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THE COMPASS
VuL50,No:r
Circulation 2000
Elizabeth City, N.C.
Tuesday, December 12,1989
ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
Academic plan changing ECSU
to 'most integrated’ university
By Beverly Johnson
In 1987 UNC system president C.D.
Spangler and ECSU Chancellor Dr.
Jimmy Jenkins spearheaded the Uni
versity’s Academic Development
Plan with a clear mandate to upgrade
the campus and educational quality
of ECSU, the smallest institution in
the 16-school system.
Although the program has im
plemented broad changes in aca
demics and testing, its centerpiece
was the Incentive Scholarship Pro
gram; the program offers four years
of free education to academically
gifted students from 16 counties in
Northeastern North Carolina.
That program is not only dramat
ically altering the University’s aca
demic life, it is helping to transform
the University from a traditionally
black school into an integrated cam
pus that serves white as well as black
students in the region.
“Although ECSU started out as a
black university, all that has changed,”
Jenkins told the University family,
during a special “family meeting”
held October 26 in Williams Hall
Gymnasium.
Pointing out that “about 22 or 23 %”
of the University’s students are now
white," Jenkins added, “We are cer
tainly at the top in the UNC system in
terras of integration of the races. This
offers a unique opportunity to learn
from each other, and to get to know
how to live with each other.”
Currently, incentive scholars make
“We are certainly at
the top...in terms of
integration...This
ojfers a unique
opportunity to learn
from each other.”
Jimmy Jenkins
up about 32% of the campus, accord
ing to Gerald McCants, Director of
the Academic Development Program.
About 57% of this freshman class are
incentive scholars.
‘The Incentive Scholarship Pro
gram recruits the top high school
students of the region,” saidMcCants.
“These students are the best and
brightest students, who are going to
enhance academic progress at ECSU.”
McCants also attributes the Uni
versity’s high enrollment (the highest
ever this year), improved testing and
“overall improved academic pro
grams” at ECSU to be a direct result
of the Academic Development plan.
McCants and other ECSU officials
say the University’s significant in
crease in freshmen’s SAT scores is
proof that the plan is working. The
average SATscoreof ECSU’s enter
ing freshmen increased from 597 in
1986 to 734 in 1989.
The Academic Development Plan
helps fund workshops to improve S AT
scores of students in the 16-county
region, according to Dennis Bryan,
Director of the University’s Incen
tive Scholarship Program.
Another example of the plan’s
impact on the campus, say McCants
and Bryan, can be seen in the thou
sands of hours of public service, in
centive scholars perform, as part of
the total scholarship package.
For the 1987-88 period, students
performed a total of 48,512 hours in
public service, according to McCants,
who said the value of that service
represented “a little over $4 million”
in labor.
Incentive scholars receive up to
$3,000 a year; in exchange, they must
maintain a specific grade point av
erage and are required to perform
eight hours of public service, either at
ECSU or in the community, for a total
of 112 hours per semester.
ECSU officials and instructors say
the public service idea is a good one.
“I think it is a good program that
feeds us more qualified students,”
said Dr. C.C. Jones, Director of the
ECSU Honors Program. “It gives
students the opportunity to do com
munity service which helps with the
public relations of the institution and
also definitely provides financial
security for the students.”
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Katrisha Taylor, left, and Phyllis Price sang the songs of Christmas during the
University Choir’s annual Christmas Candlelight Service December 3. The
choir also performed a choms of German tone chimes, a modern version of the
traditional handbell.
Compass survey
ECSU women look for honesty, trust in 'ideal man'
By Daryl Brown
ECSU women rated “honesty” at
the top of the list of “the most impor
tant qualities in a man" in a recent
campus survey of “The Ideal Man.”
According to the survey, 38% of
the respondents rated honesty as the
most important quality; next highest
was personality (18%), and love
(10%). Eight percent of the co-eds
ranked “consideration” as the most
important quality. And the following
categories received less than 5%—
respect, education, patience, commit
ment, and self-confidence.
“Honesty is the most important
quality in a man," said freshman
Kathryn Rippy. “Because without
honesty, there’s no trust.”
Freshman Shondra Barlett rated
honesty highest because “I don’t want
to get hurt. Just tell me the truth and
things will go along better.”
“Trust and honesty go hand in
hand,” said Jada Gramby. “Without
one there is not the othsr.”
In the survey, 82% of the respon
dents said equality is important in
their ideal relationship, and 62% said
their man should have a “certain
degree of education.”
Although a majority of the women
expect to be treated equally, more
than two thirds of the respondents
ranked money as “unimportant.”
“Money is not important,” said
freshman Angela Jemigan, “because
money can't buy me love.”
“Money isn’t really important,” said
Barlett, “but knowing what to do with
the money is the key.”
“Money is not important, because
they would not date a man just be
cause he was driving a fancy car.
Concomitant with honesty, ECSU
women expect to be able to trust their
ideal man, and they expect some
degree of open communication.
“Communication and honesty are
important,” said one co-ed, who asked
that her name not be used. “If you
hold things in and keep secrets fi-om
each other, that’s a first step in depar-
on trust and honesty, 70% of ECSU
women rated a man’s sex appeal as
important.
“You aren’t going to give a guy a
chance if you aren’t attracted to him
in the first place,” commented one
coed.
“Sex appeal and good looks are
important,” said freshman Clarissa
Bowden. ‘They’re one of the first
things I look for.”
Although...most co-eds place a high value on trust and honesty,
70% of ECSU women rated a man’s sex appeal as important
college life leaves one with very little
money,” said freshman Tolya Elliot.
“Freshman Erica Begly seemed to
sum up the attitudes of the students
who rate money as important:
“I don’t want any paper boy or any
$3.35 an hour man,” said Begly. “He
has to come out of his pocket to rock
this boat”
ECSU men who think they can
bedazzle a woman by driving the lat
est car have something to learn about
women. According to The Compass
survey, 100% ofthosequestioned said
ture.”
Jada Gramby said that many men
she meets try to be “too mascuhne,”
and “try not to show any emotions.
They are so used to the Rhett Buder
figure so much that’s all they know.
In order for a man to be effective, he
has to be coached from time to time.”
Junior Uchenna Bulliner said that
too many men are “looking for a
mother figure. They are little boys in
men's clothes,” said Bulliner.
Although the survey determined
that most co-eds place a high value
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“Sex appeal is somewhat impor
tant,” said senior Renee Cherry,
“because I want someone I can ^
proud of.”
Freshman Sonya Beatty seemed to
some up the attitudes of the 30% of
students who didn’t rank sex appeal
as important:
“If the personality is there, that is
the beautiful part of a man.”
When asked to describe “physical
attributes” of their ideal mate, ECSU
women placed high emphasis on
height and eyes. They also empha-
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Couple seeks housing
for married students
By Nicholas Allen
When ECSU students Adrian Ar-
ceneaux and Coretta Scott got mar
ried this past summer, they weren’t
particularly worried about where they
were going to live.
But all that changed after the cou
ple returned to the university for the
fall semester. They realized the uni
versity has no designated housing for
married students.
Coretta moved back into her room
in Mitchell Lewis; and Adrian to his
room in Womack Hall, a man’s dorm.
“We stayed together in my room on
certain nights,” said Adrian, adding
that a curtain drawn in front of the
couple’s bed provided only a degree
of privacy. Arceneaux has a room
mate.
Next Adrian went to the Chancel
lor, seeking more suitable living ar
rangements.
“Marriage couples have a need for
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currently has no housing for married couples, and until a greater demand exists for that type of housing there probably won oe Arceneaux’s predica-
according to Chancellor Jimmy Jenkins.
Students
protest
fee hike
By Florencestine Jones
WhenECSU students got theirbills
for the fall semester this summer,
they were less than pleased to notice
their tuition had increased.
The tuition hike was part of a UNC-
system across the board increase in
tuition—enacted by the General
Assembly during the summer session
to help pay for rising costs of educa
tion.
At ECSU the average annual in
crease was$194 for in-state students,
and $664 for out-of-state students,
according to Roger McLean,ECSU’s
Vice Chancellor for Business and
Fiscal Affairs. That represents a 6%
increase for in-state students’ bills,
and a 10% increase for out-of-state
students.
The total average bill for in-slate
students increased from $3,176 in
1988-89, to $3,370 in 1989-90. Out-
of- state students’ bills increased from
$6,548 to $7,212.
The bills cover tuition, fees, book
rental, room, board and laundry.
Many students protested the tuition
hike.
“Students should have been given
more notice about the increase,” said
Alvera Gunn, a senior. “Students are
paying for items such as linen, ath
letic buildings and other fees that
should be optional,” Gunn added.
“I realize the legislature makes the
decision for tuition increase for the
betterment of our University,” said
junior Kimberly Robinson. “But the
increase is very inconsiderate and a
hindrance for students.”
“I think the tuition increase was
unfair,” said Mark Morris, a sopho
more. “I don’t see where the school
has improved enough to merit the
increase.”
The majority of the increase came
from tuition (20%) for in-state stu
dents and 15% for out-of-state stu
dents. Fees increased 3.7%, room
4.3%, and board 5.2%.
McLean pointed out the University
has no control over the increase in
tuition, adding that fees are subject to
change.
“Although there was an increase in
tuition ECSU happens to be the cheap
est in state of any school. ECSU still
remains a bargain,” McLean said.
Education
called key
to survival
By Dwayne Collins
A Virginia educator hit an ECSU
audience hard with some grim statis
tics concerning American Blacks
during a November 14th assembly
held in Moore Hall Auditorium.
Hampton University President Dr.
William Harvey, featured speaker for
the assembly commemorating Ameri
can Education Week, used the statis
tics to underscore the theme of his
speech, that “education is a necessary
tool for survival in the world.”
Harvey said that although Blacks
make up only 13% of America’s
population, they commit 50% of the
nation’s murders, account for41 % of
the victims, and comprise 46% of the
nation’s prison inmates.
Blacks between the ages of 15 and
21 have about a one in 20 chance of
being murdered by another Black,
Harvey added.
“I’m told that only one of of every
ten black males graduates in New
York City,” said Harvey. “Twenty
per cent of black students are func
tionally illiterate, and only 4.5 %of
blacks earn a professional degree from
graduate schools.
Harvey said that last year only five
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sized: “tight buns," “sexy brown
eyes,” “muscular chest," and “know
how to kiss.”
The majority of respondents wanted
a man to be at least 5' 8", but would
prefer that he be taller. However, many
women stressed that a man’s inner
qualities were more important than
his physical attributes.
“I want a man who makes me feel
special,” one ECSU woman com
mented.
Many co-eds also stressed good
grooming and cleanliness.
If you want to get an ECSU
woman’s attention, don’t act silly.
Many ECSU women said they lik^
men to act mature or be a gentleman,
if they want to be noticed.
Other frequentcomments included,
“Smile,” “Be himself,” ’Treat me like
a lady and flatter me,” “Buy me pres
ents,” and “Send me flowers."
When asked “what do you look for
in a man” ECSU women picked
“honesty, personality and a sense of
humor” above all other categories.
“I look for honesty, fidelity and a
good personality,” said Stephanie
Boulding, a senior from Wilmington,
N.C. "Withthesethreecharacteristics,
a man can’t go wrong.”
ment. “Unless we can find a situation
where married students can be acco
modated, and at the same time not
create a bad situation for other stu
dents, it would be almost impossible
for them to stay together on campus.
The Chancellor said there are no
current plans for married student
housing, “because we haven’t gotten
this kind of request Unless we had a
greater demand for it, we don’t see
where we will be going into plans for
married student housing.”
“Every now and then we get this
kind of situation, where there is a
husband and wife who approach the
school about housing. But we haven’t
been able to provide it for them.
Generally, when a married couple
comes to the university, they usudly
find an apartment in the city.”
However Jenkins added Uiat if the
population of ECSU continues to grow
“the university will have a strong jus
tification for an investment in mar
ried student housing. But one or two