Black College Students Rally in Raleigh By Travis Mitchell Chronicle Staff Writer More than 700 students from historically black colleges and uni versities (HBCU) across the state gathered in the capitol last Thurs day to educate state officials about the importance of black colleges and to mobilize in a show of unity. The fate of black colleges has been threatened over the years, as national political figures and educa tors have debated the purpose of their existence. According to the US Department of Education, black colleges are responsible for 65% of the nation's four-year j:ol lege graduates, 40% of all under graduates eventually earning a doc toral degree, and have a graduation rate of 40% as compared to 15% for black students enrolled in majority institutions. However, debate has intensified across the nation as to the legality of such institutions. "We are trying to dramatize the need for our historically black col leges and universities," said Alvin Cates, a senior management infor mation systems major and student government vice-president at Win ston-Salem State University. "We are trying to tell the world that our colleges and universities are impor tant." Winston-Salem State was well represented with over 100 stu dents making the two-hour trip to Raleigh. The rally was organized by the North Carolina Association of Black Student Governments. Cartes said that the organization, recently, reactivated, decided to mobilize the effort. He added that the group was trying to take advantage of the political year and voter registration efforts on various campuses. "We were very pleased \rfith the turnout," said William Carter, a senior communications major and student government president. "Anytime black students come together for something like this, it is positive." The students invited political candidates, including Melvin Watt, democratic nominee from the newly-created US Congressional 12th district seat and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Hunt. "A decrease in funding for Pell grants, capped at SI 1,000 per student, and decreases ia over $300 million dollars in loan funding for students are reasons why Congress needs to be lobbied by young peo ple," said Watt. "The funding for HBCUs has been cut by the Bush administration, since those things are done at the federal level and students need to make the govern ment responsive to their needs." "I believe in black colleges and I will fight for black colleges said Hunt. He also told the Chronicle that he would convince the North Car olina General Assesmbly that invest ing in black colleges would pro mote economic growth for the state. North Carolina A&T State University brought a bus load of students from Greensboro. Shaw University, Saint Augustine College and North Carolina Central students were also in attendance. After seven attempts, she finally leaves It's said that it takes an aver age of seven attempts for a battered woman to successfully get away from her abuser. Until then she's often stalked, found, and forced to return. And it's a desperate act to leave. Typically she has been allowed no access to a family checkbook or credit card, has no car available to her, and has no work outside the home. Often it's not until her children are also attacked that she risks her life to leave. "How Well Does Our Commu nity Respond to Domestic Vio lence?" will be th&?topic of a panel discussion on Monday, Oct 12. Co sponsored by Family Services, Inc... and the Winston-Salem chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) as a way of observing National Domestic Vio lence Awareness Month in October, the event will be held in the audito rium of the of the Forsyth County Public Library, 660 West 5th St., from 7-9 p.m. Presenters include District Court Judge Loretta Biggs; Sheriff Ron Barker, Forsyth County; Assis tant District Attorney Iris Sunshine; Captain Frank Holman, Winston Salem police department; Joetta Shephard , director of the Family Services Shelter for battered women; and Sara Nelson, a volun teer for the Domestic Violence Cri sis Line. The panel moderator is Lisa Allred, coordinator of volun teers for Family 'Seryio^s/ a coun selor of victims of domestic vio lence. and a NOW activist. Statistics gathered by the National Coalition Against Domes tic Violence paint a startling pic ture. Domestic violence is the lead ing cause of death and injury for women in the U.S. each year. More than four thousand women are mur dered annually by their husbands, ex-husbands, or boyfriends. It's estimated that 1.8 million women a year are beaten, and that 53% of the men who batter their wives eventu ally abuse their children also. The cost of this family violence to our society is calculated to be $10 bil lion a year ? for police, medical care, legal costs, missed work and shelters. If you are interested in the videotape ("Apy^aj^ow:; pjffikr: , ing the Cycle of Domestic Vio lence," please contact Shirley Koritnik at 785-41 5 1 . rj' / -J v ^ f ' ''i >' ,J Home Delivery of the r Winston-Salem Chronicle ^11 . . L:~\: 722-8624 b * SATISFACTION GUARANTEED!!! AT THE YMCA In October sign up for an Adult YMCA membership on our convenient Bank Draft plan. Your barik draft payment will be delayed for TWO WEEKS. That's right - RECEIVE TWO WEEKS FREE!!! Plus if after two weeks you are riot satisfied, your down payment and new member fee will be refunded! 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