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THE CAMPUS ECHO
Friday, October 3, 1969
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OTIS JORDAN
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CONNIE MORGAN, GLORIA LAWRENCE Society Editors
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BARBARA RICHARDSON .. Headline Writer
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SHARON NEWSOME, LINDA HIGGS,
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JEAN SCALES Advisor
REPORTERS
Edwin Allen, Jr., Beverly Bailey, Martha Berry, Cynthia Black
burn, Brenda Davis, Frank Gavin, Elizabeth Gibbs, Roslyn Hagans,
Effeniis Henderson, Betty Holloway, Theresa Kent, Gloria Law
rence, Kwajalein Mclver, Rhonda Perry, Barbara Richardson,
Brenda Townsend.
COPY AND PROOREADERS
Lenw.ood Cobb, Juanita Dorsey, Maxine Green, Linda Hargrove,
Larry Johnson, Gwendolyn Jones, Mary Sutton, Ann Wood.
Registrar’s Office Lacks Efficiency
Several North Carolina Central University students who
lacked qualification to return this year have stated that they were
not truly aware that they had been disqualified and retiarned to
NCCU this fall only to be told during registration that they could
not reenter. A system of informing students that they should
not return should be free of oversights. The humilation and ex
pense of returning proves to be costly when compared to a simple
letter that would remove all doubt from the minds of “borderline”
students. Many students never received information on the amount
of tuition until they entered Durham. What prevents proper notifica
tion to NCCU’s students? This question lingers in the minds of
students when they consider that NCCU is a long established in
stitution. Procedures should be equivalent to the qualified educa
tion that we seek at NCCU.
The question of who is to blame for the oversights is partially
irrelevant, "nie point is that this is one of the little things that
turn students against established institutions inasmuch as a student
may fe^ neglected by the administrtion because they failed simply
to inferm him that he is rejected. A student might feel that the
school doee not care whether he knows of their decision or not as
long as he does not come back. Would you like to stand in line for
registration only to get to the desk and be told that you should
never have left home?
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Objectivity: We Need It Now
By BARBARA RICHARDSON
Most of our impressions of
people begin the moment we
meet them, and, in too many
cases, the moment we set eyes on
them. This is a phenomenon of
human nature that can help or
hinder our future relationships
with a person or group. How
ever, in many instances, we
soon, find that o«t expectations
are so violated that we become
confused and disoriented. As
black men and women, we
should, by now, be well aware
of this fact, for we have,
throughout history, been the ob
jects of such a phenomenon.
Now is the time for the students
of North Carolina Central Uni
versity to practice what our pre
decessors and black logical
thinkers of today have been
fighting and dying for since the
first slave ships reaehed Ameri
can sh*res: JUSTICE.
The entire student body has
been shaken by the tragic burn
ing of the Law School Library
and naturally wants to see the
guilty party brought to justice.
Mr. Egbert “Tuck” Addison has
been charged with the crime
and in the minds of many stu
dents, tried and convicted also.
How can we, as a race striv
ing to reach the ultimate goal
of justice and freedom, preach
against the many injustices we
have suffered, and are still
suffering, under the rule of the
establishment, and at the same
time, employ its modus operandi
in our relationships with our
own people: that of establishing
the guilt of a person before
sufficient evidence is produced.
We, on this campus, are forming
opinions based on past events
that may be irrelevant to this
particular case and saying to
ourselves, “Well, he’s the most
logical choice.” At the present
this is all that anyone can say
because no one seems to know
the facts, and if they do, they
have yet to speak up.
Naturally, there are ques
tions in our minds as to the
guilt or innocence of Mr.
Addison, but let’s start prac
ticing what we preach and try
to be as objective as possible,
without bias and prejudice.
September 25, 1969
To those of you whom I have
not greeted, I would like to ex
tend a hardy welcome and an
invitation to share the problems
and hardships encountering us
this 1969-70 school year. In my
view, this is the year of change
and the year when all feel
ings — heretofore hidden in the
darkness — shall be brought to
light. This year we shall ven
ture a search for not only a
more rel/evant education, but
for a black institution which is
truly a black institution. Too
long have we allowed our minds
to be wired for sound which is
no longer relevant nor pleasing
to the ear.
Many students today feel that
this institution belongs to the
state, the Governor, the Board
of Directors, and the president
and his administration. But no
longer are such ideas valid. May
I remind you that the school
belongs to the students, for
without us the institution could
not exist. Therefore, the first
duty of this institution should
be to satisfy the students (or
financiers). If this institution
or the people appointed to its
control fail its purpose, it is
the job of the students to take
action. We as students refuse
to have our ideas rejected any
longer under the banner of
“The Generation Gap,” which
in reality does not exist. Ideas
are developed by thinking
minds and not by age. We are
tired of having our educational
aspirations drowned by a group
of power and money hungry
excuses for instructors and
administrators. We do not need
these people. We only have
room for the dedicated.
It is our duty as students to
move for higher levels, as repre
sentatives not only of NCCU
and the Durham community but
of black people everywhere.
We are their hope. Let us move
to make NCCU not an experi
ment but an institution that can
speak for the needs of the stu
dents. This is the year. Power
to the students!
PHILIP N. HENRY
up or be still to follow. Yes,
doing ‘“your own thing” with
the characteristics of becom
ing an individualist. We are
considered a “group,” but why
isolate ourselves from the rest
of society as if to say we are
not a part of it. In other words
—adjust to life one step at a
time at your own risk and be
independent.
Freshman class opinions on
the question: After your brief
stay at NCCU, do you find the
university as you had pictured
it as far as appearance, cur
riculum, and Social life are con
cerned?
James Riddick, Washington,
N. C. “I think N.C.C.U. is a
nice school with a lot of po
tential. The school could stand
some improvements here and
there in the housing facili
ties mainly; socially it’s great
The curriculum is adequate,
although I believe a few other
courses could be added. Over
all I think it’s a pretty nice
school, and it is about what I
expected.”
Thurman Lindsay, Gastonia,
N. C. “I find NCCU entirely
different; it’s the type of tran
sition that puts an individual
in a bad situation insofar as
understanding how to get along
with other people his own age
in a type of utopia. I’ll admit
I had never visited the campus,
and I hadn’t made up my mind
to come to school until some
time last summer. I find the
university very different in
that no one tells you that you
have to do something, and no
one forces you to get an educa
tion. The teachers put the ma
terial before you, and you are
expected to get it. If you don’t,
that’s your tough luck. As far
as the parties and the social life
are concerned, the first week
of orientation was beautiful.
There was always something
to do. I really enjoyed Baynes
Hall.”
Brenda Hall, Catawba, N. C.
“After my brief stay at NCCU,
I think the university is very
nice, the curriculum i® very
good, and the social life has
been enjoyable.”
Dwight Patterson, Charlotte,
N. C. “When I first got here it
wasn’t what I thought it would
be; I was sort of disappointed.
When I first walked into my
room I was ready to turn
around and go back home. As
far as the campus life is con
cerned, the classes and the so
cial life are all right, except for
what they call the “block” boys.
Now that I have been here a
while it’s beginning to grow on
me. You know, you have to be
here a while before you get
used to the stuff.”
James Knight, Tarboro, N. C.
“Well, when I first got here I
was a little disappointed in the
appearahce of my room even
though this is a very beautiful
campus.”
Brad Evans, Burlington, N. C.
“My first impression of NCCU
was that it was a pretty nice
school. When I first arrived I
was a little confused. The social
life is adequate and the sub
jects are a little hard at times,
but after you get on to it, it’s
okay.”
Nicholas Harvey, Rich Square,
N. C. “The campus is pretty
much as I had expected it. It is
a beautiful place; I knew that
because I had been here before.
As far as the curriculum is con
cerned, I have pretty nice
teachers and the hours are all
right. Social life so far is fine
and the girls are fine. My im
pression about the university is
that we will have an enjoyable
stay for four years.” i
Ronald Fisher, Hamlet, N. C.
“After being here about two
weeks, I find there is a great
deal of difference between col
lege life and high school in
that you have to make certain
adjustments you wouldn’t nor
mally make. Campus life is very
different, and I find it exciting.
The social life here so far has
been enjoyable. I think the
curriculum will be very edu
cational. Throughout the four
years I believe I’ll learn a lot
that I didn’t know previously,
and when I leave, if I leave in
four years, I will be more edu
cated than before.”
Joseph Totten, Danville, Va.
“NCCU is really groovy. When
I got here I really didn’t dig
the place; I thought it was a
drag only because we freshmen
were here, but when the upper
classmen got here, it turned out
to be okay. I find that I am
starting life all over again, for
in high school I was used to
being a leader on campus. Now
I’m just another little fresh
man trying to make a start, but
I’m planning on staying here
four years. I believe NCCU will
be the best life for me, although
the first week of class is really
rough simply because I’m a lit
tle freshman, who didn’t want
any Friday classes. I think
NCCU will live up to its reputa
tion of having a jxjpulation of
nine girls to every one male.
The cats here are groovy. They
are really hip, and they know
where it’s at. They take noth
ing off the whites, and what I
really dig about NCCU is that
Mr. Phillip Henry boycotted
the dinner with the governor of
See Roving Reporter, Page 5
Be Natural
By EMMA WALKER
Some of us have to prove
ourselves worthy of acceptance
to the black society by placing
more emphasis on “blackness,”
which has today increased con
fusions and dangers lihat could
lead to over-reaction and the
game of trying to be more
“black” or more “militant”
than others.
Therefore in some communi
ties one is not considered natu
ral or true to the black race
unless he wears a dashiki, gives
the Black Power handshake
and gets an “Afro haircut.”
Some black people engage in
the self-hate games of putting
down another black person be
cause one does not accept these
symbols of new awareness as
to what the black struggle is
about. The backbone of the
struggle of black people is be
ing able to have the same pow
er as other groups to control
the political, economic, social,
and educational institutions in
their communities and having
freedom of choice of a commu
nity in which to live.
In my own opinion, “black”
means “soul”, that which is the
utmost of internal feftUngs,
that can be expressed by one’s
own concepts without a “shut-