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2The Daily Tar HeelTuesday, March 27, 1990 Business and advertising: Kevin Schwartz, director; Bob Bates, advertising director, Leslie Humphrey, classified ad manager. Business staff: SabrinaGoodson, manager; Allison Ashworth, assistant manager; Dana Cooper and KimDerly tyofetz. receptionists; Monica Paris, news cerfr; Laura Richards, typist. Classified advertising: Kirsten Burkart, assistant manager; uuraen, Monica raris ana Angela bpivey, Assistants. Display advertising: Amanda Tilley, advertising manager; Lora Gay, Knsti Greeson, Beth Harding, Carole Hedgepeth, Lavonne Leinster, Kevin Reperowitz, Alicia Satterwhite, Pam Thompson and Jill Whitley, account representatives; Kim Blass, creative director; Sherrie Davis, Ingrid Jones, Tracy King and Kim Solomon, sales assistants. Advertising oroduction: Bill Leslie, manager; Anita Bentley and Greg Miller, assistant managers; Chad Campbell. Erika Campbell, Stephanie Locklear and Lorrie Pate, assistants; Rich Ellis, technician. Assistant editors: Diana Florence, arts coordinator, Karen Dennis, ayouf. Craig Allen, cfy;Tom Parks, design coordinator; B Buckberry, Lisa Lindsay and Cameron Young, news; Johanna Henderson, ombudsman; Alisa DeMao and Tim Little, Omnibus; Joseph Muhl, photography; Mark Anderson and Scott Gold, sports; Glenn O'Neal, state and national; Stephanie Johnston, Myron B. Pitts and Nancy Wykle, university. Editorial writers: Crystal Bernstein and Kimberly Edens. Universitv: Marcie Bailev. Debbie Baker, Victor Blue. Robert Brown, Elizabeth Byrd, Jennifer Dunlap. Teresa M. Jefferson, Stacey Kaplan. Susie Katz, Sarah Kirkman, Dionne Loy, Kenny Monteith. Shannon O'Grady, Jennifer Pilla. Stephen Poole, Lee Weeks, Carrie Wells and Akinwole N'Gai Wright. - City: Karen Dennis, Jennifer Dickens, Kris Donahue, Wagner Dotto, Jennifer hoster, bamantna bowen, vonaa Hampton, Jada K. Harris, Johanna Henderson, Kim Jaski, Julie Malveaux. Elizabeth Murray, Mary Perivolaris, Erik Rogers, Christine Thomas, Susan Waid and Jessica Yates. i State and National: Jennifer Blackwell, Wendy Bounds, David Etchison, Kevin Greene, Mark Griffin, Yancey Hall, Andre Hauser, Eric Lusk, Kimberly Maxwell, Jannette Pippin, Amy Rowland, Kyle York Spencer, Grant Thompson and Sandy Wall. Features: Sara Austin, Noah Bartolucci, Christy Conroy, Kimberly Gee, Amanda Graves, Carol Hazlewood, Vicki Hyman, Mara Lee, Christina Nifong, Bonnie O'Neil, Leigh Pressley, Heather Smith, Stephanie Spiegal, Beth Tatum. Marc Walton. Bevin Weeks. Laura Williams and Dawn Wilson. Sports: Kenny Abner, Neil Amato, Jason Bates, John Bland, A. J. Brown, Robert Brown, Laurie Dhue, Dave Glenn. Warren Hynes, Doug Hoogervorst, David Kupstas, Bethany Litton, Bobby McCroskey, Brock Page, Eric Wagnon and Steve Walston. Photography: Jodi Anderson, Milton Artis. Schuyler Brown.Todd Diggs. P.J. Disclafani. Steven Exum. Jennifer Griffin, Carey Johnson, Stacey Kaplan, Caroline Kincaid, Kathy Michel, Chad Pike, Catherine Pinckert, Kristen Skula and Ami Vitale. Lavout: Christv Conrov. Celeste Neal. David Reinfurt. Jeff Workman and Doug Zemel. Copy Editors: Bob Boyette, Julia Coon, Lorrin Freeman, Melissa Grant, Angela Hill, Mitchell Kokai, Jennifer Kurtees, Robin Lentz, Amy Mcuarter, tmiiy Nicnoii, iMaiane rooie, ueorge uuimero, iuiswi auneve, ouuuy Seedlock, Sara Sparks, Angela Spivey. Chnssy stidham, uiare weicken ana Bruce wooa. Cartoonists: George Brooks, Alex De Grand, David Estoye and Mike Sutton. Editorial Production: Stacy Wynn, manager; Brandon Poe, assistant. IK ElEIPTIn chools not educating Mack stodeii m For the Record In the "Library Awareness Week" chart on page three of the March 26 t)TH, an error was made in the dates and times of three events: the Continu ous Reading Day featuring Ebony Readers will happen on March 28; the Read-A-Thon to benefit Friends of the Library fund will happen on March 29; and SBP Brien Lewis will present a check for the libraries to UNC Provost Dennis O'Connor on March 30 at 1 1:30 a.m. at the Old Well. The DTH regrets the errors. $ o n i j. lit V (SeClECTIOQ. MAS (QPOMF All Winter & Selected Summer Merchandise! 968-3235 Editor' s note: This is the second in a five-part series examining the issues facing Black America in the 1990s. By KYLE YORK SPENCER Staff Writer Educating America's Afro-American children, a subject that has been studied exhaustively over the last 20 years, remains one of the greatest para doxes of our time because the Ameri can government has failed to act in accordance with the concern it so often expresses, said Barbara Dandridge, administrative assistant of the House Committee of Education and Labor. Although legislators such as Senator Daniel Moynihan (D-N.Y.) have ex pressed concern about the subtle ra cism still prevalent in our educational system, very little legislation has been passed to address the problem. Dispari ties between the quality of education available to the black community and the quality of education available to the white community still exist," she said. But in an environment seemingly concerned and knowledgeable about the racial problems that plague our nation, there has been far too much rhetoric and far too little action, Dan dridge said. "It is the federal role to guarantee equity in education. This is something they (federal government officials) have not done," she said. President Bush's education initia tives continue this trend, Dandridge said. Although he supports an increase in Head Start spending, he wants to decrease overall education funding. Many of his programs clearly sup port the more advantaged, she said. His recent "educational choice" program allows parents to shop for schools for their children. This shifts the respon siblity of education from the school boards to the parents, and benefits par ents who have time, knowledge, and transportation. Disadvantaged students will gain few benefits from this pro gram because their parents often have little time and little knowledge of the school system, Dandridge said. Education spending cuts and limited funding of programs like Head Start make it clear that education is not one of America's priorities, she said. Only 1.7 percent of the federal budget is spent on education, and only 1 8 percent of eligible children participate in Head Start. Sharon Robinson, director of the National Center For Innovation In Education, said the black community suffers much more than the white community when education funds are cut because although the majority of poor people are white, the majority of blacks are poor. Schools, which are funded by state and local resources, are generally fi nanced according to formulas which rarely take into account that schools serving students with more needs re quire more money, she said. School districts in urban centers have far greater expenses than schools in rural areas. Furthermore, urban schools teach more challenging students. Administrators must concern them selves with health and nutrition, a safe and comfortable building, and extra resources for the neediest of students. In allocating funds, there is no extra consideration given to that fact, she said. Schools in wealthy districts and ru ral areas have more than just extra money to spend on special programs for their students. Educated parents in well-to-do neighborhoods also share political power, which is extremely important in a school system that is politically controlled, Robinson said. Problems which face public schools serving predominately black commu nities include high teacher turnover rates, a shortage of textbooks and a lack of after-school enrichment programs, she said. Enrichment programs such as tutor ing services, field trips and exposure to the arts are often taken for granted by middle-class Americans, Robinson said. If education is confined to the classroom, as it so often is for schools in poor districts, many students fail to be inspired, seeing no correlation be tween life and learning. School be comes a poor competitor for paying jobs, and students drop out. For too many Afro-American sttts dents attending public schools, an inj spiring teacher or an engaging class! li an exception to the rule in a system that never educates them, Robinson said. 'The education system begins to fajl inner-city children at a very early age" she said. The inequalities in resources, pro grams and funds obviously hinder the intellectual growth of students in America's inner-city schools and poor districts, Robinson said, but providing a quality education to America's mi nority population is not simply a ques tion of moral conscience. "We need these people in the work force," she said. George Kahdy, the educational advisor to the governor, agreed. He said North Carolina hopes to train the working poor and their children ' In skilled jobs, and use their skills in the state's manufacturing plants. Through partnerships between busi ness and government, state government is striving to encourage students to stay in school and to lower the drop-out rates among minority youth. "Schools can't do all that families have to do. Churches have to do some also," Kahdy said. "There are all kinds of efforts, but no quick, easy solutions." Go Far. Fast. Passport photos while you wait. 7 Days A Week No Appointment Open 24 hours - It's on time. Or it's on u. 100 West Franklin St. 933-2679 TUESDAY 2 p.m.: UNC Symposium "Cultures on the Margin : Race, Class, Gender and Region" presents "Opening the Borders: The Cultural Politics of the Columbus Quincentenary," with Alicia Gonzalez, Smithsonian, in Toy Lounge of Dey Hall. Followed by "Becoming Marginal: Indians in the Southeastern United States," with Theda Purdue of the University of Kentucky. Call 962-0772 for more info. 3:30 p.m.: UNC International Economics pres ents "Bilateral Monopoly and Domestic Contest Re quirements," with John Beghin of NCSU, in 309 Gardner. Call 966-2385 for more info. Career Planning and Placement Services will hold a Summer Job Hunting Workshop in 306 Hanes. The 1990 Carolina Symposium presents Profes sor Burnele Powell of the UNC School of Law speak ing on ethical standards in the legal profession, in 212 Union. 4:20 p.m.: Public Policy Analysis presents Pro fessor Feller of Penn State University, Director of the Institute for Policy Research and Evaluation, who will speak on the topic "The States as Laboratories for Federal Science Policy: Analogy and Analysis," in 102 New East. 5 p.m.: The Network for Minority Issues and RHA present "Segregation: Is there a problem in campus housing?" in 224 Union. Bring your ideas, opinions, and friends! The American Society for Personnel Admini stration will feature the Employee Relations Repre sentative for Duke University discussing unions in 212 Union. 6:30 p.m.: The Order of the Bell Tower meets in 212 Union. The North Carolina Association of Educators Student Program presents "First Year Teachers' Panel" in 220 Peabody. Come hear about new teach ers experiences! AH are welcome! 7 p.m.: Campus Affairs Department of Student Government will hold a Transit Forum in the Morri son Rec Room. Use of ihe Student Transit Fees will be discussed. All are invited to attend. UNC Office of International Programs presents a Great Decisions Lecture, "The Palestinian Ques tion: Is There a Solution?" with B.J. Femea of the University of Texas-Austin, in 100 Hamilton. Call 962-0491 for more info. C A A: Attention Carolina Fever Members! There will be a general meeting in 105 Gardner to discuss the remainder of spring semester. Be there! UCPPS announce a presentation by Price Water house in the U Ballroom at the Carolina Inn and a presentation by the James R. Worrell Agency in 209 Hanes. 7:30 p.m.: Fellowship of Christian Athletes will have a women's Bible study until 8:30 p.m. at Chapel of the Cross and a men's Bible study from 8-9 p.m. at Mrs. D's House. CGLA sponsors Lesbian Health Issues: Lesbians and their role for sexually transmitted diseases, breast cancer, depression, etc. Discussion led by Jill Duvall of the Lesbian and Gay Health Project in 218 Hanes Art Center. 8 p.m.: The UNC Young Democrats will host a representative of NARAL, who will speak about the issue of choice in 21 1 Union. All interested persons are invited to attend. Carolina Symposium sponsors Dr. Tom Regan, international expert on animal rights, who will present his lecture "Animal Rights and Human Wrongs,", in GerrardHall. ITEMS OF INTEREST ' Information on Academic Credit for Internships (SPCL 91P.4) is available at UCPPS. Deadline for applying is April 2. Applications for the Undergraduate Court and the Attorney General's staff are available in Suite D, Suite C and at the main desk in the Union. Applica tions are due March 30, 1990. 3$WS::::::':::;:::-S::: i.- e i- - . Jft 1 i W f itr - i rn LIU "inn n Axaj UL-il-btiOO w m w m nnnr onn nnnTMrpnn II I lt lfftiliiwi 1? mm Ml J UuL use 'saw 'msenea 'faro SOVIET CULTURE TODAY Restructuring the Past or Inventing the Futiyre March 29:3l, 1990 Page Auditorium Duke University You are cordially invited - all sessions and films are free. Call 684-3975 for a complete program MIOIJT C HAN WE Yl 3M PEOF DWEMCS GMG TOE WO SYEAR I Hi IE MI ACTUALLY 00 II Not everyone is cut out to change the world. After all, it takes education, skills and a spare two years. Also a willingness to work. Hard. This year 3,750 Americans will join the Peace Corps to do just that. They'll do things like build roads, plant forests and crops, teach English, develop small businesses, train community health workers, or even coach basketball. However, what they'll be doing isn't half as important as the fact that they'll be changing a little piece of the world. . .for the better. And when they return, these 3,750 Americans will find that experience doing hard work will have another benefit. It's exactly what their next employers are looking for. So, give the Peace Corps your next two years. And while you're out changing the world, you'll also be making a place in it for yourself. '4 1 '. i Sign up for an Interview with a Peace Corps recruiter at Hanes Hall for interviews to be held March 27-29 from 9 am until 4:30 pm. If you have any questions, a recruiter will be at the Student Center, Main Floor from 9 am until 3 pm, March 27-29. Come see a film about Peace Corps, March 28th starting at 6:30 pm in Hanes Hall, Room 209. PEACE CMP STILL THE TOUGHEST JOB YOU'LL EVER LOVE. !3:
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