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THE CAMPUS ECHO
Issue 4
North Carolina Central University
December 4,1991
News Briefs
*Three geography majors from the
Sfving class of ’91 will be on full
scholarships in graduate school. Evelyn
Cooper, lliomas Parrish, and Lionel
White will attend the University of
Maryland at College Park, the Univer
sity of South Carolina, and the Univer
sity of California at Santa Barbara re
spectively.
♦Between Nov.24-26, nine geogrtqthy
majors participated in the 46th meet
ing of the Southeastern Division of
American Geogra{^ers in Asheville.
Marcus Banks, Carious Brown,
Godfrey B. Fulmore, Byron Goff,
Kenneth Graves, Erik Jonson, Barrance
T. Roberts, and Ronald Tucker partici
pated in topical seminars ranging from
land resources to the global economy.
The majors also had an independent
trips to Highlands to explore gorges,
domes and waterfalls.
♦On Sunday, November 24th, the Al
pha Kqipa Mu Honor Society held an
induction ceremony at the L.T. Walker
Complex. To become a member of the
society, one must have 70 semester
hours with a 3 3 cumulative grade point
average. Students participating in the
ceremony were Tamara Baker, Staris
Bm^ KimbeftyBirijgp, Tarnieh El-
Amin, Janice ^|sC^arla Gilchrist,
Marice Grisson^Mari Haas, Amanda
Hallv Pamela Joyner, Wandfi
McAllister, Jaunita McLaughlin,
Clarice C^tara, Felicia Sawyer, Joe
Smith Jr., Cindy Whit^ .^nnie, Wiley
and Stacey Williams. Alpha Kappa
Mu is open to all majors.
♦The Tau Psi Chapter of Omega Psi
Phi is sponsoring a campus clothes
drive. Students are urged to “donate
oldclothes orunwantedclothes.” Since
November 2Sth, the group has col
lected 10 large bags of clothes. Collec
tion boxes can be found in the lobby of
each dormitoty.
♦Political science professors Sheikh
R. Ali and Jeffrey M. Elliot have writ
ten The Trilema cf World Oil Politics.
Nursing professor, Dr. Marion F.
Gooding, and three other professors,
will produce the 1991 edition of
Nursir^ School Entrance Examination
♦Blacks are denied loans at North
Caroliiui National Bank Corporation
at rates double that of whites on loan
application rejections and turned down
home-mortgage loans. Figures were
released by the Federal Reserve Board
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Spangler Names Interim Chancellor
"Dr. Benson has the intelligence, the integrity, and the energy required of a chancellor."
Chapel Hill—^Donna J. Benson
has been named interim chancel
lor of North Carolina Central Uni
versity, effective January 1.
Benson, tyjpointed yesterday, De
cember 3rd, by UNC President
C.D. Spangler, Jr., succeeds
Tyronza R. Richmond, who an
nounced in September that he
would leave the post December
31.
A scholar of American and Af
rican-American history, Benson,
37, joined the staff of UNC Gen
eral Administration in 1987 as as
sistant vice president for academic
affairs and was named associate
vice president earlier this year. In
that opacity, she is responsible
for helping to plan and review
academicprogramsonthe 16cam-
puses of fte University of North
Carolina. She has been a member
of the history faculty at North
Carolina A&T State University
since 1981 and was previously a
visiting lecturer at NCCU.
“Dr. Benson has the intelli
gence, the integrity, and the en
ergy required of a chancellor,” said
Spangler in announcing her ap
pointment. “The first college stu
dents she ever taught were North
Carolina Central University stu
dents, and she has high regtud for
the institution. For all these rea
sons, I am pleased that Donna
Benson has agreed to serve as in
terim chancellor.”
A native of Chariotte, Benson
earned degrees in history and edu
cation from the University of North
Carolina at Greensboro, where she
was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
and graduated magna cum laude.
She holds master’s and doctoral
continued on page 3
Speech Competition Provides Excitement for Students
by Johnnie Whitehead
This year’s second speech
competition proved to be a
valuable experience for the
contestants because everyone
was good, according to the three
winners.
“I’m honored and I had a great
time,” said Jeanetta Alexander,
who finished first in the compe
tition.
Although Jeanetta was elated
and ovegoyed when she was
announc^ the winner, she ad
mits it was a pleasant surprise.
“They {contestants] were very
tou^ and I had second doubts,”
she ^d. “ Anyraie of them could
have easily been selected.”
In addition, Jeanetta credits her
psychology professor. Dr. Ri
chard Mizelle, for assisting her
in researching the topic of her
prize-winning speech, “Sub
liminal Seduction.”
Jeanetta, a sophomore political
science major from Queens,
N.Y., said she thought her topic
was an interesting one and she
wanted to inform the audience
on the techniques advertisers use
to “seduce” tiiem.
Jeff Fulton, the second place
finisher, agrees that the seven
contestants were nothing short
of superb. “The competition was
very stiff,” he said. “Everyone
had excellent speeches to say
the least”
Jeff, a soi*omore psychology
major from Washington D.C.,
gave a speech, “An Appointment
You Can’t Miss,” which dealt
I with the issue of death and how
I society refuses to deal with the
issue. “It is a subject we don’t
think about,” he said. “We don’t
prepare for it”
Jarwin Hester is overwhelmed
with the results and is not disap
pointed with his finishing third
place. “Everything is perfect,”
continued on page 6
Adverse Ruling in Mississippi
Will Negatively Affect NCCU
Says Chancellor Richmond
ence between what has happened
in Mississippi and the situation in
by Johnnie Whitehead
An adverse ruling in the Supreme
Court case dealing with civil rights
and segregation in Mississippi’s
public university system will re
lieve the states from addressing
past inequities, said Chancellor
Tyronza Richmond.
“I don’t think there would be any
immediate impact on the UNC
system," said the Chancellor. “But
it would clearly say to this state
that they need not be concerned
about ensuring equity between the
predominantly black and white
institutions.”
At issue is the Ayers v. Mabus
case in which a group of blacks
accuse Mississippi of maintain
ing lower standards at its pre
dominantly black universities than
at its white ones. The group also
charges that admission require
ments make it difficult for minori
ties to get into white schools.
In this case, the state argues that
it maintains an open enrollment
policy at all eight-ofTts public
universities.! /
The justices must decide whether
that the fact alone means Missis
sippi has met its constitutional
obligations to desegregate or if the
state must do more to overcome
long-standing inequalities stem
ming ftom the state’s previously
segregated system.
“If the ruling favors the state
there will be a very chilling mes
sage sent to this nation concerning
the role of historically black col
leges,” said Richmond.
However, the Chancellor made it
clear that there is a m^or differ-
North Carolina. “This state has
been far mote attentive in trying to
correct past inequities,” he said.
In North Carolina, according to
figures forthe 1991-92 school year,
released by the UNC General Ad
ministration, the state is spending
$6,732 per student at its five his
torically black institutions and
$7,033 per student at the 11 his
torically white institutions.
Private dollars, not just those fiom
the state, play an integral part in
NCCU’s ability to function, said
Richmond. “The dollars the sys
tem appropriates are comparable.
I have looked at these numbers
every way possible and I can’t
make the case that we havet been
unfairly funded.”
In making a comparison, Rich
mond said that NCCU’s law pro
gram is ccmiparable to that at the
University of North Carolina at
Ch^l Hill because both programs
operate at the same degree level.
But it is not fair, for example, to
compare the nursing schools be
cause NCCU has only
abaccalaureate program and UNC
has a baccalaureate, master’s and
Ri.D. program. Furthermore, uni
versities such as UNC and North
Carolina State are research insti
tutions and NCCU is noL he added.
Also, NCCU has three percent of
the enrollment in the state arid it is
important to take number this into
consideration when we look at
state funding to this institution,
said Richmond. “North Carolina
has done well intermsof funding."
University Official Claims Students Are
Not Provided With Adequate Activities
by Phyllis Jeffers
There is a lack of student ser
vices because there are no services
or “structured” activities provided
said a university official.
Curtis Daye, director of student
activities, said, “We simply have
a lack of services.” The library
closes at 11 p.m. and there is no
place for the students to eat on
campus after 8 p.m. which pro
vides students with absolutely
nothing said Daye.
According to Daye there is a des
perate need for services,notevents,
which provide the student body
with a program and agenda
throughout the school year. There
are approximately 400 events a
year and ftom August to fall break
there were 12 parties and a movie
planned during a nine week pe
riod. “Events include parties,
speaks and movie nights, however,
services are long-standing, fre
quent activities,” he said. These
services may consist of aThursday
night film series or bowling every
Friday nighL for example.
The lyceum committee is re
sponsible for the acquisition of
student activities. AH students are
charged $7.50 fee in which Phyllis
Joyner Simms, a member of this
committee, said is used to provide
cultural activities. Their goal is to
bring in artists, musicians and
dance groups to expose students
and enhance their interests in the
area of art.
However, the committee is not
designed to meet the demand for
on-going services.
Daye added that freshmen, for
instance, are givenno choice when
they arrive at NCCU. "They can
either sit on the hot 9th floor of
Baynes and Eagleson or loiter on
the patio," he said. "We have noth
ing for them."
Although campus organizations
such as fraternities and sororities
provide some activities, the costs
for security and disc jockeys are
far too high. Therefore, they are
continued on page 3
Kwanzaa Celebration Plans Announced
Chapel Hill—Kwanzaa, a unique event that pays tribute to the rich cultural roots of Americans of African
descent is being observed at UNC-Chtqjel Hill December 2-7.
The celebration focuses on several fundamental principals which serve as guides for daOy living. Known
collectively as Nguzo Saba, the seven principals include Unity (Umoja); Self-Determination (Kujichagulia);
Collective work and responsibility (Ujima); Cooperative econmnics (Ujamaa); Purpose (Nia); Creativity
(Kuumba); Faith (Imani).
The Observance began December 2, in the Carolina Union Auditorium, with ‘Town Fellowship,” a
gathering of people from the University community, local black churches and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro/
Duriiam commimities which encompass the principals of Umoja and Kujichagulia.
Ujima will be celebrated tonight at 7:30 p.m. in room 100, Hamilton Hall. This will include a pre-birthday
celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Sonja Haynes Stone with a dramatic tribute to an African Queen.
Afiican-American vendors will offer their wares to room 205-206 in the Carolina Union from 11 a.m.-
4 p.m. on December 4, in celebration of Ujamaa.
Nia will be celebrated by the telling of American and African American folktales to local schoolchildren
from fiom 12-1:30 p.m., December 5, in the Carolina Union Auditorium. The celebration continues in the
evening with a Miss Black Carolina Pageant at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall. Tickets for the pageant are $3, with
a percentage of the proceeds earmarked for the Sonja Haynes Stone Scholarship fund.
Carmichael Ballroom is the setting for Kuumba, an African BaU, beginning at 8 p.m., December 6, and
continued on page 3
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Local Politician Calls Durham's
Anti-Loitering Ordinance Fascist
by Johnnie Whitehead
The state chairman of the New
Alliance Party calls Durham’s
anti-loitering ordinance “fascist”
and a“blatant attack on young
black men.”
Bernard Obie said that this or
dinance, implemented by lame
duck Mayor Chester Jenkins,
gives the police the authority to
arrest black men, in a way that
violates their constitutional, civil
and human rights.
The ordinance declares anyone
loitering and wandering about in
public places for the purpose of
engaging in drug activity can be
arrested. In a November 4th
meeting, the Durham City Coun
cil removed the sunset provision
which now makes it a permanent
ordinance.
“People, especially black people,
should be alarmed,” said Obie.
“Ttus may not be quite the same as
the gestapo in Nazi Germany, but
we are certainly moving in that
direction.”
According to Obie, Durham Po-T
lice Chief Trevor Hampton said
that the law is only enforced in
certain communities [low-income,
black neighborhoods] because
these are the only places where
street dealing in drugs occur.“This
is a perfect example of another
black man attacking blackyouth,”
he said.
Obie accuses the city of neglect
ing the most important concerns^
And although drugs is one of them^
the approach which relies on
thwarting trafficking and usage
such as increasing the police force
and purchasing larger weapons
is ineffective. “Nowhere in the
country has this worked,” he
said. “I challenged the police
chief to name one instance in
which it has, and he could say
nothing.”
The city needs to invest in the
youth rather than attacking
them, said Obie, because the
city, for example, spent only
$300,000 on recreational fa
cilities in 1990. “Durham is on
its way downbecause recreation
is unavailable, affordable
housing is a tragedy, the
homeless population is grow
ing, vocatiorud opportunities are
limited, the educational system
has failed, and no drug treatment
continued on page 3