6 students comment on race, 'From Coal to Cream,’ pg. 4
OCTOBER 28,1999
Durham,
North Carolina
North Carolina Central University
Campus Echo
VOLUME 89, ISSUE 3
919 530 7116
CampusEcho@wfo.nccu.edu
Slick Rick, Eagles football cap festivities
By Danisa Baker
ECHO STAFF WRITER
The Student Government
Association, Student Activities
Board and a division of Student
Affairs have
come together
to plan N.C.
Central
University’s
Homecoming
festivities.
The week began on Sunday,
Oct. 24 with Miss NCCU’s corona-
Enrollment
addressed
at cabinet
meeting
By Mandisa Holder
ECHO STAFF WRITER
Hurricane Floyd, student
volunteers and a Student Affairs
report that focused on enroll
ment and early admissions poli
cy topped the agenda at the
Oct. 18 chancellor’s cabinet meet
ing in the Leroy T. Walker
Complex.
Student volunteers who spent
their fall break helping
Hurricane Floyd victims were
recognized. Each spoke briefly
about their work in Lenoir and
Wayne Counties and expressed
their feelings of disbelief in the
devastation to the areas.
In Dean Angela O. Terry’s
enrollment management update,
she stressed the importance of
prioritizing NCCU’s enrollment.
“We must make enrollment our
first priority,” said Terry. She
stressed that the enrollment fig
ures for the fall 1999 semester
did not increase and are not
keeping pace with other HBCUs.
Dr. Terry’s comments sparked
a brainstorm session on action
plans to increase enrollment and
the problems
that hinder the
enrollment
process.
Terry said
that one major
problem is
NCCU’s publi
cation and
data problems.
This year
10,000 letters
to potential
students were to be mailed by
Oct 15, but were not
Additionally, Central lacks
flmds for recruiting and a sys
tematic approach to its recruit
ing efforts, according to Terry.
The result is a decrease in state
funding, which is based on
enrollment statistics.
Also discussed was the fall
1999 family weekend, which was
poorly received due to difficulty
sending the proper information
to parents about the event.
University administrators
depend on family weekend
because it introduces parents
and family to the academic com
munity, thus, acting as another
tool for recruitment. It was sug
gested that family weekend be
moved to the spring semester in
conjunction with the Honors
Convocation.
The next topic was an admis
sion plan for 2000, which reqires-
■ See CABINET, Page 2
Terry
tion in the B.N. Duke
Auditorium.
The NC Central University
Choir under the direction of
Frank Williams hosted a Choir
Ball Monday in the B.N. Duke
Auditorium.
On Tuesday, the
Bon Vivant
Fashion Society
presented a fash
ion show in the
B.N Duke Auditorium.
On Wednesday, a hypnosis
show featuring Ronny Romm was
presented in the B.N. Duke
Auditorium
Tonight, there is a step show
in McLendon-McDougald
Gymnasium at 8 p.m. Tickets are
$10.
Classes are canceled on
Founder’s Day, Oct. 29, until 1
p.m. The chancellor’s convoca
tion starts at 10 a.m.
A pre-dawn party takes place
that evening in the Walker
Complex from midnight to 6 a.m.
Admission is
$10.
Homecoming
events will con
tinue on Oct. 30
with a parade
on Fayetteville
street at 8 a.m.
At 1 p.m., NCCU
will host the
Blue Bears of
Livingstone
College at
O’Kelley-Riddick Stadium.
Slick Rick
Ticket prices for the game are
$17 for Adults, $12 for Senior
Citizens, $11 for students and $9
for children.
The evening’s activities con
clude with a concert featuring
Destiny’s Child, Slick Rick, and
the Huck-a-Bucks in the
McClendon-McDougald gym.
Doors open at 8 p.m., and the
show starts at 9. Tickets are
$12.50 in advance, and $15 the
day of the show.
Halloween Sunday wraps up
Homecoming activities in the
B.N. Duke Auditorium with a
Gospel Explosion at 3:30 p.m.,
celebrating the 12th anniversary
of the Worship and Praise
Inspirational Mass Choir. The
program will feature the Inner-
City Mass Choir of Charlotte.
General admission is $5, $3 for
students in advance.
Tickets for all events may be
purchased at the NCCU ticket
office. For more information con
tact Student Activities at 530-6316.
ORDER IN THE COURT
Bruce dePyssler/EcIio Adviser
N.C. Chief Justice Henry E.-Frye addresses a crowd of law students at tfie Moot Courtroom of the Turner Law School Building.
Chief J^ustice visits NCCU
By Gary Tates
ECHO STAFF WRITER
a T ust stick to what’s right,”
I advised N.C. Chief Justice
fj Henry E. Frye, as he
addressed an attentive crowd of
N.C. Central University law stu
dents and faculty.
Frye, 67, was born in Ellerbe, a
small town in Richmond County,
N.C. He is the 25th chief justice
and the first African American
ever to hold this position.
Just 44 years ago he was denied
the right to vote when he failed
the literacy test designed to pre
vent blacks from voting. Later, as
a state legislator, he sponsored a
bill to remove the literacy test
from the state constitution.
He attended N.C. A&T as an
undergraduate and graduated in
1959 from UNC- Chapel Hill
School of Law with honors. Frye
left the courtroom for the classr
room to teach law at N.C. Central
University in 1965. He moved on
in 1968 to become the first black
to serve in the N.C. House of
Representatives since 1902.
He held this position until
1980, he then served in the N.C.
Senate forthcoming his appoint
ment as the first black associate
justice ever to sit on the N.C.
Supreme Court in 1983.
“His very accomplishments
have proven that you can rise to
the top, no matter your race, no
matter how small or how rural the
town where you grew up,” said
Gov. Hunt on the day he appoint
ed Frye as Chief Justice on
September 7.
During a reception in his honor
on Oct. 19, to an overflowing audi
ence in the Moot Courtroom of the
Turner Law School Building, Frye
shared his experiences in life and
as a judge. His talk was witty and
cordial. He is a soft-spoken man
who has harvested success after
success.
FYye shared one of his early
experiences as a lawyer remark
ing, “You need to know the right
questions to ask” while explain
ing the importance of using some
ingenuity while working for your
client.
■ See FRYE, Page 2
School
ranked
low in
report
By Mandisa Holder
ECHO STAFF WRITER
Finding the right university can be difficult.
The U.S. News & World Report’s year 2000 issue
on “America’s Best Colleges” can help. It compiles
and ranks an extensive comparative study on more
than 1,400 accredited colleges and universities in
the United States. The rankings are updated every
year, and can help students narrow down their list
of potential schools. The magazine categorizes col
leges by their mission, region, and a number of indi
cators of academic quality.
In the report. North Carolina Central University
is categorized as a
second-tier region
al university.
Regional universi
ties are described
as providing a full
range of under
graduate and mas
ter’s level pro
grams, but few
doctoral programs.
Among the second-tier universities in the south,
NCCU has the lowest academic reputation with a
score of 2.3 (5.0 is the highest possible score. The
highest score in this second tier regional university
category is 3.3). NCCU’s score is lower than other
historically black universities in the same category.
N.C. A&T has an academic reputation rating of 2.7
and Florida A&M has an academic reputation rat
ing of 3.0, one of the higher ratings in this category.
Other local schools listed in this category were:
•Campbell University, with a rating of 2.8
•Lenoir-Rhyne College, with a rating of 2.7
■ See RANKINGS, Page 2
Crime, downtown development top issues at candidates forum
By Ed Boyce
ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Crime, downtown develop
ment and the importance of vot
ing were the top issues present
ed to N.C. Central voters as
Durham mayor and city council
candidates express their views
at the “Get to Know the
Candidates” forum.
The forum, held on Oct. 19 at
the Miller-Morgan auditorium,
was sponsored by the NCCU
chapter of the NAACE
NCCU’s Shepard Library will
be the voting precinct for resi
dence in ward six. In previous
elections the 49th precinct has
had a five percent turnout.
“It sends a signal that we are
not really concerned and I know
it’s not true,” said Dr. Jarvis
Hall, political science chairper
son. “I know that you are con
cerned about the lack of tech
nology we have on campus. The
message that we send on Nov. 2
is that NCCU is concerned.”
“They are making decisions
about your quality of life here
in Durham, because you are res
idents,” said Halima Cotwright
of the Political Action
Committee.
Incument mayor Nick
Tennyson was focused on crime.
“We do not have to accept
that level of violence, and we’ve
succeeded in trying to get that
tide turned,” said Tennyson,
referring to 43 murders commit
ted in Durham in 1996.
Tennyson said there was a zero
count of murders committed in
the months of March, April, May
and June of 1999.
“I feel that there is a high
crime rate in our community,
because we do not listen to our
youth,” said ward candidate
Jaqueline Wagstaff Her solu
tion is to provide more pro
grams and places to go for
Durham’s youth. Wagstaff is
running opposed in ward six.
Mayor candidate, Floyd
McKissick pointed the increase
of the police force, but stated
that Durham still has a low
clearance rate. The city has
increased its police force by 50
See FORUM, Page 2
Michael FEiMSTER/StajQf Photographer
City council candidate, Tamra Edwards addresses N.C. Central voters at
the Miller-Morgan Auditorium. Seated next to her are mayor candidates
Floyd McKissick (middle) and incumbent Nick Tennyson(far right).
IINSIDEI
Legendaiy Eagles coach and CIAA Hail of
Famer dies at 84.He was responsible for cre
ating most modem day defenses in basketball
such as the full-court and zone press. See
stotyonpagell.
John McLendon coached the first interra
cial college basketball game in the U.S.
Echo
columnist
Kim Arrington
asks: “Are we
afraid of rain
bows?
-Pg.l2.
Q&A with campus barber Walter Hart.
Hart talks about his half-
century of service to NCCU,
keeping students and staff
well-groomed. — Page 5
Hospitality and tourism program.
With over 65 majors, the pro
gram is growing. — Page 3
NAACP says no to the Confedate flag.
Staff writer Christine Newman
on the recent controversy in
South Carolina. — Page 6
Photoessay: VSOP^ and Afri-Dy Nail
Express. Local beauty shop helps
students set style standards. —
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