THE CAMPUS ECHO
EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCUSE
ISSUE 20
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 11,1993
NEWS
BRIEFS
NCCU Students
Alledge Racial Incident
At Hwy 55 Pizza Hut
MAURICE CROCKER
NEWS EDITOR
Three NCCU students
alledge that they were victimizet
with racist verbal attacks at Pizza
Hut off of Highway 55 in Research
Triangle Park last night. “We got
there at 11 p.m. and the doors were
locked,” one student said. “After
we told them we had an order they
tookiive minutes toopen the door.
Once inside the students proceeded
to pay for the pizzas, but there was
an altercation over the price. “The
price was six or seven dollars than
the price quoted on the phone.”
another student said. The students
claim the manager slammed the
menu on the counter and, said they
were troublesome from the time
they placed their order. “We don’t
won’t the pizzas because you have
an attitude.” The students said,
“You damn right 1 have an attitude,
you come in here and change your
order as a matter of fact get the f--
~out of here I don’t even want to
give you niggers my pizza any
way, gqj the f— out of here before I
call the police.”
At this time one student
pushed the candy box off the
counter.
The manager then picked up
the pizzas and threw them at tte
student “Call the police before the
niggers get away,” the manager
said.
“Let’s pull together and show
the ignorant people," the students
said, "ofthe world that we are tired
of racismvand will not stand for this
injustice ^ymore.”
Judge Orders Louisiana
To Merge University Systems
(CPS) NEW ORLEANS-In spite ol
objections by Louisiana’s historicall)
black univosities, the state must merge
its university systems to eliminate seg
regation, a federal judge ruled.
“.The dubious ideal of ‘separate bui
equal,’ whether endorsed by whites oi
blacks, is an anachronism that our soci
ety no longer tolerates,” U. S. Distric
Judge Charles Schwarts said in a 42
page ruling that overhauled much oi
the state’s university systems.
Southern University and Gramblinj
State University strongly objected tc
the plan when Schwartz imposed a simi
lar order in 1989.
In ordo^ to create the best educa
tional environment for African-Ameri
cans, the schools argued that they shoulc
remain separate, although they needet
increased funding to compensate foi
decades of discrimination.
Thejudge’sjxeviousorderwasover
turned when a federal appeals cour
ruled in a similar case that Mississippi’:
universities were as integrated as rea
sonably possible.
Schwartz did not close any colleges
but imposed an order
making Louisiana State Universit)
the state’s flagship university.
Schwartz also ordered an end tc
Louisiana’s tradition of accepting any
one with a high school diploma into:
state university.
Heordered the top universities to se
up admission standards and to dro]:
remedial classes.
A Cry For Help: St. Augustine's
Student Reveals Her Ordeal Through
The Sweetheart Pledge Process
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By RHONDA R. REESE
CORRESPONDENT
Editor’s Note: The facts for
this story were compiled from a
taped interview with Ms. X, a stu
dent at Saint Augustine’s College
conductedonFeb. 7 andfromcourt
documents from the Wake County
Criminal District Court in Raleigh.
Women are sexually victimized
daily. It can range from mild ha
rassment to rape.
Recently one woman at Saint
Augustine’s College stood up and
said, “No More.” A 19 year-old
sophomore. For the sake of her
privacy I will call her Ms. X.
People around the state heard
that voice loud and clear when
three members of Alpha Hii Alpha
fraternity were found guilty of haz
ing on Jan. 28.
Terry Parker of 8313 Forge Rd.
Richmond, VA., according to court
documents was found not guilty of
assault, but was convicted of haz
ing. Carlos Robinson, of 217
Idlewild Ave Raleigh, NC was con
victed of hazing, and Greg Boyd,
of 6725 Central Hills Terrace,
Landover, MD.,was convicted of
assault on a female and hazing.
On the evening of Oct. 28, the
15 women pledging the Alpha
sweetheart line were taken to Carlos
Robinson’s home. When they got
to the house they were blind folded.
Ms. X then says:
“What happened to me was
somebody came to me and
spit on my lips and called me Kappa
lover. He spit on my lips and
was like, ‘This is for you Kappa
lover.’
Ms. X had been seen with a
friend who is a member of Kappa
Ali^a Psi Fraternity.
“Somebody came to me and
busted an egg down my shirt
and somebody poured beer down
my clothes and down my
underwear. After that 30 minutes,
they started pulling girlsout ofthe
line.”
Ms. X says that there were about
thirty people in the apartment at
this point, including the women on
the line:
“They were pulling us out of
the line and they were turning
us around trying to get us dizzy. I
remember being jerked out of the
line. And Greg admitted he jerked
me out of the line.”
She was then taken to another
room, where she says someone
grabbed her hands and held her
wrists up in the air. They contin
ued to question herabouther Kappa
friend. It was at this time that she
started to fear for her safety:
“They kept hollering all in my
face. And I got scared, because I
was thinking, ‘What are these guys
gonna do to me. If I scream what’s
gonnahappen?’ and I was in shock.
They could have killed me in
there. They could have stabbed
me.
I mean they could do any
thing to me, and I was scared. I was
praying, ‘Please don’t let these
guys hurt me.’ I was scared
and I was shaking. A lot of people
say why didn’t you scream?
Well, if you ask a lot of women like
me when they get raped
why they don’t scream. Most
women are in shock.
“And so this guy said to me,
‘Would you do anyftiing for
the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha?’
and I said no. It don’t matter
how many times I said no. They
should have took it as no. I
said no, so they said ‘We are
gonna purify you.’ So they tried
to bend me over and I kept saying
no.”
According to Ms. X, more
people entered the room and one of
the men took her clothes off and
began to fondle her. She says that
someone was in front of her crack
ing an egg and rubbing it into her
vagina.
“And then he was fondling my
breasts. And someone came be
hind me and tried to have anal sex
with me. And I jumped, and they
thought it was fiuiny, so they started
laughing.”
She says that she was then
taken out of the room by another
potential sweetheart. According
to Ms. X that person took her to
Terry Parker, who was the Alpha
in charge of the sweetheart line.
She says that he removed her blind
fold and when she told him what
had happened to her in the room,
she says that Parker told her not to
worry about it and to go to her
room and rest After getting to her
room she says that she took a
shower for about two hours.
“The next day I didn’t waruia
go to class cause I felt ....I was
embarrassed. I felt very embar
rassed. The next day I waited for
someone to come to my r o o m .
Nobody told me anything.”
Ms. X claims that after
this incident, her feUow pledgees
refused to speak to her. Finally,
fed up with waiting for some kind
of action to be taken she gathered
the courage to take it upon herself
to go to a school counselor for
help:
“The school didn’t give me any
support at all. I got tired
of it. I got tired of the school
sending me over here to talk to
this person, and talk to this
person. So that is when I went to
the police.”
She also faced considerable op
position from many of her fellow
students:
“They said, ‘Well, you know
it’s gonna be hard because
you know the Alphas got it going
on on this campus.’ and all of
that. And they said well you know
it’s gonna be hard for you
because you know the school is
gonna back the Alphas. All they
were worried about was, ‘Don’t
do this cause you know the
Alphas can’t throw any parties.
They can’t step during h o m e -
coming.’
She is quick to state that atti
tudes seemed to change after she
won her court case.
“Now I went through all of this
and they just wanna shake my
hand.”
Ms. X plans to leave Saint Au
gustine after this semester. She
says if she were to stay she feels
that she wift “have trouble.”
Ms. X that she has learned a lot
from this experience. She says that
if she had it to do over again she
would learn more about the sweet
heart organization before pledg
ing:
“I just went in this knowing
nothing about iL I wanted to be an
Alpha sweetheart, wear a little
shirt and go to parties free, - go
to conventions and get little pins. I
didn’t go to an interest meeting.
See Sweetheart, page 4
Harris Leaves Eagles For NFL Broncos
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By C. JEMAL HORTON
STAFF WRITER
After two seasons as head foot
ball coach at NCCU, Bishop Harris
resigned Tuesday to take a position
with the NFL’s Denver Broncos.
Harris, 51, took the top football
position at NCCU in 1991 after re
placing ousted coach Henry “Hank”
Lattimore, now head coach at Vir
ginia Union University.
“This is an emotional moment
for me,” Harris said at a press con
ference, choking bade tear. “This is
tough dedsion for me, but some
times you know deep down inside
it’s time to move oa I fed its best for
me at this time.
“I wish this university all the
best”
In the wake of Harris’ depar
ture, defensive coordinator Andy
Hare was named interim head coach.
For Harris, the move was a step
up and a dream come true.
“I’m haRjy today because I’m
gettingadianretoworkintheNFL,”
Harris said. “We all know I’m going
to a better job. This is what every
coach dreams of doing.
“This wasn’t about money, de
clining to say how much he will
make in the big leagues. “It’s more
money, but it wasn’t about money.”
Harris, a 1963 graduate of
NCCU, was an all-conference de
fensive back for the Eagles in the
early 1960s.
Prior to this head coaching de
but at NCCTJ, Harris served as an
assistant at the University of Minne
sota, Notre Dame, Louisiana State,
NCSU and Duke universities. He
was outside linebadeers coaches at
each institution and was later pro
moted to assodate head coach with
the Golden Gofhers.
Harris does have some NFL ex
perience urxler his belt For two sum
mers he worked with the Broncos as
mnning backs coach and will take
over the same role this seasoa
During his stint at NCCU, Har
ris complied a 7-14 record.
In his first seasoa 1991, Harris
lead the Eagles to a 4-6 mark.
NCCU finished 3-8 last seasoa
Despite what were considered
two consecutive dismal seasons,
Harris said NC(3U had made con
siderable strides since he came and
was headed in the direction to lead
the Eagles to greatest heights.
“This football program is in a
solid position now,” Harris said.
“It’s in better shape than I found
it Now this program can dress more
than 100 players in the same uni-
fonn and it lias good equifxnent and
teaching aids. I hope whoever takes
over will keep the Eagle locomotive
running.”
Greg Williams, who will be a
junior defensive back next seascxi,
summed up his feelings in (xie word.
“Disbdief,” Williams said. “I was
just shocked, I couldn’t believe it. But
after hearing fee situalxm, I dank it’s
postivdy a good move fix’him.”
Senior running back Joe Simmons
agreed.
“ I just kx^ at it as a man’s chance
to do what he wants to do,” Simmons
said. “ Any coach would love to go to
fee NFL. He’s has all my support”
Wife Harris’ exft, Simmtxis, who
I^yed ftx'Lattimoie his fierivnan sea-
sort nowfacespdayingforhisfeitdhead
coach in fexir years.
Harris reflected on his time at
NCCU.
“People come and go, but here the
tradidcxi will always be here,” Harris
said. “It’s been a pleasure and a jxivi-
lege to work here”
“I’m an Eagle.”
arris
University Life Seeks RAS For Next Year
sense orronfidentiality, and be The individuals qualified will par- should also be able to handle any “If it were not for the r
By ROBIN L. TUCKER
STAFF WRITER
University Housing/Residence
Life Need SRA’s and GRA’s for
1993-1994
The University Housing/Resi
dence Life are announcing avail
able positions for students and
graduate resident assistants for
1993-1994 school year.
Applicants, should have a cu
mulative GPA of 2.5, be respon
sible, be a good role model, have a
willing to comply with University
Housing/Residence Life’s rules
and regulations. Jayne Tomilson,
program director believes the most
important characteristic of a resi
dential assistant is a sense of hu
mor. Graduate Resident Assis
tants should have some training or
experience in the human service
field.
The process of choosing a resi
dential assistant begins after all
^plications have been submitted.
ticipate in a group interview fol
lowed by an individual interview
with the committee members Ms.
Shumate, Jayne Tomilson, and area
coordinators.
Student resident responsibilities
include being on the flcror to assist
and direct residents if they have
problems, scheduling programs,
and working at the front desk.
Graduate assistants are in charge
of the building when the profes
sional staff is not available. They
any
crisis situations that may occur.
There is compensation
for both positions. The SRA’s
and GRA’s receive free rooms
for the duration of their em
ployment and a stipend. SRA’s
are allotted a stipend of $1000
for the academic year (both
paid according to the number
of hours they work during a
month). GRA’s are allotted a
stipend of $4000 for the aca
demic year.
resi
dential assistant staff we couldn’t
run the dorm effectively,” said Ms.
Tomilson.
Anyone interested in apply
ing for one of these positions,
should contact the office of
University/Residence Life at
560-6227 or stop by room 207,
Old Senior, directly above Fi
nancial Aid. The deadline for
application is Friday, February
19, 1993.
'7 am that Tree planted by the River, Which will not be moved ” -Maya Angelou