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The Compass Elizabeth City, N.C. May 9, 1986-Page 6 Shirley Chisholm Chisholm-.catalyst forchange Visiting Fast Food Lane by Minor Wiggins In Elizabeth City one encoun ters what we call Fast Food Lane, a group of fast food restau rants that will appeal to the big gest critic’s hunger. I thought it would be fun to taste a little bit here and there, then report my findings. Here’s the latest burger news. McDonald’s is one place I will never forget. It’s the place where I picked the wrong time to visit. It was a Sunday, around 4:30 p.m., and when I pulled up the drive-in was packed and the lines inside were extremely long. When I finally got a chance, I ordered their fabulous McDLT. It supposedly separates the hot from cold, the greatest discovery since the cup. In my opinion, the guy who made this discovery was too lazy to fix burgers, so he thought of the McDLT. When I pay money for a burger, I want it to be hot and already fixed. Any way it was very good, but I do have a question. How do we stop all the stuff from falling out of the bun when we bite into it? Later that nigh^I crashed Bur ger King, you know the place we call, “Home of the Whopper;” I ordered a whopper with no on ions and pickles, hoping that all the stuff would not slide out now. The tomatoes slid out on my sec ond bite, but it was delicious just the same. Monday, I cruised into Hardee’s where “It’s all therei’ I ordered that famous “Big Deluxe Combo” and to my surprise it was tasty. The service was quick and friendly. Next on my “hit list” in order were: Wendy’s, Sonic, and the Little Mint. Wendy’s provided me with it'^s Bacon Cheeseburger which was a hard decision, be cause you get charged with this, and charged for that, I mean 5^ for lettuce, 10^ for tomatoes, et- c. So I ordered the burger plain and got the rest of the toppings from home. I encountered the Sonic Burger next and it suited my needs. The service was good, and they even passed out mints to kill the onion smell. Last on my list was the least known Little Mint, which served me a Double Cheesebur ger, which was fair, and the serv ice was okay too. So there you have a glimpse of several fast food joints in Eliza beth City, North Carolina. On an overall rating, they were about a 7.5 on a scale of 1 to 10. “My mission in society until the day I die is to be a catalyst for change. I’m not finished yet.” Those words-coming, as they do, from Shirley Chisholm-can be taken not only as a promise but as a prophecy. Stirring things up has been a specialty of Ms. Chisholm and there is no sign that she is about to quit. Although her history-making political career seems to be be hind her, she is still very much on the national scene. Born in Brooklyn, in 1924, she spent most of her early childhood in Barbados in the West Indies and carries the lilt of the island speaking style yet today. After four years in the New York State Assembly, in 1968, she became the first black woman elected to the United State Con gress. She quickly established herself as a force to be reckoned within the House. She was assigned to the House Agriculture Subcom mittee on Forestry and Rural Villages. The subcommittee cer tainly didn’t deal with the mat ters of importance to her constit uents-- all urban dwellers-many of whom lived in Bedford-Stuyve- sant. So, despite being admonished by the Speaker of the House to “be a good soldier,” Chisholm made the unprecedented move of placing an amendment before the House to remove her name from the committee assignment. She was successful and won in stead a seat on the Veteran’s Af fairs Committee from where she could help some of her constitu ents. “Politicians respect me for my intelligence,” she told a reporter when she first moved to Wash ington. “But they don’t like me for my independent spirit. On certain issues, they are some what afraid of my mouth.” In 1972, she became the first black to campaign seriously for the Democratic Party nomi nation as its candidate for presi dent. “I got tired,” she explained of “voting for the lesser of two evils.” In 1977, the Congresswoman made history again when she be came the first black to sit on the powerful House Rules Commit- tee. In Congress, Chisholm worked for daycare for children of work ing mothers, increased federal fi nancing for education, minimum wages for domestics, funding for black colleges and a wide variety of legislation benefiting minori ties, including blacks, Hispanics and Indians. In 1982, she announced that she would not seek re-election-say ing she wanted to have a less hec tic life. But it hasn’t worked out that way. A teacher and educational ad- minstrator for 16 years before she entered politics, she received offers from 30 universities when she retired. Chisholm chose to teach at Mt. Holyoke College in Massachusetts, largely because it was flexible, allowing her to take semesters off now and then Today, in addition to perform! ing her duties at Mt. Holyoke giving guest lectures at other universities across the country and maintaining a hectic speat ing schedule, she is president of the new National Black Women’s Political Congress. The organizg. tion seeks to encourage more blacks to participate in politics She has written two books: Her biography, “Unbought and Un- bossed” and one about her cam- paign for the presidency, Good Fight.” Now she is at work on the third, “The Illusion of in. conclusion.” She describes it as “an account of my political experience and how I thought I was included only *find I had to start over again sev eral times.” Shirley Chisholm is one of 13 people selected for “Gallery of Greats: 20th Century Black Po- litical Firsts,” a collection of oil portraits commissioned by Miller Brewing Company. The collection, which honors all blacks who have served in public office, is on a national tour of art galleries in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, New York, Chi cago, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Denver, as well as several universities. Cadets to receive commissions Operations test cadets’ skills During a Field Training Exer cise held on April 10-13 at Ft. Bragg, NC, Cadet Lieutenant Reynolds, assisted by Cadet Lieutenant Peele. taught basic rifle markmanship to prospec-; tive Advanced Camp Cadets from St. Augustine’s College, Elizabeth City State University and Shaw University. Besides basic rifle marksmanship, cadet leadership skills were evaluated in tactical operations. A mission was given to selected cadets and their lead ership skills were immediately put into action. Each cadet was eventually given the position of squad leader and team leader. Squads had to cross danger areas, eliminate known enemy positions, react to direct and in direct fire, establish a hasty de fense and react to various other situations. At the end of each tactical exercise^ cadets were evaluated by the MS IV’s (Senior Cadets) and the Cadre on the leadership dimensions of decisiveness, tech nical competence, oral commu nication skill, followership. judgement, planning and orga nizing, initiative, influence, prob lem analysis, delegation, sensiti vity, administrative control and physical stamina. The field train ing exercise was comprehensive and met several training objec tives. The MS Ill’s (-Junior Ca dets) learned basic rifle marksmanship and tactics while the MS IV’s learned how to prop erly prepare tactics lanes, con duct training classes and per form staff duties. The moment has almost ar rived for the Senior ROTC Cadets to receive their commissions as 2nd Lieutenants and begin their military endeavors. These ten cadets are: Anita Ashe, Adju tant General’s! Corps; Mamie Bailey, Signal Corps; Michael Boston, Field Artillery; Hope Carter, Finance Corps; Ronald Dickey, Field Artillery; Tyron Eason, Field Artillery; Ernis Lee, Field Artillery; Darnell Shaw, Infantry; Ronald Stal lings, Military Intelligence; and James Tillery, Armor. After graduation, these cadets will serve in the US Army, Army National Guard or the US Army Reserves. Following their com missioning, these new officers will attend am. Officer’s Basic Course to be trained in the career' field indicated by the above branches. The Officer Basic Courses will be for a period of 3-6 months. Upon completion, our new 2nd Lieutenants will become leaders in active Army units located throughout the world or they will join the Reserves or National Guard and pursue civilian ca reers. The Annual ROTC Mini-Camp will be held at Fort Bragg, North Carolina from May 12-21. The purpose of this camp is to eval uate the preparedness of MS III Cadets to meet the challenge of Advanced Camp and to fine-tune those skills which could not be taught on campus because of the lack of appropriate facilties. Twenty Cadets will attend the ten-day camp. The Cadets will be evaluated on physical stamina, land nav- igation, tactics, basic marksmanship and their overall leadership ability. After Mini Business club prepares students Camp, the Cadets will return to ECSU to prepare for Advanced Camp. Advanced Camp is the ulti mate goal for all MS Ill’s. Also conducted at Fort Bragg, this event is six weeks in duration, ■^During Advanced Camp, MS III Cadets will apply the principles, theories and decision-making skills learned in the classroom and Mini-Camp. Advanced Camp attendees will be: Edwardi Deans, Lacy Faison, Rodney Haggins, Leon Hall, Bessie Hughes, Dallas Peele, William Pone, Alvin Smith, Frank Smith, Mark Stepney, Cornelius Warrei and Victor Williams. At the end of six weeks, the Ca dets leave Advanced Camp witt renewed pride and increased confidence in their ability to serve as leaders. Other cadets will be attending Basic Camp, Airborne School and Cadet Troop Leadership Training. Cadets seek Airborne Wings The Phi Beta Lambda Busi ness Club is an organization de signed for all business majors. It aims to assist students in cre ating a positive business-type at mosphere on campus. One of the club’s goals is to pre pare students for entering the job market. Students learn the cor rect way to speak and dress for success in the business world. Parlimentary procedure and overall development are also ex plained and demonstrated for club members. Beginning as one of the small est organizations on campus with only five members last fall, the club has grown to one of the larg est groups with 42 members now. It has contributed to the ECSU family by working on many pro jects: sponsoring bake sales and raffles, issuing credit card appli cations, holding programs on Apartheid, and representing the business department at various career functions. Several pro jects were not business oriented but members felt the need to dis cuss and work on them. According to -club president Curtis Jackson, “We feel that there are a lot of issues that should be brought up on campus, but we have found a lack of par ticipation. The business club uses motivation and determination to keep its operation running smoothly. Jackson attributes the club’s success to the membership’s dedication and hard work. Mrs. Emma Sutton, Mr. John Carson, Mrs. Vera Storey, Attorney Har old Barnes and Dr. E. Oriaku have assisted the club according to Jackson. Airborne, lead the way! Do you think you have what it takes to step up to the door of an aircraft, look down at the drop zone, jump 1,000 feet and land safely, ready to fight? It takes a special kind of person to volunteer for this type of training. We at ECSU have Ca dets who are willing to take this challenge. Airborne Training will be con ducted at Fort Benning, Ga. and Fort Bragg, N.C. Upon success ful completion of Airborne Train ing, these Cadets will receive the “Badge of Courage,” their Air borne Wings, to be worn proudly on the ROTC uniforms and qual ify to wear the maroon beret on the ECSU campus. The Airborne list includes: Teodoro Anderson, Edward Deans, Rodney Haggins, Mechelle Hale, Leon Hall, JoAnn Joyner, Dallas Peele, William Pone, Alvin Smith, Frank Smith Frederick Spencer and Corne lius Warren . Inquiring reporter by Deborah Carr Do you believe in abortion? Name: Pamela Watford Answer: “No, I do not believe in abortion for any reason, be cause I feel it is murder. It is tak ing the life of an innocent child.” Name: Jacqueline Keys Answer: “No, because I feel it is wrong and it is taking the life of another human being.” Name; Dianna Lassiter Answer: “No, I do not believe in abortion for any reason. I think that it is wrong and I do not like it.” Name: Lavette Washington Answer:“ Yes, I believe in abortion in the case of rape. If I were raped by an unknown person I would have an abortion because I do not know anything about him. He could be the carrier of a disease that could affect my child’s health.” Name: Patrice Johnson Answer: “No, I do not believe in abortion. I feel if a female is willing to have intercourse with a guy, she is also capable of facing the consequences that may oc cur.” Name: Darlene Simmons: Answer: ‘’Y'es, I believe in abortion. Some women may have medical reasons why they cannot carry a child. Some may not be able to afford a child at the time they become pregnant.” Mrs. Dorothy Smith, Mr. Shawn Smith and Dr. Yvonne King presented a modern day version of Romeo and Juliet during the 1986 Scholarcade program. photo by Kathi Lindsey Services Club Organized A new club has been organized at Elizabeth City State Univer- | sity to assist Special Services | students. The organization’s pur- j pose is to promote the intellec- ( tual, cultural and social devel- | opment of present and former i Special Services students. The club will also provide service to 1 the campus and the community ; The club is called the Special Services Club until the mem- bership selects a permanent ti- I tie. Special eniphasis will ^ given to the enhancement of the self and public image of & member and image of the univer sity. I The organization meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, from August to May, at the Edu- 1 cational Psychology Building, room 106. The Constitution and j By-Laws Committee consis'ts 0 Tony Ferabee, Mario Skinner, Clinton WUliams, Tina Corda, Susan Mahaffey (ex-offico) a” Maxina Baskerville (ex-offico^-
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