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4-THE CAROLINA TIMES-SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18,1993 From The Durham Committee T6e Durham Commitee on the Affairs of Black People will sponsor an important meeting Thursday, December 16, at 7 p.m., at White Rock Baptist Church. The special guest will be Dr. Douglas L. Pearson, executive director for Student Assignments, Durham Pubhc Schools. Discussions will include "Redistricting Challenges" and the issues of • Goals of Durham Public Schools • Redistricting Complexities • Guiding Principles • Assignment Techniques • Proposed Implementation Schedule • Community Involvement Process All Durham citizens arc invited to get first hand information on redistricting for Durham Public Schools. Additional Funds Needed If Durham can spend more than Por $‘^3 million to build a jail to HUlside Model School incarcerate people, and fmd and/or If you want the Model Hillside borrow money to handle the budget High School to really be a "state of overrun for a ballpark: then sur^. the art" high school, then we need we must do no loss for the *t, to challenge our entire community newly built school witliin the i#c^ to help find the dollars to the tune city since 1968 (25 years). WeSban of $2.5 million to build the school do no less, if we are to honor the as originally designed. There have commitment for a "state of the art" been serious budget cuts because model school facility, the project came in with a budget The following budget oudines tlie overrun. The reasons for the proposed cuts, delays, deletions, increased budget are many, etc. that have been proposed, including but not limited to. Please join the chorus with those of increased cost for site preparation, us who beUeve fervently that all die increased cost of materials, budget cuts must and should be increased labor costs, etc. You restored. Hillside Model School can’t build today at the same cost deserves to be all that was per square foot as was the casec-originally planned, several years ago. We can’t get For more information, contact die today as much for our money, but Education Committee of the we need to fmd the money to do a Durham Committee on the Affairs "world class building for world of Black People (682-1660/493- class educadon." 2717). Nation’s Leading Black Scholars Challenge Colleges And Universities To Create New Environment WASHINGTON. D.C. — "Higher ',’ducation in our society has -never provided equal opportunilics for blacks and this neglect has handicapped generations of young black .Americans in their search for a better and more rewarding life," writes historian John Hope Franklin in his preface to The Inclusive University: A New Environment for Higher Education. This recently released essay b^ the Joint Center’s Committee on Policy for Racial Justice is the fourth publication in a scries devoted to the condition of blacks in American society. Why is it, the Committee asks, that although a larger percentage of black youngsters than ever before are graduating from high school, their success rate in higher education continues to lag woefully behind that of their white peers? The answer, according to the 28 members of the Committee, lies to a large extent with the colleges and universities themselves. "We became convinced," they write, "that what is required is nothing less than the transformation of our universities into truly inclusive institutions, able to create and maintain an environment that is supportive of all students in search of academic attainment." The inclusive university, writes the Committee, "must not be defined merely by such concepts as multiculturalism, diversity, or openness, all subjects currently being debated inside and outside the academy. For us, the inclusive university must be an institution which accepts the responsibility of Lonnie D. Hammond 682-3044 Janet O. Hammond 682-3044 Hammond & Hammond Bail & Bond Consultants Don’t Worry — Be Happy Clarence O. Rains Princess C. 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The essay also discusses finaricial assistance, both public and private; community colleges and the military as access routes to higher education; the importance of mentors and other support systefns for black student^ particularly during their freshman year, and the role of multicultural curricula in preparing all students to compclc successfully in our increasingly diverse society. • , Commenting on the findings of the*, study, Eddie N. Williams, president of the Joint Center, said that "in the vernacular of the. Clinton administration, what is . needed is literally the reinventing of American higher education.". The Inclusive University is the fourth in a series of essays, developed by the - 28-membcr- Committee on. Policy for Racial Justice, which was created ig 1982. The Committee counts among its members many black academic professionals and scholars. It meets periodically to review the condition of blacks in American society, to inform itself and others about progress and failures in the sffugglc for racial equality, and to seek to chart a course that will advance the cause of justice for all. The current essay was prepared under the direction of Committee member Lisle Carter, Esq., former chancellor of the Atlanta University Center’ in Atlanta, Ga, and former president of the University of the District of Columbia. Earlier titles in this series of essays are: Visions of a Better Way: A Black Appraisal of Public Schooling (1989); Black Initiative and Governmental Responsibility (1987); and A Policy Framework for Racial Justice (1983). Committee members include John Hope Franklin, chair of the committee and James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of History, Duke University; Mary Frances Berry, professor of American social thought and history. University of Pennsylvania; James Comer, professor of child psychiatry, Yale University; Sara Lightfoot, professor of education. Harvard University; Roger Wilkins, professor of American history and culture, George Mason University; and Eddie N. Williams, president of the Joi.it Center. A free copy of the Inclusive University can be obtained by calling 202-789-6364. The first major league night baseball game was played in C^ipInMtyn 1935. Due To An Error One Section of The I HILI^roE mCH M(H>EL aiexpOL BUDGET CUTS... BUDGET 0VER«RUNS Furniture and Equipment UQStS. . a-L Furniture and Equipment Deletions . . . . . S900.000 Stadium Costs. . . Deleted General Contract Deletion '' Stadium Support . . . . 215,000 Plaining Contract Deletions Stadium Support . . . . 73,270 Overflow Effains. . . .. . ........ .... 31,644 HVAC Contract Deletion Stadium Support 12,000 Electricity Contract Deletions Stadium Support .... 12,000 Lighting Protection 42,232 Stadium Spotlights 105,500 Parking Deletions (Faculty)Paving, Curb, Gutter ..... 32,000 (Students) Paving, Curb, Gutter 45,800 Other Deletion Bleacher pads (size change) 2.040 Auditorium Costs. . .Deleted General Contract Deletions Theater Seating 147,000 Stage Catwalks . . . . 10,200 Electrical Contract Deletions Theatrical Performance Lighting Fixtures 27,500 Theater Communication System 10.200 Gvmnasium/Costs. . . Deleted Basketball Goals Non-Retractable. . . . .... 4,600 Retractable partition in Conf. 1108.. 4,883 ' Conf Center Spec 2,150 Gym AHY and Puct-(Air) Use H.W. Unit heaters. 24,0Q0 McQuay Chiller 84.000 jypcational Shoos Costs. Deleted Plumbing Contract Deletion Compressed Air System in Shops 1-5.644 Cafeteria Costs. Deleted General Contract Deletions Comm. Food Equipment Main Kitchen Equipment. . Main Kitchen Equipment . 39,300 • ’ 92.000 Other Costs. . . Deleted Split Face Block 183,000 Fencing to Playing Fields 50,000 Concrete Pads/Baseball and Softball 2,970 Planters at Entry. 8,900 Reduced Casework (Cabinets) 57,333 Mill Work (GVE N6, 108, 109, 111, 125, 26, 134) Communication/Intercom Handsets - —3.8^3 Grand Total $900,000 579,886 194,700 119,633 15,644 ll,300 306.061 $2,550,285 YOU & YOUR CHILD Houseplant Danger By Eileen Adams While they make your home more appealing and inviting, houseplants can be a dangerous temptation even the most obedient of children cannot resist. There aren’ t that many plants which have the potential to do serious dam age, but the frequency with which children are exposed to those plants is the real key. Symptoms of houseplant poison ing (or any plant poisoning, for ^t matter) include mild nausea and diar rhea to a coma state and everything in between. To have toxic effects the plants have to normally be eaten. The moat commoa planls which tempt children ate p^odendton. caladium £ddieffenbeclua. • /--/i,-; To keep your kids safe from the harmful potential of these plants, the American Association of Poisbn Con trol Centers offers these tips: * Spend time with your children teaching them to keep all leaves, stems, bark, seeds, nuts and berries away from their mouths. They should know that only the nuts and berries and seeds that YOU give them are the ones they can eat. » If you have plants in the house that can be harmful, keep them high up out of the reach of children. Of course, because some plants are ex tremely less toxic than others, try to avoid the truly dangerous ones. Your florist can discuss this with you. * Always keep an eye out for evi dence. If you see your child clutching leaves, take the leaves and your child to the doctor or emergency room, so the substance can be detected ai^ Its effects pinpointedimmedialely.ffyou suspect poisoning, caU your local poisM control center before domg mything. As you know, inducmg vomiting with syrup of ipecac can have adverse effects if vomiting is noi called for. * Don’t assume your children an safe eating any plant or berry, etc. Animals can eat many things that humans cannot. 01993. Tribune Medie Servicef OIF THE WAU ,6W6I|TF
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