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Volume LI,Number 19
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February 2.2000
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The Scene 16
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Black History Month addresses diversity at UNCW
by ANNA C. BROOME
Staff Writer
UNCW will be celebrating Black History Month through
out February and numerous groups on campus will be spon
soring awareness to acknowledge important African Ameri
cans, recognize the progress our country has made and make
students aware of the diversity that exists on campus and
throughout the country.
“Black History Month provides knowledge, to all those
willing to learn, about the African American experience,
which is pertinent to the growth of America... discrimina
tion against one ethnic group oppresses all groups,” said
Helena J. Lee, director of the Upperman African American
Cultural Center.
The commemoration began last night in Kenan Audito
rium, when the department of philosophy and religion spon
sored a presentation by Warith Deen Mohammed, son of the
late Elijah Mohammed. Mohammed is the leader of approxi
mately 2.5 million American Muslims and representative for
Muslims worldwide.
Several events will be held in accordance with Black His
tory Month in Kenan Auditorium. Tomorrow night at 8 p.m.
a show titled The Persuasions will feature a musical perfor
mance by an “a cappella” singing group that was formed in
Brooklyn, NY, in 1962. On Friday, Feb.ll, Gala 2000, A
Celebration of African-American Music will take place at 8
p.m. This event is a vocal and symphonic concert that in
cludes spirituals, R&B, jazz, classical and gospel music.
The Upperman African American Cultural Center will also
be sponsoring several events which will be held in room
208 of the University Union. Throughout the month, the
Alpha Phi Alpha is sponsoring a display titled “A Tribute to
an Alpha: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Display;” will be fea
tured in the center. On Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m., the Na
tional Pan-Hellenic council will hold a discussion on “Greek
Life: Fact or Fiction.” On Wednesday, Feb. 16 at noon, a
discussion facilitated by computer science major Joy Will
iams will focus on “Affirmative Action: Friend or Foe.” The
Upperman Center’s final event will take place on Friday,
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The Upperman African-American Cultural Center in room
208 of the University Union offers cultural information for
UNCW students.
Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. with a discussion sponsored by the Delta
Sigma Theta sorority titled “Look Where He Brought Me
From: the African American Woman from Past to Present.”
The discussion will cover six major time periods: slavery,
emancipation, wartime, civil rights, present and future.
Other events on campus will include a show in the Hawk’s
Nest on Friday, Feb. 18 at noon, titled “Singing in the
Struggle” which will feature songs and spirituals depicting
the African American experience. Additionally, in Warwick
Center, on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7:30 p.m., the NAACP Heri
tage Ball will be held, promising a night of dinner and danc
ing.
Black History Month as a whole celebrates the lives of Af
rican Americans, who through their actions both controver
sial and perilous, provided some level of freedom for all those
oppressed.
“During February, I arii reminded of what I don’t know,”
See HISTORY, page 5
SGA House may be dissolved after elections
by THOMAS M. RUYLE
Editor-In-Chief
The Student Government Association (SGA) will vote this week
on whether to permanently dissolve the SGA House of Represen
tatives effective after spring elections in late March. Several other
changes to the SGA constitution involving election requirements,
disciphnary actions and selection of committee chairs were also
slated for vote this week, {see text box, right)
After a joint session of the SGA Senate and House last Thurs
day the House took the eight constitutional changes into consider
ation, with a vote scheduled for last night. The Senate was sched
uled to consider the same measures immediately afterward.
The House also voted down an initial constitutional change that
would allow either the House or Senate to consider future consti
tutional amendments first. Representative Skipper Mervin said,
“The constitution (as it currently reads) states that the House sees
constitutional issues first, and I think before the bigger...issues
come up, it should not be changed.” As it stands now, the House
must consider constitutional matters first.
A similar amendment change doing away with one-week no
See SGA, page 5
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