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93V1HORA Ua BRONCOS VOICE JANUARY 12. 19V7 BDrromL comffr Rollers: ...Slipping Into Darkness By Roger Harris If you don’t know by now, you better find out quicic, fast, and in a hurry that attaining your college degree is just as subjective a process as work ing at Wendy’s, processing fil ters at Purolator, or bagging bargains at Beik’s. Even when you do what you’re supposed to do when and how you’re supposed to do it, you can still get slammed by that hairy- legged, humpbacked, twenty- plus-years manager who just seems to have something against the world in general and you in particular. In academia these “managers” are referred to as tenured pro fessors. Yet, just like at Krogers or Sears, we have some very good tenured pro fessors; professionals who genuinely care about who you are, what you want from this university, and how best to help you achieve that goal (graduation: surety and a de gree of security). Then there are the ones I call “Rollers:” super-subjec tive, obnoxious, abstinent, and notoriously infamous aca demic criminals who take their myopic and paradigmed view and viewpoint of the world and their area of expertise (?) as manna from the gods (them selves) imparted unto the lowly infidels (we students). And although small in num ber, Rollers pass the same gas eous effect unto their col leagues as “bad cops” pass unto their good brethren: per ceptually, a few bad ones do spoil the whole bunch. So who are these Rollers, how can they be identified, and what can a student do to pro tect themselves if attacked (and believe me, “attacked” is not an understatement). Check this out. Go to any registration line “grapevine” to find out who the Rollers are. Believe me, this source is fair, accurate, and to the point. In a matter of a few hours you can find out what professors in any depart ment are good, good-but-tuff, or bad (either too easy or too hard). Then you’ll hear about the Rollers. Their names will be followed by such quotes as “I don’t give A’s; I got mine, you better get yours; I am never wrong,” and the famous “I don’t care if you tell. I’m tenured: they can’t touch me.” And because most students don’t want any favors, just a fair shot in attaining their goal (graduation), they will talk and usually do talk when Rollers have abridged their rights to due process. Indeed, so many crushed dreams, smashed egos, and corrupted GPA’s have went into isolating the Rollers that one would be wise to heed the grapevine’s som ber words of wisdom. So let’s say you’re person ally attacked (called stupid, nigger, honky, etc.) or aca demically assaulted (given a C- for an A+ project) by a Roller. What do you do? First, know that even if you haven’t been doing all your work or coming to class, that the Roller has no right to attack you in this manner. Your conduct will be taken into account (and See Rollers, pg. 9 super-subjective, obnoxious, abstinent, and notoriously infamous academic criminals who take their myopic and paradigmed view and view point of the world and their area of expertise (?) as manna from the gods*’ The True Lesson of T\ipac Shakur’s Death You Reap What You Sow. In the aftermath of Tupac Shakur’s death, many people across the nation are portray ing him as a victim of circum stance, as a victim of an infa mous, seemly never-ending trend of senseless violence; a violence that is somehow pro moted by a racist government. The sad reality is that Tupac was a victim of a lifestyle that he helped to glamorize. Shakur often rapped about violence, about “Bringing Drama.” At the re cent MTV music video awards, Pac (with fellow gang ster rapper Snoop Doggy Dog) boasted about their ability to “Bring Drama” better than anyone else (with “drama” re ferring to potential violent con frontations). It is time for black males everywhere to realize that the respect that comes with a bul let fades like dust in the wind. At some point Black males de cided that love, peace, and knowledge was soft. Far too The Broncos’ VOICE Copyright 1997 Faculty Advisor Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Advertising Consultant Offlce Manager Layout Editor Copy Editor Entertainment Editor Sports Editor Staff Lance Snead LaTysha N. Bolden April Pyatt Tameka Kenan Latoya Bozier Nathan Nelson Dr. Linda Barlow Roger A. Harris Yolanda A. Barnes Shawn Torry Gloria Siler Jaime Cruz-Morales Renaissance Scholars Arnold Moore Deitric Davis Allonease Readdy Delfrieda Hudson Alex Dombronovich Madria Spivey Latoria Hudson Sa’Cola Turner The Broncos’ Voice c/o Fayetteville State University 1200 Murchison Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28301 ph. (910) 486-1357 fax (910) 486-1857 email edt@sequent.uncfsu.edu The Broncos’ Voice is the offi cial newspaper of FSU. The Voice is partially funded by Fayetteville State University and is staffed and operated by the students. By Shawn Torry many of our young brothers have come to associate self- worth with violence. Anyone can shoot a gun and anybody can be shot. A bullet knows no name and respects no per son. It has nothing to do with being bad or tough. A bullet will stop you. A bullet, as in Tupac’s case, can take your life. People can not always con trol what happens to them, however, there are ways to drastically decrease your chances of being a victim of a violent crime. The first step is to lose the “I’m Bad” men tality, and sincerely embrace brotherhood. A good rule of thumb is the golden rule— Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. another place, but life as you know it will cease to exist. Understand that there will al ways be somebody bigger and badder than you are. We all know that the day of the fist fight has passed. Today it is all about the speed of the draw. Understand that your words and your actions can send you to prison, or even worse, to the grave. Proverbs, Chapter 18, Verse 21 states that, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue and he that love it shall eat the fruit of thereof.” Anyone who would mourn for Tupac should really mourn for the thousands of innocent people who lose their lives ev ery year. The thousands who are struck by those blind stray bullets. Mourn for the thou sands whose only mistake was At some point Black males decided that love, peace, and knowledge was soft. Far too many of our young brothers have come associate self worth with violence. I sincerely hope that, through this death, people be gin to realize the true extent of this problem. My bothers and sisters, please understand the physical finality of death. Your spirit will travel on to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, even if that wrong place was their beds when a bullet came through the wall. Tupac was different from these people because Tupac was right where he wanted to be, in the middle of some trouble. Tupac was hard, he was bad. Pac lived the “Thug Life.” Tupac exploited that Thug Life, and he loved it. In defense of Tupac, there are those who will say that he rapped about his reality. If that be the case then fine, but his reality and his words were driven by his love of money. Tupac had made enough money to get away from the gangster scene, but he chose not to. The love of money, fame, and women kept Pac in the game. Now the game has claimed Tupac, as he paid the ultimate price; just know that you don’t have to. Tupac is gone from us now. His going from us was sad for the mere reason that it did not have to end that way. As sad as Tupac’s death is, we must remember that he chose to live that life. A materialisfic per son would think that Tupac had it all: the wealth, the women, and the fame. The important question is what does he have now? The man we knew as Tupac is now ashes. People, just realize that you reap what you sow. On a personal note, I too will miss Tupac, because he was another brother claimed by violence. This final shot out is for Tupac, where ever his spirit may be. Rest in peace Pac, I ain’t mad at you.
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