has turned its back on
the students. Your complaints have
fallen on deaf ears. My concern is to
chart a new course. To implement new
procedures that will help motivate
students. I will strive to help provide an
atmosphere that will be conducive to
learning. Here at Fayetteville State
University,, we need a leader who is
willing to mold student opinion, not just
to follow it. I want to be president in
order to reach out and serve the student
body. I want to lead us in a direction
that will enable success to knock on the
door and say come on in, welcome to
the world of competition, let your skills
speak for you.
This candidate advocates the
following platform: Better dormitory
CO nd it ions... H eat, hot water,
studyroom, ovens, refrigerators...Better
laundry facilities...Parking problems...
Better food service...Student-teacher
relationships...Social and educational
activities.
Curtis Stands For:
C = Caring, Caring for the concerns of students.
U = Unity, Something that is sorely needed at this college.
R = Rejuvenate, Rejuvenating our spirit and our morals.
T = Tackle, A willingness to tackle your problems and seek solutions.
I = Ignite, We must ignite the spirit of the body. We must be motivated out of our apathy.
S = Scholarship, Yes, that is right, every student's right to excel and to accomplish something.
DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER
TO VOTE!!!
The Voice
Editor Genevieve M. Jones
Managing Editor . Michael Gaddy
Sports Editor Marion A. Crowe
Typists Cherly Griffin
Blonda Kells
Phyllis Thompson
Reporters Eric D. Majette
Stanley Singleton
Advisor Lolita Wood Foster