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The Pen...Page 5 General National Research Council St. Aug. Prof Publishers Works Chairman of the Humanities Division at Satin Augu^ine’s Col lege, Dr. Addison W. Reed has recently written a contributed to two publications entitled review of Ragtime: A Musical and Cultural History for the Black Perspective in Music and Black Journals of the United States, respectively. Walter Daniel is the chief editor of the Black Jour nals, Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut and Ed- Alpha Alex Herring w^rd Berlin and Eileen South edited the Review of Ragtime. On another note, Reed has been nominated to the first edition of Who’s Who In American Music- Catrell Press. Addison Reed is a special per son on the campus of At. Augustine’s College. With one brief lapse, he has taught at St Augustine’s since 1961 in the Music Department. And he has Greetings from the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha, the notorious Gamma Psi chapter. We all hope that everyone’s summer vacation was fulfillinR and rewardng. We also hope th 983-84 year will be a year of e ilarating and cap tivating experiences for all, in the academic as well as in the social arena. Throughout the 1983-84 frater nal year, as throughout our long and respected history, we, the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha will promote the aims, purposes, and goals of Alpha Phi Alpha. The brothers plan to sponsor a voter registration drive in at tempt to register the many black unregistered voters, Our goal is to register 777 voters. We asked that all participate in this cause. We will also support in any way feasible the black political leaders of Raleigh in political campaigns, rallies, etc. As in previous years the brothers will make a conscien tious effort to promote the impor- tance of education and academics. We will steadily visit the children’s Y.M.C.A. and high schools in the surrounding area and stress to them the impwr- tance of college. We also plan volunteer transportation services for senior citizens in the future. We are looking forward to an active fall semester as we hold high the light of Alpha Phi Alpha. The active brothers are Lee An thony Johnson, Anthony Chambers, Kenneth Lyons, Lionell Abbott, James Hunter, Grover Benjamin, Rayford Williams, Michael Clarke, Yancy Davis, and Alex Herring. Once again the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha hope for a pro sperous year for all. An Alpha note: All alpha’s are great men, although all great man are not Alphas. Inter-Greek Council The Inter-Greek Social Fellowship Couincil has kicked off another year. The members seem to be quite optimistic about the upcoming academic year. Previously called the Pan- Hellenic Council, by majority note, the name has been changed to the Inter-Greek Social Fellowship Council. The council has eleven active Greek and Social Fellowship organizations. A new constitution has been revised and new officers have been appointed. This year’s of ficers are as follows: Bernard Ivory-President, Leslie Cooper- Vice President, Lisa Pratt** Secretary, Joe Davis-Sergeant at Arms, Will Latiker, and their ad visor is Puck Williams. There will be a legislative com mittee chosen among the specific organizations who will act as representatives on such matters as the suspension of particlar organizations. Bernard Ivery was asked, what the aspirations of the Inter-Greek Council would be for the 1983-84 school year and he stated, “To get more unity among campus organizations and also to commit the Inter-Greek Fellowship Coun cil to a major community project. Something dealing with getting Blacks to vote, and also to help educate underpriviledged children.” Remember You Are Somebody! also become a national authority on one of our most popular com posers, Scott Joplin. Reed received his A.B. and M.A. in voice from Kent State and his B.S. there in Music Education. In 1973 he received a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His dissertation, “The Life and Works of Scott Joplin, is soon to be published. He has written many articles and reviews on Joplin and Ragtime music in national publications. He is a well known speaker and has delivered papers around the country. He is presently the Chairman of the Music Department and Division fo Humanities, as well as a Professor and workshop leader. His gifts have lead him to active involvement in curriculum design and information systems management a Saint Aug ustine’s. He has also taught on the high school level, and has been visiting Professor at the University of South Dakota, the University of Connecticut, and Cuttington College. Reed is also a performing ar tist. He is an accoumplished painist and conductor. He is a recipient of the Ford Foundation and Fulbright-Hays Fellowships; is listed in Who’s Who and other similar honorary publications. But at Saint Augustine’s, his greatest achivement is the esteem in which he is held by faculty and students alike. ROTC News The following Saint Augustine’s College Cadets com pleted Advanced Camp Training during the summer of 1983 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Larry Battle, Gail Carter, Randy Floyd, Tyrone Gainey, Thersa Hawkins, Earnest Jenkins, Ellery Blackstock, Earl McIntyre, Ricky Purdie, Russell Pittman, Wilbert Robertson, Sylvester Wynn, and Joel Williams. During six Weeks of intensive training which included tactical applica tion exercise, land naviagation, leadership reaction course, recondo training, physical train ing and other training pro cedures. The previoulsy mention ed Cadets demonstrated that they have the ability and potential to perform as officers. Upon graduation from Saint Augustine’s College they will be commissioned as Semond Lieute nant in the United States Army. In other ROTC news, the pro fessor of Military Science, Gilmer Hayes selected the follow ing Cadets as Distinguished Military Students. Cadet Com mand Sergeant Major Larry Bat tle, Lieutenant Colonel Calvin Harrison, First Lieutenatn Ran dy Floyd and First Lieutenant Tyrone Gainey and Cadet Cap tain Joel Williams. These Cadets ■ Demonstrated the ability to sur pass their peers during Ranger Training and Advanced Camp ’83. These men were also rated in the top 10 percent of their perspective Company, out of 45 to 50 Cadets from colleges and universities across the eastern part of the United States. The National Research Council will again advise the Na tional Science Foundation in the selection of candidates for the Foundation’s program of Minori ty Graduate Fellowships. Panels of eminent scientists and engineers appointed by the Na tional Research Council will evaluate qualifications of fellowship candidates. Final selection of Fellow will be made by the foundation, with awards to be announced in March 1984. As one means of increasing the number of practicing scientists who are members of ethnic minority groups which tradi tionally have been under represented in the advanced levels of the Nation’s science and engineering personnel pool, NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships will be offered to minority in dividuals who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science or engineering. Applicants must be citizens of the United States who are members of one of the follow ing ethnic minority groups: American Indian, Black, Hispanic, Native Alaskan (Eskimo or Aleut), or Native Pacific Islander (Polynesian or Micronesian). NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships are intended for students at or near the beginning of their graduate study, and will be awarded for study or work leading to master’s or doctoral degrees in the mathmatical, physical, biological, engineering, and social sciences, and in the history and philosophy of science. Eligible applicants will, in general, be college seniors or first-year graduate students who, at the time of application, have not completed more then 20 semester/30 quarter hours, or equivalent, of study in any of the aforementioned science and engineering fields following com pletion of their first bac calaureate degree, or its equivalent. Applicants will be required to take the Graduate Record Ex amination (GRE) designed to test aptitude and scientific achievement. The examinations, administered by the Educational Testing Service, will be given on December 10, 1983 at designated centers throughout the United States and in certain foreign countries. The Foundation will pay December 10 test fees for fellowship applicants, providing NSF application is the primary purpose. The deadline date for the sub mission of applications for NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships will be November 23, 1983. Fur ther information and application materials may be obtained from the Fellowship Office, National Research Council, 2101 Constitu tion Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20418. What Black Americans Should Know About Cancer These questions and an swers about cancer were supplied by the National Cancer Institute to help correct some myths about cancer and give Americans the basic facts about this disease. Q. Just what does cause cancer? A. Scientists do not fully understand why some peo ple get cancer while others do not. Most experts believe that cancer comes from re peated contact with sub stances called carcinogens. These materials seem to cause the disorderly cell di vision that results in a tumor. They include tobac co smoke, sunlight, X-rays, and certain chemicals that may be found in air, water, food, drugs, and at work. Scientists also suspect that some people are more likely than others to get cancer. Other causes, as yet un known, may play a part as well. Q. Does cigarette smok ing really cause cancer? A. Yes. In the United States, cigarette smoking is associated with one out of every five cancer deaths. It has been linked to cancers of the mouth, throat, esoph agus, pancreas, and bladder. But lung cancer is where cigarettes take their greatest toll. Men who smoke, die from cancer ten times more often than those who don’t smoke. And since more and more women have been smoking cigarettes, lung cancer is no longer only a man’s disease. The risk of getting lung cancer increases with the number you smoke, how [ong you have been smok ing, and how deeply you inhale. The risk of getting lung cancer from cigarettes in creases with the number you smoke, how long you have been smoking, and how deeply you inhale. High-tar cigarettes — such as those without filters — are more dangerous than low- tar cigarettes. That is, un less you misuse the low-tar cigarettes by smoking more of them, inhaling them more deeply, or smoking them down to the butt. But don’t kid yourself. Switch ing to a low-tar cigarette won’t prevent cancer or the other health problems, such as heart disease and high blood pressure, associated with smoking. It will only delay the damage a bit— and maybe not at all. You are not safe until you quit smoking altogether. An interesting booklet called, “What Black Amer icans Should Know About Cancer,” is available free by writing to: National Cancer Institute, Building 31, Room 10A18, Bethesda, Maryland 20205, or calling the Can cer Information Service at 1-800-4-CANCER.
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