"^ursday, March 1, 1990
THE COMPASS
Page 5
Education requires social responsibility.
Founder’s Day speaker tells ECSU family
Although the ECSU family came
to hear the University’s founding fa-
(),ers praised, they ended up getting
^ore than they had expected during
[he School’s Annual Founder’s Day
Ceremony,heldFebruary 27 inMoore
Hall-
The surprise came in the form of
guest speaker, Tyrone Crider, whose
(jown-to-earth and colorful style gen
erated enthusiastic shouts of agree
ment and frequent bursts of applause
from the audience.
Crider, National Executive Direc
tor of Operation Push, began his speech
by promising he would not speak long,
since he had to catch a plane. “Me and
brother Taylor and the Lord are going
to hit the highway,” he said. “Some of
you are smiling because you know
this has got to be short. I know what’s
happening.”
Wanning to his topic, “A New
Direction for the 90’s,” Crider was
soon challenging his listeners to get
involved in improving the world.
“When we realize more black
youths are in jails and prisons than in
colleges and universities, we need a
new direction,” he said. “When we
realize 30% of high school grads
cannot read the diploma, then we need
anew direction. When we realize more
people are in poverty now than when
King died in 1968, then we realize we
need a new direction.”
Crider’s comments especially hit
home when he focused on the things
that divide people from one another.
“When we are divided because
fraternities and sororities cannot get
along with one another—when Al
phas won’t speak to Omegas and
Sigmas won’t talk to Kappas—then
we need to go in a new direction.
“If the labels on your clothes are
dividing you, if the car you are driving
divides you, then we need to go in a
new direction. If the class clown gets
more respect than the student who
studies the most, then we need to go in
a new direction.
Crider received a burst of applause
when he concluded,
“If every man is not your bother,
and every woman not your sister, then
I’m not sure my God is your father.”
Crider called on young people to
become actively involved in the world
outside themselves. “If all around the
world people are rising up in revolu
tion to make this world a better place,
and all we can do is talk about chang
ing things, then we need a new direc
tion. We have a new decade that gives
you a chance to decide you are going
another way.”
Crider outlined three steps for a
change in direction for the 1990’s—”
know your history, be committed to
academic excellence, and be socially
responsible.”
Crider said a knowledge of history
and heritage is important because “by
learning our history we become proud
to learn who we are. When we find out
how far we have come we can become
proud of who we are. Don’t wait for
someone to teach us history. The li
braries are open.”
Crider called on his audience to
“be committed to academic excel
lence,” because “people struggle for
you to be where you are. Somebody
sacrificed for you to be where you are.
Somebody gave his life for you to be
where you are.”
Crider said education without so
cial responsibility, was incomplete,
and said the learning process should
be relevant to community develop
ment. “As you study you should get
involved in the homeless, in the prob
lems of drugs, and in economic prob
lems. The root of most problems is
economic.”
Crider called on teachers to help,
adding, “You’ve got to be there for
them and spent time with them. As we
fight for a revolution in education, we
must make a revolution in ourselves.”
Crider said the “Lord continues to
give us another chance” to go in a new
direction.
“A lawyer without God will lose
his own case, a businessman without
God will be declared bankrupt, and a
teacher without God can’t pass the
final exam,” he added.
“Everybody can be great because
everybody can serve. Our elders did
their best but the struggle is not over.
It’s your generation’s challenge to
continue the fight.”
Crider, a native of Chicago, Illi
nois, is a graduate of Morehouse
College in Atlanta, Georgia, the Alma
Mater of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
From 1985 to 1989, Reverend Crider
served as the Director of Admissions
and Associate Dean of Students at
Central State University in Wilber-
force, Ohio.
Before Crider spoke, ECSU Chan
cellor Dr. Jimmy Jenkins praised the
efforts of the University’s founding
fathers.
“The name of our institution has
changed over the years, however the
abiding faith of the founding fathers
has been steadfast,” Jenkins said. “We
truly represent the University where
to live is to learn.
“We open this Founder’s Day with
the same abiding faith of our forefa
thers, that the University is dedicated
to improving the quahty of life for all
mankind.”
Other speakers were ECSU Pro
fessor Dr. James Hedgebeth,Mr. E..V.
Wilkins, Chairman of the ECSU Board
of Trustees, and SG APresident Karen
Richardson.
During the program* the Univer
sity Concert Choirperformed “I Thank
You, Jesus,” “Striving After God,”
and “Day by Day.”
Following the program in Moore
Hall, the University family and friends
made a pilgrimage to Oak Grove
Ceremony lay place wreathes on the
graves of the Founding Fathers.
Jumpin' Up
Forward Anissa McNeil from Wargram, NC was part of this year’s
outstanding women’s basketball team. For more on the ECSU’s lady
roundbailers check pages 3 and 8.
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NEWS NOTES
The 1990 edition of Who’s Who
Among Students in American Colleges
and Universities will include the
names of 20 students from Elizabeth
City State University who have been
selected as national outstanding lead
ers. Students named this year from
ECSU are: Roxanna J. Bright, Senior,
Elizabeth City, NC; Beverly D. Con
nelly, Senior, Selma, NC; Laurie G.
Garrison, Senior, Winston Salem, NC;
Tyra L. Gore, Senior, Longwood, NC;
Gail T Hall, Senior, Portsmouth, VA;
Deborah A. Hamon, Junior, Elizabeth
City, NC; Mira P. Hunter, Senior,
; Edenton, NC; Herbert L. Johnson, III
Junior, Elizabeth City, NC; Christo
pher L. Lynch, Junior, Hollister, NC;
Kimberly A. Mann, Senior, Nags
Head,NC; Juanita M. Moody, Senior,
' Gaston, NC; Karen P. Richardson,
Junior, Portsmouth, VA; Annette T.
Roberts, Senior, Gaston, NC; Alisa L.
Robinson, Junior, Elizabeth City, NC;
and Natalie L. Weeks, Senior, Eliza
beth City, NC.
Campus nominating committees
i and editors of the annual directory
^ihave included the names of these stu-
' ients based on their academic achieve
ment, service to the community, lead
ership in extracurricular activities and
potential for continued success. They
join an elite group of students selected
from more than 1,400 institutions of
higher learning in all 50 states, the
District of Columbia and several for
eign nations. Outstanding students
have been honored in the annual di
rectory since it was first published in
1934.
Elizabeth City State University
seniors Joy Scott, Margaret Mckoy,
Sherrie Young, Benita Powell, and
Raymond Hunter, along with ECSU
Career Planning and Placement Di
rector Mr. Charles Foster represented
Elizabeth City State University at the
19th Annual Graduate and Profes
sional Schools Visitation Days (
GPSVD ), recently held at the Ohio
State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Administered by the University’s
Office of Minority Affairs, GPSVD
happens with the cooperation of the
Graduate School, the Professional
Colleges of Dentistry, Law, Medi
cine, Optometry, Veterinary Medi
cine, and various student organiza
tions.
Fifty-two universities sent their five
highest ranking minority college sen
iors or graduate students to partici
pate. Over the years, GPSVD has
served to assist in increasing the
minority enrollment in the graduate
departments and the professional col
leges at Ohio State University.
GPSVD is a two-day event initi-
atedin 1971 byDr.FrankW. Hale, Jr.,
who retired in December of 1988 as
Special Assistant to the President and
Vice Provost of Minority Affairs at
The Ohio State University. It has
gained national acclaim as a model for
minority recruitment and fellowships
awarded. This program has been noted
for its outstanding record of retention
and graduation of minority fellows.
As of summer 1989, 1,038 minority
students have been awarded fellow
ships since 1971 and belter than 81.2
percent of fellowship recipients have
completed their programs of study,
earning masters and/or doctorate
degrees.
The Great Decisions Lecture se
ries for 1990 will take place in the
University Center on Thursdays from
2 to 3 p.m. February 15-April 12. The
following topics are scheduled: Feb
ruary 15, "U.S.S.R and Eastern Eu
rope—End of an Era?” February 22,
"U.S..Europe and Japan: Global Econ
omy in Transition?” March 1, ’’Nica
ragua And El Salvador: War or Peace
In Central America?” March 22,
"Third World Arms Bazaar Disaster
For Sale?” March 29, ’’United Na
tions: New Life For An Aging Insti
tution?” April 5, “Palestinian Ques
tion: Is There A Solution?” April 12,
“Global Warning And The Environ
ment: Forcast Disaster?”
The University has increased the
fines for parking regulation violations
on campus, effective January 1.
The new fines are:
For unauthorized parking on laws,
sidewalks and/or loading zones: $8.50.
For parking in any space otherwise
assigned or reserved: $10.00.
Parking in crosswalks and or block
ing driveways: $10.00.
Parking in a “No Parking Anytime
Zone: $25.00.
Parking in any “Handicapped”
Zone without displaying an officially
recognized “handicapped” license
plate: $50.00.
Obstructing fire lanes, fire hy
drants, and/or any campus entrance or
exit: $25.00.
The ECSU State University Choir
presented the Second Annual Evelyn
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A. Johnson Black Choral Music Fes
tival, a program featuring the music of
Afro-American composers, on Feb
ruary 11, 1990 at 6:00 p.m. in the
Kermit E. White Center.
Festival participants included the
concert choirs of ECSU, Hampton
University, Winston-Salem State,
A&T State University, and the Eve
lyn A. Johnson Community Singers.
The purpose of the event is to pres
ent a unique cultural event for area
citizens that will increase their aware
ness of Afro-American composers,
and to raise money for the Evelyn A.
Johnson Scholarship Fund.
Division of General Studies
The Sophomore Assessment BASE
test is to be given to all sophomores
Thursday, April 5 at 8:30 a.m. in Moore
Hall Auditorium.
Department of Art
Through the efforts of ECSU and
the Pasquotank Arts Council, the
fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students
at H.L. Trigg Elementary now have
art as part of their curriculum,
The volunteer program, headed by
PAC member Cynthia Laine, consists
of student volunteer Lisa Doxey, who
is a senior art education majorat ECSU
and parent volunteer Harriet Russell.
They each teach four classes of art
every week using the eight hundred
dollars worth of supplies donated by
PAC.
PrincipalBuck Jolly,principal H.L.
Trigg the volunteer program has been
successful and well appreciated by
the faculty and students at Trigg.
In celebration of Black History
Month The Art Department sponsored
a show by Charlene Harris through
February in the Art Department Gal
lery in Johnson Hall. Harris, a native
of New Mexico, was raised and edu
cated in Edenton, N.C. She received
her B.S from Elizabeth City State
University and her MA from Ohio
State University in 1977.
After a stint as a teacher in the
Chowan schools and at College of the
Albemarle, she joined the Army in
1979, and traveled throughout the
United States and Europe.
Harris’ exhibit of artworks include
a variety of styles and themes in
macrame, latchook, weaving, needle
point and others.
Dept, of Language, Literature
and Communication
Instructor Joan Boudreaux, along
with other academic conference pan
elists, presented a paper, “African
Ritual in Jonah’s Gourd Vine,” at tlie
first Zora Neale Hurston Festival of
the Arts in Eatonville, Florida. Festi
val activities also included a program
featuring Ruby Dee, and a banquet
featuring Alice Walker. Ms. Bou
dreaux’s paper will be published in
the Zora Neale Hurston Forum next
spring.
Mason Peters, political reporter for
The Virginian Pilot, spoke to Stephen
March’s journalism class on February
6th. Peters spoke on the importance of
empathy in journalism, and for the
need for good writers with feeling in
today’s media. “The quality of empa
thy is most important,” said Peters,
“because it’s that ability—to project
yourself into someone else’s life—
that will enable you to be a good
reporter.” Peters also gave students
hints on how to get started in a jour
nalism career, stressing a mastery of
language, self-confidence and a posi
tive self-image. Following his talk,
Peters interupted the student’s ap
plause by applauding them. “It is I
who should applaud you,” he said,
“for you are the ones who will change
the world.” Peters’ more than half
century’s experience in journalism
includes a stint as a reporter for The
New York Herald Tribune, and The
Washington Herald, for which he
served as managing editor. Peters is
also a former executive editor of The
Daily Advance, and former publisher
of The Southern Post.
Department of Social Sciences
By Melvin Murphey
Dr. Woo Jung Ju’s third book. The
Politics of Tyranny: U.S. Foreign
Policy and Korea, 1958-1988, is a
collection of his articles and letters to
the editors of various newspapers and
documents his tireless crusade against
communism and facism over the past
twenty years, together with statements
by Edward M. Kennedy on behalf of
human rights and democracy in Ko
rea.
Having known and worked with
Dr. Ju over the past twenty-two years,
I can say he is a very meticulous and
dedicated historian and a very strong
and vigorous advocate of human
rights, economics, social and political
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