n^he Campus ‘Cxfio
No. 10
Published by and for the students of North Carolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina 27707
January 28, 1981
Proctor pays
tribute to
Kin^, Parks
By E.Letisa Yates
“We need to celebrate Martin Luther King’s
birthday this year more than any other, a year
when the same racism is disguised in words like
‘conservatism,’ ‘new right’ and ‘Moral Majority.’
I marvel at what respectable languge can do to
cover up so much mischief," said Dr. Samuel
Dewitt Proctor, former president of A.& T. State
University, in B.N. Duke Auditorium at 11:00
a.m. on Jan. 15.
Proctor, professor of education in the
Graduate School of Educatin at Rutgers Unver-
sity where he holds the Martin Luther King
Memorial Chair, spoke to a capacity crowd of
NCCU faculty and students about the meaning
of the slain civil rights leader’s life and death.
Pointing out that King came out of a special
background, Proctor said, “He was baptized
and galvanized in his heritage.
Referring to the education received in
Southern black colleges, Proctor said, “King is
exemplary of the best offered by the old liberal
arts tradition."
Proctor described King as the kind of
minister who preferred intellectual discus
sions to fire-breathing sermons. His intellec
tual heritage allowed him to rely on his old-
fashioned oratorical skills to inspire the
black community to rise up against its op
pressors.
King, according to Proctor, “was the right
man at the right place, at the right time."
Dean Groves
Proctor paid tribute to the black woman
who started the civil rights movement by
refusing to move to the back of a bus in
Montgomery, Ala.
“If it hadn’t been for Rosa Parks, we
wouldn’t have a civil rights act, a fair hous
ing act, or affirmative action,” said Proctor.
“She and Martin Luther King were the
catalysts for all of those things."
In celebration of Black History Month
Bus boycott leader
Rosa Parks comes
to B. N. Duke
By Winfred Cross and Lydia Lindsey
Rosa Parks, who is known as the “mother
of the Civil Rights Movement," will speak at
North Carolina Central University, Feb. 10
at 7:30 p.m. in McDougald Gym on the
school’s campus.
Parks, who in 1955 refused to move to the
back of a Montgomery, Ala. bus and sparked
a massive bus boycott by blacks in Ala., is
part of a month long series sponsored by
the NCCU History Department entitled.
Black History: A Role Model For Youth, in
celebration of Black History Month.
Other speakers include Dr. Yosef ben-
Jochannan, an advocate of black na
tionalism; Bishop Alfred G. Dunstan, A.M.E.
Zion, 2nd Episcopal district, a scholar of the
black church; and Gerald Gill, a historian
concerned with the neo-conservative mood
in America today and how it effects black
people.
The series will also include exhibits, lec
tures, panel discussions and films
The Black History Month celebration is be
ing made possible by grants from
Chancellor Albert Whiting, James F. Blue,
vice-chancellor of Student Affiars, the
Forum Committee, the Alfonso Elder Stu
dent Union, and the Student Government
Association.
The month is being coordinated by the
History and Social Studies Department.
In this issue...
ii
Reagan criticism (page 2)
Stir Crazy” review (page 4)
TV World (page 5)
Super Bowl XV (page 6)
Dean Groves offered
UNC professorship
By Teresa A. Burke
and Winfred B. Cross
Harry E. Groves, dean of the N.C. Central University Law
School, has been offered a new endowed professorship at the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School.
Groves, contacted Tuesday, Jan. 27, by The Campus Echo,
said the Brandis Professorship had “not yet been confirmed"
and that “such appointments have to be acted upon by the
Board of Governors.”
The Durham Morning Herald had run a Jan. 24 story which
said, according to a UNC source, that Groves would take the
position.
“The announcement in the paper (Herald) did not officially
come from UNC. Until one does, I will not comment on the
situation,” said Groves.
NCCU chancellor, Albert N. Whiting, said, “It is my
understanding that Groves is going to UNC. Although his
resignation was accepted, we hate to see him go. He is a legal
scholar and I’m confident he will become a professor of great
eminence.”
David H. Witherspoon, director of NCCU’s News Bureau,
Campus survey
said the offer was “not official and an affirmation would have
to come from the UNC administration." Witherspoon added,
“I assume the stories are correct. No one is denying them."
An informed source from Central commented that “it is
discouraging, disheartening, and frightening that Central is
losing all its top people. Here’s a man who is an international
scholar. Of course he wasn’t going to stay here after his
resignation.”
Groves resigned the NCCU deanship in October. The
resignation is effective in May.
The source went on to say, “I don’t know what Central can
do to keep the prestigious scholars we have. An outstanding
university is known for its Outstanding scholars."
Groves is the author of three books, one on comparative
constitutional law and two on the Malaysian constitution. He
has also contributed chapters to four other books on Asian af
fairs.
He holds the bachelor of arts degree, cum laude, from the
University of Colorado, the Juris Doctor degree from the
University of Chicago, and the Master of Law degree from
Harvard University.
Alcohol: NCCU’s problem?
Washington,
D.C. march
M.L King’s
birthday
January,
1981
Compiled from reports by
Media-Journalism’s English 3100
When Elaine Williams, 21, a senior public administration ma
jor from Winston-Salem, first came to Central, college life was
a culture shock. Coming from a strict family backg,round,
Elaine (not her real name) had never experienced all the extra
curricular spicii^of the colle|,iate environment..
“My most vivid memory freshman year was seeing, two
senior g,irls get very drunk. They were throwing up and cry
ing, really blasted. God, how cheap they look, I thought. That
will never happpen to me.
“Now, I drink two bulls a day, sometimes 3 or 4 on test days
or when I’m depressed, which is most of the time lately.
“It’s not class pressures. I’m used to studying a lot and have
always enjoyed the learning process. What I’m not used to is
the loneliness and the frustration of not having someone to talk
to, so I talk to a bottle.
“I know now why those two senior girls were crying.”
If an alcoholic is described as an individual whose drinking
is interfering with the major categories of life, then Elaine and
many other college students are alcoholics.
Alcoholism has long been viewed as a problem affecting all
people from all socio-economic classes who can’t-take the
pressures that come with their positions in society or at
home.
But recently, studies have shown that the disease has also
become a factor of university and college life. Alcoholism has
become a major problem on college campuses, according to
an article in the Durham Morning Herald on Jan. 16.
Jean Mayers, president of Tufts University, discovered in a
survey that 35 percent of the Tufts students interviewed felt
their use of alcohol was “out of control.”
According to the article, the drinking brings with it such
problems as vandalism, an increase in litter, and an increase
in the level of noise.
What About Conditions At NCCU?
Is drinking getting out of hand here at Central? A random
survey of students and staff was conducted by the In
vestigative Reporting class.
Sonja Boyd, 22, a junior business administration major from
Greensboro, didn’t characterize the situation as a problem,
but believes that most students drink to “relieve pressure
and tension. Sometimes it’s either drink or jump out a win
dow.”
Dr. James F. Blue, vice chancellor for student affairs, said.
“I suppose there is a high consumption of alcohol, though the
proportion doesn’t seem to increase over the years. It is a
problem, but it has not presented overt problems. There is a
need for more educational programs as to how alcohol affects
a person’s life."
Sherry Jones, a junior psychology major, didn't specify if
there was a campus-wide problem, but felt most students
who drink “do not know how to hold their liquor” and the ma
jority of them “drink to get drunk.”
Willoree Kilgore, residence supervisor at Latham Hall, feels
there is “no question” as to drinking in the dormitories.
Drinking is heaviest “on birthdays, after a game, when there
is nothing happening on campus, before holidays, and on the
weekends.” According to Kilgore, while many students hate
the taste of liquor, they “love the results.” She added, “The
students often become arrogant, demanding, and excessively
noisy.”
Dallas Barnes, 19, a sophomore business major from
Plymouth, felt a problem exists “because there are so many
depressed students who drink to get awey from their prob
lems.”
Lonnie Paul Davis, 19, a criminal justice major from
Statesville, agrees with Barnes. “The pressure from classes,
grades, and trying to please parents forces students to drink
so they can get away from problems for awhile,” replied
Davis.
Mrs. Helen Jones of University Health Services said that
even when a problem exists, students will seldom come in for
help. “We don’t see it. Usually they stay away from us.”
Walter W. Faribault, also of University Health Services,
See ALCOHOL, page 3
The money you save may be your own
Caf losses cost students plenty
By E. Letisa Yates
Have you gone through the cafeteria line only to find there
weren’t any knives to cut your pepper steak? Even worse,
have you been on your way to pick up a tray and found there
weren't any?
The reason: every meal, many students request “take
outs,” transport meals to their rooms, and never return trays
or eating utensils. Replacement costs from last year totalled
$51,000, according to NCCU food director Bob Smith.
“Something many students don’t understand is that they
pay for everything,” Smith said. In other words, replacement
costs must be made up by increased food prices.
Smith is requesting that students return trays and use
plastic utensils for “takeouts”.
cartoon:
“The Big Knife Rip-off”
by Dwain E. Coleman