May 9,1991
CAMPUS LIFE
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Black Students on
Predominatly White
Campuses
By Alstasia Waters
Contributing
Did you know that Alexander
Hamilton was black? Did you know
that President Dwight D. Eisen
hower's mother was black? Did you
also know that even though six mil
lion died in the Jewish holocaust,
over sixty million Africans died
while being shipped to America for
the slave trade?
On April 4-6, five members of
the Black Student Union attended
the "Black Students on Predomi
nantly White Campuses" conference
in Atlanta, Georgia. Tonya Ingram,
Eugene James, Erik Shelton, Denise
Tapper and Stacy Waters, attended
the three day conference, which was
sponsored by Georgia State Univer
sity.
The conference gave the partici
pants the opportunity to discuss
various problems that occur when
you are a minority student at a pre
dominantly white institution, some
of the task force groups were en
titled, "1991 Civil Rights Legisla
tion", "The Needs and Benefits of
Cultural Exchange Programs", Why
Blacks are so Angry and Whites so
Defensive", "Student Community
Connections", and "Finding Com
mon Ground Among Minorities".
Over twenty schools were repre
sented at the conference, including
Wake Forest, South Carolina,
Greensboro College, Nebraska,
Emory University, and Tulane.
Cultural events were also a part
of the conference. Those included
a fashion show, African dance en
sembles, a performance by an At
lanta comedian, and a mini concert
performed by recording artist,
Geoff McBride.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Ed
win Nichols, provided the partici
pants with some fascinating his
torical and cultural information that
was enlightening. Dr. Nichols told
about Alexander Hamilton, Presi
dent Eisenhower, and how Africa
was once the place where young
Greeks were sent to learn liberal
arts.
The conference participants
hope that in the future, St. Andrews
community will become more ap
preciative of the African-Ameri-
can culture and support Black
History/Black Awareness events.
The conference gave to minority
groups ideas for cultural events that
will enrich other cultures. As stated
by Rev. Tyrone Crider, President
of Operation PUSH, at, last years
conference, "if you do not know
black history, then you don't know
history."
Scots for Youth Rewarding
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for Student Volunteers
By Eric Digons
Staff Writer
“I never thought that volunteer
work could be so rewarding,” said
Eddie Brown, a volunteer for the Scots
For Youth Program and a sophomore
at St. Andrews.
Scots for Youth is a volunteer
program thatdeals with helping troub
led youth ages 8-16, who have had
trouble with the law or in school, or
are at risk of doing so in the future.
Jim Hart began the program in
1982. Hart noticed that kids needed
more attention than what they were
recieving. The problem was getting
volunteers, so Caroline Evans, cur
rent coordinator, contacted professor
Mel Bringle of St. Andrews. Bringle
and Edna Ann Loftus, also a profes
sor, put Evans in touch with the hon
ors program where she could find
volunteers. At the present time there
are eleven volunteers from St. An
drews.
Volunteers are asked to be with
their child 16 hours a month. The
volunteer and the child agree on a
suitable time to meet with each other.
The goal of the program is to help the
children have a good role model. Many
times the children live in a poor neigh
borhood and positive role models are
difficult to find. Volunteer Erik Shel
ton, a senior at St. Andrews, says,
“The program is great because it does
provide a positive role model. My kid
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New Student Government
Ready for the Challenge
Times they are a changin’. The
General Elections held recently
brought about many changes as well
as new faces to the student leadership
positions at St. Andrews. Some stu
dents will be assuming roles as stu
dent leaders for the first time, such as
elected Attorney General Laura Mal
inowski and Treasurer Missy McGill.
Others will be taking over larger roles
as leaders on campus, as will Lenni
Jones, elected President of the Stu
dent Government Association, and
Kerry Nuti, elected Vice-President of
SGA.
Jones, a rising senior from
Richmond, Virginia, sees the position
“as an opportunity to become further
involved in St. Andrews and to be
come a more visual leader.” For the
past two years Jones has served on the
Student Faculty Hearing Court of
which she was to be chair next year. A
Chemistry and Math major, Jones says
she is ready to return to St. Andrews a
little of what her experiences have
given her. “I have enjoyed St. An
drews and I want to give something
back before I leave,” she said.
Instead of planning changes and
new orders for the upcoming year,
Jones is interested in continuing this
year’s program. “I would like to con
tinue the existing dialogue and con
tinue to improve the lines of commu-
SGA Cabinet - First row Missy McGill (Treasurer), Christy Baumgard
(Student Defense Counsel), and Laura Malinowski (Attorney General).
Second row Kerry Nuti (Vice President) and Lenni Jones (President).
(Photos by Rooney Coffman)
nication in all branches and facets at ernment may face, Kerry cited “apa-
St. Andrews. That not only includes thy” as one of the major obstacles of
the relationship between the students the upcoming year. “Getting students
and the faculty but also that between involved” is one of the bigger prob-
the administration and the trustees.” lems SGA faces now and will face
“I am also interested in improving next year. In agreement with Jones,
the judicial system and the processes Nutti is interested in keeping open
by which the Court has to work hav- and improving the present lines of
ing been a part of it and seeing a need communication between faculty, stu-
for change.” dents, and administration.
Having been Vice-President of Of the forthcoming changes, cur-
Concord Hall for the past year as well rent Vice-President Abe VanWinger-
as a member of the Senate, Kerry Nuti den said, “1 am confident in their
also looks forward to the new respon- abilities. They have a tougher job than
sibility. “I have enjoyed being on the Bill and I because it is easier to initiate
Senate this year and I learned a lot programs than it is to maintain them,
about how the school works,” she Change within a system is much more
said. difficult tp stabalize than to intro-
Looking ahead to the problems duce,” he said after a Tuesday after-
she and the rest of the Student Gov- noon nap in the DeTamble Library.
lives in a poor neighborhood and the
program enables him to have a way
out with a good role model.” Chris
Bachman, a past volunteer, stated, “It
made me feel like I was doing some
thing for someone. I wanted to make
a difference and Scots for Youth
helped me achieve that.”
Choosing a volunteer is a very
serious issue. Evans said that they are
very careful about how volunteers are
chosen. The volunteers are asked to
have letters of reference and the pro
gram checks to see if they have a
police record. After this step is com
pleted, they look over the volunteer’s
application and then Evans conducts
an interview.
It is important for the kids to have
a volunteer who can help them. The
volunteers can be instrumental in
helping the kids make new friends or
change peer groups that can be detri
mental to a child. Volunteers can also
try to help the children get involved
with teams or groups.
The program seems to be having a
positive effect on the kids and also on
the volunteers. “By seeing a smile on
a kids face, it makes volunteering all
worth while,” said Brown. The Scots
for Youth has also made some people
realize how lucky they are. Lee He-
non said,’’the program has made me
realize how fortunate I am, and it
gives me a way to help others who are
less fortunate.”
Senate - First row Laura Bryant, Kathie Fallows, Anna
Crossman, and Kerry Nuti. Second row Tiffani Orange,
Robert Bennett, and Lenni Jones. Not pictured Maria
Faust, Chris Carbone, Chris Bachman, Jason Rich,
Katherine Boten, Robbie Brooks, David Gigandet, Mi
chael Lessig, Shad Luedke, Angela Lynch, Pam Naves,
Amy Pfeffer, and Kathy Sellers.
SAU - Sitting first row Rebecca
Harvard. Second row Muflln Mo
yer, David Allen, and Matt McEI-
wee. Standing third row Robyn
Muryzinski. Fourth row Garreth
Griffith (Vice President), Katie
Watts (President), Lisa Schinnagel,
and Kim Brown. Not pictured Benji
Kennedy.
Meek Express Rolls in Intramurals
By Abe VBTlWin^Grdcn Power Plsnt as the real UNLVcsn attest, things do
Staff Writer Wahoos vs. #5 Meek Ex- not always go according to plan. In an
The image of the Cardiac Pack in press epic battle ofheart vs. talent, the Meek
1983,theVillanovaWildcatsin 1987, Express pulled off the upset of the
and the Duke Blue Devils in 1991, The first round saw three of the top year as they defeated Olhe’s UNLV
was relived last Friday night at Harris four seeds advancing to the semifi- jv All Star Team with Aaron “The
Courts as the “Meek Express” pulled nals with the only upset being the Bird” Barker soaring in for a layup on
off a string of upsets to win the 1991 beginningof the championship run by the game’s final play to seal the vic-
Intramural Basketball Championship the Meek Express, which defeated tory. This game was reminiscent of
in grand style. Led by the inside play The Wahoos as Aaron “The Bird” last year’s intramural championship
of Scott Gregory and Travis Loseke, Barker began to assert himself as a game and will no doubt be talked
the “Meek Express” rose from num- force to be reckoned with in the play- about for years to come,
ber five seed in the playoffs to win the offs. The semifinals had the number As was the case in the NCAA
championship. one seed, Ollie’s UNLV jv All Star championship, the Intramural Cham-
The playoffs began with all eight Team, pitted against the streaking five pionship game did not have the same
of the teams having a fair shot at seed. Meek Express, and the number mystique as did the semifinal games,
winning the title with “Ollie’s UNLV two seed led by Kerry “So Very” But the Cinderella team, The Meek
jv all Star Team” taking the number Smith against the number three seed Express, was able to rise above their
one seed with a perfect 10-0 record. U Can’t Touch This. emotional high created by the semifi-
The pairings for the playoffs were as In the first game, Sineads Super- nal win and they played inspired ball
follows: stars used a balanced outside scoring throughout the championship game
#1 Ollie’s UNLV jv All Star Team attack tooustUCan’tTouchThisand as they prevailed over the favored
vs #8 The Kingsmen vault themselves into the champion- Sinead’s Superstars.
#2 Sineads Superstars vs. #7 ship game. All the experts predicted My annual MVP trophy for the
Bobby’s Bomb Squad that they would be matched against Continued on PaPe 6
#3 U Can’t Touch This vs. #6 The the undefeated number one seed, but *
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