The Campus Echo
No. 3.
The official student newspaper of North Carolina Central University
October 28, 1983
A TRIBUTE
TO DR. J.E. SHEPARD
By George W. McCorlle
This poem first appeared in the December, 1947 issue
of The Campus Echo.
He came forth with a courage great
A faith that was secure
A love for all to emulate
A hope that would endure.
He found his work, and with high aim
He faced the acid test;
His anxious heart was all aflame
To give the world his best.
He had a purpose in his view,
A vision in his soul
That gave him power to dare and do
As he pressed toward his goal.
He gave his life that rising youth
Might have a larger place;
He was the embodiment of truth
While struggling for his race.
The North Carolina College stands
Secure and well content
This man built with his own hands
A lasting monument.
Lebanon
Students say, ^Pull troops out'
By Ronnie Hopkins
As a fresh crew of marines
boarded helicopters on Sun
day, Oct. 23, to go to Lebanon
to replace the most recent
count of 216 casualties,
A random survey of NCCU
students found no reason for
American involvement in
Lebanon.
“We have no business over
there (Lebanon); it is stupid
and does not concern the
U.S.” said William Winters, a
sophomore business ad
ministration major.
“We should handle U.S.
problems and not send our
men to Lebanon,’’added
Winters.
Officials state that it is
highly unlikely that Marines
will be pulled out, because it
would probably lead to a
blood among warring
Lebanese factions and a take
over by radical elements.
These officials would not be
identified.
“I don’t think that Presi
dent Reagan should have in
volved the U.S. Although this
is a peace mission, innocent
people are being killed,’’ said
Teresa Pasley a sophomore,
political science major from
Roanoke, Va.
Secretary of Defense Caspar
Weinberger said that efforts
are being considered to reduce
the Marines’ vulnerability,
and other Pentagon sources
said the troops headquarters
could be moved to the protec
tion of ships off shore.
It’s terrible sending men
over there for a reason that
they really don’t understand,”
said Penelope Scott, a
see Lebanon, p. 2
Markham resigns
teaching post;
cites ^racist’ talk,
NCCU’s consent
By Helen Eagleson
With Reports From
Durham Morning Herald and The Durham Sun
Charles Markham, mayor of Durham and professor of law at
N.C. Central University, submitted his resignation Wednesday
as a professor at NCCU.
The resignation, explained Markham, was in protest that the
university allowed “outright and blantant racial demagoguery
within the walls of the university.”
Markham was referring to a speech by Jesse Jackson, an ex
pected candidate for the ’84 presidential election. Jackson spoke
at B.N. Duke auditorium Oct. 18. Markham, at a Wednesday
press conference, complained that Jackson intruded “into the
electoral process of the City of Durham.”
In a telephone interview, Markham repeated the information,
citing both Jackson and the university as contributors of racism.
Markham did not attend the rally. However, his opponent,
Asa Spaulding Jr., was present.
“Jackson used attacks on whites and white politicans to
See Markham, p. 2
It’s about ‘everybody winning’
Jackson urges
political savvy
By Mark Anthony Andrew Adams
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the Rev. Jesse Jackson came to NCCU
with a message for the people and tickets to ride “on the
freedom train that’s a cornin’.”
With B.N. Duke Auditorium packed and audience member
encircling the building, Jackson told students, administrators,
community leaders, and the media that the political issue in
America “is not about one black mrm running for the presiden
cy, but about 10,()(X) running (for government offices), millions
registering and everbody winning.”
Using the theme of total involvement in all factions of the
political arena, Jackson extended to all a challenge to be great.
It was a special event, as Jackson led chants of acheivement,
spoke of the sacrifices of previous generations, the mission
before this generation, the overcoming of social, economical
and polictical problems in America, and the need for “a will to
excell.”
The overwhelming turnout and enthusiastic response to his
every word caused Jackson to pause and say that it was “kind of
errie feeling so welcome at NCCU.” (He is a graduate and boaix
of trustee member of arch-rival A&T.) But he continued to say
that “we must focus on a higher agenda. We must do something
harder than just saving ourselves. We must save a nation.”
Many students in attendance felt that Jackson’s appearance
was very much needed and appreciated. Tuwanda Harrelson, a
freshman from Greensboro, said, “What Jackson said gave me
a new view of voting and polotics. It opened my eyes to what
could happen (politically) in the near future.”
Jackson, the chairman of Operation PUSH (People United to
Save Humanity) and a possible candidate in the 1984 presiden
tial race, came to Central to participate in a program sponsored
by the Student Government Association. The program, which
See Jackson, p. 4