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PAGE 12 THE COMPASS NOVEMBER 1, 1969 (Continued from page 5) On the podium was also a large star and behind it sat the man he had recognized as Gerome X flanked by two other bearded men with shaven heads. All the time no one spoke or said anything. Finally the silence broke as Gerome rose and moved effortless to the podium. Even though the entire temple was carpeted, the sound ofhis footsteps could actually be heard. “All praise to Allah... let us give praise to All ah.” Everyone bowed their heads in silent pray er. A few minutes later all heads raised again. “This evening brothers and sisters of the chosen people, we are met to pay tribute to the true faith...Islam.” As I have dedicated my life towards this end, 1 want you to know that the children of Islam are not afraid. We are not afraid because it is written. It is written that the first shall be last, and the last shall be first. Brothers we have for too long been sup pressed by the devils.We have as is exemplified in our everyday life seen how self hate has been instilled in our sleeping brothers. We are seeing today how the system of the field Niggers is still being prepetuated. It is because the nation of Is lam has decreed that it is our religious duty to break down this immoral and corrupt system by making every Black aware of these evils...It is because of this that this nation has declared open war on us all. I am well aware that the so called authorities have infiltrated our ranks,but nothing can stop us be cause we are not afraid. We shall continue to fight by any means available. By this time everyone had seemed to fall under his spell. No one seemed to no tice the two men that had entered until one cried, “this is all baby I” At that very Instant they began to spray the intire front with bullets. It was almost unbelievable, nearly every one seemed to be in an awed trance of disbelief, (Continued) VIEWS ON DOPE AND GOD (Continued from page 5) orthodox definition, “the Supreme Being who re wards and punishes.” Only 8 percent of the seniors said they belong ed to no religion. Fresh men are stronger in their beliefs than seniors; alumni, less so. This would seem to indicate some lessening of faith with the passage of years. Organized religion, as distinguished from per sonal religious beliefs, comes in for considerable criticism from students and alumni alike. Only a minority considered it “a constructive movement responsive to the needs and mood of the time.” A large majority think organized religion has only recently begun to "get with” the times or is still badly out of touch with society’s current needs. There is some indica tion that students' moral opposition to the Vietnam war may not be as wide spread as generally sup posed, This showed up when the seniors were asked to give their views on military service and the draft. Although about a third of the students expect to go into military service right after grad uation, almost the same number will try to avoid it — 25 percent by legal means, 2 percent by any means, including going to jail if it comes down to that. Of the anti-draft group, only 29 percent specifi cally cited the “Immoral war in Vietnam” as the reason for their aversion to military service. A majority’s reason: “I have better things to do.” By “better things,” they presumably referred to ;?raduate studies or the pursuit of a chosen career. The others said frankly that they didn’t want to get killed. The survey also tends to deflate another popu lar impression — the prevalence of the so- called “generation gap.” Fully two-thirds of the freshmen and seniors re ported that they and their parents agree on most things. The Roper study, which sampled attitudes of 1,000 seniors, 500 freshmen and 673 alumni from 96 colleges and universities in all parts of the coun try, was Initiated in the spring of 1968 when cam pus unrest was attracting Increasing attention. A great deal was being written and said about students* attitudes, be liefs and grievances, but little was really known. “Sometimes when you for give and forget, you wish you had remembered.” H; Neighbors .l: / ' 'r1 Scenes From New Student Un ion Mr. McClinton, director of the University Center, discusses plans of ACU Region with student Lutrica Lynch. Students take a break in university’s recreational center. ll Students relax in the university lounge. n Terry White shoots the eight ball in the corner pocket, CHAOS IN BLACK VNIVERSITIES of NORTH CAROLINA Have you ever asked venge, an incident hap- “I wonder if we can’t get federal matching funds for this project...” yourself what is chaos? What are its causes and what Black universities can do to prevent such disturbances? Webster defines chaos as any great confusion or disorder, but in the eyes of a Black student, chaos is a feel ing of dis-satifaction and confusion within himself. Its symptoms are hatred, jealousy, pre judice, restlessness, and revenge. Speaking of re- pened at NCCU that re minds me of such things. A young man from Gary, Indiana set fire to the university’s law library because he was denied ad mittance to the school. An estimated $500,000 worth of law books were de stroyed, I fimly believe that when these symptoms are interwoven, they pro duce one chief cause of chaos on our university campuses. from THE VOICE Man Arrives On The Moon By GEORGE PURCELL To someone who is pre judiced, it is a strive for publicity, to someone who is of little intelligence, it is a waste of money, but to me, it is progress. On Sunday, July 19, 1969, nearly half of the people in the United States were sitting around tele vision sets waiting for the three men to arrive on the moon. Most of them had the same things on their minds. Will the men make it; and if they make it, will they find what they are looking for and return safely. Some were really serious while some were making cracks such as: “It would be funny if the men returned with some thing that turned out to be a monster, or suppose they returned to earth, got out and after them, something else got off and destroyed nearly half of the world.” from THE VOICE
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