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The Bronco’s Voice
April 21, 1987
EDITORIALS
A Time For
Change
by Samuel L. Cole, Editor
It is common knowledge
that Chancellor Lyons will
be leaving Fayetteville State
University. The reasons
behind his leaving are still
very unclear. Speculation
has been engaged in by
many sources, most having
no affiliation with the
university. At this point, the
reasons for his leaving are
really not important. What
is important however is the
manner in which his
resignation was made
public.
It all started with an arti
cle printed in the Fayet
teville Times on Thursday,
March 5, 1987. A similar ar
ticle was printed that after
noon in the Fayetteville
Observer. When those ar
ticles first ran, they were
mainly speculation and
rumor. Then as the next
week began, news about
FSU appeared on the front
page of Fayetteville
Observer every afternoon.
During this time, everyone
connected with the incident
was very silent. Chancellor
Lyons made very few com
ments and President
Spangler did not make any.
Then on Friday, March 13,
1987, Chancellor Lyons an
nounced that he would be
leaving FSU.
The only problem with all
of this is that, according to
the reports that appeared in
the media. Chancellor
Lyons had been considering
his options for quite some
time. One senior ad
ministration official said,
“Chancellor Lyons knew
when Spangler took over
the UNC System that his
days were numbered.” The
point is. Chancellor Lyons
had every opportunity to
quietly resign prior to the
Concerned People Over
The Topic Of Aids
time that it received the at
tention of the media.
Very few people know
that East Carolina Universi
ty’s Chancellor resigned this
year. Very few people know
that North Carolina Central
University was recently
given a new Chancellor. But
everyone knows that Fayet
teville State will be getting a
new Chancellor. As it is,
Fayetteville State is given
enough negative media at
tention. FSU has been in
the newspaper all year, first
with Financial Aid Office
and the problems associated
with the administration of
Veterans education bene
fits, then with the accoun
ting problems reported by
the State Auditor, then with
the liberal administration
policy, and now with the
Chancellor and his resigna
tion.
But it is time to put all of
that behind us now and
look to the future.
Chancellor Lyons
announced that the
students, faculty and staff
should be prepared for
some major changes in the
administration on this cam
pus. Perhaps now, with so
meone new at the helm,
some of the problems that
have plagued Fayetteville
State can be solved simply
because someone new will
be looking at them from a
new angle.
So this is definitely a time
of change for Fayetteville
State University. It is ex
citing to be here as all of
this takes place. All
students should do all they
can to make sure that their
opinion is known by ex
pressing it to their elected
representative to the Board
of Trustees, the SGA Presi
dent.
by Chris Miller
These last three months
was a very cautious month
when it was concerning
AIDS. Many people are
becoming more and more
aware of the AIDS epidemic
which is taking the lives of
many people around the
world. Many individuals are
very worried about the pro
blem which this virus is
causing. Men and women
are decreasing the number
of sexual partners because
they’re afraid of getting the
disease. Blood donors are
being very skeptic about
giving blood, or giving
plasma these days.
For instance, in Buffalo,
NY, the Reverend Carl F.
Thitchener handed out con
doms at his church to his
congregation. His reason
for doing this was to
educate the public on the
danger of AIDS and other
sexually transmitted
diseases. A new drug called
azidothymidine which has
been tested was developed
by a North Carolina firm.
Many doctors do not want
to take the chance of testing
it on any of their patients
though, because it may
cause a malpractice suit.
In Cumberland County
the County Health Depart
ment has established an
AIDS telephone hotline and
support group to help coun
ty residents to be more
knowledgeable about Ac
quired Immune Deficiency
syndrome. If anyone needs
information concerning
AIDS they can c^ll 323-2552
to receive advice on this
disease which cripples the
body’s immune system.
AIDS will begin to move
from the big cities to the
small communities with
homosexuals, IV drug
abusers and heterosexuals
according to Dr. Charles
Ellenbogen, a Duke Univer
sity professor and staff
member of the Fayetteville
Area Health Education
Center. According to Ellen
bogen Cumberland County
has the third-highest
number of AIDS victims in
the state, behind Wake and
Mecklenburg counties.
Thirty FSU Students
Selected To Who *s Who
The 1987 edition of
WHO’S WHO AMONG
STUDENTS IN
AMERICAN UNIVER
SITIES AND COLLEGES
will include the names of 30
students from Fayetteville
State Unviersity who have
been selected as national
outstanding leaders.
Campus nominating
committees and editors of
the annual directory have
included the names of these
students based on their
academic achievement, ser
vice to the community,
leadership in extracurricular
activities and potential for
continued success.
They join an elite group
of students selected from
more than 1,400 institutions
of higher learning in all 50
states, the District of Col
umbia and several foreign
nations.
Outstanding students
have been honored in the
annual directory since it was
first published in 1934.
Students named this year
from Fayetteville State
University are:
1. Ms. Genise Merchel
Allen
2. Ms. Cynthia Bradshaw
Barber
3. Ms. Patrice M. Baros
4. Ms. Valinda Jean
Brown
5. Ms. Beverly Joyce Bush
6. Ms. Narva Jones Cox
7. Ms. Katherine K. Dailey
8. Ms. Jennifer L. Hoag
Daves
9. Ms. Felicia Maria De-
Jesus
10. Ms. Margaret A. Eagle
11. Mr. Quentin Leon
Eaton
12. Mr. Edwin A. Ewing Jr.
13. Ms. Barbara Gillis
14. Ms. Anita M. Beck-
lannone
15. Ms. Sharline Annette
Jacob
16. Ms. Debbie Marie Kelly
17. Ms. Peggy June Lan
caster
18. Ms. Karen M.
McElheny
19. Ms. Sharon Yvonne
Miller
20. Ms. Sharon Moore
21. Mr. John A. Pankey
22. Mr. Tony Parham
23. Mr. Charles G. Peterson
24. Ms. Sonja Denise Pitts
25. Ms. Linda H. Powell
26. Ms. Melanie Patterson
Roane
27. Ms. Mary Ann Roberts
28. Ms. Mary M. Smith
29. Ms. Belva Hawley Whit
aker
30. Ms. Robyn Yvett White
Sports Capsule^
Broncos Sign Fayetteville Trio
Three members of 1986
State-4A Champion Seven
ty First High School have
signed commitments to at-
POEM
by Mary Blythers
There 3.rc times in your so bsd if you do not give reslize thst life C3.n be en-
life when you need a little up. The following poem joyed if you endure until
reassurance that life is not hopefully will make you the end.
PRAYER FOR BAD TIMES
By Richard Cardinal
Cushing of Boston
Dear God: Help me be a
good sport in this game of
life. I don’t ask for an easy
place in the lineup. Put me
where you need me. I only
ask that I can give you
100% of everything I have.
If all the hard drives seem to
come my way, I thank you
for the compliment. Help
me remember that you
never send a player more
trouble than he can handle.
And help me, Lord to ac
cept the bad breaks as part
of the game. May I always
play on the square, no mat
ter what the others do. Help
me study the Book so I’ll
know the rules.
Finally, God, if the
natural turn of events goes
against me and I’m benched
for sickness or old age, help
me to accept that as part of
the game, too. Keep me
from wimpering that I was
framed on that. I got a raw
deal, and when I finish the
final inning, I ask for no
laurels. All I want is to
believe in my heart that I
played as well as I could and
that I didn’t let you down.
tend Fayetteville State
University.
Harris Heslip, 5-8,
165-pound Running Back;
Craig Boone, a 6-0,
185-pound Defensive End,
and Guy Williams, a 6-2,
180-pound Quarterback
committed this morning in
Fayetteville.
FSU has now signed five
Mid-South 4A Conference
players including Pine
Forest High School Defen
sive Back Ron McNair and
Trojan Linebacker Ter
rence Smith.
“We are pleaesd to have
such quality athletes choose
to join our program,
especially since they decided
to use their talents right
here at home,” said FSU
Head Football Coach
Robert Pulliam.
The Broncos will open
the 1987 season Saturday,
September 5 in Fayetteville
when they host Savannah
State College. The follow
ing week, FSU meets
Elizabeth City State in the
1st Annual Port City
Classic.
Sponsored by the Wilm
ington Sportsmen’s Club,
the event is designed to
bring college football to
Legion Stadium, showcase
CIAA talent and raise
scholarship funds.
College Football
Comes To Wilmington
The Wilmington Sports
men’s Club announced the
First Annual Port City
Classic Football Game to be
played between Fayetteville
State University “Broncos”
and Elizabeth City State
University “Vikings” on
Saturday, September 12,
1987 at 2:30 p.m. at Legion
Stadium in Wilmington,
North Carolina.
Taking college football to
Wilmington has a threefold
purpose: (1) To raise
scholarship money for
students who want to con
tinue their education
beyond high school; (2) To
provide local residents an
opportunity to enjoy a col
lege football game and ad
ditional entertainment
without having to travel a
significant distance and (3)
To provide Wilmington
with an opportunity to
showcase itself after the
Labor Day weekend by at-
tracking alumni, fans and
friends of both institutions.
It is felt that the event will
boost tourism and con
tribute to the area
economy.