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Opinion/News Black Men Not Getting Any Respect By Garrett N. James StaffWriler Too often I ha\ e heard the "I can't find a good man" speech, or shall I say. complaint. Then the same complainers are stating how "us" males are no good and only out for one thing. I am just tired of being categorized and here to set some things straight. 1 think that the reason you complainers cannot find a good man is because you are really not good females yourselves. Dirt will always attract more dirt and that is just the bottom line. Take things one step at a time and start off by cleaning your own house. Another reason for your failed attempts at finding a "good man" is that your eyes are glued on the wrong things. What \ou really want is someone who has superb internal qualities. Why then w ould you judge e\ er>lhing from an external point of \ iew ? No. you don't haA e to be ugly to be a good person and just because someone is “pleasing to the eye" does not mean that he/ she has a horrible personalit\’. Maybe you all just need to exercise patience and see e\er} thing that someone has to offer before you run toward the guys living the fast and destructi\ e lifest} les. Truthfully, the types of females that are so hypnotized by material possessions are the ones not really w anted by the truly “decent males" and these males couldn't care less whether } ou ruin your li\ es and become more bitter tlian you already are. That is just less trouble that they haA e to deal with. Now. let's examine the “they only out for one thing" phrase. If this is really true and if you all are already aw are of it, then w hy are you continuing to allow yourself to become victims'^ E\ er heard of learning your lesson? The other point is that if you have what all guys want, wouldn't that put you in charge? For example, if a butcher knows that his town is starving and he is the only meat producer around, he is then able to control the town. Why is this not the case w ith you? If males are really only out for one thing and you ha\ e that one thing, why can you not be the controller? Why do you insist on being the one controlled? If they do go out and find another butcher, isn't that simply less worn, for you? Bui no. you insist on giving av.ay your meat after they ha\ e alread) been to another town and gotten some from there too. Makes no since to me. Then after they hav e recei\ ed your meat and left, you hav e the audacity to wonder why. And there you are again: young, sad. and blue. Your just rew ard. I am not on anyone's side; I just tell it like it is. Wise up. or shut up! That's m^y stor} and I’m sticking to it. End. College Student Dies Excitement Of Homecoming Durlns Initiation Leads to Several Disturbances ^ n,. pnHpH iin nn thprnnfnfthp QfiiHptit pvr^/^rticp tn HpjiI with ihnQf By Rich McKay The Orlando Sentinel A 20-\ear-old Bethune-Cookman College student died early Tuesday during what police are calling an initiation "run” for an off- campus club called the Brothers of Destiny. Police said Alex Anderson may have been blindfolded and chased during the initiation. A passing motorist found Anderson, a second-year computer student from Deltona, lying by the side of the road about 2:30 a.m. several blocks from the B-CC campus, near the comer of Hudson and Hawk streets. The motorist, Adam Charles, said he was “just trying to help out” and took Anderson to the hospital. But it was too late. Doctors a short time later pronounced Anderson dead from heart failure. Initial results from an autopsy indicate the death w as natural, said Police Sgt. A1 Tolley. Camesha Whittaker, a spokeswoman for B-CC said she was told by Anderson's mother that her son had a heart murmur. Anderson’s mother could not be reached for coiranent Tuesday. Da>tona Beach police are investigating the death and the circumstances surrounding it. Several people who knew Anderson from the club show ed up at the hospital and are cooperating w ith the police. "We need to see if any of the actions taken during the initiation could have put somebody at risk,” Tolley said. "At some point, he (Anderson) started off with a blind-fold and had to run. ’ Tolley added that “chasing’' was part of the initiation. Kevin Jackson-Hamilton, a member of the group. Brothers of Destiny, declined to comment on what happened Tuesday. But he said that the group is a fraternal service organization affiliated w ith tlie Prince Hall Masons, an offshoot of the more wideh known Masons. The Prince Hal! Masons was founded in the late 1700s by free blacks in the North and now consists primarily of African-Americans. The group, which is not affiliated w ith or sanction by the historical!}, black college, meets twice a month at the Dickerson Center off campus. This is the second death of a B-CC student in a little more than a month. On Oct. 17, Daymian C. Jacobs, 19, was shot to death during a scuffle on campus with some non-students. Cathv' Kershaw, a B-CC spokeswoman, said a memorial service for Anderson will take place during the college’s upcoming "religious emphasis week.” She said the death grieved every one who heard the news. “It’s sad when a young person, on the brink of adult life is taken from us.” she said. Apartments the apartments feel about this? Some students called this act “unfair” and “unnecessarv.” Dr. Wyatt quickly states that the apartments will NOT be treated like an on campus residence hall, and the students will continue to pay $1,872 a semester for rent which includes aU utilities, even cable. The apartments are preferred to be housed by juniors and seniors, but it is optional for each student to decide where he or she wants to live on campus or not, From Page 1 By Toshanika Moore St off Writer The week of homecoming graced FSU students with v arious fun-filled activities daily. Homecoming week also brought out the bad side of the Bronco family. There was a dance held at Club Lilly, Monday, Oct 15,2001. During the dance, a group of guy s started fighting in the gvTn. The fight moved passed Hood and Joyner Hall, and eiided up at Harris Hall. The next day one of the guy s found that the windshield of his car was damaged. Then on Tuesday; Oct 16,2001 there vv ere two v oung men in front of the Rudolph Jones Student Center having a small altercation. “It was fimny. They were arguing from a distance, then get up in each otlier’s face, but no fighting,” noted Tesha Daniels. Apparently one of the y oung men's Timberland boot ended up on the roof of the student center. “No one knows how the shoe ended up off his feet, we just saw the shoe in motion, and then it landed on the roof,” laughed SherainTeel. On Thursday afternoon October 18, 2001 Vance Hall residents were met with RA’s and Fayetteville State Campus Pohce, who conducted an inspection in each of the residents rooms. Vance Hall had a high volume of traffrc outside of the building during homecoming week and therefore Residence Life Director, Walter Patterson felt it was necessary to inspect the men’s rooms. “It is not unusual to do building inspections at peaks times during the school year,” explained Patterson. The campus police were present during the inspections to serves as a resource if anything illegal was found, in which they hav e expertise to deal with those types of situations. There was a varietv of\iolations discov ered. to mclude alcohol, substance abuse, weapons, tampering with fire safety equipment and incense to name a few. The students that were found guilty were processed in the university’s judicial sv stem. There was a large range of sanctions that were giv en commimitv' serv ice, social probation, and residence hie probation Although homecomitig produced a lot of excitement and adrenaline, sometimes the effects of these emotions can be misplaced into anger or othei negativ e reactions. Howev er, the final grade of homecom,ing activities still remains an A, despite minor downfalls. Note: All incidents were deall with through the campus police. We ha\^e a’wefir^ivray » i ~ t -i i-- *2 ■ •. •.■- .-.'f.r' •''». 's *' "* rv ■ - v‘- ■ ■ to predict the future; Hire you to invent it. > -.A-: except for freshmen. Freshmen are required to reside on campus, unless space prohibits the arrangement or if he or she is a commuter student. In case no one has noticed, the freshman and sophomore class is increasing rapidly . Will the Best Western continue to house Broncos the next school year? The FSU Housing Foundation did not contract with Best Westem. That agreement was made with the Office of Residence Life and Faj etteviUe State University. Cyberspace controls and laser defense systems canne as no surprise to the U.S. Air Force. In fact, they came off our drawing boards. No wonder we re always looking to hire the best and brightest. You can leverage your degree immediately and get hands-on experience with some of the most sophisticated technology on earth. To find out how to get your career off the ground, call 1-800^23-USAF or visit our Web site at airforce.com. W U.S. AIR FORCE •( { • I • I • (•
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