4AThe Daily Tar HeelThursday, June 28, 1990
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By EVELYN TOLIVER
Staff Writer
'"iWhile many of you were preparing
$r finals and packing up your bags to
sfonk of the rest of the summer, I was in
aiiotel room in Washington D.C. typing
rjjy brains out. Oh, I realize this sounds
rjoring to you and you probably even
fjl, sorry for me. But please don't.
Because while you were cracking those
bjejoks, I was fielding questions to South
iftican leader Nelson Mandela and
tytrgging his wife Winnie.
;T;Yes, I was part of the selected few
kk'o were afforded the opportunity to
rieet with Mandela. On Sunday, shortly
gtr-et; his arrival, he spoke to minority
jpphialists, minority-owned newspa
pers radio, and television stations. In
fact a photo opportunity was made
ijvaijable to all minority members of the
grfss during the question and answer
session.
frfn the session Mandela said "yu
must keep the pressure on the govern
ment to intensify economic sanctions."
Csaid he sees the masses of people
arjjhe progressive press as the key to
eoropelling government and state leg
if3ators to see South African sanctions
qs .primary importance. He also talked
about his relationship with Chief
Buthelezi, commenting "you must not
bejieve everything that you hear across
the wires, and you must not form an
opinion over what you read in the mass
media it is usually far from what is
really happening."
Mandela then spoke on the media's
reaction to his relationship with Kadafi,
Arafat, and Castro. "I do not care what
the media thinks about my relationship
with these men, and I feel that I explained
my position on Koppel and I need not
reiterate it again."
This comment solicited rousing ap
plause from the audience, and opened
the door for questions about his health.
Once again, he replied with light humor.
"My present position is that my health
is good and that if you should arrange a
ball, I would be most happy to show you
the things I can do." With this, he con
cluded the session and was of f to another
meeting.
However, once again I was in the
right place at the right time. As I was
taking the elevator down to go to my
hotel room, there in front of my eyes
smiling was Winnie Mandela and a host
of secret service men. Unfortunately, I
did not have my camera available to
take a picture of this beautiful woman.
But she must have seen the sadness in
my eyes, because at that point she
grabbed me and gave me a hug. What a
wonderful feeling to know that this
woman, as celebrated as she is, could
take a moment from her time and give
me a warm hug!
But enough information on Day One,
because Day Two was just as exciting.
Monday I had the opportunity to sit
in on a press conference with Mr.
Mandela. Once again, he reiterated his
stance on the U.S. facilitating the dis--
mantling of apartheid by intensifying
sanctions, and helping to assist the ANC
by offering financial assistance. How
ever, President Bush made no commit
ments to continue U.S. sanctions.
Mandela said "when a government
bans political organizations and pro
hibits any political activity, no matter
how peaceful and non-violent, then the
people have no alternative but to resort
to violence." Bush urged Mandela to go
beyond the violent struggle during ne
gotiations and end it outright, but
Mandela made no commitments.
However, during the course of dis
cussions he seemed to soften, and said
the ANC would consider ending vio
lence once the government removes all
obstacles.
After the press conference, the
Mandela retired to their suite for private
t ime before their meeting with the AFL
CIO. While they were sleeping, I was
spending time with an exiled South
African who is also one of the ANC
delegates traveling with Mr. Mandela.
Patford Shuma is an exiled South
African who is presently living in
Canada attending Bishop University.
Shuma is one of the thousands of South
Africans who cannot return home, un
less he wants to live in constant fear of
the government jailing or killing him.
Patford fled South Africa in the middle
of the night in 1976.
Shuma hopes to one day be able to go
back to South Africa, but until that day
he will continue to work for the ANC
outside of the country. Shuma said "with
the freeing of Nelson Mandela and the
talks between the ANC and De Klerk, I
may see South Africa sooner then I ever
dreamed." But until that day Patford
will have to wait, and watch, and hope
that Mandela's visit to the U.S. will be
successful in dismantling apartheid.
On to Day Three. Mandela addressed
the Joint Session of the Houses of
Congress. He is still going at full speed.
In fact, he woke up this morning and
decided to take a three-mile walk. By
the time he finished, members of the
press were sweating and in need of
water. It was an amazing site to see this
71 -year-old man outwalk 20- and 30-year-old
healthy individuals.
After that, the Mandelas ate breakfast
with the Congressional Black Caucus
before he addressed the Joint Session of
Congress. In his speech, Mandela spoke
of the need for democracy in his coun
try, and the need for the U.S. to intensify
sanctions against South Africa.
Mandela said "to deny any person
their human rights is to challenge their
very humanity. To impose on them a
wretched life of hunger and deprivation
is to dehumanize them. But such has
been the terrible fate of all black persons
in our country under the system of
apartheid."
He also spoke of the great figures in
American history such as Thomas
Jefferson, George Washington, Marcus
Garvey, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner
Truth, W.E.B. DuBois, and Martin
Luther King Jr., all of whom acted to
guarantee the people life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness.
During the 35-minute speech the
audience of diplomats, congressmen,
celebrities, and special guests stood up
20 times to applaud him. Yet several
congressmen stayed away, most nota
bly Jessie Helms (R-N.C.) who said "I
think it would be hypocritical of me to
go and applaud this man."
However, Mandela's speech to the
Joint Session marked the third time in
history that a private citizen had been
afforded the opportunity to speak to
Congress.
After this meeting, Mandela departed
the U.S. Capitol en route to a "Drive
By" of Freedom Plaza, where a crowd
of 20,000 lined the streets to get a
glimpse of the leader from South Africa.
Mandela arrived at the Madison Hotel
to enjoy some private time before
meeting with the Washington Post. Then
it was on to a reception, and the deliv
erance of his policy address at the
Washington Convention Center.
I moved on to the convention center,
since the press .was required to be in
place at 5:00 p.m. Once inside the door
you could see the electricity surround
ing the upcoming event. The caterers
were busy setting the food out for the
patrons, who paid $2500 per ticket to
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hobnob with the Mandelas.
But outside the door there was a
different story. People from miles
around were lined around the entire
building waiting to enter and also hop
ing to sneak a peak at the celebrities
such as Reverend Jessie Jackson, Mayor
Marion Barry, and Harry Belafonte.
Some people waited six hours before
they were finally allowed in to' see the
show. But everyone who waited agreed
it was well worth the effort.
Then the show began, and the intro
duction of the special guest. Mayor
Marion Barry despite his present
troubles with the law, received a 3
minute standing ovation. But the high
light came when the Mandelas arrived
on stage to a 5-minute standing ovation.
Throughout the evening, Mandela
reiteiated his call to stop apartheid by
intensifying U.S. sanctions. The audi
ence responded favorably by giving a
standing ovation 19 times during his
1 5-minute speech. Afterward, the
Mandelas retired to a suite at the
Madison Hotel.
I must say it has been a glorious three
days here in Washington and I feel
blessed to have had the opportunity to
be in the presence of such a unique
individual. But, as glorious and exciting
as it's been, I can only hope that the
remainder of the Mandelas' trip will be
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from page 1
The resolution also pointed to the
University's voluntary testing program
as a reason why mandatory testing was
unnecessary. More than 90 percent of
UNC's 600 athletes participate in the
program.
"It wasn't a pro-drug stance,"
Hildebolt said. "It was pro-responsibility
and pro-freedom. I think if we maintain
our strong voluntary program, then that
is something to be much prouder of
rather than a mandatory program."
UNC fencer Rayan Parikh said he
thought many people wanted to see
drug testing remain voluntary because
the idea works at UNC and the athletes
performance is reflective of that.
"Voluntary testing takes care of in
vasion of rights. It cuts through the red
tape," Parikh said.
The Board of Governors endorsed
the mandatory drug testing policy last
August on the Spangler's recommen
dation. A prototype policy, created by a
committee of lawyers, athletic directors
and student affairs officers, was released
in March, and Spangler asked all UNC
system schools to adopt a mandatory
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The prototype calls for pre-season
and random, regular-season testing. All
athletes would have to sign a pledge to
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and would lose his or her scholarship.
The UNC-CH version considered by
the Board of Trustees was identical to
the prototype, except that it would
suspend athletes from the team but
would not revoke their financial aid
after a second offense.
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"There was a big gap before between
some top administrators and officers,
and that gap has gotten even wider,"
Edwards said.
Porreca refused to comment on the
meeting, saying it was a personnel is
sue. But he added, There's nothing'
that can't, be solved, jf people let you."
: Lt. Lonnie Sexton, who walked put
of the meeting, disagreed with Porreca.
"It is not a personnel problem, it's man
agement. We have facts and proof of
what we want to talk about."
Rickman and Sexton both said they
and the other officers who signed the
original letter would still like to meet
with the Chancellor alone to discuss the
problems. , . ,
Hardin said he wasn't sure if he would
meet with just the officers who signed
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