NCCU Hosts WSSU Decreasing
Journalism Workshop Rate of Loan
Defaulters
by Phyllis Jeter
The Southeastern Black Press Institute
(SBPI) held its first public event at North
Carolina Central University on April 22.
SBPI is an inter-institution project
which began at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977 by the Cur
riculum in Afro-American Studies, in
celebration of the 150th Anniversary year
of the Black Press. It was transferred to
NCCU in 1979.
The keynote speaker for the highly ac
claimed event was Kalamu ya Salaam,
editor of The Black Collegian magazine.
“To be a Black communicator,” stated
Mr. Salaam, “is to know your Black
history, culture and press.” He further
stated that, “As a Black communicator,
one must be involved and become a
specialist in news issues, understand the
variety of personalities, develop a critical
consciousness, and become an expert and
respect your Black culture.”
The basic principle of SBPI is to involve
the Black student so that he can play a
vital role in Black history. Other projects
and activities of SBPI include a joint spon
sorship of field internships involving 18
newspapers and 30 high school and college
students, a production of a TV documen
tary on the history of the Black Press in
the Southeast region, preparation and
distribution of a poster series on the Black
press, a sponsorship of summer jour
nalism seminar for high school students
and of staff development workshops for
regional newspaper. The group is also in
volved in the production of the SBPI
SUPER SCHOLAR - a series of 12 educa
tional pagers designed to assist youngsters
in developing the skills required by the
State competency test. SBPI would also
like to increase the readership of Black
newspapers and initiate interest in an ar
chive of Black newspapers published in the
Southeast.
SARA
ELECTS
Officers
for
1983-84
The Student Alumni Relations Associa
tion has just completed its election of of
ficers for Fall ’83. They are as follows:
President - Lisa Gordon
Vice President - Wilbur Streeter
Secretary - Kim Doggett
Treasurer - Jeff Lowery
Miss Sara - Tonya Lowe
The main goal of the organization this
year was to build membership and clarify
the organizations purpose. There was a
100% increase in membership. This year,
SARA will make it’s first monitary con
tributions to the Alumni Association.
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The National Direct Student Loan Pro
gram stipulates that those institutions that
have had high default rates in the past will
not be able to grant their students loans for
educational purposes.
Though the loan itself is not granted by
the institution, and the institution is not
responsible for collection of any overdue,
debts, those that have high rates will be
punished.
Winston Salem State University has
substantially decreased its number of
defaultees because of this rule.
In September of 1982, the default rate
was approximately 48%. With the help of
the U.S. Department of Education, many
of these delinquent loans are being col
lected.
The Department of Justice submitted 73
civil summons out of 89 accounts for
defaulted borrowers that were filed with
the clerk of Superior Court.
As of the end of 1982, $116,516 had been
collected through principal and interest
payments as compared to $77,802 at the
end of 1981,
Because the law favors creditors getting
their money, whatever it takes to collect
this money isbacked up by the justice
department.
A new appeal will be made in June of this
year for new federal capital contributions
in the 1983-84 year.
A Salute to the
Black Collegian
by Phyllis Jeter
The Black Collegian is a vehicle of com
munication for educating the black college
students as well as the professional. It is
circulated to over 2,000 institutions in
America, as well as internationally in such
continents as Africa and Europe.
Thirteen years ago. The Black Collegian
began its existence from the idea of an in
structor, named Preston Edwards, who
taught at Southern University in Loui
siana. The basic idea was to convey issues
beyond the campus life to the black college
student. With the support and determina
tion from the organizers. The Black Col
legian has reached its peak and won many
prestigious awards in literary arts
The Black Collegian has endeavored to
be a widow of the worid. The content of
their issues involves career opportunities
strategies for success, educational plann-
mg, self-development techniques and
black role models.
In celebration of its twelfth anniversary,
the editor’s message stated, “The way we
keep from going under is by continuing to
reach for the top, continuing to be an ac
tive forum for the concerns of Black col
lege students, continuing to offer the ideas,
information and advice that will give the
necessary competitive edge of this
decade’s crop of Black college students.”
It also stated, “Black collegians are
tomorrow’s leaders. We consider it both an
honor and duty to participate in preparing
our readers to seize the reins of leader
ship.”
Since The Black Collegian has taken its
time to put forth motivation, awareness,
and concern to the Black college student,
let us for once offer our appreciation and
dedication to one of the most outstanding
national magazines for black college
students.
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