Page 4, The News Argus, April, 1981
Editorials
Financial Aid Cuts
In the February/March issue of the Black Collegian magazine, Tony
Brown wrote an article entitled, “The Reagan Position on black colleges.” In
this article. Brown quoted President Reagan as saying, “The plight of our black
colleges reminds us all of the unfinished work of bringing all disadvantaged
groups into the mainstream of America. These colleges exemplify the truly
American concept of self-help for those who choose to work and study in them.
This is the message of Black College Day. 1 support it, 1 applaud it, and if I am
elected President, I won’t forget it.” In addition to the President’s quote, Brown
also stated in the article that Edwin Meese III, Reagan’s chief White House ad
visor backed Reagan in the promise to provide financial support for black col
leges.
Obviously, these were merely false campaign promises. Not only did Reagan
forget black colleges, but also all colleges supported by federal student aid. The
Basic Grant Program and the National Director Student Loan programs will pro
bably be cut tremendously, due to a proposal by the President to cut back funds
for student financial aid.
Due to this cut, many high school students may never achieve a higher level of
education. Many students who already attend college can “kiss their education
good-bye.” Without sufficient aid, many black schools will be phased out. With
85% of our student body receiving financial aid benefits, WSSU would be one of
the colleges forced to close.
Maybe what Mr. Reagan meant by bringing us “into the mainstream of
America” is that he prefers to keep black colleges back 50 year and keep the work
of them “Unfinished.” He also mentions something about “self help.” Well it’s
obvious that without federal aid, many low income or no income students will
have no means for “self help”...And will always remain “disadvantaged.”
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UNC Witness:
“Uncle” Thomas Sowell
By Juliaette Sutton
When you look in the mirror, what
do you see? Normally we see our own
true reflections. However, there is one
black individual whose mirror must be
broken. Instead of his own black
reflection, he sees that of a white man.
A recent article in the Winston-
Salem Journal featured the UNC
desegregation situation and a certain
Mr. Thomas Sowell of the Hoover In
stitute, a typical “Uncle Tom.” This
“yes man” for the UNC system was
hunted down and paid $2,000 a day to
cut down his own race. He has a plan
concerning desegregation that would
put blacks back another hundred
years. The first step in his remedy is to
fire all present faculty and ad
ministrators of black colleges and
universities.
He also feels that there is “no need
to create problems by admitting poorly
prepared students to highly com
petitive schools when more than 3,000
colleges and universities in this country
provide enough institutions for every
level of preparedness.” In other words,
there are colleges for all of us dumb
black students. All of us should enroll
in one of those because we will be “bet
ter off in schools already teaching at
our level of preparation.” So for all of
us already attending black colleges, I
assume we are on the right track.
Many black students who get in over
their heads academically in
predominately white schools come to
have the opinion of themselves that
they are second class citizens.” He goes
on to say that “that situation helps ex
plain the tendency of many blacks to
continue to associate with blacks after
they enroll in integrated schools.”
Therefore, all blacks who attend in
tegrated schools can no longer
associate with other blacks, not even
family members. We all must learn to
adjust to being white like Mr. Sowell
has.
I wonder how any man could utter
words that would prove him a traitor
to his own race. Maybe he has been
brainwashed by the money UNC has
dropped in his lap. He just might really
believe himself to be white. Maybe we
should all pitch in and buy him a new
mirror.
By the way, Mr. Sowell, who is a
native of Gastonia, North Carolina,
was termed by Newsweek Magazine
as President Reagan’s “favorite black
intellectual.” Reagan also offered him
the position, secretary of education.
Thank God, he turned it down!
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